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Thank you Volunteers and the Cheer Section Visitors!
After one week, we have raised approximately $13,000 as we strive towards our goal of $25,000. Money donated by Boone Meadow families stays at Boone Meadow to support the experiences and opportunities that our PTO endorses and generously gives. Please consider getting your donation collection in to the school in the coming week.
We are incredibly grateful.
Boone Meadow Community
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BME PTO
BIOBLITZ - A STEM Family Gathering - Oct 2nd
The first ever, BME Bioblitz is just one week away! All families are invited to join Mrs. Benson for the Bioblitz from 9:00-Noon on Saturday, October 2nd, 2021. We will run the event in two waves (9-10:30 and 10:30-noon). Choose one, or you can choose to stay for the whole time!
A bioblitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. Boone Meadow families and interested staff will work together to take photos of every species we can find! We will then use apps and other resources to identify them. We will search for plants, insects, mammals, birds, fungi, and more. We will comb our campus from Main Street to the treelines at the back of our property. By the end of our event, we will have a fairly complete list of species that call BME their home. We can continue to add to this project over time.
Interested families are invited to pre-register HERE. Registration is not required, but will help Mrs. Benson to plan appropriately and contact participants if we need to cancel due to weather. When you register, you will get additional information about what apps to download ahead of time and how the event will run.
Lastly, If you are an expert at identifying plants, mammals, insects, or other living things, (or know someone who is) please consider volunteering to help Mrs. Benson on the day of the event. You can email her at kbenson@zcs.k12.in.us.
Upcoming Dates:
October 2 - Boone Meadow BioBlitz (hosted by Mrs. Benson) 9:00-Noon
October 4-8 - Fire Safety Week
October 5 - End of Quarter 1
October 6 - Dine for Dollars - Panda Express
October 7 - Picture Retake/Make-up Day
October 11-15 - Fall Break
October 20 - Dine for Dollars - Bub's Burgers
October 26 - Regular school day w/ Family/student conferences (PM)
October 27 - E-Day & Family/Student Conferences
November 3 - Dine for Dollars @ Marco's Pizza
November 7 - Daylight Savings Time ends
November 11 - Veterans Day
November 24-26 - Thanksgiving Break (no school)
December 6-17 - NWEA testing window
December 17 - End of Quarter 2/Semester 1
December 20-31 - Winter Break (no school)
January 17 - MLK Jr. Day (no school)
January 18 - Teacher professional development day (no school for students)
February 14 - Valentine's Day
February 21-25 - Presidents' Day/February Break (no school)
March 15 - End of Quarter 3
April 1-8 - Spring Break (no school)
May 25 - Last day of school
May 26- June 3 - Make up days (if needed)
May 30 - Memorial Day (no school)
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: How does the new Executive Order from Gov. Holcombe (8/31) impact school contact tracing?
A: IF individuals are wearing masks with fidelity in the classroom & on the bus, people who are contact traced will not need to quarantine unless they are exhibiting symptoms. We will still need to notify and document the contact tracing, but if no symptoms exist and the individuals were properly wearing masks, they would not need to quarantine.
Lunchtime is when contact tracing/quarantine does apply and the 6' rule will apply as well. Quarantined individuals can still return on day 8 if they receive a negative test (rapid in lab or PCR) on day 5, 6, or 7 after exposure - or stay out for the full 14 days.
Q: What about symptoms? What symptoms must we watch and keep our child from school?
A: Every morning, families should take note of if their child is showing symptoms of illness. We know this can be complicated, frustrating, and inconvenient as we strive to keep our learning environments as healthy as possible. Fevers, sore throats, new onset of intense headache, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, coughing or shortness of breath, or new loss of taste or smell are the common symptoms and students will be required (per health department mandates) to quarantine for ten days from the start of symptoms. Student may return to school/activities sooner with a physician document stating they may return OR a negative PCR CoVID test. (This is regardless of vaccination status)
Q: If one child is home with symptoms, must my other children stay home as well?
A: Siblings of ill students will need to be picked up if at school. Siblings will need to follow quarantine guidelines.
More information regarding COVID protocols is located here on the ZCS website.
School Lunch Information
The biggest change – BAGEL YOGURTS will be BACK ON TUESDAY!!!!
Cream Cheese and Peanut Butter cups will be available in the lunch line.
Thanks so much for your patience as we make menus available in two week increments.
Click HERE for an easy way to set up Low Balance reminders for your ZCS lunch accounts.
Click HERE to see if you want to come join our team!
Call Jan at 317-733-4804 to discuss ZCS Food Service opportunities!
