August 30, 2024

A Message from the Head of School

We made it through the first full week! Thank you to everyone who was able to come by for Parent Orientations this past Tuesday and Thursday evenings. We enjoyed the time to see you, share about what we do within the scope of our mission, and respond to your questions. As I shared with the parents those two nights, we have grown and anticipate even more families wanting to be a part of Heritage in the coming years. We will keep you up to date as this process develops and we seek God’s will in planning what the next phase of building will be needed to accommodate this growth in the next five to ten years. 

Partners in the mission,

Mr. Goodbar

Opportunities to Volunteer



We still have a few opportunities for volunteering in the classroom this year. Classroom volunteer signups also went out this week so if you haven't had a chance to sign up there, please check those out. If you have questions or didn't receive the signup genius, please contact Erica Wallace (wallacee@hcs-nl.com).

Attendance Reporting

Please call the office or email both your child's teacher and Erica Wallace (wallacee@hcs-nl.com) when your child will be absent, late, or leaving early for the day. Thanks!

Heritage Singers/Jubilate Information

An email went home last week to all 2^nd=8^th grade families with information regarding Heritage Singers and Jubilate (performance choirs). This information can also be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bHWSFkjhR87_QGXUFKVaZIDYwQhdHRbZ/edit. ALL 2nd-8th GRADE STUDENTS NEED TO COMMUNICATE IF THEY ARE OR ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN CHOIR THIS YEAR. This year Heritage Singers and Jubilate will be open to any homeschool families that are interested in joining choir, and interested homeschool families should contact the school for more information. Students should be signed up (or indicate that they will not be participating) by Monday, Sept 9th. Contact Mrs. Smith (smithj@hcs-nl.com) or Mrs. McDonald (mcdonaldn@hcs-nl.com) with questions.  

Book Fair!

Today is the last day to turn in Tickets for the free book drawing. Place them in the box on the display table in the lobby.

The online link is open through the weekend! Books will ship right to your home, arriving in 7-10 days. Please confirm Your eFair: Heritage Christian School and Your Brand Partner: Chrissy Middle on the final checkout page.

Teacher wish lists are available. Please let Chrissy know if you purchase online for the teachers, so that she can remove those items from the lists. (With the new website this year they are not linked to the events yet.)

Here is a link tree page with the event ordering and the wish lists.

https://linktr.ee/MiddleBooks

Your purchase makes a difference! Our school will receive 50% of all sales in free books! Need recommendations or want to add one more book to the group order? Contact Chrissy Middle at cmiddle.books@gmail.com or call or text 319-331-6254.

Happy Reading!

Fall Online Apparel store - closes on Tuesday!

Click the link below for the Fall Heritage Apparel Online Store. Orders must be placed by September 3rd at 9am. We do not generally carry apparel items "in stock" so now is the time to buy!

Heritage Apparel Online Store

Heritage H.A.N.D.S.

(Helping Assist Needs & Demonstrating Service)

WANT TO GET INVOLVED? Join us at an upcoming H.A.N.D.S. meeting:

We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 8:15am. If it's nice out, we'll meet in the Alli Olsen Memorial outside. Otherwise we'll meet in the staff lounge.

Meeting Dates:

September 11                 December 11                    March 12

October 9                        January 8                         April 9

November 6                    February 12                      May 14

EVENTS:

S'mores Night - TBD

Donuts with Dad - Oct 4

Veterans Day Celebration - Nov 11

Pool Party - January TBD

Muffins with Mom - Feb 28

Heartlanders Faith & Family Night - TBD

Evening of the Arts - April 24

Grandparents Day - April 25

Teacher Appreciation Week - May 5-9

Kernels - TBD

Dine Out Nights - TBD Monthly

Open Gym Night - TBD

Co-Curricular Teacher Lunch - TBD

Spirit Week Concessions Stand - March 10-14

Heritage H.A.N.D.S. Dine Out Night

Mark your calendars for our first Heritage H.A.N.D.S. Dine out Night of the school year on Thursday, September 12th at Red's Alehouse 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!

“There’s an app for that!”

If you are interested, Google Classroom has an app available for smart phones. It’s an easy way to access your child’s newsletter and classroom information right from your smart phone. Check it out on your phone’s app store.

Opportunities to Support Heritage/Earn Cash for our School

There are a few different programs that Heritage participates in that can earn cash for our school or help with your own tuition dollars.

Box Tops for Education: No more clipping, simply use the app and scan your receipt that includes qualifying items. For more information visit boxtops4education.com. Each box top is worth 10 cents for our school! Order your groceries online and don't have a paper receipt to scan? Simply forward your email receipts to receipts@boxtops4education.com using the email account you use for Box tops and Heritage will be credited for the qualifying items!

Loaves 4 Learning: Collect UPC's from bread for Loaves 4 Learning. Head to www.loaves4learning.com to find out more and print off bread coupons!

Hills Bank Classroom Cash: Just by using your Hills Bank debit card, you can earn money for Heritage. With every purchase, the bank will make a donation back to the school at various times throughout the year. There is no cost to you. To find out more or to sign up for the program visit hillsbank.com/classroomcash.



TRIP/SCRIP: You can purchase gift cards to your favorite retailers and earn a rebate towards your tuition. There are hundreds of retailers available. For additional information about the program, visit our website.

Missions - Miss Mysnyk & Kossigan

Miss Mysnyk is a former Heritage student and teacher, and she is currently serving as a global worker. We have a NEW COMPASSION KIDDO, Kossigan. He is a sweet boy from Togo that we sponsor as a school through Compassion International. We encourage you to be praying for them, as we continue to pray for them at school with your children. Students will be given prayer cards and magnets next week to remind them to pray. Students are welcome to contribute towards Kossigan’s sponsorship (through Compassion International) through 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

Soccer Schedule

Tuesday, Sept 3 - 5pm Soccer Game @ CLS

Wednesday, Sept 4 - Practice 4-5:30pm

Thursday Sept 5 - 5:00pm Home Soccer Game vs Cedar Falls

Book Fair

Aug 29-Sept 1

No School

Mon, Sept 2

Labor Day

H.A.N.D.S. Monthly Meeting

Wed, Sept 11

In the Allii Olsen Memorial after drop off

Heritage H.A.N.D.S. Dine Out Night

Thurs, Sept 12

Red's Alehouse

Quick Links

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