Soaring Eagle News
Stephen Decatur Elementary September 21, 2018
The Principal's Message
It has been another week full of opportunities for learning and growing. This week scholars shopped at our Eagle Bucks store. They were helped by staff, parent volunteers, and DCHS Athletes that are in the Champions of Character program. Our scholars had a blast spending virtual money and selecting items. It took a lot of hard work to earn Eagle Bucks and a lot of mental math to spend it!
Our first Family Night occurred this week. We were so excited to see families at the Resource Event and the Community Dinner. A huge thank you to our neighborhood organizations for coming, to Second Helpings for providing dinner, and to Laverna Tracy from Communities in Schools, for organizing the event. We hope to see even more attend this week's events, which all occur on September 27th:
Community Dinner from 5:00-6:00 (All community members and families are welcome!)
PTO Meeting from 5:30-6:00
Grandparents' Night from 6:00-7:00
Our Book Fair was a success! Scholars enjoyed looking for their favorite authors and titles. Thank you for supporting literacy and the Book Fair!
Thank you for scheduling your conferences for October 3rd. Please remember that we do not have school that day, but the conferences are student-led. All scholars should attend their conference with their parents. If you do not have a conference time, please contact your scholar's teacher as soon as possible.
As another reminder, all vaccination documentation must be turned in by the morning of September 24th. If your scholar is affected, you will receive another letter this evening.
Next week, we begin another round of progress monitoring. We are teaching scholars that growth is far more important than perfection. Reaching a state of perfection is unrealistic, but growing toward our goals is attainable by all, no matter where we start. Help support a growth mindset by reviewing the table below.
Enjoy your weekend!
Mrs. Jennifer Pearson
Inside SDE
Eagle Bucks Shopping
Eagle Bucks Shopping
Eagle Bucks Shopping
Eagle Bucks Shopping
Eagle Bucks Shopping
Puzzle Fun
Prescription Drug Drop Box
Extended Learning
Bus Ride
District News
Decatur Central will be hosting tryouts for Indy Hoops travel basketball teams on the following date: 9/23/18 (Sunday, September 23) – at 7:00pm at the HS gymnasiums.
Boys in grades 3rd-6th can tryout for the travel teams that will compete in the Indy Hoops leagues against other travel teams from schools around the Indianapolis area. It is a competitive league that gives our athletes a chance to compete against other schools and some of the top talent around the city while also developing their skills over the course of the season.
There is no charge to tryout and parents can sign up their kids on the day of tryouts.
Enter through the athletics entrance – Door 16 – to get to the gymnasiums on that Sunday.
PTO
From the Nurse's Office
Resources
Popcorn Sales
Community Dinners
Grandparents Night
Stephen Decatur Events
September Menus
Welcome to the Volunteer Page
In an effort to keep our schools safe, all volunteers (including staff) must complete a volunteer application form/criminal background check request and be approved as a volunteer prior to volunteering.
This form must be completed at least 5 business days prior to the event, in which the volunteer chooses to participate.
At the beginning of the school year the length of time to process volunteer forms could take up to 2 weeks. You will receive an email once the volunteer form has been processed.
Volunteer Form Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnBuNSgi1QDoHH8n7uOy2EqQ_DpseOf0RcPE7fkunIvL-V0g/viewform
MISSION
We are student invested, community connected. We prioritize student learning, safety, and customer service.
VISION
We are a model campus characterized by an environment that is: Calm, Safe, Positive, Purposeful, AND FUN! Students, families, and staff will be invested through respectful relationships and a thirst for learning.
Stephen Decatur Elementary
Email: jpearson@decaturproud.org
Website: http://www.decaturproud.org/stephen-decatur
Location: 3425 Foltz Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-241-0183
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StephenDecaturElementary/
Twitter: @SD_Eagles