RIVERSIDE REVIEW
04.01.2021
Principal Message
Dear RSI Families,
It's hard to believe that we have reached Spring Break! This semester has been a wonderful time of learning throughout the school. It's been encouraging to see how the team effort between teachers, staff and families has provided the means for students to continue to grow academically despite the challenges that COVID has brought our way. As I walked the halls this past week, students were applying their math and coding skills utilizing Spheros in a simulated town. Our FAP classroom planted bird houses on the west side of the building and identified 19 species of birds on the property. In the Media Center, a group of girls from a Humanities class were recording a music video with professional equipment for a song they created based on a research project focused on Isaac Newton (to the tune of Lion King's Hakuna Matata). Our virtual students have been integral in project work and class participation along with their classmates at school. Well done Golden Hawks!
Rest and relaxation are well deserved during Spring Break. We hope you stay safe and enjoy this time with your families. When we return, it will be a busy time here at RSI due to the ILEARN testing window. During this time, encourage your child to not be nervous about the test and to just do their best. Getting a good night's rest and well-balanced meals also help with concentration at school. Please take time to read the attached document the Indiana Department of Education about the assessment, review the dates below and complete the attached form if your child missed the ILEARN practice test or if you decline testing.
April 13: LAST OPPORTUNITY ILEARN PRACTICE TEST MAKE-UP: If your child has not taken the practice test, this is their final chance before ILEARN begins. Students cannot take ILEARN without taking the practice tests. Use the following form to designate whether your child will attend or not take the assessment (only respond if your child has NOT taken the practice tests): https://bit.ly/3meZApo
April 20-22: In-person ILEARN Math and Social Studies (5th only)/Science (6th only)
April 23: Virtual student ILEARN Math
April 27-29: In-person ILEARN English/Language Arts
April 30: Virtual student ILEARN English/Language Arts
May 4: Virtual student English/Language Arts (continued)
May 5: Virtual student Social Studies (5th only)/Science (6th only)
*Make-up dates: April 26 & May 3, 6, 7, 10-14
Have a safe and enjoyable Spring Break!
Brent Farrell
Assistant Principal
Spring Break Travel Information
If you plan to travel outside the United States, the CDC offers recommendations for a safe return to the U.S. and school:
· Get tested 3-5 days after travel AND stay home and self-quarantine for 7 days after travel.
o Even if you test negative, stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days.
o If your test is positive, isolate yourself to protect others from getting infected. (10 days isolation from start of symptoms or test date, whichever occurs first)
· If you don’t get tested, it’s safest to stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
· Avoid being around people who are at increased risk for severe illness for 14 days, whether you get tested or not.
Here's the link to the travel restrictions and recommendations: Requirement for Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test or Recovery from COVID-19 for All Air Passengers Arriving in the United States | CDC
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100% In-person Learning Student Hours and Schedule
HSE Second Semester Operations Plan - UPDATED!
CONTACT TRACING HSE
Schools will immediately contact Fishers Health Department and/or Hamilton County Health Department upon learning of a positive COVID case among student body or staff. The Indiana State Department of Health will lead contact tracing and case investigation in consultation with FHD. As of Feb. 17, general notification of COVID-related cases in schools via Skylert will cease. Families will only be notified if their student(s) are a close contact. This change in practice is to reduce confusion. All COVID-related cases among students and staff can be found on the COVID19 Data Dashboard and is updated on Monday mornings. The dashboard was created to provide transparency about what is happening in the school corporation.
Second-Semester-Operations-Plan-2-12-21.pdf (hseschools.org)
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Tips for Staying Healthy
Important Dates
April 2-9 NO STUDENTS - Spring Break
May 26 Last Day for Students - 2nd semester ends
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Vision Screening - 5th grade Students
RSI is offering vision screenings to all 5th grade students that have virtual method of instruction on Friday, April 23. We have scheduled this during ILEARN for convenience reasons. If you wish for your student to have their 5th grade vision screen completed, please fill out a time slot via the link below. If you sign your student up, they will be screened that day. If you choose to opt out, please email me at jtolliver@hse.k12.in.us
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4BA9A62CABFFC25-rsivision
Thank you so much and have a great break!
Jaimee Tolliver, RN
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RSI VOLLEYBALL CLUB
Any 5th or 6th grader interested in participating in RSI’s Volleyball Club may fill out the attached form and return it to Ms. Blanks in Room #670. This club is designed to introduce basic volleyball skills to our students. All levels of ability are welcome to join us!
