Mrs. Luther's News
January 29, 2016
Pennies for Patients
Pennies for Patients -next 2 weeks!
Thorpe Creek Elementary students will be taking part in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies for Patients program from February 1-12. During this program, students will collect money to support LLS’s mission: to find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients. Students will learn about service, leadership, philanthropy and how they can make a difference by changing patients’ lives. TCE has its own online giving page that students, parents and faculty can share with friends and family:http://events.lls.org/pages/in/ThorpeCreekElementarySchool
Thank you in advance for helping LLS to create a world without blood cancers!
For more information on the Pennies for Patients program, please visithttp://www.studentseries.org/
Activities for the first week:
Feb. 1st - bring in pennies
Feb. 2nd –bring in nickels
Feb. 3rd– bring in dimes
Feb. 4th– bring in quarters
Feb. 5th – bring in dollars (each student who brings in a dollar will receive a paper penny to put their name on and it will be displayed in the school)
Activities for the second week:
Feb. 8th – bring in more spare change throughout the week
TuTu Tuesday or Two Two Tuesday!
Tuesday, February 2nd will be TuTu Tuesday at TCE! February 2nd will not occur again on a Tuesday until after 2020.
Some ideas for commemorating this historical day would be to:
- Wear a tutu!
- Wear a shirt with 2 on it (sports shirts are great)
- Simply take some masking tape and tape 2's all over a shirt or outfit
- Wear TWO of something, 2 bows, 2 pairs of socks, 2 hats, etc.
- Make a construction paper headband and decorate it with punch out 2s
- OR LET YOUR KIDS BRAINSTORM IDEAS!!
Global Day of Play
On February 3rd, we will participate in the Global Day of Play here at TCE. On this day, please send your child's favorite board or card game to school with them. Please make sure that you have your child's name on their item and have it in a sack or baggie. During this time your child will be playing games, Legos, blocks, puzzles, magnets, and any other items that they can freely play with. During this time the children will not be using their devices. Instead they will be enjoying free play time where they can move freely around from activity to activity just playing. I will be playing alongside the children during this time. The goal for this day is to encourage children to play freely without adult intervention or structure.
For more information about this day visit, http://www.globalschoolplayday.com/
2015-2016 Yearbooks
TCE Cardinal Runners
Join our school team and be a Cardinal Runner!
May 21, 2016
The Geist Half Marathon Inc. is an Indiana non-profit corporation organized to inspire health and wellness in the children surrounding Geist Reservoir. Money from last year’s race was donated to HSE and Lawrence Township Schools.
If your child (or you!) would like to participate in this year’s race as a part of the “Cardinal Runners” team, please return the emailed permission slip and race fee by March 28, 2016. Our school team will be walking and running in the 5K (3.1 miles) race. The cost to participate in the Cardinal Runner team is $37.50. Please make checks payable to TCE. The registration fee for the race includes a fee of $7.50 for a “Cardinal Runners” team shirt. Let’s show our school spirit by wearing our Cardinal Runners shirt on race day! *If you have last year’s Cardinal Runner shirt, you can re-wear it. The entry fee is $30, then, without the Cardinal Runner shirt. Each participant also receives a Geist 5K shirt, refreshments at the finish line, and a medal! Additional race information can be found at http://geisthalf.com/. We will register all students and parents that participate on our Cardinal Runners team at one time, so please do not register through the website. If your child may need financial assistance in order to participate, please contact Mrs. Curran.
I will be sending home information in the spring about an optional training walking/running program at school, along with additional race day details. I look forward to running with a large group of the Thorpe Creek Elementary Family!
Cardinal Runners sponsor,
Mr. Clint Cushman
Upcoming Curriculum
Reading - Comprehension Strategies: Retell, Compare & Contrast
Writing- Expository Writing
Grammar - Parts of Speech: Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs
Math - Money: Identification and Counting Sets of Coins, Problem Solving with Money
Science- Animal Environments
Related Arts Schedule
Monday - PE & Library
Tuesday - Art
Wednesday - PE
Thursday - Music
Friday - No Related Arts - Early Dismissal Day
Mark Your Calendar!
February 3- Global Day of Play in the afternoon
February 5 - Student Half Day (Dismiss @ 12:01 pm)
February 5 - Family STEAM Night 5:30-7:30 pm
February 12 - Valentine Party from 1:45-2:45
February 15 - No School (Presidents Day)
February 16 - Flex Day (no school unless make-up day is required)
Mrs. Alyson Luther
Email: aluther@hse.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.hse.k12.in.us/TCE/home.aspx
Location: 14642 East 126th Street, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: (317) 594-4310 (2241)
Twitter: @aluthersclass