The Wacky and Wild World of Wallace
January 25, 2020
Mark Your Calendar!
Thursday, January 30th- Dine to Donate! At BoomBozz Fishers (3pm-10pm)
Friday, January 31st- Family S.T.E.A.M. Night (5:30-7pm)
Friday, February 7th - National Wear RED Day and PTO Movie Night
Friday, February 14th- PTO Classroom Party
Monday, February 17th - No School in Honor of Presidents' Day
Friday, February 28th- 2nd Grade Study Trip to Pinheads; Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character Day; PTO Candy Bar Bingo (5:30-7:00)
Related Arts Schedule- Week of January 21st
Monday, January 27th- Day 2: Global Studies
Tuesday, January 28th- Day 3: Music
Wednesday, January 29th - Day 4: Art
Thursday, January 30th - Day 1: P.E.
Friday, January 31st- Day 2: Global Studies & Library
Upcoming Testing Info
NWEA
*We will begin NWEA testing this week. Please remember to send iPads daily and fully charged. Please also remember to get a good night's sleep and eat a healthy breakfast to ensure our minds and bodies are ready to do our best!
Hamilton Southeastern Schools will no longer be administering NWEA in the spring. Our students in grades 3-8 now participate in ILEARN testing in the spring. Your child will continue to participate in NWEA testing in fall and winter. Winter NWEA testing will run from January 21, 2020 – February 7, 2020. Teachers use this information to help plan for students’ instructional needs. This testing will also be used in part to identify students in need of high ability services. More information about identification for high ability services can be found at https://www.hseschools.org/academics/intervention-acceleration/high-abilityCold Weather
Great Kindness Challenge
Family S.T.E.A.M. Night
Mark your calendars for our TCE FAMILY STEAM NIGHT on Friday, January 31st from 5:30-7:00 pm. STEAM is an educational term to describe real-world opportunities for students to learn with science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math. At the TCE Family STEAM Night, TCE students and their family members of all ages are welcome to come and participate in a variety of unique, educational STEAM experiences. Participants will travel as a family (children with their adults) to share in the learning process! Pizza and water will be available in the cafeteria for families to purchase. We hope to see you there!
January Lunch Menu
Geist 5K
A registration form and information about running/walking the Geist 5K on Saturday, May 16, 2020 as a member of our Thorpe Creek Runners school team was sent via Skylert this week. This registration is for our students and their family members.
If interested, please complete and return the attached registration form to school. We'll officially enroll you as a member of our team.
Last year we had 100+ runners/walkers representing Thorpe Creek. Let's do it again!
Any questions? Please reach out to Mrs. Curran (principal) at scurran@hse.k12.in.us or Mrs. Duncan (physical education teacher) at kduncan@hse.k12.in.us.
More information will come home for our runners/walkers as we move into spring.
As we tell our students, we can do hard things! Join us this year for the Geist 5K!
We Are Learning...
Reading
Writing
Math
This week we also began taking the math portion of NWEA. I am administering these in small groups and making sure that each student is focused solely on the test while they are taking it. While only a small few have finished, I have been very impressed with the growth that I have seen.
Information from the PTO
Did you know there are lots of ways you can support the TCE PTO just by shopping where you already shop?
Check out these easy directions to get your accounts set up and help TCE PTO provide so many different programs at TCE, including extra-curricular activities, professional development for teachers, classroom parties, and so much more!
Kroger Community Rewards (on desktop)
1. Sign in to your account by clicking the person on the top right hand corner of the screen
2. Once you are signed, click “My Account” under your profile tab.
3. Click “Community Rewards” on the left hand side of the page.
4. Type in “Thorpe Creek Elementary School” or use the school code “SX876”
5. “Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation” will appear.
6. Click “Enroll”
7. Happy shopping!
Shoparoo (on phone)
1. Download “Shoparoo” Application
2. Click “Sign Up”
3. Enter your “Email Address”
4. Click “Get Started”
5. Search “Thorpe Creek Elementary School”
6. Click “Confirm Your School”
7. Enter your “First Name” and your “Last Name”
8. Select your child's “Grade Level”
9. Once you have completed the above steps, its time to start scanning! To get started, click “Camera” button highlighted in green at the bottom of the screen. Align the receipt and click the blue camera button. Click “Done”. Preview receipt picture and click “Looks Good”. There is a 2 step “Who went on this trip” multiple choice question that needs to be answered. Click “Done” button. Receipts need to be scanned into the application within 2 weeks of purchase date.
10. Happy Shopping!
AmazonSmile (on desktop)
1. Go to www.amazonsmile.com
2. Type in your “Email” that is attached to your Amazon Account
3. Click “Continue” button
4. Type in your “Password” that correlates with the Email you entered in Step #2
5. Click “Continue” button
6. Under the “ Select a Charity” Box, use the search bar labeled “Or pick your own charitable organization” to look up “Thorpe Creek Elementary PTO”
7. Click “Select” button next to Thorpe Creek Elementary PTO
8. Check the box labeled “Yes I understand that I must always start at smileamazon to support Thorpe Creek Elementary PTO
9. Click “ Start Shopping” button
10. Happy Shopping!
Box Tops for Education (on phone)
1. Download “ Box Tops for Education” application
2. Click the “Next” button twice and the “Got It” button
3. Click the “Sign Up for Free” button at the bottom of the page
4. Enter your “Email Address”, create a “Password”, and “Confirm Password”
5. Click the “Blue Arrow” button
6. Review the Terms and Conditions. When finished, click the “I Agree” button at the bottom of the page
7. Type in “Thorpe Creek Elementary School” in the search box
8. Click the “Blue Arrow” button
9. Fill in your “ First Name”, your “Last Name”, “Your Birth date”, and your “Zip code”
10. Click the “Blue Arrow” button at the bottom of the page
11. Click the “Let's Go” button
12. After completing the above steps to get registered, you are ready to begin scanning receipts that contain Box Top Items! To get started, click the “Scan” button highlighted in blue at the bottom of the page. Align the receipt and click the white check mark button at the bottom of the page. The application will do a scan for Box Tops.
13. Happy Shopping!
Library Volunteers
Library volunteers are needed to help with shelving and checking in books in our TCE Library. Volunteering in the library is fun and the schedule is flexible! If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Mrs. Hopper, TCE Librarian (lhopper@hse.k12.in.us).
*A safe visitor background check is required for all school volunteers. For more information on background checks, visit https://www.hseschools.org/services/other/school-safety/visiting-and-volunteering.
Mr. Matt Wallace
Email: mwallace@hse.k12.in.us
Location: 14642 E 126th St, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-594-4310
Twitter: @MrWallaceTeach