Miss Dyer's Newsletter
January 10, 2020
Mark Your Calendar!
Thursday, January 16th - 2nd Grade Winter Trip to Flat Fork Creek Park (10:00am-11:30am)
Friday, January 17h- Spirit Day-Colts/Favorite Football Team Day
Monday, January 20th- No School in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Friday, January 31st- Family S.T.E.A.M. Night (5:30-7pm)
Related Arts Schedule- Week of January 13th
Tuesday, January 14- Day 2: P.E.
Wednesday, January 15 - Day 3: Global Studies
Thursday, January 16 - Day 4: Music
Friday, January 17- Day 1: Art
Celebrating Cardinal Character!
TCE Family Steam Night
Cold Weather
Great Kindness Challenge
January Lunch Menu
We Are Learning...
Reading
We read the book, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and then went off and read other versions of this tale including Goldilocks and One Bear and Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears. We compared and contrasted the differences in the books and discussed the characters, plot, and setting. Next week, we will focus on The Three Little Pigs.
Writing
We also talked about our New Years resolutions and chose one word that best represented what our goal will be for ourselves for this new year. Ask your child what work they chose! We also shared our words during Community Circle and discussed what we can do to help each other achieve our goals. We will check in on these goals and note our progress as the school year progresses. Our words will be displayed in the hallway!
Math
Information from the PTO
Did you know there are lots of ways you can support the TCE PTO just by shopping where you already shop?
Check out these easy directions to get your accounts set up and help TCE PTO provide so many different programs at TCE, including extra-curricular activities, professional development for teachers, classroom parties, and so much more!
Kroger Community Rewards (on desktop)
1. Sign in to your account by clicking the person on the top right hand corner of the screen
2. Once you are signed, click “My Account” under your profile tab.
3. Click “Community Rewards” on the left hand side of the page.
4. Type in “Thorpe Creek Elementary School” or use the school code “SX876”
5. “Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation” will appear.
6. Click “Enroll”
7. Happy shopping!
Shoparoo (on phone)
1. Download “Shoparoo” Application
2. Click “Sign Up”
3. Enter your “Email Address”
4. Click “Get Started”
5. Search “Thorpe Creek Elementary School”
6. Click “Confirm Your School”
7. Enter your “First Name” and your “Last Name”
8. Select your child's “Grade Level”
9. Once you have completed the above steps, its time to start scanning! To get started, click “Camera” button highlighted in green at the bottom of the screen. Align the receipt and click the blue camera button. Click “Done”. Preview receipt picture and click “Looks Good”. There is a 2 step “Who went on this trip” multiple choice question that needs to be answered. Click “Done” button. Receipts need to be scanned into the application within 2 weeks of purchase date.
10. Happy Shopping!
AmazonSmile (on desktop)
1. Go to www.amazonsmile.com
2. Type in your “Email” that is attached to your Amazon Account
3. Click “Continue” button
4. Type in your “Password” that correlates with the Email you entered in Step #2
5. Click “Continue” button
6. Under the “ Select a Charity” Box, use the search bar labeled “Or pick your own charitable organization” to look up “Thorpe Creek Elementary PTO”
7. Click “Select” button next to Thorpe Creek Elementary PTO
8. Check the box labeled “Yes I understand that I must always start at smileamazon to support Thorpe Creek Elementary PTO
9. Click “ Start Shopping” button
10. Happy Shopping!
Box Tops for Education (on phone)
1. Download “ Box Tops for Education” application
2. Click the “Next” button twice and the “Got It” button
3. Click the “Sign Up for Free” button at the bottom of the page
4. Enter your “Email Address”, create a “Password”, and “Confirm Password”
5. Click the “Blue Arrow” button
6. Review the Terms and Conditions. When finished, click the “I Agree” button at the bottom of the page
7. Type in “Thorpe Creek Elementary School” in the search box
8. Click the “Blue Arrow” button
9. Fill in your “ First Name”, your “Last Name”, “Your Birth date”, and your “Zip code”
10. Click the “Blue Arrow” button at the bottom of the page
11. Click the “Let's Go” button
12. After completing the above steps to get registered, you are ready to begin scanning receipts that contain Box Top Items! To get started, click the “Scan” button highlighted in blue at the bottom of the page. Align the receipt and click the white check mark button at the bottom of the page. The application will do a scan for Box Tops.
13. Happy Shopping!
NWEA Information
Library Volunteers
Library volunteers are needed to help with shelving and checking in books in our TCE Library. Volunteering in the library is fun and the schedule is flexible! If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Mrs. Hopper, TCE Librarian (lhopper@hse.k12.in.us).
*A safe visitor background check is required for all school volunteers. For more information on background checks, visit https://www.hseschools.org/services/other/school-safety/visiting-and-volunteering.
Briana Dyer
Email: bdyer@hse.k12.in.us
Location: 14642 E 126th St, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-594-4310
Twitter: @MissDyer_