April 9, 2020
News and Updates from HCS
Keystone Cheer Parade

We have been invited to join Keystone's Cheer Parade this Saturday at 11:00 a.m. To show our love of our neighbors at Keystone, please decorate your car and fill it up with smiles and cheer to spread at Keystone. We would love for you to wear your Heritage gear and include a Heritage sign, to remind our friends at Keystone of who we are and that we are thinking of them during this time. The attached flier includes details about where and when.

I f you are planning to participate, please contact Brenda at wichhartb@hcs-nl.com by Friday at noon, so we can let Keystone know how many cars to expect. 

We look forward to this opportunity to be a light in our community and hope you'll join us! Feel free to invite friends!
Coming Soon - Heritage Kahoot Night

Calling all Heritage trivia lovers - gather your family together for our first Kahoot Family Trivia Night - Friday, April 17th! More details and instructions coming soon! (Below is the link for next Friday!)

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 536 961 587
Password: 620926

Things to Note

This afternoon is the 2nd packet pickup of school work materials for the 3 weeks following Easter. This will take place 3-5pm today. (Please refer to Mr. Montgomery's email earlier this week on which classes have materials to pick up).

If you're a PreK-4th grade parent and haven't been receiving emails from Mrs. Munson for music class, you may want to check your junk mail.

We'd love for you to share photos of your students as they go about their learning and activities at home for us to share on facebook and instagram. We all miss seeing each other and seeing and sharing these photos brightens our day. Feel free to email them to wichhartb@hcs-nl.com.
GreenState Give&Grow to Schools

From April 13 - May 15, 2020, GreenState Credit Union members (new or existing) will again have the opportunity to make a donation (minimum $25 up to $500 per household) to Heritage through GreenState Credit Union's Give&Grow Schools Initiative. Member gifts will be deducted from respective checking or savings accounts and  GreenState will match member donations up to $7,500  for Heritage Christian School.   
GreenState members can make a donation by going to  https://www.greenstate.org/give-and-grow-initiative.html  beginning April 13-May 15, 2020. 
Bible Curriculum Review

Each year, we review the curriculum for one subject area. This year our focus has been on reviewing the Bible curriculum. We started by looking at our school's mission statement, our Bible course philosophy statement, and the power standards for Bible class. Next the teachers spent time reviewing several potential textbooks. They narrowed it down to three main companies, which then a group of association members spent time reviewing.

Our goal is to find a textbook that will be the best possible resource for fulfilling our mission statement and philosophy for Bible class. Before a final proposal is given to the board, the curriculum review process normally includes a time where the proposed textbooks would be on display for the parents to also review and offer feedback. This year, that will also need to be done remotely.

If you are interested in reviewing the materials being proposed, you can access samples of each text at the following links. If you have any questions or would like to offer any feedback on the proposed curriculum, feel free to contact Miss Veenstra at veenstrat@hcs-nl.com . We can set up a zoom meeting or phone call as well. Please let her know your feedback by tomorrow, Friday, April 10th. Thank you!

5th-7th Grades - CSI Curriculum (using the 4th - 6th grade texts to cover the scope of the Bible)
Instructions for Accessing the Online School Directory

The online directory can be found in the same place as you order lunches and you completed Continuous Enrollment forms. If you have not logged on before, step by step instructions are below:

  1. Go to FACTS Management
  2. Click on Parent Login and choose FACTS Family Portal (ParentsWeb)
  3. The District Code is HC-IA, Enter your username and password. If you have not already created an account, choose Create New Family Portal Account.
  4. Once you are logged into the portal, navigate to Directory (under School) on the left hand side.
  5. This will bring up every student. From here you can search by a specific name or a certain grade. You can also toggle between student and parent for different options.

If you have any questions or difficulties, please email Brenda Wichhart at wichhartb@hcs-nl.com
Praise in the Pandemic Playlist

Heritage Christian School Praise in the Pandemic - click here to enjoy a Spotify playlist of the staff's favorite songs that have been an encouragement during this time.

If you're not a Spotify user, click here to see the list of songs with a hyperlink to the YouTube video of that song.
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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