Message from Mrs. DeGrand: (New!) Dear Families, Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful winter break with time well spent on yourself and your family. We are looking forward to the next part of our year together with our wonderful Heritage Community. Please reach out with any questions or concerns as we move through the beginning of 2023-- Happy New Year! Heritage is hosting a cyber safety parent informational night in collaboration with the Washtenaw Area Council for Children. The event will take place on Thursday, January 19th at 6:30 PM at Heritage (room location TBD). The purpose of this presentation is to inform parents about what will be discussed in an upcoming presentation to students the week of January 30th, and to provide some insight and resources around cyber safety. Please complete THIS form if you plan to attend the informational night on Thursday, January 19th at 6:30 PM. If you have any questions, please reach out to Assistant Principal Cochran or I. To Note: 1. In the event of student absences, please email [email protected] or call 734-401-4100 (Option 2) 2. Winter Weather Reminders:
In partnership, Megan DeGrand
1. A Note from Nurse Hervey: As we are seeing increased levels of COVID, influenza and other communicable illnesses in the community, we are in turn seeing increased illness activity within the school setting as well. Our district continues to follow the Managing Communicable Diseases in Schools guidance developed by the MDHHS and the Department of Education. For individuals testing positive for COVID-19, please refer to the quick reference information posted on the district website. Individuals with influenza or influenza-like illness should stay home until fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medications) and until their cough subsides (improves and becomes less frequent). For general guidance regarding when to keep your student home, please refer to page 7 of the linked guidance document. If your child is sick and has an underlying illness that places them at high risk of a severe respiratory illness, please talk with their primary care provider for their recommendations. Vaccines and antivirals: Both influenza and COVID have vaccines that are readily available at pharmacies and doctor’s offices. Antiviral treatments are also available for those at high-risk of severe illness. Please contact your provider for more information. Seek medical care immediately if your child experiences any of the following symptoms:
Preventive Strategies: We encourage parents to emphasize the importance of handwashing and covering your cough and we will encourage this in the school setting as well. **Please note: The district has a large supply of at-home COVID tests that were provided to schools by the MDHSS. These are available in all of our school offices free of charge to our staff and families. Please feel free to pick up a test kit or 2 prior to heading into the holiday break! 2. A Message from 4th Grade Music: This year's 4th-grade general music concerts will be on Monday, February 6. Please plan for your student to attend this special event so they can share what they're learning in music class with your family. There will be concerts at 5:30, 6:15, and 7:00 pm in the Heritage Cafeteria. The backup date (only in case of a snow day) will be Wednesday, February 15. Here is a list of which classes will perform at each concert BUT if a student has a conflict, they can attend at a different time. Students should wear something nice. Any questions can be directed to Mrs. Hayes. Thank you! District
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Message from Mrs. DeGrand: (New!) Dear Families, It's hard to believe we are in the final week of school for 2022! Wow, has time flown by. Thank you, to all, for contributing to the success we have had at Heritage over the past 3 and a half months. Once break begins, I hope your family can enjoy time with family and friends. For the kids, I hope there is some snow in there! We wish you the happiest of holidays! To Note:
In partnership, Megan DeGrand
1. A Note from Nurse Hervey: (New!) As we are seeing increased levels of COVID, influenza and other communicable illnesses in the community, we are in turn seeing increased illness activity within the school setting as well. Our district continues to follow the Managing Communicable Diseases in Schools guidance developed by the MDHHS and the Department of Education. For individuals testing positive for COVID-19, please refer to the quick reference information posted on the district website. Individuals with influenza or influenza-like illness should stay home until fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medications) and until their cough subsides (improves and becomes less frequent). For general guidance regarding when to keep your student home, please refer to page 7 of the linked guidance document. If your child is sick and has an underlying illness that places them at high risk of a severe respiratory illness, please talk with their primary care provider for their recommendations. Vaccines and antivirals: Both influenza and COVID have vaccines that are readily available at pharmacies and doctor’s offices. Antiviral treatments are also available for those at high-risk of severe illness. Please contact your provider for more information. Seek medical care immediately if your child experiences any of the following symptoms:
Preventive Strategies: We encourage parents to emphasize the importance of handwashing and covering your cough and we will encourage this in the school setting as well. **Please note: The district has a large supply of at-home COVID tests that were provided to schools by the MDHSS. These are available in all of our school offices free of charge to our staff and families. Please feel free to pick up a test kit or 2 prior to heading into the holiday break! 2. A Message from 4th Grade Music: This year's 4th-grade general music concerts will be on Monday, February 6. Please plan for your student to attend this special event so they can share what they're learning in music class with your family. There will be concerts at 5:30, 6:15, and 7:00 pm in the Heritage Cafeteria. The backup date (only in case of a snow day) will be Wednesday, February 15. Here is a list of which classes will perform at each concert BUT if a student has a conflict, they can attend at a different time. Students should wear something nice. Any questions can be directed to Mrs. Hayes. Thank you! District
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Message from Mrs. DeGrand: (New!) Dear Families, 2023 is around the corner and Principal Washington (Woodland Meadows) and I are toying around with the idea of a Heritage and Woodland Meadows Fun Run/5k to kick off a healthy new year. Before committing time and resources to organizing this event, we are wondering what the interest level is for an event like this. Please help us by taking this short interest survey HERE. A tentative date is Saturday, January 21st. Thanks! In partnership, Megan DeGrand
Due to student actions, several school districts in Washtenaw County have had to place individual buildings on lockdown over the course of this school year. Although Saline Area Schools (SAS) has yet to take this safety precaution this year, please take time to talk to your students about the seriousness of making threats against an individual student, a group of students, or a building. Please help your student explore ways of resolving conflict that are peaceful and productive. Our school handbooks and Board Policies detail very clear student expectations regarding threats. Gross misconduct by students involving threats will be addressed with discipline up to and including permanent expulsion from Saline Area Schools. While there are many factors considered when discipling a student, disciplinary actions are usually more severe when the threat includes the use of a weapon. The administration and Board of Education take all threats very seriously. Consequences will be issued by administrators and the Board when students make threats. Board Policy 5772 specifically addresses weapons in school and the severe actions that can occur for any threats or possession of weapons in school. Further, there are many other policies that address school safety and the dire consequences that can occur when our schools, students and staff are subject to false threats. These consequences often require suspension and/or expulsion. Please clarify to your students that all threats are taken seriously. Every act, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, has consequences. In today’s world, there is never a time that a threat against an individual student, a group of students, or a building is a joke. Please also share with your student the importance of reporting concerns/notifying a trusted adult if a classmate is showing any alarming signs or makes disturbing comments. We have actually already witnessed a number of instances where students, parents and community members have reported concerns that they have seen (primarily through social media) to a trusted adult. In addition to reporting to a trusted adult, students can also use OK2SAY, a confidential digital platform. The law enforcement community also takes these threats seriously, and the Attorney General and prosecuting attorneys are holding offenders accountable. If you are ever in doubt of who to contact about a threat, especially when school is not in session, call 911 to report your concern. School violence is a community problem, and it is going to take a community effort to solve. Thank You, Stephen D. Laatsch, PhD. Superintendent, Saline Area Schools [email protected] (734) 401-4001
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