Cougar Chronicle
Volume 16 Issue 14 - Friday, November 13 , 2020
Car Rider Times
Car rider drop-off is 9:40-9:50AM.
If there is no staff outside after 9:50AM, please walk your student into the Office and sign them in.
The Elementary School day is from 9:50AM-3:15PM.
Car rider pick-up starts at 3:15PM.
SCE Online Shop-to Donate
Come shop with us through Saturday, Nov. 14th at our Shop-to-Donate event. Find links for participating businesses on our SCE Craft Fair Facebook page: www.facebook.com/scecraftfair
Here are the local businesses you will be able to shop who are donating a portion of their sales back to our school:
Abboo Candle Co:
www.abboocandleco.com
Yellow Umbrella Designs
https://m.facebook.com/Yellowumbrelladesigns
No Label at the Table Bakery
https://nolabelatthetable.com/store-pickup/
Handmade Hoosier
www.handmadehoosier.com
Aunt Nay's Earrings
www.auntnaysearrings.com
Wood Art by Dan McCord
https://www.facebook.com/woodartbydan/
Fashion Flips Headbands
fashionflips.biz
The Indy Makers
theindymakers.com
Saffron Studio Gifts
https://www.facebook.com/saffronstudiogifts/
Patchwork, Pillows and Pride
https://www.facebook.com/pillowspatchworkandpride/
Whimsical FamiLee Creations
https://www.facebook.com/Whimsicalfamileecreations/
Imy's Joy
www.imysjoy.com
PTO is Thankful for our Staff
We want the SCE Staff to know how Thankful we are for all of them. You can sponsor a staff member and send them on Thanksgiving Break with a pie. If you would like to add a message to the pie, please add that in the comments.
Please Venmo $12 to @SandCreek-PTO or send in cash or check marked PTO Pies in a envelope no later then November 18th.
Thank you for supporting our Staff!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084FAFAA2DA0F94-thankfulWinter and Holiday Support
Sand Creek Families,
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and our efforts to slow the spread, as well as keep our students, staff, families, and community members healthy, SCE will not be providing direct supports for winter/holiday assistance this year.
Instead, here are some local assistance programs to consider.
Good Samaritan Network
https://www.gsnlive.org/holiday-assistance
Central Indiana Salvation Army- Angel Tree program
https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/indiana/angeltree/
Local Food Pantries
https://www.fishers.in.us/1133/Food-Assistance
Fall Creek Township Trustees Office
http://fallcreektownshipoffice.com/
These opportunities are time sensitive. Applying sooner rather than later will increase your chances of having access to the supports.
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If you are interested in donating for families in need, please consider reaching out to these programs that are accepting donations:
Fishers Youth Assistance Program
Contact FYAP Office Coordinator Shannon Vierling via email, shannon.vierling@hamiltoncounty.in.gov
Central Indiana Salvation Army- Angel Tree program
https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/indiana/angeltree/
If you have additional questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out.
We are happy to help!
Thank you!
317-915-4270
Snack Attack
SNACK ATTACK
Sand Creek Elementary is pleased to announce the Snack Attack program for those students in need. This program, supported by the Fishers Youth Assistance Program, is designed to provide students a little extra nourishment for the weekend until they can receive a hot meal at school.
Here's how the program works:
- Your student will pick up a small sack of food to be taken home. The sack is filled with individually wrapped snacks such as granola bars, fruit cups, pop tarts, peanut butter/crackers, Goldfish crackers, etc.
- The type of snacks will vary each week.
Please let us know if your child has a peanut allergy
as he/she will receive a special bag of peanut-free snacks.
- There is no cost to you or the school.
- The program starts after Labor Day.
- Your student will receive their Snack Attack sack on one of their in-person days during Phase 2.
If you are interested in having your student participate in FYAP's Snack Attack or have questions, please contact Jennifer Jacks, School Counselor at jjacks@hse.k12.in.us or 317-915-4270.
First Grade's Field Trip to Ritchey Woods
Accidents Happen
Please keep a change of clothes, including socks and underwear, and shoes in your child's backpack. Accidents and spills happen frequently at school, so having extra clothes can be a big help.
Clothing Donations Needed
The clinic is in need of boys and girls' pants. Sweat pants and leggings are preferred. Their comfort and style fits everyone.
Please Return Borrowed Clothes to the Nurse
If your student borrowed clothing from the nurse, please launder and send them back as soon as possible. Another student may soon need them!
Fantastic Folk Dancing with Ms. Golando and Mr. Petroff - Starting Monday, Nov. 30.
Holiday Light Recycling Program
Dear HSE Staff, Students, and Families,
This Holiday Season, HSE is asking you to give a gift to the Earth by making the choice to be more sustainable. HSE Schools will be hosting a district wide Holiday Light Recycling Program. Starting November 30th and going until December 17th, each school will be collecting old, broken, tangled, or unwanted holiday lights. Technology Recyclers will take these unwanted/unusable lights and break them down into useable components that will be used to make new products. This will prevent hundreds of pounds of e-waste from entering landfills and polluting the Earth.
PLEASE DO:
- Please place your lights in the recycling box (many will be stored in the front office, media centers, or science classrooms).
- Ask your friends, neighbors, social groups, and family members if they also have lights that need to be recycled.
- Do your part to be more sustainable this year.
PLEASE DO NOT:
- Please do not include any packing material.
- Please do not include any apparatus used to wind up or store the lights.
- Please do not include lights wrapped in garland.
Why Should People Recycle Old Holiday Lights?
- Holiday Lights are not bio-degradable and will spend hundreds of years in a landfill if thrown away.
- Holiday lights are known to get into waterways and oceans. This can lead to animals becoming entangled and dying.
