Cougar Chronicle
Volume 16 Issue 29 - Thursday, March 18, 2021
Friday, March 19 is a Flex Day
Interested in Changing from Virtual to In-Person?
Traveling Before or after Spring Break?
- Please remember to call (317-915-4270) or email the Main Office (azjones@hse.k12.in.us) and your student's teacher with the dates your student will be missing school.
- In-person students are absent even if they participate in virtual learning while traveling. Long-term travel is an exception and families must email Mr. English to discuss a switch to virtual learning long-term.
- In-person students can use their teacher's Canvas page to keep up with missed work, but they are still absent from in-person learning.
Attendance and Absence Reporting
- Call 317-915-4270 and leave a message on the Attendance line.
- Email attendance sec. Alison Jones at azjones@hse.k12.in.us, and your student's teacher.
- Please call us before we have to call you! We must hear from every student who is absent.
Masks are Required Every Day on the Bus and at School
- Send your student in a mask every day!
- Please pack spare masks for when a mask gets dirty, lost, sneezed into, or otherwise soiled.
- Please use a breakaway lanyard to help prevent masks being dropped on the floor or in the trash at lunch, or dropped in the mud or lost at recess. These things happen every day!
- Lanyards are still available in the Main Office. Just come ask for one.
- Click here for more information.
Elementary School Hours are 9:45AM - 3:15PM
- Car line drop-off begins at 9:40AM and ends at or before 9:55AM.
- Students are late if they arrive after the car line staff have gone inside. If there is no adult staff outside, please walk your student to Door 1 to sign them in.
- Car line pick-up begins at 3:15PM.
- Bus Dismissal begins at 3:30PM. Students are required to ride their assigned buses only.
Vision Screen for Third Graders
If your child wears glasses or contacts, please make sure they have them
at school on this date for accurate testing results.
If you have any questions, please contact our school nurse Tricia Cline at tcline@hse.k12.in.us
PS - Did you lose the glasses pictured above? They're in the Main Office.
Do you want spring pictures for your virtual student?
Upcoming Events on the SCE Calendar
- SCE Spirit Wear order deadline has passed. Delivery will be before Spring Break.
- Culture Club Meetings (virtual) March 24, March 31 at 8:15-8:45 AM.
- Third Grade Vision Screening Tuesday, March 23.
- Spring Pictures Wednesday, March 24. See above for virtual students.
- No School - Spring Break Friday, April 2 - Friday, April 9.
- SCE Best Buddies Virtual Friendship Walk Saturday, April 25.
- Book Fair May 10-14. Stock up for Summer Reading!
- Last Day of School Wednesday, May 26.
re"Grow" SCE's Agriculture Initiative
Dear SCE Families~
As many of you are aware, numerous facets of school were impacted by COVID-19. As a result, some of our typical fundraising hasn't been possible, and our agriculture and green-STEM initiatives at Sand Creek have suffered significantly. In an effort to re"Grow" our curriculum and get students learning about science through nature, we have created the SCE Garden and Chicken Amazon wish list. These items would dramatically improve our ability to get students outside, hands in the soil, for experiential learning opportunities. Additionally, your generosity will enable us to continue to feed, nurture, and scientifically observe our flock of hens at SCE.
Any and all donations are very much appreciated.
If you have ideas on ways we can supplement costs through community partnerships, please contact your child's teacher or Miss Coffman with details. Again, we appreciate your support during a difficult year and look forward to providing the best learning environment we can for our school community.
Thank you for your consideration.
Honor and Excellence Nominations
Honor and Excellence are two of the terms that appear on the Hamilton Southeastern Crest. One might attribute these qualities to our students, and rightly so, but the same terms can also describe our staff.
We honor representatives of our outstanding teachers at the end of each year through the Teacher of the Year program. We would also like to recognize representatives from our SUPPORT STAFF who demonstrate excellence in their work, particularly in a school year like no other!
We are looking for support staff employees who go beyond the normal expectations of their job description resulting in outstanding support of Hamilton Southeastern students and the Hamilton Southeastern Community.
