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H.A.N.D.S. S’mores Night - this Sunday!
Swing by Heritage this coming Sunday between 6:00-7:30pm 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 along with cider and bottled water. Bring your own lawn chairs and plan on an enjoyable evening!
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Picture Days - Next Week!
Student portraits will be taken on Wednesday, October 20 (PK-3rd grades) & Thursday, October 21 (4th-8th grades). If you wish to place an order for the school portraits you may either return the paper order form (coming home in Friday folders today) or place an order online using the link listed below.
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Grant Wood AEA Hearing Screening - October 26
Grant Wood AEA is scheduled to be at Heritage on Tuesday, October 26 beginning at 9am to conduct hearing screenings on PreK students with an IEP, all Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 5th grade students, new students in 3rd, 4th, and 6th-8th without previous normal screenings, and some 3rd, 4th, and 6th-8th graders with known hearing loss. Any students that do not fall under the above categories would need a signed referral in order to be tested.
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H.A.N.D.S. Restaurant Night - Tuesday, Oct 26
H.A.N.D.S. will be sponsoring our next Restaurant Night of the year at Table Restaurant in North Liberty on Tuesday, October 26 from 5-7pm. Enjoy a night off from cooking, say you are with Heritage when you dine there, and 10% of the proceeds will be donated back to the school!
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What Happened in Chapel this Week?
This week in Chapel we continued to discuss what it means to be an Image Bearer. On Wednesday, Cindy Sulwer from Grace Community Church shared with PreK-4th grade that in addition to reflecting the Image of God, those of us who have placed our hope and faith in Jesus also reflect the light of Christ into a dark world. In Middle School Chapel, Miss Veenstra spoke about the characteristics of God we reflect to the world and challenged students to remember who they are reflecting in all aspects of their lives. Please pray for our students this month as they continue to explore what it means to be an Image Bearer.
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Boxtops and Loaves 4 Learning
If you have collected any boxtops or Loaves 4 Learning clippings, please bring them to the office by October 22nd as the fall deadline for submitting those is coming up. Heritage earns 5 cents for each Loaves 4 Learning UPC and 10 cents for each boxtop. Thank you!
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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 PreK - 5th grade class will be participating. Collections will take place between October 11 and November 5. 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 $2 (or MORE to cover for those students that don’t bring money in) to help cover the shipping and handling cost ($9 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.
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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 Brenda Wichhart at wichhartb@hcs-nl.com. While we will not be hosting our usual Veterans Day Program again this year, we would still love to add these photos to a wall recognizing the families that have sacrificed for the security and safety of our nation. Please send all photos by Friday, October 29. 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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Sports Update
Volleyball Schedule:
Monday, Oct 18 - 4:30pm 5/6th & 7/8th Volleyball Home Game vs. LIS
Tuesday, Oct 19 - 4:30pm 5/6th & 7/8th Volleyball @ Central Lutheran
Thursday, Oct 21 - 4:30pm 5/6th & 7/8th Volleyball Home Game vs. Trinity CR
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Upcoming Events
S'mores & Social
Sun, Oct 17
6-7:30pm
Picture Day - PK-3rd grade
Wed, Oct 20
Picture Day - 4th-8th grade
Thurs, Oct 21
Middle School Lock-in
Fri, Oct 22 - Sat, Oct 23
Grant Wood AEA Hearing Screening
Tues, Oct 26
H.A.N.D.S. Restaurant Night
Tues, Oct 26 5-7pm
table Restaurant North Liberty
End of First Trimester
Thurs, Nov 11
No School
Fri, Nov 12
Teacher In-Service
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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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