Falcon Flyer

March 18-28 - FYAP Summer Meal's Food Drive

March 19 - Zoo Study Trip (Teams 6-2, 6-5, 6-3)

March 20 - Learning Clubs

March 21 - Zoo Study Trip (Teams 6-0, 6-4)

March 22 - FALCON FEST

March 23-24 - 2024 District Art Show

March 25-28 - Spring Book Fair; Riley Spirit Week

March 26 - 4:00-5:10pm 6th Grade Track Practice

March 27 - 4:00-5:10pm 5th Grade Track Practice

March 29 - Flex Day - No school unless 'snow day' before 3/29

April 1-8 - Spring Break

The Indiana Department of Education requires students in grades 3-8 to participate in a spring standardized assessment (ILEARN or IAM). We will begin practicing with the assessment, app, and tools over the next couple weeks before the operational window opens after Spring Break.

To prep your child’s iPad for this assessment we need you to download the “SecureTestBrowser” app. The app can be found here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/airsecuretest/id607002517.




Please install this app on your child's iPad as soon as possible but no later than 3/25 so we may be able to verify all iPads are ready for the ILEARN practice and operational assessment.




If you have a rental iPad or enrolled your BYO iPad into the district's Manger system, the app will automatically be pushed to your student’s iPad.

Additional ILEARN technology reminders:

• iPads need to be brought to school daily charged so students are able to use them with classroom work as well as upcoming testing. (e.g., ILEARN, NWEA, etc.)
• Students may want to have their chargers in their backpacks so if it is needed that the charger is available. Ensure your child's name is on the charger/block if brought to school.
• Headphones or earbuds are required for ALL students during ILEARN testing. Students/families must provide their own headphones/earbuds not FCI. Please ensure you have headphones that work with your child's particular iPad. (Students should additionally have headphones/earbuds at school daily for a multitude of reasons.)
• In addition to phones which are normally not allowed in the classroom, Smart watches are not allowed in the classroom during ILEARN assessments. Your child may leave the watch in their locker until after testing in complete. However, you may want to consider having them leave the watch at home on testing days which will be in upcoming Falcon Flyer.




ILEARN Scheduling:

• ILEARN practice will be h​eld on the morning of 4/10 (9:30-11:15am). Note that all students must complete ILEARN practice to be able to begin the operational assessment.
• Operational assessment will be held April 16 through May 2nd -- Tuesdays-Thursdays mornings (9:30-11:30am).
• Make-up assessments for those absent on an assessment day will be completed on another day during the testing window (4/16-5/10).
• Please make all attempts possible to have your child at school on time on all testing days. Any child not arriving on time to begin testing in their classroom by 9:30am will assess in the computer lab on that day with another FCI certified teacher.

Parents are required to come into the office to sign their child in when arriving late. Late arrivals are marked any time after 9:15 a.m.

For early dismissals, parents and guardians must show a photo ID to sign their child out. If someone other than the legal guardian is signing out a student, the front office must be notified and given the name of the person allowed to sign out the child. This person must also show photo ID.

These procedures are for our child's safety and the safety of our school. Thank you for understanding.

Student Council is hosting a fundraiser at FCI to support the Riley Hospital for Children. On Wednesday, March 27 (5th grade) and Thursday, March 28 (6th grade) students and staff could have the chance to participate in various games to help raise awareness and money for Riley Hospital.

During the lunch periods on Wednesday, March 20 through Tuesday, March 26 students will have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets. The raffle tickets will be $1 each or 6 tickets for $5. The students will then put their ticket into the bucket of the activity they would like the chance to participate in. If chosen, the students will participate in the games in front of the entire 5th or 6th grade. The games will take place at the end of the school day!

Parents, if you would like to simply make a donation directly to the Riley Children's Foundation you may do so by visiting this link, https://give.rileykids.org/team/566727

The FCI clinic is in need of girl's leggings and boy's athletic pants. If your child has outgrown any of these items, please consider donating to the clinic for students who get wet/muddy during recess. Thank you!

For the last couple of years, FCI has participated in the Fishers Youth Assistance Program's summer meals food drives, which were a huge success! This year, FYAP is partnering with HSEF to do a drive from March 18-28 with bins at all 22 schools! Some of the items being requested are staples for the FYAP Summer Meals menu.

FCI's Food Drive Bin will be located near the post just outside the Library and Main Office.

Please direct any food drive related questions to FYAP Food at fyapfood@gmail.com. Monetary donations will also be accepted via the Food for Thought community fund page located here. For more information on how this fund is making a difference within HSE Schools click here.

