Volume 2 Issue 6

On Monday, September 8th, grandparents are invited to Pinnacle to have breakfast with their scholar and visit the classroom.

Times:

Kinder- 3rd grade: 8:30-9:00

4th grade- 8th grade: 9:15-9:45

FAQS:

1. What if my child doesn't have a grandparent who can attend? ANSWER: scholars can invite any special adult in their life in lieu of a grandparent.
2. How many people can each scholar invite? ANSWER: Max of 2 adults to avoid exceeding safe occupancy in the cafe.
3. What if I have children in both time slots? ANSWER: no problem! Grandparents are welcome to come at 8:30 and wait in the cafe until 9:15.
4. Can grandparents tour the whole school? ANSWER: to manage a large amount of visitors, we cannot give campus tours during the breakfast. Grandparents will briefly return to the scholar's classroom to see a sample of their work.
5. Why are you shooing grandparents away after only half an hour? ANSWER: parking! Our parking lot has limited spaces. We are asking all visitors to please swiftly exit the parking lot at 9:00 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. to make room for the next round of guests.
6. Where should grandparents park? If the parking spaces are all taken, you may park along the curb of the front driveline and along the north side of Pinnacle Peak Rd; however, please park in the dirt and avoid blocking any driveways.

In remembrance of September 11th, all of our scholars are allowed to invite a parent, grandparent, family member, or close family friend who is a first responder or military (active or retired) to eat lunch at school with them on Thursday, 9/11.

Lunch guests can order Cane's through MyHotLunchBox or bring lunch for themselves and their scholar to share.

No RSVP needed, each scholar is limited to no more than two first responder/military guests.

Mrs. Z and Mrs. Wheeler are hosting Homework Club Monday-Thursday after school.

Homework Club is an after school option for our K-8 scholars whose parents need supervision after school dismissal. Homework Club provides space, time, and adult support to work on homework.

Time: 3:45-5:00 p.m. on full school days (not provided on half days- Dec. 18th and May 21st)

Cost: $350/semester per scholar (regardless of days attended)

Payment Options: MySchoolBucks (preferred), cash, or check to Heritage Academy Pinnacle

**Refunds cannot be offered after a scholar starts attending even if service is no longer needed.

**Late Pick-Up Policy: late pick up will result in additional fees and then eventual dismissal from Homework Club.

Fill out the Google Form below to enroll

Constitution Day is September 17th. In anticipation, scholars have been discovering the history of some of our country's greatest traditions and influential founders.

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 5-6 p.m. we are inviting our parents and community to take a stroll through the great history of our constitution at our wax museum where 4th-8th grade scholars have been practicing their founder's monologue and K-3rd have been learning about the meaning behind our country's beloved flag and other variations that came before it.

While scholar attendance at the wax museum is not mandatory for a grade, it is HIGHLY encouraged for all scholars to participate as they have dedicated weeks of time in preparation for this special event.

President- Valerie Crowner

Vice President- Jennifer Spicer

Treasurer- Kyle and Kelsey Stevens

Secretary- Rachel Mutchler

25-26 PTO Meeting Dates

All meetings are at 3:45 p.m. in the cafe

Monday, Sept. 15th

Monday, Oct. 20th

Monday, Nov. 17th

Tuesday, Dec. 9th

Tuesday, Jan. 20th

Tuesday, Feb. 17th

Monday, Mar. 9th

Monday, Apr. 20th

Monday, May 18th

There are MANY ways to be involved with the PTO and support our school.

For most volunteering, you do not need an IVP fingerprint clearance card; however, if you plan to volunteer as a field trip chaperone, you will need one. Click HERE for more details.

PTO DUES

We ask that every family consider making an annual donation of $25 to our PTO, which funds and supports schoolwide events, shows appreciation to our teachers during conferences, holidays, and appreciation days, and purchases great new items for our scholars (like our soccer goals and basketball hoop). A $25 donation earns one free snack at the snack bar.

If you have multiple scholars, perhaps you'd consider making a family level donation of $100, which gives you one free snack bar punch card (10 free snacks).

If you own a business, you could consider making one of the three business level donations (listed below) and as a thank you, you will get free advertising for the school year!

THANK YOU to At Your Doorstep Medical for the first business level donation!

When you sign up for Dads on Duty, you are offering to be on campus from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and go outside to play with scholars during their lunch recess.

You are NOT required to have your IVP fingerprint clearance card.

Use the LINK to pick the day that works for you!

Please consider joining the parent Facebook page HERE to stay connected to other parents.

PTO has events coming up already that they will need parent help with including:

weekly snack bar

Bingo Night- Oct. 9th

Winter Festival- Dec. 18th

email the PTO if you can help out.

All school events, breaks, and deadlines are added to our Pinnacle Public Google calendar. Click HERE to add it to your phone's calendar.

To make purchasing snacks easier, you can purchase a snack bar punch card for $10. Each punch equals one snack on. You can purchase as many punch cards at a time that you want and purchase more throughout the year. Don't worry about having cash on Thursday mornings, buy a punch card today!

Scan the QR to pay via Venmo

Be sure to include your scholar's name, grade, and SNACK BAR in the message

or bring $10 cash to the front office.

Sept. 8th- Grandparents breakfast

Sept. 9th- APEX Level Up Remix STARTS!!!!

Sept. 9th- Kona Ice @ lunch

Sept. 11th- First Responders Appreciation Lunch

Sept. 15th- PTO Meeting @ 3:45 p.m.

