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| Over the course of the week, many classes provided opportunities to learn about the voting process. Using characters from children's literature, students cast their ballots. | Mr. Doublestein showed us this week that you can make a playable clarinet out of a carrot!?! | Grace for President and Duck for President...two popular children's books. Who won the election? Duck or Grace? |
Dear Boone Meadow Families -
I am in awe of how beautiful the weather has been this week, and continue to cherish these warm fall days. No doubt that winter will make its entrance in the somewhat near future, but for now, I'll take it!
The coming week looks to be eventful at the Meadow, so please be sure to tend to the following information:
Spirit Week - To celebrate Boone Meadow being designated as a National Blue Ribbon School, please note the following:
- Monday - Wear your Zionsville or BME gear...the greener, the better! We are surrounded and supported by a fantastic community. Let's celebrate!
- Tuesday - Dress up as YOUR FUTURE SELF. We celebrate today looking into our future. What do you want to be when you grow up?
- Wednesday - Veterans' Day & Citizenship Day - Dress in your RED, WHITE, and BLUE!
- Thursday - 'Kick' Back and Watch Party Wear your CRAZY, COLORFUL, FUN SOCKS and/or SLIPPERs. This day is when Washington, DC is hosting a virtual celebration of National Blue Ribbon Schools. If we can tune-in for a portion of the ceremony, we will!
- Friday - Blue Ribbon Day - Wear your new Boone Meadow Blue Ribbon T-Shirt. (We will send the new shirt home with your child on either Wednesday or Thursday) Remote learners - If your family reserved a t-shirt for your remote learner , the shirts will be available for pick up on Wednesday & Thursday between 9:30-2:00 & 2:45-3:30 on both days. Park your vehicle and ring the door bell for assistance.
NOTE: We hope to have more celebratory experiences at later dates. Due to mitigation purposes, we are remaining conservative and creative to have a little fun in the coming week. We have a couple of surprises in store as well.
Veterans' Day- In the coming days, we will share a video for you and your family to view in celebration of our Veteran heroes. The video represents the combined efforts of all ZCS schools to recognize and honor Veterans of our community.
Remote Learners Material Pick Up on November 17th - More information to come.
Conferences/EDay Success! - Students and families connected for successful conferences this past week. We had families "ZOOM in" from around the globe that otherwise wouldn't have been able to participate. In addition, with student led conferences, we had several wins when some parents heard their child share a skill (i.e. reading) for the first time. We are grateful for your partnership.
Online Book Fair - This fall's book fair is still live and is available for access through November 16th. See information located below.
Sincerely,
Tom Hundley, Principal
Boone Meadow Logo & Blue Ribbon Award...How the two go together
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| We will soon share more information regarding our virtual Veterans' Day celebration. Keep your eyes open for more information. | Remote learners have a variety of opportunities to create and share. Let's celebrate these students and teachers. | It was a different "conference" day than years past, but it was still a success on Monday. Thank you for your participation and partnership. |
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Book Fair 11/2-11/15 The BME Book Fair begins Monday, 11/2 and ends on Sunday, 11/15. Visit the BME Book Fair homepage by clicking HERE or the image. | Shop Online Over 6,000 products including books, boxed sets, gifts and much more. Click HERE to access. | Home Delivery All orders ship to your home & the purchases benefit our school. |
Book Fair 11/2-11/15
Shop Online
Home Delivery
ZEF Bash on Nov. 14th:
Mark your calendar and recruit your team for ZEF Bash 2020 as we host a fun, interactive Virtual Trivia Night on Saturday, November 14th from 7:00-8:30pm. You won’t want to miss this chance to support our schools while engaging in a little friendly competition with your friends and family. Will the ZEF Bash trophy be yours to keep? Learn more and register today: https://zionsvilleeducationfoundation.org/2020/09/15/zefbash/
Arrival and Dismissal Notes:
Below, you will find some updates regarding arrival and dismissal:
Car Riders:
- Thank you for keeping our fire lane clear until signaled by staff to pull up. The fire lane must remain clear as much as possible for potential emergency needs and school deliveries.
