Explorer Echo

Welcome to the May 16th, 2025, edition of Explorer Echo.

Dear Southeastern Families,

As Spring approaches, we know that many of our families are thinking about next school year. With this comes an urge to make special requests for specific teachers. Southeastern cannot honor teacher requests by name due to the unique make up of classrooms and change of teacher placements. We strive to select the best learning environment for your child to thrive. We value your input and offer this form (below) for you to share your thoughts. Due to the high number of emails received, our administration team will not be responding to e-mails with these special requests but encourage you to take the time to complete this form for your child. Thank you for partnering with us at Southeastern Elementary!

Southeastern Elementary Parent Input for Student Placement Form

Niki Kaminski and Trae Heeter

If you are interested in summer tutoring opportunities, please access the attached list.

SES Summer '25 Tutors.xlsx

Jen Smith

SES Counselor

jensmith@hse.k12.in.us

If your child has medication in the school clinic, arrangements must be made for the transport of this medication home, as student medication cannot be stored over the summer break. According to Indiana Code 20-34-3-18, a school may send home medication with a student if parent provides written permission for the student to receive the medication. We have attached the permission slip for student transport of medication (see blow). Please sign and return to the clinic if you give permission to send it home at the last day of school. Of course you have the option to pick it up but it must be picked up by end of day on 5/28.

Carissa Firmand, RN

cfirmand@hse.k12.in.us

Sharon Hughes, RN

shughes@hse.k12.in.us

Please take a look at these upcoming menu changes:

Monday 5/19: Papusa and Cheese Ravioli will be served for hot lunch options

Thursday 5/22: *Menu change to Nachos

Friday 5/23: Domino's day

Tuesday 5/27: Field day sack lunch- PB&J or Hamburger/Cheeseburger

Wednesday 5/28: Chicken day! Nuggets, tenders or sandwiches

Ice Cream

Ice cream day is every Wednesday for all grades- cost is $1.25 (must have money in account or bring cash/check)

Lunch Accounts

Funding your student's lunch account is done through eFunds. The link for eFunds can be found on our website at ses.hseschools.org. To make a payment to your student's lunch account, please access eFunds. Student lunch is $2.80.

Snacks

The cafeteria offers snacks for purchase (.90-$1.25) to KG-4th grade students. If you would like to put restrictions on purchases please email cafeteria manager, Kim Lemburg.

Kim Lemburg, SES Cafeteria Manager

• Friday, May 16th, SES Carnival (please see below for more information).
• Wednesday, May 21st, Dine To Donate at Handel's, 14165 Cabela Parkway, Noblesville, 3:00 to 10:00 pm.
• Friday, May 23rd, fourth graders visit HIJH.
• Monday, May 26th, Memorial Day, no school.
• Tuesday, May 27th, SES Field Day.
• Wednesday, May 28th, Fourth grade celebration, 9:00 am.
• Wednesday, May 28th, last day of school!

School day start/end times, 7:40 am to 2:10 pm

We are getting close to the end of the year which means iPad collection date is fast approaching. Below are the dates you need to know for your student(s) to return district IPADS:

Collection:

• Kg on Monday, May 19th.
• 1st grade on Tuesday, May 20th.
• 2nd grade on Wednesday, May 21st.
• 3rd grade on Thursday, May 22nd.
• 4th grade on Friday, May 23rd.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE RETURNED?
All students will return their rented HSE iPad and the standard cover (grades K – 4) or keyboard cover (grades 5 - 8).

WHAT ABOUT CHARGING BRICKS, CORDS AND HEADPHONE ADAPTERS?
Cords and bricks, will not be collected. If you are a new HSE iPad user, you are welcome to keep the cord and brick that were issued to you. Repeat HSE iPad users will not receive a new cord and brick. You may continue to use the cord and brick initially provided to you or you may provide your own. For KG, 5th and 9th grades, you will not only keep the cord/brick but also the headphone adapter.

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO PREPARE THE IPAD FOR RETURN?

Please take a date/time stamped picture of your students iPad, while the screen is on with the student’s login information visible. We ask that families follow the directions in the link below to prepare the iPad for return. It is important that families follow all steps in the link. It is important that families DO NOT erase/reset the iPad on their own. HSE Technology will be responsible for removing the Apple ID before the device is erased/reset. HSE Technology will perform this if not returning the same device to that student.

https://goo.gl/L3osfy

WHAT IF THE IPAD IS DAMAGED? WHAT ARE THE FEES?
A thorough inspection will assess the working condition of the iPad and cover/keyboard and images will be taken to document such damage. Any damage to the iPad and/or cover/keyboard may result in fees being assessed to the student’s Skyward account. Following inspection, the iPad will be stored for the summer.

Sample fees that could be applied to the student’s Skyward account:

• Missing/Damaged Standard iPad cover for K-4 - $35
• Missing/Damaged Clear, Plastic Overlay that covers screen for K-4 - $10
• Missing or Damaged Keyboard cover for 5-9 - $99.95
• Lost, missing, or unreturned iPad - $294

"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" FIELD DAY is coming soon! This is a moving, never stopping, and extremely popular event for our kiddos to celebrate the end of the year. We need MANY volunteers! Please sign up for a time below.

