HPE Patriot Post
Harrison Parkway Elementary
November 17, 2017 Edition
Year-to-Date HPE attendance average is 97.19%
HPE Expectation/Goal is 97%
Rotation Day 2
Upcoming Events at HPE
November
17th - PTO Movie Night, 6:15-9:00 pm
22nd-26th - Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL
December
14th - PTO Meeting, 6:30 pm
20th - Last day of school for students before Winter Break
21st - January 3rd - Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
January
4th - First day of school after Winter Break
15th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
Holidays and Observances
November
23rd - Thanksgiving Day
December
7th - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
12th - Hanukkah begins at sunset
21st - Winter Solstice
24th - Christmas Eve
25th - Christmas
26th - Kwanzaa begins
31st - New Year's Eve
Lunch Menus - Weeks of November 20th and 27th
Week of November 20th
Mon. - Day 3 - Taco Scoops
Tues. - Day 4 - Scrambled Eggs with French Toast Sticks
Week of November 27th
Mon. - Day 5 - Cheeseburger
Tues. - Day 6 - Pancakes or Waffles with Sausage Patty
Wed. - Day 1 - Chicken Alfredo
Thurs. - Day 2 - Chicken Nuggets
Fri. - Day 3 - Cheese Pizza
**Daily alternate entrees: PBJ, Chef Salad, Pizza Pack or Turkey Sandwich
Early Release on Monday, November 20th
Even though we have a shortened school week next week, this is a reminder that this coming Monday, November 20th is a 20 minute early release day as shown on the district calendar http://www.hse.k12.in.us/resources/pdf/ADM/calendars/districtCalendar1718.pdf.
Thanksgiving Break
Newsletter
3rd Grade Vision Screening
HPE Music News
Veterans Day Tribute
We would like to extend an HPE thank you to the volunteers who helped support the Tribute; working with our 4th grade Scouts, setting up chairs and assisting with tear-down, greeting Veterans, and placing flags on chairs.
Thank you for helping us honor Veterans!
Third Grade International Marketplace
December 14th, 6:30 PM
This involves the entire 3rd grade!
An evening of questions, discoveries, and music from around our world.
What will you experience?
What will you learn from your child and other third grade students?
HPE Art News
HPE Families,
Great news! You can still order beautiful products personalized with your child’s artwork through our SilverGraphics Art Fundraiser. If you missed the ordering deadline, or want to place additional orders, now’s your chance! Products will ship direct to you, with shipping fees added. Your order will continue to benefit our school.
To Place Your Order:
Go to: shop.silvergraphics.com
Enter your child’s Art ID# found on their Order Form. Want to order from different art? Click the option “Upload new art to this order” after you enter this year’s Art ID#.
To receive your products by Christmas, place your online order by December 7th!
Counselor's Corner
I had the privilege of visiting the third grade classrooms this week and last week. I presented lessons on responsibility. We discussed how the children can be responsible students by having good study skills and work habits. Each student took a survey to rate their different study skills and work habits. Each classroom then got to play the game study skills Pictionary. I enjoyed visiting your child's classroom and look forward to visiting again soon!
Sincerely,
Nancy Logue
HPE School Counselor
Nurse Notes - Health Helps and Tips
Just a reminder of some important health tips in keeping your students happy and healthy.
Fever: If your child has a fever > 100.0, they must stay home for 24 hrs fever free without use of fever reducing medicine.
Strep Throat: Signs/symptoms are a red, painful throat; headache; stomach ache; fever (sometimes); swollen/tender enlargement of the tonsils and/or presence of a slightly raised rash. The child must see the Dr and be placed on antibiotics for 24 hrs before returning to school.
Vomiting: Any student who has vomited due to illness must stay home from school and must be vomit free for 24 hrs before returning to school.
Eyes: Symptoms of pink eye usually begins with tearing, irritation and redness of the eye and inner eyelids. Children may awaken with sticky “matter” in the eye and the eyelashes stick together. Pink Eye is very contagious. Students are excluded from school and may return after 24 hrs of prescribed eye antibiotic drops.
Environmental allergies: are often confused with pink eye because of the red itchy eyes. Sometimes one or both eyes will be red, but without any sticky drainage present. Allergy medicines and/or allergy eye drops help with this condition. If your student suffers from allergies, please remember to give any allergy medications to minimize discomfort.
Recess: All students are expected to participate in recess each day. Students not able to partipate may bring a note from home or from their physician. School policy only allows a student to use a note from home for three days, after which the parent note must be replaced by a Dr’s note. Parents need to communicate any recess excuse to the nurse and the teacher.
