Tiger Times
September 2020
Acton Elementary
Phone: 862-6108
FAX: 317-862-7251
ATTENDANCE: 317-803-5105
TRANSPORTATION: 317-862-2314
Website: http://www.ftcsc.k12.in.us/acton
Location: 8010 Acton Road, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-862-6108
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Acton-Elementary-School-1522775218039522/
Important Dates:
Sept 7th-- NO SCHOOL in observance of Labor Day
Sept 10th -- PTO Meeting
Sept 11th -- Picture Day
ELEMENTARY START AND STOP TIME CHANGES
Dear families,
As you may know, some of our elementary buses have continued to run late on their routes this school year. Our FTCSC Transportation Department has done a great job of trying different options to have our buses run on time. Unfortunately, our elementary buses are still struggling to consistently be on time. We realize that in order for our buses to run on time and keep everyone safe, we need to move the elementary start and stop time later by 10 minutes for elementary schools. In most cases, bus stop times will remain the same. If there are changes, your bus driver and the Transportation Department will communicate that to you as soon as possible.
FTCSC School Board approved moving the elementary times later by 10 minutes starting the Tuesday after Labor Day (September 8th). This change will allow our buses to run on time.
Current Elementary times:
9:00-3:45
New Elementary start time beginning Tuesday, September 8th:
9:10-3:55
DAILY COVID SCREENING TOOL: Please help us keep our school healthy by screening your student everyday before school!
School Picture Day Sept 11th
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION CHANGES & PICK UP
Acton families, just a quick reminder regarding student transportation:
- If you are picking up your child for an early dismissal, please send in a note with your student. This helps us prepare and make sure your student is ready. Students must be picked up BEFORE 3:20pm.
- If you have a change in transportation for your student, please send in a note with your student to ensure the information is received by someone, as teachers are sometimes out of the building and can not check emails/dojo. You may also call the front office BEFORE 3:00pm to make a transportation change. Any changes after 3:00pm can not be granted.
These policies will help ensure a safe dismissal for all students.
DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN TRACK YOUR CHILD'S BUS? Follow the link below to find out how.
Stopfinder is the easy to use, all-in-one parent engagement app designed by parents for parents. Know where your child’s bus is and have the most accurate information about your child’s bus schedule in the palm of your hand. Enhance communications with push notifications and 2-way messaging. Use GeoAlert zones to know where your child’s school bus is while it’s in route. Stopfinder is the only parent app that integrates directly to the proprietary Routefinder data, ensuring real-time accurate updates are provided to parents as you update Routefinder throughout your day.
Textbook Rental Fees
All payments are due by Wednesday, September 9, 2020.
2019-2020 YEARBOOKS
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you for your patience!
Hi Acton Families!
I'm so happy to be your new school counselor this school year! I am delighted to have the opportunity to work with your children. I'm here to facilitate a positive, supportive, and
culturally sensitive program that will ensure a school community that is safe, healthy, and nurturing. I have been working hard on getting to know your children as well as supporting their needs.My guidance lessons have started!! I completed my first guidance lesson focused on bullying prevention with the students. We focused on defining bullying, the different types of bullying, what it can look like, who can you go to for help, and how to stand up to a bully. I read the book Bully Beans by Julia Cook to the students and had the children role play and sketch different situations they could find themselves in. The lesson went great and the children enjoyed the interactive activities to help them grasp the guidance lesson.
In September, I will be starting small groups on social skills, grief/loss, and coping skills. If you feel your student would benefit from being in one of these small groups, please do not hesitate to reach out to me or inform their teacher. You will be notified if your child is identified for a small group. I look forward to continuing to support your children as we work our way through the school year.
Wishing you well,
Mrs. Steele
Please review a few important front office policies:
- We do our best to keep classroom disruptions to a minimum. If your child forgets an item and you bring it in, please do not be offended if the front office asks for you to leave the item with them so it can be delivered at an appropriate time.
- If there is a change in transportation for students at the end of the day, we ask for a hand written note to be sent in with the student so the office may help field the change. There are days the assigned teacher is out and unable to receive emails/dojo/voicemails. This will ensure a live person has the change handled. ~~~We ask that phone calls to change dismissals be made very rarely and we must be notified by a Parent/Guardian BEFORE 3:00 pm.
- If electronics (cell phones, ipods, gaming systems) are brought into school and removed from backpacks, they will be confiscated by the teacher. A parent/guardian will be asked to pick up the electronic at the front desk.
- Review the Franklin Township policies and procedures for absences on p. 2-3 in the student handbook. We appreciate your cooperation.
- All visitors must have a photo ID to enter the building.
Our Acton PTO has a lot of fun things planned for this year. Please take a minute to like/follow the Acton PTO Facebook so you can be sure you won’t miss out!
School Nurse Services:
The goal of school nursing is to maximize the health and safety of our students during the school day while minimizing time out of class. Due to this, if a student reports to the clinic with signs or symptoms of a contagious illness the parent or guardian will be called to pick up their student. The school nurse will follow the general guidelines and instruction set by the Indiana State Department of Health, Marion County Health Department, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Parents are asked to not send their children to school if the child is experiencing signs or symptoms of a contagious illness.
MEDICATION POLICY:
- FTCSC does not stock any medications in any clinic. Medication given for the academic success of students, or other medications given for acute or chronic conditions may be administered at school. Please administer one- , two-, or three-time-per-day medication (such as antibiotics) at home. Medication administration forms are available at each school or online, and the parent must also have completed a CHN consent to treat form for students needing medication at school. Written permission must be on file before medication will be administered by the nurses.
- Per IN Code, all medications must be in the ORIGINAL containers; medication received in a baggie or envelope cannot be given, for the safety of the students.
- All K-8 parents must bring/pick up medication (prescription or OTC) for their students when medicine must be given during the school day. A physician’s order is necessary in order for an emergency medication (EpiPen or inhaler) to be carried by a student with a life-threatening condition. It is helpful to have a backup of the medication in the clinic.
- Parents should contact the nurse at their child’s school as to appropriateness of carrying water.
- Over-the-counter (OTC) medications may be given to students. Please send only a small bottle, due to cabinet space constraints. The label on an OTC serves as the guideline for dosing and frequency, including appropriate duration before a doctor is consulted. If the parent desires a dose or schedule that is different from the label, a physician’s order is necessary to administer. Students less than 12 years of age must have age appropriate children’s medication. Aspirin cannot be given to students, due to risk of Reye’s syndrome—please check labels of various pain relievers and stomach medications to make sure aspirin is not an ingredient. Supplements are never appropriate for school. Medication guidelines are found online.
- Visit http://ftcsc.nutrislice.com/ for a complete listing of our menu items.
- For more information visit: https://schoolnutrition.org/NSBW2016/
- For more information on student health, visit www.kidshealth.org.
- Online payments through EZ School Pay is convenient way to pay for your child's meals.
- https://www.ezschoolpay.com/Login.aspx
- Free and Reduced Lunch Application: https://secure.ezmealapp.com/ApplicationScreen.aspx