HPE Patriot Post

Attendance for week of February 19th - 21st : 95.42 %

HPE Expectation/Goal is 97%

March

3-14 = IREAD Testing for 2nd and 3rd Grade

10 = Flex day (If we have a snow day, this will be our makeup date)

13 = Global Lunch - Shrimp & Grits

14 = Last day to order 2024-2025 yearbooks (see link below to order)

20 = Hotbox Pizza Dine-to-Donate (all day at Mundy Dr. location)

April

01 = Crew Carwash e-Wash Fundraiser kickoff (purchase all month)

04 - 11 = Spring Break NO SCHOOL

17 = 2025-2026 Kindergarten Open House (5pm-7pm)

23 = PTO meeting (5:30pm)

We are excited to celebrate our Students of the Week, nominated for their exceptional teamwork! These students have shown great collaboration, supporting and lifting each other to achieve common goals. Your positive spirit and dedication are inspiring—keep up the amazing work! We are proud of you Patriots!

HSE Food Service has updated the menu for elementary breakfast and lunch. We will continue to list the weekly lunch choices in the newsletter. To view for the month, click on the link below. You will have to click on Lunch to view lunch or Breakfast to view breakfast. Please be mindful there can be last minute changes.

https://calendar.hpsmenu.com/?school=2804&year=2025&month=03

Please be mindful there can be last minute changes.

Monday = Mac & Cheese Bites with French Fries

Tuesday = Beef Nachos with Refried Beans

Wednesday = Chicken Nuggets & Garlic Bread with Green Beans

Thursday = Pepperoni Calzone with Cheesy Broccoli

Friday = French Toast Stix & Sausage with Glazed Carrots

Salad = Garden or Crispy Chicken

Bento = Muffin & Yogurt

All lunches are served with milk, vegetable, and fruit.

It's time to order your child's 2024-25 Yearbook! Follow the link below to place your order.

Returning this year! Cripe Photography GIFT A YEARBOOK was a great success! Your school was able to donate 14 gifted books last year. You have the opportunity to donate a yearbook to your child's peers. Your school decides who will receive this awesome gift, thanks to your generosity!

Harrison Parkway Yearbooks - ORDER HERE

ORDER DEADLINE: March 14 (late orders cannot be guaranteed a yearbook).

Questions? Please contact Cripe Photography HERE.

Regardless of the grade, accidents happen during the day: milk spilling at lunch, mud/wet conditions on the playground, toileting accidents, etc. Please pack an extra change of clothes in your child’s backpacks for these unexpected mishaps. If your child does need to borrow any clothes from the clinic, please launder and return to the clinic as soon as possible.

The clinic could use pants for both boys and girls. Any donation would be much appreciated.

Thank you!

Nurse Jenny

Dear HPE parents,

From time to time, a case of head lice is reported to the school throughout the year. Should a case of head lice be brought to the school’s attention, the school nurse will maintain confidentiality of the student’s identity and assist the staff and parents with educational material. While the odds of your son or daughter developing a case of head lice are relatively small, the following includes useful information on head lice and the signs and symptoms.

Head Lice Information

• Head Lice are small parasitic insects that can be found on the heads of people.
• Head lice feed on human blood several times a day and live close to the human scalp.
• Head lice and head lice nits are found on the scalp, around and behind the ears and near the neckline at the back of the head.
• Head lice cannot fly or jump; they can only crawl
• Head lice are spread by direct head‐to‐head contact
• Head lice are rarely spread by contact with clothing or personal items (such as combs, brushes, hats or coats)
• Head lice are not a sign of uncleanliness
• Head lice are not known to spread disease.

Signs and symptoms of head lice infestation

• Tickling feeling of something moving in the hair
• Itching, caused by an allergic reaction to the bites of the head louse
• Irritability and difficulty sleeping; head lice are most active in the dark
• Sores on the head caused by scratching

If your child exhibits signs and symptoms of head lice infestation, you should examine your

child’s head (especially behind the ears and at the nape of the neck) for crawling lice and nits. If crawling lice and/or nits have been found, all household members should be examined for head lice and/or nits every 3‐4 days. Persons with live (crawling) lice or nits within ¼ inch or less of the scalp should be treated.

