GEIST GAZETTE
December 2, 2022
GEIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Website: https://ges.hseschools.org/
Location: 14051 East 104th Street, Fishers, IN 46037
Phone: 317-915-4260
Twitter: @Geistgators
GES Yearbook Cover Contest Winners
Congratulations to Graham Becker and Camden Stout. They were among more than 25 fourth graders who submitted drawings for the 22-23 Yearbook. GES staff members voted on their favorite entries to choose the top two selections. Graham's artwork will be on the front cover and Camden's will be on the back. Yearbooks will go on sale in January. Please watch for details.
GES Science and Engineering Fair
The GES Science & Engineering Fair promotes interest in science and engineering. Entry forms with project outline are due on January 23rd. The Science and Engineering Fair will take place on February 24th during the school day. The Science Fair is open to all GES students in grades 1-4. Science Fair projects will be displayed in the evening at GES’s SCIENCE NIGHT. Information will be posted on the website, or you may request a packet from your teacher. For more information, please visit the GES website at www.hse.k12.in.us/ges.
You don't have to wait to get started on your project! The packet is attached below. Refer to it for guidelines and other details.
Holiday gifts featuring your child's art!
Don't forget Artsonia's gift shop offers many items that feature your child's art. In addition, 20% of your purchase is donated back to the GES art program. Your support is appreciated!
Contact Ms. Green if you need assistance accessing your account (egreen@hse.k12.in.us)
NWEA Winter 2022 Testing Window for Grades K-4
Begins Monday, Dec 6th and runs through Friday, Dec 16th.
Each student will complete a Math and Reading assessment. Each classroom teacher will communicate with families the dates their classroom is scheduled to complete testing.
We appreciate your partnership at home in:
- charging the iPad device nightly
- having nightly bedtime routines
- providing a protein-rich breakfast
- words of positive encouragement
- having the iPad at school daily
Our Gator students and staff have done great learning and worked hard first semester!
Testing Treat Tuesday
Students will begin NWEA testing soon. The GES PTO will provide popsicle treats at lunch on Tuesday, December 6 as a Testing Treat. Ingredients and nutritional information for both the popsicle and an alternative treat are listed below.
Parents and guardians who want their child to receive the alternate treat (Sidekick) or not participate at all must complete an opt-out form. Please click here for the opt out form. Complete this form by Monday, Dec. 5.
Students who do not have opt-out information on file will be given the Flavor-Ice popsicle.
Ingredients Fla-Vor-Ice popsicle: Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Fruit Juice (Contains One or More of the Following: Apple, Grape or Pear Juice from Concentrate), Contains Less than 2% of the Following: Citric and/or Fumaric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate (Preservatives), Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5 , Yellow No. 6 and Blue No. 1.
Ridgefield Smooth Frozen- SideKicks Sour Cherry-Lemon Portion- 4.4 oz Fruit Credit- 1/2 cup Calories 90Sodium 25 mg Potassium 60 mgCarbs 22 g Sugars 19 gCalcium 8% Vitamin A 20%Vitamin C 100% Ingredients: Fruit Juice (Water, White Grape, and Pear Juice Concentrate), Less than 2% of: Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Tricalcium Phosphate, Vegetable Juice (for Color), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Salt, Turmeric (for Color), Vitamin A Palmitate, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum.
Keller's Clips
SEL At Home Resources
Click on the attachments below to see the SEL lessons the students have reviewed this week and the for the next two weeks.
Week 13 - Nov 28-Dec 2
Week 14 - Dec. 5-9
Week 15 - Dec. 12-16
Holiday Lights Recycling
This Holiday Season, HSE is asking you to give a gift to the Earth by making the choice to be more sustainable. HSE Schools will be hosting a district wide Holiday Light Recycling Program. Starting December 5st and going until January 13th each school will be collecting old, broken, tangled, or unwanted holiday lights. Technology Recyclers will take these unwanted/unusable lights and break them down into useable components that will be used to make new products.
- This will be the third year for the holiday light recycling program!
- During the 2020/2021 season you helped collected and recycle 3,519 pounds of holiday lights!
- During the 2021/2022 season you helped collect and recycle 4,711 pounds of holiday lights.
- In two years of recycling holiday lights, you have helped recycle the equivalent weight of a Ford F250.
- Your small choices have helped prevent a total of 8,230 pounds of plastic, metal, and glass from ending up in a landfill.
- You helped make a HUGE impact.
- What can we collect in the 2022/2023 season?
PLEASE DO NOT:
- Please do not include any packing material.
- Please do not include any apparatus used to wind up or store the lights.
- Please do not include lights wrapped in garland.
PLEASE DO:
- Please place your lights in the recycling box (many will be stored in the front office, media centers, or science classrooms).
- Ask your friends, neighbors, social groups, and family members if they also have lights that need to be recycled.
- Do your part to be more sustainable this year.
Mudsock Youth Athletics Updates
Save-The-Date: Spring Program Registration
Get moving with us in the spring! Registration for baseball, softball, soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, rugby, and track and field opens January 1st atmyathletics.com. Program information will be updated on the site mid-December.
Spring Program Scholarships
Families who qualify for free or reduced lunches within the district are also eligible for program scholarships with MYA. Families can apply for one per season per child and must apply and be accepted during our open registration period. For spring sports these dates are 1/1 – 1/31. Emailinfo@myathletics.com.
R.A.V.E. REVIEWS
Help us in recognizing and appreciating our talented, hard-working, and dedicated employees by submitting a R.A.V.E. (Recognizing All Valuable Employees) Review. All HSE staff members are eligible for nomination and may be recognized multiple times. To submit a R.A.V.E. Review, click here to fill out a quick and easy online form and share why the individual is a 5-Star employee.
Recipients will receive a R.A.V.E. Review window cling to proudly display their nomination in their workspace, a certificate and letter of recognition with their review. Each month, one R.A.V.E. Review recipient will be selected at random by the Hamilton Southeastern Education Foundation for a $100 gift card. Thank you for your support!