Elsie Rogers Express

2023 IREAD-3 results were recently released and we are proud to share that corporation-wide P-H-M's pass rate was 87.7% (state passing was 81.9%). Congratulations to our students, teachers and families for your outstanding achievement.

We wanted to share that legislation was passed (HB 1447, effective January 1, 2024) that all schools prepare a catalog of materials found in the school library in the Alexandria database and a response and appeal procedure for materials parents find questionable.

We have that process in place already and it is posted on all school websites Instructional Material Feedback. In addition, classroom teachers have been asked to create a master list of titles in their classroom libraries. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact your classroom teacher or me.

Our goal is to support teachers as we move toward classroom libraries being cataloged. We believe classroom libraries are within the scope of recent legislation, and that providing parents with a list of classroom library books provides an opportunity for greater transparency and partnership and is a proactive measure. Teachers do not need to have a completed inventory by the start of school. We ask that they be completed prior to Winter Break.

The Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation’s ENL Services’ is sponsoring the District’s FREE Community Connections Fair! October 7th from 10:00 am-1:00 pm at Schmucker Middle School
56405 Bittersweet Rd., Mishawaka

Come check out what the Mishawaka, South Bend, and Elkhart communities have to offer to your families!

The fair will also include cultural performances from P-H-M students and families. If you or your child want to perform you can sign up here.

Penn -Harris-Madison has made it easier this year for parents to give consent for the following items:

• The Handbook Certification
  
• The Consent to publish student photographs
  
• The State Mandatory Curriculum

Please take a moment and fill out the google form (Click the Button Below) for EACH child enrolled at Elsie Rogers. We would appreciate this being completed by August 31, 2023.

We are excited to invite families to grade level Parent Information Night this year! Please mark your calendar and plan on spending some time wtih your child's teacher on the date and time listed below:

Second Grade: Monday, August 28 @ 6:00 PM start time

Third Grade and Fifth Grade: Tuesday, August 29 @ 6:00 PM start time

This opportunity will provide you with information as to what the school year will look like for your child and how we as a team can work together to make it successful!

**This is not an open house, but a scheudled presentation by the teacher. Times listed are start times!

This year P-H-M WILL be charging for school lunches. If your child would like to purchase a lunch, the cost will be $2.35. If your child would like to purchase a breakfast, the cost will be $1.35. Menus are available using the link below.

Use THIS LINK to find out more information about lunch services.

Elsie Rogers Lunch Schedule:

Kindergarten - 10:45 - 11:10

First Grade - 10:45 - 11:10

Second Grade - 11:20 - 11:45

Third Grade - 11:20 - 11:45

Fourth Grade - 11:55 - 12:25

Fifth Grade - 12:35 - 1:00

If you would like to visit your student for lunch, we welcome you! Please take a moment and preview the guidelines below:

• Space is limited, please call the office to reserve a spot on a Tuesday or Thursday.
• Parent/Visitor will need to follow the meal, drink, and technology guidelines provide in the student planner/handbook.
• If adult guests would like to purchase a school lunch, we DO NOT take credit. Cash is the form of payment and Miss Michelle can not make change for anything larger than a $10.00 bill.
• Cells Phones are not permitted.
• You will need to check in with the office with your driver's license.
• Lunch Guest Opportunites will begin October 3, 2022

Your family may be eligible for assistance paying for cafeteria meals.

Households that meet the financial guidelines of the National School Lunch Program are eligible for free or reduced meal prices. To receive this support parents must apply annually and provide information that serves to verify household income. The application is easy to fill out (choose online or paper format) and it includes a place to indicate that you also want to apply for textbook assistance. Please make sure to submit only one form (application) per household, even if the children are in different schools.

(Applications for the 2023-24 school year will be accepted beginning July 1st, 2023)

We encourage ALL Elsie Rogers parents to apply online at this website: www.schoolcafe.com.

Applying online is faster and easier than using printed forms, and your benefits will start sooner!

Each morning buses begin to arrive at approximately 8:15 am. They will pull up to Door B in no specific order. Students who arrive on the earliest buses must remain seated on the bus until they are greeted by staff members. Students will enter the building at 8:25.

If your child is a car rider, please do not drop them off before 8:25. Staff members will greet students in the front circle drive upon arrival. All students should exit their vehicles on the right side. In the event that your child arrives after 8:40 am, parents MUST park in the visitor’s lot and escort their child inside the building to the front office and sign him/her in for late arrival.

If your child is a walker, he/she must have a current permission slip on file in the office. Walkers should not arrive before 8:25 am.

Students riding the buses are dismissed at 3:05 pm. Students who are car riders and walkers must wait inside the school until the buses have left before they can exit the building. This is done for safety reasons. Parents arriving to pick up their child, should, upon entering the school property, make an immediate right turn into the staff parking lot, north of the building. Proceed through the lot to the back exit and then form a line along the driveway. Once buses are gone we will ask that the line pull all the way up to the staff member on duty at the front of the school. Please make sure your cell phones are turned off and REMAIN IN YOUR CAR. If your child needs assitance, please speak with a staff member who is on dismissal duty for loading options. Please check out the additional information regarding dismissal procedures in your Back-To- School envelope.

If you are considering volunteering at Elsie Rogers anytime throughout the school year, each adult must have a current background check on file as well as have completed the online bullying training. Please use the link below (Forms for Parents), scroll to "Volunteering" to find the forms you need to complete. Background checks can take some time so we encourage you to fill out the forms now rather than wait. Please contact the front office if you have any questions, 574-259-5231.

The Safe School Helpline® is a confidential way to report student concerns about threats, suicide, drugs, bullying or anything that threatens the safety of our schools. It's Available 24/7. Click to watch a video on how to get in touch with Administration anonymously 24/7/365.

Four Ways to Report to the Safe School Helpline®

Call: 1-800-418-6423 ext 359

Text: TIPS to 66746

Online: SafeSchoolHelpline.com

Mobile App: Download the FREE app from the GOOGLE PLAY STORE and the APPLE APP STORE

The app makes it easy to anonymously report a safety or mental health concern using your mobile device to text, call, or submit an online form.

Email: ccampbell@phm.k12.in.us
Website: https://elsierogers.phmschools.org/
Location: 56219 Currant Road, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Phone: 574-259-5231
Twitter: @ElsieRogersES