Geist Gazette
March 15, 2019
GEIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Website: https://ges.hseschools.org/
Location: 14051 East 104th Street, Fishers, IN 46037
Phone: 317-915-4260
Twitter: @Geistgators
Note from the Principal
Please be on the lookout for Marketplace shift letters to come home next week. That will tell you which of our four shifts your child will be working on Tuesday, March 26th. All of our students will be working a shift during the marketplace. If you do plan to attend that day, please bring single dollars and carpool if possible. Your children are so excited to sell their products and be able to give back to an organization to help others! Thank you for supporting this large endeavor!
Congratulations to our fourth grade for an amazing performance this week. Well done fourth grade!! Our kindergarten performance will take place in late May.
A reminder to our third-grade parents to make sure children get a great night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast next week, as our students will be taking the state mandated IREAD assessment. They have worked hard and are now ready to share what they know!
Have an amazing two weeks and thank you again for your support of your local elementary school,
Christi Thomas, Principal
Visitors from China enjoying Marketplace production!
Interaction with staff and learning coding!
A visit from Dr. Bourff with our guests!
REMINDERS !!! UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, March 26 - GES Marketplace
Friday, March 29 - Spring Break Begins (No School)
Monday, April 8 - Students Return
Thursday, April 11 - Kindergarten Open House for 2019-2020 Kindergarten students and family
Please check "What's Coming Up at Geist Elementary" further down the newsletter for a complete building calendar.
GES Parent Education Night
Please join the Geist Elementary community on Thursday, March 21st to learn more about self-regulation, digital citizenship, creating calm environments, and anxiety/ADHD in children. The evening will begin with a short presentation by the Geist PTO. Following that, Kristen Dale Boice, M.A., LMFT, EMDR Trained, Pathways to Healing Counselor will present on Self-Regulation for children. After the whole group presentation, there will be 3 break-out sessions. You may choose 2 breakout sessions to attend.
The Breakout Sessions will include:
Digital Citizenship with School Resource Officer Tracy Jones and the GES tech committee.
Anxiety and ADHD with Dr. Shaena Gardner, Psychologist, PsyD, HSPP
Creating Calm Environments with the GES Counseling Staff
The event will start promptly at 6:00 and end at 7:30. The meeting will start in the cafeteria and then we will move to breakout sessions.
This will be a night full of great information to help support our students and families! Please fill out the Google form to RSVP. Responses are due by Monday, March 18.
https://goo.gl/forms/P2vz82vbhnUWSeIl2
If you are interested in childcare please email Stacy Nielsen at Nielsens.indiana@gmail.com.
MARKETPLACE DAY LUNCH INFORMATION
3rd Grade Visits the Indiana Statehouse
Mrs. Dobbins' Author Celebration
Channel 6 News personality visited Future Anchors in Mrs. Miller's room. Check out the Video below:
Kids Heart Challenge Update
AWESOME – INCREDIBLE - JOB WELL DONE – WAY TO GO – THANKS!!
These are just a few words to say how great this year has been with the new Kids Heart Challenge. I will get final details soon, but here are just a few notes:
- Total raised: $29,262
- Total people to take the Kids Heart Challenge: 470
- 3 Students have raised over $500
- 32 Students have raised over $200
- 51 Students have raised over $150
Our leader board at this time is as follows:
- Ari B. $1970
- Grant B. $500
- Sophia B. $500
- Sophia T. $375
- Alivia G. $325
Awesome job everyone!!
Info regarding prizes – with the larger number of students participating this year, we ran out of prizes but a new shipment should be here soon. I will distribute them as soon as I get them. I would anticipate the other prizes (jump ropes, t-shirts, basketballs, etc) to be here soon after spring break.
Simply Amazing!!
Superhero Parade March 28
Kindergarten Enrollment and Open House
Geist Elementary Kindergarten Open House will be Thursday, April 11 from 5-7 p.m. Children may tour the building, visit a classroom and ride a school bus to prepare for next year. This event is open to 2019-2020 Kindergarteners and their families.
Is Geist Elementary your school? Click here to see the school boundaries for next year.
SPRING PICTURES - MARCH 20
Order forms are being sent home. Orders may be placed online as well. Only those students who return a form or who have placed an online order will be photographed.
To order online please visit
and use the order code: 37686XA
Geist 5K Student Registration
What's Happening at YMCA at Geist Elementary?
International Night at HSE High School
HSE Preschool of the Natural Sciences Registration
HSE Schools Community Insider
Check out opportunities and activities on the HSE Community Insider on the HSE Schools webpage. You can find it here: hseschools.org/happenings/community-insider