GEIST GAZETTE
January 8, 2021
GEIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Website: https://ges.hseschools.org/
Location: 14051 East 104th Street, Fishers, IN 46037
Phone: 317-915-4260
Twitter: @Geistgators
Note from the Principal
Hi Gator Families-
Happy New Year! I hope you had a relaxing winter break and enjoyed some family time. It was great to hear the students back on Zoom and sharing with their teachers this week! It makes my heart happy to hear and see your children.
Grade cards are published in Skyward at this time so please take time to review the progress and please reach out to your child’s teacher with any questions. It is very common for students to be progressing toward mastery of their standards at this time of year. Learning is a work in progress and may take multiple quarters to reach mastery.
It has been a challenging week for our country. Developmentally, at GES we continue to implement our social emotional curriculum and teaching our children about respectful dialogue, respecting each other and providing a safe environment for everyone to learn. Please continue to monitor the television/ news playing at home and any social media your children have access to each day. Regardless of their age, their little eyes and ears are picking up what we watch and what we say. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if we can be of any assistance to you and your family. We want to help support you in anyway we can.
We are looking forward to another strong week of learning. During the following week, please remember there is no school on Monday, January 18th as our we celebrate and honor Martin Luther King Jr Day. Fingers crossed we will all be together very soon!
Thank you and enjoy your weekend-
Christi Thomas
Principal
Reserve your Library Books!
Hey readers,
Don’t forget to place your holds in Destiny for the books you’d like to pick up next week. We have great new titles and old favorites just waiting for you.
Go to destiny.hse.k12.in.us. Click/tap Geist Elementary. Log in with your Microsoft credentials.
Kelly Pidcock
Teacher Librarian
2021 Winter and Spring Assessment Window Dates
WIDA (ENL): Monday, January 11, 2021 – Friday, February 26, 2021
NWEA (Grades K-4): Monday, February 8 – Friday, February 26
CogAT (Grades K and 2): Monday, March 1 – Friday, March 12
IREAD (Grade 3): Monday, March 8 – Friday, March 19
I AM (Exceptional Learners): Monday, April 5 – Friday, May 14
ILEARN (Grades 3 and 4): Monday, April 19 – Friday, May 14
{Additional detailed information will be communicated closer to each assessment window.}
NWEA Winter Testing Window
Winter NWEA testing will run from February 8-26, 2020.
Teachers use this information to help plan for students’ instructional needs. This testing will also be used in part to identify students in need of high ability services. More information about identification for high ability services can be found at https://www.hseschools.org/academics/intervention-acceleration/high-ability Your child’s teacher will be happy to answer any questions you may have about NWEA testing.
Food Drive Results in 300 lbs of Donated Food
Mrs. Dobbins' 4th grade class organized a three-day food drive before winter break and brought in 300 pounds of food to be donated to the Come-To-Me Food Pantry in Fishers. Thank you to all of the families who donated and helped get the food to the pantry!
HSE Online Self-Reporting Form
School Picture Retakes
Mudsock Sports - Spring Registration
Online registration is officially open for spring sports and runs through January 31st at myathletics.com. Most practices and games take place on school and city fields within the Hamilton Southeastern School District and the city of Fishers.
Click on the links below to learn more about our spring program opportunities!
Soccer (pre-kindergarten - 8th grade)
Baseball (pre-kindergarten – high school)
Softball (age 5 – high school)
Boys Lacrosse (1st – 8th grade)
Girls Lacrosse (1st – 8th grade)
Track & Field (1st – 12th grade)
Rugby (2nd grade – high school)
Everyone Plays. Athletic scholarship opportunities are available for families on free or reduced lunch within the district. Families can apply for one per season per child and must apply and be accepted during our open registration period. For spring sports these dates are 1/1 – 1/31. Email info@myathletics.com for more information.