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Hoosier Road Elementary School's Newsletter for 3-1-19
Upcoming Events
Please visit the HRE website to find all of our upcoming calendar events by clicking here.
- Help us reach our goal for a new GAGA PIT! (See details below.)
- Community Viewing of Most Likely to Succeed March 7th at 6pm
- PTO Movie Night Registration Forms due March 6th
- 4th Grade Music Program March 21st at 7pm
- Yearbooks On Sale Now through March 29th (See details below.)
- 3rd Grade IREAD Testing Window March 18th - March 29th
- 3rd & 4th Grade ILEARN Testing Window April 22nd - May 17th
- KG Registration for the 2019-2020 School year Now Open
What's Cooking?
The HRE cafe staff is now serving breakfast and lunch on all school days to those students who would like to buy a school lunch. Hot and cold selections will be available. Student “lunch” accounts will be charged for both breakfast and lunch. For complete breakfast and lunch menus, please click here.
Note from the Office
Please remember to schedule lunch visits by calling 915-4240 between 8:00—9:00 AM the day of. Sorry, no advance lunch reservations can be handled.
Please remember that if you would like to purchase a school lunch,you must bring cash or a check for $3.36. The district no longer allows parents to charge their lunch to their child's lunch account.
When reporting an absence or late arrival, we will ask you for your child’s name, their teacher’s name and a brief reason for their absence. The direct line for our attendance is 317-915-4248. Even if you email the teacher, you MUST report the absence to the office! Thank you!
Weekly GRIP Slip Winners
Kindergarten: Kennedy Fallo from Mrs. Norton's class was caught showing Purpose.
1st Grade: Natalie Gunn from Mrs. Wellington's class was caught showing Purpose.
2nd Grade: Ayden Compton from Mrs. Palfi's class was caught showing Purpose.
3rd Grade: Elizabeth Haider from Mrs. Gravely's class was caught showing Respect.
4th Grade: Tyler Depew from Mrs. Lattal's class was caught showing Purpose.
The Character Trait for February was "Self-Control"
Order Your Child's Yearbook Now!
https://www.balfour.com/shop/yearbook?smi=111449
We are excited to announce that all of our yearbooks will come standard with a high quality hard cover for the low price of $15 per book! The early bird price of $15/book is available now through March 22nd. We are also offering upgrades for an additional cost. The upgrades include adding an additional autograph insert, the year in review insert, and/or personalizing the yearbook with the student's name. All orders must be placed online using a debit or credit card. We will not be accepting any paper order forms.
- Early Bird Pricing $15* per book now through March 22nd
- Extended sales $20* per book March 23rd - March 29th
*Prices do not include upgades. All yearbook orders must be placed no later than March 29, 2019. This is a firm deadline.
Kindergarten Registration and Kindergarten Open House
No Need to Wait! Enroll Now!
All HRE families are invited to enroll incoming Kindergarten students for the 2019-2020 school year. Students must be five years old on or before August 1, 2019.
To enroll your student, go to your current SKYWARD account and look for the tab labeled "New Student Online Enrollment". If you don't have an account or will be new to HRE, please click the link below to begin the process:
https://www.hseschools.org/about/enrollment
Be prepared to scan and upload the following documents:
- Child's birth certificate
- Child's immunization records
- Three proofs of residency. For a complete listing of acceptable proofs of residency documents, please click on this link found on the HSE Schools website:
https://www.hseschools.org/HSE/media/HSE-District-Documents/enrollment/proof_of_residency_1.pdf
HRE will still be hosting a traditional "Kindergarten Open House" on Thursday, April 11th from 5:00-7:00 PM. All families in the community may come to meet our Kindergarten teachers, tour the building and even take a ride on a school bus!
If you have any questions about enrolling your child in Kindergarten, please feel free to call Stacy Koch in the Hoosier Road Elementary School office at (317)915-4240.
PTO News
HRE PTO Needs Your Help!
