Fox Hill Elementary Family Update

Welcome Fox Hill Families to the 2024-2025 school year!

Mrs. Beard

Principal

Great things happen every day at Fox Hill! Follow our social media accounts to take a peek into school and classrooms.

• Twitter: @FoxHillElem
• Fox Hill Facebook Page

March

March 3 - 7 - Read Across America Week

March 3-7 - School Social Worker Week

March 7 - End of 3rd quarter

March 3-14 - IREAD Testing Window

March 11 - Middle School Curriculum Night

March 13 - Optional Spring Pictures

March 14 - Pi Wars Convocation

March 14 - Report Cards go home

March 24 - 5th Grade Counselor Visit/Instrument Try-On

March 31 - Apr 4 - Spring Break

****PTO is organizing a Fox Hill Night at the Indy Eleven Game on Saturday, May 3. Tickets will go on sale after Spring Break

March Positive Affirmation:

I can make any day a great day!

Through the Honored Schools online platform, students (and parents on behalf of younger students) within each participating school community are encouraged to recognize teachers by telling a story of how the teacher made a difference in their life. Every teacher who is recognized will receive their student’s story and will be publicly recognized at their school and on the Honored Schools website. Also, each recognition story serves as a nomination for the annual Honored Schools Life-Changing Teacher Award.

NOMINATE YOUR TEACHER HERE: https://honoredschools.org/

BLOOM Spring Flowers are coming to Fox Hill! The BLOOM Spring Flowers program consists of this year’s most popular spring flower choices. The Fox Hill PTO will use the proceeds from this fundraiser to support the students, teachers, and staff at Fox Hill Elementary. PTO fundraising goes directly to classroom parties, teacher and staff grants, as well as other school events like the upcoming Spring Festival.

Important dates

Fundraiser Starts: Monday, March 10th

Fundraiser Ends: Monday, March 24th

• Paper Orders – Order form and money all due back to school on March 24th
• Online Orders – Processed directly online, nothing to turn in on the 24th

Delivery day/time/location: Tuesday, April 22nd from 2:30-6pm in front of school

Online Sales

· You may choose to sell the flowers online.

· Create a unique ordering page just for your student(s)!

· Parents/Guardians, please visit www.fundraiseit.org

· Click the green "Online Shopping" button.

· Enter the following information: Your child's entire (LAST NAME), part of (FIRST NAME), and GROUP NAME (Fox Hill Elementary)

· Create unique ordering pages for each of your students

· Share your link and begin selling!

Remember!

· For paper sales, all checks should be made out to Fox Hill PTO.

· For paper sales, turn in all the money AND order form on Monday, March 24th in the student envelope provided with the fundraising packet.

· Please make sure all information is filled out on the order form and the envelope.

· Online sales will end on Monday, March 24th.

· There will only be one pick up day, so please show up!

· All orders not picked up will be forfeited and donated. There are no refunds.

· Pick up orders on Tuesday, April 22nd from 2:30-6pm at Fox Hill Elementary.

o EXACT COLOR COMBINATIONS ARE BY AVAILABILITY ONLY. JOCO Growers reserves the right to send alternate colors in the event of a shortage.

Consider volunteering to make this fundraiser a success! The PTO will need lots of helping hands on April 22nd. Please email ptofoxhill@gmail.com to volunteer.

Fox Hill Robotics team had a great competition on Saturday against other MSD of Washington Township schools. One of our teams came in 3rd. Great job to all of our teams for a great first season! It was great to see the team work and collaboration.

Girl Scout Troop 3836, that includes 5th graders from Fox Hill Elementary, is working on their Bronze Award! We are raising money and gathering needed supplies for the Indianapolis Animal Care Services Shelter in Indianapolis.

Please help support our Girl Scout Troop on Monday, March 24th by Dining at Big Lug in Nora.

If you would like to donate any of the needed supplies, we will have a donation box at Big Lug. These items should be new and unused: Bleach, Detergent, Spray cheese, Cat toys, Peanut butter, Dog and cat treats and Large Nylabone and Kong's.

Please mention to your servers that you are supporting Girl Scout Troop 3836 for 15% of their check total to go toward the donation amount. You can visit Big Lug for dine-in service from open until close. We greatly appreciate your support!

