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

Mrs. Beard

Principal

Thank you to our PTO for organizing a fantastic Fall Festival! It was great to see everyone enjoy the evening! And our staff really loved being a part of the Trunk or Treat!

The Fox Hill PTO is excited to announce the spirit wear store is open!! Get ready to wear your Fox Hill fashion during the next field trip or spirit week!! See the attached flier for details.

The store will remain open until Sunday, October 27th. Items are expected to be delivered in November.

Click the link to place your order here: https://www.selectspiritwear.com/v5store/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=1563

Our third Dine to Donate in October is with Lou Malnati's in Broad Ripple (6320 Ferguson Street). All day (11 am to 10 pm) on Wednesday, October 30th, Lou Malnati's will donate 20% of your bill to Fox Hill PTO on dine in and call in (317-899-9908) carry out orders if you mention Fox Hill PTO. You can also use promo code GPFUND24 on the Lou Malnati's website (https://order.loumalnatis.com/find/carryout) to place carryout or curbside pickup orders online.

Visit the GroupRaise event page to commit to eating for this Dine to Donate and to get more information: https://www.groupraise.com/events/291319?utm_source=promotool&utm_medium=social

The Parent Council Network, PTO President Council and WT Community Coalition have teamed up with Cummins Behavioral Health and MCHD’s Nicotine Free Communities to sponsor a Vaping Education Community Event. The presentation will take place on Nov. 4th 6pm-8pm at Northview Middle School and the community is invited! We are excited to partner with community stakeholders to host this important conversation.

All Washington Township Schools are conducting an eLearning Day on Tuesday, November 5th. Students will not report to school. We encourage all families to plan accordingly.

As a reminder, WTS is in partnership with Purposity, a not-for-profit app that connects the physical needs of people, vetted through established local nonprofits, with locals who want to help through just a few clicks. The app supports the work of local schools and nonprofits, enabling them to quickly and easily meet the needs of their students and clients. We encourage parents and community members to download the Purposity app, follow WTS and meet a need for a WT student today: https://www.purposity.com/organization/MSDWT

For more information about Purposity, check out their website: Purposity

The Books by Girls Club is hosting their annual book drive from October 14th - 31st, 2024 in hopes of collecting a variety of new and/or gently used children's books, YA novels and other reading materials which can then be distributed to families and/or communities without books or to other places that reach families in need of books.

We are currently working with a local, volunteer 501(c)(3) organization: Indy Book Project, whose mission is to ensure all children have access to books at home. This nonprofit group collects new or gently used books for kids ages 0-18, sorts them, and distributes them to community centers, schools, doctor’s offices, and other locations that serve youth.

If you are interested in donating any new or gently used children’s books, please drop them in the donation bin located in the front lobby of the building.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out; you may email me at chalterman@msdwt.k12.in.us

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

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• ​www.msdwt.k12.in.us
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• 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