A Note from Mrs. DeGrand... (New!) Here are some custume reminders if your student is dressing up this week: Time is flying by and the weather is fickle! Looks like we are back to needing coats this week for the beginning of November. Have a great week ahead! In partnership, Megan DeGrand There are NO Bus Route Cancellations for the week of October 30th!
True Financial Credit Union: (New!) Your student can become a saver (and earn prizes along the way)! If you'd like to open an account for your studet, please contact [email protected]. Here's when the Credit Union is open at Heritage for in school deposits: The magic of the Book Fair returns!: (New!) Our fall book fair is Nov 13 - 17. Follow this link to: https://linktr.ee/heritagebookfair
Heritage Uno Club: (New!) Uno Club will be held in the Heritage Media Center immediately after school on Monday October 30, and Monday, November 13, until 4:45pm. Each Uno Club date will be open to the first 30 families who sign up. More information and Registration HERE. SAS Perceptions of Equity Survey: Beginning the week of October 23, 2023 Saline Area Schools will be inviting all staff and students/families in grades 4-12 to participate in the biennial Perceptions of Equity Survey. The District, in partnership with the Saline Area Schools Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee, is committed to fostering an inclusive, educational community where every member feels welcomed, heard, valued, and respected. Your feedback on this survey will help guide our work. This is one of the surveys the District facilitates annually in order to collect feedback from stakeholders using a systemic approach. You can learn more about the timing of annual District surveys here. Students in 4th-12th grades will be invited to take this survey at some point between October 23rd and November 10th. Parents/guardians can preview the student surveys here. If you prefer your child not participate in this survey, please reach out to your child's building principal. Science Olympiad:
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Sign Up to help with POPCORN FRIDAYS!Volunteer Interest Google Form: A Note from Mrs. DeGrand... (New!) Thank you to our PTO for organizing two evenings of family fun at Coleman's Farms. Also, thanks to our volunteers and Heritage community for coming out to the Family Fall Fest. It was nice to see so many people in the midst of a busy week! Have a great week ahead! In partnership, Megan DeGrand Monday, October 23 ONLY
Science Olympiad: (New!) From SAS Transportation: (NEW!) Unfortunately, we will need to cancel two bus routes for next Monday, October 23 ONLY. These route cancellations are NOT planned to continue through the remainder of the week. Please review the details below to determine if your family is impacted. Impacted families will also be notified via the Ride360 app. Monday, October 23 ONLY
In order to receive notifications about bus route cancellations, both planned and unplanned, families are encouraged to “opt-in” to notifications in the Ride 360 App. Please visit the Transportation page for instructions to set-up the app. You will need your student’s school ID number (usually 6-digit) used for lunch accounts and listed on report cards. In addition to the app, we will post planned and unplanned route cancellations on the Transportation and District websites. Heritage Uno Club: (New!) Uno Club will be held in the Heritage Media Center immediately after school on Monday October 30, and Monday, November 13, until 4:45pm. Each Uno Club date will be open to the first 30 families who sign up. More information and Registration HERE. Halloween Costumes: In celebrating the season, Halloween does come to mind for many. Your student's classroom teacher will have more specifics on fall classroom celebrations. However, if costumes are a part of classroom activities around October 31, I would like to remind everyone of how cultural appropriation in costumes can be harmful to other students. What is cultural appropriation? Cultural appropriation is the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture or identity. This can be controversial when members of a dominant culture appropriate from marginalized cultures. Examples of cultural appropriation include, but are not limited to, unauthorized use of another culture’s dance, dress, music, language, folklore, cuisine, traditional medicine, religious symbols, etc. (Papalo & DeWald, 2016).
Some other costume guidelines include: (NEW!) This time of year is exciting for students and families. Thank you in advance for being sensitive to all members of our Heritage and Saline community, while honoring and affirming diverse cultures. SAS Perceptions of Equity Survey: Beginning the week of October 23, 2023 Saline Area Schools will be inviting all staff and students/families in grades 4-12 to participate in the biennial Perceptions of Equity Survey. The District, in partnership with the Saline Area Schools Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee, is committed to fostering an inclusive, educational community where every member feels welcomed, heard, valued, and respected. Your feedback on this survey will help guide our work. This is one of the surveys the District facilitates annually in order to collect feedback from stakeholders using a systemic approach. You can learn more about the timing of annual District surveys here. Students in 4th-12th grades will be invited to take this survey at some point between October 23rd and November 10th. Parents/guardians can preview the student surveys here. If you prefer your child not participate in this survey, please reach out to your child's building principal. District
Check Heritage's PTO website for updates and info!
Sign Up to help with POPCORN FRIDAYS! Volunteer Interest Google Form: Register HERE A Note from Mrs. DeGrand... (New!) Fall weather has arrived! And just in time for this week's Heritage Family Fall Fest. The last day to purchase tickets is October 15 (today at 11:59 pm). If you'd like to volunteer to help run the event, you can sign up HERE. Many thanks in advance! Thank you for a great Fun Run fundraising window! We raised $18,825 to support our students and staff at Heritage. Finally, our thoughts are with our Heritage community members especially impacted by the violence in Israel and Gaza. All families are invited to review the resources sent from Dr. Laatsch on Friday, October 13 to help support conversations at home. Our school counseling staff, social workers, teachers, and administrators are always available to assist students who need additional support.