Sept. 18th- APEX Remix Event

Sept. 18th- Constitution Wax Museum 5-6 p.m.

Sept. 18th- snack bar @ lunch

Sept. 25th- snack bar @ lunch AND Dollar for Duds

FALL BREAK- September 29th- October 2nd

At Your Doorstep Medical provides personalized, compassionate healthcare in the comfort of your own home.

Make your health a priority—schedule today!

Nichole Alford MSN, FNP-C

https://atyourdoorstepmedical.com

When you need to report an absence for your scholar (either ahead of time or the day of), we encourage all parents to please use SafeArrival, an absence reporting system that communicates directly with PowerSchool. Follow the directions on the flyer below to sign up.

IMPORTANT- you must use the email and phone number that you provided in PowerSchool for the programs to communicate properly.

If you have any questions or need help, call 623-537-3535

Morning driveline begins at 7:30 a.m.

Afternoon driveline for Kindergarten-5th grade starts at 3:15 p.m

Afternoon driveline for JH starts at 3:30 p.m.

A.M. drop off

Scholars can be dropped off in the back drive ONLY between 7:30-8:00 a.m. Parents should not drop off in the front drive, parking lot, or through the front office.

Parents should remain in their vehicles during drop off. We have staff available to open car doors and assist scholars. IMPORTANT- do not let scholars out of cars until 7:30 a.m. when staff is present.

At 8:00 a.m. the back drive gate will be locked. At that point, parents must escort scholars through the front office and sign them in as tardy.

P.M. pick up

NOTE- we are using staggered pick up times. Read carefully.

Kindergarten (plus 1st-5th grade siblings)- 3:15 p.m. in the front driveline (see the RED arrows on the map below). Parents should pull ALL THE WAY forward to the fence (do not stop at the gate). **If kindergarten scholars have JH siblings, they will be escorted to the cafe at 3:30 for JH pick up. JH siblings will not be released at 3:15 for pick up.

1st-5th grade- 3:15 p.m. in the back driveline (see the BLACK arrows on the map below). The first vehicles to enter the driveline should pull ALL the way around to the exit (it helps us keep traffic off of the street). Parents should remain in the vehicle at all times. **If 1st-5th grade scholars have JH siblings, they will wait to be picked up until 3:30 when JH is dismissed.

JH (6th-8th grade)- 3:30 p.m. in the back driveline (see the BLACK arrows on the map below). Parents should remain in the vehicle at all times. Kinder-5th grade siblings will be waiting with JH scholars.

IMPORTANT!!

You will be given car tags of a specific color based on the driveline you are expected to use. Car tags should be CLEARLY displayed in the driver window or dash board.

Kinder (including their 1st-5th grade siblings)- yellow car tag

1st-5th (NO kinder or JH siblings)- green car tag

JH (including k-5 siblings)- orange car tag

Avoid arriving before your scheduled pick up time. If you are picking up JH scholars, do not enter the driveline before 3:30, you will be sent around to re-enter the driveline once JH scholars have been dismissed. If you do not have a kindergarten scholar, avoid the front driveline. This is also used by our preschool, Liberty Kids, and should be reserved for kinder and preschool only.

Arriving early (even if you pick up kinder or 1st-5th) is not helpful. If you arrive right at 3:15 or 3:30, you will move through pick-up quickly and avoid traffic jams. Please be aware that we have no control over street traffic. We ask parents to demonstrate the same citizenship and self-governance that we teach our scholars.

Do not cut through the parking lot to bypass waiting in line. It causes frustration for other parents who follow driveline procedures. Preschool parents should plan to exit the parking lot and join the end of the K-8 driveline.

ALL SCHOLARS SHOULD BE PICKED UP FROM SCHOOL BY 3:45 P.M.

Part of the unique Heritage Academy culture is our school uniform. It helps to maintain the clean, moral, and safe environment that we guarantee our scholars and families. Strict adherence to the uniform policy will be required starting the first day of school. PARENTS!! Our scholars probably grew over the summer, please check skirt/shorts length and shirt sizes to be sure they meet our expectations. See the link below for our approved vendors.

Dress standards

• Only Heritage Academy embroidered polo shirts are permitted.
• Shorts/pants- navy blue or khaki only. NO CARGO SHORTS OR PANTS
• Skirts/shorts length for girls- they should touch the top of the knee when sitting or standing (front and back). Some of our scholars are tall, try items on before purchasing. This will be strictly enforced.
• Leggings are NOT pants and must be solid red, white, or navy with no patterns if worn under a uniform skirt.
• Footwear- Shoes should have a strap around the back for safety. No flip flops, slides, or slippers under any circumstances (including spirit days and Dollars for Duds).

• Boys- hair must be off the collar and ears. All boys must be clean shaven.
• K-5 girls may NOT wear make-up. JH girls may wear MINIMAL make-up but it should appear as if they are wearing nothing.
• All hair color and styles (girls or boys) should be a color that a baby could be born with. Hair styles may not be extreme.
• No scholar may have visible tattoos or facial piercings. Girls ONLY may have one piercing in their ear lobes. Boys may not wear earrings or use clear plastic plugs at school.

***All parents and scholars are required to read the entire parent/scholar handbook and sign an acknowledgement (provided at the Back to School Bash).

6754 W Pinnacle Peak Rd

Glendale, AZ 85310

623-537-3535

Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

hapinnacle.com