Falcon Flyer
Fall Creek Intermediate
October 8, 2017
Congratulations to the FCI Students of the Month for September!!
Parent Teacher Conferences
Picture Retake Day - October 13th
Book Fair
The FCI Fall Book Fair is Monday, October 9 - Friday, October 13 during school hours. The book fair will also be open on Wednesday, October 11, after school until 6 pm . The online book fair is October 9 - 15. http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/findafair
Here is a link to volunteer for the book fair. Even if you've never volunteered at the book fair before, we would love for you to join us! You must have a current background check on file to volunteer. http://signup.com/go/DJpP6B
Counselor's Corner
The FCI school counseling office, along with the Friendly Falcons, are going to organize events for the week after Fall Break to recognize Red Ribbon Week and National Mix-It-Up Day.
Red Ribbon Week was designed to create an awareness concerning the problems related to the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. Red Ribbon Week started in 1985 as a means of honoring D.E.A agent Enrique Camarena, who lost his life in the line of duty. Today Red Ribbon Week has grown into a national observance-a time for schools and communities across the nation to come together in the fight against drugs. At FCI we will focus on the many aspects of living a healthy drug-free life, dealing with peer pressure, and making the right choices for a healthy future.
The goal of Mix-It-Up Day is to foster school spirit and unity by encouraging students to sit at different tables during lunch and interact with different classmates than you normally do. There is also going to be a team trivia contest during lunches with prizes for the winning teams. Last year, over 10,000 schools participated in Mix-It-Up Day.
Below are the Red Ribbon Week spirit days that students can take part in:
Monday (10/23) – “Wear Red For Red Ribbon Week” – wear red
Tuesday (10/24) – “Band Together To Put A Cap On Drugs” – wear hats or caps to school
Wednesday (10/25) – “Team Up Against Drugs” – wear sports team apparel
Thursday (10/26) – “Sock It To Drugs” – wear crazy, unique, or colorful socks
Friday (10/27) – “We Are Drug-Free Falcons!” – Fci/hse spirit wear or blue shirts
Jessica Sullivan & John Kozloski
School Counselor
Small Group Counseling
Small group counseling for 5th and 6th grade will be starting soon! Please see attached flyers from Mrs. Sullivan and Mr. Kozloski for more information.
Liger Mile
The 2017 Liger XC Mile will take place on Thursday, October 12th at Hamilton Southeastern HS!! This race/run/walk is for ALL K- 6th grade students in the Hamilton Southeastern School District. School team scores will be kept for intermediate and elementary schools.
$16 Entry includes t-shirt with all competitors’ names on the back, listed by school! And the always awesome LIGER Logo! Medals for top 5 finishers in each grade- both male and female. Ribbons for all Finishers.
- Online with shirt by Monday Oct 9th, 11:59PM.
- Same day registration available at race site: $20 –limited number of shirts on race day.
Register Online: www.getmeregistered.com/LigerMile
- Why: To promote health & fitness throughout the district, and introduce the lifelong sport of running.
- Where: Hamilton SE High School Cross Country Course---South side of the school property adjacent to the tennis courts and soccer fields. Registration/packet pick-up on soccer fields, or inside closest school entrance if extremely poor weather.
- What: 1 mile Cross Country run for ALL Hamilton Southeastern Schools. K-6th graders. Races will run in succession.
Predicted schedule:
Packet Pick up and same day registration 4:00-5:00PM (Arrive Early!)
5:00 K, 1, 2 Female
5:15 k,1,2 Male
5:30 3,4 Female
5:45 3,4 Male
6:00 5,6 Female
6:15 5,6 Male
The Course: The 1 mile grass course will run the perimeter of the elevated practice fields between the H.S. and Fall Creek Intermediate, including the grassland area. NEW WIDER start this year!!
Results will be posted at onlineraceresults.com
Awards Medals for top 5 finishers in each grade, for each male and female. Ribbons for all Finishers.
FCI Book Fair 2017
The FCI Fall Book Fair is Monday, October 9 - Friday, October 13 during school hours. The book fair will also be open on Wednesday, October 11, after school until 6 pm . The online book fair is October 9 - 15. http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/findafair
Here is a link to volunteer for the book fair. Even if you've never volunteered at the book fair before, we would love for you to join us! You must have a current background check on file to volunteer. http://signup.com/go/DJpP6B
PTO Staff Appreciation Chair Needed
We are looking for a volunteer to take over the staff appreciation committee. If you like treating our teachers, this could be the perfect way to get involved! If you are interested, please contact Kim Carlson at kimberlykaycarlson@gmail.com.
