Fox Hill Elementary Family Update

Welcome Fox Hill Families to the 2022-2023 school year!

School Doors open at 7:30 AM. Students are tardy after 7:50 AM. School dismisses at 2:35 PM

Great things happen every day at Fox Hill! Follow our social media accounts to take a peek into school and classrooms.

• Twitter: @FoxHillElem
• Fox Hill Facebook Page

November Positive Affirmation -“The more I practice, the more I improve.”

Mrs. Beard

Principal

Consider Giving to the PTO on Giving Tuesday, November 29th!

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement to transform communities and the world. Transformation happens when people unite their collective good to support an organization or a cause. This year please consider supporting the Fox Hill PTO on Giving Tuesday.

Did you know the Fox Hill PTO offers classroom reimbursement that allows staff to buy supplies and resources for their classroom? Did you know the Fox Hill PTO offers grants to the teaching staff for professional development opportunities? Did you know the Fox Hill PTO offers a competitive scholarship to a graduating NCHS senior? The PTO also supports classroom parties, staff appreciation throughout the year, and school-wide events like the Fall Fest or the upcoming Valentine's Day Family Dance!

Programming, as well as financial support offered to our teachers and staff, is available because of donations and fundraising. Please consider donating to the Fox Hill PTO on Giving Tuesday. Thank you!

First and Second Grade Families -

Don't forget about our 1st and 2nd Grade Winter Concert!

The concert will be held at Fox Hill Elementary at 6:00 pm on December 8th. Please plan to have your student arrive at school by 5:40pm. Dress to impress!

*Doors will open at 5:30 for seating.

I look forward to seeing you at the concert, and please reach out with any questions! You can send me a Parent Square message or email me at: lrouse@msdwt.k12.in.us.

Mrs. Rouse

PTO is pleased to release the online 2022-2023 Fox Hill Student Directory. The hope is that your family will use this directory to become better acquainted with your child's classmates and their families. This directory is only for Fox Hill families. To access the directory, you must visit the school website and navigate to PTO page (For Families > For Parents > PTO). Scroll to the bottom of the page for the School Directory link.

OR, follow the link below to the PTO page: https://fh.msdwt.k12.in.us/pto/. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the School Directory link.

In order to access the directory, you will have to input the password: pioneers22

The link to the directory will remain active all year and families can access it as often as needed. Please note that this directory is published for the private, personal use of Fox Hill families. Any commercial use of the directory is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. Please also note that some families have chosen not to be included in the directory, or to have only partial information included. Any errors are unintentional. If you have questions or concerns regarding your student’s directory entry, please email ptofoxhill@gmail.com. Let us know if there are any corrections by Friday, December 2nd. Thank you to our PTO for their efforts in the creation of this directory!!!!!

Families of students in grades 3 and 4 may request for their child to participate in CogAT testing until December 2. If you would like for your child to be tested, please reach out directly to your building assistant principal. The testing window for students in Grades 3 and 4 is December 5-16. To learn more about CogAT and how MSDWT uses results to inform high ability programming, click here.

AYS Announcement

The holidays aren't the only thing to look forward to this winter. This year, At Your School (AYS) is relaunching its full-day Winter Break camp for Washington Township families (K – 6) at Willow Lake Elementary from January 3-6. This camp will provide a warm and welcoming environment where kids can thrive while parents focus on other priorities or simply take a well-deserved break. Register by November 16 for $20 off per child! Learn more and register today at https://www.ayskids.org/winter/!

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This fall the PTO has several events planned for the school. Please see the list of upcoming activities. These activities are open to all the families in our school community. These activities are voluntary, so you can decide what fits best with your family calendar. You may choose to support all or a select few of the upcoming events! All proceeds support the students, teachers, and staff at Fox Hill Elementary.

August 29th- September 12th

• Harvest Mum Buddies (fall fundraiser selling mums)

September 1st Back to School Night

• Visit the PTO table to sign-up to volunteer and purchase mums

September 15th

• Fall Business and General PTO Meeting (in-person meeting at school with a guest speaker)

October 5th

• Mums ordered through the fundraiser will be delivered to school for pick-up (pick-up will be from 2:30-6pm, volunteers needed)
  

October 21st

• Trunk or Treat and Fall Festival 6-8pm (volunteers needed, more details coming soon)

November

• Gobble Grams (more details coming soon)

December

• Classroom Parties (more details coming soon)

Monthly Dine to Donate – Watch the newsletter for details!

• Should your student be absent for any reason, please call the attendance line at 317-259-5230 to report the absence. If a child’s absence is not called into the attendance line by 10:00 a.m., the child will be marked unexcused.

• If your student has a required appt during the school day, remember he or she can/should still attend school before and after the appointment. We would rather have a student come in tardy than miss a full day's instruction. Please provide a signed statement from the doctor, dentist, etc., upon the return to school in order for the office to code the missed time appropriately.

• Please notify your classroom teacher of dismissal changes in writing, or call the front office before 1:30 pm with transportation changes.

• The front office does not dismiss car riders from the office area during school dismissal time, 2pm-2:35 pm. Please notify the front office of any last minute changes by 1:30pm and report to the car line if your child will be a car rider. (*We do understand that there may be unforeseen circumstances, emergencies, or appts that may result in a deviation from this process.)

