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Every year, we gather input from various stakeholder groups about possible revisions to our Student Handbook. Please consider reviewing our current Student Handbook https://www.hseschools.org/about/student-handbooks and offering feedback for enhancement; these suggestions could be revisions, removals, or additions. If you have suggestions, please feel free to email albowman@hse.k12.in.us. All feedback is due by Friday, January 24. Thank you for your assistance in this important process!

Monday 1/13

Queso Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese Dippers

Lucky Tray Day

Related Arts: F

Tuesday 1/14

Orange Chicken

Related Arts: I Day

Wednesday 1/15

Breaded Chicken Sandwich

Related Arts: S Day

Thursday 1/16

Pizza

Related Arts: H Day

Friday 1/17

Chicken and Waffles

Related Arts: F Day

Bento - Pizza Pack

Salad - Taco Pasta

Ice Cream Schedule:

Kindergarten - Monday

First Grade - Tuesday

Second Grade - Wednesday

Third Grade - Thursday

Fourth Grade - Friday

If you would like to limit the purchases your student makes, please feel free to contact me! E-mail is best to start (slewis@hse.k12.in.us). We can discuss options and notes I can add to their account.

To add funds for your child's lunch account:

https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/55481

FCE Cafe is welcoming lunch visitors! Sign-ups will be available one week in advance (cutoff is 10am on prior Friday ), with a maximum of two visits per month.

• All visitors must have an approved valid Safe Visitor background check on file with the district before coming into the building. All visitors will also need to have their ID with them to sign in and sign out of the building.
• Adults only please
• Phones must be put away at all times/No pictures may be taken during your visit.
• No outside restaurant food, Ex: McDonalds, Chick Fil A, Jimmy Johns, etc.
• Please indicate your child's teacher and lunch preference: 'Hot Lunch', 'Salad', 'Bring from Home', or 'None'. Student and visitor will sit at a designated table in the cafeteria.
• Lunch for adult visitors is $4.30. (Cash or check only please)
• We ask that when your child lines up with their class at the end of lunch, you check out in the office to turn in your badge.

Please click on the link to sign-up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45ACA629A1F4CE9-fcelunch

December's attendance average was 96.3%...our goal as a school is to achieve a 97% building average for attendance by the end of the school year. Help us reach this goal!

• January 17 JBSU 8:15am
• January 17 Choir to sing National Anthem at HSE boys BB game
• January 20 No School / Martin Luther King Jr.
• January 21-24 Career Week
• January 31 Fish Spirit Day
• February 14 JBSU 8:15am
• February 14 Valentine's Day Dance (evening)
• February 28 Heart Day (more info to come)
• March 10 Flex Day - No school unless a makeup day is needed
• March 21 JBSU 8:15am
• March 24-28 Book Fair

• January 15, 22, 29,
• February 12, 19, 26
• March 5

Career Week at FCE

January 21-24, 2025

Tuesday- Education Exploration Day- Wear your favorite College, Trade School, Military or School attire. We will be exploring several postsecondary career paths this week!

Thursday- Career Day- Dress up in a career that may be of interest to you.

Students will participate in a variety of activities this week as we explore different career paths. Be sure to ask them what jobs they find interesting and why!

Our FCE morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up line has a very specific pattern to help keep everyone safe. Please take a look at this map, and note that we need drivers to pull into the Jr. High parking lot and then widely loop around to line up along the sidewalk, as shown by the arrows. Please do not form a line onto Olio. Children should exit the vehicle on the sidewalk side while adults remain in the vehicle. Please do not park in the lot and walk your child through car rider traffic. Share this with anyone dropping-off/ picking-up your students to help keep our students and staff safe!

Compassion:

Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. It involves putting yourself in someone else's shoes, imagining how they might feel, and experiencing a sense of resonance with their emotions.

Examples of empathy:

• Feeling sadness or happiness for someone else’s sadness or happiness
• Statements like "I feel for you," or "I understand what you're going through"
• Sensing or literally feeling another person's emotional state

Compassion goes beyond empathy. Compassion is characterized by a genuine sense of care, kindness, and a willingness to take action to help others in need.

Examples of compassion:

• Offering to help someone in need
• Apologizing for a mistake and owning up to when you've hurt someone
• Volunteering or donating

Week 17

Kindergarten

Unit 2: Emotion Management (SS)

Lesson 6: Sometimes we feel happy

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child will learn to use body language and context clues to figure out when someone feels happy. They’ll practice looking at the person’s face and body, as well as thinking about what’s going on in the situation.

Try This at Home:

Encourage your child to notice when others around them feel happy. Have them practice using body language and context clues to figure out when family members, friends, or characters in books, movies, or on TV might be feeling happy.

First Grade

Unit 2: Emotion Management (SS)

Lesson 6: Noticing feelings

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child will practice using body language and context clues (looking at the person’s face and body, thinking about what’s going on in the situation) to figure out how someone is feeling.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child to tell you how they think others around them might be feeling, for example a sibling, or a character in a story, a movie, or a TV show.

