Heritage Middle General Mail Call
March 23-28, 2020
Look For The Helpers
In an effort to make communication and access to information as easy as possible during this difficult time, I am changing my weekly newsletter format. This will allow me to share the weekly update through social media, to attach PDF files and links that you may need, and to provide an easy to read method of communicating important news. I hope this is helpful and welcome any feedback or suggestions on continued improvement of communication.
Students, we miss you SO much! As I was walking down the hall at HMS yesterday, it was eerily quiet. I was the only one in the building, and I closed my eyes for a moment to imagine the usual noise and bustle of the space around me filled with students cheerfully gathering together during a hall change. I know we all long for the day when our building is filled with your laughter again. A day when you can hug your friends, share stories about life over a lunch table in the dining hall, and return to a classroom to learn with your teachers and classmates once again. And that day will come. I know this period of waiting is so hard, but I want to encourage you to hang in there and know that your HMS family of teachers, administrators, and staff are here for you if you need us. Don't hesitate to reach out and email us if there is anything you need. I am so very proud of the job you are doing and want to encourage you to continue working hard and interacting with one another online.
I am incredibly proud of the way our Heritage faculty and staff, parents, and students have worked together to accomplish things that may have seemed impossible a few short weeks ago. I have seen so much good in the past few weeks as we have collaboratively tried to figure things out with almost no notice that life was about to change for a period of time. Our teachers have learned new technology and completely adjusted their curriculum to meet student needs while trying not to overwhelm families, our parents have stood firmly in the gap to learn how to navigate online learning platforms and to keep students engaged in learning at home, and our students have done a fantastic job of adapting to this situation as they continue to interact and learn with their peers even when they are physically separated.
In these difficult days, I have seen the helpers rise to meet every need and for that I am so grateful. In the coming days, it will be important to continue to look for the helpers and maybe more importantly to look for opportunities to BE the helpers. Reach out to a friend who is struggling with his/her schoolwork and offer to talk through it, call an elderly neighbor and check to see if they are ok, offer to play a game with your younger siblings when they are bored, or unload the dishwasher for your mom or dad without being asked... there are always opportunities to be a helper and you never know what a small act of kindness could mean to someone around you.
Stay safe, be a helper, and Go Generals!
Melissa Butler
HMS Principal
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Heritage Middle School
Email: mbutler@catoosa.k12.ga.us
Website: www.heritagegenerals.com
Location: 4005 Poplar Springs Road, Ringgold, GA, USA
Phone: 7069373568
Twitter: @GoGenerals2005