Heritage Elementary

Mr. Chad Rice, Principal

Mrs. Courtney Smoot, School Counselor

Mrs. Marni Dreher, School Nurse

Mrs. Katie Thielman, Building Secretary

Mrs. Jessica Bristle, Office Assistant

Email: chad_rice@plsd.us
Website: https://www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/
Location: 100 N. East Street
Phone: 614-833-6385

November 7 = No School (Election Day/Prof Dev)

November 13 = Veterans Day Assembly

November 14 = 1st Grade K.I.S.S. Luncheon (Mauger/Small)

November 16 = 1st Grade K.I.S.S. Luncheon (Melin/Boyd)

November 20 = 2nd Grade K.I.S.S. Luncheon (Hall/Katulak/Lema)

November 22-24 = No School - Thanksgiving Break

December 18 - January 1 = Winter Break

January 2 = No School Teacher Work Day (Records)

January 15 = No School - Martin Luther King Day

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Please join us for a celebration of courage and recognition of sacrifice as we honor our Veterans and their families.

ALL VETERANS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!

HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Monday, November 13, 2023

10:30AM

HERITAGE ELEMENTARY AUDITORIUM

KIDS INVITE SOMEONE SPECIAL!

Mark your calendars!

Tuesday, November 14th: 1st Grade MAUGER/SMALL

Thursday, November 16th: 1st Grade MELIN/BOYD

Monday, November 20th: 2nd Grade HALL/KATULAK/LEMA

This is a special day set aside for children to invite “Someone Special” to join them for a school lunch. Due to limited supplies, special guests will not be able to purchase a school lunch. Special guests may bring a packed lunch or food from a favorite restaurant for themselves and/or their student. One guest per student is kindly requested.

This is a regular school day, so all students are expected back in class at the end of their lunchtime. If you plan on taking your student out of school, please send a note, in advance, indicating who is allowed to sign-out your child. We must have prior written permission from parents for anyone other than the parent to sign out a child.

The KISS luncheon schedule:

10:15 - 11:00 Please join us in the classroom for some activities

11:00 - 11:45 Join your Special Student for lunch in the Cafeteria

School lunches will only be available to Heritage students only.

*Special guests are not permitted to join their students for recess.

FREE Thanksgiving Meal

Holidays can be a stressful time for families. Pickerington Local School District Families have teamed up together to help provide free Thanksgiving meals to families in our community to enjoy on Thanksgiving! If you are interested, please complete this google form by Thursday, November 9th. More details will come with date and time of pick up to follow!

Please don't hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Smoot, School Counselor with any questions! Courtney_smoot@plsd.us; (614) 548-1331

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Panorama SEL Fall Survey Nepali 2023

Panorama SEL Otoño Survey Spanish 2023

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PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE OFFICE LAST MINUTE TO CHANGE YOUR CHILD'S DISMISSAL. Phone calls for a dismissal change will only be honored for emergency purposes. Dismissal can be a very chaotic time of the day. Keeping your student's dismissal consistent is best.

DISMISSAL CHANGE REQUESTS MUST BE MADE BEFORE 3:00PM! Please refrain from walking into the office and signing your student out after 3:30pm (unless it's due to an emergency).

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

The H.O.P.E Weekend food program will begin Friday, September 8th.

At morning drop off, from 9:05-9:15, parents are not permitted to park and walk their students in. During parent drop off, parents are to remain in their vehicle and dismiss their student as the cars progress. If you are late and miss the parent drop off line, you will need to park your car in the front lot, walk your student into the office and sign your student in. The front doors are reserved for students arriving by bus, students that walk to school, and students being signed in late by the parent.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Notice of Language Assistance Plan

In English:

Pickerington Schools will take reasonable steps to ensure that persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) have meaningful access and an equal opportunity to participate in all services, activities, and programs available throughout the district. It is the policy of PLSD to ensure meaningful communication with LEP students and families and to communicate information related to the education of all students. All services needed to comply with this policy will be provided for students and their families in need of such assistance free of charge. For assistance, please call 614-833-2110.