Second Grade

Unit 1: Growth Mindset and Goal Setting

Lesson 4: We can change our thoughts

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how to replace an unhelpful thought with a helpful thought so they can keep going when learning feels hard.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child how they might change an unhelpful thought into a helpful thought. Encourage them by using helpful thoughts at home.

Third Grade

Unit 2: Emotion Management

Lesson 6: Why emotions?

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that emotions give us information about what we want or need.

Try This at Home:

Ask your child what information the emotions fear, sadness, and happiness give us.

Fourth Grade

Lesson 3: Keeping Games Fun & Friendly

Summary:

In this week’s lesson, your child will learn to define “social interaction” and give an example, be able to describe the positives and negatives of social interaction in online games and will learn to create an online video game cover that includes guidelines for positive social interaction.

Try This at Home:

Have your child describe to you the video game cover they designed and the rules that they made to keep interactions positive and fun. Discuss with your child how they can apply those rules to the video games they play.

Dear HSE Staff, Students, and Families,

This Holiday Season, HSE is asking you to give a gift to the Earth by making the choice to be more sustainable. HSE Schools will be hosting a district wide Holiday Light Recycling Program. Starting November 25th through January 15th each school will be collecting old, broken, tangled, or unwanted holiday lights. Technology Recyclers will take these unwanted/unusable lights and break them down into useable components that will be used to make new products.

Since we started doing this as a District you have helped recycle 15,071 pounds or 7.5 tons of holiday lights composed of plastics, metals, and glass!

• 2020/2021 -3,519 lbs of holiday lights.
  2021/2022 - 4,711 lbs of holiday lights.
  2022/2023 - 4,519 lbs of holiday lights
  2023/2024 - 2,322 lbs of holiday lights.

PLEASE DO NOT:

1. Please do not include any packing material.
2. Please do not include any apparatus used to wind up or store the lights.
3. Please do not include lights wrapped in garland.

PLEASE DO:

1. Please place your lights in the recycling box (many will be stored in the front office, media centers, or science classrooms).
2. Ask your friends, neighbors, social groups, and family members if they also have lights that need to be recycled.
3. Do your part to be more sustainable this year!

Do you know of an HSE staff member who deserves a shoutout? Someone who consistently goes above and beyond to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

Give them a R.A.V.E. Review and share your appreciation! It’s simple to do - just complete a quick online form here: hseschools.org/rave. You can send as many reviews as you’d like throughout the school year.

R.A.V.E. stands for Recognizing All Valuable Employees, and it’s our way of celebrating the incredible staff who make Hamilton Southeastern Schools a fantastic place to learn and grow.

If you are planning to visit or volunteer at FCE this year during school hours, you will need a Safe Visitor Background Check. There will be several opportunities for parent volunteers here at FCE, including FIELD TRIPS, FIELD DAY, etc. In order to volunteer at a school event during school hours (or attend a PTO meeting during school hours), you must have a current SafeVisitor background check on file. In order to obtain your Safe Visitor pass, please click on the link below and follow the directions. Please keep in mind it sometimes takes a few weeks to process, so be sure you give yourself plenty of time!

https://www.hseschools.org/departments/school-safety

At Hamilton Southeastern Schools, our primary goal is to ensure every student receives a high-quality education, but we can't do it alone. Frequent absences hinder academic progress, adding stress for students, families, and teachers. That’s why we’re asking families to partner with us in ensuring regular attendance, so together, we can support every student’s academic success. Click the link to learn more: https://www.hseschools.org/posts/~board/district-news/post/present-for-success-attendance-matters

The elementary student handbook is always accessible to families on our website. https://www.hseschools.org/about/student-handbooks

Sign Up Now - Early Bird Spring Sport Registration is Open!

Get ready for an action-packed spring! With 9 sports to choose from, there’s something for every skill level and interest. Early bird registration is now open at myathletics.com and runs through January 31st. Sign up for baseball, softball, soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, rugby, boys volleyball, pickleball and track & field. Explore detailed season information here and secure your spot today!

Spring Program Scholarships Available:
Interested in spring program scholarship opportunities with our leagues? Families who are on free or reduced lunch within the district can apply for one per season per child and must apply and be accepted during our open registration period. For spring sports these dates are January 1st – January 31st. Email info@myathletics.com.

Help us create a safe and positive environment for participants, parents, guardians, coaches and referees. When you register with us in 2025, you will sign the following agreement. Just think of the difference we can make TOGETHER.

Did you know that you can follow us on X (Twitter) and Facebook for pictures, highlights and reminders?

@FCEhse (Principal Mrs. Bowman)

@MrConwayFCE (Assistant Principal Mr. Conway)

@fcepto (PTO Board)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FallCreekElementaryPTO?mibextid=ZbWKwL