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Hoosier Road Elementary School's Newsletter for 3-2-18
Upcoming Events
- PTO Movie Night: March 2nd at 6:15 (sorry, no walk-ins)
- 101 Dalmatians Play: March 3rd at 6pm and March 4th at 2pm
- Geist 5k Parent Call-out Meeting: March 7th 6:30pm
- Dine-to-donate: BoomBozz Pizza & Taphouse every Thursday in March from 3-10pm; Must present flyer
Important Reminder for 4th Grade Parents
This is an important reminder that ISTEP began this week. It is important that your child be in attendance these days of school.
- HRE fourth graders will test again Monday & Tuesday (Mar 5-6).
How can you help your child?
- Ensure that your child gets a good night’s sleep.
- Ensure your child has a good breakfast.
- Encourage your child to do their best and be proud of his/her effort.
We appreciate your continued support and dedication to your child's success. In the event of an absence on an actual testing day, makeups must occur prior to March 10th. If you have any questions regarding ISTEP please contact Kassy Morales, Assistant Principal.
What's Cooking?
Breakfast will be available Monday - Friday at 8:40am for students who wish to purchase it. Hot and cold selections will be available. Student “lunch” accounts will be charged. For complete breakfast and lunch menus, please click here.
The Launching Pad Café
Lunch Menu for the week of March 5th
Monday: Chicken Tenders with Roll and Green Beans
Tuesday: Cheese Omelet with Bagel, Tator Tots, and Apples
Wednesday: Chicken Sandwich with Baked Beans, and Salad
Thursday: Spaghetti with Meatballs, Garlic Toast, and Broccoli
Friday: Fish Bites with Mac&Cheese and Steamed Carrots
Please remember to check your student’s lunch account and make sure to replenish it if necessary. All lunch accounts with a negative balance of $20 or more will be sent to collections per HSE District policy. The cost per student breakfast is $1.25 and per student lunch is $2.60. When sending in lunch money please be sure to include the child’s first and last name, teacher name and student ID on the payment envelope.
Fresh fruit , veggies and milk are always offered with lunch.
PBJ, Turkey Sandwich, Chef Salad or Pizza Pack (Gogurt brand yogurt, cheese, pita bread & marinara) will be offered daily as an alternative lunch choice.
*No pork is served; we use turkey-based products.
Important Note from the Office
Please review the dismissal procedures for Hoosier Road Elementary.
When to use School Dismissal Manager
This program is only used for those times that your child will be at school until the dismissal bell rings, but they will be going home via a different instruction. Changes such as these must be entered on School Dismissal Manager, as we no longer accept hand written notes or calls. All dismissal changes must be entered in School Dismissal Manager before 2:30pm the day of the change. If the change has not been entered, your child will be sent home via the instruction previously scheduled in the dismissal program. For your convenience, we have added a link to School Dismissal Manager to HRE's website in the Quick Link section.
The following are a few examples that would require you to change your child's end of day dismissal instructions...
- Your child normally rides the bus home, but will be going to the YMCA
- Your child has joined an after school activity or club
- Your child is staying after school for tutoring
- Your child is riding their regular bus home, but will be going home with a friend (please note that if your child is going home on their regular bus, but getting off at a different stop, you must make an exception, choose their regular bus number, and add the name of the person that they are going home with)
If your child is participating in an after school activity or tutoring that will happen on a regular basis, you can set up a "Recurring Dismissal Instruction" and select the day of the week and the change, as well as a start and end date. This will eliminate the need for you to remember to make the change each day that your child is doing something different. If it is a one time change, you can click on that day to make the change.
When to Send a Note
If your child will be leaving school before the dismissal bell rings, you must send in a note or call the office to let us know what time and who will be picking your child up. It is important that if the person picking up your child is not a parent or guardian, they must be listed in skyward as an emergency contact or we must receive a note in writing with their full name. All persons signing a student out of school are required to have their driver's license with them to check the child out of the building.
Please call the office at 317-915-4240 if you need assistance. Thank you for helping HRE staff to keep your children safe!
Weekly G.R.I.P. Winners
Kindergarten: Gwendolyn Johnson from Mrs. Sergi's class was caught showing Integrity.
1st Grade: Shiori Honda from Mrs. Westerfield's class was caught showing Respect.
2nd Grade: Elizabeth Haider from Mrs. Edwards' class was caught showing Respect.
3rd Grade: Kylee Wrin from Ms. Sitar's class was caught showing Purpose.
4th Grade: Joani Hancock from Miss Pall's class was caught showing Integrity.
Attention 3rd Graders
Ms. Chandler is happy to announce an opportunity to help Braeburn Elementary in Houston, Texas while having some fun in the process. All third graders are invited to play dodgeball before school, for a monetary donation. The fourth graders raised $410 with their kickball tournament in December. Let's see if 3rd grade can beat them! Just show up at door 10 (gym door) at 8:00 am. Since you don't play dodgeball in PE, this is a great opportunity. Students are not required to attend as this is an optional before school activity.
Wednesday, February 28th Miss Otto's Class
Friday, March 9th Mrs. Ceglio's Class
Monday, March 12th Mrs. Lee's Class
Friday, March 16th Mrs. Peterson's Class
Wednesday, March 21st Ms. Sitar's Class
Friday, March 23rd Miss Parrish's Class
Wednesday, March 28th Ms. Harling's Class
Please contact Ms. Chandler if you have any questions. kchandler@hse.k12.in.us
Order Your 2017-2018 Yearbooks Now
All online yearbook orders are due no later than March 11, 2018. This deadline is firm and cannot be extended.
