Cougar Chronicle

Volume 17 Issue 26 - Friday, February 25, 2022

Next Week is Riley Week! Check out the Flyer Below

Click to visit SCE's Riley Donation page.

Important Dates Coming Up

  • Monday, Feb. 28 - Friday, March 4 - Riley Spirit Week! Click here to donate.
  • Monday, February 28 Culture Club Permission Slip and Payment due. Late forms cannot be accepted. Thanks for understanding.
  • Tuesday, March 1 - Sand Creek Striders Running Club registration form due. Participants will be notified on March 4.
  • Wednesday, March 2 - Second Grade Field Trip to the Indiana State Museum.
  • Friday, March 4 - Indiana Radon Poster Contest Submissions Due - See below for more information.
  • Saturday-Sunday, March 5-6 - HSE District Art Show at FHS.
  • Friday, March 11 - End of Third Grading Period.
  • Friday, March 11 - Yearbook Order Deadline. See Button Link below.
  • Tuesday, March 22 - Spring Pictures.
  • Friday, March 25 - Beach Bash from 5:30-730PM
  • Tuesday - Wednesday, March 22-23 - Forbes and Wellman to Conner Prairie.
  • Thursday - Friday, March 24-25 - Meihofer and Sanders to Conner Prairie.
  • Tuesday - Wednesday, March 29 - 30 - Brownell to Connor Prairie.
  • Monday, March 28 - SCE Agriculture Day.
  • Thursday, April 14 - Kindergarten Open House at SCE, 5-7PM.
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Click to Order a Yearbook! SCE Yearbook ID 14354922

Deadline to order is March 11, 2022

Masks Required on the Bus by Federal Mandate

As you know, there have been significant updates made to our HSE Return to Instruction Plan in the past week.

Masks are now optional in the building.

Masks are still required on the bus to and from school.

We are supportive of your family's decision and encourage you to talk with your child about how each family will make the choice that is best for them.

Masks are still required on the bus due to a federal mandate. This is important to remember for all students who ride the bus daily and for all students going on field trips.

Please send a mask for your child on field trip days.


Thank you for helping our school navigate another pivot!

Reminder - School Minutes Matter

Elementary School Day Hours - 7:40 to 2:10

Car Rider Drop-Off - 7:30 to 7:40am

Please walk your student to the Office to sign them in if there is no adult staff outside.

Students arriving after school begins miss important beginning of the day activities in class and we'd really love for them to be a part of the start of the day. Please help us reduce the number of tardies for your child and increase the number of minutes of instruction.

Car Rider Pick-Up - 2:00 to 2:15pm

Honoring Black History Month

Sand Creek Elementary honors Black history throughout our entire school year but celebrates in big ways in February.
Hidden Figures | Storytime Read Aloud 🚀

ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR IS NOW OPEN FOR NEW STUDENTS

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.

Check it Out - Sand Creek Striders Running Club

SC Striders will meet on Tuesdays from 2-3:15, beginning in March.

We will be running with a goal of participating in the Geist 5K in May.
Registration flyers were sent home earlier this week.
Registration forms are due March 1.

Club size is limited to 50 members, and club members will be announced March 4th.


Contact Mrs. Gropp kgropp@hse.k12.in.us or Mr. Letzler aletzler@hse.k12.in.us with any questions.

Culture Club Sign-Up Ends Monday, Feb. 28

Miss Coffman would like to remind students that Culture Club forms are due on Monday, February 28.

Payment, t-shirt size, and team (Tuesday or Wednesday) should be filled in on the form, and the form submitted to the office for interested participants.

Due to space constraints, no late forms can be accepted.

Please email Miss Coffman Miss Coffman directly with any questions or if there is a financial need."

Music Minute

Kindergarteners played the Xylophones for the first time this week!

Ask your child about playing the three little pigs and the big bad wolf!

Little pig, little pig, come and let me in!

Not one hair on my chin says to let you in in in!

Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in!

THE MUDDIEST DAYS ARE COMING

It's nearly spring, and that means playground mud. Students ware encouraged to be smart around puddles and mud, but life happens. Puddles are fun!


Please put a full change of clothes, underclothes, socks, and shoes, in your child's backpack for when the mud wins.

RAVE Reviews

Keep the RAVE Reviews coming in!

Have you observed an employee who goes above and beyond their job responsibilities/duties to make a difference? Leave them a RAVE Review. It takes 2 mins to complete but makes a long lasting impact for an educator.

Breakfast and Lunch Menus

February 28-March 4 is Week 1. There may be changes to the menu due to supply chain limitations. Thank you for your understanding.

Lunch for February 28 - March 4

Monday: Arroz con pollo with black beans

Tuesday: Breaded chicken sandwich and green beans

Wednesday: Chicken and noodles with mashed potatoes

Thursday: Taco scoops with pinto beans

Friday: Calzones with corn

HSE Food and Nutrition Department Job Opportunities

Looking for a fun and flexible career? Join the HSE Food and Nutrition Department. We’re hiring full-time and part-time positions with competitive pay and benefit options.

No experience necessary.

This is an opportunity to make a difference in the community by working in the public schools. The HSE Food and Nutrition Department promotes a family-like work environment. You can work a schedule that fits with your child’s school hours.

No evenings or weekends!

Want to learn more? Contact Andria Ray, Director of Nutrition & Food Services at aray@hse.k12.in.us or 317-594-4100.

HSE Needs You on the Food Services Team

Click the button to visit the HSE District Online Application for Food Service Positions.

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Social-Emotional Learning this Week

Kindergarten: Empathy and Kindness - Kindness at School

  • Students will be able to give at least one example of a kind act they could do in a given situation.

First Grade: Empathy and Kindness - Empathy in Action

  • Students will be able to describe how empathy has lead them to show kindness to others.

Second Grade: Empathy and Kindness - Having Empathy

  • Students will be able to identify a kind act that they could do for someone.

Third Grade: Empathy and Kindness - Building a Friendship

  • Students will be able to identify kind acts that can make existing friendships stronger.

Fourth Grade: Empathy and Kindness - Ask, Listen, Learn

  • Students will be able to generate questions a person could ask to better understand someone’s point of view.


Would you like more information on Social Emotional Learning?

Visit the HSE District Sites to read more, or follow the links below:

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SCE NEEDS YOU TO SUBSTITUTE TEACH

Link to HSE District Substitute Teacher Information Page

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Indiana Radon Poster Contest

We need your student’s help explaining science through art!

The 2022 Indiana Radon Poster Contest is here! This is a fun, educational, and potential prize-winning opportunity for our students.


Radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that is produced by naturally decaying uranium in the soil and can be drawn into homes through cracks in the foundation.


Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. Approximately 1 in 3 homes tested have radon levels at or above the EPA action level of 4.0 pCi/L in Indiana.


In order to spread the message about radon’s health hazards, the American Lung Association is calling on Indiana students age 9-14 to create a radon poster that will increase public awareness of radon gas and encourage people to test their homes.


If you choose to participate, please send your posters to central office Attn: Bob Rice by March 4. I will collect all submissions and send them to the American Lung Association by the March 18 deadline.


Full Contest details and additional radon information is available on the contest website at: lung.org/radon

Mudsock Youth Athletics Updates

Spring Sports: Did you forget to register for spring programing? There are still spaces open in many of our baseball, softball, soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, rugby, and track leagues. Register now at myathletics.com and we’ll see you on the fields. Learn more here.


Supporting Your Athlete: We’ve put all the resources in one place for you to re-learn how to support your athlete in 2022. Thank you for helping us create a safe and positive environment for participants, parents, guardians, coaches and referees. Read here.


Visit the Community Insider page linked below for all the details.

HSE Report It!

HSE Report It! is 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! 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.