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GEIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

14051 East 104th Street, Fish… 317-915-4260

hse.k12.in.us/GES

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGEDear GES Families- We have had an amazing start to the year. The students engaged in books. They are writing intheir journals. We have enjoyed seeing your students in action! Please be on the lookout in the near future from your child’s teacher for information aboutCanvas. All parents will be given access to Canvas. This is a platform that we will be using K-4to communicate and celebrate classroom activities and curriculum. This information will becoming out in mid-September. We are �nalizing our training with staff! Please know that in the month of September we will be discussing school safety with all ofour students. Each year we have a school safety week where we cover how our students andstaff help keep all of us safe! We will practice our required state mandated drills including �re,tornado, bus evacuation and lockdown drills. Our Resource O�cer Tracy Jones will bespeaking to K and 2nd grade about school safety. Students in 1st, 3rd and 4th grade will bewatching a video with similar content from our Fishers Police Department Resource o�cers.Throughout August, September and October most of our students will also be hearing fromour Fishers Fire Department on helmet safety and safety in general. We are excited to partnerwith local emergency personal to teach safety to your children. I would like to invite all of you to an evening on school safety provided by the Fishers PoliceDepartment and GES Administration on September 10 from 6:00-7:00PM in our Cafeteria. Welook forward to sharing the steps in place to help keep staff and students safe within our HSESchools. Please mark your calendars for Monday, September 10 at 6:00PM. Have an amazing weekend and thank you for sharing your children with us each day,

2018-2019 CHOIR PERFORMANCE ANDREHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Christi Thomas

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY -SEPTEMBER 11School pictures will be taken Tuesday, September 11. Orderforms were sent home with students earlier this week. Orderonline at inter-state.com/order and use the order code30567YB.

PASTA BOWL IS COMING!!GES will be collecting dry pasta to support the HamiltonSoutheastern Schools Foundation beginning next week. Thisyearly food drive supports local food pantries and families inneed within Hamilton County. “The PastaBowl providesstudents with an opportunity to give back by donating pasta attheir school and helping stock area food banks while raisingawareness about food insecurities. Last year over 14,000pounds of pasta was donated,” said long-time organizer andHSE School Board member John Delucia. In 2017, the pasta collected bene�ted 46 local food banks andorganizations. This year, organizers are hoping to increase theaverage amount per school as it is estimated that 1 in 7 HSEstudents struggle with hunger. The pasta is a core staple forarea food banks and comes at an essential time during the pre-holiday months when donations are often critically low.

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ARTSONIA ON IPADParents and Guardians,

Please make sure your child has the Artsonia app on their iPad. We will need to start using itvery soon. Additionally, if you have not yet activated an Artsonia account please take the time to do this.If your child does not have an account (you've granted permission), you would have receivedan email about 2 weeks ago to do so. (If you set it up in a previous school year, it is good forthe child's entire tenure at GES.) If you are unsure or do not yet have an active account, please contact the art teacher, Ms.Green, at egreen@hse.k12.in.us. Please provide me with your child's name and teacher and Iwill be able to assist you.

CALLING ALL SPELLERS- 4TH GRADESTUDENTS!One of the privileges of being in fourth grade at Geist Elementary is being given theopportunity to compete on the Spell Bowl Team. In order to select participants, I will be givinga spelling test Wednesday, September 5 that highlights 10 words off of the �rst page of thecompetition list. This will be during the �rst part of your recess session…sorry! Then, I willselect the top spellers with good character from this test and invite these students toparticipate on the Geist Spell Bowl Team. Please understand that this score is not recordedfor your child’s spelling grade. It is simply used as a tool to select spell bowl participants. Theselected team will then meet Tuesday mornings from 8:10-8:45. (A detailed calendar ofdates/times will be sent home with participants who make the team.) Please note that Spell Bowl is a competitive team and if you wish to compete your attendanceis mandatory. Special circumstances need to be discussed with the coach. (We can worksomething out if you need to miss one practice). The competition is Thursday, November 15. Selected students will be noti�ed by September 7and provided with a list and calendar of practices. Practices will not begin until mid-September, but students selected for the team will be expected to be prepared for the �rstpractice on September 18 (*meaning students have begun to practice assigned words on theirown time.) If you would like to see the list ahead of time students can get a list from Mrs.Tappendorf (cottage 3) or you can feel free to log on to the website below. These will be thewords used throughout our season. Thank you for your time and help! Please contact me with any questions. http://www.iasp.org/pdf/spellelemwordlist.pdf Coach Sarah Tappendorf J stappendorf@hse.k12.in.us915-4260 ext. 162

NEWS FROM THE GYM

We are off to a great start in the gym. We have been working on basic locomotor skills ingrades K-1 and concentrating on appropriate pace for activities in grades 2-4. Grades 1-4 willbe taking the Pacer Test the week of Sept. 10th. This test is a cardiovascular endurance testand we will be working this year to improve our cardiovascular �tness levels. I have been a little lenient with the requirements for tennis shoes and the proper clothingthese �rst few weeks. After Labor Day, I will be sending reminder notes with your child if theydo not have the proper shoes or clothes for class. Please help me to help them exerciseSAFELY by wearing the correct shoes and clothes. As always, if you have any questions orconcerns, please don’t hesitate to call or email. rsutherlin@hse.k12.in.us and 317-915-4260 Ext1690.Mr. Sutherlin

