Greetings Heartland Thunderhawks!

Spring is upon us and we are on the downhill slide into Spring Break! I don't know about you guys, but we had a few days last week with fantastic weather and I loved every minute of it! The sun was shining and it was a great day to be outside! Our Spring sports are in full bloom and I can't wait to watch our Hawks in action with baseball, track, tennis & golf on deck! This week, our incoming 5th graders will visit our campus for a tour and learn all they need to know to be successful in middle school! What an exciting time!

We had a great time participating in Double Wolf Dare Week (DWDW). For those that have been around a bit, you know that Edmond Santa Fe High School participates in a philanthropic week (DWDW) where the students band together and raise money for a specific charity & a common thread charity. The common thread charity is a group that all the schools in Edmond raise money to support. Middle schools in town do participate in a very scaled-down version to support their efforts and our money goes directly to the common thread. Heartland participated by hosting our own Double PUP Dare Week! We hosted a 3v3 basketball tournament, karaoke dance party, dodgeball tournament, dare assembly and much more to raise money to support the cause! Be sure to check our Heartland Facebook page to see pics of the all the fun we had...you can click the button below to be taken straight to the page! We were thrilled to be able to donate $6,310 to the common thread, City Care - OKC last Friday! We look forward to participating for many years to come!

Hawk's Nest is a great place for students to receive additional time or help here at school to complete their missing, make-up, or redo assignments. It is hosted on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30pm - 4:00pm and students have to have a ride home as transportation is not provided. Across all teams, we have seen so many students take advantage of this opportunity. With that being said, know that students need to be signed up to attend and teachers need to confirm with a parent or guardian that they can stay during after school hours. If you would like to have your student stay for Hawk's Nest, please reach out to one of your students' teachers to make this request. They will ensure that your student makes it on the closest available day based on availability. The last day to turn in missing work for the 3rd quarter is this Friday, March 10, 2023.

Last week was National Public Schools Week #PublicSchoolProud. Thank a teacher, bus driver, custodian, lunch lady, counselor or assistant principal. As families you know the value of our school staff. If you feel compelled...send a note, an email, a drawing or a something to share your gratitude.

As we start Spring Break next week, the next edition of the Heartland Family Newsletter will go out on Sunday March 19th. As always, should you ever have any questions, ideas or suggestions please feel free to reach out to our office! Let's have a wonderful last week before the break, Thunderhawks!

WE ARE...HEARTLAND!

Respectfully,

Veronica Johnson

Principal, Heartland Middle School

405-340-2972

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Hello, 6th-grade parents and guardians! It will soon be time to enroll your student for next school year, and I wanted to make you aware of an additional immunization requirement prior to entering 7th grade. All 7th-grade students will need documentation to complete the state Tdap vaccine requirement. The Tdap is a booster shot containing Tetanus, Pertussis, and Diphtheria. Many of your students have already received this vaccine, and some of you have provided documentation. If you have not provided documentation, please do so as soon as possible as this will simplify the enrollment process. If you choose for your student to not receive this vaccine, you may complete a vaccine exemption form, found here. Please email shot records and exemption forms to torie.moore@edmondschools.net. Your student will not receive a schedule in August until we have documentation of a Tdap vaccine or a vaccine exemption form. Please let Nurse Moore know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you!