Nominees must be Hamilton Southeastern employees or contracted employees working in our buildings. They could be from any support staff category, including: custodial services, transportation, food service, technology, grounds, secretarial, instructional assistants, maintenance, accounting, treasurers, school resource officers, nurses, therapists, probation officers, etc.
Qualifications to be nominated would include anything beyond the normal expectations of the person’s job. It could be a “one-time” act or a series of acts.
Nominations may be received from any person from the Hamilton Southeastern Community, including: professional staff, support staff, parents, students, community members, etc.
Feel free to nominate past recipients of the award. Past award winners are eligible to be chosen again.
If you would like to nominate someone for this award, please complete the form by March 23.
If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Moore at smoore@hse.k12.in.us.
Be sure to get your nomination in early - those received after March 23 will not be considered.
Thanks for your help in honoring the excellent work of our support staff!
Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/85CF3HB
Messes Happen
Write your Name on it!
Talk to our Nurse
Are you Missing Something?
Assessment Preparation for Students
- Teachers will communicate exact dates and times for assessments for their classes.
- Please be sure your child is well-rested and has a good breakfast.
- Please be sure your child's iPad is fully charged and fully updated every day.
- Our building tech Mr. Bonnett is happy to help with iPads if needed.
Contact the PTO
Find us on Facebook: Sand Creek Elementary PTO
Find us on Twitter: @sce_PTO_Fishers
Send an email: sandcreekPTO@gmail.com
PTO Board
Treasurer:
Shannon Bull Wilkerson
Secretary: Michelle Pace
Members-At-Large:
Santana Gonzalez
Gina Knight
Teacher Liaisons:
Karen Gropp
Rhonda Labellarte
Upcoming:
Spirit Wear Order Deadline was March 17.
Orders will be delivered before Spring Break.
PTO 2021-2022 and 2022-2023
The next school year will be the last year for these PTO members:
- President
- Vice President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
We are hoping that as some of us get closer to ageing out of SCE, we are able to find new people to work with. We will work side-by-side with you for all of the school year 2021-2022, and we will always be available to answer questions in the future.
If you are interested, please send an email to sandcreekpto@gmail.com
Specials Schedule for March
Best Buddies Virtual Friendship Walk on April 25
Although we have paused our chapter's weekly and monthly involvement with Best Buddies this year, I am pleased to share that our Sand Creek Elementary team will still be supporting the Best Buddies Organization through their Friendship Walk! It will be held virtually on April 25, but more information may be obtained through their website.
If you would like to support this wonderful cause through a simple donation or sign up to join this Walk for Inclusion, please visit https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/indianapolis/supporting/#SCE . This link will take you to our 'Sand Creek Elementary' team page, so your donations and participation will be directly through our school's involvement. Thank you for your support and consideration!
Please contact me with questions at cnolan@hse.k12.in.us
In Friendship,
Clarice Nolan, SCE Speech-Language Pathologist
Supporting (Indianapolis) - Best Buddies Friendship Walk
Help us create a more inclusive community for people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities by supporting Best Buddies
Visiting and Volunteering
- Visitors and volunteers are strictly limited in the building at this time. See the Operations Plan, page 18.
- Now is a good time to check and update your SafeVisitor background check if needed. See the SafeVisitor information on the HSE website's Visiting and Volunteering page.
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
Community Insider and Mudsock Athletics Updates
We are ready to welcome spring athletes and kick off the season!
Please reach out to us at info@myathletics.com to ask about availability for track & field, baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse, rugby, and soccer. We do have a few openings left and you can still register at myathletics.com for certain divisions.
What’s the best way to stay up to date over our programming? Along with your individual league pages, follow us on Facebook at Mudsock Youth Athletics and Twitter @MudsockYouth. Questions? Start with our FAQ’s here.
Help us celebrate our coaches! We want to hear from you. Email info@myathletics.com with your Volunteer of the Month nomination and tell us who we should be recognizing. They’ll win goodies from Dick’s Sporting Goods. Thank you!
The HSE Community Insider is updated frequently and is located on the HSE Schools webpage. You can find it here: hseschools.org/happenings/community-insider.