October President's Report

What a busy October!

We've had a lot going on, and it's been great.

1) The Highland View Garden won this years all-school garden challenge! We had over 20 volunteers who helped raise over 200 pounds of produce throughout the summer. We'll get the garden cleaned up and ready for winter this month, and start looking for a repeat next year!

 2) Thanks to Colleen Thiel, Highland View set a new school record for attendance at the Greendale Step Up To Better Health Fun Run. The Final Count was over 140 walkers and runners represented our school. 

3) Our school continues to dominate the Greendale School District Kilowatt Challenge, winning the monthly award for most-energy-improved-school again!

 4) Our Family Dinner Night was a big success (Thanks Mary Braun!) we had over 100 attendees, which was a considerable increase in attendance from last year. Everyone had a really fun time too. The magician that performed for us was great, and the kids were talking about him the next day. Thanks to all the volunteers and chefs that helped make this a big success.

 5) Musical Lunches continued in October with Paul Smith, a folk guitarist who played us some selections from Woody and Arlo Guthrie and Jorma Kaukonen. I don't know who enjoyed it more, the kids or the teachers! Paul did a great job keeping the kids involved and answering their questions and showing them neat guitar tricks.

 A couple quick reminders:

 1) One of Highland View's premier events still needs your help! The All the World festival is still looking for families to share a little bit about their culture. The event is Friday November 15th. You can make a display, or share a craft or song, or dance, or food. Contact Srta. Bradley at jessica.bradley@greendale.k12.wi.us . Please!

 2) Our next meeting is Monday, Novemeber 11th in the Highland View library at 6:00.