Learning Opportunities
The Continuous Learning Challenges, provided by educators at the Indiana Department of Education, are specifically designed without technology in mind. The skills are connected to Michael Fullan's Deep Learning Competencies, and children can participate either on their own or with some parental support. For families interested in extending or enriching their students' learning, this resource offers some great ideas!
https://www.doe.in.gov/covid-19/resources/continuous-learning-weekly-challenges
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Support for Virtual Students
Attendance Notes and Changes
Teachers are required to take attendance daily during virtual and in person instruction. Students are expected to be present for all classes, zoom or physically in person. If your child is going to be late, absent or needs an early dismissal, virtually or in person, we ask that you report the absence to the Attendance Line, 317.594.4328. If the absence remains unreported, it will initiate a Skylert reminder.
Dismissal changes should always be reported to the office. Please send a note or call our office if your student is deviating from riding the bus. Otherwise, the student will be transported home by bus.
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Cafeteria Updates
Breakfast and lunch meal deals are free through the end of this school year!!!
Cash and checks are accepted for extras (chips, Izzie drinks, etc) as well as Efunds payments. Please include your student’s name and ID number on the check and envelope. Students are only permitted through the line one time. Once the student has been seated they are unable to return to the line. Students will stand six feet apart in line and all items are prepackaged in disposable containers.
Stay connected! Follow us on Twitter @hsefoodservices, @RSICafeRJH
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We are pleased to announce the return of the Snack Attack program for students in need. This program, supported by the Fishers Youth Assistance Program, is designed to provide students a little extra nourishment for the weekend until they can receive a hot meal at school on Monday.
Here's how the program works. Your student will pick up a small sack of food to be taken home over the weekend. The sack is filled with individually wrapped snacks such as granola bars, fruit cups, pop tarts, peanut butter/crackers, goldfish crackers, etc. The type of snacks will vary each week. Please let us know if your child has a peanut allergy as he/she will receive a special bag of peanut-free snacks. Snacks will be delivered to your homes on Thursdays beginning on September 17th. Snacks will be delivered while we are virtual. Once students are back 50/50, students will pick up snacks from the school to take home.
There is no cost to you or the school. If you are interested in having your student participate in FYAP's Snack Attack or have questions, please contact Nancy Logue, School Counselor at nlogue@hse.k12.in.us
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Student Handbook
All HSE Schools student handbooks (K-12) are now online for easier access. The 5/6 handbook is available via this link: https://www.hseschools.org/about/policies-procedures
We encourage you to review it at your earliest convenience. Should you have any questions, please contact the RSI main office at 317-594-4320. Our staff is available to assist you. Have a great school year!
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Using Skyward
If you do not know your Skyward Family Access login and password simply click FORGOT LOGIN/PASSWORD. Skyward allows parents to access grades, report cards, bus information, immunization records, lunch account/food service information, student fees, schedules, and the BACK TO SCHOOL FORMS 2020-2021. All students are required to have an iPad to expand our HSE21 curriculum. Families have the choice of purchasing an iPad on their own or they may choose to rent the iPad through the school. Please visit our HSE21 website for more information.
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Canvas
The following instructions are how to create and pair accounts in Canvas. Your HSE students will be using Canvas throughout virtual and in-person instructions. If you have a child or children that are new to the district, please use the following instructions to link your child's Canvas account to your parent account. Please note that if you have already created a Parent Canvas account and linked your child(ren)'s account(s), you will not need to do this.
You will need your child's school email address and ID#. This information can be found in Skyward. Please click here to access Skyward. If the link is not working, you can go to the HSE homepage and click on the Canvas tab located at the top right of the screen.
Once you are logged in, you will select your child's name from the drop down menu under Family Access at the top of the page. Next, you will click on the Student Info tab from the column on the left. Your child's school email can be found next to the word School in the middle of the screen (just to the right of their school picture) and their school ID # is located under their picture (their school ID # is labeled as Other ID).
Steps:
- Please click here to access Canvas. If the link is not working, you can go to the HSE homepage and click on the Canvas tab located at the top right of the screen. You will click on the Students/Staff Portal rectangle to login with your child's information, using your child's full school email address as the username. Enter "hse" in front of their 6 digit other ID number for the password. You will now be logged in under their name.
- While on their Canvas page, click on Account and then Settings. Look to the right and click Pair with Observer. You will need to write down the code so you can use it to link your accounts.
- Click Account and Logout. You are now logged out of your child's account.
- If you have multiple students in the district, you will need to complete steps 1-3 for each of your children. You will need a pairing code for each student in an HSE school.
