HPE Patriot Post
Harrison Parkway Elementary
August 19, 2022
Year-to-Date HPE attendance average is 95.39%
HPE Expectation/Goal is 97%
Ending Rotation Week: 3
What's Happening, Patriots?
Mrs. Carty's Kindergarten
This week The Carty Crew began our letter inquiry. The students spent time exploring letters. We discussed what we notice and wonder about letters.
Nolan, Andrew, and Judah noticed that they all have the letter a in their names.
Chandler, Noah, Harper, and Arya are working on matching letters.
Zackary, Maggie, Anna, and Phoenix are working on spelling their names with magnetic letters.
Watch the following video to see our class learning the letters of the alphabet in sign language.
Mrs. Hampton's Fourth Grade
Upcoming Events at HPE
August
23 = Dine to Donate- Chicago's Pizza
26 = Spirit Wear Orders DUE
September
1 = Mum Fundraiser Order Forms DUE
5 = Labor Day NO SCHOOL
7 = Picture Day
14 = HPE at the Park
16 = PTO Starlight Movie Night
21 = Mum Pick Up (4:30 p.m.) AND PTO Meeting (6:30 p.m.)
23 = PTO Starlight Movie Night (RAIN DATE)
30 = E-Learning Day
Lunch Menu - Week of August 22, 2022
Monday = French Bread Pizza and peas & carrots
Tuesday = Calzone and baked beans
Wednesday = Cheeseburger and potato smiles
Thursday = Penne Chicken Alfredo w/ Garlic Stick and broccoli
Friday = Fish Sandwich w/ Cheese and carrots
**Daily alternate entrees: PBJ; Veggie Salad, Turkey Cheese Roll Up, Pizza Pack.
All lunches are served with milk, vegetable and fruit.
Attendance and Absence Policy
If your child will be late to school or will be absent, please notify the office before 9:00 am by calling 317-915-4210 and selecting 2 for the Attendance Line.
You can leave a message 24 hours a day.
You can also email Amy Powell at apowell@hse.k12.in.us.
Notifying the teacher is fine, but it is the parents' responsibility to report to Attendance the reason for an absence, otherwise it will be marked as Unexcused.
Please feel free to review the District Attendance and Absence Policy in the Elementary School Handbook https://hpe.hseschools.org/student/student-handbook
Community in the Parks
Speech Language Corner
Speech screening will be conducted with all students in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades, and all new students to HPE. Speech errors that are age appropriate will be documented, monitored and in some cases, packets will be sent home to practice speech error sounds. Non age appropriate speech errors may warrant speech therapy, thus you will be contacted to discuss program options.
Feel free to contact me via email (tvanhorn@hse.k12.in.us) if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's speech or hearing abilities.
Thanks and let's have a great year!
Toni Van Horn, M.A., CCC-SLP
(HPE Speech Language Pathologist)
Title I Announcement
Counselor's Corner
HPE Counselor
Social Emotional Learning:
This week each class began to teach their weekly Social Emotional Learning lessons. Once a week students will engage in a lesson with their class to explore different skills students need to be successful at school.
This week's lessons were:
Kindergarten Lesson 2: Focusing Attention
Summary:
In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that you need to use your eyes, ears, and brain when you focus attention on something. Your child is also learning how to make an “attent-o-scope” to help focus.
Try This at Home:
Share with your child important information or instructions, let your child know that you really need his or her focused attention. Ask your child to show you how an attent-o-scope helps them focus.
1st Grade Lesson 2: Focusing Attention
Summary:
In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that you need to use your eyes, ears, and brain when you focus attention on something. Your child is also learning to say things to yourself (self-talk) can help you pay attention.
Try This at Home:
Ask your child about what you can do to help you focus attention. What does focusing look like (Use an attent-o-scope)? What words can you say to yourself to remind you to pay attention?
2nd Grade Lesson 2: Focusing Attention
Summary:
In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that you need to use your eyes, ears, and brain when you focus attention on something. Your child is also learning to say things to yourself (self-talk) can help you pay attention.
Try This at Home:
Ask your child about what you can do to help you focus attention. What does focusing look like (Use an attent-o-scope)? What words can you say to yourself to remind you to pay attention?
