10/3/24

• 10/3 BINGO is TONIGHT! - 6 - 8pm (doors open at 5:30pm)
• 10/4 Battle of the Books Practice - TOMORROW- 7:30am in the library!
• 10/4 - PTO Meeting 8:30 am - 9:15 am
• 10/10 - Modern Market Restaurant Night
• 10/14-10/18 NO SCHOOL - Fall Break! Enjoy 😃

Are you good with a camera and willing to donate your time to take pictures to update our new website that's coming soon?! Please email Katie (kmlawson@dcsdk12.org) or Jill (jcmontoya@dcsdk12.org). THANK YOU!

Battle of the Books is kicking off with its first practice tomorrow, Friday, October 4 at 7:30am in the library.

Our second grader, Blake, is a finalist in the Douglas County Elections student art contest! The K-2 theme is "America the Beautiful," and Blake created a stunning collage landscape inspired by our national parks, influenced by Henri Matisse’s technique of “painting with scissors.” Please take a moment to support Blake by voting through the link below! Voting will close Friday October 4th.

https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSdicwaRWK3FjlUQpkGs67A_aBWlbXthYPkNpJGJir0H7nkGyA/viewform?usp=send_form

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.

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.

Please join us tomorrow in the library for our PTO meeting. If you are unable to attend, but are still interested in helping the PTO, fill out this quick survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3WhfWxhqaNVTbX1Er0WAG2FddxAdy3VP8J3CcNq14sT3KhQ/viewform

Additional support of the Heritage PTO can be made by joining the PTO and providing a $25 donation. Join today at:

https://ptoheritage.org/pto-payments/ols/products/heritage-pto-membership

We’ve had so much fun with our crazy hair/hats, watching the staff race in inflatable costumes, and

dunking the staff in a dunk tank! We cannot wait for the BMX show on Wednesday, October 9th to

celebrate our grand prize for the Fund Run! Every class has also earned the chance to T.P. their

classrooms! Way to go, Explorers! Tomorrow during the prize assembly, we will reveal how much money we raised with the Fund Run. THANK YOU to everyone who donated to help support Heritage!

For those students that raised $250 (or $400 per family), you should have received an email today 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!

65% of Fortune 500 companies offer a matching gift program for charitable donations. Check if your employer offers a company match program to see if your donations to the Fund Run can be matched! Information about Heritage Elementary PTO 501(c)(3) status can be found here: https://ptoheritage.org/company-match-programs

Every dollar contributed to Heritage Elementary allows us to increase our impact in our school and

community.

On Thursday, October 10th 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 and so you have access to all the event details.

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!