SCHOOL COMMUNITY Teacher Appreciation Gift Policy
Heritage Christian Academy recognizes the parents’ desire to give gifts to the teachers during the school year for birthdays. These gifts may be organized through the Room Moms, and it would be helpful if these were collected in the month of the birthday. Teacher Birthdays may be celebrated with a cake or class treat. Parents may give individual gifts to teachers if they choose. TeacherAppreciationWeek willtakeplaceeachspringandwillbeorganizedby the Room Moms Committee. No collections should be made. Student Birthday Celebrations Each classroom will have its own way of celebrating student birthdays. Please checkwithyourchild’steacheronthemethodforcelebrationintheirclass. Ifyou wishtoinviteclassmatestoapartyoutsideoftheclassroomsetting,pleasecallor mail invitations to the classmate’s home rather than passing out invitations at school. Class Parties Partiesareintendedforstudentsofeachclassroomonly,duetospacelimitations; pleasearrangechildcareforsiblings. Seeyourclassroomteacherforclassparty times and guidelines. Opportunities for Involvement Connections Team The Connections Team is a ministry whose purpose is to promote Christian education by fostering a senseofcommunityandunityamongHeritageparents through supporting various school events and providing fellowship opportunities. TheConnectionsTeampublishesaseparatecalendarofsocialevents,whichare cleared with the Principal in advance. Notification of events are sent home with students, sent out via an all-school email, and/or sent out via the school’s electronic weekly newsletter. There are two types of events: School events that Connections supports or assists, and Social/Community Service events. Some events are: Meet the Teacher, Back-to-School Night, Grandparents’ Day, Moms’ Morning Mixer, Parent-Child events, and Used Uniform Sale. The Literary Guild The purpose of the Literary Guild is to assist the school staff in maintaining,
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