News and Updates from HCS
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Heritage Ghurtie's Night
- tonight from 2-10pm! Come for a treat and 10% of the sales will be donated to Heritage.
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Boxtops Deadline
is this Monday, May 7.
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The
Spring Association meeting
(ICASCA) is this
Tuesday, May 8 at 7pm
. Make plans now to attend and hear important updates from the board as well as vote on new board members.
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Talent Show Auditions
- May 8 and 9 immediately after school.
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The Influence We Can Have
At Heritage Christian School, our collective desire is to be a blessing to the greater community in which God has placed us. We look for tangible ways to share what God has given to us with those who need our support and encouragement. I want to share something that unfolds about this time each year. From time to time, you may notice employees wearing jeans to work. While normally, blue jeans are not considered professional dress, these are special occasions. Each year, employees
pay
for the opportunity to wear blue jeans on designated days. At the end of the year, those that participated compile a list of local charities and organizations they would like to encourage and support with the funds raised through Jeans Days. That list is whittled down until consensus has been reached. I’m excited to share with you that Heritage employees collectively paid $1000 to wear jeans and decided to split that money 50/50 between Faith Academy of Iowa City (
https://www.faithacademyiowa.org/)
and Hannah’s Musical Hope (
http://hannahsmusicalhope.org/)!
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Heritage H.A.N.D.S. Meeting - Next Wednesday
Are you looking for a way to become more involved at Heritage or meet more people? As our school year comes to a close, H.A.N.D.S. will be planning activities and officers for next year. Past H.A.N.D.S. president and current treasurer, Mark Jessop will be moving this summer. We would like to express our immense gratitude for the countless ways he has served our school through volunteering.
Thank you, Mark!
If you are interested in the position of treasurer, secretary, or New Family Connections coordinator for the 2018-2019 school year, please come to the H.A.N.D.S. meeting on Wednesday, May 9 at 8:30, or let the office know. 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:
2018-2019 H.A.N.D.S. Officers- Elect Secretary and Treasurer
2018-2019 Budget
2018-2019 New Family Connections
2018 Back to School Coffee
August 26 - Back to School Pool Night
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A Note from H.A.N.D.S. - Teacher Appreciation Week - May 7-11
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Spring Concert Information
Rehearsal
The traditional Spring Concert rehearsal for 2nd-8th grade Heritage Singers this year will be held on Tuesday, May 15th from 8:45am to 11:30am. Pre-K-1st grade will run a normal schedule
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Arrival
The Spring Concert will be Tuesday night, May 15th from 7-8pm. Students need to arrive no later than 6:30pm and should meet in their classrooms.
Dress Code
Students are required to "dress-up" for this performance. Girls should wear dresses, skirts, or dress slacks in accordance with the school dress code (refer to the
Parent Student Handbook
). Boys should wear collared shirts (button down is preferred) and dress pants (including khakis). Please, no blue jeans or tennis shoes. Important: 5th-8th grade students will receive a discipline slip if they do not meet dress code for this performance. While the performance includes 2nd-8th grade students, all families are encouraged to attend!
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Field Day Help Needed
Please consider volunteering to help with our K-4 Field Day this year! The date of the event is Tuesday, May 29th and will run from 12:40-3:00 pm. We would ask that the volunteers meet in the gym by 12:15 pm. If you have any questions please call Serah Snell 319-626-4777 ext. 120 or e-mail
snells@hcs-nl.com
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Click on the
SignUp Genius Link
and see how you can help out!
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Weekly Feature
Earlier this month, the fourth graders earned $465.14 from their Market Day, and voted to use the money to help the needy in our community. They brainstormed items as a class, researched prices, and voted on a final budget. The last of the items finally arrived this week, and the fourth graders were able to assemble their kits! Each student left with a stash of items including a blanket, water bottles, Kleenex, snacks, socks, hygiene products, and a Bible in which they wrote a note. Please join us in praying that these kits would be a blessing, and make our students aware of the physical and spiritual needs in our own community!
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Sports Update
The Heritage Eagles participated in the Oskaloosa track meet on May 1
st
. Despite some rain and wind at times, the athletes had a positive attitude and ran fast, jumped far, threw far, and cheered loudly for their teammates. Heritage came away with 16 first place finishes, 14 second place finishes, and 18 third place finishes. Congratulations to our athletes who broke school records: Hunter Schau in the 100 meter hurdles (17.83 sec.) and our 1600 medley relay of Gunnar Gingerich, Adu Habte, Jordan Robinson, and Chase Loftus (4:37.53)! Thank you also to our 8
th
grade athletes who stepped up and helped lead the team this year. We want to recognize all of our 8th grade students who participated in Track this year: Connor Ahrens, Cale Dawson, Sophia Doorn, Gunnar Gingerich, Adu Habte, Kufre Ituk, Chase Loftus, Killian Ritland, Jordan Robinson, Hunter Schau, Kaleb Turnbough, and Amanda Weih. Way to go Eagles!
Coaches Needed:
7/8 Head Volleyball Coach, 7/8 Volleyball Assistant Coach, 5/6 Volleyball Coach, Cheerleading Head Coach and Cheerleading Assistant Coach
The responsibilities for these positions include providing supervision at all practices and games, teaching sports specific skills and games strategies, maintaining game stats, and upholding all policies in the HCS Parent/Student Handbook and Athletic Policy. In addition, all candidates must demonstrate a personal relationship with Christ and be in agreement with the HCS Statement of Faith. If you are interested, please contact Serah Snell at
snells@hcs-nl.com
by Friday, May 25.
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Pray for the Nations
May: Syria
Prayer Requests:
- Pray for a swift end to the horrific civil war with people of peace rising to leadership.
- Pray for Jesus to reveal Himself to the millions of Muslims displaced by the war.
- Pray for the Church to be protected and expanded amid hostility .
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Upcoming Events
Fri, May 4
H.A.N.D.S. Restaurant Night at Ghurties
2-10pm
May 7-11
Teacher Appreciation Week
Mon, May 7
Boxtops Deadline
Tues, May 8
ICACSA Meeting
7pm
Wed, May 9
Heritage H.A.N.D.S. Meeting
after drop off
Fri, May 11
Chess Club
7-8am
Fri, May 11
Operation G.O.O.D. Service Project
8:45-11:40am
Fri, May 11
All School Chapel
Speaker: Dave Kirk
Topic: Peter
Tues, May 15
Spring Concert (Heritage Singers/Band - 2nd-8th only)
7-8pm
Wed, May 23
Spring Concert (PreK-1st)
8:45-9:30am
May 25
Last Day of School for PreK
Fri, May 25
Kindergarten Graduation
2:15pm
Mon, May 28
No School - Memorial Day
Tues, May 29
K-4 Field day
12:40-3pm
Wed, May 30
Last day of School/Talent Show
School dismisses at 11:40am
Wed, May 30
8th Grade Graduation
7-8pm
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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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