News From the Nest
White River Elementary February 11th, 2022
19000 Cumberland Road Noblesville, Indiana 46060
Phone: 317-770-2080 Fax: 317-770-2081
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Upcoming Events
2/14 Friendship Parties
2/16 Late Start Wednesday
2/14-2/18 Fueled for School Food Drive- Fruit Cups
2/21 Presidents' Day No School
2/23 Late Start Wednesday
3/2 ELearning Day
Note From the Principal
Staff Celebrations. White River educators, Rene Caldwell, Bess Dougherty, and Janel McGraw, and were recognized as Hare Chevrolet teachers in January. A big cheer for these amazing educators!
Kindergarten. Noblesville Schools registration for the 2022-23 school year opened on February 7, 2022. Instructions on how to register can be accessed here: Kindergarten Enrollment. We are excited to meet our future Eagles!
Clothing Needed The clinic is in need of boys 7/8 and 9/10 sweatpants. We would greatly appreciate any gently used clothing in this size range. Feel free to send clothing in your child’s backpack labeled for Nurse Rector. Thank you!
Food Drive White River is thrilled to support the Noblesville Schools weekend meal pack program food drive through February 18th. Our goal is to collect 1,700 fruit cups! This represents two cups of fruit for every Eagle. Please be sure to pick some up this weekend. Thank you for your support!
Virtual Reading Night On Thursday, February 17th, at 5:30 PM, White River is hosting our annual Reading Night--but this time, VIRTUALLY! Join us for a Pajama Party Reading Night--grab your family, your stuffed animals, and your favorite bedtime tales as we snuggle down to celebrate reading with mysteries, trivia, door prizes, and MORE! Who knows who will be joining us as Mystery Readers? Only one way to find out! To register for this FREE event, use the following link:
https://forms.gle/q1VFJtJeLAXdcmKS7 Questions? Contact whiteriverpto@gmail.com.
Soaring with you,
Ms. VanDermark
Elearning
Our next eLearning day is just around the corner on Wednesday, March 2nd. If, for any reason, you are unable to secure supervision for your child that day please call the front office at (317) 770-2080 by February 16th to let us know.
The 2021-2022 eLearning days will be:
March 2, 2022
Kindness Club and Fuel for School Food Drive 14th-25th
Next week (February 14-18) our Kindness Club will be helping us celebrate Kindness Week with some fun days as well as a chance to help Fueled For School with their food drive! WRE will be collecting fruit cups to help families in need.
Fruit cups can be placed in the bins in the entry way near the main office. Our Kindness Club fun days are listed below.
Monday - Color Day because we all have our own color of kindness to give!
- Students will dress in a certain color based upon their grade level.
- Kindergarten - Red
- First Grade - Orange
- Second Grade - Yellow
- Third Grade - Green
- Fourth Grade - Blue
- Fifth Grade - Purple
- Teachers - Wear something with a heart to show your students how much we care about them!
- Stuffed animals should be able to fit inside a shoebox. Each teacher sets the rules for stuffed animal classroom participation.
Wednesday - Workout Gear Wednesday because we should all exercise our kindness bone!
Thursday - 80’s Day because kindness is timeless!
Friday - Pajama Day because kindness is comfy just like pajamas!
Background Checks
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VISITOR AND VOLUNTEER CURRENT UPDATES
Safety protocols, including background checks, continue to be in place.
Visitors and volunteers are recommended to wear a mask if not vaccinated.
Visitors will be permitted in the school, mainly staying in the vestibule/office area.
Volunteers will be allowed on a limited basis, however they will not be in close proximity with students.
Field trip volunteers will need to follow the mask requirement per the venue.
Classroom volunteers will continually be explored throughout this year. More communication will be coming before fall elementary parties.
Visitors and Volunteers
Parents are encouraged to be active participants in their child’s school community. All visitors, including parents and community members, must provide a photo ID before entering the school building and report directly to the office.
School administration reserves the right to deny access based on certain circumstances such as lockdowns and other safety concerns. In order to ensure student safety, using the guidelines below, Noblesville Schools requires background checks for visitors and volunteers. Background checks need to be submitted at least two weeks prior to an event.
Panorama Student Survey
Grades 3-5
Panorama Student Survey
Noblesville Schools is committed to providing a great school experience for all students. To help achieve this we will use a platform called Panorama to survey students in grades 3-5 during the dates of February 28 - March 11, 2022. The Panorama survey seeks to gather input on topics like school climate and culture, emotion regulation, self-management, social awareness and belonging. When students feel connected to their school environment, they are more engaged and increasingly successful in both academic and social achievements. More information on the survey can be found here.
Although the survey is not mandatory, student perceptions will provide valuable insights for future planning, support and programming. Results will be used to determine needs based on trends for our school.
If you wish for your student to opt-out, you can submit an opt-out form. The survey is voluntary and students are welcome to choose an alternate activity (read, homework, etc.) at the time the survey is given.
If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact our district counseling coordinator, Dana Nelson at (317) 773- 3171 or dana_nelson@nobl.k12.in.us
Thank you for your support of this important opportunity to best serve students and our school community.
PTO News
Thank you to all the families who joined us in a tour of the school last night--our next PTO meeting will also be in person at the school; more information to follow!
On Thursday, February 17th, at 5:30 PM, White River is hosting our annual Reading Night--but this time, VIRTUALLY! Join us for a Pajama Party Reading Night--grab your family, your stuffed animals, and your favorite bedtime tales as we snuggle down to celebrate reading with mysteries, trivia, door prizes, and MORE! Who knows who will be joining us as Mystery Readers? Only one way to find out! To register for this FREE event, use the following link:
Questions? Contact whiteriverpto@gmail.com.
If you are interested in serving on the PTO Board for next school year, or chairing an event or committee, please reach out to whiteriverpto@gmail.com!
Art Show
Young Artists Exhibit
You are cordially invited to attend the
Young Artists Open House:
—March 9, 2022 from 5:30-7pm—
NICKEL PLATE ARTS CAMPUS
107 SOUTH 8TH STREET
NOBLESVILLE, IN
Light refreshments will be provided
—---The artwork will be exhibited March 3-March 25—---
(the gallery is also open Thursdays and Fridays 12-5
Saturdays 10-5)
FIRST FRIDAY IS MARCH 4TH AND THE EXHIBIT IS OPEN 6-9 TOO!
FEEL FREE TO DROP BY ANYTIME TO SEE THE TALENTED ARTISTS FROM
OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS!
Community News
Noblesville Schools is now on Instagram! (Better late than never, right?)
Follow us at https://www.instagram.com/noblesvilleschools/ for a look inside our schools + the amazing accomplishments of our students + staff!
Noblesville Girls Softball Spring 2022 Season
(Ages 4-18)
Registration begins December 1st
Click here for more information
Noblesville Youth Lacrosse
FREE learn to play lacrosse sessions
3rd grade - 8th grade
Click Here for more information
Noblesville United Soccer Club
Spring 2022 Rec/Rec Plus Registration (Ages 4-18)
Registration closes March 1, 2022
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Noblesville Strength and Speed Development Camp
4th grade - 8th grade
April and May 2022
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Noblesville Rugby Club
5th grade - 8th grade
Call out / Parent Information Night
NWMS Cafeteria - February 15th - 7pm
NEMS Cafeteria - February 16th - 7pm
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Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville
Click here for after school care registration information.
Stop the Bleed Virtual Course
February 22, 2022
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