In partnership, Megan DeGrand Monday, October 16 ONLY: Bus #73 (Elementary and Secondary routes) and Bus #76 (Elementary and Secondary routes)
From SAS Transportation: (NEW!) Unfortunately, we will need to cancel two bus routes for next Monday, October 16 ONLY. These route cancellations are NOT planned to continue through the remainder of the week. Please review the details below to determine if your family is impacted. Impacted families will also be notified via the Ride360 app. We continue to recognize the disruption this causes for our families, and apologize for the inconvenience. Monday, October 16 ONLY
In order to receive notifications about bus route cancellations, both planned and unplanned, families are encouraged to “opt-in” to notifications in the Ride 360 App. Please visit the Transportation page for instructions to set-up the app. You will need your student’s school ID number (usually 6-digit) used for lunch accounts and listed on report cards. In addition to the app, we will post planned and unplanned route cancellations on the Transportation and District websites. Halloween Costumes: (New!) In celebrating the season, Halloween does come to mind for many. Your student's classroom teacher will have more specifics on fall classroom celebrations. However, if costumes are a part of classroom activities around October 31, I would like to remind everyone of how cultural appropriation in costumes can be harmful to other students. What is cultural appropriation? Cultural appropriation is the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture or identity. This can be controversial when members of a dominant culture appropriate from marginalized cultures. Examples of cultural appropriation include, but are not limited to, unauthorized use of another culture’s dance, dress, music, language, folklore, cuisine, traditional medicine, religious symbols, etc. (Papalo & DeWald, 2016).
This time of year is exciting for students and families. Thank you in advance for being sensitive to all members of our Heritage and Saline community, while honoring and affirming diverse cultures. From the SAS Athletics Department: (NEW!) With the safety of all students, parents, and other spectators in mind, the SAS Administration and the Athletic Department are requiring all students not in high school to be accompanied by their guardians or adult chaperones to attend home Varsity Football games. Guardians and adult chaperones are responsible for their students and are required to stay for the entire time their students are in attendance at the game. Children under the age of 12 should not be left unattended at games. Athletic equipment, especially footballs, will not be allowed in Hornet Stadium while games are going on. Rough housing/aggressive play by children is not allowed in Hornet Stadium; children under the age of 12 should not be left unattended at games. We appreciate you coming to games to watch and cheer on your Hornets SAS Perceptions of Equity Survey: Beginning the week of October 23, 2023 Saline Area Schools will be inviting all staff and students/families in grades 4-12 to participate in the biennial Perceptions of Equity Survey. The District, in partnership with the Saline Area Schools Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee, is committed to fostering an inclusive, educational community where every member feels welcomed, heard, valued, and respected. Your feedback on this survey will help guide our work. This is one of the surveys the District facilitates annually in order to collect feedback from stakeholders using a systemic approach. You can learn more about the timing of annual District surveys here. Students in 4th-12th grades will be invited to take this survey at some point between October 23rd and November 10th. Parents/guardians can preview the student surveys here. If you prefer your child not participate in this survey, please reach out to your child's building principal.
Check Heritage's PTO website for updates and info!
Sign Up to help with POPCORN FRIDAYS!Volunteer Interest Google Form: A Note from Mrs. DeGrand... (New!) It was a beautiful day for our Fun Run on Friday! We are about 80% to our goal for funds raised. Fundraising will end on 10/13. Thank you to our PTO for organizing this event and to our community for the support.
Our next PTO Event is coming soon... Join us on one of two evenings for some fall fun! Details below: **Important Bus Cancellation info. is in the School & District Notes Section!**
SAS Perceptions of Equity Survey: (NEW!) Beginning the week of October 23, 2023 Saline Area Schools will be inviting all staff and students/families in grades 4-12 to participate in the biennial Perceptions of Equity Survey. The District, in partnership with the Saline Area Schools Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee, is committed to fostering an inclusive, educational community where every member feels welcomed, heard, valued, and respected. Your feedback on this survey will help guide our work. This is one of the surveys the District facilitates annually in order to collect feedback from stakeholders using a systemic approach. You can learn more about the timing of annual District surveys here. Students in 4th-12th grades will be invited to take this survey at some point between October 23rd and November 10th. Parents/guardians can preview the student surveys here. If you prefer your child not participate in this survey, please reach out to your child's building principal. From SAS Transportation: (NEW!) Dear SAS Families: We've been fortunate to make it six weeks into the school year only needing to cancel one bus route, while continuing to struggle with bus driver shortages. In spite of our best efforts, we will need to cancel a different route next week, the week of October 9. Please review the details below to determine if your family is impacted. Impacted families will also be notified via the Ride360 app. Week of October 9:
In order to receive notifications about bus route cancellations, both planned and unplanned, families are encouraged to “opt-in” to notifications in the Ride 360 App. Please visit the Transportation page for instructions to set-up the app. You will need your student’s school ID number (usually 6-digit) used for lunch accounts and listed on report cards. In addition to the app, we will post planned and unplanned route cancellations on the Transportation and District websites.
Check Heritage's PTO website for updates and info!
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