Falcon Flyer
Fall Creek Intermediate - October 28, 2018
From The Principal
Dear FCI Families,
It has been a challenging few days for our school community, but we look forward to seeing your amazing children on Monday. We wanted to share what the day will look like as we get back to our daily routines. We will have mental health professionals and additional counselors present in the building for our students to help work through this difficult time. In addition, all art classes will be moved to our science lab co-taught by Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Bunnell. Our priority will be self-care and readjusting to our regular schedule.
If you have any concerns do not hesitate to contact us, we are here for you.
Thank you for your support and patience. See you Monday!
Mr. Randall Schoeff
Additional Resources for parents:
Tips For Parents: Helping Children Impacted By Trauma
LookUp Crisis Hotline at 1-800-284-8439
Picture Retake Day- will be rescheduled
6th Grade Boys Basketball Try-Outs
Click here to download the basketball permission slip. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jahn, ajahn@hse.k12.in.us
Fall Book Fair
The Fall Book Fair will be October 29th-November 2nd, 2018. The online book fair will be available October 28th-November 3rd, 2018. All classes will visit the book fair during their humanities block. The book fair will also be open after school for families to visit on November 1st until 5:00. The online book fair will be available October 28th-November 3rd, 2018. Click here to access the online book fair.
Volunteers are needed to help with the book fair. Volunteers will receive a 25% discount on all book fair purchases! If you are able to help with set-up, tear down, and/or running the registers, please sign up here: http://signup.com/login/entry/807023256534724085
You MUST have a background check on file with HSE Schools in order to volunteer at the book fair.
PTO News
BoxTops!
General Mills, Annies, Pillsbury, Hefty, and Kleenex just to name a few!
Just clip them out, put them in a Ziploc bag labeled with your child's name and homeroom teacher, then send them to school. Reminder that BoxTops do expire so do not wait to send them in!
There will be prizes for the top 5th and 6th grade homeroom classes and an individual prize for the top collector in each grade. In addition, for every 25 BoxTops sent in, your child will receive a raffle entry for various prizes! If you have any questions, please contact Katie Kaus at katiekaus@me.com or Jen Low at jenniferlow06@yahoo.com
***Fall submission deadline is Friday, October 26th, 2018***
Dine To Donate
Please join us for our Dine To Donate at Primanti Bros. Please show the flyer below when you eat!
Monday, November 12th, 2018
11am-11pm
13871 Cabela Parkway
Noblesville, IN 46060
FCI Connect
Science Bowl Team
Notes from the Treasurer
- Book fee statements were processed in August and due on Sept 7th. You can pay your account either with a check payable to FCI or via eFunds. If you use eFunds, you will have to grab your fee amount in Skyward and then manually enter the amount you are paying in eFunds.
- At this time any accounts not paid in full by Oct 26th will be accessed a $8.35 processing fee. To avoid this fee you must have setup in eFunds all future payments. Please be advised that eFunds is an outside company and does not interface with Skyward so on your last payment you will need to manually change the amount.
- Any over-payment of fees is automatically transferred to your child's cafe account.
- Free/Reduced Accounts: The deadline to re-apply was Sept 20th. Per the HSE administration, any account that did not reapply will be changed to a Paid Status.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the treasurer at 317-915-4220 or mpitts@hse.k12.in.us
Activities & Clubs
- FCI Connect: Join FCI Connect, an after-school club that helps connect students with Jesus, friends, and their community! Enjoy delicious snacks, crazy games, and great conversations about relevant topics such as stress, friends, media, peer pressure, and more! Connect begins November 8th. Sign up today!
- 6th Grade Boys Basketball Try-outs: Try-outs will be held October 30th, October 31st, & November 1st, 2018 from 3:00-5:00pm. Permission slips are by the end of the school day on October 29th, 2018. Click here for the permission slip and more information.
- 6th Grade Girls Basketball Try-outs: Try-outs will be held December 19th & 20th, 2018 from 3:00-5:00pm.
- HSE Youth Wrestling Club Registration: HSE Wrestling Club is for athletes between ages 4-6th grade. Click the title link for more information.
- Harlem Wizards vs The Educator All-Stars: November 8th, 2018, 7:00pm at Fishers HS! Click the title link for more information.
- FCI Science Bowl Try-outs: Try-outs will be held November 13th, 2018 from 6:50-7:35a. Click here for the permission slip and more information about this year's Science Bowl.
Counselor's Corner
Want more information about what your school counselors have been up to this month? Follow the link to our Sway to see more in depth updates from the school counseling department!
