Indian Hill Elementary School Newsletter |

February 2, 2024

Weekly Video Celebration

Girls on the Run comes to IHES!

Do you have a daughter who loves to run?

Would you love for her to have a place where her "Girl Power" can shine?

Then Girls On the Run could be the answer!

Click below to see the positive GOTR messages and scroll down the page for more information on how/when

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Watch the video here!

Important Dates

January 23-25: MAP Testing
February 15-16: No School - Professional Development
February 19: No School - Presidents Day
February 27: STEM Night 6-7:30pm IHMS

Bulletin Board

Coming Soon!!

Girls on The Run Registration

Arti Kindergarten Registration

is Happening Now!

Do you have a child who will be ready to begin Kindergarten this Fall?

If the answer is yes, click below for more information on how to start the process. no

Click Here!

With quarter 3 well on the way, the Unified Arts teachers have put together a summary of all of the cool projects that they worked on with your students during quarter 2. Click below to check it out!

Click Here

Legislation Update

In 2021, the Ohio Legislature passed legislation concerning the screening of and intervention for children displaying the characteristics and tendencies of dyslexia. It required Ohio school districts to do a number of things beginning during the 2023-2024 school year including professional learning for teachers and screening some students for the characteristics of dyslexia. Many of these things were already in place in Indian Hill School District. In the coming weeks, we will be sharing additional information regarding this law and Indian Hill’s plan to ensure that all students have a solid literacy foundation.

February 9, 2024: What is Dyslexia?

February 16, 2024: Screening Timelines

February 23, 2024: IH Literacy Plan K-3

Lost & Found

Is your child missing their jacket? How about their water bottle? Sweatshirt? Shoes? If the answer is yes, take a look below. Your child's missing items maybe on our lost and found table located in the vestibule of the main ES entrance. Feel free to drop by during school hours to take a peek!

Important Message from Transportation

Until further notice, students will no longer be permitted to ride home on alternate buses unless absolutely necessary and preapproved by our Transportation Department. If you have questions or need further clarification, please contact a member of our Transportation Team at 513-272-4530. As always, we thank you for using Pick up Patrol to communicate any daily transportation changes.

Important Information

Office Phone #:

513-272-4703

Office hours:

7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

School Hours:

8:55 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.

Please make sure your child's belongings are labeled with their name.
Please remember to use Pick up Patrol for all transportation change notifications.
If your student is going to be absent or late call our automated attendance line: 513-272-4708

Wellness Wednesdays

Here at IHES the staff and students participate in Wellness Wednesdays.

We do this by setting aside Wednesdays as an intentional day (or a moment in the day) each week to remember to take a breath, find moments of mindfulness, slow down, reset, and recharge. Each month's Wellness Wednesday has a different theme. This month's theme is: Connections

Ask your student about what this means to them!

Join the IHES Birthday Book Club

Would you like to celebrate your child's birthday in a lasting way at our school? Our library has a Birthday Book Club, which provides families a unique opportunity to honor your child's special day.

Families are asked to donate $15.00 to our Birthday Book Club to help underwrite the cost of a new book. The birthday child may then select a new book which has already been ordered for our library collection. There are always many wonderful titles from which to choose. Summer birthdays are celebrated either at half birthdays or in the spring.

The library will put a

birthday bookplate in the front of the selected book to identify this title as a lasting gift for our school's collection. What a wonderful way to emphasize the importance of reading with our Students!

Interested in joining our club? Email

Mrs. Sara Jones, IHES Librarian.

Healthy School Snacks

It is our goal for students to have healthy and safe snack options within the classroom that include fruits, vegetables, and some grains.

· Examples: rice cakes or crackers, plain popcorn, Pirates Booty, garden veggie straws, Made Good products

· Non-Examples: pretzels with peanut butter, hard boiled eggs, cereals or cereal bars, granola bars

We appreciate any and all efforts to provide snacks for your child that are the least intrusive to the teaching and learning environment (i.e., ease of opening, particular smells, allergen-free products).

Thank you in advance for your assistance. If you have any questions about snack time, please contact your child's teacher or Mrs. Joyce- 513-272-4703 - gayle.joyce@ihsd.us

School Fees and Lunch Payments

My School Bucks is an online payment program where you can load money on to your child's lunch account and School Fees. Never used My School Bucks before? Need a refresher? Click the link below.

*Any school Fees already collected will be applied as soon as possible.

Please disregard messages if you have already paid*

Click Here

KGS Academy Indian Hill Enrolling for 23/24

Before School Care 7:00 - 8:30 a.m.

After School Care 3:45 - 6:00 p.m.

Grades K-5

Located at IHPS

KGS Academy Indian Hill is owned and operated by Tami Lanham, an IH parent.

*Preschool coming soon*

*New Room Opens 8/2024

7 a.m. - 6 p.m.*

Email tami.lanham@ihsd.us or call Tami at 513-207-8889.

A Message From Our Transportation Deptartment

2023-2024 TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULES

Stopfinder is the all-in-one, easy-to-use app for viewing & sharing your student’s TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE for the 23-24 School Year!

Learn more about the app HERE ! Call the Transportation Department to request a Stopfinder invitation. You can reach them at 513.272.4531

If you haven't requested bus transportation yet, find the form HERE !

https://www.indianhillschools.org/Transportation.aspx

https://www.indianhillschools.org/StopfinderParentApp.aspx

Transportation Change Reminders!

*Until further notice students will not be permitted to ride home on any bus except their own. Any questions? Contact 513-272-4530*

Pick Up Patrol (PuP) is used here at IHES to manage student dismissal and for parents/guardians to communicate transportation plans to teachers and school staff. If you are not using PuP, we ask that you begin ASAP. Knowing your child's daily transportation plans ensures that we get your child home in a safe and timely manner.

If you are already using PuP, thank you! Here are a couple of tips on using the program:

Make sure your child's default (aka daily) plans are up to date
Any daily changes must be entered by 2:30 p.m. (if a change comes up after this time please call the office 513-272-4703)
Teachers will follow whatever has been entered in PuP unless you have contacted the office with a change

Important!!

New Traffic Pattern for Car Rider Drop Off and Pickup!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If you choose to drive your child to school, our drop off/pick up circle is in the front of our Arts and Athletics Wing this year.

Please Do Not Drop Students off in front of the building unless it's after 8:55 a.m.

Enter the Elementary School (ES) driveway across from South Clippinger and take your first right.
Follow the traffic pattern behind the gym and then loop back to the front of the wing. There will be school personnel there to greet you and your child.
Please do not get out of the car and make sure to have students get out on the passenger side of the car. Staff will assist students.
Follow the traffic pattern to exit the ES using the same driveway directly across from South Clippinger. (See map to the side or click link)

Click Here for the map!

IHES - Where We Find our JOY!

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Whitney Buell, Principal

Whitney.Buell@ihsd.us

Twitter: @IHElementary

My #IHPromise - to be a servant to our students, staff, and community; I strive to provide continuous improvement to prepare our students for a promising future.