Heritage K-8 Charter School

Heritage Notes
August 27, 2010

Milk and Cookies: Buy an after school snack for only $1and help support the 8th grade Science Camp fundraiser every Monday-Wednesday-Friday.

Afternoon Pick Up Time Correction: Students must be picked up after school by 3:15p.m., not 3:30p.m. as listed in the handbook.

Otter Pops: Cool off for only 25 cents after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Taco Tuesdays: Buy a taco, fruit snack, and drink for only $3. Add a second taco for only $1.

Hamburger Wednesdays: Buy a hamburger or cheeseburger, chips, and a drink for only $4 and help raise funds for the 8th grade science camp.

Pizza Fridays: Buy a piece of pizza, fruit snack, and a drink for only $3. Each additional piece is only $1.

Mission Fed’s Mission 2 $ave: Students can make deposits to their Mission Federal savings accounts between 7:30a.m.-7:55a.m. every Friday morning in the MPR. Over 35 students signed up the first week!

Martial Arts Class: A three day a week program - Monday, Wednesday, Saturday beginning Wednesday, September 1. $60 per month. Heritage students will meet in the MPR from 3:00p.m. to 3:45p.m. weekdays and 10:30a.m. to 11:a.m. Saturdays; high school and adult students will meet in the MPR 4p.m. to 5p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 11a.m. to 12p.m. on Saturdays. Learn how to defend yourself while having fun! For more information, contact Fred Pellicio at 858-401-9850.

After School Music Classes for 4th-8th Graders: FREE CLASSES! Glee Club begins Thursday, September 2, from 2:45-3:45 and Instrumental Class begins Monday, September 13, from 2:45-3:45 in Room 111. For more information, email Mrs. Guthrie at pguthrie@echs.org.

Used Uniform Shop: This month will be open Wednesday, September 1, and Wednesday, September 8, at 2:30p.m. Starting in October, the Used Uniform Shop will be open the first Wednesday of the month.

Jump Rope Club: Classes begin Tuesday, September 14, 2:45p.m. to 3:45p.m. in the MPR for grades 1-8. Fourteen classes for $140. Jump ropes provided for class and available for purchase to take home. Wear work out clothing and good jumping shoes. Bring a smile and we’ll teach you to jump rope! Applications are available in the front office or on the Heritage website. For more information, call or email Melinda Everett at 619-851-6880 or Melindae123@yahoo.com.

Library: If you would like to volunteer in the Library or help fund raise for incentive programs, please contact Jami Baar at jamibaar@cox.net. Please note all volunteers must have completed paperwork on file in the office before working with the students.

After School Piano Club: Starting Monday, September 20, the Piano Club meets once a week with your choice of any day Monday through Friday from 2:45p.m. to 3:30p.m. with Mrs. Dawson. Bring out your talent and potential through learning creative keyboard lessons in a group setting. Students will be offered exciting performance opportunities. Emphasis is on learning notes, timing, rhythm, dynamics, and performance. Group keyboard class is $56/month (45 minutes) and private lessons are $64/month (30 minutes). For more information, contact Pam Dawson at 760-480-9521 or 760-703-1962. A percentage of fees charged is donated to the American Heritage Education Foundation in support of the Heritage Music Department.

Prescription Drug Task Force: Deputy District Attorney, Matt Williams, will present important and potentially life-saving information to parents, especially parents of preteens and teens, on Tuesday, September 21, in the American Spirit Theater, at 6:30p.m. Learn about “pharm parties,” Oxycontin, and the prevalence of prescription drug abuse among the “good kids from good neighborhoods” in San Diego County.

Volunteer Opportunity: The Used Uniform Shop has some uniform pants that have holes in the knees. If you can sew and have time to make them into shorts, please contact Jo Ashley at 760-741-2560. There are also a couple of sweatshirts that need seams mended. Many thanks to everyone who has donated their children’s outgrown uniforms to the shop. And many, many thanks to Jo Ashley who has donated countless hours to organizing and selling those outgrown uniforms.

Carpool: – Rancho San Pasqual Community. Looking for other families interested in carpooling from the Rancho San Pasqual Community. Please contact Laura at 760-781-3379 or geistfamily@cox.net.

Electronics/Technology Recycling: Raise funds for our classroom document cameras/LCD projectors by recycling the following items: scientific and graphing calculators, PDAs/Palm Pilots (include accessories), IPods (include accessories), cell phones, video games (include cases), video game consoles (include accessories), Brand name inkjet and laser cartridges, digital cameras, laptops (include power cords), and DVDs (original packaging). Just bring them to the front office.

Gently Used or New Donations Needed: Two small microwave ovens (new), two compact refrigerators, and two DVD players. We could also use an EZ Up. Please contact the front office for more details.

Homework Stars: Congratulations to Homework Stars: 3rd grade student, Naomi Golubeckis, in Ms. Ochosa’s class; Dasani Conde in Mrs. McKay’s 4th grade class; and 5th grade students, Assul Ruiz in Mrs. Patronik’s class and Danny England in Mr. Robertson’s class. They each get to pick a book of their choice from the "Homework Star" bookcase. Students who complete all homework assignments for the entire week are entered into a weekly drawing.

Upcoming Events:

9/6/10 Labor Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL
9/9/10 “Choose Character Over Bullying” Assembly, Grades 3-5, 8:45a.m. and Grades 6-8, 10a.m., MPR (Date change)
9/10/10 Patriot Day Assembly, 8:00a.m., HK8 Playground
9/17/10 1st Grading Period ends, Grades 4-8
9/21/10 Prescription Drug Task Force Presentation, 6:30p.m., American Spirit Theater