Head Lice: Symptoms are itching of the scalp. White nits/eggs of the louse insect attach to the hair shaft most frequently at the nape of the neck and behind the ears. A shampoo treatment specifically for lice will generally kill most head lice. Manual nit removal and environmental clean up of the home by the parent is the key to successful head lice treatment. Please do not treat your child with the insecticide shampoo unless you are definite they have a case of lice. The shampoo is a chemical that can harm the skin if not needed. You may visit the CDC website for further information and guildlines regarding treatment of head lice. The website is: www/cdc.gov/lice/head/treatment.html
Head lice is not a reportable disease. Therefore, the school will not notify families of cases in the classroom nor will a student with lice be exempt from school attendance. HSE schools support protocols by the National Pediculosis Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of School Nurses.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call the school nurse. 915-4210
Goodwill Donation Program
Smart Steps: A Body Safety Program for Children
Smart Steps: A Body Safety Program for Children is a child sexual abuse prevention and education program that teaches elementary school-aged children their bodies belong to them, they have the right to say “NO!” to touches to their private parts for “no good reason or just to play a game”, and to tell an adult about any touches that make them uncomfortable.
The program will be presented to Kindergarten, 2nd and 4th grade students at Harrison Parkway on 11/20/17. Each presentation is given in individual classrooms and will last approximately 30 minutes. Although not required, each child's attendance in the program is strongly recommended. To learn more about Chaucie’s Place visit: www.chauciesplace.org.
If you have any questions, please call Nancy Logue at 915-4210. Thank you for your support of our efforts to keep the children of our community safe.
If you YOU DO NOT WISH your child to participate in the Smart Steps program, please contact Nancy Logue, School Counselor at 915-4210.
Transportation Change During the Day
Occasionally, parents must make unplanned transportation changes during the school day. All telephone calls must be received by 2:00PM. This is to allow enough time to accurately deliver messages to teachers, as well as time to confirm the change if necessary. Please do not call the school after 2:00PM to make a transportation change except in the case of extreme emergencies.
Textbook & iPad Rental Fee Information - 2017-2018 School Year
School textbook and iPad rental fees are now PAST DUE. You may pay online via the EFunds option through Skyward Family Access, or by a check payable to HPE. Please allow 10 working days to see the payment posted to your account.
If you have not made payment arrangements yet with our treasurer, please contact
Dori Morgan, HPE Treasurer at 317-915-4210, if you are interested in a payment plan or want information about our Free and Reduced Cafeteria / Book Fee Assistance Program.
Volunteering and the Background Check Process
Parents/visitors to HPE must have a background check on file with the school (including watching the anti-bullying video and completing the video survey) in order to volunteer in the school or to have lunch with a student. The link for the background check information can be found on link below at: http://www.hse.k12.in.us/ADM/parents/volunteering.aspx
The background checks are conducted by a 3rd party company, and there is a $13.00 fee for processing (payable online at the time of the application). Once completed, approved background checks are valid for a period of 3 years. Applicants will be notified via email when their background check has been completed and they will also notify people 30 days before their background check expires.
Attendance Line Voicemail
If your child will be absent from school, please call the HPE Attendance Line by 9:00 a.m. at 915-4210. If you know in advance that your child will be absent, you may call the attendance line's voicemail anytime and leave a message. If you know your student will be absent for more than two school days for any reason other than illness, we ask that you complete a Prearranged Absence Form (available in the HPE office) at least one week prior to the absence. If you notify your child's teacher of an absence via email, you still need to contact the office (by phone or email) to ensure that attendance is marked appropriately.
Student attendance at HPE is vitally important. Please make every attempt possible to plan appointments and vacations outside of school hours. Regular attendance improves student performance and is expected as an integral part of our state mandated School Improvement Plan.
A Note from the Nurse
Accidents happen during the day such as bloody noses, toileting issues, muddy puddles at recess, food/milk spilling at lunch, etc.... The clinic has a limited supply of clothes, so please pack an extra change of clothes (socks and underwear too!) in your child's backpack for the unexpected mishaps. If I do not have anything that fits your child, you will be receiving a call for a change of clothes to be brought to school, since your child cannot return to class or ride the bus home with soiled or wet clothes. Also, I do not have any extra shoes in the clinic, so if your child wears flip flops that are falling apart, please consider having your child wear shoes in better shape so I don't need to duct tape the broken shoe to your student's foot. Thank you for your support!
HPE Cafeteria News
Please see the attached flyer for our menu and each day students who purchase a Meal Deal will receive a free treat! Students not getting a lunch may purchase the treat for $1.00.
Any treats that contain allergens for students who have food allergies that are flagged will receive a fruit sidekick as an alternative.
As a reminder, please make sure your child's lunch account is current with funds. I send out email notices thru Skyward and you may sign up in Skyward to receive alerts as well.
When sending in money, please put the money/check in an envelope with your child's name, student ID number and teacher to assure funds are put in the correct account. No nicknames, please.
All lunches include an entree, milk, two vegetables if desired as well one fruit. This is a Meal Deal. Lunch entrees are the hot lunch, Chef Salad, turkey and cheese sandwich, pizza pack or PBJ sandwich. Lunch menus along with nutrition information can be found on the website for HPE under the Food Service tab.
In the event of a two hour delay breakfast will not be served.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Thank you!
