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Bunker Hill Elementary
- FAX - 781-9163
- Attendance -860-3449
- Transportation - 862-2314
From the desk of our Proud Principal
Dear Bunker Hill Families,
Thank you so much to our students, staff, parents and community! We have had such an amazing beginning to our school year! If you have been by The Hill, you know that parts of the renovation are still being completed. We hope the renovation will be completed soon. Also, a huge thank you to all of our car riders and car rider staff! We have changed the format of the car rider line with our new parking lot and you would never know we changed the format by how well the car rider line is running! Thank you!
This is our Centennial Celebration year! I encourage you to go to Facebook and join our Bunker Hill Centennial Celebration Page. We will be using this page to capture everything we are doing to celebrate …… us! We will have many activities this year, but we have three headlining events. The first event is our Open House. The Open House is on September 17th. All former staff members are invited to come between 1:00 – 4:00 PM. All former students and the community is welcome from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. We will be having a student-staff basketball game on Friday, February 2nd. Finally, the rumor is true ….. we are bringing back the Fish Fry! We will recreate our famous Fish Fry the best that we can. We will even have a King and Queen of the Fish Fry just like in the past. The Fish Fry is on Friday, April 27th!
Beginning of the school year brings new routines and routine changes. Please know that with new and changed routines, students, like adults can sometimes respond out of character. Where most things will work itself out as the students, staff and parents adjust to the new routines, timing of the adjustment time is always tricky and different for each student. Please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher with any concerns.
In conclusion, I highly encourage you to follow us on Facebook – Bunker Hill Elementary School, Twitter - @BH_Bulldogs or #BHBulldogs or on our Youtube Channel #BHBulldogs. This will always keep you current with what is happening at The Hill! In addition, always feel free to email, call or stop by Bunker Hill. We will do our best to answer your questions. Have a great August!
Dr. Kent Pettet, Ph.D.
Principal, Bunker Hill Elementary School
Board of Director, Franklin Township Education Foundation
Phone: 317-787-3421 Fax: 317-781-9163
Follow us on Facebook: Bunker Hill Elementary School, Franklin Township Education Foundation, Bunker Hill Centennial Celebration Page, Dr. Kent Pettet
Follow us on Twitter: @BH_Bulldogs, @Pettet22
FTCSC Students .... Prepared For Life's Possibilities!
Important Dates
August
August 18- Bunker Hill Night at the Franklin Central High School Football game, 7 p.m.
August 22- PTO Fundraising night at Marco's Pizza
September
September 7 - PTO Meeting, 6:30 PM
September 17th – Bunker Hill Centennial Celebration Open House
September 22 - Walk-a-thon
September 25-29 - College Go! Week
Car Rider Reminder
Car Rider Participants:
Safety is our main focus in our car rider line. Please remember to have your child exit/enter the driver's side of your vehicle during drop off/pick up. If you have to use the passenger's side, a staff member must accompany your child to the sidewalk. A student cannot exit the passenger side of a vehicle without staff assistance.
We appreciate your patience when dropping off and picking up your child. This ensures the safety of all our students and staff.
Please share this safety information with anyone that may pick up or drop off your student.
Dr. Kent Pettet and staff
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Text Book RentalIf you have not paid your textbook rental please do so at this time. Listed below are ways to pay.
Those who have made arrangements for payment please continue to send in at the scheduled time. | School Times Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 8:50am-3:50pm Car Rider Doors Open at 8:35am Wednesday 8:50am-3:20pm | Attendance All absences must be reported on the attendance line. Please call 860-3449 each day that your child will be absent. |
Text Book Rental
If you have not paid your textbook rental please do so at this time. Listed below are ways to pay.
- Check made payable to Bunker Hill Elementary
- Credit Card (Please call the office to make payment).
- Financial Assistance (Forms are available upon request. If you have already filled out the form please look in your child's folder to find a notice of adjustment.
Those who have made arrangements for payment please continue to send in at the scheduled time.
School Times
8:50am-3:50pm
Car Rider Doors Open at 8:35am
Wednesday
8:50am-3:20pm
Attendance
Please call 860-3449 each day that your child will be absent.
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Drop Off/Pick Up Information 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. 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. | Birthday Celebrations
| Safety First WE LOVE OUR STUDENTS. THEIR SAFETY IS CRUCIAL TO US. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BE PREPARED TO STOP, SHOW ID AND SIGN IN WHEN VISITING OUR SCHOOL. WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW VISITOR SIGN IN SYSTEM (RAPTOR). THIS WILL REQUIRE ALL VISITORS TO HAVE AN IDENTIFICATION CARD TO BE SCANNED AT THE DOOR. A FLYER WENT HOME TO EXPLAIN OUR NEW SYSTEM. . THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE. |
Drop Off/Pick Up Information
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.
