Updates September 25-October 10

	Updates September 25-October 10
9/25	3rd Grade Fire Safety 12:30 PM
9/25	Harriers Running Club 3:45-4:15 PM
9/26	Student of the Week Lunches
9/26	Movie Night 3:30-6:00 PM
9/30	Math Wings Mrs. Hannon 3:45-4:45 PM
10/2	Fall Picture Day
10/2	3rd Grade Fire Safety 12:30 - 1:30 PM
10/2	Harriers Running Club 3:45-4:15 PM
10/3	Donuts  With Dads Multi Purpose Room 7:30-8:30 AM
10/3	1st Grade to Johnson County Farm 9:15 AM-2:30 PM
10/3	Student of the Week Lunches
10/3	Cotton Candy Friday
10/4	16th Annual Jared Coones Pumpkin Run Black Bob 8:00 AM
10/6	Bully Prevention Week Begins
10/6	Kindness Kickoff Assemly  Multi Purpose Room 9:00 AM
10/7	5th Grade Program Multi Purpose Room 2:30 and 7:00 PM
10/7	Math Wings Mrs. Hannon 3:40-4:45 PM
10/8	4th and 5th Grade to Leadership Activity Black Bob 1:00-2:30 PM
10/9	Full Day Kdg and AM Kdg to Fire Station 8:40-10:20 AM
10/9	PM Kdg to Fire Station 1:00- 2:35 PM
10/9	End of First Quarter
10/10	Professional Day No School for Students

ParentVue Information in English and Spanish

ParentVue Provides Elementary Parents with Student Progress Information

Elementary parents in the district will now be able track their child’s progress with ParentVue, an online grading system. The Elementary Report Card and ParentVue are two of many ways in which student progress is communicated throughout the year.

A district steering team has been working on district guidelines for this new program and how it fits most appropriately at the elementary level. For example, at kindergarten, first and second grade, parents can expect to see grades posted at the end of each quarter. Student learning at the primary level is measured using a variety of tools and combines different measures to determine student progress.  A large focus at this level is building foundational skills.

 At third, fourth and fifth grade, parents should see grades posted about every two weeks – typically the first and third week of the month. This may vary slightly from school to school, but the goal is that grades are available about every two weeks. 

 Because students do not attend physical education, music, art, band and orchestra on a daily basis, grades will be posted for these classes at the end of each quarter. 

 As a parent, it is important to remember that not every assignment is included in the grading process. It is necessary for students to have the opportunity to practice their learning before having a grade assigned. The final grade earned at the end of the quarter should never be a surprise to you as a parent. Communication regarding student progress happens with the teacher and constant, on-going communication is the key to your child’s success. 

ParentVue prove a los padres de los estudiantes en escuela primaria información del progreso de los estudiantes

El programa ParentVue, ahora le permite a los padres de los niños en escuelas primarias ver la información del progreso de sus estudiantes.

 Los padres de las escuelas primarias del distrito podrán ahora hacer un seguimiento del progreso de sus hijos con ParentVue, un Sistema de calificaciones en línea. El boletín de las calificaciones y ParentVue  son sólo dos de las maneras en las que el progreso de sus hijos es comunicado a ustedes a través del año escolar.

 Un equipo guiado del distrito ha estado trabajando  bajo las reglas de éste para diseñar el  nuevo programa y cómo  adaptarlo de manera  apropiada en el nivel primario. Por ejemplo, en kinder, primer y segundo grado, los padres pueden ver calificaciones al final de cada trimestre. Los estudiantes del primer nivel son calificados   usando una variedad de herramientas que combinan diferentes medidas para determinar su  progreso. En este nivel hay mucho enfoque en la construcción de las habilidades fundacionales.

 En el tercer, cuarto y quinto grado, los padres verán las calificaciones cada dos semanas -típicamente la primer y tercer semana del mes.  Esto podría variar un poco de escuela a escuela y de maestra a maestra.

 Ya que los estudiantes no participan de manera diaria en Educación Física, Música, Arte, Banda y Orquesta, las calificaciones en estas materias serán reportadas al final de cada trimestre.

 Como padres, es importante que recuerden que no todas las asignaciones están incluidas en el proceso de calificaciones. Es necesario para los estudiantes que tengan la oportunidad de practicar lo aprendido antes de que se le asigne una calificación. La nota al final de cada trimestre no debería ser una sorpresa para ustedes los padres. La comunicación relacionada con el progreso de su estudiante debe ocurrir de manera constante con la maestra, ya que ésta es la clave para el éxito académico de su hijo/a.

 

Heritage 5th Grade Ambassadors

Ambassadors: Our 5^th grade Ambassadors are hard at work helping out around the school and in classrooms. You will see some in the morning opening car doors as you arrive.

 

Coat Drive: Beginning Sept. 29^th, we will be holding a used coat drive. If you have any coats that your family has outgrown, please send them or bring them to school. We will have a barrel in the front of the school. Last Spring we were able to fill it up three times. The coat drive will continue through Oct. 9^th.

Gently used and new books-The Ambassadors will be once again collecting books for Johnson County Christmas Bureau. Start going through books that you no longer need. The biggest need this year is board books. Adult and teen books are accepted as well as books for children. The books will be collected Oct. 13^th-24^th. Each classroom will have a box for books.

Home Deport Workshop and Pumpkin Race Fliers

Fun Run!

Way to go Heritage, the Hound Dog Fun Run was a great success! We raised over $9,000 and had lots of fun running laps around the track on Friday.

Thanks to all of the parents that were able to join us and help out by filling water cups and cheering on our runners! 

Child Passenger Safety Week

Please go to the link below with information from Police Captain Grant Allen regarding Child Passenger Safety Week.
Our area police departments will be participating in this project within our school zones this week.

 www.kansasboosterseat.org
www. kansasboosterseat.o

Fun Run Pictures

The Hound Dog Fun Run will be this Friday, September 19^th.  The PTO is raising funds to provide field trips, classroom supplies, and Heritage upgrades throughout the year.

The goal is for this to be our one, large fundraiser, so be sure to ask friends and family to sponsor your student’s run! We've raised almost $2,500 so far, but we still have a long way to go before reaching our goal of $25,000.

Send in your pledges this week to compete for great classroom parties! Last week the winning classrooms had a Silly String party, a Pie in the Face party, and a Workshop sponsored by Home Depot! This week we’ll have a Gymnastics party sponsored by Gym 360, a Pizza party, a Water Balloon Toss, and an Ice Cream party. Visit www.heritage.myfunrun.com to donate. Thank you for your support!