- New ENERGY STAR LED holiday lights are up to 75% more energy efficient than incandescent bulbs.
- LED holiday lights are not as fragile as the thin glass of incandescent bulbs.
- According to the National Fire Protection Association switching to LED holiday lights reduces the chance of Christmas tree fires.
- LED bulbs offer more colors and features while reducing the energy consumed.
- LED holiday lights have a longer lifespan than incandescent bulbs offering on average 25% longer life.
- Holiday lights are made from copper, glass, and plastic—valuable materials that can actually be recycled, reclaimed, and turned into new products helping preserve our environment!
Why should you recycle unwanted or unusable Holiday lights? Because you care about the environment! If you want to keep your lights from going to a landfill and do your part to look after the Earth, recycling your lights is a great way to do it!
No matter what the reason, resist the urge to throw old holiday lights in the trash. Please participate in HSE district wide Holiday Light Recycling Program this year!
Put your Name on it!
- Jackets and Coats
- Backpacks and Lunch Boxes
- Face Masks
- Pencil Cases
- Notebooks and All School Supplies
- Books brought from home
- Everything brought from home
School supplies cannot be shared this year.
Lost items are much more easily returned to students if their names are on them.
Check the Lost and Found - it's filling up with water bottles, gloves, and lots of jackets.
Masks Required-Every Student, Every Day
- Please send your child to school in a clean mask every day.
- Masks are required at school and on the bus.
- Please put a spare mask or two in your child's backpack. Masks get sweaty at recess or during gym, and kids sometimes need a clean mask during the day.
- Students who arrive without a mask are given a disposable mask they must use all day.
- A breakaway lanyard is suggested to keep track of masks during lunch and recess.
- Breakaway lanyards are also available in the Main Office.
- Please launder your mask every day, after every use.
Upcoming Events on the SCE Calendar
- SCE Virtual Craft Fair Through Saturday, November 14.
- Thanksgiving Break Wednesday-Friday, November 25-27.
- Fantastic Folk Dancing for Music and PE Classes Starting November 30
- Fourth Grade Field Trip to Conner Prairie Monday, Dec. 2 (Wellman, Parker)
- Dine to Donate Chipotle, Campus Parkway, Noblesville, Dec. 7 from 4-8PM
- Winter Break Monday, December 21- Monday, January 4.
- Return to School after Winter Break on Tuesday, January 5.
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
Are You Receiving Our Messages?
We send a lot of information to families. Messages are sent to the email addresses and mobile phone numbers as indicated in the family's Skyward account Communication Preferences. Check or change your communication preferences by logging into Skyward Family Access and scrolling to the "Skylert" tab. You will see your name, email addresses and phone numbers.
Refer to the photo and follow these directions:
- To receive email messages go to the Contact Info at the top of the page. Please check the Emergency, Attendance, General, and Survey boxes for the appropriate email address.
- To receive text messages, go to Text Messages at the bottom of the page. Enter the mobile phone numbers and check the Emergency, Attendance, General, and Survey boxes.
Attendance Update - Please Note
- In-person students who miss a day at school are encouraged to participate virtually and can be marked Virtually Present. This is a recent policy update. Please contact the Main Office with a reason for any absence or attendance change, and thank you.
- Virtual students who miss Zoom are marked absent until they complete missed work, according to their teacher's expectations.
- In-person students who are quarantined, choosing to stay home, or absent for any reason are strongly encouraged to participate in virtual learning to keep up with missed work.
We just need to know where our students are, every day.
Absences, Late Arrivals, Leaving Early
Please notify the Main Office and your student's teacher if:
- your in-person student will be absent, and why.
- your in-person student will be arriving late or leaving early.
- your in-person student will be participating virtually, and why.
- your virtual student will be missing virtual class, and why.
Call the Main Office at 317-915-4270 and leave a message, or
Email your student's teacher and the Attendance Secretary at azjones@hse.k12.in.us
Please Provide this Information:
- Student's name
- Teacher's name and grade
- Reason for the absence, or
- Time and reason the student will be arriving late or leaving early.
Any individual picking up a student must have a valid driver's license or picture ID
and be listed on the student's contact list in Skyward.
Doctor's Notes and Test Results
We appreciate receiving doctor notes!
When in doubt, send a doctor's note or test results to the office with your student, email a picture of the note to Mrs. Jones, attendance secretary, at azjones@hse.k12.in.us, bring the note to us in the Main Office, or fax it to 317-915-4279.
Buses and Transportation
Students must ride their assigned bus home.
- Bus seats are assigned to enable contact tracing.
- Riding home with friends is not permitted at this time.
- If you would like to add bus transportation, call the Main Office at 317-915-4270.
Virtual Enrichment Schedule has changed
Join us every day from 1:30-2:00PM
Monday: Kelly Pidcock, GES Media Specialist
Tuesday: Lisa Keller, GES Counselor
Wednesday: Kayla Rago or Christy Jordan, TDS
Thursday: Jennifer Jacks, SCE Counselor
Friday: Tiffany Zaleski, SCE Media Specialist
Visiting and Volunteering
Check and update your SafeVisitor background check if needed.
PTO on Social Media
PTO Board
Treasurer:
Shannon Bull Wilkerson
Secretary: Michelle Pace
Members-At-Large:
Santana Gonzalez
Gina Knight
Teacher Liaisons:
Karen Gropp
Rhonda Labellarte
Upcoming:
Shop-to-Donate Through Saturday, November 14
Dine-to-Donate Monday, December 7 at Chipotle, 12831 Campus Pkwy, 4-8pm
Community Insider and Mudsock Athletics Updates
Mark Your Calendars! Spring program registration will open on January 1st for baseball, softball, soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, rugby and track. Visit www.myathletics.com for the most updated season information and to register your child for a league.