Busy Weekend At Heritage-Help Needed!

Busy Weekend At Heritage-Help Needed!

Saturday, November 19th is going to be a very busy and very fun day at Heritage.  
Please, check out the link and then come join us!  We need lots of volunteers to make this day a success.

Breakfast with Santa will be from 8:30-10:30 AM.

Breakfast with Santa

Playground Improvement Event is from 11:00-12:30.

Our community partners, The First Baptist Church and the Kiwanis Club will be joining us.  We will be painting the playground equipment and spreading mulch. The Kiwanis Club is providing brand new basketball goals for our playground! Kiwanis will also be grilling hot dogs.  Please, come help improve our school and join the fun.

Early Childhood Peers for 2017-2018

ATTENTION PARENT’S OF

THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLD CHILDREN!

2017 – 2018

APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD FEE 

BASED PEER PARTICIPATION SLOT’S

The application process will begin on January 9, 2017 for the 2017-2018 school year.

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. 

Bountiful Harvest At Heritage

Heritage Elementary

ANNUAL BOUNTIFUL HARVEST Food Drive

Please plan with your child to help and support our school wide food drive.  Items may be brought in each day.  Classes will be keeping track of total items donated.  Thank you for supporting this great cause as Heritage shows heart in helping others.

Thursday, November 10

Canned Goods

Friday, November 11

Soaps, Detergents, Laundry Items

Monday, November 14

Staple Items Such As Sugar, Salt, Flour, Oil, Shortening

Tuesday, November 15

Rice, Pasta, Macaroni, Breakfast Cereals

Wednesday, November 16

Baby Items Such As Diapers, Wipes, Baby Food, Bottles, etc.

Thursday, November 17

Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Tissues, Napkins

Friday, November 18

Personal Items Such As Combs, Brushes, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Shampoo, etc.

Updates November 1 - December 2, 2016

	Updates November 1-December 2
2-Nov	All Special Chorus 7:45-8:15 AM
2-Nov	5th Grade to Science City
2-Nov	Pre-School Family Fun Night 5:00-8:00 PM
3-Nov	4th Grade Special Chorus 3:00-3:30 PM
3-Nov	Kickball 3:45-4:30 PM Gym (Foxhounds/Scottish Hounds)
4-Nov	5th Grade Special Chorus 7:45-8:15 AM
4-Nov	PTO Movie Plex Night 4:00-6:00 PM
7-Nov	3rd Grade Fire Safety 1:00-2:00 PM
7-Nov	CSI 3:40-4:30 PM
7-Nov	Math Wings 3:45-4:45 PM
9-Nov	All Special Chorus 7:45-8:15 AM
9-Nov	ABC, 123 Night for Kindergarten 6:30-7:30 PM
10-Nov	4th Grade Special Chorus 3:00-3:30 PM
10-Nov	Kickball 3:45-4:30 PM Gym (Bassett Hounds/Iris Wolfhounds)
11-Nov	5th Grade Special Chorus 7:45-8:15 AM
11-Nov	Veteran's Day Celebration 9:00-10:00 AM Gym
11-Nov	2nd Grade Performance 9:00-9:30 AM
14-Nov	Scholastic Book Fair Begins 8:00-8:30 AM- Runs Through Saturday, Nov 19
14-Nov	CSI 3:40-4:30 PM
14-Nov	Math Wings 3:45-4:45 PM
15-Nov	Ambassador Meeting 7:45-8:15 AM
15-Nov	PTO Meeting 6:30-7:30 PM Library
16-Nov	All Special Chorus 7:45-8:15 AM
17-Nov	1st Grade to Wonderscope
17-Nov	4th Grade Special Chorus 3:00-3:30 PM
17-Nov	Kickball 3:45-4:30 PM (Bloodhounds/Greyhounds)
18-Nov	5th Grade Special Chorus 7:45-8:15 AM
19-Nov	Breakfast With Santa 8:30-10:30 AM MPR
23-Nov	Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL
24-Nov	Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL
25-Nov	Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL
28-Nov	Math Wings 3:45-4:45 PM
29-Nov	4th Grade Special Chorus 3:00-3:30 PM
30-Nov	All Special Chorus 7:45-8:15 AM
1-Dec	Kickball 3:45-4:30 PM (Foxhounds/Basset Hounds)
2-Dec	5th Grade Special Chorus 7:45-8:15 AM
2-Dec	Cotton Candy Friday

Sensory Room Funds-Matched by Olathe Public Schools Foundations!

My name is Kim Steinbacher and

I am a teacher at Heritage Elementary. What an amazing gift to be with these children every day!!

Self-regulation is an important skill for students of all ages. We want to create a space at Heritage Elementary for calming & sensory activities, to teach kids self-regulation.  Students need a place to go where they can calm down, wake up, or participate in activities that help them self-regulate.  When overwhelmed, sensory materials help our students regroup more quickly and shift their focus back to learning.

With a constantly shrinking budget, there is no money to purchase these much needed materials. To help raise the $900 needed to create a Sensory Room, the Olathe Public Schools Foundation is offering a 1:1 match of all donations made to my online Fund-A-Need program. This means if you give $25.00 towards the purchase of sensory materials, the Foundation will make your gift worth $50.00. What an incredible impact!

Your generosity of any amount that is meaningful to you helps mitigate behavior and sensory challenges so I can keep these incredible kids learning.  To help create a Sensory Room for Heritage kids, go to my Fund-a-Need page at https://www.olathepublicschoolsfoundation.org/fund-a-need/heritage-sensory-room-grant-proposal.

I hope I can count on your support! This match won’t last much longer so please make your gift today! Thank you!

Boo Pops for Sale!

Boo Pops!

Ambassadors are selling “Boo Pops” this week, October 24th thru October 28th to raise money to buy books for the Johnson County Christmas Bureau. They are $.50 each.

Ambassadors will be collecting new and gently used books for Johnson County Christmas Bureau.  Heritage has always donated over 1,000 books.

Please send them to school any day the week of Nov. 7th and the Ambassadors will sort them, box them up and donate them. 

Thank you. 

Art to Remember Deadline

Your personalized Art to Remember packets are going home this week with students. Please remember to return your orders by next Monday, October 17, or order online with the information given in the packet. 

If we get our orders in by next week, your products will be here in plenty of time to give as holiday gifts to parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends.
  

This program helps to support all of our school by helping us purchase much needed art supplies as well as giving you an opportunity to have a keepsake of your artwork. 

Thanks for your support!