I hope you all have had a great January. We are excited and looking forward to crawling towards Spring. It will be here before we know it!

Johnson County Spelling Bee- Congratulations to our fifth grader, Colby Gibson, who participated in the Johnson County Spelling Bee. He did an amazing job at our Indian Creek Spelling Bee in December, and went on to compete with top spellers from the county. We are so proud of him!

IREAD 3- Third grade is heavily preparing for IREAD! This is a reading assessment developed in accordance with state legislation, which measures foundational reading skills. Our third graders will take the test on Monday, March 3rd and Tuesday, March 4th. Please make sure they get a good nights sleep and come to school with a charged chromebook and working headphones. The students have been working hard this year! I know they will all do their best.

Fifth Graders- Attention all 5th graders! Please send in a photo of your child during their younger years (before KG) to Melissa Pharr. She will be making a slideshow for the end of the year awards program. You can send them to mpharr@nhj.k12.in.us or send the picture in with your child so we can scan and return it. Thank you for your help in this!

Yearbook Orders - All yearbook orders are due on March 5th. The order form is below.

Upcoming Dates:

Feb 11th - PTO Meeting @ 6pm in the Elementary School

Feb 17th - Presidents Day - NO SCHOOL

Feb 25th - 4th Grade Field Trip to Indy Fuel; 5th Grade Field Trip to Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

March 3rd & 4th - IREAD-3 (for third graders)

March 6th - Spring Sing @ 7pm (for fifth grade)

March 7th - Education Foundation BINGO

March 17-28th- SPRING BREAK NO SCHOOL

Thank you,

Mrs. Rollings

ICIS Principal

We recently recognized our Follow Your Arrow recipients for quarter 2. For this award, each teacher is allowed to nominate just one student. As the criteria, we ask teachers to look for the following things:

1. A student who consistently models our school-wide expectations for respect, responsibility, and safety.

2. A student who always works to achieve their personal best, behaviorally or academically.

All recipients were surprised with the announcements of their awards at the school wide convocation, recognized in front of their peers, and were also given a certificate with a blurb written by their nominating teacher.

Congratulations to all quarter 2 winners!

-Mrs. Wilcoxen

Happy February!!

I hope that you are feeling refreshed in this new year. As we start a new year we often look back and reflect on the previous year and set goals for the new year. I encourage you to set some self-care goals for your family. We often forget about ourselves in the fast paced world we live in. Be intentional and set time aside to energize your mind, body, and spirit. Even small changes can turn into wellness habits that set the stage for hope, joy, and resiliency in the new year. If you notice your student could use some extra support, please reach out to me. Make 2025 a great year!!!

-Mrs. Leugers

February can bring unpredictable weather, but with the Snuggle Up with a Book Ball, you needn't lift a finger to attend unless it's to turn your page. This stay-at-home event is easy; all you need to do to participate is donate and crack open a book on Saturday, February 22, 2025!

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If you are interested in joining you go here and you can join the Indian Creek Schools team! By joining you are offering to donate at least $1.

Creek Manufacturing has created shirts to honor both the Book Ball and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library -- they are available at https://public.eventlink.com/registrations?id=a3dcd147-f016-49d0-a8c8-08dd3ee755b4