3rd grade Lesson 2: Self-Talk
Summary:
In this week’s lesson, your child will learn to identify classroom distractions and demonstrate the use of self-talk in response to different scenarios.
Try This at Home:
Ask your child to share with you about what self-talk means and how it can help you each day.
4th grade Lesson 2: Listening With Attention
Summary:
In this week’s lesson, your child will learn and practice techniques that improve their ability to focus and listen well. Listening with attention is a skill necessary for effective communication with others and academic success.
Try This at Home:
Ask your child to share with you about when a good time would be to practice listening with attention and how they use their listening skills each day.
SEL Coordinators - Kristin Morris and Rachel Milligan
Notes from the Nurse
If your student still needs immunizations to be compliant by the September 1 deadline, please contact the Fishers Health Department. FHD has appointments available now, so please schedule as soon as possible. Don't wait until 8/26 to register and schedule an appointment.
Register using the link or QR code on the attached flyer.
FOOD SERVICES IS HIRING!
COME HELP US PROVIDE THE IMPORTANT MEALS THE STUDENTS NEED TO MAKE FOR A GREAT SCHOOL DAY. Flexible hours, same schedule as your students and more. Support our schools and become involved in our district. We are a great team!
HPE PTO News
PTO Board Members
Co-President: Lindsey Berndt
Co- President: Monica Moore
Vice President: Elena Carter
Treasurer: Carla Sklorenko
Co-Secretary: Jamie Davis
Co- Secretary: Amy Gutierrez
PTO News
PTO Website: https://hpepto.com
Join our email list: https://volunteer-45556.cheddarup.com
Contact the PTO: HPEptoVolunteer@gmail.com
*Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HPEPTO/
Easy Ways to Help the PTO!
On Amazon, just go to smile.amazon.com/ch/20-0114174 to link your account to the PTO and then check out using smile.amazon.com everytime.
For Kroger, login to your online account or create one using the Kroger Plus Card number you already have or get a new one. Then go to www.kroger.com/communityrewards and enroll in Community Rewards. Search for “VA241” and select “HARRISON PARKWAY ELEMENTARY - PTO.”
Download the Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then use the app to scan your store receipt within 14 days of purchase. The app will identify Box Tops products on your receipt and automatically credit your school’s earnings online. If you find any traditional Box Top “official coupons” on a product, please clip them and send them to school.
Donate money directly to the PTO with the ‘No Frills’ fundraiser! https://no-frills-fundraiser.cheddarup.com
Get your 2023 HPE Spirit Wear Now!
We have many styles and colors to choose from. Orders will be sent home with your student; no shipping!
If you have any questions, please contact Carrie Brown at cannroberts1@hotmail.com.
Sale ends August 26th!!
Important Parent Information
Lost & Found
Harrison Parkway Elementary has a Lost & Found located outside of the Music Room for any lost items. At the end of each month, we will be donating any leftover items to charities that serve people in need.
Please have your student check it out if they are missing items.
Mental Health Concerns
If you or someone you know is at risk of self-harm, suicide, or harmful towards others, please contact one of the following (All lines are free, confidential, and available 24/7):
Community Health Network - Call 800-662-3445 or Text HELPNOW to 20121
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - Call 800-273-8255
LookUP - Call 800-284-8439 or Text LookUp to 494949
Mental Health Issues are common and treatable. Hamilton Southeastern Schools has a contract with Community Health Network and has a mental health therapist working with students in each of our schools. If you have questions or concerns please reach out to your school’s school counselor for further information.
HSE Report It!
A school safety mobile reporting app that allows students, staff and community members to provide anonymous information about concerns for their own safety or the safety of others. HSE Report it!, can be downloaded via Google Play or the Apple App Store. It’s anonymous and reports are made exclusively through the mobile app. HSE Report it! will has no length limitations or the need to remember a short code. Reporters can attach photos, screenshots, videos, documents and/or audio recordings to their concerns and they can engage in a two-way dialogue with a real person.
FISHERS COMMUNITY NEWS
Harrison Parkway Elementary School
Website: https://hpe.hseschools.org/
Location: 14135 Harrison Parkway, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-915-4210
Twitter: @HPEPatriots