Calling All Scrapbookers!

The H.I.S. P.T.O. is hosting another scrapbooking event at Heritage on Saturday, January 28th from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm. Do you have lots of holiday photos that need to be scrap-booked or are you in the middle of a project? Maybe you just need a day out of the house to spend time with other adults. Whatever your reason, if you love scrapbooking, this day is for you!

Registration is $20 and all proceeds will be used to fund our rock climbing wall and addi-tional items for the Resource Library. A light lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is not required but it will allow you to save seats by friends. Registration forms will be at-tached to the PTO newsletter, but if you need additional copies, contact the H.I.S. office. This event is open to anyone who is 18 years and older, regardless of whether or not they have a student at Heritage. So, invite your friends and pack up your supplies…..it’s time to crop!

Heritage Online!

Heritage Intermediate is now able to communicate online what is happening at our school in a variety of ways:

School Webpage: Find our lunch menus, school newsletters, view pictures, staff listing,

transportation information, etc... http://www.mcsin-k12.org/his/index.cfm

Twitter: Receive quick updates, reminders, and announcements on your mobile device or home computer via Twitter. Many of you already have free Twitter accounts. If you do not, you can quickly sign up for one at www.twitter.com. Anyone who follows us on Twitter will receive these updates in their accounts. Follow us at @HIS_Connection for quick updates, reminders, and announcements.

Facebook: Our Facebook page is in the works and will be up and running in January! Since many of you are already on Facebook, it will be another quick method for spreading HIS information to you.

Report Cards The first semester of the 2011-12 school year ended on Decem-ber 22nd. All student report cards will be sent home with stu-dents on Thursday, January 12, 2012.

Classes Resume 5

Market Day Pick Up

4:30 - 5:30 pm

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PTO Mtg. 6:00 pm 9

Spelling Bee - 1:00 pm 9

School Board Mtg. 10

Holiday - No School 16

School Board Mtg.

4 pm @ Admin. Ctr.

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PTO Scrapbook Saturday 28

Market Day Orders Due 20

January

Calendar News & Notes From Mrs. Dyer...

Knight News Heritage Intermediate School

56647 Northridge Drive

Middlebury, IN 46540

(574) 822-5396

January 2012

Principal: Mrs. Kari Dyer

Asst. Principal: Mrs. Jennifer Raycroft

www.mcsin-k12.org

The mission of Heritage Intermediate School is to equip students to achieve their

potential and positively impact their community.

Cold Weather Reminders

Please remember to label all items, such as boots, hats, gloves, etc. your student will be bringing to school. Many of these items look alike and can be mistaken for the wrong ones.

Second Semester Lunch $

Jan. 5th begins our second semester of school. Students who wish to pay for lunches by the semester should pay $183.80 by Jan. 5th. Remember you can check your student’s meal account anytime on our website by visiting the links for parents and selecting Meal-time. For help in registering or ques-tions, call HIS (822-5396).

Lunch Reminder

Due to recent changes with the National School Lunch Reimbursement Guidelines, we will no longer be able to allow visitors to bring in a lunch from an outside food vendor such as McDonalds or Subway. If a parent (or any other visitor) comes to Heri-tage to join a student for lunch, they will not be allowed to bring any outside food into the lunchroom. Instead, we would encourage them to purchase a school lunch or salad. It is also acceptable to bring a packed lunch from home, as long as it does not contain any soda products. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Cyber Bullying:

A New Generation of Bullying

With advancements in technology also came a new form of bullying. In traditional forms of bullying, individuals may have more power over another by being bigger, stronger, or more

popular. With cyber-bullying, an individual may have more power by just being able to instantly share negative comments or photo-graphs with a multitude of people via email, instant messaging, text messaging, or through web site posts. A few suggestions for you, as a parent, to help watch for cyber-bullying:

• Become involved in your child’s cyberspace. Sit at the computer and let them teach you.

• Ask them to take you to sites they frequently visit.

• Open your own accounts where they have accounts.

• Have them share with you their user names and passwords. If this is a trust issue, have your child write down this information and place it in a sealed envelope to only be opened in case of emergency.

• Make sure they have never and will never share their passwords with anyone.

• Have them show you what they have in their profile.

• Ask if they have ever been ridiculed, intimidated or humiliated on the internet.

• Share with them that the internet is a public forum so anything can be shared with other people without their knowledge or consent.

• Have a very pointed conversation about “sexting,” the risky practice of sending explicit photos and/or messages which can be easily forwarded on to others.

• Establish your own family policy for computer use: Sites? Time Allowance?

• Do not allow computer to be in child’s bedroom. Keep it in a public area, such as kitchen.

We hope these tips keep your family “computer-healthy”!

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5th Grade Spelling Bee

The Heritage Intermediate School Spelling Bee will be held on January 9th, 2012 from 1:00 - 2:15 pm in the Main Gym. Any parents who would like to come and watch are welcome. The winner from H.I.S. will go on to compete at the county spelling bee at Goshen Middle School in February.