We recently had healthy living week by focusing on Red Ribbon Day to promote living a drug and alcohol free life, social health, and physical health. We also had our first Mix It Up Lunch of the year. Our students had fun mixing things up by sitting with new people at lunch and getting to know people from their team they may not typically spend time with. Our friendly falcons did a great job organizing and doing announcements each day!
Homework Club
- Who: Any student needing assistance with specific concepts/completing homework
- What: Students do not need to sign up ahead of time to attend. However, they will need a note from a parent to stay after school. Students MUST have homework or need assistance as this truly is work time, not a social hour. All school rules apply.
- When: Tuesday-Thursday – after school from 2:55-3:30pm (Please note that we will no longer have homework club on Mondays)
- Where: FCI Media Center
- Why: We recognize that we are all a team with a heart to assist our students. FCI desires to connect with students and assist them with academic needs in an environment outside the school day as the need presents itself.
NOTE: This club is not intended to be a YMCA after school child care club. However, if your child does attend the YMCA after school child care, he/she may attend homework club then go directly to the YMCA area in the cafeteria. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact FCI @ 915-4220.
Homework Club will begin September 10th. Remember, there is no homework club after school on Mondays.
Canvas
Have questions about Canvas and how to set up or tweak your Canvas Observer settings? Check out the link below to assist with these things and so much more!
*****CALENDARS*****
What's Happening @ the Creek
Monday, October 29. C1
- 2:33p – Early Dismissal
Tuesday, October 30, C2
- 6:45-7:35a – Spell Bowl Practice (Mrs. Johnson’s classroom)
- 3:00-4:00p – Choir
- 3:00-5:00p – 6th Grade Boys Basketball Try-outs
Wednesday, October 31, C3
- 3:00-5:00p – 6th Grade Boys Basketball Try-outs
Thursday, November 1, C4
- 3:00-5:00p – 6th Grade Boys Basketball Try-outs
Friday, November 2, C5
Monday, November 5, I1
- 7:50-8:50a – SOAR Monday
- 2:33p – Early Dismissal
Tuesday, November 6, I2
- 6:45-7:35a – Spell Bowl Practice (Mrs. Johnson’s classroom)
- 3:00-4:00p – Choir
- 3:00-5:00p – Boys Basketball Practice
Wednesday, November 7, I3
- 3:00-5:00p – Boys Basketball Practice
Thursday, November 8, I4
- 3:00-4:00p – FCI Connect
- 3:00-5:00p – Boys Basketball Practice
Friday, November 9, I5
- 2nd Quarter Mid-term
- 3:00-5:00p – Boys Basketball Practice
District Calendar - 2018-19
HSE Insider link
***IMPORTANT FCI PROCEDURES***
IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM REMINDERS
- Buzzer protocol - When you ring the buzzer for entry, remember that the office staff will ask you your name, intent, child's name/homeroom to ensure those that enter FCI should enter.
- Photo ID - Whether picking up or dropping off, please have photo ID such as your driver's license ready for identification purposes.
- Door 1 entry - All visitors must enter via door 1 regardless of time of day. Please do not come in the cafeteria door with students before school.
- Bus lot - Do not enter the bus lot prior to bus arrival or while buses are in the lot.
- Drop-off - Please make all attempts possible to have your child exit your vehicle on the side of the curb. Exit the opposite side and walking in between cars is not safe.
Safe Visitor Badges
Per HSE Policy, visitors must have their Safe Visitor Badge scanned to check-in to the building. Please download the SafeVisitor App (available for iPhones and in Google Play for all other phones) or have your badge available when you come into the school. Looking up names can lead to the wrong person being signed in.
Upon leaving, please give your printed badge to the office staff for quick check-out.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Vicki Foutty at 317-594-4100.
Activity dismissal
For school-wide events such as the Hang Out, Falcon Fest, all-school stay-after basketball games, the following pick-up procedures assist in safer, quicker dismissal:
- 5th grade parents to travel north on Olio Road into the front parking lot then south on Olio Road out of the parking lot. Pick-up is in FRONT of the building for 5th grade.
- 6th grade parents to travel south on Olio Road into the bus parking lot then north on Olio Road out of the parking lot. Pick-up is in the bus lot for 6th grade. This is north of the school on the side face HSE High School.
ABOVE ALL, we know your schedules are very busy as well. However, we ask that you NOT park in the parking lot and ask your child to walk across the lot. This is not safe as there are many vehicles in the lot. Please assist us in keep all of our children safe and remain in the pick up line. We will take all possible efforts to move the line quickly and safely. Thank you in advance!! :)
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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