For more information on head lice and treatment go to the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) web site at http://www.cdc.gov

Please be aware that we (HPE staff) do not disclose the name of the student, name of the teacher nor grade level to other families in order to provide student/family confidentiality. We do ask that if your child does have lice, please notify the school and those individuals/families that your child has been in close contact with.

Dear HPE Families!

As caregivers, it’s natural to want to protect our children from hurt or disappointment. However, allowing your elementary-aged child to experience small disappointments can be incredibly beneficial for their growth. Here’s why:

• Building Resilience: Facing setbacks helps children learn that disappointments are a natural part of life. With your guidance, they develop the ability to bounce back and try again.

  
  

• Emotional Regulation: When children experience and navigate disappointment, they learn to understand and manage their emotions. This skill is crucial for handling challenges later in life.

  
  

• Problem-Solving Skills: Disappointments often encourage kids to think creatively about overcoming obstacles, fostering a growth mindset where challenges are seen as opportunities to learn.

  
  

• Enhanced Empathy and Understanding: Experiencing setbacks can help children become more empathetic, as they recognize that everyone faces difficulties sometimes.

  
  

• Increased Appreciation for Success: When success is earned through persistence and effort after setbacks, achievements can feel even more rewarding.

Rather than shielding your child from every disappointment, consider these moments as learning opportunities. Support them by acknowledging their feelings, discussing what went wrong, and brainstorming ways to handle similar situations in the future. Over time, these experiences help your child develop confidence and resilience that will serve them well throughout life.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Williams

HPE School Counselor

rbwilliams@hse.k12.in.us

KINDERGARTEN

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will practice two kind acts: asking, “Would you like to share?” and “Would you like a hug?”

Try This at Home: Encourage your child to offer to share items at home. For example, have them help you make a snack and then offer to share it with other family members. Encourage them to offer hugs to family members or friends when they are tired or sad or need encouragement.

1ST GRADE

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn and practice two types of kind acts: offering to help someone and inviting someone to join.

Try This at Home: Help your child think of a kind act they can do for someone involving offering to help or inviting them to join. Support your child in carrying out the kind act.

2ND GRADE

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that empathy means feeling or understanding what someone else is feeling, and that empathy can lead to kindness.

Try This at Home: Ask your child to tell you what empathy means.

3rd GRADE

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how acting on empathy can make friendships stronger.

Try This at Home: Ask your child to name one of their friends and explain what makes them a good friend.

4th GRADE

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn what it means to rethink a situation and how it can help them calm strong emotions.

Try This at Home: Tell your child about a time when rethinking a situation, or thinking about it in a different way, helped you feel better. Encourage your child to talk about times in their lives when rethinking could have helped them.

President: Lindsey Berndt

Vice President: Amanda McCullough

Treasurer: Carla Sklorenko

Secretary: Jamie Davis

PTO Website: https://hpepto.com

Join our email list: https://volunteer-45556.cheddarup.com

Contact the PTO: HPEptoVolunteer@gmail.com

Stay informed and connected to the HPE community!

Like the PTO Page - https://www.facebook.com/HPEPTO and join the Harrison Parkway

Elementary Parents group on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/harrisonparkwayelementaryparents

24-25 Teacher Favorites

For Kroger, login to your online account or create one using the Kroger Plus Card number you already have or get a new one. Then go to www.kroger.com/communityrewards and enroll in Community Rewards. Search for “VA241” and select “HARRISON PARKWAY ELEMENTARY - PTO.”

Download the Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then use the app to scan your store receipt within 14 days of purchase. The app will identify Box Tops products on your receipt and automatically credit your school’s earnings online. If you find any traditional Box Top “official coupons” on a product, please clip them and send them to school.

