Is your child’s closet looking a little bare? Could it be because they have left clothes at Heartland? If you recognize any of your child’s clothes, please comment on the picture, message Mrs. Alford through the HCS app, or email laura.alford@hardin.kyschools.us and we will be more than happy to ship for free!! And depending on the day, we could even upgrade shipping to next day delivery at no extra cost!!! Please help us return these clothing articles back to the right owners and help us clean up Heartland!

Is your child’s closet looking a little bare? Could it be because they have left clothes at Heartland? If you recognize any of your child’s clothes, please comment on the picture, message Mrs. Alford through the HCS app, or email laura.alford@hardin.kyschools.us and we will be more than happy to ship for free!! And depending on the day, we could even upgrade shipping to next day delivery at no extra cost!!! Please help us return these clothing articles back to the right owners and help us clean up Heartland!

Holiday assistance sign ups will begin in October! Check out the flyer for more information.

It's almost the day! Join us tomorrow for our first Bulldog Store of the year. All those points you've been earning so far can be used tomorrow or you can save them for later.

It's that time of the year again! Our Career Day is October 1st this year. We have always had wonderful parent participation with this event. Career day forms were sent home a couple of weeks ago. If you would like to participate please fill those out and return them. If you need another one, please let us know!

This Friday, September 18 wear your pajamas to school! We have reached another bulldog dash goal!

ECTC is hosting a Spooktacular Poster Contest! See the attached entry form for details!

Don't forget! We met our first goal, so tomorrow everyone can bring one school appropriate stuffed animal! It just has to fit in your book bag! Way to go Bulldogs! Keep it up so we can improve our playground!

4th and 5th grade girls are needed for this years basketball team!! Come out September 15 from 6-7:30!

Last Friday Mrs. Hay's class earned a pizza party for being the Attendance Matters champs for August! The competition continues this month with Mrs. Duncan's class in the lead with a whopping 100% average! Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Cofer are close by with both at 98%. Who will earn the party this month??

Dress to impress for picture and high attendance day!!! See everyone soon!!

So excited to share our Pawsitive Office Referrals from last week! 6 in a week?! That means a lot of students going above and beyond to help make Heartland great!

Hello. This is Heartland Elementary School's principal Laura Alford. At approximately 12:34 this afternoon, our school was put into a hard lockdown using our Raptor Technologies system. This system supplies district employees with security badges that have buttons that must be pressed multiple times during an emergency. The button on a staff member's badge was pressed the appropriate number of times by accident, sending our school into lockdown. Everything is fine and all is well. There is no need for our school to be on lockdown. The pressing of the button on the Raptor badge was a mistake. We appreciate everyone's care for our students and staff. And, we are thankful to our first responders and staff who took the situation seriously. Thank you for your support and dedication to our Heartland Elementary School family. Everyone have a great day.

Super Saturdays registration opens tonight at 5 pm!

Students in grades 1–6 who demonstrate high ability or a strong interest in a topic are invited to explore engaging, hands-on courses through The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU.

The fall session will be held October 17, 24, and 31, 2026.

Courses are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so families are encouraged to register early.

View classes and register at https://www.wku.edu/gifted/super_saturdays/

Financial assistance is available.

This Wednesday, September 9th is Picture and High Attendance Day! So come to school dressed in your best and ready to impress!

REMINDER - There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 7, 2026 because of the Labor Day holiday.

Attention Heartland Elementary School Parents!

Thank you for encouraging your children to participate in our school lunch program!

Because our school participates in the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program, all students receive free lunch daily, regardless of family income.

I wanted to share a couple of areas where we need your attention:

Complete the CEP Form: Please submit this paperwork if you haven’t already. This data is critical for our school to secure essential funding from various sources.

You are not required to add money to MySchoolBucks at this time. When you complete the form, you will receive an automated email stating your status. Even though you may not qualify based on your income, please disregard the status. Since our school is CEP, lunch is still 100% free for children who attend our school.

If you have already added funds on MySchoolBucks, students can still use these funds to purchase any additional milk, sides, or entrees that they may want. These funds will stay on their account until used.

We appreciate your cooperation in helping us keep lunches free for everyone by participating in school lunch and completing the necessary paperwork.

If you have questions, please contact our Child Nutrition Department at 270-769-8877.

Thank you,
Laura Alford
Heartland Elementary School Principal

Don't forget to come out tonight to the playground for some fun!! We have free popcorn and snow cones to cool us off!

Join on us on the playground Tuesday, September 1st from 5:00pm-6:00pm