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Alison Pickett, MS

Guidance Counselor
Bunker Hill Elementary
(317) 860-3426

In celebration of Indiana's bicentennial celebration, this year's Student of the Month Awards will spotlight one student per classroom that has displayed the traits modeled after a famous Hoosier.

The first student of the month trait will be creativity, modeled after Jim Davis, a famous cartoonist.

August: Creativity (Jim Davis) August Students of the Month

September and first week of October: Kindness (Johnny Appleseed) September Students of the Month

End of October and November: Sacrifice for others (Hoosier Veterans) November Students of the Month

December: Generosity: (Eli Lily) Students of the Month

January: Humor/cheerfulness: (Red Skelton)

February: Respect for others: (Abe Lincoln)

March: Perseverance/not giving up (Madame Walker)

April: Courage: (Gus Grissom)

May: Helping Others: (Levi and Catharine Coffin)

Student of the Month lists are available on our website.

Please review a few important front office policies.

• Morning student drop off must be done in the car rider line. Drop off opens at 8:35 am in the car rider line.
• Students arriving after 8:50 am must be signed in at the front office.
• If there is a change in transportation for students at the end of the day, we must be notified by a Parent/Guardian before 3:00pm. Teachers need time to make arrangements.
• Attendance- Please review the Franklin Township policies and procedures for absences on p. 2-3 in the student handbook. We appreciate your cooperation.
• All visitors must have a photo ID to enter the building.

Don't forget to check our LOST and FOUND for any lost items. It is located at the top of the stairs on the way to the cafeteria. Any items left at the end of the school year will be donated.

Each month we will send out a newsletter with important information, dates, and reminders. This newsletter will be sent electronically to the email we have on file for each student. If you requested a paper copy, the newsletter will come home with your student. The newsletter will also be available on our website http://www.ftcsc.k12.in.us/bunker-hill or our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bunker-Hill-Elementary-School/172442352820782

Remind is another great way to stay connected to Bunker Hill. You just text the number 81010 and enter message @bhbulldogs and press send. We will send out messages/reminders and you will simply receive then as a text message. We have no access to cell phone numbers nor does anyone else in this group. You can not reply to the message as no one will receive them.

• We do our best to keep classroom disruptions to a minimum. If your child forgets an item and you bring it in, please do not be offended if the front office asks for you to leave the item with them so it can be delivered at an appropriate time.
• If there is a change in transportation for students at the end of the day, we must be notified by a Parent/Guardian before 3:00pm.
• If electronics (cell phones, ipods, gaming systems) are brought into school and removed from backpacks, they will be confiscated by the teacher. A parent/guardian will be asked to pick up the electronic at the front desk.
• When having lunch with your student in the cafeteria please remember to only have your child sit with you at the family table. We like to keep the table open for other families. Please No Fast Food!
• When visiting your child for lunch, please go directly to the cafeteria and exit the building when lunch is finished. We are no longer allowing parents to go to recess with the class. We appreciate your cooperation in helping limit our classroom distractions.

The mobile dentist originally scheduled for January 9 will not be visiting our school. At this time there are no plans to reschedule. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Please mark your calendars! Our annual JUMP ROPE FOR HEART event is Friday February 3rd. In the Bunker Hill gym, students will jump rope to make their hearts healthy. If desired, they can collect donations to benefit the American Heart Association, help children with heart problems, AND win some cool prizes. Last year, Bunker Hill students raised $16,508 to fight heart disease and stroke! Can we collect more $ this year? Detailed information, parent letters, and collection envelopes have been sent home the week of January 3rd. If your child wants to do ONLINE DONATIONS (and earn 2 extra ZOO CREW animals), the website is heart.org/jump. Contact Mrs. Staton if you have questions. Thanks for your support of this worthwhile cause!

Instead of a New YEAR’S Resolution, what if we made a New Day’s Resolution?
What if instead of setting a yearlong health goal, we set a small health goal we could accomplish in a single day? That’s the concept behind our #NewDaysResolution campaign. Try drinking 8 glasses of water tomorrow, or taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Commit to getting that extra hour of sleep or cooking a new, healthy recipe. Pledge to take 20 minutes to relax your mind and mediate. One day at a time, we CAN get healthier!

Yours In Fitness,

Mrs. Staton

5th grade students:

I am looking for students who are interested in helping me with the yearbook. We will be creating the layout for each page in the book using the yearbook company's website. We will meet in the computer lab at 8:00 in the morning every Thursday and Friday starting January 12th until February 3rd. The yearbook must be completed by February 6th. If you are interested, please print off and fill out the following form and turn it back into Miss Wuest by January 10th. http://bit.ly/2izIWzD.

Last semester students were given the option to participate in an art contest through the Indiana Kids' Election. Students were asked to draw what makes a good community leader. Bunker Hill had several artists recognized: Lakshaya Upadhyay, Navreet Chahal, and Kelsea Vick. Armann Ghala received honorable mention. Tanusha Jha received first place in their age group. Congratulations to all our fabulous artists!

Follow Miss Wuest on Twitter @wuestart.

Kimberly Wuest

Bunker Hill Elementary

Art Teacher

Bunker Hill Robotics

Team 41903a

The first ever Bunker Hill Robotics team has enjoyed meeting every Wednesday since Fall Break. We have been working on building our robot and learning team work. We were so excited to get a field purchased by our wonderful PTO. We will be attending our first competition on January 14 at Blue Academy in Indianapolis.

Information for Lego Club will be coming home soon for students in grades 3 through 5. The group will meet at 7:45 a.m. on January 19 and 26, and February 2 and 9.

Lego Club for grades K-2 will be at 7:45 a.m. April 6, 13, 20, and 27. More information will come home closer to April for the younger grade levels.

Students will be bringing home order forms for the 2016-17 Bunker Hill yearbook. Yearbooks are $15. Deadline for orders is January 27.

Volunteers

PTO is looking for volunteers for various events in the coming weeks. Please take a look on Sign Up Genius for volunteer opportunities:

http://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=c.SignUpSearch

Membership

Join the Bunker Hill PTO! Membership is free, and there are no commitments. For more information, contact Sara Thomas at 317-408-4591 or Sara.thomas1984@yahoo.com.

Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/bunkerhillpto

http://bunkerhillpto.com/

If your family is in an extreme living situation such as; living in a motel, car, campsite, shelter, temporary housing, combined housing, public places, etc. you could qualify for a McKinney –Vento (homeless) Act.

Please contact your school counselor to discuss ways we can possibly help support your situation.

Students who are in homeless living situations have the following rights:

1) Immediate enrollment in the school they last attended or the school in whose attendance area they are currently staying even if they do not have all of the documents normally required at the time of enrollment;

2) Access to free meals and textbooks, Title I and other educational programs, and other comparable services including transportation;

3) To attend the same classes and activities that students in other living situations also participate in without fear of being separated or treated differently due to their housing situations.

Any questions about these rights can be directed to your school’s Counselor.

By signing below, I acknowledge that I have received and understand the above rights.

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Signature of Parent/Guardian/Unattached Youth - Date

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Signature of McKinney-Vento Liaison - Date