With appreciation,
FYAP Summer Meals Representatives

Hamilton Southeastern Education Foundation

The FCI Library will be hosting a Literati book fair March 25-28. Students will visit the book fair with their humanities classes. Families may choose to purchase a digital gift card ahead of time to make shopping easier. Cash (no bills over $20 please), checks made out to FCI, credit/debit cards, and Apple Pay will also be accepted. The online companion fair is open now through March 28th. All purchases will benefit the FCI Library.

https://literati.com/store/?school=fall-creek-intermediate-school-fishers-in

We need volunteers during the book fair. Please use this sign-up link to find a time to come in to help. Volunteers must have a background check through Safe Visitor. ALL Volunteers will receive a 20% discount on purchases!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45AEA62BA0FEC07-48637722-fcispring

Pick up an informational sheet and permission slip at the club hub, outside Mr. Heideman's and Mr. Zook's classrooms, or in the office. You can also find the sheet attached just below.

Important dates to note:

March 22 - sign up deadline

March 26 - Practice for ALL 6th graders

March 27 - Practice for ALL 5th graders

April 24 (6th grade) and April 25 (5th grade) - practice for students running in a relay

April 30 (ALL) - Event sign-up day

May 7 - FCI track meet at 5:30pm

May 16 - District Intermediate track meet @ 5:30pm for top qualifiers from FCI meet

Please include the permission slip and payment in a labeled envelope and return it to school to sign up.

Send all other questions to all coaches listed below.

Mr. Renckly, drenckly@hse.k12.in.us

Mrs. Borgert, kborgert@hse.k12.in.us

Mr. Heideman, jheideman@hse.k12.in.us

Mr. Zook, sczook@hse.k12.in.us

Who: Families who have immigrated to the U.S.; All ages and English-speaking levels welcome

Where: Hamilton Southeastern High School (12499 Olio Road Fishers, IN 46037 United States), Door 1

When: Every Wednesday // April 10-May 8 // 6:00-7:30 PM

What: 5 Weeks of courses to connect and inform immigrated families

• Week 1: How to Be Successful at HSE Schools
• Week 2: Health Care and Wellness
• Week 3: American Culture and Holidays
• Week 4: Community Services and Around the Town Information
• Week 5: Future opportunities, Higher Education, and Jobs

Families are welcome to any or all nights!

"When you first arrive to the US, you don't know many cultural things. Events like this will help your family find some answers and connections." - Lia Rossetti

Contact to RSVP: rschroeder@hse.k12.in.us

Creating Positive Relationships (CPR) is a Human Sexuality curriculum developed to build character in young people, empowering them to develop healthy relationships, benefitting their communities and society. The curriculum focuses on teaching students the basics of puberty and sexually transmitted infections (STI’s); personal relationships; physical, emotional, social, and mental health; love vs. crush; and media/technology impact on relationships. This year, the Creating Positive Relationships curriculum will be taught by FCI’s physical education teachers to all 6th grade students during PE rotation beginning at the end of February through the end of March and completed prior to spring break.

Any family that intended to opt-out and not wish for their child to participate in the CPR curriculum must have logged into Skyward and completed out the custom form for CPR. If no response is received prior to the start of CPR instruction, your child will participate in the Creating Positive Relationships curriculum during the February/March timeframe at FCI.

A webinar is available that explains our 6th grade lessons on the Creating Positive Relationships website: https://www.cpr4teens.org/parents/webinar-info/

Should you have questions or concerns about CPR, please contact your child’s PE teacher for more information.

In each Falcon Flyer, we will preview upcoming Social and Emotional Learning lessons that your child & their team will focus on for the next two weeks. Of course, the skills and strategies are interwoven throughout all we do.

6th Grade

Lesson 21: Why Conflicts Escalate

Students will identify actions that escalate conflicts and determine ways to prevent conflicts from becoming more serious.

5th Grade

Lesson 17: When? Where? Who?

Students will be able to identify when, where, and with whom it makes sense to work on different problems.

PTO is holding a fantastic and fun event for students at our school: Falcon Fest!

Check out all of the details, register, and sign up to volunteer in this special addition newsletter:
https://www.smore.com/n/60dy7

March 22, 6:00-8:30PM

THANK YOU!

