Tiger Times
October 2018
Acton Elementary
Phone: 862-6108
FAX: 317-862-7251
ATTENDANCE: 317-803-5105
TRANSPORTATION: 317-862-2314
Website: http://www.ftcsc.k12.in.us/acton
Location: 8010 Acton Road, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-862-6108
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Acton-Elementary-School-1522775218039522/
Drop off/pick up
Pick up MUST be done from the car rider line as well. Car rider numbers are available at the front office.
Your cooperation helps keep our students safe.
Attendance Line
School Times
8:50am-3:50pm
Wednesday
8:50am-3:20pm
Car Rider Doors Open at 8:35am
CHICK FIL A SPIRIT NIGHT OCT 10TH!
Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up soon! Please consider donating items to help feed our amazing Acton Teachers during conferences. Sign-up using the link below. All donations should be returned to school by Monday, October 8th.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D4CAAAB29A4FD0-parentteacher
COMING TO EAT LUNCH WITH YOUR STUDENT? PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CAFETERIA CAN ONLY ACCEPT CASH PAYMENTS. THANK YOU!
Join us on October 2nd at 6:30pm to hear from Tony Rizzi our Township's Resource Officer to present the Township's Emergency Management Plan. Our October PTO meeting will follow! Childcare is provided by our awesome YMCA staff and snacks will be provided. See you there!
Mark your calendars and save the date for Acton's Family Game Night on November 2nd from 6:00-7:30pm. This event is FREE and open to all Acton families. The PTO will be selling concessions during the event and you can buy games to take home!
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH--SEPTEMBER
In September our teachers were looking for students who were showing Empathy.
Empathy is standing in someone else’s shoes, feeling their feelings, and responding in a helpful way. These students were selected and will be on our bulletin board outside the lunchroom and receive a certificate and special gift card. Congratulations!
Kindergarten
Emerine---- Claire Snider & Lakaialynn Smith
Froning---- Olivia Bails & Lilliana Wampler
McMaster---- Abbagail Hruby & Sofia Acosta
First Grade
Miller---Konner Meyers and Nora Smith
Gilkerson---- Isaiah Greenwood Kenzie Althoff
Elliott---- Colton Wildey and Khloe Davis
Second Grade
Brooks---- Elin Weaver and Nate Peterson
Krug---- Charlotte Baker & Bode DeNeal
Parsons---- Ella Wisdom & Jace Williams
Third Grade
Simmons---- Devin Neil and Anabellah Lopez
Milholland---- Joey Marter and Anna Faucett
Jewell---- Savanna Ingersol and Nicholas Wilhelm
Fourth Grade
Beechler---- Emma Hollings and Nadia Tornatta
Rigsby---- Carley Stevens and Elijah McCrary
Reynolds---- Sophia Hall and Wednesday Ingram
Fifth Grade
Neifert ----Jeremiyah Thomas & Maddie Thompson
Leal ----Moses Stevenson and Sammi Moore
Scott ----Megan Stevenson & Austin Leiva
Related Arts
J. Adams---Gym---- Carly Stevens and Grayson Covey
Stevenson--Music---- Alyssa Huddleston & Ben Weis
McConaha-Library---- Kiersten Dahl & Anna Jaggers
Ryan-Art---- Annie Willing & Leah Edwards
Mark Your Calendar....
Music Dates
September:
September 18th - Acton Talent Show, 6:30 pm
November:
November 9th - Veterans Day Program – 9:30 am
November 15th - 2nd Grade Music Program, 6:00 pm
December:
December 6th - Choir Concert, 6:00 pm – 3rd Grade Program, 7:15 pm
*All school performance during the day
December 9th – 2:00 pm, Choir sing with FCHS Sounds of the Season
December 18th – All School Sing Along – 2:00 pm
February:
February 5th – 5th grade field trip to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
March:
March 7th – Grade 1 Related Arts Night – 6:00 pm
April/May:
April 18th – 4th grade program, 6:00 pm – 5th grade program, 7:15 pm
*All school performance during the day
TBD (April/May) – Folk Dance Festival
TBD (May) – International Fair
What to know what is going on in music class? Follow us on Facebook!
