10/10/24

• 10/10 - Modern Market Restaurant Night - TONIGHT
• 10/14-10/18 NO SCHOOL - Fall Break! Enjoy 😃
• 10/25 - Picture Retakes
• 10/31- Halloween Parade & classroom parties

For those students that raised $250 (or $400 per family), you should have received an email LAST WEEK with the link to a permission slip for our Limo to Lunch day! Please be SURE to complete the permission slip as soon as possible! Thank you so much for your support! If you did NOT receive a permission slip and believe your child should be on our LIMO list, please let us know ASAP by calling the office!

Students who did not have their picture taken in August, or those who would simply like to “try again” should come ready to SMILE!

If you missed the August picture day, click HERE for information about placing a picture package order. Or simply wait until your student receives their calendar proof card in November - it will have ordering instructions included.

If you ordered a picture package in August and are having a retake, please remember to return the package with your student!

Nominate your 2024 Apple Award Nominee Today!! Link is LIVE!!

The 2024-2025 Apple Award Nomination window is OPEN! Click this link to nominate a Heritage staff member for this year's Apple Awards! The 2024-2025 Apple Award Nomination window will be open from Monday October 1, 2024 through Sunday November 11, 2024. We invite our DCSD students, teachers, staff and community to join us in nominating their favorite teacher(s), principal, classified employee and department employee.

Fall has arrived, and we typically see an increase in student illnesses this time of year. Students will be sent home from school (and should be kept at home) if they exhibit any of the following symptoms:

• Undiagnosed skin eruptions / rashes

• Nausea / vomiting / diarrhea

• Severe abdominal pain

• Fever of 100 degrees or higher

• Disruptive, persistent cough

• Loss of taste and/or smell

The district’s attendance policy outlines other factors considered when determining illness, and provides specifics regarding when your child can return to school. Thank you for partnering with us by keeping students that are sick at home to help prevent the spread of illness in our school.

It seems crazy to talk about weather delays and closures when it's still 80 degrees outside! However, winter will be here before we know it. Douglas County School District takes the safety of our students, staff, parents, and community members seriously. Our district is huge - spanning approximately 850 square miles - and conditions can vary from one region to another. Because many of our families and staff travel across the school district, any weather delay or closure will apply to the entire school district (unless otherwise indicated). Read more about how weather delays and closures are determined in DCSD.

10% Off Your Heritage Elementary School Yearbook This October!

Ready to tick off one big item on your checklist?
Grab your child’s yearbook this October and enjoy a fantastic 10% off!
Here’s how:
1. Log in to your Treering account (auth.treering.com)
2. Pick the right kiddo/kiddos under “Buy Now”
3. Purchase the yearbook and lock in those memories forever!

Learn how Heritage would benefit from Bond funding: https://funding.dcsdk12.org/2024-bond/how-my-school-would-benefit

Check out the district's funding website at www.dcsdk12.org/funding if you have any other questions.

TODAY the delicious and generous Modern Market Eatery (537 W Highlands Ranch Parkway) is donating back 30% of take out orders to support a great cause -- Heritage PTO! RSVP here: https://grouprai.se/e284084 (even if you’re not completely sure) so Modern Market Eatery knows roughly how many orders to expect & so you have access to all the event details.

Are your bins stinky and full of bacteria? Bin Bathers is partnering with Heritage PTO and donating a portion of every service provided! Includes Douglas, Elbert & Arapahoe counties. Sign up using the below link! http://www.thebinbathers.com/school-bin-pricing

* 2 bins is essentially any 2 30-gal trash/recycling containers or similar combination. (It could be 1 30-gal container & 2 smaller kitchen trash cans, etc.) *Every additional 30-gal bin is $10/extra, with $5 of that donated to PTO.

Enjoy our FREE family celebration of all things Halloween including kids’ entertainment, music & dancing, special characters, face painting/balloon artists and MORE! Kids can stop by the treat stations to pick up a candy treat (one per person, while supplies last). To credit your school, take a photo showing your family enjoying the event, and upload your photo to earn 1,000 points per person. Look for the QR code on signs around the event, or visit shopandlog.com/southglenn

THANK YOU again to everyone who donated to the Fund Run! During the assembly last Friday, we

revealed the total amount donated with a glow-in-the-dark celebration enhanced with glow bracelets graciously donated by iOrthodontics! We surpassed all of our goals and raised over $53,600!! AMAZING!!

The grand prize Shred BMX show on Wednesday was incredible! We had the opportunity to witness

numerous impressive bike tricks, including the thrilling moment when some of our students were

jumped over. What a great way to wrap up the Fund Run and celebrate reaching our Fund Run

goals this year!

Mark your calendars for our next Community School Event on Wednesday November 13th - Mother/Son Dodgeball! Your boys have been looking forward to this for a year, and we know you have too, moms! Start shopping for your camouflage now! Registration information will be available after Fall Break.

Click for more information: https://ptoheritage.org/ongoing-fundraisers.

Backpack Society is offering Thanksgiving Family Meal Boxes to our families needing assistance. Click the link below to sign up: www.backpacksociety.org/thanksgivingprogram

If you'd like to help Backpack Society reach their goal of providing 200 Thanksgiving Boxes, click the link above to learn more.

The Foundation for Douglas County Schools has some great Community Events already lined up for our school community!

Detailed information can be found on the Community Event page of The Foundation's website. All tickets can be purchased directly from that page as well. Current offerings include tickets to the Colorado Rockies, Rapids, Avalanche, Air Force Falcons, Elitch Theme Park, Lone Tree Arts Center, DCPA and more - check back often for new opportunities to be added!

These are fun, discounted opportunities, and a portion of each ticket purchased goes back to DCSD!