Heritage Happenings May 2026

Dear Heritage Families,

May is here, and with it comes a full and exciting finish to our school year! Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will be participating in MAP testing, and we are proud of the hard work they have shown all year as they prepare to demonstrate their learning.

Alongside testing, May is filled with special events and celebrations, including Kindergarten and Fifth Grade celebrations, 2nd Grade Color Wars, Field Day, and our meaningful Senior Walk and Fifth Grade Clap Out.

This has truly been an amazing year of learning, leadership, and growth for our students. We are so proud of all they have accomplished. Thank you for your continued support in making this a successful and memorable year for every child! We hope you all have a wonderful summer break!

Warm Regards,

Dr. Kimberley Walters, Val Sutton, Katie Will and Melrick Bogier

We're excited to have some flexibility in our calendar that allows us to move up our last day of school for all students this year. View the updated Academic Calendar on the district website.

Read the detailed last day of school information.

Our school's Measurable Results Assessment (MRA) data is in! Thank you to our families, staff, and students for participating in this survey. This survey has helped us identify strengths as well as areas where we can improve and track our school's overall progress.

View district-wide survey results. Tell us how we are doing with sharing our survey results in this one question Culture & Climate Reporting Survey.

Our Lost and Found team has worked hard to organize and gather all items that have been turned in throughout the year. We currently have a large collection of jackets, sweatshirts, hats, gloves, and even water bottles.

Please remind your student to check the Lost and Found for any missing belongings, or feel free to stop by and we will gladly help locate your child’s item(s). Any items remaining after the last day of school will be donated.

If you missed the yearbook order online, we have about 30 extra copies left for sale on a first-come, first-serve basis. Yearbooks are $20 and can be purchased in the Carr Street Office.

(Exact change and cash only - no checks.)

Leader In Me 8th Habit with an Owl playing a guitar

Welcome to May! As we head into the final stretch of the school year and look ahead to summer, the Leadership Family is excited to share Habit 8 from the Leader in Me—inspired by Stephen R. Covey’s The 8th Habit—“Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.” This habit encourages students to discover their unique strengths and passions, and to use them to make a positive impact on those around them.

To help bring this idea home over the summer, we’ve included a fun Kindness Bingo Board for families to enjoy together. Each activity is a simple way to practice leadership through kindness, courage, and service. We hope this creates meaningful moments for connection while helping your child grow in confidence and character all summer long.

We are excited to announce that our Field Day will take place on Thursday, May 21! This is always a fun and memorable day for our students, and we would love your help to make it a success.

We are currently looking for parent volunteers to assist with various activities throughout the day. Whether you can help for part of the day or the entire event, your support is greatly appreciated.

Please find the Field Day schedule below. If you haven't already signed up to volunteer and would still like to, please reach out to the office staff to verify your volunteer paperwork is up to date and then email your student's PE teacher to get on the list.

8:20-8:40 Morning & All Day Volunteer Check-In

8:40-10:55 Grades 3-5

10:55-11:55 Lunch for All Day Volunteers

11:55-12:15 Afternoon Volunteer Check-In

12:15-2:30 Grades K-2

2:30-3:00 Clean-Up

● May 4-8 Teacher Appreciation Week- Thank you to those who donated to help

sponsor a staff luncheon! Please let us know via email heritageptawebmaster@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering to help set up, clean up, and greet teachers as they come in.

● Thursday, May 14 LAST PTA meeting of the year, 5:30 in the Carr St. Cafe.

● Wednesday, May 20 from 3:00-8:00 is our End of Year Celebration at Lulu’s! Heritage PTA receives a portion of the proceeds.

As we wrap up our last year as a board, we want to extend our sincere thanks to the

Heritage community for your support, time, and enthusiasm. Whether you volunteered,

attended events, donated, or simply cheered us on, you helped make this year meaningful

for our students and staff. It has been an absolute privilege to serve this community. We

are proud of all we’ve accomplished together and grateful to have been a part of it.

Click here for the 2025-2026 School Calendar

May

4-8: Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
6: National School Nurse Day
6-7: MAP Testing 5th Grade
9: Championship Kickball Game @ 10
11: PJ Day/Caps for Camp $1
11-14: MAP Testing 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades
13: Papa John's Night
16: MAP Crash Day 3rd-5th Grade
18: National SLP Day
19: 2nd Grade Color Wars
20: 5th Grade Celebration
21: Field Day
22: Last Day of School - Early Release Day

HES Parent/Family Engagement 2025-2026

HES School/Parent/Family Engagement Policy 2025-2026

Title One School Wide Parent Compact

All of these documents can be found on the district website.

Copies are also available in the main office.

Title I Parent Survey

Every Student Succeeds Act "ESSA"

What is Helping Hands?

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