HPE Patriot Post
Harrison Parkway Elementary
September 04, 2020
Year-to-Date HPE attendance average is 100%
HPE Expectation/Goal is 97%
Rotation Day 1
Upcoming Events at HPE
04 = Mid Term - 1st Grading Period
07 = Labor Day NO SCHOOL
16 = PTO meeting 6:30 (zoom)
October
09 = 1st Grading Period Ends
19-23 = Fall Break NO SCHOOL
Holidays and Observances
September
07 = Labor Day (NO SCHOOL)
13 = Grandparents Day
19 = Rosh Hashanah
28 = Yom Kippur
October
18 = Birth of Bab
19 = Birth of Baha'u'llah
25 = Dussehra
29 = Mawlid al-Nabi
31 = Halloween
LUNCH MENU - WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 08
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday - French toast or Grilled chicken nuggets
Wednesday - Beef taco sticks or Orange chicken
Thursday - Chicken nuggets or Pepperoni pizza
Friday - Calzone or Mozzarella sticks
**Daily alternate entree: Turkey/Cheese Rollup
***There will be NO PBJ due to peanut shortage
All meals are served with 1% milk, vegetable and fruit
Beginning Phase 2
Please note the school day time for in-person learners is 9:45-3:15.
Virtual learners (any student who is 100% virtual OR a red/blue group learner at home) have the following schedule:
- 9:00AM - 9:40 Virtual Student Group Meeting with your child's teacher (Live)
- Reading Lesson / Assignment (in Canvas)
- Writing Lesson / Assignment (in Canvas)
- Math Lesson / Assignment (in Canvas)
- Related Arts Lesson / Assignment (in Canvas)
- Two Enrichment Sessions in the afternoon (currently 1:00-1:30 and 2:30-3:00) with an HPE teacher (Live)
- Virtual Student Group Meeting in the afternoon (about 10 min.) as scheduled with your child's teacher (Live)
Safety and Health
- At the current risk level determined by the Health Department, staff and students will wear masks and/or face shields at all times while inside the building.
- Students can remove masks while outside if maintaining an appropriate distance (about 10 feet).
- We will maintain social distancing to the greatest extent possible.
- We will use the provided hand sanitizer stations throughout the building and practice frequent hand washing.
- We will maintain cohorts (classrooms) to the greatest extent possible.
- Classes will play in identified "playground zones" during recess to maintain cohorts.
- We will have one custodian assigned to disinfect high traffic/touch areas throughout the building during the school day.
- Students will eat lunch in the cafeteria and be distanced to the greatest extent possible.
Additional Considerations
- Each student will be provided a lanyard that will hold his/her school ID. This ID will be used to scan for lunch and library book check out to reduce touch of keypads. The lanyard will also store the student's mask during lunch to prevent masks from being dropped or lost.
We will spend time teaching and reviewing these procedures at school. There are many ways families can support this work before September 8 and after we return:
- Teach your child about when, why and how to safely wear a mask. Review and reinforce this practice.
- Teach your child about how and why we practice social distancing. Review and reinforce this practice.
- Teach your child how and why we carefully and frequently wash hands and/or use hand sanitizer.
- If you plan to send a sack lunch to school for your child, we request that you consider sending a disposable lunch. If your child does bring a lunch box, please talk with your child about safely limiting contact with others. In addition, we ask that you regularly clean and sanitize the lunch box at home.
Harrison Parkway will follow all guidelines and requirements of the Fishers Health Department and the HSE Schools Operational Plan. More specific details about HSE Schools' Operational/Reopening Plan can be found here:
New Procedures at HPE
Procedural Video Link
We anticipate arrival and dismissal for car riders will take longer than a typical school year, and we greatly appreciate your patience through the process to ensure everyone's safety.
Counselor's Corner
Dear HPE families,
As the school counselor, I can work with students in a variety of ways. During the 2020-2021 school year, the following services will be offered:
Small group counseling sessions, with parent permission, for students focusing on- divorce, grief, study skills, resiliency, friendship/social skills, and anger management. If you feel that your child needs assistance in any of these areas, please let me or your child's teacher know.
Individual meetings to help students adjust to school or help with personal issues on an as needed basis.