- Displaying car/family numbers in an easy to see manner is greatly beneficial. Ball point pen writing on a post it placed on your dash is hard for my old eyes to see, so bold numbers hanging from the rear view mirror or attached to the passenger sun visor assists in moving vehicles efficiently through the line.
- Please reduce idling when possible. The build up of vehicle emissions is not only harmful for the environment, but also creates unhealthy air quality for staff and students.
Walker/Bikers: This year, we have 30-40 more daily walkers/bikers than years past. Therefore, we will continue to assist with crossing Main Street by having staff present whenever possible. Please note the following items:
Significant weather (walkers/bikers) - When weather is inclement with heavy rain, heavy snow, sleet, etc...walking to school is highly discouraged. The office team will make the decision if staff will be present at the crosswalk.
- If families decide to walk to school and no crosswalk staff is present, an adult or family member must safely escort students to the front doors. The doors will open at 7:50 for arrival, and families should wait at the front doors with their students until the doors open.
Dismissal on inclement weather days: Walkers and bikers will be dismissed after car riders (approximately 2:35). This allows families to use the car line for pick up. Simply display your family number while you are in line and pick up your child(ren) at the front door with staff assistance.
In the event of questionable or severe weather, families must utilize the car rider procedures instead of walking/biking. (stormy weather, lightning, sleet, you need to get Toto before going to the Land of Oz...)
Please do not bypass the car rider line and request to pick up students from the parking lot, other school sidewalks, etc... Again, we must adhere to all procedures for the safety of students and staff.
Boone Meadow PTO Dine for Dollars
The next opportunity to dine to donate will be with City BBQ on "Why Cook Wednesday?", all day, November 18th.
More upcoming events include:
- Soupremacy, (just in time for those cold winter nights)
- Noble Romans and
- Panda Express.
Laura Santos, PTO Member
Upcoming Events & Important Info
November 9-13 - Boone Meadow/Blue Ribbon Spirit Week
November 11 - Veterans' Day
November 18 - City BBQ (all day, Dine for Dollars)
November 25-27- Thanksgiving Break
December 10 - Hannakah begins
December 18 - End of Qtr 2
December 21 - January 1 - Winter Break
January 18 - MLK Jr. Day (no school)
January 19 - No School
February 12 - Chinese New Year
February 14 - Valentine's Day
February 15 - Presidents Day - No School
February 17 - Ash Wednesday
March 12 - End of Quarter 3
March 14 - Daylight Savings Time
March 17 - St. Patrick's Day
March 28 - Palm Sunday/Passover
April 2 - April 9 - Spring Break
April 2 - Good Friday
April 4 - Easter
April 13 - Ramadan Starts
April 15 - ZWest Music visit to BME
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo
May 13 - Eid
May 26 - Last day of school
May 27 - Teacher work day
May 31 - Memorial Day
COVID Testing
Some COVID tests are not currently accepted by the Department of Health for return to school/work –
- The only negative result that will allow a child/staff member back into school is a PCR. (Per IN Dept of Health and Boone County Health Department, a negative rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 is not acceptable for a return to school.)
- Schools can accept any antigen test if it comes back positive---We will treat as a positive case (Through this process, we will inform you of isolation/quarantine protocols as required by the state and county health departments.)
- If a family/household member has a PCR antigen test that comes back negative and the individual has no symptoms, then no other testing is necessary. Students can return to school.
- If symptomatic and rapid antigen comes back negative then a follow up PCR test is required due to the high rate of false negatives in the rapid antigen test.
Important NOTE: * If an individual has had a close contact with a positive COVID case, a negative test cannot shorten the quarantine period.
Community Flyers
Diversity Coalition
ZCS and the Zionsville Diversity Coalition partnered to create a list of mentor texts that support our elementary adopted literacy curriculum. Books donated will be placed in our elementary classrooms for teachers to use and to offer our students mirrors (seeing themselves), windows (seeing others), and doors (opportunities to learn about differences) because in ZCS, EVERYONE BELONGS!
