The Tiger Times
8/4/2023
West Newton Elementary
Email: sstrube@decaturproud.org
Website: decaturproud.org/westnewtonelementary
Location: West Newton Elementary School, 7529 South Mooresville Road, West Newton, IN, USA
Phone: 317-856-5237
Twitter: @wntigers
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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear West Newton Families,
What an amazing first week of school! Your children are amazing and all of the West Newton staff are grateful for the positive communication with our families.
While procedures are practiced with students they are also jumping into reading, writing, math, and all of our curriculum. Some good questions to ask your students are, “What was the hardest thing you learned today?”, “What was your favorite thing that you learned today?” These questions will give you insight into your children’s school day, but also provide them with positive self-reflection of what they learned.
The Decatur Township Drug-Free Coalition is sponsoring a parent program for all Decatur Township families featuring Matt Bellace. The topic is Teen Substance Use Prevention and Mental Health Awareness, two topics of great importance to our community. The parent program is Wednesday, August 9th at 7 pm at the DCHS auditorium.
We only have one more week until we are allowed to have visitors back in our school so we are looking forward to having family members visit for lunch beginning on Mon., Aug. 14. Please remember that adults must provide a valid driver’s license upon arrival and that parents are only allowed to sit with their own child at lunch.
The West Newton staff continues to prepare our students to be “Tomorrow Ready”. Thank you so much for partnering with us in our students’ success and for sharing your children with us. #DecaturProud
With Tiger Pride,
Susan D. Strube
Principal
West Newton PTO - Events at a Glance
AUGUST
8/2 - 8/16 - Spirit Wear Order
8/8/23 - PTO Meeting @ 5:30pm - 6:30pm
8/25/23 - Summer Movie Night @ 6:00pm - 8:00pm
SEPTEMBER
9/1 - 9/22 - Summer Fundraiser / World's Finest Chocolate
9/12/23 - PTO Meeting @ 5:30pm - 6:30pm
9/28/23 - Grandparent's Night @ 6:00pm - 7:00pm
9/29 - 10/6 - Fall Scholastic Book Fair @ 8:30am - 1:30pm
OCTOBER
10/6 - 11/8 - Fall Fundraiser / Gray Brother Pies
10/24/23 - PTO Meeting @ 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Indianapolis Public Library: Decatur Branch Programming Survey
Hello Decatur Township community members.
Please share your input on programs you would like to see offered at the Indianapolis Public Library Decatur Branch and what times work best for you and your family. Follow the link to fill out a brief survey. Thank you for your time. https://forms.gle/SMY6iUxCGHUaSbMF9
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES STORE
FOOD FREE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
NO SMOKING / NO VAPING POLICY
Decatur Township School Police Department, (DTSPD), in collaboration with the Drug Free Coalition, is excited to offer a new diversion program for students found to be in possession of tobacco products,
e-cigarettes, and or vaping devices. DTSPD has also partnered with our local courts in an effort to minimize the use of these products and devices on our campuses. Our students, if found with the aforementioned items, would be in violation of Indiana Code 35-46-1-10.5, Minor in Possession of a Tobacco Product or an Electronic Cigarette or 7.1-5-12-8 Smoking in a Prohibited Area. Each of these would be met with an Indiana citation, also known as a “Uniform Traffic Ticket,” (UTT). When submitted to the courts, the cost of the ticket for this violation is $170.50. This is an actual ticket and will affect your license or the ability to obtain one if left unpaid. Our objective however, is not to create financial hardship, but to have an opportunity to educate students and families on the dangers of vaping and tobacco products. Twice per month, DTSPD officers will present a 1-hour class for students who have opted to accept the terms of the diversion program. The cost of the class for a student attending alone is $75.00. If a student attends the class with a parent or guardian, the class is discounted at a cost of $25.00. Upon the completion of the class, the UTT, or citation, will not be referred to the courts, and there will be no record of the violation. A student may only participate in the program once per school year, and only twice throughout their entire school career.