Think you might want to be a part of the HRE PTO Executive Board? It’s a great way to meet
other parents, impact your child’s school and give back in a meaningful way.
We have two openings for the 2019-20 Board. If you’re interested in learning more about joining the PTO executive board, please email Jen Dack at jenniferdack@gmail.com.
The PTO has something for everyone! There are chair opportunities that can be done from
home or on a Saturday, and many different levels of time commitment. Be on the lookout
for co-chair openings for 2019-20 coming home soon! And if you would like to help at various events throughout the year, volunteer sign up forms will come home at the beginning of the school year, in August.
Help us reach our goal for a new GAGA PIT!
Our Rockets had a great day at today's Dance-a-Thon! It was a huge success and we would like to thank everyone that made it possible! We also would like to thank everyone that has donated helping us to reach our goal! Please follow the steps below if you would still like to donate.
Follow these simple steps for success:
1. Register your child by visiting www.thegetmovinfundraising.com and go to “Get Registered Parent Login”.
2. Fundraising will take place now - March 8th
3. Friends and Family want to help your child be successful. Use the student fundraising page to promote online donations.
4. Reach Pledge Superstar status by getting $50 or more in donations and your child will receive a monster backpack clip.
The easiest way to donate is online, but donations in the form of cash or check can be turned into the school also. Please make checks payable to Hoosier Road PTO.
Thank you for your support!
HRE PTO
March Movie Night
Most Likely to Succeed
Hoosier Road Elementary School is hosting a public viewing of Most Likely to Succeed! Seats are limited so please use the link below to register! Most Likely to Succeed is the award winning documentary that examines the history of education in our country and reveals the growing needs of our students. The film explores compelling new approaches and sends an important message to our community about learning.
When: March 7th
What time: 6:00pm (doors will open at 5:45pm)
Where: Hoosier Road Elementary School (please enter through door 10)
11300 E 121st St, Fishers, IN 46037
Why: Because you care about your kids and our schools
http://earlylearningalliancenetwork.org/hre-public-showing-all-are-welcome/
4th Grade Music Program
Our fourth grade students will be performing "Rock and Roll, How it all Began" on Thursday, March 21st at 7:00 PM. The show centers around the rock and roll music of the 1950's. Mrs. Ross is asking all fourth grade students to wear clothing to look like they are from the 1950's. Costumes should be brought to school on March 21st so they may be worn during our daytime dress rehearsal (during school hours).
Here are some guideline/ideas regarding costumes:
- Boys- Jeans, white t-shirts or short sleeved shirt-other optional ideas are leather coats, slicked back hair, cardigans, school letter jacket
- Girls- Jeans, jean capris, solid colored shirts or small patterned skirts, scarves in hair with ponytails, scarves around neck, other optional ideas are poodle skirts and cardigans
- Girls and Boys- Please no shirts with writing on them
****Mrs. Washburn's class is on stage for "Surfin' in the USA". This class may wear shorts and Hawaiian shirts or Beach Dresses (beach wear). No bathing suits please.
All 4th grade girls are invited to sign-up for a separate musical number with the song Lollipop by the Cordettes. They would just wear the same costume that they are wearing for their class number. Rehearsals for this will be Fridays during Smart Start- 8:45-9:15am.
Please be as creative as you would like. Mrs. Ross would prefer the students dress as close to 1950's era styles as possible. Hopefully they will all feel like 1950's rock stars!
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Mrs. Ross at 915-4240 ex. 1837 or email her at rross@hse.k12.in.us.
Calling all 4th graders!
All this snow has us dreaming of spring! Spring means track season at HRE. Ms. Chandler and Mrs. Rattler are excited to put together Hoosier Road’s 4th grade track team! If your 4th grader is interested in participating, please have them see Ms. Chandler for a registration packet. Registration fees increase on March 1, so register early! Happy running!
