April 6, 2018
News and Updates from HCS
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Reminders

*Next week Monday through Wednesday, the External Review Team for ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International) will be on-site conducting our re-accreditation site visit. We're excited for this step in the process as much work has been done over the last several months to prepare and compile all the necessary evidence to showcase the excellence that exists at Heritage. Please pray for all aspects of this visit (including favorable weather for the team to travel on Sunday) and for God's continued blessing on the school as we seek to teach and train students to serve Christ.
* Heritage H.A.N.D.S. Meeting, Wednesday, April 11
Come join us after drop off and share your ideas on how we can express our appreciation for all the HCS staff does for our school. As always, younger siblings are welcome. If you cannot make the meeting, but have ideas you would like to share, please let us know !
Topics: Teacher Appreciation Week Planning
      Grandparents Week
      2018-2019 H.A.N.D.S. Officers
      2018-2019 Budget
      2018-2019 New Family Connections       
Operation G.O.O.D. Kick Off

Today was the kick-off for Operation G.O.O.D! Please carefully read the Operation G.O.O.D. summary sheet found in your child's Friday folder. With God's help, we can raise the school goal of $22,350 by Friday, May 4th. Weekly updates will be provided in the Heritage newsletter and on a bulletin board at school. Your child may turn in their manila envelope to the office at any time. New envelopes are also available in the office.
Math Olympics and Creative Writing Festival Results

Congratulations to all who participated in the ACSI Math Olympics and Creative Writing Competition. We had several students who received high ratings or placed in the top 5 of their class regionally.

ACSI Creative Writing Competition:
Eno Ituk – 6 th Grade Poetry – Good Rating
Idara Ituk – 6 th Grade Poetry – Good Rating
Abigail O’Rear – 6 th Grade Poetry – Excellent Rating
Nancy Nahra – 7 th Grade Poetry – Excellent Rating
Liona Rocca – 7 th Grade Short Story – Excellent Rating
Kufre Ituk – 8 th Grade Short Story – Excellent Rating

ACSI Math Olympics:
Avery Babbitt – 3 rd Place – 3 rd  Grade Computation
Garrett Sandersfeld – 4 th Place – 3 rd Grade Reasoning
Jackson Adam – 4 th Place – 4 th Grade Computation
Anjali Mezhir – 2 nd Place – 4 th Grade Computation
Rylen Schwietzer – 3 rd Place – 4 th Grade Reasoning
Jayce Norpel – 2 nd Place – 4 rd Grade Reasoning
Caroline Cooper – 5 th Place – 5 th Grade Computation
Raymond Jessop – 4 th Place – 5 th Grade Reasoning
Peyton Liu – 3 rd Place – 5 th Grade Reasoning
Corey Holman – 1 st Place – 7 th Grade Computation
Zander Edkin – 5 th Place – 7 th Grade Computation
Aubrey Miller – 1 st Place – 7 th Grade Reasoning
Sophia Doorn – 5 th Place – 8 th Grade Computation
Adu Habte – 3 rd Place – 8 th Grade Computation
Jordan Robinson 1 st Place – 8 th Grade Reasoning
H.A.N.D.S. Restaurant Night - Next Tuesday!

Visit Subway (780 Community Dr) in North Liberty on Tuesday, April 10 between 5-8pm and 10% of sales will be donated to Heritage. Take the night off from cooking, join other families, and support Heritage all at the same time! Spread the word and invite your friends!
UICCU Give & Grow to Schools

During April, UICCU members (new or existing) will again have the opportunity to make a donation (minimum $25 up to $500 per household) to Heritage through UICCU’s Give&Grow Schools Initiative. Member gifts will be deducted from respective checking or savings accounts and  UICCU will match member donations up to $5,000 for Heritage Christian School.   
UICCU members can make a donation by going to www.uiccugiveandgrow.org April 1-30, 2018. They will be directed to select Johnson County, then Heritage Christian.

 If you are giving toward Operation G.O.O.D. (information will be coming home soon regarding this), and do so through the UICCU website, you can include the portion of your donation on the student's form but not the UICCU match amount.
Weekly Feature

Last Thursday afternoon, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders gathered to learn about and celebrate Passover. They identified that Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples the night before he was crucified. They learned that God commanded Israel to celebrate Passover as an everlasting ordinance before Him and that throughout the centuries Jewish people have kept the Passover in obedience to this command.

The students were able to learn about the order and steps of the meal and the discussions that took place during the meal. While our students participated in the seder, they identified many key parallels between the story of God's redemption of His people Israel from slavery in Egypt to the story of God's redemption for believers from their slavery to sin. It was a fun learning activity and experience!
Sports Update

Mon, April 9
Grade Check

Tues, April 10
Practice - 3:30-5:00pm

Thurs, April 12
Practice - 3:30-5:00pm

Tues, April 17
Practice - 3:30-5:00pm

Wed, April 18
Oskaloosa Track Meet

Tues, May 1
Oskaloosa Track Meet Rain Date
Pray for the Nations

April: Jordan

Prayer Requests:
  • Pray for current religious freedom to remain despite increasing pressure to suppress it.
  • Pray for the multitude of refugees who have crossed into Jordan to clearly hear the true gospel .
  • Pray for Christianity to be held in high regard so that God's work in this strategic part of the Middle East would not be thwarted .
Upcoming Events

Tues, April 10
H.A.N.D.S. Restaurant Night at
Subway (along Penn St.) in North Liberty
5-8pm

Wed, April 11
H.A.N.D.S. Meeting
8:30am

Fri, April 13
Chess Club
7-8am

Fri, April 13
All School Chapel
Speaker: Terri Carmouche

Fri, April 13
Mid-Trimester

Fri, April 20
Grandparents Day (8:45-11:30am)
School Dismisses at 11:40am

May 7-11
Teacher Appreciation Week
Heritage Christian School exists to serve Christ by partnering with parents to provide biblically faithful, academically excellent education. The vision of Heritage Christian School is to be a leader in developing passionate life long learners committed to Christ.

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