The Heritage Herald
October 22, 2021
Hello HMS Families,
If you have any questions about information in the newsletter, please feel free to contact the HMS main office (708-458-7590).
Have a safe and fun Halloween,
Mrs. P. Malone
Need to contact your child's teacher?
Test to Stay Covid Testing
All parents will receive a copy of the results of the rapid antigen test and the original will be kept in student health files. Please fill out the form your child brought home. A copy of it is also below.
8th Grade Parents...PSAT is October 26th
Please click and read the document below regarding buses.
Día de Los Muertos
Día de Los Muertos is almost here. If you set up an alter and would like to have a picture shared in our student and parent newsletter, please email your picture to Mrs. Skowronek at lskowronek@sd104.us.
SNAPCHAT...WHERE ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA BEGINS!
While our middle schoolers are getting older, they still need the adults in their lives to monitor and help them to make good decisions. If you allow your child to have the Snapchat app, please consider putting parental controls in place. See below for more information.
LET'S STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE!
If your child is experiencing any COVID symptoms, PLEASE keep him/her home and call the school for further guidance.
PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WITH A MASK EVERY DAY.
Additional Information:
Please be aware if your child has any of the following symptoms Covid-19 should be suspected and your child should NOT attend school until you have spoken to the school nurse. If your child presents to school with any of the above symptoms you will be called to pick up your child immediately. You will then be given instructions on how and when your child may return to school.
· Fever (100.4 or higher)
· New onset of moderate to severe headache
· Shortness of breath
· New cough
· Sore throat
· Vomiting
· Diarrhea
· New loss of sense of taste or smell
· Fatigue from an unknown cause
· Muscle, or body aches from and unknown cause.
If a student has had contact with a COVID positive person, they must be kept home, and the building nurse notified. If any student while at school discloses, they have been in contact with a COVID positive person you will be called to pick up your child immediately. You will then be given instructions on how and when your child may return to school.
In our efforts to keep everyone safe the nurses will be diligent in following up on any student who presents to school ill. We understand keeping your child home may have its difficulties, however it is the only way to keep our community safe.