Good News Club
A note from Mrs. Avery
Online Reading and Websites
Mrs. Avery will be focusing her attention on helping with checkout for the rest of February (to help students find books they want to read) and will be doing a book contest to help students get more familiar with diverse authors and to celebrate them. Here is a selection of district resources and websites that can help you find books that your child(ren) will want to read:
Big Universe
Make sure to click the "sign in" button at the top right hand corner of the screen
Group Username: hses
Student Username: computer username (i.e. averylau000)
Student Password: lowercase hse followed by six-digit birthdate (i.e. hse06152014)
Storyline Online
https://www.storylineonline.net/
What Should I Read Next
https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/
Books in a Series
https://www.mymcpl.org/books-movies-music/read/juvenile-series-and-sequels
Book Donations for Preschool – Library Checkout & Hour of Code
If you are doing any cleaning and notice that you have a lot of board books or books that you are wanting to get rid of please think of donating them to HRE for our preschool program. Students are currently checking out library books and are keeping them at school and I’d love to turn your donations into books that they can take home and enjoy. Thank you for your consideration!
Mrs. Avery
Donations Needed
If you would like to donate supplies to our Maker Space, please see the following list of some needed items.
- beads
- wooden popsicle sticks
- tape (masking, regular tape, duct tape)
- markers
- buttons
- pipe cleaners
- construction paper
- string/yarn
School Directory
We have had a number of parents wanting to find ways to schedule playdates, parties, etc. with their children’s classmates. HSE has made this possible with our Online School Directory. This service is only available for those families that choose to “OPT IN”.
You may select what information you would like other parents to see (such as address, phone numbers) for birthday invitations and the like. If you would like to “OPT IN” please follow the steps below:
- Login to Skyward
- Click on “MY ACCOUNT” tab in the upper right corner
- On the bottom of the page look for the Online Directory
- Choose which information you would like to share
- Click Save
Please note that the only people that will have access to this, are the families at HRE. If you have older children at other schools, their information will only be shared with the families at their school. We hope this will help our students to be able to stay connected outside of school hours.
Volunteers and Lunch Visitors
Hoosier Road Elementary always has many opportunities for parents to become involved. Whether it’s through volunteering in the classroom or a PTO event, attending classroom activities or even eating lunch with your child, you must have a valid background check on file and view the anti-bullying training on-line. Background checks are valid for three years. Please allow up to 6 business days for checks to be completed. Please follow this link for complete directions: http://www.hse.k12.in.us/ADM/parents/volunteering.aspx
We want you to be able to interact with our students but we also need to adhere to strict safety guidelines set forth by our school district. Look for an email from Safe Visitor Solutions which will issue a bar code unique to you. Please bring that bar code (on your phone or on paper) on your first visit to HRE so we may take your photo! Thank you for your compliance and for helping to keep all of our students safe.
Text-A-Tip
Text-A-Tip is a program that allows students, parents or others to anonymously send a text or email message to our school resource officers and school administrators about concerns they may have for their own safety or the safety of others. Text-A-Tip will be actively monitored during the school day. It should not be used for emergencies—Call 911 if you need immediate help. For more information on how to submit a tip please use the link below.
Mental Health Concerns
If you or someone you know is at risk of self-harm, suicide, or harmful towards others, please contact one of the following (All lines are free, confidential, and available 24/7):
Community Health Network - Call 800-662-3445 or Text HELPNOW to 20121
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - Call 800-273-8255
LookUP - Call 800-284-8439 or Text LookUp to 494949
Mental Health Issues are common and treatable. Hamilton Southeastern Schools has a contract with Community Health Network and has a mental health therapist working with students in each of our schools. If you have questions or concerns please reach out to your school’s school counselor for further information.
Community Insider
Please click on the following link to view activities and upcoming events within the district.
Hoosier Road Elementary School
Email: name@hse.k12.in.us
Website: www.hse.k12.in.us/hre
Location: 11300 E 121st St, Fishers, IN 46037
Phone: (317) 915-4240
Twitter: @HRErockets