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H.A.N.D.S. Family S’mores Night - this Sunday!
Swing by Heritage on October 22 between 6:00-7:00pm for a night of socializing with other Heritage families. Whether you’ve been at Heritage for 5 weeks or 5 years, this is a great event to catch up with friends, both old and new. H.A.N.D.S. will have the fire roaring and provide the s'mores ingredients. Bring your own chairs and plan on an enjoyable evening!
PLUS we are adding a Family S'mores CLASS COMPETITION!!! We will reward the TOP Middle School Class (grades 6-8) and TOP Class (grades PreK-5) in attendance with DONUTS on Monday!
We are in need of a few volunteers. If you are able to help, check out the signup genius below.
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H.A.N.D.S Restaurant Night
Join us for our next Restaurant night on Tuesday, October 24th at The Barrel House in Coralville. A percentage of the sales back to Heritage H.A.N.D.S. for their awesome work of building community at the school! Hope to see you there!
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Veterans Day Celebration
You are invited to join us for this very special annual community event held at Heritage on Friday, November 10th. We are thankful for our veterans, and we look forward to honoring them. The event's prelude will begin at 9:45am and will conclude by 11:15am. Please remember that this is a half day of school so students will be dismissed at 11:30.
Our guest speaker this year is retired Air Force Colonel Damien Pickart, who is the proud husband of our middle school language arts teacher, Mrs. Vanessa Pickart. Colonel Pickart enlisted in the Air Force in 1992, first serving as an enlisted jet mechanic on F-16s before earning his officer commission through the University of Iowa's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1997. He briefly flew before becoming a public relations officer, serving as a spokesperson and strategic communications advisor to senior leaders in the Air Force, Army and Navy, as well as the Secretary of Defense. He deployed to the Middle East six times, serving a total of four years in combat zones including multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He and his family moved ten times prior to his retirement in March 2023. Also joining Colonel Pickart at the celebration will be his son, Cadet First Class Alejandro Pickart, who is in his final year at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Alejandro was recently selected to become a pilot and will begin training after he is commissioned a Second Lieutenant next May.
Feel free to spread the word to your friends and neighbors so that we can once again celebrate and honor the brave men and women that have served our country.
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All School Thanksgiving Lunch
Friday, November 17th, will be our annual All School Thanksgiving Day Lunch. Again this year we'll have an opportunity for the entire school community to come together at the same time to give thanks through worship, eating, and fellowship. We look forward to spending time acknowledging together how God has blessed us as individuals, families, and a school.
Parents and grandparents, you are encouraged to arrive at school by 11:20am to join your child(ren) in the gymnasium for chapel, beginning at 11:30am. Following chapel, we will enjoy lunch "picnic-style" on the gym floor at 12:00pm. Recess will follow outside from 12:30-1:00pm.
Our caterer will provide a boxed lunch (club sandwich on croissant, chips, fruit, and chocolate chip cookie) available for purchase for both students/children and adults. The cost for the student or younger sibling will be the normal $5.25 and the adult price is $9.00. The adult sandwich is a larger sandwich so if you have an older student, you are welcome to order that for your student but you will have to pay the adult price. Please indicate on the web order the total number of meals you would desire. All lunch orders (including the Thanksgiving boxed lunch) must be submitted by the 26th of October. All payments must be received by October 31st. Please also feel free to bring in your own lunch for you and your child(ren) that day. If you have any questions, please contact Erica Wallace at 626-4777 or wallacee@hcs-nl.com.
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Veterans Day Celebration Photos
If your child(ren) is new to Heritage Christian School and he/she has a relative that is a veteran or currently enlisted in the United States Armed Forces, please send a picture (preferably electronic) to Erica Wallace at wallacee@hcs-nl.com. These pictures will be added to a slide show and to a wall recognizing the families that have sacrificed for the security and safety of our nation. Please send all photos by Friday, October 27. All hard copy photos will be returned. Pictures submitted in previous years do not need to be resubmitted as we have kept electronic copies of them.
Please include the following information with your photo:
· Name
· Branch of Service
· Years of Service
· Relationship to Heritage student
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Board Meeting - Thursday, October 26 - 6pm
Our school board meets generally each 4th Thursday of the month with their next meeting on Thursday, October 26. (Please note that due to Thanksgiving the November meeting will be moved to Thursday, November 16.) These meetings begin at 6pm and you are always welcome to attend the open session portions of the meeting. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Board President, Christopher Stoakes. Christopher.stoakes@gmail.com
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Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child (sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse) helps provide for needy children worldwide and is a great opportunity to give out of the abundance that God has given to us. This year, each PRE-K – 5TH GRADE CLASS will be filling two shoeboxes to send, and collections will take place between October 9 and November 3. Here’s how you can help:
- Each class will fill two shoeboxes (one for a girl and one for a boy)
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We are asking every Heritage student to bring in $3 (or MORE to cover for those students that don’t bring money in) to help cover the shipping and handling cost ($10 for each shoebox).
