Cardinal Post

The Cardinal Post school newsletter is written by our Thorpe Creek students. Please remember that we are young authors, young journalists. We are mimicking real world journalism and writing with short deadlines and prioritizing breaking news. We are looking at our school through the eyes of 5-11 year olds and sharing what we believe is important for you to know. We hope you enjoy our articles and notice how our writing, photography, and observations grow and mature throughout this school year!

Thank you for reading!

the TCE 3rd and 4th grade Newsletter Club

Pennies for Patients is a fundraiser we do here at TCE. The fundraiser was created by the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. We will be collecting money for that society to help people who suffer from leukemia and lymphoma. Leukemia and lymphoma is a blood cancer that can be severely dangerous. Students will be bringing home a small box to collect loose change around the house in. Students will empty the change they bring to school in the class bucket. All the money will go towards the leukemia and lymphoma society to help people who have leukemia and lymphoma. There is also an online fundraiser that parents can do. This is the link: http://events.lls.org/pages/in/ThorpeCreekElementarySchool-2018

That is what pennies for patients is. Thank you for supporting the leukemia and lymphoma society!

For all the 3rd grade parents: Are you ready for the 3rd grade concert? I know I am. Well, it's after school on Wednesday, March 28 at 6:00. They will be playing recorder and singing lots of fun songs. I don't want to spoil all the songs for your guys. You can bring anyone--your babysitter your aunt, your grandparents, your friends, your kids' friends, and lots more. Don't worry, there will be chairs for the older parents.

By Noah Millis: Spring Break is coming! Get ready to roll! Spring Break is where we take a week long break of school! I can't wait for Spring Break, can you? Well, Spring break is a break--you take a break off of school and we can play with our friends and family! We can have lots of fun on Spring Break! When you come back from Spring Break, be ready for the rest of the school year! Be prepared!

By Izzy Ellis and Savannah Scott: Hey TCE parents! Spring Break is coming up. Do you have something to do with your family? If not make sure to spend some quality time with your kids or other family members. Maybe you want to go and do something with your family but you don't know where to go. Well here are some ideas--go to the zoo! Ot go to the store with your daughter or son to go shopping (If they like it or not)or something for the whole family to do is go camping! Or maybe you want some time alone! That's okay. You can go see a movie alone or maybe with a friend. You could go swimming (if it's warm enough that is)! Something else to do is go eat dinner with your family at a fancy restaurant! But, if you don't want to do any of those things then you may want to just chillax at home but what if there is still nothing to do at home? There is a quiz down below to solve. Have fun on Spring Break!

What is the Principal's name? Mrs. Curran or Miss Darren

Who is the PE instructor? Mrs. Willard, Mr. Via, or Mr. Cushman

By Jasmine Tapscott and Sophie Roberts: Next week is Spring Break. Do you know what you are going to do? I know what I'm going to do--follow my Mom's rules! Spring Break is you get a break from school. First of all WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I'm going to Tennessee to visit my aunt. We'll be doing fun games with them. Are you going on a plane, car ride, bus, truck? My friend Sophie is staying in a house and going to Florida with Sydney Banks. Is that cool? What are you doing for you Spring Break?

Pancake Dinner--By: Avery Losh--The Pancake Dinner is coming up. Have you been told about the Young Author Books? All of them are hard back books like a real author actually does. The book fair will be open too! The Pancake Dinner is on Wednesday, April 11 from 5:30-7:00. You have to pay to eat but it is cheap--$5 for a person. The Pancake Dinner will be in the TCE cafe. The book fair will be open the whole time. The young author books will be in the gym. The pancakes are so good. You can get sausage too! Go check out your child's book!

BOOK FAIR--By Mandy Abeyta: The book fair is coming up! It will start on Tuesday, April 10 and end Friday, April 13. On that Wednesday, we also have the pancake dinner, and you can also shop that night. What books will you get Cardinals? What will you be reading? I recommend the book Wonder or the Upside Down Magic series. I also like National Geographic Kids. We also have erasers, pencils, and bookmarks. I hope I see you at the book fair!

YOUNG AUTHOR BOOKS ARE HERE! By Leah Norvell: All grades at TCE will be writing young authors! When your kid gets home from school ask them what they are going to be writing about. If you don't know what young author books are, I will tell you. Young author's books are books that your kid will be writing. You kid will choose a topic to write about. It can be non-fiction or fiction. Your kid will research or use their brain to write their books. I think they have until Spring Break. If your kid does not finish before Sprig Break, I think they get to take the book home and work on it. The books will be on display at the Pancake Dinner on Wednesday April 11 from 5:30-7:00.

MORE ABOUT THE PANCAKE DINNER--By Aliza Hinderliter: On Wednesday, April 11 from 5:30-7:00 is the pancake dinner at TCE. It is going to be so much fun. There is going to be the best food like pancakes and sausage and juice. That sounds awesome right? It sounds like amazing foods and lots of teachers that cook the pancakes. Do you think that they will do good. You will have to come to find out. I suggest you come if you like pancakes, sausage, juice, and also milk.

The Spring Book Fair is coming to TCE! It will be open Tuesday,
April 10th- Friday, April 13th during the school days. It will also be open on Wednesday, April 11th after school and during the PTO's Pancake Dinner (5:30-7:00 pm)! Individual classes will also have the opportunity to shop during the school day. Your child's teacher will let you know the day and time.

Many volunteers are needed to help shoppers! Volunteers also get a 10% discount on all Book Fair purchases! You can volunteer by donating items or helping students shop!

