Highland Terrace Elementary School
100 North 160th Shoreline, WA 98133 206-361-4341 FAX: 206-361-4348

Sixth grade teachers and students worked with Mr. Ed Orsborn to design and launch their own rockets. Many classrooms came out to watch the launch. It was a terrific way to start summer in Shoreline.

In 2008, Highland Terrace was included in the Augmentative-Alternative Communication (AAC) Workshop funded by the Shoreline Foundation.  The April and May classes were instructed by adults who use AAC devices to communicate and navigate in our community.  Our guests included Scott Palm, Sharon and Alan King and Dr. Kristin Rytter.  The students at Highland Terrace were impressed by the presentations and demonstrated their curiosity during the question and answer sessions.
The Highland Terrace PTA invited the 5th Avenue Theatre's Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Company to perform at school on Friday May, 2. Their delightful musical told the tale of six children who visit their local library searching the shelves for the perfect book. What they discover are shelves filled with books by authors from the Pacific Northwest. With witty lyrics and exciting music, the stories came to life. The audience met wacky characters, explored the world from new points of view, and discovered the rich history of the Pacific Northwest. Thank you HTPTA and the 5th Avenue Theater!
Dominic Nouwens from Mrs. Edy's class read twelve and Jenny Ahn from Mr. Lohman's class read all twenty of the Sasquatch and Young Reader’s Choice award nominees that were purchased for our library by the Highland Terrace PTA!  As a reward for their amazing reading success, Dominic and Jenny each received a new bicycle from WalMart, courtesy of Shoreline's Masonic Lodge. In order to vote for the winner of the Sasquatch and Young Reader's Choice Award, students had to read two or more books and score 80% or higher on the quizzes. 
The Highland Terrace PTA and Library invited poet and songwriter Eric Ode to spend a day at school with kindergarten through fourth grade. Mr. Ode entertained the classrooms with songs, poems, and ideas for writing their own poems. Thank you Highland Terrace PTA!
Kids at Highland Terrace always enjoy breaking out the hairspray and dye to take part in "Crazy Hair Day!" Ms. O'Connell's class had a terrific time getting crazy.
Mr. Owen stands proudly amongst 2007-2008's fantastic crew of Math Olympians.
Ms. Dearing, Ms. Nordwall, Mrs. Smith, and Ms. Tencate keep the customers satisfied at this year's Pancake Breakfast.
Room 18 celebrated the Chinese New Year by making pot stickers with Ms. Dang. Students also made dragon puppets. Mrs. Tencate was a guest chef!
Highland Terrace Second Graders in Ms. Swanson's class produced advertisements to promote the businesses they created in their Social Studies Storypath.
Highland Terrace Sixth Graders created their own Rosetta Stones as they investigated Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
Author/Illustrator Nina Laden spent an entire day meeting and teaching the students of Highland Terrace. Nina shared her books, life experiences, and writing tips. She also taught all of the students how to draw their very own dog character. Thank you Highland Terrace PTA for helping us bring Nina to our school. Watch this video summary of her visit.
Ms. O'Connell's second graders had their sixth grade buddies in Ms. Nordwall's class help them out with a seed project.
Highland Terrace students often use educational board games during indoor recess to keep their minds sharp while having fun.
Ms. Tencate greets students as they exit the bus and start their day at school. Highland Terrace students practice safe behaviors on the bus as they travel to and from school.
NWCN News Channel's Nick Allard visited fourth graders in Room 16 to share his experiences as a television meteorologist.
Room 18 celebrated Thanksgiving early! On Friday, November 16th, Room 4 joined Room 18 for a Thanksgiving feast. Room 18 prepared a roasted root vegetable soup and practiced their hosting skills- cleaning the room, serving their guests, and practicing their party conversation skills. A fun time was had by all! 
The Kindergarteners had a crisp fall day at the Pumpkin Farm.
The Highland Terrace PTA did an amazing job putting together this year's Science Night. Local experts and organizations teamed up with parent volunteers to provide the Highland Terrace Community with a wealth of terrific, hands-on Science activities. Learning can be so exciting! Watch this movie to view this year's outstanding Science Night.
Highland Terrace was the recipient of Washington State’s Learning Improvement Award!  This award is based on improved WASL scores over the past five years on a combined math-reading index. The State hired an outside, independent analyst to review the test score data and determine which schools were among the top five percent in scores improvement. This was the first year the award has been presented, and the “School of Distinction” designation went to 86 schools across the state. 
"Little Hands Creations" teaches Highland Terrace students how to sew in an afterschool class sponsored and organized by the PTA. Click here to watch a short movie about this program.

After a refreshing shower from above, the skies cleared and the Highland Terrace Walkathon was a great success.
Second Graders in Mrs. Buren's class were all smiles as they spent time together reading in the classroom.
For the 2007-2008 school year, fifth and sixth grade students at Highland Terrace will be using laptops as a learning tool in the classroom. Click here to learn more about the technology program in Shoreline Schools.
Kindergarteners sitting on the bench anxiously await their new teacher on the first day of school.
Highland Terrace students were excited to leave the bus and head for class as school started for the 2007-2008 school year!

Highland Terrace Elementary School, Shoreline, Washington
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