Welcome Harbor Heights Families

Special Announcements

Volunteers Needed: Interested in getting involved? Volunteers are always needed! Contact us to let us know you’re willing to lend a hand this year: HarborHeightsVPO@Gmail.com

Fundraisers

Holiday wreath fundraiser

The VPO is excited to partner with local farm stand Colello’s Produce to offer fresh holiday decor. For every item purchased, the VPO receives 50% of the proceeds. Money raised will be used to support Harbor Heights students throughout the year. Items for purchase include:

  • Deluxe mixed wreaths (3 sizes available)
  • 15-foot Cedar garland
  • Noble Fir Candy Cane
  • Noble Fir Cross
  • Mixed Evergreen SWAG

Pre-order your decorations now for the holidays. 

Share these links with friends, family and coworkers. Items will be available the week of Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving). The VPO will pick up items from Colello’s and bring them to school for pick up. Orders are due Nov. 8.

Save the date

Check out more events we have coming up on our Events page.

Boo Bash is Oct. 25

Boo Bash is Friday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at Harbor Heights Elementary. Students are encouraged to wear costumes (no scary masks; school appropriate attire only) and walk the Trick or Treat hallway (6-7 p.m), play games and dance to spooky tunes on the dance floor. There will be a Cake Walk and food for purchase (while supplies last).

Can you help? In order to host a successful event we rely on volunteers. We need help immediately following school ending (4-5:30 p.m.) to set up. It’s OK if you can’t do the full 90 minutes. Volunteers receive free admission and those that help with set up will be fed. Review the sign up and lock in your spot today. (For free admission volunteers must check in with a VPO member upon arrival).

Sweet Treats: Can’t volunteer? That’s OK, you can still contribute by donating a sweet treat to the Cake Walk or bag(s) of candy for the Trick or Treat hallway. Use this sign up sheet to let us know what you’re bringing!

Tickets: Purchase by Oct. 20 and get a discount. Or buy your tickets at the door.

  • Pre-purchase: $15 for a four pack; $4 individual ticket
  • At the door: $20 for a four pack; $5 individual ticket

What is the VPO?

VPO stands for Volunteer Parent Organization. This is like a PTA, but as a nonprofit, the VPO does not charge dues for members. There is a board of six people that are in charge of oversight of the VPO, but all parents/guardians with children at Harbor Heights are invited and encouraged to get involved. 

The VPO is responsible for putting on many of the school enrichment activities and events that the student body participates in. This includes:

  • Boo Bash & Spring Event. These after school events are 100% organized, paid for and operated by the VPO volunteers. They also serve as a fundraiser for the VPO to help pay for other VPO events and school enrichment programs.
  • Spell-a-thon. The VPO hosts this event as its major fundraiser for the year. Money raised from this event pays for other programs during the year.
  • Read & Lead. This literacy-focused program encourages students and parents/mentors to read for a set number of minutes from February to March. Prizes are awarded for each milestone and children who complete the goal receive an engraved medal at the end and attend an assembly celebrating their accomplishment. Children collect the medals each year, wearing them to the assembly to showcase their achievements.
  • Harbor Hikers/Fun Run. Harbor Hikers kicks off with a Fun Run at school where students and families walk and run around the track while music plays. Harbor Hikers encourages active participation by motivating children to walk/run around the HHES track during recess to earn “Feet” that go on a bracelet. PE Teacher Mr. Rucci also hosts “Walk/Roll/Run a Mile Day” during school, which ties into this VPO-led program.
  • Theater programs. The VPO partners with Missoula Children’s Theatre to introduce children to the arts. The Missoula program is one week and offers students the opportunity to rehearse and put on a full play.
  • After school enrichment. The VPO works with other programs like Snapology to bring afterschool programming for students.
  • Teacher grants. The VPO allocates funding to teachers to purchase items for classrooms or teacher requests for specific projects they are doing with students.
  • Movie Nights. The VPO hosts movie nights twice a year for families to come together to enjoy a discounted night at the movies.

Restock the Staff Lounge

Want to support Harbor Heights teachers and staff? We have an easy way for you to support those who support our children everyday. Check out this Amazon Wishlist to see how you can show some love for the dedicated staff at HHES. Once you select the item you want to purchase and go to checkout, the item will be shipped to the school so you don’t have to worry about anything!

Teacher Wish Lists

We asked Harbor Heights teachers and specialists what they need to help with the day-to-day operations at school. Below are Amazon wish lists created with their needs. If you’d like to support our wonderful Harbor Heights staff, please click the links below. At check out click the address link for Harbor Heights. It will send the items directly to school.

Thank you for your support of the teachers and staff!

Specialists/Student Support Service

Transitional Kindergarten

Kindergarten

  • Mrs. Fray
  • Mrs. Mapes
  • Mrs. Nugent

1st Grade

  • Mrs. Bagwell
  • Mrs. Jensen
  • Mrs. Morrison (1st/2nd split)
  • Mrs. Sawyer

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Reader Board Rental

Have a special message you want to share with your student? Or maybe you want to give a Harbor Heights staff member a shout out? We can do that for you! Send us an email to hhreaderboard@gmail.com, let us know what day(s) you wish to rent and the message and we’ll let you know the cost and get the message up.

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