Mr. McFarland News

· WATCH Dogs Pizza Night is tonight from 6:30-7:30.  Everyone is welcome to attend! There will be a spirit wear salesman on hand making the WATCH Dog volunteer shirts for $13 as well as kids t-shirts for $10. He is making them on the spot so they will get to take them home tonight.

· Heritage will be participating in Noah’s Bandage Project this year.  Families can help by bringing cool, fun bandages to Heritage during the week of September 12th—16th.  We will have a box at the front entrance to collect all the bandages.  There will be a flyer coming home with students on Friday.  Learn more about Noah at www.NoahsBandageProject.com

· We will unfortunately not be able to have our Harriers Running Club this year due to the timing of the Jared Coones Run.  We will still hand out fliers so that families can participate in the Jared Coones Run and get the student discount.  Those registering through the school may return their registration form and money to the Heritage office.

· Look for information coming home for grades 3-5 to participate in the Heritage California Kickball tournament.  The tournament will be played after school on Thursdays during the fall semester.  

· Friday, September 16th will be Red Friday in honor of our Fuel Up to Play 60 program facilitated by Mr. Parsons.  We encourage all our students to wear red that day!

 

 

Illness Policy for Olathe Public Schools

Illness

Students with the following health condition(s) shall be excluded from school:

1. Oral temperature of 100 degrees F or higher
2. Elevated (or possibly a normal) temperature combined with any of the following: a severe cold with yellow-green nasal discharge, excessive coughing, swollen glands, or skin rash
3. Eyes inflamed with purulent discharge
4. Drainage from ear(s)
5. Head lice (must be lice-free with continued progress toward removing nits to come back to school)
6. Skin lesions (i.e. impetigo, ringworm and scabies) until under treatment
7. Vomiting
8. Diarrhea (i.e. two or more loose stools)
9. Fainting, seizure, or general signs of listlessness
10. Communicable disease
    Students will be re-admitted after being fever-free or symptom-free for 24 hours. Students with some conditions may return to school after being treated for 24 hours with an antibiotic. Call the school nurse for specific readmission guidelines.
     

EARLY CHILDHOOD FEE BASED PEER PARTICIPATION SLOT APPLICATION’S

ATTENTION PARENT’S OF

THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLD CHILDREN!

EARLY CHILDHOOD FEE BASED PEER PARTICIPATION SLOT APPLICATION’S

We are now accepting applications for open three and four year old peer slots in our Early Childhood Disabilities classrooms.

To be considered for a peer slot you/ your child must meet the following guidelines:

1.     You must live in the Olathe School District. (Even if you are an employee of the district you must still live within the Olathe School District.)

2.     Your child must be potty trained.  (Not wearing pull-ups)

3.     Your child must speak and understand English very well.

4.     You must complete the “Ages and Stages” questionnaire with your child and once scored, your child must be at the appropriate developmental level.

To request and application packet please contact Kim Russell at 913-780-7341 or via email at krussellhlc@olatheschools.org. Be sure and include your child’s date of birth. 

Heritage Updates September 1-September 30, 2016

	Updates September 1-September 30
2-Sep	Cotton Candy Friday
5-Sep	NO SCHOOL Labor Day
7-Sep	Preschool Family Fun Night
8-Sep	Watch DOGS Pizza Night 6:30-7:30 PM
9-Sep	Fall Picture Day
19-Sep	Fun Run Kick Off
20-Sep	PTO Meeting Library 6:30 PM
29-Sep	2nd Grade to Mahaffie Farmstead 9:30-11:30 AM
29-Sep	Fun Run  11:00 AM-3:00 PM
30-Sep	Professional Day NO SCHOOL

Heritage Hearing Screenings

HEARING SCREENINGS   

        

On September 19, elementary hearing screenings will take place.  A hearing screening is required for all Early Childhood, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 5^th grade students, all students new to the district and all students with an IEP.  

If you would like to waive the hearing screening for your child, please contact the school nurse, Ms. Hicks at 780-7496.  You will not be contacted regarding the results of the hearing screening, unless your child needs further testing.

Mr. McFarland News

We have had an incredible beginning to our school year!  I am certainly looking forward to an amazing year.  I have seen fun team building activities as students get to know each other.  I also had the opportunity to help our full day kindergarten students eat lunch for the first time in a school setting - they did great! 

Here are a couple of things that are coming up:

1) Our PTO is hosting the Third Annual Block Party on Saturday, August 27th beginning at 5:00.  We hope to see you there!

2) MAP testing will be taking place the week of August 29th.  Specific times will be coming from your child's classroom teachers.

Thank you so much for such an incredible start to our year, please don't hesitate to contact me if questions arise!

Scott McFarland

Principal

 

Mr. McFarland News

Staffing Changes


We have filled all our available positions now with the addition of Cindy Daniels in 4th grade and Felicia Stites as our second resource teacher.  Cindy has done 3 long-term sub positions in fourth grade so she is already quite familiar with the curriculum and her teammates.  We are excited to have her join the Heritage team.  Felicia comes to us from Indiana with previous experience as a classroom teacher and resource teacher.  If there are other changes that occur over the summer, I will keep our community posted.


Important Dates

Our enrollment date will be Thursday, July 28th from 11:00-7:00.  This will be for all students and their families ready to enroll at Heritage for the 2016-2017 school year.  Each family will need to have a proof of residency as the district is tightening up the process for students attending in their correct home school.


Our Sneak-a-Peek and Back to School Night will be on August 15th from 5:00-7:00.  This will look a little different from years past.  The Sneak-a-Peek portion will go from 5:00-5:30 where students may bring in their supplies to the classrooms and meet their new teachers.  At 5:30 - we will invite everyone to the downstairs gym so we can introduce our staff.  I would encourage students to bring a flashlight to this event so they can shine a spotlight on our teachers as they get introduced!  At 6:00, we will begin one of two sections of information from classroom teachers.  This will be for parents only.  Students will remain in the gym to watch a movie with non classroom teachers supervising.  At 6:30, there will be a second section of information given by teachers.  This is repeated information to accommodate parents with multiple students.  Parents will then need to pick their children up in the gym once they are done with the Back to School Night portion.  I'm really looking forward to this new format to start our school year!


I hope everyone enjoys a wonderful summer and don't forget to keep those kids reading!  I look forward to seeing everyone on July 28th for enrollment!


Scott McFarland
Principal