Falcon Fest Committee & FCI PTO Board

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact falconfest@ptofci.org

For students returning to FCI next fall as 6th graders, the PTO is offering a basic supply kit from 1st Day School Supplies. This is a great way to get a jump start on your school supply purchases. Depending on teams/teachers you have for the 2024-25 school year, students will likely need to purchase items not provided in the kit, especially items related to team specific organization methods. Kits will be shipped to the school and available for pick up during the FCI Open House in early August.

https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=36776

Questions? Email: vp@ptofci.org

For students moving to FCJH next fall as 7th graders, the PTO is offering a basic supply kit from 1st Day School Supplies. This is a great way to get a jump start on your school supply purchases. Depending on classes/teachers you have for the 2024-25 school year, students *MAY* need to purchase items not provided in the kit. Kits will be shipped to the school and available for pick up during the Falcon Preview Day in early August. FYI - FCJH has a no backpack policy in the hallways except for arrival and dismissal. A large all in one zipper binder is recommended and offered as an add on to the supply kits.

https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=1179407

Questions? Email: fallcreekjhpto@gmail.com

On March 27 help support the Fall Creek Intermediate PTO by ordering from Hot Box Pizza in Fishers. 20% of your order will be donated to our group.

FALCON FRIDAY - SPIRIT DAYS

FCI will be celebrating Falcon Fridays (Spirit Day) once a month. On Falcon Fridays students and staff are encouraged to show their Falcon pride by wearing FCI gear or school colors.

Falcon Fridays will be the first Friday of each month starting in September, unless the first Friday falls during an HSE scheduled break.

We look forward to seeing your Falcon Pride each month!

NEIGHBORHOOD STOCK THE STAFF LOUNGE

Help us treat the FCI Staff! We are looking for neighborhoods, or groups of families, willing to stock the lounge each month with pre-packaged snacks and drinks.

Questions should be directed to snacks@ptofci.org

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45AEA62BA0FEC07-neighborhood1

FAMILY SURVEY AND COMMITTEE INTEREST FORM

The PTO is planning for the 2023-24 school year! We are asking all Falcon families to please complete a short survey to help us in these efforts.

Please click this link to access the survey, committee descriptions/responsibilities, and additional information throughout the year.

Link to survey: https://forms.gle/PD2KRzLKFAMGLY7M8

Find more information from the PTO here: @ptofci | Linktree

Spring Program Registration Update

Spring sports kick off soon and limited spaces remain for our programing options here. We encourage you to visit myathletics.com to register now or sign up for a waitlist if the option is not available.

Fall Program Registration opens May 1.

Theatre Fishers is pleased to present the murder mystery-comedy The Night I Died at The Palace Theatre on March 21, 22, and 23.

The Palace Theatre actors are getting ready for their final rehearsal of their latest production, I Ain’t Got No Body, when they run into a snag. The director who wrote the play is found dead on stage. These actors now must navigate figuring out who done it and why. They suspect each other as they all have reason to off the director, but since they are actors, it is unclear who could have pull this off.

All performance are at 7 p.m. in the Fishers High School Auditorium. Tickets are available now at the following links:

• Tickets for Thursday, March 21st - www.purplepass.com/palacethu
• Tickets for Friday, March 22nd - www.purplepass.com/palacefri
• Tickets for Saturday, March 23rd - www.purplepass.com/palacesat

Kristy Fluhr

Performing Arts Administrative Assistant

Fishers High School

317-915-4290, ext. 7545

M-F, 8 a.m. - Noon

Every year, we gather input from various stakeholder groups about possible revisions to our Student Handbook. Please consider reviewing our current Student Handbook and offering feedback for enhancement; these suggestions could be revisions, removals, or additions. Please indicate all suggestions in the Student Handbook Feedback form. Thank you for your assistance in this important process!

Recently as a school we turned our focus on safety to bus transportation. We discussed how important it is to allow our bus drivers to be focused as they are driving to get everyone to and from their homes safely each and every day. Our students can do this by following the bus expectations listed on the HSE website's Transportation page. Thank you for your collaboration in working to keep all of our Falcons safe!

Fishers Youth Assistance Program (FYAP) is offering a free weekend snack program for youth attending one of the Hamilton Southeastern Schools who qualify for the reduced lunch program or have increased need during this time.

To be part of this free program, you must sign up your family online. https://forms.gle/ZDZ4mtJ2sXoaRRRx6

If you have any questions about the registration, please email fyapfood@gmail.com

Monday, March 18, rot I

• 8:15-9:05am - Math Bowl practice
• 4:00-5:00 - Girl Scout troops 4757

Tuesday, March 19, rot I

• 9:30am-1:30pm - 6th grade study trip - Teams 62, 65, 63

Wednesday, March 20, rot I

• 8:15-9:05am - Math Bowl practice
• 8:10-9:05am - Robotics Club
• 3:10-3:50pm - Learning Club

