Explorer Echo

Welcome to the October 11th, 2024, edition of Explorer Echo.

Dear Southeastern Parents and Guardians,

As we approach fall break, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude for your support and involvement at Southeastern over the past nine weeks. Together, we have worked as a team to ensure our Explorers have received the very best education.

Whether you plan to travel or simply unwind at home, we hope you create cherished memories together as a family. Encourage your children to embrace this time for exploration and creativity. This is a wonderful time to relax, recharge, and spend quality moments as a family and with friends.

Thank you for being such an integral part of our school. Have a safe and enjoyable fall break!

Warm regards,

Mrs. Kaminski and Mr. Heeter

Body Safety Presentations

As in years past, HSE Schools has partnered with The Indiana Center for Prevention to provide presentations that cover cornerstone topics of child safety. This year, our SES presentations will be on November 13th and 14th . Please take a few minutes to review the information provided below.

Letter to Parents 2024-25

Grade Level Overview
Parent Information Session PowerPoint 2024-25

This information is also available on our website – www.hseschools.org/counseling - then navigate to “Parent Information Sessions” tab.

SEL at Southeastern

KINDERGARTEN:

Week of Sept 30-Oct 4

MindUp Curriculum

Lesson 2: Mindful Awareness

Summary:

In last week’s lesson, your child compared mindful behavior and unmindful behavior.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child what it means to use mindful vs what it means to use unmindful behavior.

Week of Oct 7-11

MindUp Curriculum

Lesson 3: Focused Awareness

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child practiced breathing strategies to reset the brain and focus attention, as well as learned how focused awareness can be valuable in the real world.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child to teach you a breathing strategy.

FIRST GRADE:

Week of Sept 30-Oct 4

MindUp Curriculum

Lesson 2: Mindful Awareness

Summary:

In last week’s lesson, your child compared mindful behavior and unmindful behavior.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child what it means to use mindful vs what it means to use unmindful behavior.

Week of Oct 7-11

MindUp Curriculum

Lesson 3: Focused Awareness

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child practiced breathing strategies to reset the brain and focus attention, as well as learned how focused awareness can be valuable in the real world.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child to teach you a breathing strategy.

SECOND GRADE:

Week of Sept 30-Oct 4

MindUp Curriculum

Lesson 2: Mindful Awareness

Summary:

In last week’s lesson, your child compared mindful behavior and unmindful behavior.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child what it means to use mindful vs what it means to use unmindful behavior.

Week of Oct 7-11

MindUp Curriculum

Lesson 3: Focused Awareness

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child practiced breathing strategies to reset the brain and focus attention, as well as learned how focused awareness can be valuable in the real world.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child to teach you a breathing strategy.

THIRD GRADE:

Week of Sept 30-Oct 4

MindUp Curriculum

Lesson 2: Mindful Awareness

Summary:

In last week’s lesson, your child compared mindful behavior and unmindful behavior.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child what it means to use mindful vs what it means to use unmindful behavior.

Week of Oct 7-11

Mind Up Curriculum

Lesson 3: Focused Awareness

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child practiced breathing strategies to reset the brain and body and focus attention, as well as learn how focused awareness can be valuable in the real world.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child to teach you a breathing strategy.

FOURTH GRADE:

Week of Sept 30-Oct 4

Second Step Curriculum

Unit 1: Skills for Learning

Lesson 8: Joining In Home Link Activity

Summary:

In last week’s lesson, your child identified and demonstrated skills for joining into a group.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child to share with you what is important to remember when trying to join a group.

Week of Oct 7-11

Second Step Curriculum

Unit 1: Skills for Learning

Lesson 9: Compassion Home Link Activity

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child learned how to demonstrate expressing concern or show compassion for someone.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child to share an example of when they have demonstrated compassion for someone else or when someone has shown concern for them.

Jennifer Smith, SES School Counselor

Injury

If your student has an activity restriction/injury, please let the us know and send in a copy of the doctor's note so we can provide the proper accommodations.

Illness Policy

Please keep your child at home if ill. They must be 24 hours-free from the following symptoms before returning to school: fever, vomiting, diarrhea. Contact the school/clinic for any clarification or further guidance needed.

Carissa Firmand, RN

cfirmand@hse.k12.in.us

(W-TH-F)

Sharon Hughes, RN

shughes@hse.k12.in.us

(M-T)

After fall break, we will be on week 3 of the menu.

October 22nd- Global meal is Jamaican Chicken Curry. Available as a sample or entree.

Week of October 27th- Harvest is Figs

We now have snacks available for Kindergarten at lunch. Prices range .80-$1.15. Limit one item per day. All snacks are smart snacks approved by the lunch program. If you would not like your child to purchase snacks or would like another limit, please email me.

November 7th will be our first Domino's pizza day. Domino's pizza will be the hot lunch that day. Cheese and pepperoni (beef) available.

