Fox Hill Elementary Family Update

Welcome Fox Hill Families!

School Doors open at 7:30 AM. Students are tardy after 7:50 AM. School dismisses at 2:35 PM

March Dates

March 6 - 10 IREAD3 assessment

March 6 - 10 Disability Awareness Week

March 9 - Spring Pictures

March 10 - End of the 3rd reporting period

March 14 - Middle School Parent Night

March 14 - 3rd quarter Grade Window closes

March 17 - Report Cards go home

March 20 - 5th Grade Counselor Visit/Instrument Try-On

March 20-March 31 - Panorama Survey 3rd-5th

March 29-30 - Body Safety Presentations

Great things happen every day at Fox Hill! Follow our social media accounts to take a peek into school and classrooms.

• Twitter: @FoxHillElem
• Fox Hill Facebook Page

March Positive Affirmation -“I am a Problem Solver”

Mrs. Beard

Principal

The Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) is a grade three reading assessment developed in accordance with state legislation. IREAD-3 is designed to measure foundational reading skills based on Indiana Academic Standards through grade three.

We expect every child to do his or her personal best on this upcoming assessment. Continue to encourage your children to work hard and put forth their best effort every day!

Practices that will assist students in doing their best at school and on assessments:

· Get plenty of rest each night – Go to bed at an appropriate time

· Arrive on time to school every day

· Eat healthy meals – breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

· Have active playtime after school.

· Be present every day – making-up tests can be difficult.

On March 11, 2023, the Washington Township Schools Foundation will host the community wellness event - Great North Run and Fitness Fair!

Fox Hill Elementary will receive $2 out of EVERY registration that designates FOX HILL ELEMENTARY when registering for the race. If we reach our registration goal, we will get a $300 bonus!

**We have reached out 50% of our goal!

Please consider registering and sharing this event with families and friends. There is even a "sleep in" option as well! Register Here: https://bit.ly/2023GreatNorthRun

Washington Township Schools have partnered with local nonprofit, Joseph Maley Foundation, to bring their Disability Awareness education program to all MSD Washington Township elementary schools during the month of March. This week, all grade levels at Fox Hill will have an opportunity to gain knowledge about disabilities. We hope these lessons will build awareness and understanding as well as teach kindness and respect for all! We look forward to growing and learning!

As you know, the district has made a variety of transportation adjustments throughout the school year in response to our bus driver shortage. I am happy to report that our transportation challenges have settled down quite a bit and our arrival and dismissal is pretty consistent. One of the changes resulted in earlier AM pick up times. Thank you for your flexibility through this shift! We do have a number of bus riders in the building 10-15 minutes before the 7:30 bell, and those students are meeting in the cafeteria before being released to their classrooms at 7:30. We have multiple staff members providing supervision and the students can quietly visit with their classmates, read a book, draw, color, or work on something else independently until school starts.

Remember - we are always looking for bus drivers and if you are interested or know someone that is interested in becoming a bus driver in MSDWT, please check out details here: Join the WT Transportation Team!

*Many of our staff members were nominated last year, and one of our teachers was chosen last year for the Transformative Teacher award. He is featured on the Honored School's website!

Believe it or not, it is almost time to begin planning for middle school. Please review this calendar for important dates as we support your child and family through this important transition! Also, be sure to save the date for Parent Curriculum Night, which will take place at all three Washington Township middle schools on March 14 from 6:30-8:00 PM. We hope to see you there!

(Two Calendar Images Are linked and Can Be Found Via These Links: English and Spanish.)

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The PTO is excited to sponsor the following activities for Spring Semester! Please read the school newsletter and Parent Square for additional details for each activity. If you are interested in volunteering with the PTO please email ptofoxhill@gmail.com

January - In-Person PTO General Meeting

February - Family Dance

March - Teacher Classroom Reimbursements and Grant Proposals Due, Testing Treats for 3rd Grade Students, Pi Day Fundraiser, Crew Car Wash Fundraiser

April - Administrative Professionals Day, Friendship Gram Fundraiser, Testing Treats for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Students, Faith Hill Memorial Scholarship

May - Principal Appreciation Day, School Nurse Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, 5th Grade Celebration

Register your Kroger Plus Card and a percentage goes directly to Fox Hill Elementary PTO every time!!

1. Log in to Kroger.com and Click “Savings”.

2. Click on “Community Rewards”.

3. Create an account or Link your Card to an Organization

4. Follow Instructions to enter Fox Hill PTO as your organization of choice. Our school code is #WU374.

PTO is pleased to release the online 2022-2023 Fox Hill Student Directory. The hope is that your family will use this directory to become better acquainted with your child's classmates and their families. This directory is only for Fox Hill families. To access the directory, you must visit the school website and navigate to PTO page (For Families > For Parents > PTO). Scroll to the bottom of the page for the School Directory link.

OR, follow the link below to the PTO page: https://fh.msdwt.k12.in.us/pto/. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the School Directory link.