• Early pick ups from school - before 2:15pm- are coded in our FH Skyward system as afternoon tardies.

• **The State of Indiana requires that we send letters of notification to the families of children with excessive tardies (6 or more) and/or absences (4 or more unexcused). These letters will be sent on a regular basis.
  

If your student is a car rider:

*The Car Rider line starts at 7:30 am and will close by 7:50 am.

• Parents/Guardians dropping off after the car rider line has closed, must park in the front parking lot and an adult must walk his/her student across the crosswalk to the entrance of FH. If it is after 7:50 am, please plan to have your student enter the front doors for a tardy pass.

Cars should not enter the bus area during arrival and dismissal times!

Please DO NOT drive in or through the bus area during bus arrival and dismissal! Remember you are also in a school zone - an area with children. Please do not speed through any area on school grounds.

Car Rider Line:

Arrival 7:30-close by 7:50am: Parents should follow the “U” shaped line up formation on the west side of the school building. Students will stay in the car and should have items ready to go (backpack, lunch bag, etc.). Students should WAIT for the FH staff member to release them from their car. When the adult signals, student(s) should exit their car and walk on the yellow line into the entry door and go directly to class.

**Due to upcoming construction, students will enter through 5th Grade Doors - Students should Follow Staff Direction

Dismissal-. Car Rider Dismissal will begin at 2:25 p.m. (Bus riders dismiss at 2:35pm.) Parents will line up in the same "U" shaped formation as the AM process. Watch for staff direction - If there are numerous cars, we will line up 2 lanes of cars and merge the cars into one lane as you approach the school curb. FH staff members will call for students based on your car tag - Please make sure to have ID in case it needs to be checked. Each student will have a number that corresponds to the car tag number of the parent. Parents are expected to get out of car, if needed, and help their students get into the car. *If you have a car tag from last year, you can discard it.

You may have received a back to school letter from the district regarding your Skyward Family Access. This is an online system where your child's information is kept. If you have never logged into Skyward, the back to school letter should indicate your password. If you have logged in before and changed your password, but you have forgotten it, you can select "forgot my password" and you will be send directions, to the email address you have on file, on how to reset it.

Log into your Skyward Family Access at the start of the year to:

-Complete Data Clean Up

-See busing information

-Make sure your phone number and email address are updated to ensure you receive school and district communication.

Skyward Family Access Directions

If you have questions or issues with Skyward, please email skyward@msdwt.k12.in.us.

If you need further support with logging in, please email skyward@msdwt.k12.in.us or call Fox Hill Elementary.

Meal Prices for the 2022-2023 School Year:

Student Breakfast Prices: $1.50 (reduced $0.00)

Student Lunch Prices: Elementary $ 2.50 (reduced $0.40); Secondary $2.65 (reduced $0.40)

Milk Only (regardless of eligibility): $0.50

Check out the MSDWT Child Nutrition 2022-23 Newsletter for more information.

Free and Reduced Price Meals are available to families who qualify. A new application must be completed every school year beginning July 20, 2022, unless you are otherwise notified that your student has been pre-approved through Direct Certification. Only one (1) Free or Reduced Meal application is required per family. Incomplete applications cannot be approved, so please fill out all required information. If your family chooses to apply, there are four ways to do so:

1. Complete an application online for quick processing: Go to http://café.msdwt.k12.in.us. Results in 48 hours.

2. Print a paper application and instructions: Go online to www.msdwt.k12.in.us, click Child Nutrition/Fork & Knife Icon, click Download Meal Application in English or Spanish and print to complete.

3. Pick up a paper application and instructions at any school or the H. Dean Evans Community & Education Center.

4. Call the Child Nutrition office at 317-205-3332, extension 77209 and request that one be mailed to you.

All completed paper applications can be returned to any school office, cafeteria or mailed to the H. Dean Evans Community & Education Center, Attention: Child Nutrition, Free and Reduced, 8550 Woodfield Crossing Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46240. Applications can be faxed to 317-205-3385. You will be notified by phone, mail or email of your student’s status within 10 working days of being processed. For questions regarding status, please call your school.

Factors considered in the application process are household size and total household gross income.
HOUSEHOLD SIZE is considered all persons, related or unrelated, including parents, children and grandparents who live in your home and share living expenses. The TOTAL HOUSEHOLD GROSS INCOME is the income each household member received last month before taxes. This includes wages, social security, pension, unemployment, welfare, child support, alimony, and any other cash income. Other determining factors include being a recipient of SNAP (Food Stamps), TANF, FDPIR or Medicaid. All case numbers will be verified before processing. Foster children are eligible for free meals regardless of household income but must complete an application for processing.

Life-Threatening Allergies – If your child has a life-threatening allergy or serious medical condition, you MUST report this to the nurse and meet with the nurse prior to your child starting school. You can call the office to schedule your appt with the nurse at 319-259-5371.

Medication – A parent or guardian must fill out a permission form for prescription (blue) and/or non-prescription (yellow) medication to be administered at school. All medication must be stored in the clinic and children MAY NOT transport medicine to and from school. It must be brought into the school by an adult.

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Location: 802 Fox Hill Drive
Phone: 317-259-5371
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