Cougar Chronicle
Volume 16 Issue 30 - Friday, March 26, 2021
Enrollment for the 2021-2022 School Year is Now Open
Have Questions about Enrollment? CLICK HERE
Ready to Enroll? - Follow the 3 Step Process Online: CLICK HERE
Have a Kindergartener? To read more about Kindergarten Readiness: CLICK HERE.
Contact our school registrar, Cher McCord at 317-915-4270 or cmccord@hse.k12.in.us with any registration/enrollment questions.
Current HSE/SCE students do not need to enroll for the next school year.
Interested in Changing from Virtual to In-Person?
Contact the PTO
Find us on Facebook: Sand Creek Elementary PTO
Find us on Twitter: @sce_PTO_Fishers
Send an email: sandcreekPTO@gmail.com
PTO Board
Treasurer:
Shannon Bull Wilkerson
Secretary: Michelle Pace
Members-At-Large:
Santana Gonzalez
Gina Knight
Teacher Liaisons:
Karen Gropp
Rhonda Labellarte
Upcoming:
Dine to Donate at Texas Roadhouse on Monday, March 29 from 4-10pm.
Spirit Wear Order Deadline was March 17.
Orders will be delivered before Spring Break.
PTO Board for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023
The next school year will be the last year for these PTO members:
- President
- Vice President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
We are hoping that as some of us get closer to ageing out of SCE, we are able to find new people to work with. We will work side-by-side with you for all of the school year 2021-2022, and we will always be available to answer questions in the future.
If you are interested, please send an email to sandcreekpto@gmail.com
Forgot to order a Yearbook?
A limited number of extra yearbooks have been ordered and are available to purchase for $15 each.
Another Fantastic SCE Riley Week!
Thank you so much for all of your support and contributions last week during our annual Riley Week! We had an amazing week! Our students experienced fun theme days, learned more about "paying it forward" and wrapped up the week dancing "For the Kids"!
A heartfelt thank you to all of our students, staff, families and loved ones that supported us this past week. I am greatly humbled by the generosity and kindness that our SCE family shared! Until next year SCE!
Attendance and Absence Reporting
Please contact the school if your student will be taking an extended spring break.
- Call 317-915-4270 and leave a message on the Attendance line.
- Email attendance sec. Alison Jones at azjones@hse.k12.in.us, and your student's teacher.
- Please call us before we have to call you! We must hear from every student who is absent.
Masks are Required Every Day on the Bus and at School
- Send your student in a mask every day.
- Please pack spare masks for when one gets dropped, wet, dirty, lost, broken, sneezed into, or is otherwise unusable.
- Please use a breakaway lanyard to help prevent masks being dropped on the floor or in the trash at lunch, or dropped in the mud or lost at recess. These things happen every day!
- Lanyards are still available in the Main Office. Just come ask for one.
- Click here and look under the heading Parent Resources for more information.
K-4 School Hours are 9:45AM - 3:15PM
- Car line drop-off begins at 9:40AM and ends once all cars in line have passed.
- Students are late if they arrive after the car line staff have gone inside.
- Car line pick-up begins at 3:15PM.
- Bus Dismissal begins at 3:30PM. Students are required to ride their assigned buses only.
Upcoming Events on the SCE Calendar
- Dine to Donate at Texas Roadhouse Monday, March 29 from 4 - 10 PM.
- Culture Club Meetings (virtual) March 31, April 14, April 28 at 8:15 - 8:45 AM.
- No School - Spring Break Friday, April 2 - Friday, April 9.
- Kindergarten Open House Tuesday, April 13 from 6-8 PM.
- SCE Best Buddies Virtual Friendship Walk Saturday, April 25.
- Ritchey Woods Field Trip for Bearce, Horras, Nolan, Posipanka Thursday, May 13.
- Ritchey Woods Field Trip for Gropp, Lanane, Passon Monday, May 17.
- Book Fair May 10-14. Stock up for Summer Reading!
- Field Day Monday, May 24.
- Last Day of School Wednesday, May 26.
Culture Club
Miss Coffman was so excited to get our t-shirts in time for the yearbook photo!
If you have not received your t-shirt/mask yet, please contact the front office at 317-915-4270 to arrange a no-contact pick up between the hours of 8:00-4:00 from the office staff.
