GRASSY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

THE NUGGET Lance Schnaus, Principal 10330 E. Prospect Indianapolis, IN 46239 Phone: 532-3100

My Hardin, Elementary Dean http://grassycreek.warren.k12.in.us/home/ Fax: 532-3140

Twitter: @GrassyCreekElem Facebook: https//www.facebook.com//GrassyCreekElementary

“PUTTING

CHILDREN

FIRST”

c. o. r. e.

Civility

Order

Respect

Excellence

August 26, 2016

Bulletin #4

Grassy Creek

Mission

Statement

Grassy Creek

Elementary

empowers

children to be

lifelong learn-

ers and pro-

ductive citi-

zens in our

diverse com-

munity.

Immunization News from our Nurse Immunizations: An exclusion date has been set for Monday,

September 19, 2016. If I do not have an up-to-date record for

your child, you should have received a letter from me. Letters were sent home

with students on last week. Your immediate attention to this is appreciated.

Thanks!

Mrs. Springer,

School Nurse

MIDTERMS GO HOME FRIDAY,

SEPTEMBER 2ND

PLEASE JOIN YOUR CHILD FOR MUFFINS WITH MOM

What: Muffins with Mom When: August 30th—7:30 am Where: Grassy Creek Cafeteria Feel free to invite Grandmom, Aunt, or a special friend IF mom can’t make it.

PICTURE DAY

MONDAY,

SEPTEMBER 12TH

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th

LABOR DAY-NO

SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL’S POINT: Good evening Grassy Creek families, We will be “launching” Blended Learning Monday. As Ms. Hardin and I shared during the Meet the Teacher Night introduction video, Blended Learning is the model we will be using to personalize the instruction for each of your children. There are four key components (Digital Content, Student Re-flection, Targeted Instruction, and Data Driven Decisions) that will be in place to maximize the in-struction and growth for each student. If you would like more information about what this will look like in your child’s classroom, feel free to reach out to their teacher and they would be happy to share the “1 Pager” they created which explains Blended Learning within their room. In future Princi-pal Points, I will be sharing more about what can be done at home to help reinforce the personal-ized instruction taking place at school as well as how we can learn from you to help better teach your child while they are with us. I hope everyone has a great weekend and don’t forget to fill out the back of this page to enroll in our email distribution list. The money we save from using less copy paper for the newsletters will be used in other ways to improve your child’s education. Thank you, Lance Schnaus

If you haven’t joined the Grassy Creek PTA, it is easy! Along with many opportunities to get involved at

GCE, you’ll receive a Discount Card distributed by the Warren Council PTA, good at many local businesses-

all for only $7. You can send the $7 in a sealed envelope marked “GC PTA” to your student’s teacher .

Hope to see everyone soon at one of our upcoming events.

Haley Hilliard, PTA President

PARENTS/GUARDIANS!

To access our Students’ Rights and

Responsibilities Handbook, please go to

the following site: http://

www.warren.k12.in.us/

student-rightsresp

NUGGET EMAIL LIST

In trying to communicate better with our families, we are making a Nugget email

distribution list. If you are interested in receiving your Nugget by email instead of a

paper copy from your student, please fill out the form below and send it to the

school office.

Student Name(s)____________________________________________________

Student Grade:__________________ Teacher:____________________________

Name:______________________________________________________

Email Address:______________________________________________________

Muffins with Moms August 30th from 7:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m.

Donuts with Dads September 15th from 7:30 a.m-8:15 a.m.

PTA Association Mtg. September 15th at 5:00 p.m.

Family Stem Night/Do Dads Cookout September 29th from 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Fall Festival November 4th—from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT

SPONSORED BY WCHS CHOIR!

The Warren Central Choir Department is having a

Family Game day this Saturday, August 27, 2016 from 12:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Aldersgate Method-

ist Church at 21st and Post

Road. Admission is free with a

canned good.

LOOKING AHEAD!

PARENT/TEACHER

CONFERENCES

OCTOBER 4TH—NO SCHOOL

WARREN TOWNSHIP HOMEFEST 2016

Once again the Warren Township PTA will be sponsoring the

37th annual HomeFest at Warren Central H.S. on Friday, September

9th. Food trucks will be bringing in food to sell for dinner, craft booths will be

available to rent (more info available in our school office), game booths available,

HomeFest Fun Run, with everything culminating with the Warren Central Football

Game. Please mark your calendars for this fun-filled event.

DONUTS WITH

DADS

THURSDAY,

SEPTEMBER 15TH

The occasion may arise when the school district wants to recognize your child or your child's school. This may include your child's photo, your child's name or your child's work in district pub-lications, newsletters, on school district websites, and in electronic/social media or in staff train-ing videos. We may also want to tell the media (including newspapers, television, and radio) about your child's achievements. We never knowingly release information about a student to an-yone who wants to use it for commercial/political purposes. However, we will honor your request to not include your child in these types of recognitions if you notify your child's school office

in writing that you do not want this type of information released.

CHOIR REHEARSAL DATES

Students that are in Choir will be

staying after school on

the dates listed below

in September for Choir

rehearsal. The first re-

hearsal is August 31st.

Students will be dis-

missed at 4:45 p.m., and must be

picked up at Door #15. Thanks!

September 7, 14, 21, 28

BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION: Please keep saving those boxtops

from all General Mills products, and have your student turn them into

to their classroom teacher. A collection sheet came home this week.

Last year, we raised about $1,300, which was deposited in our Student

Activity Fund. Our next submission will be October 1st. Thanks for

your help!

3RD & 4TH GRADE INTRAMURALS

Our after school intramural activity is limited to

3rd and 4th grade students only. The schedule is

subject to change due to a possible absence of

Mr. Stillman or other circumstances that may arise throughout

the year. Participants MUST have transportation home after the

activity. The activities will begin after school and children will

be dismissed at 4:30 p.m. through Door 15. Permission slips

were sent home and will need to be filled out and returned in or-

der for your student to participate. The first intramural activity is

September 8th.

BUG FEST 2016 Please join Southeastway Park in their annual celebration of bugs! Where: Southeastway Park, 5624 S Carroll Rd., New Palestine, IN 46163 317 327-4834 What: Participants visit various stations relating to their bug buddies and earn honorary “Degree of Bugology”. Stations include an Insect Safari, Walk Through Butterfly Tent, Cricket Café’, Critter Crafts, and Insect Zoo and lots more! When: Sunday, August 28 from 1-5 p.m. How: Pay the $5 per vehicle entrance fee and check in at the Activity Center. Cash only please.