The Heritage Herald

I hope everyone is having a great February! Please feel free to contact the school if you have any questions (708-458-7590).

Mrs. P. Malone

February 14 ~ Valentine's Day-Students can wear red or pink!

February 16 ~ Erin's Law Parent Presentation (more information below)

February 16-18, 2022 ~ Argo Registration Days (more information below)

February 21, 2022 ~ Presidents' Day--NO SCHOOL

March 7 ~ Graduation Picture Retake Day

Student cell phones should be left in each student lockers in the morning when they arrive to school. Students may not have their cell phones with them during the day.

If you need to contact your child during the day, please call the main office (708-458-7590). If your child needs to contact you, they can use the phone in the office.

Please help us by reminding your child of this rule so that we can continue to keep our school safe.

Students should not arrive to school before 7:30 (8:30 on Wednesdays). At that time, students are invited in to have breakfast and/or come inside due to inclement weather.

For safety reasons, please do not drop off/send your child to school before 7:30.

• Cap & Gown Picture Retakes ~ March 7, 2022

Argo Registration Days at HMS!

Argo High School counselors will be at HMS on February 16-18, 2022 to register your student for high school!

February 16th: Counselors will come out to talk to our students about all the course offerings.

February 17th: Counselors will come out to HMS to register students for Argo.

February 18th 8:30-10:30: Counselors will come out to HMS to meet with any parent who would like to review the courses their students were registered for.

Erin’s Law Student Presentation

KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE

The State of Illinois requires schools to educate all students (pre-school through 12th grade) about sexual abuse and assault awareness, Erin’s Law legislation.

Information regarding Erin’s Law can be found at: www.erinslaw.org

Summit School District 104 uses age-appropriate lessons to educate students about: safe touch and unsafe touch, safe secrets, and unsafe secrets, and how to get away and tell a trusted adult. The lessons teach children to: recognize child sexual abuse and report abuse.

When: February 21st-March 4th

Presented by: School Social Worker

Where: During your students regularly scheduled social emotional learning lessons.

Please complete the Erin’s Law OPT-OUT Permission Slip if you

DO NOT want your child to participate by FEBRUARY 18TH

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Udcen7KONkCLZWoMvfR9XE4yRUVpLKdKvKU2DgRXgghUQlNNMjA2TVFXTElMMVMyRUcyNk0yWDVITy4u

When: February 16thth 6:30pm-7:00pm

Presented by: Michele Clark, Heritage Middle School Social Worker

Elizabeth Calderon, Graves Elementary School Social Worker

https://zoom.us/j/94968545865?pwd=Q0JjR1ZQUU5JT251NnhRRi8wVTlQdz09

Meeting ID: 949 6854 5865

Passcode: 12345

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.