PTO Collection Case Items Needed
Does your child have a knack for collecting objects? FCI provides the opportunity for students to display their collections in a glass case rotated throughout the year. Need some ideas? Rocks, stamps, keychains, sports memorabilia, dolls, model cars, or anything else unique and fun. Please text Kelly Tully at 317-709-0128 to have your child’s items showcased.
Dine to Donate for FCI!
Plan to support FCI at our Dine to Donate events in October & November. Enjoy a night out with friends and family while supporting your school at Jaggers on Wednesday, October 11th and Marco's Pizza on Tuesday, November 7th.
10/11 - Jaggers - Click here for more info: https://goo.gl/vomqxt
11/7 - Marco's Pizza - Click here for more info: https://goo.gl/W8mwwY
- The 5th & 6th grade classes ordering the most pizza will win a pizza party!!!
BoxTops for FCI!
It is as easy as clipping BoxTops! Every Boxtop collected brings in 10 cents. BoxTops are found on many items around your house: General Mills, Annies, Pillsbury, Hefty and Kleenex to name a few. Just clip them out, put them in a Ziploc bag labeled with your child’s name and homeroom teacher and send them to school. Remember they do expire so don’t wait to send them in. There are prizes for the top 5th and 6th grade homeroom and top individual collector in each grade. In addition, for every 25 BoxTops sent in your child will receive a raffle entry for various prizes!
Any questions, please contact Shelly Anaba at shellyhesselink@hotmail.com.
Fall submission deadline Friday October 24th .
PTO Board Members
Thank you to the following PTO board members for the upcoming school year!
- Co - Presidents - Kim Carlson (kimberlycarlson@gmail.com)& Jenny Kraus (jenny@harperglobal.com)
- VP - Becky Oldham (boldham99@gmail.com)
- Secretary - Shafonne Myers (hello@prettypearbride.com)
- Co-Treasurers - Rachel Anderson (rlhdvm@juno.com) and Mindy Daugherty (mdaugher11@gmail.com)
Family Fun Haunted House
Energy Conservation Poster Art & Slogan Contest
In September of 1991, President George Bush proclaimed October to be National Energy Conservation Month. To celebrate this and to raise awareness to energy conservation, Hamilton Southeastern Schools will be hosting a student art contest. This contest is open to every student in our district! Information about the art contest can be found in this link.
Submissions due October 13th - https://goo.gl/YX5ubS
Homework Hotline
The Rose-Hulman Institue is here to help you with your math and science questions. Rose-Hulman’s Homework Hotline is a free service with student-tutors available Sundays – Thursdays, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm (ET). You can call a tutor at 877-Ask-Rose (877-275-7673) or chat with a tutor at AskRose.org. You can also email tutors by visiting AskRose.org, at any time and they will respond during operating hours.
Now is the time for a strong start to the school year, and we are ready to help.
Interested in more information about us? Check out AskRose.org
******* IMPORTANT FCI PROCEDURES FOR 2017-18 *******
Transportation Change/Early Dismissal Notification
Please send a note with your child should a transportation change or early dismissal be required. In the event of a last-minute change during the school day, please call the office @ 317-915-4220.
Change of Transportation: the office needs to be notified by 1:30 to assure all parties involved are notified of transportation changes. Especially now that we only have 5 min. to pack them up and send the buses on their way. Passes are sent to students with changes in an attempt to reduce interruptions during class. After school hours, please leave a message on our attendance line @ 317-915-4228.
Please include the following in your note and/or message:
- child's full name
- homeroom teacher
- time of early dismissal
- nature of dismissal (e.g., doctor appointment, physical therapy, etc.)
- your full name
- contact telephone # in the event of questions
If an absence is due to doctor's appointment, remember to send the doctor's excuse note to school for attendance purposes. Medical absences are recorded differently according to our state/district attendance policies.
Do not communicate absence/early dismissal/transportation changes solely to the teacher. This information must go through the office. While you may also notify the teacher, if the teacher is not present at school and information is sent to him/her, the office will not be knowledgable of the information.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE --- Pick-up/Drop-offs
ALL exchanges for which you need to park will require you to accompany your child into the office to drop-off and sign in OR pick-up your child from the office and sign out. While this may add a few extra minutes to the exchange, the safety of all is our utmost concern.
