Cougar Chronicle
Volume 15 Issue 22 January 24, 2020
School Address
Sand Creek Elementary
11420 E. 131st Street
Fishers, IN 46038
317-915-4270
Fax: 317-915-4279
Specials Schedule
Day 1: Tuesday, January 28
Day 2: Wednesday, Jan. 29
Day 3: Thursday, January 30
Day 4: Friday, January 31
PTO at SCE
Attendance News - Is Your Student Not at School?
Is your student home sick? At an doctor's appointment? Coming in to school late? Out of town? Please call the office at 317-915-4270 before 10:00am to let us know.
- If you know before 8:00am that your student will be out, you can leave a message. Please give your name, your child's name, teacher's name, and a specific reason for the absence (fever? vomiting? flu or strep? traveling?).
- If you email your student's teacher, please be aware that not all teachers can check email frequently or forward messages to the office (you can also CC your email to Alison Jones, Attendance Secretary, at azjones@hse.k12.in.us).
- If we don't hear from you about your student's absence before 10:00am, we will be calling to check on your child's welfare. We need to hear from every student not in class every day.
SCIENCE FAIR
Doors will open at 8:00 am for drop-off and set-up of projects in the Gym.
Upcoming Events on the SCE Calendar
Science Fair Friday, January 31. Set up begins at 8:00AM.
Read Across America February 10.
Culture Club meets Feb. 7 and Feb. 21, 8:10am.
Penny War for the Greenhouse, February 10-14.
Beach Bash March 7, 11AM-2PM.
Outdoor Recess in Winter
- Please send your child prepared for the weather with coats, hats, and gloves.
- Children will go outside for recess as long as the temperature and wind chill are above 15 degrees.
- From the School Handbook: "Recess will be held outdoors whenever possible. Precipitation, sunshine, cloud cover, wind chill, temperature, etc. are all considered when a decision is made for indoor recess. In general, recess will be held indoors when it is raining or the temperature/wind chill falls below 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
SafeVisitor Badge for Volunteers
Looking up names can lead to the wrong person being signed in. The badge is required.
When you leave, please give your printed badge back to the office staff for a quick check-out. Please don't leave without checking out.
If you need your badge emailed to you or have any questions, contact Tobi Fields 317-594-4100.
Beach Bash is Coming!
Beach Bash is Saturday, March 7 from 11AM-2PM.
Games, Food, Silent Auction, and so much more!
Beach Bash Silent Auction Baskets
Preschool: In the Kitchen
K: Outdoor Activities
1st: STEAM
2nd: Arts and Crafts
3: Family Game Night
4: Gift cards
PTO Meeting
Thursday, February 20*
7:00 PM
SCE Cafeteria
*This is different from the date previously listed.
Focus on Car Riders -> Safe Drop-Off and Pick-Up
- Your student must stay with you in your car until teachers come out to welcome them.
- Please stay in your car during pick-up or drop-off.
- Please adjust car seats so students can get out of the car on the curb.
- Please remain in line. Do not go around other cars. Only turn around in the circle, no U-turns anywhere else.
- Please let your student out on the sidewalk in front of the main doors, not on the side by the playgrounds.
- Please walk your student in to the school and sign in in the Main Office if there are no teachers outside when you drop off your student, which is after the 8:55 bell rings.
These requests are made for the safety of all students, including yours!
Remember, if the car rider line isn't working for you, there's always the bus.
A Change in Transportation
- In writing to your child's teacher.
- By phone call to the front office at 317-915-4270.
Please do not rely on your student telling the teacher of a transportation change.
Please do not rely on an email to the teacher. Teachers don't always check their email in time.
All Transportation changes must be called in before 2:00pm.
Thank you!
Would you like to have lunch with your student? Here's how!
- You must have a SafeVisitor background check on file.
- Contact the Main Office at 317-915-4270 from 8:00-9:30am on the day you would like to come in.
- Call as early as you can. We have space for up to 4 adults per grade, per day.
- Siblings are not permitted to have lunch in the cafeteria with students.
- Take-out or fast food is not permitted. A packed lunch is fine, or you can buy an adult lunch for $3.45. Exact cash or checks are accepted (no credit cards).
- You cannot use your child's lunch account to purchase your lunch.
- Please have the barcode ready to scan when you arrive at school.
- Arrive just a few minutes before your student's scheduled lunch time to check in at the Main Office.
- NO PHOTOGRAPHY due to FERPA policy.
- After lunch, please sign out in the Main Office. If you plan to volunteer in your child's classroom before or after lunch, please inform the Main Office.
Community Insider
Notes From The Nurse
Accidents Happen
If your child is prone to bathroom accidents, please be sure to include underpants and socks.
Winter Skin Care
Clothing Donations Needed
- Thank you for all your donations of hats and gloves!
- The clinic is in need of boys and girls' pants. Sweat pants and leggings are preferred. Their comfort style fits everyone.
HSE Preschool of the Natural Sciences Open House
What: HSE Preschool of the Natural Sciences Open House
When: Friday, January 31, 2020. Enter through the main doors.
Where: Brooks School Elementary
Who: Any family living within Hamilton Southeastern Schools with a child who will be 3- to 5-years-old during the 2020-2021 school year and is not going to be kindergarten age.
Why: Get to know the HSE Preschool of the Natural Sciences, the preschool program housed within Hamilton Southeastern Schools. At the Open House, families will:
Learn about program curriculum,
Learn about program schedule,
Learn about program locations,
Learn about the registration process, and
Visit a classroom.
A short question and answer session will take place at 9:00 a.m. and repeated at 11 a.m.
Classroom visits will be available from 9:15-9:45 a.m. and 11:15-11:45 a.m.
Registration for current families will open Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
Registration for families new to the program will open on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. To register, families will need the child’s birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residency (lease/rental agreement or mortgage statement). A supply fee and deposit (based upon the number of days attending) must also be collected prior to finalizing registration.
If you have any questions, please to contact Dr. Kelli Servizzi, Preschool Coordinator, at 317-915-4250, ext. 1052 or kservizzi@hse.k12.in.us.