January, 2020
Congratulations Mrs. Bero!! Well deserved!!
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has just announced the winners of 2020 AIAA Foundation Educator Achievement Award.
I am pleased to inform you that AIAA Greater Huntsville Section's Educator Associate member, Mrs. Beth Bero has been selected as one of the recipients of the award. This is a very prestigious AIAA award.
Please join us in Congratulating Mrs. Bero!!
~ Naveen Vetcha
Thank you, everyone! AIAA is the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics. If you all weren't willing to participate in Space Week and Science Fair each year, I would not have won.....so, thank you! Special thanks to Mrs. Maynard, Mrs. Jones and Mr. Richardson for their letters of recommendation!
~ Beth Bero
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has just announced the winners of 2020 AIAA Foundation Educator Achievement Award.
I am pleased to inform you that AIAA Greater Huntsville Section's Educator Associate member, Mrs. Beth Bero has been selected as one of the recipients of the award. This is a very prestigious AIAA award.
Please join us in Congratulating Mrs. Bero!!
~ Naveen Vetcha
Thank you, everyone! AIAA is the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics. If you all weren't willing to participate in Space Week and Science Fair each year, I would not have won.....so, thank you! Special thanks to Mrs. Maynard, Mrs. Jones and Mr. Richardson for their letters of recommendation!
~ Beth Bero
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1. If you are interested in learning more about how the PTA accomplishes things or if you're thinking about joining the board or committee's, feel free to join us at our planning meetings. You are welcome to stay for the first half of the meeting. Next one: Board Meeting on Jan 27th at 3pm.
2. In February, we will begin the nomination process for new Board members for 2020-2021. Please contact hrzn.pta@gmail.com if you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else.
2. In February, we will begin the nomination process for new Board members for 2020-2021. Please contact hrzn.pta@gmail.com if you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else.
Flu Prevention and Facts:
Does the flu vaccine cause the flu?
No. The vaccine typically takes 2 weeks to reach full strength, however, so if someone is exposed to the flu virus during that time, they may still get sick.
What You Can Do
Children are at higher risk for severe flu related complications, including death, so it’s important that families and schools work together to prevent flu and stop the spread of an outbreak once it occurs.
Additional Resources for PTAs and Families
- The flu can affect anyone, young or old, at any time—even otherwise healthy individuals.
- Flu viruses can cause illness from early October to late May, however seasonal flu activity most commonly peaks between December and March.
- The best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu shot every year.
- An annual flu vaccine is recommended for everyone 6 months and older.
- Everyone should have their flu shot by Oct. 31 every year.
Does the flu vaccine cause the flu?
No. The vaccine typically takes 2 weeks to reach full strength, however, so if someone is exposed to the flu virus during that time, they may still get sick.
What You Can Do
Children are at higher risk for severe flu related complications, including death, so it’s important that families and schools work together to prevent flu and stop the spread of an outbreak once it occurs.
- Raise More Germ-Aware Kids: Follow these four tips to help your kids understand germs and how to prevent them—at home and at school.
- Kick-off Healthy Lifestyles Month by trying this fun and educational soap-making activity with your kids!
- Get every member of your family vaccinated annually. It’s the most effective way to prevent the flu. Search for locations in your community that offer immunizations.
- Beat the Bug: Post this tip sheet in your home to remind family members of things to do to stay healthy during cold and flu season.
- Five Questions Every Parent Should Ask Their School: Use this to guide your conversation with your school Principal about flu prevention policies and procedures.
- Cleaning Protocols for Germs in the Classroom: Share with school leadership how to properly kill bacteria on the surfaces teachers and students encounter every day.
Additional Resources for PTAs and Families
- Healthy Classrooms (Lysol): Teaches students, teachers and families techniques to keep germs from spreading and reduce sick days.
- Keep Flu Out of School (National School Nurses Association): Provides information and resources about flu prevention, including annual vaccination, to school nurses, parents, teachers and students.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Provide information about flu prevention, symptoms and treatment.
- Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives (CDC): Fact sheets, posters, social media messaging, stickers and other health promotion materials that schools can use to teach students about keeping hands clean and preventing illnesses.