In addition, if you arrive early to drop-off students and decide to park in the lot until drop-off begins, you MUST get in the line to drop your child off at the front and not cut through and jump to the front of the line. Do NOT cut to the front of the line. Given that on any given day we have hundreds of students dropped off, it is imperative that everyone follows the procedures. Safety of all is imperative. Thank you in advance.
school note forms - https://goo.gl/EgroKY
Texting/Emailing during school day NOT allowed
In an effort to keep instructional time as free from distraction as possible, do not email or text your child during the school day. Please contact the office should you need to get a message to your child.
Students will be reminded of the following:
- Absolutely NO texting/personal emailing during the school day (7:35 a.m.-2:55 p.m.) to students OR parents via any type of program/app/etc. Consequences will be given should this occur. [Students staying for after school events may utilize such technology after school.]
- If a student is not feeling well, he/she must go to the nurse's office and NOT email or text parent without speaking with the nurse. Contact regarding illness/pickup must be communicated through the nurse.
- Notifications on iPad should be turned off during the school day.
- If students receive texts/emails during the school day, they should immediately notify their teacher or staff member.
- We realize there may be a need for communication between students working collaboratively during the school day. However, it should only be done at teacher direction/approval.
- Texting/emailing that does occur outside of school is a parental approval issue. However, if content of texting/emailing outside of school negatively impacts/affects the school environment, there may be consequences that are imposed at school.
Remember...if you need to get a message to your child during the school day, please call the office at 915-4220. All other situations should be resolved outside the school day.
Falcon Flyer Frequency
Please look for a Skylert to be sent twice a month from FCI providing you with a link to the most recent FALCON FLYER newsletter. This will be how we will keep you up-to-date with events and happenings at FCI. Please feel free to share the link with other FCI families who may have not received the Skylert. In addition, please suggest to them that they verify current contact information in Skyward as this is where information for future Skylerts is pulled from. Communication is extremely important to us, and we value your involvement!
District Calendar - 2017-18
Check out the district calendar for 2017-18 and associated dates: https://goo.gl/yzgyYC
What's Happening @ the Creek
Monday, October 9, rot C5
- Book Fair begins - through Friday of this week
- 2:33pm - Student dismissal / Staff PLC
Tuesday, October 10, rot I1
- Book Fair
- 3:00-4:00pm - Choir (dismissal out front)
Wednesday, October 11, rot. I2
- Book Fair
- 7:00-7:35am - Student Council - Room 604
- SOAR Day
- 3:00-3:50 - Spell Bowl
- 3:00-4:00 - Art Club
- 3:00-6:00pm - Book Fair
- Dine to Donate - all day! - JAGGERS - 20% to FCI donation https://goo.gl/vomqxt
Thursday, October 12, rot. I3
- Book Fair
- 3:00-4:00pm - Choir (dismissal out front)
- 3:00-4:00 - FCI Connect
- 5:00-8:00pm - Liger Mile
Friday, October 13, rot. I4
- Picture Retake Day
- Book Fair
- Fall Fundraiser to be distributed
- 9:30-11:00 - PTO meeting - Bookroom (room 200)
Monday, October 16 - Friday, October 20th
- Fall Break - No School
Monday, October 23, rot. F1
- 2:33pm - Student dismissal / Staff PLC
Tuesday, October 24, rot. F2
- 3:00-4:00pm - Choir (dismissal out front)
Wednesday, October 25, rot. F3
- 7:00-7:35am - Student Council - Room 604
- 3:00-3:50 - Spell Bowl
- 3:00-4:00 - Art Club
Thursday, October 26, rot. F4
- 3:00-4:00 - FCI Connect
- 3:00-4:00pm - Choir (dismissal out front)
Friday, October 27, rot. F5
FCI Attendance Line ~ 317-915-4228.
Student Transportation
Drop-Off:
Students must be accompanied into the building and signed in by a parent any time after 7:45 a.m. Students will not be allowed to sign themselves into school due to a late arrival.
Early Dismissal:
Parents must come inside the building to sign out their child. Parents must ring the buzzer and indicate that they are picking up their child. Photo ID is required to be provided to office staff every time students are signed out.
Changes:
A note must be sent to the office (not emailed) with your child at the beginning of the day to detail changes. Ensure last last minute changes are phoned in by 2:00 p.m. to ensure a safe and efficient dismissal.
All About FCI
Assistant Principal - Mrs. Kim Day (kday@hse.k12.in.us)
Email: FCI-General@hse.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.hse.k12.in.us/FCI/home.aspx
Location: 12011 Olio Road Fishers, IN 46037
Phone: (317)-915-4220
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fall-Creek-Intermediate-Falcons/536020973132615
Twitter: @FCI_Falcons