On Friday, March 28th, Steak Escape Sandwich Grill (2440 Lake Circle Dr) is donating back 25% of Dine-In, Takeout, & Pick up orders to Fox Hill Elementary PTO! The event takes place from 11am to 8pm. Mention Fox Hill PTO when placing your order in store!

RSVP here: https://grouprai.se/e298252 (even if you’re not completely sure) so Steak Escape Sandwich Grill knows roughly how many orders to expect & so you have access to all the event details.

If you aren't able to make it to this Dine to Donate but want to support Fox Hill PTO, please visit our GiveButter sire: https://givebutter.com/W5OERY

Kindergarten enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year will open on February 10. Students must be at least five years old by August 1, 2025, to start kindergarten this fall. If your child will be five years old, or if you have friends or family in Washington Township with a child who will be five years old, please visit our enrollment website to begin the registration process on or after February 10. Reach out to Fox Hill Elementary if you need more information!

All Incoming 2025-2026 Kindergarten Families and Students - join us on Thursday, April 24th for our Kick Off to Kindergarten Fox Trot! Families will be able to meet Kindergarten Staff, visit the Kindergarten area, and learn helpful tips to prepare for Kindergarten! Please spread the word! We hope to see you!!!

Order your Fox Hill yearbook now. The easiest way to order is online using the URL or QR code below. Yearbooks will be on sale through Friday, March 28, 2025. The cost is $20. It is preferred that you order online using the QR code below or going online to Inter-State.com/order and use our order code 92479Q, however the office WILL have a small amount of paper yearbook order forms for those who want to pay with cash.

Yearbooks will be delivered the last week of school and will be passed out in class. Orders placed after March 28 are not guaranteed a yearbook. There will be a small amount of yearbooks ordered over the total amount pre-ordered, but once those are gone there will not be any way to order more so order early!

Position: Instructional Assistant

Location: All Schools

Calendar: 185 Days/School Year

Hours: Monday - Friday, 6 Hours Per Day

Salary Range: $15.60 - $19.28

Perks: Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Retirement, Summers Off

Job Posting

APPLY HERE

Position: Bus Drivers

Location: Transportation Department

Calendar: 185 Days/School Year

Hours: Monday - Friday, 31+ hours per week

Salary Range: $25.65 - $27.21/hour starting rate ($30,844 - $32,720 annually)

Perks: $1000 Signing Bonus Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Health Benefits, Retirement, Summers Off

Job Posting

APPLY HERE

The PTO would love your support this year! To volunteer or join our email list follow this link: https://forms.gle/UtRxbxTNrqdXhtwNA

Students can enter the school building at 7:20 am.

Students are tardy after 7:40 am

*If a student arrives after 7:40 am, a parent must walk the student to the front entrance of Fox Hill and the student can sign in at the front office to obtain a tardy pass.

School is dismissed at 2:25 pm

If you have a young child starting with us this year, it may be advantageous for you to write their first and last name on their backpack or folders to help staff and teachers quickly identify them. This helps school staff with very shy new students!

Visitors - Upon entering the building, all visitors must report to the office to sign in at the computer and get a visitor’s badge. A valid picture ID will be requested.

Classroom Visits - Visitors during the school day will be limited. Parents who would like to schedule a conference or meeting with their child’s teacher during the school day may do so by contacting the teacher and requesting an appointment. Visits to the classroom without school/teacher notification and approval are prohibited.

**There are NO visitors during student lunch periods.

Volunteers- Parents interested in volunteering (field trips, field day, classroom help, etc.) during the school year should review the MSDWT volunteer requirements. All individuals who volunteer in classrooms, at school events, or chaperone field trips have to complete and pass a criminal background check and view a bullying presentation prior to serving.

A hard copy of the background check form will be provided to interested parents at our Back to School Night/Parent Informational by your teacher or you can access it at the front office.

K-5 Handbook

Code of Conduct

If your student is a car rider:

*The Car Rider line starts at 7:20 am and will close at 7:35 am.

• Parents/Guardians dropping off after the car rider line has closed, must park in the front parking lot and an adult must walk his/her student across the crosswalk to the entrance of FH. If it is after 7:40 am, please plan to have your student enter the front doors for a tardy pass.

Cars should NOT enter the bus area during arrival and dismissal times!