Classroom guidance lessons with emphasis on personal/social skills, bullying prevention, conflict resolution, academic development (study skills), and career awareness. My goal is to see every class in the building at least once a month. This year I will have to get creative to meet the needs of all our learners!
Referral assistance to other programs and services in the community including our licensed mental health therapist, Mrs. Joyce.
If you have any questions regarding the counseling program, please contact me directly: rmagill@hse.k12.in.us. I look forward to working together with you this year to help ensure your child’s success in school and life in general. We are going to have a great year!
Sincerely,
Bethany Magill
HPE School Counselor
@msmagillsclassFall NWEA Administration
Cafe News - Phase II Virtual - see menu below
6 p.m. at Fishers High School and Hamilton Southeastern High School only.
Elementary Lunch Menu - Phase II in-person - see menu below
Please click below to view videos
Coats for Kids
Does your child need a coat for this winter? Registration is open for Hamilton County Kids Coats. Follow the link below to make an appointment. The pickup for Fishers will be Saturday, Nov. 7th, from 9am-noon, at St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church.
Weekend Snacks
Harrison Parkway is pleased to announce the return of the Snack Attack program for those students in need. This program, supported by the Fishers Youth Assistance Program, is designed to provide students a little extra nourishment for the weekend until they can receive a hot meal at school on Monday.
Here's how the program works. Your student will pick up a small sack of food to be taken home over the weekend. The sack is filled with individually wrapped snacks such as granola bars, fruit cups, pop tarts, peanut butter/crackers, Goldfish crackers, etc. The type of snacks will vary each week. Please let us know if your child has a peanut allergy as he/she will receive a special bag of peanut-free snacks.
There is no cost to you or the school. If you are interested in having your student participate in FYAP's Snack Attack or have questions, please contact Bethany Magill, School Counselor, rmagill@hse.k12.in.us or (317) 915-4210.
Please continue to reach out if you have questions, concerns, or need support!
Playground Renovations
HPE Library Updates
Students attending school in person will be checking out books from the library weekly. Please help your child return their books each week on their library day. If your child will be a virtual only learner then they can use HSE Curbside service to borrow books from the library.
HPE Curbside Library Pick Up is moving to Wednesdays from 1:00-2:00. Virtual learners can place up to 4 books on hold anytime before noon on Tuesday for a Wednesday afternoon pick up. You will not need to leave your car for book pick up. Just drive up to Door 1. Someone will be there to take your name/grade level. Then books will be delivered directly to your car. Visit the Media Center Canvas Course from your student dashboard for how to information.
Book of the Week
Parent Right to Know
Parent Resources for Canvas
iPad Questions
HPE PTO News
PTO Board Members
President: Kristin Wisinski
Co-President: (open)
Vice President: Yvonne Moore
Co-VP: Elena Carter
Treasurer: Maxx Flavin
Secretary: Jennifer Kim
PTO News
Congratulations to our newly elected treasurer, Maxx Flavin! PTO looks forward to working with you this school year.
Contact the PTO: HPEptoVolunteer@gmail.com
•Like us on Facebook: Harrison Parkway Elementary PTO
•Follow us on Twitter: @HPEPTO
Click this link for the PTO calendar of events: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Ak0ZbbZgadj7iTWZFS3T5sFPQ_fo
Easy Ways to Help the PTO
Cut your Box Tops for Education and send them to school with your student at any time. Visit www.boxtops4education.com for a list of products.
If you shop on Amazon or at Kroger, check out these completely free and zero effort ways to raise money for the HPE PTO. The prices are the same, the service is the same, you shop the same way, but a portion of the purchase price will be donated to the PTO, that’s it!
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--you cannot access this through an app so fill up your cart and then open a browser to check out or shop directly on smile.amazon.com.
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.” Then scan your Kroger Plus Card or enter your alternate ID every time you check out just like you always have.
2020 Spirit Wear
FISHERS COMMUNITY NEWS
Please see the sections below for more information about our school district and community.
Important Parent Information
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.
Elementary District Handbook
https://www.hseschools.org/about/policies-procedures/k-4-policies-and-procedures
HPE Calendar
Website: https://www.hsecalendars.org/public/genie/752/school/6/date/2020-08-01/view/month/
Harrison Parkway Elementary School
Website: https://hpe.hseschools.org/
Location: 14135 Harrison Parkway, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-915-4210
Twitter: @HPEPatriots