Heritage Welcome Letter
August 2022
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Dear Heritage Families and Students,
It is our pleasure to welcome you to the Heritage Elementary Grade 3-5 learning community and the start of another exciting school year! We enjoyed learning and growing with you last year and know this school year has even more fun in store. We would like to take this opportunity to not only welcome you, but we also have a new face on our admin team as well. Mrs. Stefanie Ericksen-Lowery will be joining Mr. Vojtush and myself in serving the students, staff and families at Heritage. She is coming to us from Avon High School and brings a lot of positivity, knowledge and fun to our team. We are extremely excited to begin the year and feel quite certain that you will be pleased with the positive learning environment on our campus. We are looking forward to meeting you and getting our year off to a great start!
Go Eagles!
Mrs. Maura Neville, Principal
Mrs. Stefanie Ericksen-Lowery, Assistant Principal
Mr. Gary Vojtush, Assistant Principal
Supply Lists, Important Links and Building Information
Each day during the school year Heritage Elementary is open from 7:30 am to 2:15 pm, with bus riders and car riders arriving between 7:10 and 7:30 am. Student dismissal begins at 2:05 pm and runs for about 15-20 minutes depending on various factors. If at any time you need to get in touch with our school by phone please use one of the below numbers to reach either our North or South offices. We also have an attendance line where you can call off your child sick at any time of the day or night. Please use the links below to access our supply lists and student handbook. Also, to stay informed with all the happenings at Avon Local Schools we use School Messenger, via PowerSchool, and encourage you to check our websites and social media regularly, links below.
(MAIN/NORTH) PHONE: 440-937-9660
(SOUTH SIDE) PHONE: 440-937-3055
ATTENDANCE LINE: 440-937-9661
Supply Lists and Fees:
Student Fees & Student Supplies 2022
Please CLICK HERE to login to PaySchools Central to pay your school fees.
If you need to create a new account, click on “register” on the log-in page. Follow the prompts to create an account and add student(s) to your account. Follow this link to view the Parent User Guide. For more information please click on the following link
Student Handbook:
Avon Heritage Student Handbook
District Website:
Heritage Elementary Website:
www.avonlocalschools.org/buildings/heritage-elementary
Twitter: Please Follow us@HeritageElemen2
School Messenger (through PowerSchool): School Messenger will be used for important and time sensitive communication regarding Heritage Elementary.
Important Dates to Start the Year
REMINDER: Returning Student Registration Update (sent in previous email) needs to be completed immediately if not already completed. A link is on the main webpage.
Friday, August 12th- Class Lists Released
Friday, August 12th- Sign up for Open House Slots (PTC Fast)
Monday, August 15th-Avon Schools Safety Forum at Performing Arts Center-6:30 pm
Tuesday, August 23rd- Staff Reports
Tuesday, August 23rd- Open House, 2:30-4:30pm (Please drop off school supplies)
Thursday, August 25th-First Day of School
Thursday, September 1st-SOUPer Bowl Drive Begins
Monday, September 5th-Labor Day-No School
Wednesday, September 14th-1st Heritage Pride Day (Wear Purple and Gold)
Monday, September 19th - Picture Day
Thursday, September 22nd-Homecoming Parade
Friday, September 23rd-Homecoming Game
Open House
PTC Fast Open House Link
http://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Avon_South
PTC Fast Open House QR Code
Parent Donations Needed
- Water-flavored/sparkling/still
- Pop
- Ice tea
- Gatorade/Powerade
- Popcorn
- Chips
- Individually wrapped snacks
- Candy bars
- Fruit snacks
- Individually wrapped sweet treats
- Paper plates
- Cutlery-knives/forks/spoons
- Napkins
- Cups
- Coffee pods
- Tea bags
- Sugar/sweetener packets
- Powered/liquid coffee creamer
- Anything you can think of that is shelf stable and individually wrapped :)
We hope you will consider contributing to our causes throughout the year. Thank you in advance for your generosity and support of our school.
Transportation
Many of our Heritage students use our transportation services to get to and from school each day. Below you will find information about important dates, bus routes and safety rules to help you. Please also note all bus riders are dropped off and picked up from the North side of Heritage, (off of Detroit Road), each day. Use the below links to access route and safety information. If you have any questions about our services please reach out to our transportation department at 440-937-0503.
August 10th- Routes are posted to the website https://www.avonlocalschools.org/about-us/transportation
August 11th- Mock Run by Busses (Kids might want to see where there bus comes/time)
August 18th- Mock Run by Busses (adjustments made)
August 22nd- Updated Routes are posted to the
website https://www.avonlocalschools.org/about-us/transportation
Please review these rules at your earliest convenience.
Heritage Car Rider Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
As mentioned previously, the North Parking Lot (Detroit Rd.) will ONLY be used for students who are transported by bus and the South Parking Lot (Bentley Dr.) will ONLY be used for students designated as car-riders. This change has been made in accordance with directives from the City of Avon safety forces. The small loop off Bentley Dr. will not be used for drop-off and pick-up as we need to maintain an open space to the access road for any first responders.
If your child is a car rider, we ask that you stop in the office during your scheduled Open House time to get a car rider tag. The tag should be placed in your front window so that our staff can easily identify you and retrieve your child. If your child is a car rider, we ask that you pull all the way around the circle and do not stop in front of the door. This will help to make our pick-ups run more smoothly and efficiently.
School Safety
School safety is in the front of everyone's mind and always a priority for us at Heritage. Along with keeping our exterior doors locked at all times we also have several procedures below that help with student safety. For more information about all the safety features, protocols and partnerships we have at Avon Local Schools, please join us on Monday, August 15th at the Performing Arts Center for our Safety Forum hosted by Mr. Ben Hodge at 6:30 pm.
