Cougar Chronicle
Volume 16 Issue 16 - Tuesday, November 24 , 2020
If You Need Help
Mrs. Jacks has a wide range of assistance opportunities and wants to help match you to what you need.
Please call SCE at 317-915-4270 or email Mrs. Jacks at jjacks@hse.k12.in.us
Holiday Light Recycling Program
Dear HSE Staff, Students, and Families,
This Holiday Season, HSE is asking you to give a gift to the Earth by making the choice to be more sustainable. HSE Schools will be hosting a district wide Holiday Light Recycling Program. Starting November 30th and going until December 17th, each school will be collecting old, broken, tangled, or unwanted holiday lights. Technology Recyclers will take these unwanted/unusable lights and break them down into useable components that will be used to make new products. This will prevent hundreds of pounds of e-waste from entering landfills and polluting the Earth.
PLEASE DO:
- Please place your lights in the recycling box outside Door 2.
- Central Office on Cumberland Road will also have a recycling box for lights.
- Ask your friends, neighbors, social groups, and family members if they also have lights that need to be recycled.
- Do your part to be more sustainable this year.
PLEASE DO NOT:
- Please do not include any packing material.
- Please do not include any apparatus used to wind up or store the lights.
- Please do not include lights wrapped in garland.
Why Should People Recycle Old Holiday Lights?
- Holiday Lights are not bio-degradable and will spend hundreds of years in a landfill if thrown away.
- Holiday lights are known to get into waterways and oceans. This can lead to animals becoming entangled and dying.
- New ENERGY STAR LED holiday lights are up to 75% more energy efficient than incandescent bulbs.
- LED holiday lights are not as fragile as the thin glass of incandescent bulbs.
- According to the National Fire Protection Association switching to LED holiday lights reduces the chance of Christmas tree fires.
- LED bulbs offer more colors and features while reducing the energy consumed.
- LED holiday lights have a longer lifespan than incandescent bulbs offering on average 25% longer life.
- Holiday lights are made from copper, glass, and plastic—valuable materials that can actually be recycled, reclaimed, and turned into new products helping preserve our environment!
Why should you recycle unwanted or unusable Holiday lights? Because you care about the environment! If you want to keep your lights from going to a landfill and do your part to look after the Earth, recycling your lights is a great way to do it!
No matter what the reason, resist the urge to throw old holiday lights in the trash. Please participate in HSE district wide Holiday Light Recycling Program this year!
Virtual Attendance
- Virtual attendance includes participating in scheduled Zoom calls and completing and submitting assignments.
- If a student must miss a Zoom call but can catch up on missed work, they can be counted virtual present.
- Please continue to contact the school if absences occur or are planned.
Fantastic Folk Dance Update - We Will Dance On!
After Thanksgiving break, PE and Music will be combined for our Fantastic Folk Dancing unit. With all the zooming happening, folk dancing will be a fun way to get some exercise and stay moving. Please help your student be prepared! They should:
- Wear shoes for PE/Music!
- Have a small area (4 feet or so) without any clutter so you are safe.
- Bring your best attitude!
We can’t wait to dance it out!
Upcoming Events on the SCE Calendar
- Texas Roadhouse Gift Card Fundraiser November 20 - December 4.
- Thanksgiving Break Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27.
- Folk Dancing in PE/Music Classes Starting Monday, November 30.
- Holiday Light Recycling November 30 - December 17.
- HSE School Board Special Meeting Wednesday, December 2, 7:30AM.
- Tentative Return to In-Person Instruction Monday, December 7.
- Dine to Donate Chipotle, Campus Parkway, Noblesville, Dec. 7 from 4-8PM
- Winter Break Monday, December 21- Monday, January 4.
- Return to School after Winter Break on Tuesday, January 5.
Welcome to Sand Creek Elementary!
11420 E. 131st Street
Fishers, IN 46038
Principal Peter English
Asst. Principal
Counselor Jennifer Jacks
Contact us in the Main Office
Call 317-915-4270
Fax 317-915-4279
Treasurer Colette ArnoldRegistrar Cher McCord
Attendance Alison Jones
Email a Question
Snack Attack
Sand Creek Elementary continues to have the Snack Attack program available for those families with a need. This program, supported by the Fishers Youth Assistance Program, is designed to provide students a little extra nourishment for the week/end until they can receive a hot meal at school.
Here's how the program works:
Your student will pick up a small sack of food to be taken home. 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. There is no cost to you or the school.
Snack Attack sacks are available each week for pick at the Main Doors of SCE during virtual learning.
- Please let us know if your child has a peanut allergy as he/she will receive a special bag of peanut-free snacks.
If you are interested in having your student participate in FYAP's Snack Attack or have questions, please contact Jennifer Jacks, School Counselor at jjacks@hse.k12.in.us or 317-915-4270.
Weekly Meal Order Form - Virtual Students
We are pleased to offer all HSE students the opportunity to order breakfast and lunch meals during Virtual Instruction.
- By completing this form you are ordering 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches per student.
- This week's menu can be found at hseschools.org/services/food.
PLEASE COMPLETE ONE FORM PER FAMILY.
Meals will be picked up on Tuesday, December 1 (please note there will not be
a food pickup next week due to the holiday).
If you need assistance with transportation or have students in different groups and need to combine their pick up location, please call Lynn Wolfe at 317-594-4100 or email lwolfe@hse.k12.in.us.
We ask that you indicate a time window when we can expect you for pick up.
Please note: hot options will need to be heated at home. Instructions can be found online at https://www.hseschools.org/services/food
Orders are due Monday, November 30th by 9:00am.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve your children!
Andria Ray, MA, RD
Director of Nutrition & Food Services
Hamilton Southeastern Schools
317-594-4100
Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest
NASA is having an Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest for grades K-12 until Dec. 17th. Every student who submits an essay will receive an official certificate and be invited to a NASA virtual event featuring an astronaut. There are awards for the semifinalist, finalist and the national winner in each grade division will win a family trip to a launch. We hope you will consider submitting your child’s creativity and writing skills to NASA. Please see the NASA link for more information: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/stem/artemis-essay-contest/
PTO on Social Media
PTO Board
Treasurer:
Shannon Bull Wilkerson
Secretary: Michelle Pace
Members-At-Large:
Santana Gonzalez
Gina Knight
Teacher Liaisons:
Karen Gropp
Rhonda Labellarte
Upcoming:
Texas Roadhouse Gift Card Fundraiser November 20 - December 4. See the SCE Website for more information.
Dine-to-Donate Monday, December 7 at Chipotle, 12831 Campus Pkwy, 4-8pm
Community Insider and Mudsock Athletics Updates
Mark Your Calendars! Spring program registration will open on January 1st for baseball, softball, soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, rugby and track. Visit www.myathletics.com for the most updated season information and to register your child for a league.