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Ideas for what to include in shoeboxes can be found at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/what-goes-in-my-shoebox-suggestions/
- Donate any of the following items by bringing them to the school (check your child’s classroom newsletter for details):
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SMALL toys (that can fit in a small shoebox) – small cars, dolls, stuffed animals, yo-yos, jump ropes, toys that light-up or make noise, etc. PLEASE, NO WAR-RELATED TOYS OR BREAKABLE ITEMS.
- School supplies – pens, pencils and sharpeners, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, coloring books, writing pads or paper, solar calculators
- Hygiene items – toothbrush, mild bar soap, comb, brush, washcloths, etc. (NO TOOTHPASTE)
- Other miscellaneous items that a child would enjoy – watches, picture books (no words), sunglasses, flashlights (with extra batteries), ball caps, socks, T-shirts, hair clips, etc. (NO CANDY OR FOOD of any kind!)
- DO NOT INCLUDE: USED OR DAMAGED ITEMS, WAR-RELATED ITEMS, CANDY OR FOOD, TOOTHPASTE, LIQUIDS OR LOTIONS, MEDICATIONS OR VITAMINS, BREAKABLE ITEMS SUCH AS GLASS, OR AEROSOL CANS
- Please note that we will NOT ACCEPT TOOTHPASTE or CANDY/FOOD
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Missions - Miss Mysnyk & Anani
“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17
Please pray for:
· Protection (physical, spiritual, emotional, etc.)
· Boldness (to share Jesus authentically and powerfully)
· Peace (people of peace to help share the Good News)
· Assurance (that God is with them and is for them)
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Sports Update
Volleyball Game Recap
On Monday, both Eagles teams took on the Central Lutheran Cougars. In the first set of the 5/6 game it was a battle of the serves, and the Eagles fell 19-25. In the second set, the girls hustled after the ball making great plays to keep the ball alive and won the set 25-19. In the final set, the girls got behind, but with some strong serving by Bria Palmer they crawled their way back into the match. Eden York pulled out some clutch serving to finish the set and win the match 16-14. In the 7/8 game, the girls came out serving tough. Sydney Vrban, Abigale Boldt, and Avery Munson led us in ace serves, and together the Eagles easily won the first two sets and the match, 25-8 and 25-17.
The Eagles traveled to Lutheran Interparish School in Williamsburg on Tuesday. The 5/6 team has proven to be a second half team. They started out slow, trying to figure out how to receive the hard serves. They lost the first set 13-25. In the second set, they started to work together and hustled after ball, never giving up on a point. The Eagles came from behind winning the final two sets and the match, 25-19 and 15-11. The 7/8 team made quick work of LIS, winning in two sets with scores of 25-14 and 25-13. In the second set, Adelyn Hunter rattled off five ace serves and put the Eagles ahead 12-0. There was no looking back for the girls as they continued to serve well and set up some nice passes for kills to end the point and win the sets.
Volleyball Schedule
Monday, Oct. 23 Game @ Trinity 4:30
Wednesday, Oct 25 - 7/8 grade Practice 3:30-5:00pm
Thursday, Oct 26 - 5/6 grade 3:30-5:00pm
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Upcoming Events
Operation Christmas Child
Oct 9 - Nov 3
Family S'mores night
Sun, Oct 22
6:00-7:00pm Heritage playground
H.A.N.D.S. Dine Out Day
Tues, Oct 24 All Day
Barrel House
Veterans Day Celebration
Fri, Nov 10
9:45-11:15am
School Dismisses at 11:30am
No School
Mon, Nov 13
Teacher In-Service
All School Thanksgiving Lunch & Chapel
Fri, Nov 17
11:30am
Report Cards Go Home
Fri, Nov 17
Parent Teacher Conferences
Mon & Tues, Nov 20 & 21
No School
Thanksgiving Holiday
Wed-Fri, Nov 23-25
No School
Current Family PreK Registration
Mon, Nov 27
Open PreK Registration Begins
Tues, Nov 28
Picture Retakes
Tues, Nov 28
8:15am
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