(In Nepali)

भाषा सहायतासम्बन्धी सूचना:

Pickerington Schools ले सीमित अङ्ग्रेजी प्रवीणता (LEP) भएका व्यक्तिहरूसँग डिस्ट्रिक्टभर उपलब्ध सबै सेवा, क्रियाकलाप र कार्यक्रमहरूमा अर्थपूर्ण पहुँच र सहभागी हुन पाउने समान अवसर छ भनी सुनिश्चित गर्नका लागि उचित कदमहरू चाल्ने छ। LEP भएका विद्यार्थी र परिवारहरूसँग अर्थपूर्ण सञ्चार सुनिश्चित गर्ने र सबै विद्यार्थीहरूको शिक्षासँग सम्बन्धित जानकारी सञ्चार गर्ने PLSD को नीति हो। यो नीतिको अनुपालन गर्न आवश्यक पर्ने सबै सेवाहरू यस प्रकारको सहायता आवश्यक भएका विद्यार्थी र उहाँहरूका परिवारहरूलाई निःशुल्क रूपमा उपलब्ध गराइने छ। सहायताको लागि, कृपया 614-833-2110 मा कल गर्नुहोस्



En Español:

Las escuelas de Pickerington tomarán medidas razonables para garantizar que las personas con dominio limitado del inglés (LEP) tengan un acceso fácil y la misma oportunidad de participar en todos los servicios, actividades y programas disponibles en todo el distrito. La política de PLSD es asegurar una comunicación significativa con los estudiantes LEP, sus familias y comunicar información relacionada con la educación de todos los estudiantes. Todos los servicios necesarios para cumplir con esta política se proporcionarán a los estudiantes y sus familias que necesiten dicha asistencia de forma gratuita. Para obtener ayuda, llame al 614-833-2110.

En Francais:

Le district scolaire de Pickerington prendra des mesures raisonnables pour s'assurer que les personnes ayant une compétence limitée en anglais (LEP) ont un accès adapté et une chance égale de participer à tous les services, activités et programmes disponibles dans le district. La politique du PLSD est d'assurer une communication efficace avec les étudiants et les familles LEP et de communiquer les informations relatives à l'éducation de tous les élèves. Tous les services nécessaires pour se conformer à cette politique seront fournis gratuitement aux élèves et à leurs familles qui en nécessitent. Pour toute assistance, veuillez composer le 614-833-2110.

Pickerington Schools contracts with Petermann Bus Services for its transportation services. You can contact Petermann at 614-837-8525 with any questions.

CLICK HERE for detailed information on how to access your child's transportation information.

Please visit the district's website with important information about price changes for school lunches this year.

Welcome to Heritage Elementary!

My name is Marni Dreher and I am the School Nurse at Heritage Elementary and Pickerington North H.S. I look forward to meeting your child and working with you. I wanted to make you aware of some kindergarten health requirements.

1. Immunization Record - The State of Ohio requires all Public-School children to have updated immunization records. Please see Ohio Immunization requirements:

ODH School Immunization requirements

2. Physician Report form - A current completed form, signed by a HealthCare Provider, is due by August 1, 2023. The Physician Report form can be found here:

Physician Report Form

If you have not turned in your child's immunization record and physician report form upon enrollment, please email the forms to school nurse's email marnica_dreher@plsd.us

If you have already turned the forms in upon enrollment, the information has been received and you do not need to send it again.

Health Concerns - please communicate your child's health concerns and medications, if needed, a health plan will be developed and shared with teacher(s).

Change of Clothes - During school hours your child may need to change their clothes due to a bladder/bowel accident and/or falling in water puddles and/or mud. If possible, place an extra set of clothes in their book bag to use.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Thank you!

All families with students grades 1-4 are required to update their Back To School/EMA Form in Infinite Campus prior to the first day of school. If your student is a kindergarten student or newly enrolled to the district, your information is already complete. Please remember, once you've enrolled, these online forms MUST be completed annually.

There are simple step-by-step instructions on the district's website for your convenience.

Back to School 2023: A Step-by-Step Guide