Calling all runners, walkers, and joggers!
Calling all runners, walkers, and joggers! Hoosier Road will be putting together its 11th annual Geist 5K team to participate in the 5K race on May 19, 2018 which starts at 7AM. Come out for an informational meeting to learn about joining our team and racing to the finish line. All HRE families (no matter the grade level) are invited to register with our school. More information will be given on joining and registering at the meeting on Wednesday, March 7th at 6:30PM in the gym. We would love to keep our title as "Most Participants" in the school program category! So come and see what all the fun is about!
To offset our costs (water, healthy snacks, shirts) we are looking for some sponsors. Your company name will be featured on our newly designed shirts. $50 and $100 partnerships are welcome. If you or a wealthy friend/family member can help, you can contact Ms. Chandler at kchandler@hse.k12.in.us or Miss Pall at japall@hse.k12.in.us. Thank you in advance for your consideration!
Multicultural Holiday Volunteers Needed
Mrs. Lattal’s Fourth Grade class is studying multicultural holidays. This is a student led project where students research, report, and create items about their chosen holiday. The students will showcase their work on May 17. To help them with their research, Mrs. Lattal is looking for parents who celebrate the following holidays and would be willing to share their knowledge of them: Day of the Dead, Tet, Chinese New Year, Ramadan, Cinco de Mayo, Diwali, and Rosh Hashana.
Library Volunteers Needed!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084dacac23a2f85-hrelibrary1
Kindergarten Registration and Kindergarten Open House
No need to wait! Enroll now!
All HRE families are invited to enroll incoming Kindergarten students for the 2018-2019 school year. Students must be five years old on or before September 1, 2018.
To enroll your student, go to your current SKYWARD account and look for the tab labeled, "New Student Online Enrollment". If you don't have an account or will be new to HRE, please click the link below to begin the process:
http://www.hse.k12.in.us/ADM/enrollment/
Be prepared to scan and upload the following documents:
- Child's birth certificate
- Child's immunization records
- Three proofs of residency. For a complete listing of acceptable proofs of residency documents, please click on this link found on the HSE Schools website:
http://www.hse.k12.in.us/ADM/enrollment/residency.aspx
HRE will still be hosting a traditional "Kindergarten Open House" evening on Thursday, April 19th from 5:00-7:00 PM. All families in the community may come to meet our Kindergarten teachers, tour the building and even take a ride on a school bus!
If you have any questions about enrolling your child in Kindergarten, please feel free to call Stacy Koch in the Hoosier Road Elementary School office at (317)915-4240.
HRE PTO Needs YOU!
The PTO is looking for people willing to give their time to enrich HRE for the students and the teachers. If you’re willing to do that and can attend a monthly daytime meeting, the Executive Board is for you!
For the 2018-19 school year, the PTO is looking to fill the following positions:
MEMBER AT LARGE
CO-VICE PRESIDENT
If you are interested in one of the positions or would like to learn more, please email the
Nominating Chair: Brittany Schmuck brittany.schmuck@yahoo.com
Are You Interested in Learning Strategies to Help Meet the Needs of your High Ability Child?
Hamilton Southeastern is pleased to offer a four-session book study on A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children by James T Webb, Janet L. Gore, Edward R. Amend, and Arlene R. DeVries. Meetings follow a discussion format. Walk away with strategies for addressing intensities, perfectionism, sibling issues, and underachievement.
Sessions will be on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:00 pm at the Administration Building on 13485 Cumberland Road in the West Conference Room. Meeting dates are:
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 6
The book club is limited to twelve participants (one member per family) and fills up quickly.
Participants are welcome to borrow HSE copies of the book for the duration of the book study.
If you would like to join the group, contact Meg Strnat, HSE High Ability Coordinator and book study facilitator, at mstrnat@hse.k12.in.us. Please include contact information (your child’s name, teacher, and school) and whether you would like to borrow the book.
Be Prepared for School Closings and Weather Delays This Winter
The doors to the school will be locked so please do not drop off your children and drive away!! Students will be admitted into the building at 10:45 AM. School will begin at 10:55 AM. No lunch visitors will be allowed on delay days due to an altered schedule.
In cases of extreme weather conditions, the Superintendent of HSE Schools will call a weather day and close all HSE schools. Again, parents will be notified via Skylert and closings will be announced on social media and by local TV stations.
Remember that HSE bus service will run on all school days. We encourage you to have your child ride the provided bus transportation to school so as not to be late -- tardiness due to weather is not excused. If your child attends the Y before/after care, the Y will be open as usual on delay days but will be closed on cancellation days.
Outdoor Recess Happens Year-Round! Remember - please dress your child for the weather
Volunteers & Lunch Visitors Reminder
Per HSE Policy, visitors must have their SafeVisitor Badge scanned to check-in to the building. Please download the SafeVisitor App (it is available in Google Play or via the app store on the iPhone) or have your badge available when you come into the school. Looking up names can lead to the wrong person being signed in.
Upon leaving, please give your printed badge to the office staff for quick check-out.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Vicki Foutty at 317-594-4100.
Dine to Donate EVERY THURSDAY IN MARCH at BoomBozz!!!
You must present a copy of the flyer. Please click on the following link for a printable copy of the flyer.
http://www.hse.k12.in.us/resources/pdf/HRE/pto/el_camino_dine_to_donate_nov2017.pdf
Hoosier Road Elementary School
Email: name@hse.k12.in.us
Website: www.hse.k12.in.us/hre
Location: 11300 E 121st St, Fishers, IN 46037
Phone: (317) 915-4240
Twitter: @HRErockets