Esther Berling
Café Manager
Harrison Parkway Elementary
317-915-4210 X1788
Lost & Found
PTO News
Contact the PTO: HPEptoVolunteer@gmail.com
Movie Night
Don’t forget that Movie Night is tonight! Registration is now closed and we will NOT accept walk-in’s. If you have not paid, the cost is $8 per child or FREE for the children of volunteers. Go to http://signup.com/go/ZmLHURL to volunteer.
So Much More than Pancakes
HPE’s favorite tradition returns on Saturday, December 2nd with a new menu and a new name. Stop by the school cafeteria for the HPE Community Breakfast from 8-10:30am and find out what the PTO has been cooking up to make this event even better.
Ticket sales started this week. Orders are due Tuesday, November 22nd to get the presale price and a free gift (while supplies last). Pre-sale tickets are $5 each or $7 at the door; children aged 2 and under are free. Send your ticket order and payment to “HPE PTO.” Include the order slip from the flyer or your child’s name and teacher and number of adults and children.
As with “Pancake Breakfast” all money from the HPE Community Breakfast will benefit the Harrison Parkway Elementary library.
Book Fair
Book Fair week is coming and we’re looking for help in the library during the school day Tuesday, November 28th - Friday, December 1st and the morning of Saturday, December 2nd during HPE Community Breakfast. Please give an hour to help raise money for the library. http://signup.com/go/RfCEFpq
Class Parties
Winter class parties are Wednesday, December 20th from 1:30-2:30. If you’d like to help out in your child’s classroom,email us and we will put you in touch with the room parents for that class. I’m sure they would appreciate the help!
Texas Roadhouse
The very popular Texas Roadhouse gift cards will be on sale again this year. They are gift cards and get you a free appetizer every time you visit any Texas Roadhouse. These make great gifts for family and friends near and far. Be on the lookout for the order form.
There will also be a Texas Roadhouse fundraising night this month on Tuesday the 28th from 4:00-10:00pm. Let them know you’re there for HPE and a portion of your order goes to the PTO!
No Frills Extended
Did the fundraiser deadline sneak up on you? We’re extending our No Frills Fundraiser deadline through the holiday season. Please send your tax deductible donation to the "HPE PTO" before the end of 2017. If you would like a receipt, please include a note with your name and your child's name and teacher.
Smile While Shopping
Do you shop on Amazon? Through AmazonSmile, at no cost to you, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to Harrison Parkway PTO. It’s the same same products, same prices, same service, same Prime, but it benefits HPE. Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/20-0114174 to get started.
Cookie Dough and Popcorn
If you were unable to pick up your order, email alissaml@hotmail.com to make arrangements.
Our next PTO meeting is Tuesday, February 13th at 6:30 in the school cafeteria.
Check the HPE PTO Sign Up Page for all current volunteer opportunities! http://signup.com/go/zytTyP
After School Explorers
After School Explorers Needs Your Help!
What is After School Explorers? This amazing event allows the HPE kids to try their hand at and learn about a wide-ranging number of topics and activities. The event includes more than 10 classes held for an hour each day after school. Classes to choose from have included jewelry making, animal ownership, running, and basketball to name just a few. ASE will be held this year from Tuesday, February 13 through Friday, February 16.
Though February seems like a long time away and no one wants to be rushed into winter, the ASE committee has already started planning. This event needs your support to be successful! We need instructors to teach classes – either a topic of your choosing or choose from one of many we have included in the past. We also need volunteers – to babysit instructors’ kids, to assist instructors in their classes, and to help set up the event each day.
A volunteer form has been sent home with your children and is also included in this week’s post. If you are interested in participating, please fill out and send back with your child. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Kate Ziino athpe.explorers@gmail.com.
FISHERS COMMUNITY NEWS
Please see the sections below for more information about activities in our school district and community.
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#GivingTuesday - #HSSFunselfie
You can help HSE Schools earn up to $26,000 in matching funds from local philanthropists. On 11.28.17, David Becker Family, Allen and Melissa Bourff, Kevin and Shelly Clasen Family, Bud and Karen Colglazier, John and Amy DeLucia, Joe and Florie Eaton, Kevin and Diana Ephlin Family, Bill French, Fritz in Fishers, Michelle and Greg Fullhart, The Henderson Family, Todd and Denise Huston, Walt and Sheila Kelly, John and Kyle Kroehler, Tom Long of Long and Associates CPA, John McDonald, Kurt and Cathy Meyer Family, John and Dorothy Mills, Tracy and Jessica Mills Family, Jodi and Greg Osmun, Mike and Paula Peterson, Terry and Lisa Tolle, Corby Thompson, and anonymous donors are launching an around the clock match every hour of GivingTuesday!
Double your impact on local schools by visiting https://hsefoundation.org/double-your-donation to make a donation and proclaim your #HSSFunselfie!
Harrison Parkway Elementary School
Website: www.hse.k12.in.us/HPE/home.aspx
Location: 14135 Harrison Parkway, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-915-4210
Twitter: @HPEPatriots