Jag News
April 28, 2023
Blue Valley Schools
Heartland Elementary School
Email: HeartlandElementary@bluevalleyk12.org
Website: www.bluevalleyk12.org/HRT
Location: 12775 Goodman Street, Overland Park, KS, United States
Phone: (913) 239-6300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heartland-Elementary/1560823470802598
Twitter: @HRTJaguars
Important Upcoming Events
5/1-5/5: Teacher Appreciation Week: Help us celebrate our teachers and paras!
5/3: 3rd grade Poetry Cafe
5/3: LAST Chess Club (grades 3-5) sign-up here, only 24 spots available
5/4: Kindergarten field trip to Coterie Theater
5/4: Author visit for grades 3-5
5/5: Volunteer Hour logs due
5/5: School Lunch Hero Day: Help us celebrate Lana, Martha & Mustayda
5/5: 5th grade field trip to Harmony Middle
5/5: 3rd grade field trip to the KC Zoo
5/10: Nurse Appreciation Day: Help us celebrate Jill & Tracie
5/10: PTO Dine-out @ Chipotle 5-9pm
5/11: Spirit Day! Wear colors of the Rainbow
5/11: PTO Mother/Son event, more details will come
5/15: Field Day!
5/16: 5th grade Farewell Celebration, 6:30pm
5/18: 5th grade Stings Concert @ HMS, 7pm
5/22: Heartland Book Swap
5/22: Heartland Talent Showcase
5/23: 5th grade Breakfast with Staff
5/24: Last Day to Order School Supply Kits
5/25: 5th grade Picnic
5/26: Last Day of School, dismiss at 11:45am
Register for the 2023-24 school year today
Elementary school registration for the 2023-24 school year is open and online now for current students. Registration is required annually and is the time to update your child’s information and pay fees. Completing registration confirms that your child will attend school in August. Thank you for providing important information as part of the registration process. After logging into ParentVue, click "Online Registration" at the top right. Make sure you select the 2023-24 school year.
Registration is your way of letting us know your child will attend Heartland Elementary for the 2023-24 school year. Without a completed registration, we are unable to “count” your child in our enrollment numbers. Enrollment numbers determine how many sections/teachers we will have for each grade level. The sooner we receive your registration, the better.
If you know your family is moving and your child will not attend Heartland Elementary for the 2023-24 school year, please call 913-239-6300 or email heartlandelementary@bluevallyk12.org and let us know.
Thank you for helping us have accurate enrollment numbers.
Heartland's Annual Field Day! Mark your Calendars
Join us for this year's Boys' Choice Event
Teams are limited to a total of 4 people made up of two mom/son pairs. Teams of 3 people will be permitted for families with two boys.
- ALREADY HAVE A TEAM? Enter a team name beside your name and enter it in the text box. If you don't have a team name, please put the last name of your teammates in the text box and hopefully we can match it all up!
- DON'T HAVE A TEAM? Don't worry! Just put "Need Team" in the text box and we will pair you up. This is a fantastic way to get to know people in the Heartland community so please join us!
Price is $40 per mother/son and $15 per additional boy (not including tax and Stripe fees). The deadline to register is May 4th.
Use the QR code or click here to sign up.
Order 2023-24 School Supplies Now: due May 24th
Volunteer Hours - Due May 5th!
Thank you for volunteering and taking the time to record your volunteer hours. Please don't enter hours volunteered in WHRT and StuCo. Those hours will be entered by the school. In addition, though we appreciate all hours parents volunteer, only students are eligible for awards and therefore, their hours are the only ones needed to be entered here.
Once again, thank you. The time that you have given is appreciated. Click here to record student hours. Students will be recognized in May.
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Blue Valley Summer Programs.
BVEF NIGHT OF LIGHTS
Don’t Miss Night of Lights Family-Friendly Festival
BVEF is looking forward to another annual signature event to raise money for our schools AND celebrate all the wonderful things about the Blue Valley district!
Night of Lights 2023 will feature food trucks, robotics, musical performances, cheer demonstrations, yard games, face painters, caricature artists, a fire truck, inflatables, a juried art show, a balloon artist, a raffle for a Weber grill package, glow items to purchase and fireworks for a great evening of fun on Friday, April 28, 2023, from 6-9 p.m. on the District Office Campus at 15020 Metcalf.
Get your glow wristband fidget spinners and raffle tickets for a Weber Smoker package with accessories TODAY!
https://bluevalleyeducationalfoundation.formstack.com/forms/nol2023_428
Birthday Book Club News
Thank you to all families who donated to Heartland Library’s Birthday Book Club. Your donation helps to library to purchase new library books for all students to read and enjoy. Not familiar with our program? Read below for more information.
Students at Heartland have a wonderful way to have their special day recognized for years to come. Our library’s Birthday Book Club is available to students in all grades. By donating $15 to the Library Media Center, your child will be able to choose a special book to be placed in our library collection and be the first student to read the new book.
Here’s how it works. Prior to your child’s birthday, he/she can come to the library and select a Birthday Book from our cart of brand new books in all different genres. A nameplate will be placed in the front of the book and your child’s picture will be taken and displayed with the book in the library. This program is optional but it does provide our library with exciting new titles throughout the school year. The average cost of a library bound book is $17.30!
You can make your donation anytime during the year by paying through this Heartland link: https://bvpo.bluevalleyk12.org or send in a check made payable to Heartland Elementary to the front office.
Nut-Safer Snacks at Heartland
Daily Snacks: Thank you for your support of our nut-safer snack plan at HRT. As a reminder: we ask that ALL daily snacks (i.e. snack time) for ALL students must come from the nut-safer food list as we have a significant number of students with life-threatening nut allergies. (click below for the link) If a student’s snack is not from this approved list, it will be sent home (and an alternate snack will be provided the first time) so we can help increase the safety for our students as a whole. Our continued focus this year, as an entire school, is to remain consistent on the daily snacks for student snack time in the classrooms—following the nut-safer list.
Please click HERE to access the Nut-Safer food list.
Birthday Treats at Heartland
Heartland Elementary’s policy for birthday treats prohibits students and parents from bringing birthdays treats from home—edible or non-edible. This is due to several factors including health, safety, and the preservation of instructional time. Birthdays are a special time for each child and as such, the school will provide recognition throughout the day and throughout the school through announcements, birthday book club from the library, classroom celebration routines, and more. If birthday treats are sent to school during the 2022-23 school year, they will not be distributed and will be sent home. Also, if you send it invitations to birthday parties, please include all students in the class, or they will not be distributed. Thank you for understanding and complying to this policy.
Questions?
- Call the HRT office at 913-239-6300
- Email HeartlandElementary@bluevalleyk12.org