What an exciting time to be at school!

🎄 Winter Wonderland: Our school is transforming into a magical winter wonderland! The students enjoy joining in on festive crafts and the warmth of holiday cheer as we celebrate the joy of the season.

📚 Middle of the Year Testing: We will be completing our ILEARN Checkpoint 2 at the end of January. These Checkpoints have replaced NWEA in grades 3-8.

🎁 Gifts of Giving: As we celebrate the season of giving, our school community is coming together to spread kindness and warmth. Classrooms are collecting items for food baskets to support families in need in our community (see flier below).

🎅 Winter Performances: We are excited to have our winter concerts on Dec 4th (for 3rd grade) and Dec 5th (for 4th grade) in the new auditorium.

🗓️ Save the Date:

• Dec 4th: Third Grade Winter Concert @ 7pm
  
• Dec 5th: Fourth Grade Winter Concert @ 7pm
• Dec 23rd: Winter Break Begins
• Jan 6th- First student day back

As we deck the halls and embrace the festive spirit, I'd like to extend warm wishes to our wonderful ICIS families. Thank you for the continued support and enthusiasm that makes our school community shine brightly!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Rollings

ICIS Principal

DOE has made school attendance a priority for all public institutions in the state. Regular school attendance can help support academic progress, concept development, social skills development, a positive learning environment, early learning habits, and positive teacher-student relationships. Prioritizing attending school on a regular basis can also help to avoid academic underachievement, social isolation, and low self-esteem.

For more information on the state's attendance initiative and how Indian Creek Schools rates compare to other districts across the state, check out the IDOE Attendance Dashboard.

-Mrs. Wilcoxen

Now that the weather is changing, it may be helpful for students to bring these items to school! We try to take them outside for recess, weather permitting. Not all of these things are always available in the clinic.

1. Lotion for chapped hands

2. Chapstick for chapped lips.

3. Coats or Sweatshirts

4. Hats and Gloves

5. Water!!! Water!!! Water!!!

Thank you,

Nurse Melissa

Make Holiday Shopping Easy and Meaningful!
Parents, skip the last-minute stress and show your appreciation for the amazing teachers, administrators, and support staff at Indian Creek Schools with a Holiday Gram! How it Works:

1) Choose a dollar amount for an Amazon gift card

2)Buddy the Elf will personally deliver the Holiday Gram gift card before the holiday break!

3)A portion of your gift goes back to the Indian Creek Education Foundation to fund classroom grants.

It’s a win-win: Spread joy to those who make a difference while supporting our school community!
Order yours today and make the season bright!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sg355ob6MYeymONuLl9i6IwnDrBpO84M593Ep-j5hH8/viewform?edit_requested=true

Parents and students, we need your help to keep our pick-up process safe for everyone! Middle and high school students should not walk through parking lots to join the ICES/ICIS car rider pick-up line. For everyone’s safety, ICMS/ICHS car riders must be picked up behind their respective buildings.

If you’re picking up students from both ICES/ICIS and ICMS/ICHS, please plan to drive to each location. Starting next week, middle and high school students who attempt to continue with this unsafe practice will be asked to stand with Mr. Long and Mrs. Rollings until the traffic line clears completely, and then they will be walked back to ICHS to wait for pick-up.

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our students safe!