- Once you have a pairing code for each of your children, you will click here to access the home page of Canvas. If the link is not working, you can go to the HSE homepage and click on the Canvas tab located at the top right of the screen. You will click on the Parent Canvas Portal rectangle to create your profile. You will need your name, email, create a password, and one student pairing code. Click on Start Participating.
- Check your email now to finalize your Canvas sign-up.
- To add other children, go back to the HSE homepage, click Canvas tab, click Parent Portal, and login. Click on Account, click on Observing, and add your next child's pairing code.
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UPDATED YMCA ELEARNING CARE - click for more information!
RSI PTO
2020-21 PTO Officers
Vice President - Jess Hodge
Treasurer - Teresa Hunckler
Secretary - Christel Cater
Member at Large - Susie Strange
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Support Our School - Moe's Southwest Grill
More information coming soon!
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Live Online Auction!
Live online auction dates:
Friday, April 16th - Saturday, April 24th
If you have a business and would like to donate an item or giftcard, please reach out to our PTO or Susie Strange at strangesusie@gmail.com or 317.502.5227.
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Kroger Community Rewards
Link your Kroger Card to Riverside Intermediate.
1. Sign in to your digital account.
2. Select Riverside Intermediate.
Riverside Intermediate will earn rewards.
Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Kroger donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Kroger Community Rewards organizations.
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New Box Top Information
AMERICA'S SCHOOLS LOVE BOX TOPS!
For over 20 years, Box Tops for Education has given families an easy way to earn cash for their school, with products they already buy.
Now you can simply scan your store receipt with the Box Tops mobile app to identify participating products and instantly add cash to your school's earnings online.
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Mudsock Youth Athletics Update
We are ready to welcome all our spring athletes to the fields and kick off the season!
Please reach out to us at info@myathletics.com to ask about availability for track & field, baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse, rugby, and soccer. We do have a few openings left and you can still register at myathletics.com for certain divisions.
What’s the best way to stay up to date over our programming? Along with your individual league pages, follow us on Facebook at Mudsock Youth Athletics and Twitter @MudsockYouth. Questions? Start with our FAQ’s here.
Help us celebrate our coaches! We want to hear from you. Email info@myathletics.com with your Volunteer of the Month nomination and tell us who we should be recognizing. They’ll win goodies from Dick’s Sporting Goods. Thank you!
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HSE COMMUNITY INSIDER
HSE Report it!
As you know, Hamilton Southeastern Schools has benefitted over the years from a “Text-a-Tip” service to provide anonymous information to the district. We wanted to let you know that we have launched “HSE Report It!”, a new school safety mobile reporting app that allows students, staff and community members to provide anonymous information about concerns for their own safety or the safety of others. HSE Report It! replaces Text-A-Tip product, which is going out of service.
We believe that HSE Report it!, which can be downloaded via Google Play or the Apple App Store, provides enhanced reporting capabilities. It’s anonymous and reports are made exclusively through the mobile app. Plus, unlike SMS text reports, HSE Report it! will have no length limitations or the need to remember a short code. Reporters can attach photos, screenshots, videos, documents and/or audio recordings to their concerns and they can engage in a two-way dialogue with a real person.
Reports are monitored by HSE building and district administration and the school resource officers (SROs).
The new HSE Report It! app will be an important resource for our community to submit anonymous tips when they wish to report concerns for their safety and the safety of others. Please encourage your family to download the app and be aware that this resource is now available to use when needed.
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Contact information:
RIVERSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
11014 Eller Road ♦ Fishers, IN ♦ 46038
317.594.4320 (phone)
317.594.4328 (attendance line)
317.594.4329 (fax)
Follow Us on Twitter: @RSIHawks
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Always feel open and free to contact your teachers with questions. Please note the contact of the administration and counselors below as well. We are here to serve you! Never hesitate to contact any of us with questions.
Dr. Kaminski - Principal -dkaminski@hse.k12.in.us
Mr. Farrell - Assistant Principal - bfarrell@hse.k12.in.us
Mrs. Underwood - 5th Grade Counselor - runderwood@hse.k12.in.us
Mrs. Logue - 6th Grade Counselor - nlogue@hse.k12.in.us
Mrs. Bohannon - IT Specialist - kbohannon@hse.k12.in.us
Thank you for always checking your skylerts and we can't wait to get started with your amazing RSI Hawks!
Meet the Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators - https://flipgrid.com/47041546 Meet your Team - https://flipgrid.com/726b8a5e (Students will login with school email account)
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