The Heritage Herald

I hope everyone is enjoying the crisp fall weather! Please read all of the important information in this newsletter and sign up for conferences. If you have any questions, call the HMS main office 708-458-7590.

Enjoy the sweater weather!

Mrs. Malone, Principal

Heritage Middle School

11/18 ~ Report Cards will be sent home with students

11/18 ~ End of Trimester 1

11/22 ~ Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences (more information below)

11/23 ~ NO SCHOOL-Teacher Institute Day

11/24-26 ~ NO SCHOOL-Thanksgiving Break

November 22, 2021

1:00-7:00 (teachers will have lunch from 3:00-4:00)

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held virtually via phone. Please click the link below to schedule phone conferences with your child's teachers.

Please call the main office 708-458-7590 if you have questions.

The Student Dress Code is below. As the weather is getting colder, students are allowed to wear sweaters, sweatshirts & hoodies. All sweaters, sweatshirts and hoodies must:

• be black, white or maroon
• not have large or offensive logos
• have a school shirt underneath

If you'd like to purchase a school sweater or hoodie, please return the order form your child will bring home on Monday. There's a copy below.

*On Fridays, students are allowed to wear jeans with a school shirt. Ripped jeans must have clothing underneath.

Miles of Smiles Mobile Dental Program will be coming out to service our students.

EVERY child who returns a signed, filled out permission slip will receive an exam, teeth cleaning, fluoride varnish, flossing, and dental sealants on their molars if they are not already done.

Please sign the permission form your child brought home. It's also attached below.

Click here for a list of all teacher email addresses. If you do not have email, feel free to call the school (708-458-7590) and leave a message for the teacher to call you.

With your permission, we can test your child, at school, for Covid if they are displaying symptoms.

All parents will receive a copy of the results and the original will be kept in student health files. Please fill out the form your child brought home. A copy of it is also below.

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.