Please DO NOT drive in or through the bus area during bus arrival and dismissal! Remember you are also in a school zone - an area with children. Please do not speed through any area on school grounds.

Car Rider Line:

*Please help us by making sure your student can exit and enter your car from the driver's side back seat, next to the curb.

Arrival 7:20-7:35am: Parents should follow the “U” shaped line up formation on the west side of the school building. Students will stay in the car and should have items ready to go (backpack, lunch bag, etc.). Students should WAIT for the FH staff member to release them from their car. When the adult signals, student(s) should exit their car and walk on the yellow line into the entry door and go directly to class.

**Students will enter through the 4th Grade Doors - Students should Follow Staff Direction as they walk into the doors!

Families dropping off after the car rider line has closed, must park in the front parking lot. Parents must walk their student to the foyer of FH to sign in.

Students are tardy after 7:40 am.

Dismissal-. Car Rider Dismissal will begin at 2:20 p.m. (Bus riders dismiss at 2:25pm.) Parents will line up in the same "U" shaped formation as the AM process. Watch for staff direction - We will line up 2 lanes of cars and merge the cars into one lane as you approach the school curb. FH staff members will call for students based on your car tag - Please make sure to have ID in case it needs to be checked. Each student will have a number that corresponds to the car tag number of the parent. Parents are expected to get out of car, if needed, and help their students get into the car. *If you have a car tag from last year, you can discard it.

• Should your student be absent for any reason, please call the attendance line at 317-259-5230 to report the absence. If a child’s absence is not called into the attendance line by 10:00 a.m., the child will be marked unexcused.

• If your student has a required appt during the school day, remember he or she can/should still attend school before and after the appointment. We would rather have a student come in tardy than miss a full day's instruction. Please provide a signed statement from the doctor, dentist, etc., upon the return to school in order for the office to code the missed time appropriately.

• Please notify your classroom teacher of dismissal changes in writing, or call the front office before 1pm with transportation changes.

• The front office does not dismiss car riders from the office area during school dismissal time, 2pm-2:25 pm. Please notify the front office of any last minute changes by 1pm and report to the car line if your child will be a car rider. (*We do understand that there may be unforeseen circumstances, emergencies, or appts that may result in a deviation from this process.)

• Early pick ups from school - before 2:15pm- are coded in our FH Skyward system as afternoon tardies.

• **The State of Indiana requires that we send letters of notification to the families of children with excessive tardies and/or absences. These letters will be sent on a regular basis.

Exciting News! The state has approved the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) English/Spanish for WTS for the 2024-2025 school year. CEP means that all students in grades K-8 are eligible to receive healthy breakfasts and lunches daily at NO CHARGE to families. K-8 students who wish to purchase extra and a la carte items must pay for these items separately. This can be done by setting up a MyPaymentsPlus account. See more information about MyPaymentsPlus below.

Washington Township Schools is proud to partner with STOPit Solutions to bring HELPme, a 24/7/365 mental health and safety monitoringplatform, into our schools. HELPme is replacing See Something Say Something, and is designed to provide invaluable assistance to our students, families,and staff. It offers a private and accessible way to access a wide array of resources and support. HELPme empowers students, parents, and staff to ask for and receive the help they need with dignity and privacy.

For more information about this tool, how to download the app, and video tutorials, please visit our HELPme website.

Life-Threatening Allergies – If your child has a life-threatening allergy or serious medical condition, you MUST report this to the nurse and meet with the nurse prior to your child starting school. You can call the office to schedule your appt with the nurse at 317-259-5371.

Medication – A parent or guardian must fill out a permission form for prescription (blue) and/or non-prescription (yellow) medication to be administered at school. All medication must be stored in the clinic and children MAY NOT transport medicine to and from school. It must be brought into the school by an adult.

*2024-2025 MSD Washington Township

*Fox Hill Elementary

District Websites:

• ​www.msdwt.k12.in.us
• Washington Township Schools Facebook
• Twitter: ​@msdwt

• Fox Hill Facebook Page

Website: https://fh.msdwt.k12.in.us/
Location: 802 Fox Hill Drive
Phone: 317-259-5371
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fox-Hill-Elementary-School-643527989006604/
Twitter: @FoxHillElem