H.I.S. 4th Graders Perform

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October Spotlights Jagger shelter - Mrs. Pohl Taylor Hollar- Mr. Schertz Isaac Zmuda - Mr. Schertz Braden Hochstetler - Mrs. Houser Jaden McClane - Mr. Perkins Kortevious Massey - Mrs. Houser Haley Piper - Mr. Anderson Megan Vanderford - Mrs. Jones Noah Streeter - Miss Hostetler Weston Koontz - Miss Hostetler Luke Weaver - Ms. O’Dell Danny Hunt - Ms. O’Dell Bryce Justice - Hailey, Janelle, Adrianna , Haley F. Kalie Henderson - Mrs. Pohl Dayanna Gomez -Mrs. Bawtinheimer Mr.Perkins - Amber Eash (student) Trent Carrell - Mrs. M. Miller Gaven Stubblefield - Mrs. Barkby Jack VonGunten - Mrs. M. Miller Brian Koscher - Ms. O’Dell Seth Gilbert - Ms. O’Dell Madalynn Chrispyn &Grace Ritchie - Mrs. Emmons Shalisa Mayhew - Mrs. Emmons Haley Franks - Mrs. Bush Michael VanCoppenolle - Ms. O’Dell & Mrs. Eaton Jaspier Watkins - Ms. O’Dell & Mrs. Eaton Adrian Esh - Mrs. Houser Vincent Willard - Mrs. Tribble Emma Reilly – Mrs. Bush

November Spotlights Alexis Kania - Mrs. Tribble Cameron Ratcliff - Mrs. M. Miller Carson Miller - Mrs. Tribble Faith Ordway - Mrs. Bush Arin Miller- Mrs. Royal Brody Burkholder - Mrs. Raycroft Logan Pratt - Mrs. Royal Landon Berger - Emma Palmer Julie Yoder - Mr. Perkins Max Schroth - Mrs. M. Miller Derek Eash, Jakob Hood, Kortevious Massey - Mrs. Pohl

November cont….. Katelyn Miller- Jaden McClane Brooke Cripe –Josh Skow Cole Miller - Hunter Mazar Allison Hostetler - Ms. O’Dell Trent Carrell - Taylor Eby Corban Folden - Mrs. Gehlke Carley Christner - Mrs. Lang Max Schroth - Mrs. M. Miller Taylor Eby - Hanna & Tricia Stone Thompson - Ms. O’Dell Cameron Huys - Ms. O’Dell Hannah Freedline, Shelby Heer-schop, Allie Weisman, Emily Mosher, Alison Ankrom - Mrs. Alwine Maddy Calfee - Kloie Bromley Steven Cotton - Mrs. Houser Mitch Troyer - Ms. O’Dell Adessah Rouse - Sydney Briggs HIS Teachers - Riley Checkley Rachael Kelly - Riley Checkley Evan Beasley - Ms. O’Dell Alexis Martin - Ms. O’Dell Taylor Hoff - Samara Dean Katelyne Smith - Crystal Dill Chloe Moyer - Savanna Rutter Bryon Bontrager - Kyah Troyer Emma Wogomon - Mrs. Kasten Mason Havens - Tricia Copeland Jenna Bradberry - Mrs. Friesner Beth Seegert - Mrs. Friesner Tanner Baber - Johnathan Eichstadt Braedyn O’Dell - Jessica Bell Lisa Hochstetler - Mrs. Friesner Tetyana Selvesyuk - Sayra Cerna Sami Matthews - Chrissy Hickman Ann Metzger - Mrs. Toth

H.I.S. Student Spotlights A feature of the Knight News showcasing students who have been

recognized by our staff, or fellow students, modeling our creed of being Respectful, Responsible and Ready.

(Name of student recognized by name(s) on right)

November cont….. Morgan Litwiller- Mrs. Friesner Spencer Miller - Adam Simons Emma Wohlford - Mrs. Royal Dalton Ramer - Mrs. Royal Summer Scheetz - Mrs. Royal Mitchell Hanson - Mrs. Raycroft Rachel Keyser - Mrs. Royal Tyler Lee, Dakota Derr - Mr. Perkins Adamari Esparza - Mrs. Houser Edgar Sanchez - Mrs. Houser Shyanne Miller - Mrs. Bush Corben Fosse - Mrs. Bush Amelia Dean - Haley Piper Tanner Baber - Mrs. Toth Collin Williams – Mrs. Royal Kaylee Keyser - Mrs. Houser Regan Martin - Mrs. Friesner Natalie Kyle - Mrs. Friesner Harlie Vanfleeren - Mrs. Bush Drew Wheatley - Mrs. Friesner Kaylee Fredrychowski - Mrs. Barkby Chelsie Cupp - Mrs. Royal Emily Dell - Mrs. Friesner Max Schroth - Mrs. M. Miller Kali Wolf - Mrs.Bush Josh Cranston - Mrs. Toth Holly Stutzman - Mrs. Bush Ella Yoder - Mrs. Bush Jaspier Watkins - Ms. O’Dell Brittany Moore, Maycie Gibson, Emma Wohlford - Mrs. Royal Kole Miller - Mrs.Yeater Max Mishler - Mrs. Yeater Jaden McClane - Julie Yoder Megan Freeze - Aidan Vaughn Matthew Ellsworth - Mrs. Houser Travis Cupp - Mrs. Houser Lamar Lehman - Mrs. Yeater Madison Aitken - Mrs. Yeater Cainan Keesling - Mrs. Gehlke Curtis Miller - Mrs. M. Miller Seth Gilbert-Mrs. Eaton & Ms. O’Dell Matt Ellsworth - Mrs. Bush Caine Urban - Mrs. Bush Brody Burkholder - Mr. Hamilton Chloe Wert - Mr. Hamilton Mrs. Friesner - Morgan Germann