February Newsletter

February 28, 2020

Upcoming Important Dates

February

Thursday, 2-20: Youth Advocate Collin Kartchner presents at Rock Canyon
Friday, 2-21: Box Tops Due
Wednesday, 2-26 and Thursday, 2-27: Parent-Teacher Conferences and Explorer Art Show
Thursday, 2-27: Screenagers: Next Chapter at Cresthill Middle School

March

Saturday, 3-7: Father Daughter Dance at Heritage
Saturday, 3-8: Day Light Saving Time Starts
Wednesday, 3-11: Field Trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Monday, 3-16 to Friday, 3-20: Spring Break
Thursday, 3-26: Talent Show Auditions

Help Spread the Word

Heritage Elementary is a great place to attend school. Help us spread the word to neighbors and friends to enroll Kindergarten students! Thank you!
Girls on the Run starts March 2nd!
- Heritage is excited to bring back the Girls on the Run program to girls in grades 3 through 6! Practices for the ten-week program will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm beginning on Monday, March 2nd. Registration has already begun, so be sure to get your daughter signed up today! Visit our group page at (PAGE) for more information!

Heritage Creative Writing Competition

Heritage is introducing a creative writing competition for students in grades 1-6. Submit your best fictional story to your teacher by April 30th for a chance to win a gift card! All submissions will be judged by a writing committee.

There will be one winner per grade.

Gift Giving

Valentine's Day is a great way to celebrate relationships. However, when only select few get gifts, it creates tension with others. We want to create healthy relationships with others, but when single gifts are being brought in, it creates challenges. Please make sure that gift giving is done outside of school. Please and thank you!

Silent Auction Baskets

Thank you to Monica Knowles for volunteering to organize Mrs. Howard's silent auction basket!

We are still looking for volunteers for Mr. Berg and Mrs. Holtz. If you are able to, we would greatly appreciate the support! If you'd like to help, please contact your student's teacher.

Thank You!

Thank you for contributions to help our local firefighters! We loved how even the fire station wanted something donated to help others. When they go out on a call, offering bottles of water is something they like to do!

Last week, we raised money and food items for our local firefighters. They were shocked at the amazing donations that we provided them! Thank you to all those that contributed!

All of the fifth-graders also wrote letters thanking them for their bravery and service. Ask your child what amazing things they wrote in their cards!

Huge shout out to Jennifer Meyers and Erin Warta for organizing Parties with a Purpose.

Classroom News

READING

Fiction

We continue to work on our novels! Due to the snow day, our last day for this novel will be on Monday, February 24th.
After Spring Break, we will begin the Revolutionary War Novel Studies.

Nonfiction

Students also will continue to have exposure to nonfiction text with our Revolutionary War studies.
Students will continue their exploration by learning about events leading to the American Revolutionary War, including the Boston Massacre.

SCIENCE

Students are rotating between Mrs. Holtz, Mr. Berg, Mrs. Howard's classroom to learn about 6 of our main body systems.

1st Rotation- Digestive, Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
2nd Rotation- Skeletal, Muscular and Nervous Systems

WRITING

Students have also switched their writing focus from narrative to expository (informational).

Of course, these projects will operate within the Thinking Maps/Write From the Beginning and Beyond framework.

MATH

We are continuing our work with fractions and decimals. Thank you for your continued support with homework and math fact practice.
Reflex (Math Fact Fluency) - Continue to encourage your student to earn 3 green circles each week!
Link to homework sheets and Math's Mates

Contact

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email us. We are all happy to help!