• The first opportunity to volunteer will be on Friday, May 23rd from 9a-10:30a. During this time, volunteers will help set up for field day and put supplies together (6 Big Wheels).
• On the day of the event, Tuesday, May 27th, MANY volunteers will be needed to help run the 18 stations that students will circulate through. We will need 36 morning volunteers and 36 afternoon volunteers
• Grade times:
• Grades KG, 2nd and 1/2 of 4th grade (Busch, R. Powell and Howe) students in the morning sessions (8:40a- 10:40a)
• Grades 1st, 3rd, and the other 1/2 of 4th grade (Hurst, Newton, Huffer and Kamo) students in the afternoon session (11:30a- 1:30p)

Today is our SES Carnival from 5:30 to 7:00 (new time). Wristbands can be purchased at the door for $25!

Adults and children 4yrs and under are free. The price includes everything ( prizes, games ,face paint, dunk tank ,and more) except for the food trucks.

📣Shout out and thank you to our amazing Carnival Sponsors this year! Be sure to check out their booths on Friday.

🍔 Hungry? There will be 10 food trucks available with something for everyone.

Come join the carnival fun.

Get a jump start on next year and take back to school shopping off your to do list! 1st Day School Supplies makes it easy! In just a few clicks you can order the exact supplies teachers requested delivered straight to SES! Order here: https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/1178432

Summer Camp for current kindergarten students going into first grade will be from June 9th -13th, 9:00-12:00 a.m. at Southeastern Elementary School. Once you complete the form below, you will receive paperwork to complete and return to school. Your spot will be saved once payment is made and the completed paperwork is returned. If your child attends a school other than Southeastern Elementary, Mrs. Hiett or Mrs. Erickson will make sure paperwork gets to your child's school. Once it is completed, ask your child's teacher to send the paperwork over to us at Southeastern Elementary with interoffice mail. Please share this camp's information with your friends and family. We are looking forward to a wonderful camp!

Registration Link

This program will provide grocery items for breakfast and lunch for five days during the weeks of June 10th through July 29th. The program will operate out of the permanent site at 8766 E 96th St, Fishers, IN 46037 (Old Marsh building). Weekly pick-up day will be on Tuesdays. We will notify registrants of details when it gets closer to distribution. To be part of this program you must sign up by May 25th, 2025. The program will be limited, so please register early. REGISTER HERE

Our SES track team had fun competing in the Elementary district track meet.

Fourth grade students visited Conner Prairie, where they learned about forces and motion. Concepts included were lift, flight, drag, friction gravity, push, and pull.

Students in Mrs. Tappendorf’s first grade classroom welcomed their families to show their data collection logs, writing samples, and meet the chicks as a culmination of their embryology unit.

Mrs. Bleill used the nice weather to get students outside to learn and play pickleball.

Indiana Miss Basketball HSE High School Senior Maya Makalusky visited with third and fourth grade girls at SES and spoke with them about setting goals, working hard and having high ambitions. She also answered questions from students.

Our SES Drama Club presented their play "The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ring" to SES students and families.

Third grade students learned about lift, thrust, and drag and how those forces affect how things fly. They then applied this knowledge to flying kites at Cyntheanne Park.

Please access the latest PTO newsletter at this PTO link.

SES has an amazing PTO! Our PTO organizes many activities and events that help raise much-needed money for our school. Resources raised through our PTO activities each school year help to support teachers' classrooms with supplies, books and curriculum materials. Our PTO produces a newsletter with regularly updated information about events happening in our building. These newsletters will be sent to families via ParentSquare.

Learn more about our PTO.

Instagram: @Southeastern PTO
Twitter: @Southeastern PTO
Linktree: linktr.ee/sespto

Email: info@sespto.org

president@sespto.org

vp@sespto.org

Facebook: Southeastern PTO

Join Ms. Bleill for an exciting week of hiking, sports, games, and many activities at SES & Cyntheanne Park. Limited space available. For current K-4 students at Southeastern Elementary the weeks of June 9-13th and 23-27th. The cost of the 5 day camp is $125.00. Confirmation and payment method paperwork will be sent home with student after registering using link below.

Please access the Sports and Games Summer Camp link to register your student.

The Southeastern Elementary handbook has answers to many of your questions regarding policies and procedures for our building. The handbook can be found on our website at ses.hseschools.org, or by clicking below.

Anyone wanting to spend time in the school or chaperone a field trip must have a SafeVisitor background check on file with the district prior to coming into the building and working with students. If you have not yet completed the background check, please click below to get started.

Did you know that you can use School Dismissal Manager to report student absences, late arrivals, and early dismissals? It is very easy. Log in to your SDM account, select your student, click on the date, select "add late arrival" or "report absence," type a reason in the notes section, and click update. If leaving early, click on "add exception" and select "leaving early" from the drop down menu. A report will be generated and the front office will be notified. Questions? Call the front office at (317) 594-4340.

Daily Dismissal Changes

Also, all daily dismissal changes NEED to be reported through School Dismissal Manager. If you need to change your student's dismissal on any day, you will need to log in to your Dismissal Manager account and make the necessary changes by 1:00 pm. A list will be generated before the end of the school day with all of the dismissal changes for that day. You can access Dismissal Manager on our Southeastern Elementary website, or by clicking below. Any issues using School Dismissal Manager, please call the front office at 317-594-4340.

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Location: 12500 Cyntheanne Road, Fortville, IN, USA
Phone: 317-594-4340
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