Heritage Happenings

It's Homecoming Week! It should be a great week in Stockbridge this week, with dress up days, athlete morning greeters, homecoming football run, parade and game!

We have been off to a great start, and are working to make sure things continue running smoothly. We have been experiencing Pokemon cards and toys becoming a distraction in the classroom and causing disagreements at recess. We would like to encourage our students to keep their cards and toys at home so we can help to avoid the distraction. We appreciate your help with this matter!

October 9 - School Board Meeting - 6:30 PM @ Junior/Senior High

October 11 - PTO Fall Family Fun Night

October 12 - Flu & Covid Vaccine Clinic

October 13 - Homecoming

October 16 - National Sports Day

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

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

October 20 - 23 - Fall Break

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

This week is HOMECOMING WEEK:

Monday, October 9 = Cartoon Day - wear or dress like your favorite cartoon

Tuesday, October 10 = Twin Day - twin with a friend

Wednesday, October 11 = Harry Potter vs. Marvel Day - wear Harry Potter or Marvel gear

Thursday, October 12 = Teacher vs. Student Day - Students dress like teachers, vice versa

Friday, October 13 = Panther Pride Day - Wear your Black and Orange

This week our school community will be focusing on the Other People Mindset of Being Present and Giving Others My Attention. This means when I’m with other people, I’m present and give them my full attention.

This element of the Other People Mindset is so important today due to the increasing number of distractions vying for our time and attention. Phone calls, text messages, emails, social media notifications all have the dangerous capacity to pull us away from the present moment and, what’s most important -- our relationships with other people.

Just like plants need sunlight to grow, our relationships need attention. If we don’t give our attention to the people we’re building relationships with -- whether family members, close friends, or even distant colleagues -- we can’t build those relationships. It’s vitally important that we pick our heads up from our cell phones and truly listen to other people when they’re talking. A positive culture is built on positive relationships -- and we can’t build positive relationships without attention.

To practice and encourage the character strength of perspective 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.