Donate money directly to the PTO with the ‘No Frills’ fundraiser! https://no-frills-fundraiser.cheddarup.com

Help us show our HPE staff how lucky we are to have them! With your donations, we will be gifting each staff member a gift card on March 17th to show them our appreciation. Please send in donations (cash or check made out to HPE PTO) with your student or you can drop them off at the school. No donation is too small! Please mark them off with "Attn: PTO, Lucky" on the envelope by March 12th.

You can also follow the link to donate on Cheddar Up and donate through March 16th - Donate to Lucky to Have You

We are looking for parents and guardians of HPE students with a strong sense of teamwork to assist with the PTO events for the 2025-2026 school year. There are many opportunities to help with single events and fundraisers or more active roles to assist throughout the year. Please click on the link to learn more and let us know if you are interested!

HPE PTO Interest Form

Interested but have questions? Email hpeptovolunteer@gmail.com, and we'd love to chat with you!

Here's a summary of the items needed for the coffee/snack cart:

Snacks:

• Gardetto's Original Recipe Chex Mix (50 pk)
• Lance Toasty Peanut Butter Crackers
• Bold Frito Lay Mix (50 pk)
• Classic Frito Lay Mix (50 pk)
• Nabisco Classic Mix Cookies (50 pk)
• Chocolate Candy Mix

Drinks:

• Diet Coke
• Coke Zero Cherry
• Coke Zero
• Diet Dr Pepper
• Diet Mt. Dew
• Dr. Pepper
• Bubly Berry Water (any flavor)

Other:

• Napkins
• Any surprise donation

If you would like to make a donation, please bring the item to the office and label it Coffee Cart. If anyone prefers to make a monetary donation, they can send it via Venmo to @andykari, using the last four digits 6260 if prompted. Please put coffee cart in the memo. Thank you for supporting the HPE staff! 😊

Below is our new coffee/snack cart we purchased with the grant we received from the HSE Foundation.

If your student will be absent from school, or tardy, for any reason, please report it to the office by 9:00am by calling the attendance line. You may leave a message 24 hours a day by calling 317-915-4210 and selecting 2.

If you prefer to communicate an absence by email, you may send a ParentSquare message or directly email Amy Powell, at apowell@hse.k12.in.us

Harrison Parkway Elementary has a Lost & Found located outside of the Music Room for any lost items. On the last day of each month, we donate all items to charities that serve people in need. Please have your student check it out if they are missing items.

Occasionally, parents must make unplanned transportation changes during the school day. All telephone calls must be received by 12:00 pm. This is to allow enough time to accurately deliver messages to teachers, as well as time to confirm the change if necessary. Please do not call the school after 12:00 pm to make a transportation change except in the case of extreme emergencies.

If you or someone you know is at risk of self-harm, suicide, or harmful towards others, please contact one of the following (All lines are free, confidential, and available 24/7):

Community Health Network - Call 800-662-3445 or Text HELPNOW to 20121
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - Call 800-273-8255
LookUP - Call 800-284-8439 or Text LookUp to 494949

Mental Health Issues are common and treatable. Hamilton Southeastern Schools has a contract with Community Health Network and has a mental health therapist working with students in each of our schools. If you have questions or concerns please reach out to your school’s school counselor for further information.

A school safety mobile reporting app that allows students, staff and community members to provide anonymous information about concerns for their own safety or the safety of others. HSE Report it!, can be downloaded via Google Play or the Apple App Store. It’s anonymous and reports are made exclusively through the mobile app. HSE Report it! will has no length limitations or the need to remember a short code. Reporters can attach photos, screenshots, videos, documents and/or audio recordings to their concerns and they can engage in a two-way dialogue with a real person.

Harrison Parkway Elementary School

Website: https://hpe.hseschools.org/
Location: 14135 Harrison Parkway, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-915-4210
Twitter: @HPEPatriots

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