Thursday, March 21, rot I

• 9:30am-1:30pm - 6th grade study trip - Teams 60, 64

Friday, March 22, rot I

• 8:10-9:05am - Robotics Club
• 6:00-8:30pm - Falcon Fest
  

Monday, March 25, rot I

• 8:15-9:05am - Math Bowl practice

Tuesday, March 26, rot I

• 4:00-5:10pm - 6th Grade Track Practice

Wednesday, March 27, rot I

• 8:15-9:05am - FCI Connect
• 8:15-9:05am - Student Council
• 8:15-9:05am - Math Bowl practice
• 8:10-9:05am - Robotics Club
• 2:45-3:50pm - Riley Classic for 5th grade
• 4:00-5:10pm - 5th Grade Track Practice
• 4:00-5:00pm - Girl Scout Meeting troop 4321

Thursday, March 28, rot I

• 2:45-3:50pm - Riley Classic for 6th grade
• 3:00-3:35pm - Animal Enrichment showcase (team 51 and 56 - cafe)

Friday, March 29

Flex Day - No school unless 'snow day' before 3/29

Work when your kids are in school and be off when they are. Food service is looking for full and part-time employees to work a school year schedule. Positions are available at various schools and includes a free lunch.

Apply @ https://www.applitrack.com/hamiltonse/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Food+Service

Morning Drop-off

• Students may enter the cafeteria beginning at 8:45am.
• If you arrive early to have your child enter at 8:45am, please do not park right in front of the cafe doors. Pull all the way to the end of the curb near the handicap parking spaces. Look for a cone to be added to the curb as a guide this week so you know where to pull up to.
• If you want to arrive early but NOT have your child enter the building before 9:05am, please do NOT park along the curb. This creates issues with traffic flow as well as safety issues. You may opt to park in the parking lot then join the line when you are ready to drop your child off for school.
• Students should exit the vehicle from the curb side for safety.

Afternoon Pick-up

• Pull all the way up to the end of the curb. Look for a cone to be added to the curb as a guide this week so you know where to pull up to.
• Do NOT stop early/mid-way on the curb as it slows down the pick-up line and keeps traffic flowing into the parking lot. Pull to the end of the curb nearest the handicap parking.
• Students are instructed to meet you at the end of the curb when your vehicle stops.
• Students should enter the vehicle from the curb side for safety.

We will continue to work with students to pay attention to look for your vehicles to move pick-up along in the afternoon.

Please ensure that you are staying within the cones during drop-off and pick-up. This means patiently waiting in the "zipper" lines as well as not going around the cones at the ends of the aisles regardless of time of day. Students should also exit & enter vehicles on the side nearest the curb.

Additionally, when entering and exiting our parking lot, please be extremely cautious. This is why it is suggested that all travel northbound to both enter and then when exiting our parking lot. Doing otherwise, makes it challenging to enter & exit across the traffic on Olio especially with the traffic into and out of Fall Creek Junior High.

All of our practices are constructed for the safety of our students & families! Let's remember that our children are watching! We can set the good example! Thank you, Falcon family!

• Buzzer protocol - When you ring the buzzer for entry, remember that the office staff will ask you your name, intent, child's name/homeroom to ensure those that enter FCI should enter.
• Photo ID - Whether picking up or dropping off, please have photo ID such as your driver's license ready for identification purposes.
• Door 1 entry - All visitors must enter via door 1 regardless of time of day. Please do not come in the cafeteria door with students before school.
• Bus lot - Do not enter the bus lot prior to bus arrival or while buses are in the lot.
• Drop-off - Please make all attempts possible to have your child exit your vehicle on the side of the curb. Exit the opposite side and walking in between cars is not safe.

Per HSE Policy, visitors and volunteers must have their Safe Visitor Badge scanned by office staff to check-in to the building.

If you do not have a Safe Visitor Badge, please find the directions to apply for one listed here https://www.hseschools.org/departments/school-safety under Visiting and Volunteering.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tobi Fields at 317-594-4100.

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.

All students in HSE Schools deserve to come to school free of fear and to feel safe to be their authentic selves. Discrimination of any type is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated at HSEHS Schools – this includes sexual harassment (Title IX) and discrimination based on disabilities or race (Titles II and VI).

If students ever experience any type of harassment, we ask that they report this immediately to an administrator, school counselor or trusted adult. Beyond reporting directly to building officials, HSE Schools has an entire support system in place for filing concerns and complaints, which can be located on our District website. https://www.hseschools.org/about/legal-notes

Assistant Principal - Mr. Marc Williams (mwilliams@hse.k12.in.us)

Email: FCI-General@hse.k12.in.us
Website: https://fci.hseschools.org/
Location: 12011 Olio Road Fishers, IN 46037
Phone: (317) 915-4220
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fall-Creek-Intermediate-Falcons/536020973132615
Twitter: @FCI_Falcons