Sign- Out
To ensure the safety and security of our students at Heritage Elementary we ask that if you are picking your child up early from school, you bring your identification card to the office when signing your child out. Our office staff will ask you to identify yourself and hold your ID card up to the window for verification. This will help us ensure you are a safe adult for one of our children. While we understand this procedure can be frustrating, especially if you have to go back to your car for your identification, we are doing this to keep everyone safe and secure. Thank you in advance for cooperating with this very important procedure.
Tardy Sign-in & Dropping Off Items
To promote safety, we will be limiting guests entering our Main Office areas. Therefore, parents needing to drop off items at the school will be doing so within the double door vestibule areas, where a table will be set up to leave the marked item(s) example: lunchbox. This table will also have a sign-in area if your child were to arrive late due to a given reason. Guests can always push the buzzer to ask questions with the office personnel.
Student Illness During the School Day
In the event your child is sick, the office and/or nurse will contact you directly. Teachers are busy instructing our students and are unable to answer any type of communication about sickness during the day. We also ask that students do not email or text their parents during our school day to report illness. All communication must go through the office in order for us to know who we are expecting and when.
Lunch/Breakfast, Free & Reduced Lunch Applications
Everyday at Heritage our students have the opportunity to use our food service program for both breakfast and lunch. Please see the information provided from our food service department below for your reference. If you have any questions please reach out to Nancy Mazzeo at mazzeon@avoneagles.org or 440-937-3049.
Please note that the Covid relief funds that allowed for EVERY student to get a free breakfast/lunch are no longer available. We will operate on our normal school lunch options of pay and reduced/free based on application.
- Lunch $2.75 ($0.40 reduced for those who qualify)
- Milk Only $0.50
- Breakfast $1.50 ($0.30 reduced for those who qualify)
Depositing Lunch Money & Applying for Free & Reduced Lunch:
Follow this link to login to PaySchools Central.
If you need to create a new account, click on “register” on the log-in page. Follow the prompts to create an account and add student(s) to your account. Follow this link to view the Parent User Guide. Auto-replenishments will need to be RESET for the school year. Any settings you had last school year will not carry over to this school year.
If you believe you will qualify for free/reduced school fees and free/reduced lunch please CLICK HERE to login to PaySchools Central.
If you need to create a new account, click on “register” on the log-in page. Follow the prompts to create an account and add student(s) to your account. Follow this link to view the Parent User Guide. For more information please click on the following link
Free and Reduced Heritage.docx
**NOTE: If wanting to fill out a free/reduced application, after creating your account, you MUST log out and log back in to access this feature**
- Link to the Free/Reduced Application https://payschoolscentral.com
Elementary Food Procedures
Heritage Pride Days
We celebrate our school pride on Heritage Pride Day once a month. On these days, students wear purple and/or gold to show school pride, and are encouraged to bring in $1 to donate to the Heritage Boosters based on a community-service deed that they completed to help out around the home/neighborhood to show school pride. We also recognize a student from each homeroom who shows the Pride Day Assets we encourage at Heritage Elementary. Our first Heritage Pride day will be on Wednesday, September 14th and the asset trait we will be celebrating is Decision Making.
Pride Day assets and dates for each month are listed below:
- September 14th-Decision Making
- October 19th-Respect
- November 16th-Responsibility
- December 14th-Caring
- January 18th-Fairness
- February 15th-Trustworthiness
- March 15th-Positive Identity
- April 19th-Citizenship
- May 17th-Empowerment
Heritage Boosters
We are very lucky to have an amazing group of parent/family volunteers at Heritage. Our Boosters are always willing to jump in and lend a hand, and we cannot think of a better way for you to get involved in our school community. From Halloween Happenings to end of the year fun, and everything else in between there is something for you! Volunteer opportunities are always needed and appreciated! Click here for more information regarding Heritage Boosters! We look forward to you getting involved.
SOAR Like an Eagle
Say It ● Own It ● Act It ● Respect It
What is SOAR?
SOAR is an acronym we use in conjunction with the PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Supports) Model. The main focus of PBIS is to provide a clear system for all expected behaviors at school. Through PBIS we work together to create and maintain a productive and safe environment in which all school community members clearly understand the shared expectations for behavior. Through positive recognition and continual teaching of expectations, students experience academic and social growth.
Define Behavioral Expectations - A small number of behavioral expectations are positively stated and clearly defined. Our expectations are: Say It Own It Act It Respect It
Teach Behavioral Expectations - The behavioral expectations are taught to all students in a real context. Behavioral expectations are taught using the same teaching methods used in academic curriculum (Teach, Model, and Practice).
Acknowledge Appropriate Behavior - Once appropriate behaviors have been defined and taught they will be acknowledged on a regular basis. Heritage Elementary School has developed a system that acknowledges expected behavior using PBIS Rewards.
Correct Behavior Errors - When students violate behavioral expectations they are informed that their behavior is unacceptable. Clear procedures are used to direct students to appropriate behavior.
Students who SOAR earn Eagle Bucks! Eagle Bucks are saved and can be used to shop at our SOAR Sore. Students may buy little trinkets or they can spend their money on experiences like- saying the morning announcements, having time with the principal, using the principal's chair for the day, and much more.
Internet Safety
Souper Bowl
Gifted Services
2022-2023 Calendar
Contact Information
35575 Detroit Road
Avon, OH 44011
440-937-9660
Maura Neville-Principal
Stefanie Ericksen-Lowery-Assistant Principal
Gary Vojtush-Assistant Principal