GEIST RUNNING CLUBWhat: Running Club Who: Any 3rd or 4th Grade student at Geist Elementary (Fine print – If you are in 2nd grade and have a brother or sister in 3rd or 4th grade in runningclub, you may also attend) Why: Our goal is to train for upcoming races such as The Liger Mile, The Geist 5k, The DurbinClassic, or just to learn some of the basics about running. In addition, this will allow us tostart training earlier for 4th grade track. When: 3rd grade Tuesday – Starts Sept. 11 - (come as often as you can)4th grade Friday - Starts Sept. 14 - (come as often as you can) Where: Gym (please use door 10 when entering) Time: 7:55 (please do not drop off until Mr. Sutherlin waves you in) If you have any questions, please call or email Mr. Sutherlin.rsutherlin@hse.k12.in.us 317-915-4260 (ext. 1690) Please sign and return the form below if your child is interested.

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GLOBAL STUDIES (MANDARIN)

This week during the Global Studies (Chinese) classes, we are focused on commonly usedeveryday vocabulary. We reviewed and practiced “hello”, “thank you”, “goodbye”, “you arewelcome” and self-introduction, and learned new sentences “How are you” and “I’m very good”.Students really enjoyed getting more comfortable in speaking and singing in Chinese, as wellas designing a visa to China using the knowledge they have learned about the country and thelanguage.

CAFE IS OPEN TO LUNCH VISITORS BEGINNINGTUESDAYLUNCH VISITORS: Visitors with a Safe Visitor badge are welcome in the cafeteria beginningTuesday, September 3. Due to the large number of students in our building this year we do not have a lot of extraspace for our visitors. Please try to limit the number of visitors and visits so we can continueto accommodate visitors. We are unable to offer lunch to visitors but you may bring a sack lunch. Please do not bringrestaurant-packaged food. Reservations are not necessary. Scroll down do �nd information about obtaining a Safe Visitor Badge.

SCREENAGERS: ADOCUMENTARY - HSE HIGHSCHOOL SEPT. 17 AT 6:00 PMAre you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-�rethumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and�lmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that happening with her ownkids and began a quest to uncover how it might impact theirdevelopment. As with her other two award-winningdocumentaries on mental health, Ruston takes a deeplypersonal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners offamily life, including her own, to explore struggles over socialmedia, video games, academics and internet addiction.Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along withsurprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brainscientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’development and also offers solutions on how adults canempower their kids to best navigate the digital world to �ndbalance. SCREENAGERS addresses the most pervasive parenting issueof our time head on—depicting teen struggles over socialmedia, video games and internet addiction. The �lm empowers

kids to best navigate the digital world and provides practicalresources to help them do it.The showing will take place at HSE High School on September17th at 6:00pmThe website to reserve seats is bit.ly/hsescreenagers

DESTINATION IMAGINATIONGES Informational meeting: Thursday, September 6th

GES Café at 6:30-7:30 pmParent/guardian and student are required to attend.Download the information/registration form below.

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YMCA AT GEIST ELEMENTARYOur September theme is Safety. Later this month, we will be hosting a family event in which wewould like to invite public safety workers to visit our program. If you know any police o�cers,�remen, EMT, or doctors that would enjoy coming to our event please send me their contactinformation. Reminders:

Labor Day – There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 1st due to the holiday. Wewill NOT be holding BAS or a School’s Out Camp on this day. Please make otherarrangements for your student. Homework Agreement – Sign/Return the attached Homework Agreement by Tuesday,September 2nd. Late Pick-Ups – All late pick-ups will be charged to your account. The fee is $1 per minutelate for each child on the account.

If you have any questions or need anything from me, please don't hesitate to send me amessage. For any questions or concerns about your account or registration, please contactthe Youth Development O�ce. Enjoy this last week of August! Mercedes (Sadie) DavisGeist Elementary Site DirectorYMCA of Greater IndianapolisYouth Development - North

WANT TO KEEP UP ON WHAT'SHAPPENING AT SCHOOL?

Follow @geistgators on twitter. We tweet throughout theday.Check our website: https://ges.hseschools.orgThe Geist Gazette, is published twice a month. Look for itin your email every other Sunday. It is also posted on ourwebsite under HappeningsClick here to see our building calendar. This lists activities before, during and after hours. GES PTO publishes the PTO Corner twice a month. It is sent via email every other Sunday.Check the PTO section of the website, under Meet GES - Get Involved/PTO

P: 317-372-2013 mdavis@indymca.org

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WHAT IS A SAFE VISITORBADGE? CAN I VISIT WITHOUTONE?Safe Visitor A Safe Visitor background check is required for anyone whovisits or volunteers in our schools, including family membersof our students. Background checks are good for three years atany school in the district. Visithttps://www.hseschools.org/services/other/school-safety/visiting-and-volunteering to get yours.

TEXT-A-TIPText-A-Tip is a program that allows students, parents or others to anonymously send a text oremail message to our school resource o�cers and school administrators about concernsthey may have for their own safety or the safety of others. Text-A-Tip will be actively

ACTIVITIES - TAKE A LOOK AT THE HSE SCHOOLSCOMMUNITY INSIDER

HSE SCHOOLS COMMUNITYINSIDERCheck out other opportunities and activities on the HSECommunity Insider on the HSE Schools webpage. Scroll downto the red box here: hseschools.org/happenings/community-insider

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