The Geist Gazette

Website: https://ges.hseschools.org/

Location: 14051 East 104th Street, Fishers, IN 46037
Phone: 317-915-4260
Twitter: @Geistgators

March 11 - No School (Flex Day)

March 14 - 4th Grade Performance

March 18 - Study Trip - Bradburn

March 18 - Movie Night Grades 2-3-4

March 19 - Study Trip - Bale, Hur

March 20 - Study Trip - L Scott, Dawdy

March 20 - Community Based Outing - CFL, Life Skills

March 20 - Movie Night Grades K, 1, Life Skills, CFL

March 21 - Study Trip - Friedle, Hemmings

March 21 - Study Trip - Biggs, Dobbins

March 22 - Study Trip - Becker, J Scott

Hello Gator Families-

I hope you are enjoying the warmer weather that continues to show itself! Please take time to review the newsletter for many details and dates.

Thank you to all the third-grade families for your part in helping IREAD 3 testing go well. We are 100% finished with IREAD3 and move on to IREAD for 2nd-grade students next Tuesday and Wednesday. 2nd-grade families, please remember to have student IPADS charged for Tuesday morning.

Remember, we do not have school on Monday because it was originally a Weather Makeup Day. With the lack of snow this winter, we will be enjoying an extra day in March! Speaking of days off, remember that March 29 is a weather makeup day and April 8 is a NO SCHOOL DAY. April 8 is the Eclipse day and Fishers is in the path of totality for viewing. The local preparation for traffic control on April 8 is extensive; please be prepared for crowded roads and traffic to be HIGH. Plan ahead for eclipse glasses too. The NSTA , NASA, and NOAA are good resources regarding the eclipse.

Finally, as we approach the final quarter of the 2023-24 school year, we will be having Earth Day, Field Day, and classroom showcases. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make sure that background checks are up to date. Please use this link to assure you, your spouse, and anyone else who needs a background check has completed the task one week in advance.

I hope you have a wonderful two weeks! Thank you for sharing your children with us.

With gratitude,

Christi Thomas

Principal, GES

Please help us spread the word to your neighbors and friends that Kindergarten Enrollment is open now. To enroll in kindergarten, children must be five (5) years old on or before August 1, 2024. Families may apply for early entrance for students that will turn five (5) years of age between August 2 and September 30, 2024. Students may enroll

Please visit our Enrollment page here.

Welcome Class of 2037 to Geist Elementary School! You and your guardians are invited to our Open House to meet teachers, building administrators and other families. The building will be open for a tour of the building including a Kindergarten classroom along with interactive stations. See the graphic or open the attached documents for more details.

Artists of the Week for February 12 were chosen from the third grade winter landscape inspired by Alma Thomas. Congratulations to Hadley B, Lilah L, Rosalie S, Addison R, Marigold O, and Tanner B!

Artists of the Week for February 20 were chosen from the second grade Arctic animals. Congratulations to Magnolia W, Olivia R, Elisa V, Macie D, Amira R, Harper B, and Aniston M!

Fishers High School

March 23 & 24

From 2-5 PM

HURRY BEFORE THE SALE CLOSES

Capture the Memories with a 2023-2024 Geist Elementary Yearbook

ORDERS DUE SOON

Each full-color yearbook costs $18 (plus 7% tax)

Order Online

Open the attached order sheet or type in the website www.cripephoto.com

Select GES and click the button for Yearbooks

Questions? Please direct them to our "Contact Customer Service"

button on the yearbook website.

Movie: Trolls Back Together

Tickets $5 each

Get your tickets now through March 13th.

Monday, March 18th

2:15 pm

2nd, 3rd & 4th grades

Click Here to Order Tickets for 2nd-4th Grade

Wednesday, March 20th

2:15 pm

K, 1st, and CFL/Life Skills

Click Here to Order Tickets for Kg, 1st & CFL/Life Skills

In Class:

• March 4-8
• Learning to dribble a ball.
• March 12-22
• Learning to pass & catch a ball.
• March 4-28
• Kids Heart Challenge: raising money for doctors & researchers to help find new ways to assist child & adults who have sick or special hearts.

Out Of Class:

• Saturday, March 9, 4:30 PM
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse
• St. Joseph @ HSE HS
• Wednesday, March 13, 7:00 PM
  
• Boys Varsity Volleyball
• Bishop Chatard HS @ HSE HS
• Saturday, March 16, 11:00 AM
• Boys Varsity Volleyball
• HSE HS @ Fishers HS March Madness Tournament
• Saturday, March 16, 1:00 PM
• Boys & Girls Varsity Track & Field
• Blue & White Relays @ HSE HS
• Saturday, March 16, 1:15 PM
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse
• Evansville Memorial HS @ HSE HS
• Saturday, March 16, 7:00 PM
• Boys Varsity Lacrosse
• St. Xavier (OH) @ HSE HS
• Tuesday, March 19, 5:30 PM
• Girls Varsity Softball
• Carmel HS @ HSE HS
• Wednesday, March 20, 5:30 PM
• Boys Varsity Track & Field
• North Central HS @ HSE HS
• Wednesday, March 20, 5:30 PM
• Girls Varsity Softball
• North Central HS @ HSE HS
• Wednesday, March 20, 6:00 PM
• Varsity Baseball
• Carmel HS @ HSE HS
• Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 PM
• Boys Varsity Volleyball
• Perry Meridian HS @ HSE HS
• Thursday, March 21, 7:00 PM
• Boys Varsity Volleyball
• Carmel HS @ HSE HS
• Thursday, March 21, 7:30 PM
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse
• Center Grove HS @ HSE HS
• Saturday, March 23, 11:30 AM
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse
• Heritage Christian HS @ HSE HS
• Saturday, March 23, 4:30 PM
• Girls Varsity Lacrosse
• Penn HS @ HSE HS

Week of March 11

• Kindergarten: Kindness at School
• Grade 1: Demonstrating Kind Acts
• Grade 2: Empathy at School
• Grade 3: The Power of Words
• Grade 4: How to Rethink

Week of March 18

• Kindergarten: Demonstrating Kindness
• Grade 1: How to Say the Problem
• Grade 2: Empathy and Kindness
• Grade 3: STEP by Step
• Grade 4: Take Another Look

Kids Heart Challenge has officially kicked off at our school! Watch Kick-off video here! We need your help to accomplish our goal of having 100% of our families to learn Hands-Only CPR, and you can help us by registering your child and spreading the word.

Here’s how you can help: Register here: Geist Elementary Kids Heart Challenge 2024

- Complete Finn’s Mission: Watch a 2-minute video to learn about Hands-Only CPR and spot the signs of a stroke!

- Share your student’s website with friends and family through social media, text and/or email.

Any student who completes Finn’s Mission will be entered to win TWO Super Bowl tickets for the game in 2025. Watch this video for more information.

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

We currently have posted a Temporary Remediation IA position funded through the ESSR 3 Grant for the remainder of the school year. This staff member would be providing remediation support to students during the school day, very similar to the past years with our Remediation IAs. This is 5 days a week position.

The link to the job description is attached below. The candidate would apply for the position by completing the online application through the HSE Human Resources website link below. The job is posted under Support Staff and Special Education Instructional Assistant; JobID: 6083.

https://www.applitrack.com/hamiltonse/onlineapp/