Soaring Eagle News
Stephen Decatur Elementary November 22, 2019
The Principal's Message
Greetings Eagle Families,
We wrapped up the last school week of November today. I cannot believe how fast this year continues to go. I feel like Halloween was yesterday!
Fifth grade won our food drive competition. We are so thankful for all of you for your generosity. We were able to give hundreds of items to the Goodwin Center's food pantry!
Kindness will continue into December. Sixth graders are volunteering in classrooms during recess. As they volunteer, the teachers donate to their kindness drive. They will use these funds to provide Christmas support to a student. If they raise enough money, they will be able to sponsor an entire family.
The Culture and Climate Team has designed a kindness project as well. The entire school will be on the lookout for acts of kindness. As they see one, that student gets a kindness chain link. We anticipate that we will have a kindness chain that loops around the entire building!
Thanksgiving Break: Monday, November 25 - Friday, November 29th
The week of December 2nd:
Monday: Volleyball Clinic 2:30-5:00
Tuesday: Extended Day
Wednesday: First Grade to the Downtown Library
Thursday: Extended Day,
Friday: Firefighters Lunch with 1st and 4th grades, Arts Presentation at 12:30 and 1:15
Smencil sales each Monday through Thursday
We work everyday to teach children that our goal is to be better today than we were yesterday, and better tomorrow than we are today. We are Decatur Proud to have this opportunity to serve your family.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Jennifer Pearson
Transportation Changes
"For safety reasons, if your child’s dismissal routine will be changed, you must send a note in with them that morning. Your child either rides his or her assigned bus or becomes a car rider/walker. The following are two examples of an acceptable dismissal change:
• Your child normally rides the bus, but today he/she will be picked up by car.
• Your child normally walks home, but today he/she will be riding the bus.
This policy is to ensure that students are sent to the appropriate areas at the end of the day. We have had multiple calls daily with changes. These changes cannot happen unless written notice is turned in, in the morning. Thank you for your prompt attention to this and your help keeping our students safe.
Outdoor Recess
As the weather is becoming colder and colder, please ensure students are dressed to go outside. See the district's guidelines below.
Weather permitting, all children will go outdoors for recess. If the temperature (including the wind chill factor) is below 20 degrees, students may not go outside for recess. If a Heat Advisory is announced, students may not go outside for recess.
From the Nurse's Office
Resources
Popcorn Sales
Giving Back to the Community
Community Opportunities
Parent Resources
PTO
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS
To increase our volunteer base, a new incentive program has been established.
When a volunteer opportunity is posted on “Signup.com”, approved volunteers will receive an email with a link to sign up for the event.
Once you have signed up to help and then attend the event your child(ren) will receive $ 25.00 in Eagle Bucks.
Any parent who wants to volunteer and has not submitted a volunteer form, here is the link to complete a form:
Thanks for all you do for Stephen Decatur Elementary!
No Hassle Fundraiser
Inclement Weather Information
Fall 2019 Lunch Menu
Family Events
2019-2020 District Calendar
MISSION
We are student invested, community connected. We prioritize student learning, safety, and customer service.
VISION
We are a model campus characterized by an environment that is: Calm, Safe, Positive, Purposeful, AND FUN! Students, families, and staff will be invested through respectful relationships and a thirst for learning.
Stephen Decatur Elementary
Assistant Principal: Jay Lovell
Lead Teacher: Wendy Grant
Nurse: Brea Middleton-Keen
CIS Coordinators: Matt Ernst and Laverna Tracy
Email: jpearson@decaturproud.org
Website: http://www.decaturproud.org/stephen-decatur
Location: 3425 Foltz Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-241-0183
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StephenDecaturElementary/
Twitter: @SD_Eagles