10/31/24

• 10/31 - Mother/Son Dodgeball Registration Opens

• 11/1- PTO Meeting
• 11/7 - Prost Restaurant Night 2pm-10pm

• 11/26-11/28 - NO SCHOOL! Have a great break! 😀

Brandee wears several hats at Heritage! She is Secretary to Principal Lawson, Bookkeeper and Registrar. Brandee has been working at Heritage for 13 years!

Some of her many responsibilities include:

• Principal Lawson's schedule
• School wide scheduling
• HR responsibilities - job requisitions, timesheets, etc.
• Bookkeeping - banking, deposits, etc.
• Student Finances / My School Bucks
• School Ordering - everything from math books to office supplies
• Website updates
• Student registration
• Open enrollment
• Building tours - welcome committee for new families
• Backup health assistant
• General Heritage knowledge - if you don't know the answer, Brandee likely does!

This new feature will be a new way for Brandee to share her tips and tricks for successfully being a part of the Heritage Explorer community!

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.

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.

Funding Needs in our School District
Did you know that the Douglas County School District has 92 schools and a $300 million backlog of capital investments that are needed in these buildings – this includes our school! Please take a couple of minutes to watch this brief video where our Superintendent explains in more detail. Learn more at https://funding.dcsdk12.org/bond-overview

Video Link: https://youtu.be/os2m5hlXYIE?feature=shared

Election Day is fast approaching. Please be sure to turn in your ballot by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5. You can track the status of your ballot and find the locations of ballot boxes and other polling centers at www.DouglasVotes.com. Remind your friends, family and neighbors to turn in their ballots as well!

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

Mark your calendars and register here Mother Son Dodgeball (or use the QR Code above) for our next Community School Event on Wednesday, November 13th - Mother/Son Dodgeball! Please register for your session by November 6th (spots fill up fast!) Please plan to stay after your session for pizza and snacks in the cafeteria (food is included with your $10 ticket).

New this year - we added a session at 4:30 for Kindergarten and 1st Graders Only who might want a ‘calmer’ Dodgeball Game. Don’t forget to wear your camouflage and register today!

Cheers to a good time and a good fundraiser! Enjoy Prost Brewing (53 Centennial Boulevard) on November 7th from 2pm-10pm. Be sure to mention Heritage Elementary, 20% percentage of your order will come back to Heritage.

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

DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is offering highly discounted tickets to their community performances of Elephant & Piggie “We are in a Play!” on: Sunday, October 27th at 1:30PM and 3:30PM; Sunday, November 10th at 1:30PM; Saturday, November 23rd at 3:30PM. Brought to you by DCPA’s Theatre for Young Audiences program, tailored for Pre-K through 3rd grade audiences but welcomes all ages. Tickets are only $5.75 per person (Reflects base ticket price of $5, plus a $0.75 service fee). Please see attached flyer on how your families who may want to attend can purchase tickets! (Click the picture for the link!)

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!