9/25/2025

9/25 - Restaurant Night- Panda Express

9/26 - Fund Run Money Due

10/3 - Stuffie Day (see more information below)

10/3- Wear Rockies Gear

10/9- Bingo Night! 6-8pm

10/9- Restaurant Night- Modern Market 10am-9pm

10/13-10/17- No School- Fall Break!

For more information, please click this link.

Heritage Elementary yearbooks are available for PRE-ORDER NOW and are 10% off though October 31st! Click the photo above or use this link to place your order today!

Looking for older yearbooks? Log into your Treering account, select Products, then Yearbooks and look for the tile to purchase older yearbooks.

We are having Stuffie Day on October 3rd! Bring $1 to bring a stuffie to school (limit of 5 stuffies, $1 each). All funds will go to Make A Wish. This is our first 6th Grade Leadership Fundraiser for MVHS Wish Week. . Learn more about Wish Week.

We’re looking for helping hands to make this year’s auction a success! Volunteering is flexible and can be done on your own time—even from home.

Ways you can help:

• 📞 Making phone calls to businesses

• 📨 Stuffing envelopes for mailers

• 🚗 Picking up donations

• 📝 Other tasks to support our team

• 🧺 Helping volunteers manage classroom basket

Info Meeting: Thursday, October 2nd at 8:30 AM. Join us in person or via Google Meet

Fill out this form if you are interested!

“Together, we can make this year’s auction unforgettable!”

It's been a great start to the school year. The kids are enjoying reading stories and bringing books home to read with their families.

Just a couple of reminders:

1. Some books have been returned wet. Please try to not have water bottles near books in backpacks.

2. Please also note that if you receive a fine in My School Bucks for a lost or damaged book, pay the fine and do not try to replace the book yourself. Replacement books must be purchased through a district approved vendor as they must be library bound books with our label on it. Thank you for your help!

Where You Belong (5th Grade)

Please join us for a session of Mountain Ridge- Where You Belong- hosted by Mountain Ridge Principal, Alison Shanor! This event is open to all parents of current 5th grade students who are interested in hearing more about the exceptional learning experience at Mountain Ridge. This casual event will provide information on our philosophy toward middle school, the courses we offer, our athletics and activities, and how to enroll. Tours will also be available for those looking to familiarize themselves with our facilities.

We are hosting three sessions of MRMS-Where you belong: two during the day and one in the evening. Your student is more than welcome to attend with you, but please be aware that they will miss part of their school day if they attend. In this case, please be sure your child's school knows that they will arrive late.

Due to the large number of families who wish to attend this event, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. You may register by filling out the form below and choosing the date you wish to attend. Please note that each session will be open to the first 100 people who register. The evening session is open to all.

*Please choose your session carefully, as changes will not be allowed. Click the link below to register.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSca21NKUOO1SGiQfBwdTz4UuTWW-LyY4SmNPP08G3JpT4Tszg/viewform

*UPDATE* All morning sessions are currently full but Alison Shanor, MRMS principal, will add more morning sessions if there is enough interest.

• Wednesday, 11/12- will be the evening session from 6-7pm (mixed 6th & 7th grades.) No Formal Tours

If you have any questions, please reach out to Susan Soderholm MRMS Registrar at (303) 387-1820 or at sesoderholm@dcsdk12.org

Thanks so much, and we can't wait to see you!

Join us for a fun evening of Bingo!

Bingo Sets

Pre-purchase a set of four bingo cards for $5! It is recommended that each person has their own set of 4 game cards (so a family of 4 should buy 4 sets of game cards).

Daubers

We will have daubers for sale for $2. It is recommended to have 1 per person. Don’t want to buy a dauber? ...no worries, we’ll also have crayons!

Concessions

Concessions will also be available for $1. There will be drinks, chips, popcorn and candy. We also have a PTO Restaurant Night at Modern Market, so you can grab dinner before or after Barnyard Bingo!

Opportunity Tickets

We have several AMAZING Baskets that could be yours! Purchase Opportunity Tickets to for the opportunity to win! One ticket for $1 or 15 tickets for $10.

Volunteer

We need volunteers and concessions. Sign up to volunteer and provide food donations here to earn yourself a free bingo pack and reserved seating!

This year’s Heritage Talent Show auditions will be held via video submission. All students are welcome to audition—whether solo or as part of a group (maximum of two acts per student). The talent show performance will be October 22nd at 6:00pm.

Audition Guidelines:

• Videos must be performance-ready and no longer than 3 minutes.

• Submit your audition video by September 30th.

• Every student involved in an act must submit a permission form to Ms. Hess by September 30th.
  

Permission forms and more information are available [HERE] or just outside the music room. Contact Ms. Hess at khess1@dcsdk12.org with any questions.

Join the Talent Show Tech Crew!

Want to work behind the scenes? The Tech Crew runs sound, mics, props, and backstage support for the Heritage Talent Show!

Details:

• Limited to 10 students

• Find the permission form and more info [HERE] or from Ms. Hess

Forms due to Ms. Hess by September 30th

A busy weeknight calls for an easy dinner (or lunch). Grab takeout or dine-in at Panda Express (9563 S University Blvd) Today 9:30am - 9:30pm. 20% comes back to Heritage.

This year’s Fund Run was a BLAST! We started off the day with staff members racing in hilarious inflatable costumes - bringing big laughs and loud cheers from the crowd. Students ran their hearts out, showing off some serious speed, and foam was flying in the air and turning the field into a bubbly playground which added more excitement to the day. THANK YOU to those that volunteered, helped cheer on the students, and donated to the Fund Run!

Thanks to all of our donors, the Fund Run has currently raised over $30,000! The students have earned their grand prize of mini golf and inflatable fun. Last chance to get those donations! Fund Run money is due TOMORROW – September 26th ! Keep up the good work, Explorers! Please click here to donate.

HEY DADS!!! We want YOU to sign up today for Watch D.O.G.S at Heritage!

• Zero training required
• Sign up for as little or as many times as you'd like
• Be a referee at recess
• Patrol the school campus with our Campus Security Specialist, Mark!
• Each lunch with your student(s)

Please click this link to sign up today!

We are so grateful for Parry’s Pizza and Olive Garden’s business partnerships and their willingness to donate pizza and salad for our staff during conferences next week. Their contributions not only help feed our staff but also remind us of the power of local partnerships. We are so thankful for their support of Heritage!

More information on each of these ongoing fundraisers can be found by clicking this link.

Calling all 3rd-6th graders! Join the Cross Country Race at Vista High School on Tuesday, October 7th 4:30-6 pm. If you have any questions please contact Sarah at erbsarah@hotmail.com or Caryn Diesinger at cdiesinger@hotmail.com. To register, please click this link.

Love to ski? Check out these discount opportunities available for kids K-6th and ages 12-17. Visit coloradoski.com for more information.

The Foundation for Douglas County Schools has some great Community Events already lined up for our school community!

Detailed information can be found on the Community Event page of The Foundation's website. All tickets can be purchased directly from that page as well. Current offerings include tickets to the Colorado Rockies, Rapids, Avalanche, Air Force Falcons, Elitch Theme Park, Lone Tree Arts Center, DCPA and more - check back often for new opportunities to be added!

These are fun, discounted opportunities, and a portion of each ticket purchased goes back to DCSD!