October 18, 2024

H.A.N.D.S. Family S’mores Night



Swing by Heritage THIS SUNDAY between 6:00-7:00pm 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. Bring your own chairs and plan on an enjoyable evening!

PLUS we are adding a Family S'mores CLASS COMPETITION!!! We will reward the TOP Middle School Class (grades 6-8) and TOP Class (grades PreK-5) in attendance with DONUTS on Monday after the event!

We are in need of a few volunteers. If you are able to help, check out the signup genius below.

S'mores sign-up

Enrollment for 2025-2026

Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year at Heritage Christian School is open to any new students, and we wanted you to be the first to know! Please note that if you would like to enroll a PreK student for next school year, please apply by December 2, as open enrollment for PreK families will begin the following day.

To apply, sign into your current FACTS Family Portal. From the left navigation menu select the following:

• Apply / Enroll
• Application
• Click to here to open Application
• Create a New Student Application

Please email Sarah Franje (franjes@hcs-nl.com) or call the office at 319-626-4777 if you have any questions.

H.A.N.D.S Restaurant Night



Join us for our next Dine-Out night on Thursday, October 24th at Blue Bird in North Liberty. A percentage of the sales goes back to Heritage H.A.N.D.S. for their awesome work of building community at the school! Hope to see you there!

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 Erica Wallace at wallacee@hcs-nl.com. These pictures will be added to a slide show and to a wall recognizing the families that have sacrificed for the security and safety of our nation. Please send all photos by Friday, October 25. 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

Veterans Day Celebration

You are invited to join us for this very special annual community event held at Heritage on Monday, November 11th. We are thankful for our veterans, and we look forward to honoring them. The event's prelude will begin at 9:15am and will conclude by 10:45am. Please join us outside after the ceremony for an honorary flyover at 11:00am.

Feel free to spread the word to your friends and neighbors so that we can once again celebrate and honor the brave men and women that have served our country.

All School Thanksgiving Lunch

Friday, November 22nd, will be our annual All School Thanksgiving Day Lunch. Again this year we'll have an opportunity for the entire school community to come together at the same time to give thanks through worship, eating, and fellowship. We look forward to spending time acknowledging together how God has blessed us as individuals, families, and a school.

Parents and grandparents, you are encouraged to arrive at school by 11:20am to join your child(ren) in the gymnasium for chapel, beginning at 11:30am. Following chapel, we will enjoy lunch "picnic-style" on the gym floor at 12:00pm. Recess will follow outside from 12:30-1:00pm.



Our caterer will provide a boxed lunch (club sandwich on croissant, chips, fruit, and chocolate chip cookie) available for purchase for both students/children and adults. The cost for the student or younger sibling will be the normal $5.25 and the adult price is $9.00. The adult sandwich is a larger sandwich so if you have an older student, you are welcome to order that for your student but you will have to pay the adult price. Please indicate on the web order the total number of meals you would desire. All lunch orders (including the Thanksgiving boxed lunch) must be submitted by the 24th of October. All payments must be received by October 31st. Please also feel free to bring in your own lunch for you and your child(ren) that day. If you have any questions, please contact Erica Wallace at 626-4777 or wallacee@hcs-nl.com.

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 PRE-K – 5th GRADE CLASS will be filling two shoeboxes to send, and collections will take place between October 15 and November 8. Here’s how you can help: 

• Each class will fill two shoeboxes (one for a girl and one for a boy)
• We are asking every Heritage student to bring in $3 (or MORE to cover for those students that don’t bring money in) to help cover the shipping and handling cost ($10 for each shoebox).
• 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):
• 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
• Please note that we will NOT ACCEPT TOOTHPASTE or CANDY/FOOD 

Board Meeting - Thursday, October 24 - 6pm

Our school board meets generally each 4th Thursday of the month with their next meeting on Thursday, October 24. (Please note that due to Thanksgiving the November meeting will be moved to Thursday, November 21.) These meetings begin at 6pm and you are always welcome to attend the open session portions of the meeting. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Board President, Chris Stoakes.

christopher.stoakes@gmail.com

Missions - Mrs. Pretorious & Kossigan

Please continue to pray for global workers Michael and Mary Pretorious and for our Compassion International sponsored child, Kossigan, from Togo. Students are welcome to contribute towards Kossigan’s sponsorship (through Compassion International) by giving money in their classrooms or the office. Thank you!

“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17

Please pray for:

·        Protection (physical, spiritual, emotional, etc.)

·        Boldness (to share Jesus authentically and powerfully)

·        Peace (people of peace to help share the Good News)

·        Assurance (that God is with them and is for them)

Sports Update



The Heritage Eagles once again played Valley Lutheran from Cedar Falls. The 5/6 team continues to show improvement in both their serving and controlled passes. They were able to defeat Valley in two sets with scores of 25-13 and 25-15. In the 7/8 match the girls continued with their strong serving. They compiled 29 ace serves, with Kaelyn Van Otterloo and Bria Palmer leading the way with 7 ace serves each. The Eagles won the match in two sets with scores of 25-4 and 25-12.

This past Thursday, the Eagles took on the Patriots from Isaac Newton. Both matches were more competitive than recent games and both teams stepped up to the plate. In the 5/6 match strong serving, hustling after the ball, and some great plays at the net characterized a great win for the Eagles, winning in two sets 25-18 and 25-20. The 7/8 match had a little of everything that made for a great game. The girls made several great plays at the net, whether it was blocking or tipping. There were many long volleys with the girls playing scrappy to get the ball over the net no matter what. Kaelyn Van Otterloo led the team with four blocks and six ace serves, while Grace Barnes add seven ace serves. Next week is busy week with home games on Monday and Thursday, a game in Williamsburg on Tuesday, and the 7/8 team will participate in the Trinity Net Fest tournament on Saturday. Lots of great opportunities to cheer on the Eagle volleyball teams!

Volleyball Schedule

Monday, Oct 21 - Volleyball Game @ Heritage 4:30 & 5:30pm

Tuesday, Oct 22 - Volleyball Game @ LIS 4:30 & 5:30pm

Thursday, Oct 24 - Volleyball Game @ Heritage 4:30 & 5:30pm

Saturday, Oct 26 - 7/8 Trinity Net Fest Tournament

Operation Christmas Child

October 15th - November 8th

Middle School Lock In

Friday, October 18th

S'mores Family night

Sunday, Oct. 20th

6:00-7:00pm Alli Olseen Memorial

Dine-out Blue Bird

Thursday, Oct. 24th

All Day

Veterans Day Celebration

Monday, Nov. 11th

9:15-11:15am

Picture Retakes

Friday, November 15th

No School

Monday, Nov. 18th

Teacher In-Service

All School Thanksgiving Lunch/Chapel

Friday, Nov. 22nd

11:30-12:30pm

Report Cards go home

Friday, Nov. 22nd

Parent Teacher Conferences

Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 25th and 26th

No School

Thanksgiving Holiday

Wednesday - Friday, Nov. 27th - 29th

No School

Current Family PreK Registration

Monday, Dec. 2nd

Open Family PreK Registration Begins

Tuesday, Dec. 3rd



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