In order to access the directory, you will have to input the password: pioneers22

The link to the directory will remain active all year and families can access it as often as needed. Please note that this directory is published for the private, personal use of Fox Hill families. Any commercial use of the directory is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. Please also note that some families have chosen not to be included in the directory, or to have only partial information included. Any errors are unintentional. Thank you to our PTO for their efforts in the creation of this directory!!!!!

• Should your student be absent for any reason, please call the attendance line at 317-259-5230 to report the absence. If a child’s absence is not called into the attendance line by 10:00 a.m., the child will be marked unexcused.

• If your student has a required appt during the school day, remember he or she can/should still attend school before and after the appointment. We would rather have a student come in tardy than miss a full day's instruction. Please provide a signed statement from the doctor, dentist, etc., upon the return to school in order for the office to code the missed time appropriately.

• Please notify your classroom teacher of dismissal changes in writing, or call the front office before 1:30 pm with transportation changes.

• The front office does not dismiss car riders from the office area during school dismissal time, 2pm-2:35 pm. Please notify the front office of any last minute changes by 1:30pm and report to the car line if your child will be a car rider. (*We do understand that there may be unforeseen circumstances, emergencies, or appts that may result in a deviation from this process.)

• Early pick ups from school - before 2:15pm- are coded in our FH Skyward system as afternoon tardies.

• **The State of Indiana requires that we send letters of notification to the families of children with excessive tardies (6 or more) and/or absences (4 or more unexcused). These letters will be sent on a regular basis.
  

If your student is a car rider:

*The Car Rider line starts at 7:30 am and will close by 7:50 am.

• Parents/Guardians dropping off after the car rider line has closed, must park in the front parking lot and an adult must walk his/her student across the crosswalk to the entrance of FH. If it is after 7:50 am, please plan to have your student enter the front doors for a tardy pass.

Cars should not enter the bus area during arrival and dismissal times!

Please DO NOT drive in or through the bus area during bus arrival and dismissal! Remember you are also in a school zone - an area with children. Please do not speed through any area on school grounds.

Car Rider Line:

Arrival 7:30-close by 7:50am: Parents should follow the “U” shaped line up formation on the west side of the school building. Students will stay in the car and should have items ready to go (backpack, lunch bag, etc.). Students should WAIT for the FH staff member to release them from their car. When the adult signals, student(s) should exit their car and walk on the yellow line into the entry door and go directly to class.

**Due to upcoming construction, students will enter through 5th Grade Doors - Students should Follow Staff Direction

Dismissal-. Car Rider Dismissal will begin at 2:25 p.m. (Bus riders dismiss at 2:35pm.) Parents will line up in the same "U" shaped formation as the AM process. Watch for staff direction - If there are numerous cars, we will line up 2 lanes of cars and merge the cars into one lane as you approach the school curb. FH staff members will call for students based on your car tag - Please make sure to have ID in case it needs to be checked. Each student will have a number that corresponds to the car tag number of the parent. Parents are expected to get out of car, if needed, and help their students get into the car. *If you have a car tag from last year, you can discard it.

You may have received a back to school letter from the district regarding your Skyward Family Access. This is an online system where your child's information is kept. If you have never logged into Skyward, the back to school letter should indicate your password. If you have logged in before and changed your password, but you have forgotten it, you can select "forgot my password" and you will be send directions, to the email address you have on file, on how to reset it.

Log into your Skyward Family Access at the start of the year to:

-Complete Data Clean Up

-See busing information

-Make sure your phone number and email address are updated to ensure you receive school and district communication.

Skyward Family Access Directions

If you have questions or issues with Skyward, please email skyward@msdwt.k12.in.us.

If you need further support with logging in, please email skyward@msdwt.k12.in.us or call Fox Hill Elementary.

Meal Prices for the 2022-2023 School Year:

Student Breakfast Prices: $1.50 (reduced $0.00)

Student Lunch Prices: Elementary $ 2.50 (reduced $0.40); Secondary $2.65 (reduced $0.40)

Milk Only (regardless of eligibility): $0.50

Check out the MSDWT Child Nutrition 2022-23 Newsletter for more information.

Life-Threatening Allergies – If your child has a life-threatening allergy or serious medical condition, you MUST report this to the nurse and meet with the nurse prior to your child starting school. You can call the office to schedule your appt with the nurse at 319-259-5371.

Medication – A parent or guardian must fill out a permission form for prescription (blue) and/or non-prescription (yellow) medication to be administered at school. All medication must be stored in the clinic and children MAY NOT transport medicine to and from school. It must be brought into the school by an adult.

*2022-2023 MSD Washington Township

*Fox Hill Elementary

District Websites:

• ​www.msdwt.k12.in.us
• Washington Township Schools Facebook
• Twitter: ​@msdwt

• Fox Hill Facebook Page

Website: https://fh.msdwt.k12.in.us/
Location: 802 Fox Hill Drive
Phone: 317-259-5371
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fox-Hill-Elementary-School-643527989006604/
Twitter: @FoxHillElem