Heritage Happenings

We had a great Homecoming Week! Each morning we had Junior/Senior High athletes greeting our students cheering them on to a great day, along with dress up days that many of our students had fun with. On Friday, The high school cross country team ran the football game ball from Whitmore Lake High School back to the Pep Assembly at the Junior/Senior High, stopping at both Smith and Heritage along the way. Then many of our students participated in the Homecoming Parade.

This week we have parent teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday from 4:00-7:00 PM. Your student's teacher has sent out sign ups. During conferences we have a quick Family Engagement Survey that we would like you to take, however there is a link to the survey later in this newsletter if you would like to complete it sooner. We are looking for feedback so we can continue to improve and offer events that benefit our students and families.

Following Conferences, we get to enjoy our Fall Break. There is No School Friday, October 20 and Monday, October 23. Staff and Students return on Tuesday, October 24.

Please continue to encourage your students to keep their Pokemon cards and toys at home, so we can help to avoid the distraction. We appreciate your help with this matter!

October 16 - National Sports Day - Support your favorite team

October 18 - K-6 Conferences from 4PM - 7PM

October 19 - K-6 Conferences from 4PM - 7PM

October 20 - 23 - Fall Break - No School

October 26 - National Pumpkin Day

October 26 - 6th Grade Band Halloween Concert @ Junior/Senior High

October 27 - National Mentoring Day

October 27 - Popcorn Day

October 31 - Halloween Parade

October 31 - National Knock Knock Joke Day

October 31 - National Carmel Apple Day

Thank you to all of the volunteers that made this wonderful event a success! We would like to give a shout out to the Heritage students that stepped up to help during the event, as well as setting up and cleaning up.

Thank you for your hard work:

Bennett Lentz, Gavin Lane, Taylor Walz, Colt Walz, Lily Walz, Ava Welch, Jeff Hayes, Matt Hayes, Clair Wetzel, and Sophia Wetzel.

This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Integrity. Integrity means you are honest and speak the truth. You present yourself genuinely and sincerely.

Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody is watching. People with integrity practice what they preach and maintain a consistent pattern of behavior aligned with their values. They have the courage not to follow the crowd if it means going against their beliefs. Integrity is closely aligned with the terms of honesty and authenticity. People with integrity tell the truth and have alignment in their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Integrity is vital to individual growth. It is correlated with a multitude of psychological well-being measures. Harmony in your feelings, thoughts, and actions makes you better able to personally grow and achieve goals. Authenticity and a lack of pretense make you more likable and trusted by others, meaning your relationships will benefit.

To practice and encourage the character strength of integrity with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2), where together you will watch a video, read a quote, and talk about the answers to three questions.

Read at Home Literacy Packet

This resource includes QR codes/links to videos of family engagement/collaboration ideas for at home in all areas of literacy, including writing.

Following with the tradition, we will be hosting our Smith and Heritage Halloween Parade on October 31st. Stay tuned for more details.

On Monday, we will be congratulating our students of the month.

The following students are being recognized September's Students of the Month:

3rd Grade:

Colt Walz

Holly Humrich

Adeline Romero

Ava Welch

4th Grade:

Tim Gancer

Adrien Montero

Ava Allen

Kerry Schipul

5th Grade:

Lucas Bergman

Nicholas Arnold

Hayden Fink

Zac Satur

6th Grade:

Kinsley Buelow

Lauren Mata

Bailey Schroeder

Specials:

Brantley Baumgras

Sophia Bramlett

Reese Sadler

Colton Stowe

Elisabeth Johnson

Congratulations to all of our students who are off to a great start to the school year, and an extra special congratulations to our September Students of the Month!

We encourage all families to login to their PowerSchool Parent Portal. This is a great place for you to keep track of your students attendance and grades as they go through their schooling here in Stockbridge.

Returning Families: You have been given this log in information in the past. If you need your log in credentials, please feel free to contact our office and we can get that information to you.

Meghan Kunzelman, Principal

Josh Nichols, Dean of Culture

Deanna Kruger, Administrative Assistant

Email: kunzelmanm@panthernet.net
Website: https://www.panthernet.net/our-schools/heritage-school/
Location: 222 Western Ave, Stockbridge, MI, USA
Phone: 517-851-8600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeritageSchoolStockbridgeMI

School Day: 8:50-3:38

Drop off- Begins at 8:35am. We will continue with our same procedure as last year. For safety, please do not let your child out of your car until they are in the designated area (Sidewalk in front of the school) for drop off.

Class begins at 8:50am. Please make sure that your student is here on time to start the day.

Pick up: We will continue with our same procedure as last year. As parents pull up the the sidewalk in front of Heritage, members of the staff will support the process to ensure student are safely supported to their cars.

Please expect some delays during the first few weeks of school as we streamline processes and support our students. This will ensure the safety of all our students.