Falcon Update

Letter from the Principal

Dear HMS Families,

This past week, we welcomed author Nancy Goodfellow, who wrote Special. She shared her experience as a writer and spoke about the importance of inclusion. We also successfully completed our evacuation drill on Friday. In addition, students who earned the attendance incentive enjoyed an ice cream social.

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week is coming up, and we’re excited to celebrate our incredible team with a 90s-themed week because the Heritage staff is totally rad! As part of the celebration, we will be hosting a staff raffle on Thursday, May 7th. We are currently in need of donations for raffle prizes. If you would like to contribute, please drop off your donation in the main office by May 6th.

Suggested items include gift cards, pre-packaged snacks, self-care items, or other fun surprises. The more prizes we have, the more opportunities our staff will have to win! Thank you for taking the time to help us show appreciation for the amazing Heritage staff.

This upcoming week students will be taking their Spring NWEWA MAP Test. We can't wait to see how well students do.

We would like to wish all of the Heritage students luck in the musical Matilda Jr. They will be performing Friday, May 8th at 7:00 and Saturday, May 9th at 1:30 PM and 5:30 PM. If you have not yet purchased your tickets you can do that here.

Registration for the 2026–2027 school year is now open, and we encourage families to begin the process as soon as possible. Please review the flyer below for required registration documents and visit our registration website to begin the process.

Thank you,

Michelle Hauer

708-303-4805

mhauer@bsd100.org

Additional Important Future Dates

Week of 5/4: NWEA MAP Testing

5/7: Musical Field Trip for selected classes

5/8: Matilda Jr. Performance at 7:00 PM

5/9: Matilda Jr. Performance at 1:30 PM and 5:30 PM

5/12: 6th Grade Chicago Dogs Field Trip

5/13: 8th grade Main Event Field Trip

5/13: Best of Berwyn

5/14: Fire Drill

5/18: Incoming 6th Grade Parent Meeting at 4:30 PM and 6:00 PM

5/19: Incoming 6th Grade Parent Meeting at 9:30 AM

5/20: 8th Grade Boat Cruise Trip

5/22: No iPads will be going home after this date

5/25: No School

5/28: 8th Grade Promotion at Morton West starts at 5:00 PM

6/2: Last Day of School for 6th and 7th graders

HMS Announcements and Extracurriculars (click button)

Family Resource

District 100 strives to ensure that all students and families feel safe, supported, and valued in our school communities. Fostering an inclusive and welcoming school environment is deeply ingrained in the culture of our district and is fundamental to the success of our students. Resources to support families with immigration-related concerns are available on the family resources page on our website.

Yearbooks - On Sale Now!

HMS 25/26 yearbooks are officially available! If you are interested in purchasing one, use this link. Please make sure to save your receipt and share with your student that you have purchased a yearbook for them. They will be delivered to the school in May to be distributed to your student before leaving for the year. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our yearbook representative, Ms. Haury, at dhaury@bsd100.org.

Heritage Spirt Wear

Purchase Friday spirit wear by using the link below.

PBIS Rewards

We utilize an app called PBIS Rewards where students earn points throughout the school year for being Responsible, Respectful and Safe. We have a PBIS store that we open for students to purchase fun items with their points. We also do raffles, field trips and a winter extravaganza that students can utilize their points throughout the year. We encourage students to use their points by the end of the year as they do not roll over!

StopIt

This week, students will download STOPit to their iPads. This is an online application that Heritage students have access to. This application allows students to anonymously report incidents of bullying, misconduct or general concerns. All reports go to the support service team and administration, which allows us to act quickly and in real time to any concerns or incidents.

Breakfast & Lunch

Students at Heritage receive free breakfast and lunch each day if they choose to participate, or they may bring their own lunch from home. As a healthy school, we ask that students do not bring pop, energy drinks, or large bags of snacks.

Breakfast will be served each morning before students head to their Period 1 class. Lunch will take place at the scheduled time according to the bell schedule, and students will also have the option to participate in recess during their lunchtime.

Below will be where you can find the menus for Heritage through OrganicLife.