Facebook: ActonElementaryMusic
CAR RIDER LINE PROCEDURES
VISION SCREENINGS OCT 5TH
On the day of the screening it is important that students wear their glasses or contacts. It is important that your child pass his/her screening, versus failing them unnecessarily because their glasses/contacts were not with them.
If you have a child in First, Third and/or Fifth grade and DO NOT want them tested, please complete and send in the Vision Screening Decline form that is attached, forms are also available in the clinic.
BACKGROUND CHECK INFORMATION
The following volunteers will need a criminal history check:
1. Any person who will be working with students for extended periods of time – either consecutive hours or on a regular schedule.
2. Any person who will be in a position to supervise students – this includes but not limited to field trips (at all levels, including band and choir trips) or taking a group of students out of a classroom for remediation work.
3. Any person who will be alone with a student.
*NOTE: VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE NO LONGER FREE OF CHARGE. THE FEE IS APPROXIMATELY $16.00 PER VOLUNTEER. If you wish to proceed, please follow the instructions and click on link below.
https://secure.safevisitorsolutions.com/…/Vo…/franklin000012
• Please select VOLUNTEER for "Position"
• Make sure your name is spelled correctly
• Please complete the entire form, all fields with *are required
• Please select the school or schools for which you request to volunteer
• Select I Agree and then Submit
All schools have access to the volunteer data base and can verify a clear background check. If there is an issue with the background check that will affect the ability to volunteer, that volunteer will be notified. This comprehensive background check will be active for two years. You will receive an email notification once the background check is clear. You will also be notified when it is about to expire.
- Visit http://ftcsc.nutrislice.com/ for a complete listing of our menu items.
- For more information visit: https://schoolnutrition.org/NSBW2016/
- For more information on student health, visit www.kidshealth.org.
- Online payments through PayPams is convenient way to pay for your child's meals.
- Free and Reduced Lunch Application: https://paypams.com/OnlineApp.aspx
Remind 101
Visitor Check In
WE LOVE OUR STUDENTS. THEIR SAFETY IS CRUCIAL TO US. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BE PREPARED TO STOP AND SHOW ID WHEN VISITING OUR SCHOOL.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW VISITOR SIGN IN SYSTEM. THIS WILL REQUIRE ALL VISITORS TO HAVE AN IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT CAN BE SCANNED AT THE FRONT DESK.
Transportation Changes
Below is the link to pre-register. Thank you for helping us keep our kids safe.
https://secure.safevisitorsolutions.com/Safe/Visitor/franklin000012
UPCOMING EVENTS
October:
2 PTO Meeting
5 End of Quarter
5 Vision screenings
5 choir practice
10-11 Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences
10 Chick fil a spirit night
12 choir practice
15-19 Fall Break
22 Students return
22-26 Red Ribbon Week
22 School Board Meeting
25 4th grade Conner Prairie
26 PBIS Convo
26 Fall Celebrations
26 choir practice
29-Nov 2 CoGat testing
OUTSIDE FOOD/SPECIAL OCCASION POLICY PER HANDBOOK
FRONT OFFICE NOTES:
Please review a few important front office policies.
- We do our best to keep classroom disruptions to a minimum. If your child forgets an item and you bring it in, please do not be offended if the front office asks for you to leave the item with them so it can be delivered at an appropriate time.
- If there is a change in transportation for students at the end of the day, we must be notified by a Parent/Guardian before 3:00pm.
- If electronics (cell phones, ipods, gaming systems) are brought into school and removed from backpacks, they will be confiscated by the teacher. A parent/guardian will be asked to pick up the electronic at the front desk.
- When having lunch with your student in the cafeteria please remember to only have your child sit with you.
- Morning student drop off must be done in the car rider line. Drop off opens at 8:35 am in the car rider line.
- Students arriving after 8:50 am MUST be signed in at the front office.
- Review the Franklin Township policies and procedures for absences on p. 2-3 in the student handbook. We appreciate your cooperation.
- All visitors must have a photo ID to enter the building.
- Just a reminder: School Board policy 5200 regarding appointments. – Parents are encouraged to schedule medical, dental, and other necessary appointments other than during school hours. When appointments are necessary during the school day, the student shall report back to school immediately after the appointment with a signed statement from the doctor, dentist, etc.