Birthday Celebrations
- We can no longer allow birthday/special occasion cakes, cookies, or cupcakes brought into the school. This is for the safety of our students who have allergies or health conditions. Parents are encouraged to bring goodies such as bookmarks, pencils, stickers, donation of a book to the class, goodie bags, etc.
Safety First
WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW VISITOR SIGN IN SYSTEM (RAPTOR). THIS WILL REQUIRE ALL VISITORS TO HAVE AN IDENTIFICATION CARD TO BE SCANNED AT THE DOOR. A FLYER WENT HOME TO EXPLAIN OUR NEW SYSTEM. .
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE.
Clinic Reminders
Welcome Back Bulldogs! I'm looking forward to a healthy and safe 2017-2018 school year!
In order for your child to be seen by the nurse a consent to treat form must be on file in the clinic. This was part of our new online registration process and paper forms were also sent home for those still needing to complete. Please complete the online registration or fill out and return the paper consent form as soon as possible.
The medication policy states that students in elementary school are NOT allowed to carry medication to or from school. This means that parents need to bring the medication to school and sign the permission to administer in the clinic. Prescription medications need to have the prescription from the doctor still attached when medication is brought to school. If the medication needs to come home, an adult will need to come pick it up. If your student needs emergency medication at school for asthma, seizures, or food allergies, please be sure they are brought to school as soon as possible for their safety.
At the beginning of each year, I review all the health concerns forms that you submit to the clinic (this year by online registration). If your child has a medically diagnosed food allergy (or you suspect they need one diagnosed), seizure disorder, or asthma, we have an action plan that your doctor completes yearly so that we can take the best care of your student while at school. Please contact me if you need a copy of one of these forms for your child. If your child develops a health condition later in the year, please update me as needed.
A review of guidelines for keeping your child home from school includes one or more of the following symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, undiagnosed body rash, severe coughing, eye discharge or redness, or fever of 100 degrees or more. Please do not send the child back to school until he/she has been fever-free (without fever-reducing medications) and with no vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours. Antibiotics which have been prescribed for eye or throat infections must have been given for 24 hours before the student returns to school. This will help prevent the spread of infection to others.
Thank you! If you ever have questions or concerns please don't hesitate to call!
Tracy Knox, RN
Community Health Network School Nurse
860-3448
Library News
Kindergarten- 2nd Grade
Big Ideas
¨ Library procedures
¨ Book care skills
¨ Parts of a book
¨ Listen to stories for pleasure
¨ Retell and state the author’s purpose
¨ Fiction vs. Nonfiction
¨ ABC Order
¨ Vocabulary related to library
¨ Check out 1 book each week
3rd-5th Grade
Big Ideas
¨ Use of Destiny to search for a book
¨ Dewey Decimal System
¨ Genres
¨ Text Features
¨ Reference skills
¨ Online searching and evaluating websites
¨ Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee reading program
¨ Check out 2 books each week
Check It Out!!!
¨ Monday classes books are due Friday morning
¨ Tuesday classes books are due Monday morning
¨ Wednesday classes books are due Tuesday morning
¨ Thursday classes books are due Wednesday morning
Rules/Procedures
Show Bulldog Best behavior and READ behavior
Respect the library, yourself, and others
Enter/exit quietly
Active listening/attention to speaker
Do your best
1st grade- 5th grade will begin checking out books this week!! Have fun reading with your child!
ART NEWS
Follow Miss Wuest on Twitter @wuestart.
Dear 5th grade student,
As we celebrate 100 years at the Hill we are looking for some 5th grade leaders. We need your help hosting Bunker Hill Open House on Sunday, September 17. Your responsibilities will included learning about the history of Bunker Hill, greeting families, and leading tours around the building at the open house. We will meet every Wednesday and Thursday morning in the Art room at 7:45 to plan and prepare for the Open House. Our first meeting will be August 30th. If you are interested, please fill out an application and turn it into Miss Wuest by August 25th. There are extra applications sitting outside the Art room door. If you have any questions please ask Miss Wuest at kim.wuest@ftcsc.k12.in.us
Kimberly Wuest
Bunker Hill Elementary
Art Teacher
Star Express
Visit http://ftcsc.nutrislice.com/menu/bunker-hill for a complete listing of our Fall 2017 menu items.
Please practice school lunch codes with your student at home. Students knowing their lunch codes and knowing how to enter them properly will speed up the lunch line and provide students with more time to eat.
For more information on student health, visit www.kidshealth.org.
**If you are interested in working for Star Express, please visit www.ftcsc.k12.in.us to apply
**Please contact the Star Express Registered Dietitians with any comments and/or questions. 862-2411
We’d love to hear from you!