Ice Cream

Ice cream day 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 here. Student lunch is $2.80.

Snacks

The cafeteria offers snacks for purchase (.90-$1.25) to 1st-4th grade students. If you would like to put restrictions on purchases please email cafeteria manager, Kim Lemburg.

Menu

Elementary lunch menus are posted on the district website at hseschools.org, (also posted below)

Kim Lemburg, SES Cafeteria Manager

• Monday, Oct. 14th through Friday, Oct. 18th, Fall Break, no school.
• Tuesday, Oct. 15th, Jump to Donate, Adrenaline Action Park, 10080 E. 121st Street, Ste 182, Fishers.
• Monday, Oct. 21st, Spell Bowl Practice, 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm.
• Monday, Oct. 21st, Tennis Club, 2:15 to 3:15 pm.
• Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, Spell Bowl Practice, 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm.
  
• Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, Tennis Club, 2:15 to 3:15 pm.
• Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, Student Council, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 28th, Spell Bowl Practice, 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm.
  
• Monday, Oct. 28th, Tennis Club, 2:15 to 3:15 pm.

• Wednesday, Oct. 30th, Spell Bowl Practice, 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm.
  
• Wednesday, Oct. 30th,, Tennis Club, 2:15 to 3:15 pm.
• Friday, Nov. 1st, Explorer Day, wear school colors of navy and gold.
• Monday, Nov. 4th, Spell Bowl Practice, 2:15 pm to 3:00 pm.
• Wednesday, Nov. 6th, School Picture Retakes.
• Wednesday, Nov. 6th, Spell Bowl Practice, 2:15 to 3:00 pm.
• Wednesday, Nov. 6th, International Festival, 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
• Friday, Nov. 8th, Veteran's Day Program, 9:00 am.
• Monday, Nov. 11th, Fall Book Fair begins.
• Monday, Nov. 11th, Spell Bowl Practice, 2:15 to 3:00 pm.
• Monday, Nov. 11th, PTO meeting, 6:30 pm.
• Wednesday, Nov. 13th, Spell Bowl Practice, 2:15 to 3:00 pm.
• Wednesday, Nov. 13th, Body Safety presentations.
• Thursday, Nov. 14th, Body Safety presentations.
• Thursday, Nov. 14th, Book Fair Family Night, 4:30-7:00 PM.
• Friday, Nov. 15th, Fall Book Fair ends.
• Friday, Nov. 15th, PTO Glow Party.
• Monday, Nov. 18th, Spell Bowl Competition
• Wednesday, Nov. 20th, Student Council Meeting, 2:15 to 3:15 pm.
• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Nov. 27-29, Thanksgiving break, no school.

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

The SES Fall Bookfair will be held the week of November 11 - 15. The Family Night will be November 14 from 4:30-7:00.

The library is looking for volunteers to help make the bookfair successful. If you are able to help out in anyway, please sign up on the link below.

Thank you!

Lori Cushman

SES Teacher Librarian

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050949AEAC2BA02-52108116-sesfall

INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION WEEK is November 4 - 8. This week celebrates the importance of all people, communities, and societies around the world. It is a wonderful opportunity for our students to join together and learn about the many different backgrounds, traditions, customs and cuisines shared by our Explorer families. Please join us for our 2nd annual SES International festival the evening of Wednesday, November 6th, in the SES gym and LGI space. If you are interested in sharing information about your country, please scan the QR code below for more information.

The SES library would like to join in on the celebration. Do you speak another language in addition to English? We are looking for volunteers to read aloud a picture book in languages from around the world to help celebrate International Week. A book will be provided.

If you have any interest, please fill out the form below.

https://forms.office.com/r/1bFjC9V4Mf

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.

Mrs. Kamo and Mrs. Huffer's classes invited parents into the classroom to enjoy student work during their fourth-grade writing celebration.

Kindergarten friends and chaperones enjoyed a field trip to Tuttle's Orchard, where they selected pumpkins, sampled apple cider, and visited Tractor Town.

Our SES Explorers Run Club enjoyed participating in the Liger Mile at HSE High school on Thursday. Please enjoy this video with some highlights of the race.

Mark your calendars for the SES Glow Party Friday, November 15th. First and second grade will meet from 4:30 to 6:00 pm, and third and fourth grade will meet from 6:30 - 8:00 in the SES Gym. Wear your brightest colors and get ready for a night of glowing fun, music and laughter.

Please watch for registration details to come after fall break.

Please access the latest PTO newsletter at this 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, and will also be posted to our website at ses.hseschools.org.

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

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 ID badge. If you have not yet completed the background check, please click below to get started.

If you are interested in tutoring opportunities for your student, please access the attached list. If you have a student that stays after school for tutoring, you much change dismissal manager so that the teacher knows where to send your student at the end of the day. Please log in to dismissal manager, make an exception for the day, and select "Tutoring with Teacher," and list the teacher's name in the notes section.

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