Text To Protect
As we get closer to the start of school on August 7th there is an important number you should have in your phone as well as your child's phone:
256-604-2345
This Text-To-Protect number is available to all citizens to report confidential information and tips to PROTECT our students and schools. This number can also be used to leave a voice mail message, or if you prefer you can email your tips to texttoprotect@madisonal.gov.
This number is monitored by our Dispatchers at the 911 Center 24/7. Our SRO's will follow-up on tips with Madison City Schools administrators. Our goal with this program is to keep your children safe. If you see or hear something which may have an affect on students and/or school safety please report it to law enforcement for follow-up by using this number.
Posters about the Text-To-Protect program will be placed in our middle and high schools reminding the students of it's availability.
~Madison Police Department
As we get closer to the start of school on August 7th there is an important number you should have in your phone as well as your child's phone:
256-604-2345
This Text-To-Protect number is available to all citizens to report confidential information and tips to PROTECT our students and schools. This number can also be used to leave a voice mail message, or if you prefer you can email your tips to texttoprotect@madisonal.gov.
This number is monitored by our Dispatchers at the 911 Center 24/7. Our SRO's will follow-up on tips with Madison City Schools administrators. Our goal with this program is to keep your children safe. If you see or hear something which may have an affect on students and/or school safety please report it to law enforcement for follow-up by using this number.
Posters about the Text-To-Protect program will be placed in our middle and high schools reminding the students of it's availability.
~Madison Police Department
2019-2020 Corporate Sponsors
Every year we are honored to partner with local businesses who support the PTA by becoming sponsors. We have several sponsorship packages and are grateful for your support of our PTA and school. All sponsors will have their names and logos displayed on this website for 2 school years and some sponsorship levels give your businesses a prominently displayed sign at our school. To sponsor us this year, contact us at hrzn.pta@gmail.com Thank you to this year's sponsors:
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Support Your Children and Empower Yourself by Joining the PTA!
Horizon's PTA Board encourages you to join the PTA because we know that your membership will benefit you, your child, your child's teachers and our whole school community. As a member of PTA you become part of a community that encourages student achievement and enriches the learning environment. Being a member can also benefit you: Get Connected, Discover Great Resources, Tap into a Network, Watch Yourself Grow, Speak Up, Witness Improvement and Be a Role Model. Click here to learn more. Your $7 membership dues help promote activities and events that enrich our school's curriculum and enhance student learning, as well as help fund important resources at our school. For more information please visit our MEMBERSHIP page. To learn more about all of the things your PTA offers throughout the year and to meet our officers, visit the ABOUT US page.
We LOVE Our Volunteers! Become a Volunteer Today
We also encourage each and every one of you to become a Horizon volunteer. Volunteering helps strengthen the family-school partnership, and regardless of how much time you can give, we have a job for you to do at school or at home. Volunteer forms will be sent home at the beginning of the school year. You can also download a form by CLICKING HERE.
Show Your School Spirit with Horizon Spirit Wear
You have spirit, yes you do! And we help you show your spirit with Horizon shirts, hats, Frisbees, cups, pom poms, and more.
Please Join Us at our Monthly PTA Meetings
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We hope you will join our PTA and come to our monthly meetings. Adults and children are welcome at our meetings and oftentimes we have food drinks and cookies, as well as spirit wear for sale. At our meetings we provide updates on current and upcoming PTA events, review the PTA budget, and open the floor for comments, among other matters. Our meetings will usually be the second Monday of most months in our school cafeteria at 6:00pm.
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Horizon Fun Run/Ride 2019
The Fun Run is our school's ONLY major fundraiser, and we get to keep 100% of the money raised to use toward helping support our school.
To learn more about the Fun Run/Ride CLICK HERE
To learn more about the Fun Run/Ride CLICK HERE
Calling all Men over 18!
The Watch D.O.G.S. need you!
The Horizon Watch D.O.G.S. program has volunteer opportunities each day of the week and for shifts as short as 15 minutes for the men in the lives of our students. Help is needed with greeting students at the morning or afternoon bus and car lines, helping students in the computer lab, reading books to students, shelving books in the library, interacting with students at lunch and more. This is a great opportunity to make a positive male difference in our students' lives. For more information, visit our Watch D.O.G.S. page.
