The Heritage Herald

We at HMS hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. If you have any questions about any of the information in the newsletter, please feel free to give us a call (708-458-7590).

Students who ordered school sweatshirts received them this week. As a reminder, all sweatshirts must be black, white or maroon. Sweatshirts with large logos cannot be worn.

Warmest regards,

Mrs. P. Malone, Principal

Heritage Middle School

• December 20-22: WINTER SPIRIT WEEK (see flyer below)
• December 23 - January 5: Winter Break
• January 6: Classes Resume
• January 11: 8th Grade Spanish Placement Testing
• January 17: NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• January 21: Progress Reports Go Home

• Please make sure your child wears a coat to school.
• Breakfast starts at 7:30. Please do not send your child to school earlier than 7:30.

• Argo High School will host an 8th Grade Parent Night

  Tentative Date: Wednesday January 19, 2022 at 7:15

  *More information will be shared closer to the date.

• January 11, 2022 ~ 8th Grade Students will take a Spanish Placement Exam for Argo HS. This test will be taken at school.

Wrestling practice will resume Monday 12/20/2021 with any available students interested in wrestling.

Questions? Reach out to Mr. Mowinski (mmowinski@sd104.us)

If your child is experiencing any COVID symptoms, PLEASE keep him/her home and call the school for further guidance.

PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WITH A MASK EVERY DAY.

Additional Information:

Please be aware if your child has any of the following symptoms Covid-19 should be suspected and your child should NOT attend school until you have spoken to the school nurse. If your child presents to school with any of the above symptoms you will be called to pick up your child immediately. You will then be given instructions on how and when your child may return to school.

· Fever (100.4 or higher)

· New onset of moderate to severe headache

· Shortness of breath

· New cough

· Sore throat

· Vomiting

· Diarrhea

· New loss of sense of taste or smell

· Fatigue from an unknown cause

· Muscle, or body aches from and unknown cause.

If a student has had contact with a COVID positive person, they must be kept home, and the building nurse notified. If any student while at school discloses, they have been in contact with a COVID positive person you will be called to pick up your child immediately. You will then be given instructions on how and when your child may return to school.

In our efforts to keep everyone safe the nurses will be diligent in following up on any student who presents to school ill. We understand keeping your child home may have its difficulties, however it is the only way to keep our community safe.