Unfortunately, the deadline for additional picture submissions has passed.
Special thanks to our first guest speaker, Professor Alberto Bernabeo, as he shared his vineyard in Bologna, Italy with students this week!
To attend the Culture Club Meeting on Wednesday, March 31, find the Zoom link on the Global Studies Canvas Page. Please be on time, and start out on mute!
re"Grow" SCE's Agriculture Initiative
Dear SCE Families~
As many of you are aware, numerous facets of school were impacted by COVID-19. As a result, some of our typical fundraising hasn't been possible, and our agriculture and green-STEM initiatives at Sand Creek have suffered significantly. In an effort to re"Grow" our curriculum and get students learning about science through nature, we have created the SCE Garden and Chicken Amazon wish list. These items would dramatically improve our ability to get students outside, hands in the soil, for experiential learning opportunities. Additionally, your generosity will enable us to continue to feed, nurture, and scientifically observe our flock of hens at SCE.
If you have ideas on ways we can supplement costs through community partnerships, please contact your child's teacher or Miss Coffman with details. Again, we appreciate your support during a difficult year and look forward to providing the best learning environment we can for our school community.
Any and all donations are very much appreciated.
To those who have already donated, we are extremely grateful to you all.
Thank you for your consideration.
Messes Happen
Write Your Name on it!
Talk to our Nurse
Something Missing?
Assessment Preparation for Students
- Teachers will communicate exact dates and times for assessments for their classes.
- Please be sure your child is well-rested and has a good breakfast.
- Please be sure your child's iPad is fully charged and fully updated every day.
- Our building tech Mr. Bonnett is happy to help with iPads if needed.
Specials Schedule for March
Best Buddies Virtual Friendship Walk April 25
Although we have paused our chapter's weekly and monthly involvement with Best Buddies this year, I am pleased to share that our Sand Creek Elementary team will still be supporting the Best Buddies Organization through their Friendship Walk! It will be held virtually on April 25, but more information may be obtained through their website.
If you would like to support this wonderful cause through a simple donation or sign up to join this Walk for Inclusion, please visit https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/indianapolis/supporting/#SCE . This link will take you to our 'Sand Creek Elementary' team page, so your donations and participation will be directly through our school's involvement. Thank you for your support and consideration!
Please contact me with questions at cnolan@hse.k12.in.us
In Friendship,
Clarice Nolan, SCE Speech-Language Pathologist
Supporting (Indianapolis) - Best Buddies Friendship Walk
Help us create a more inclusive community for people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities by supporting Best Buddies
Visiting and Volunteering
- Visitors and volunteers are strictly limited in the building at this time. See the Operations Plan, page 18.
- Now is a good time to check and update your SafeVisitor background check if needed. See the SafeVisitor information on the HSE website's Visiting and Volunteering page.
Welcome to Sand Creek!
11420 E. 131st Street
Fishers, IN 46038
Principal Peter English
Asst. Principal Wendy Natalie
Counselor Jennifer Jacks
Contact the Office
Call 317-915-4270
Fax 317-915-4279
Treasurer Colette ArnoldRegistrar Cher McCord
Attendance Alison Jones
Email a Question
School Nurse Tricia Cline
Technology Travis Bonnett
Custodian Kristin Richardson
Cafe Manager Cindy Cimaglio
Community Insider and Mudsock Athletics Updates
We are ready to welcome spring athletes and kick off the season!
Please reach out to us at info@myathletics.com to ask about availability for track & field, baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse, rugby, and soccer. We do have a few openings left and you can still register at myathletics.com for certain divisions.
What’s the best way to stay up to date over our programming? Along with your individual league pages, follow us on Facebook at Mudsock Youth Athletics and Twitter @MudsockYouth. Questions? Start with our FAQ’s here.
Help us celebrate our coaches! We want to hear from you. Email info@myathletics.com with your Volunteer of the Month nomination and tell us who we should be recognizing. They’ll win goodies from Dick’s Sporting Goods. Thank you!
The HSE Community Insider is updated frequently and is located on the HSE Schools webpage. You can find it here: hseschools.org/happenings/community-insider.