To donate items, click here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044ba8ae2fa02-spring/10407773

To help students shop, click here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044ba8ae2fa02-spring1/10407773

Don't forget that you must have a background check on file with HSE to volunteer or shop during the school day. For more information on HSE background checks, you can visit http://www.hse.k12.in.us/ADM/parents/volunteering.aspx.

See you at the Book Fair!

Hello TCE! Last Saturday and Sunday was the Art Show at HSE High School. Congratulations if your piece of art was in it. All of the 4th graders got to show their puppets. They all looked outstanding. We all saw amazing artwork shown by the wonderful TCE students. We saw many puppets, Laurel Burch cats, and many many more. There were also many things from HIJH too. One of my favorites were the bowls that the 6th graders made. Hope you went to the art show.

I'm here to tell you about TCE's got talent 2018 talent show. The talent show is for 3rd and 4th grade. Auditions will take place after school on May 9 or May 10 from dismissal until 4:45. Also you will need a talent to do during the show. There can only be 15 acts in the live show. If you don't get chosen, all grades (K-4) will have option to perform in front of their class on Talent Day. Don't Worry! **Permission slips for 3rd and 4th grade auditions will be available after Spring Break!

Monday, April 9--Rotation Day 1

Early Release Monday

Tuesday, April 10--Rotation Day 2

8:00--2nd Grade Choir

3:45-4:30--3rd and 4th Grade Cheer Club

3:45-4:30--3rd Grade Newsletter Club

The Book Fair Begins!

Wednesday, April 11th--Rotation Day 3

3:45-4:30--4th Grade Track

5:30-7:00--TCE PTO Pancake Dinner

Thursday, April 12th--Rotation Day 4

PTO Spirit Day--Awareness Day

8:00--Student Council

8:00--2nd Grade Choir

3:45-4:30--4th Grade Newsletter Club

Friday, April 13th--Rotation Day 1

8:00--Storybook Theater Club

Monday, April 16th-- Rotation Day 2

Early Release Monday

ISTEP Round 2 begins for 3rd and 4th grade

Dine to Donate at Marco's Pizza--Related Arts teachers there from 4:30-5:30

Tuesday, April 17th--Rotation Day 3

8:00--2nd Grade Choir

3:45-4:30--3rd and 4th grade Cheer Club

Wednesday, April 18th--Rotation Day 4

3:45-4:30--4th Grade Track

Thursday, April 19th--Rotation Day 1

8:00--2nd Grade Choir

Friday, April 20th--Rotation Day 2

8:00--Storybook Theater Club

6:30--Storybook Theater Club Performance

Monday, April 23rd--Rotation Day 3

Early Release Monday

Tuesday, April 24th--Rotation Day 4

8:00--2nd Grade Choir

3:45-4:30--3rd and 4th Grade Cheer Club

6:00--2nd Grade Choir Program

Wednesday, April 25th-- Rotation Day 1

3:45-4:30--4th Grade Track

Thursday, April 26th--Rotation Day 2

8:00--Student Council

3:45-4:30--4th Grade Track

Friday, April 27th--Rotation Day 3

6:15-8:30--PTO Movie Night

Monday, April 30--Rotation Day 4

Early Release Monday

At our school, some second grade students have a passion project to save the crayons. They are putting bins around the school so when you have a broken crayon, just simply put it in the bins located at the front of every pod. When you have a broken crayon, put it in the bin and the broken crayons will be turned into new crayons! They're easy to use and more useful than broken crayons. I heard that the kids that are doing it are turning them into different shapes like hearts, squares, and circles. So make sure to put your old broken crayons in the bins in your pod. Trust me, the bins are better than landfills. Remember to put your crayons in the bins--not the Trash!

Has your child been to the design studio and payed with the robots? If they haven't then the robots we have are Sphero, Ozobots, Cubelets, Bee Bot, and Dash. You get to control them except for the Ozobots and Cubelets. We are doing a challenge for all the bots. All the 4th grade will be assigned a bot. They must come up with one (that they are able to do). Then they put a poster up that says the bot's name and challenge. The challenge is for people or kids who do't know what to do with the bots and have tried everything they can to do the challenge. If the class or student doesn't know how, then that class that made the challenge can show them how.

I love the Baby Sitters Club!! Right now I'm working on the Baby Sitter Slub book called Mary Anne saves the day The characters are...Mary Anne Spier, Kristy Thomas, Stacy Mcgill and Claudia Kishi. The author is Raina Telgemeier. The baby sitters club books are graphic novels. By the way, a graphic novel is when the author makes speech bubbles by that character and make words inside it. It's based on a novel by Ann M. Martine. Rania Telgemeier is very good at using onomatopoeia by making noise.

Q: Why did the cookie go to the doctor?

A: Because he was feeling a little crummy!

ANY PERSON visiting or volunteering at any of our HSE schools must complete a criminal history check and an anti-bullying webinar EVERY 3 YEARS.

If you already have a child attending HSE schools, and have completed a background check within the last 3 years, you should have received an email notification from “Safe Visitor Solutions” including your ID card with a special bar code that can be printed or scanned directly from your SMART device. You will need to present your I.D. badge at each visit to our school.

For FIRST-TIME or RENEWING applicants, please use the following link to begin the new process:

https://secure.safevisitorsolutions.com/Safe/Volunteer/SV3109V

~The cost is $13 to be paid by credit card at the time of application.

~You will receive an e-mail notification and your Safe Visitor I.D. card when clearance is received. Most are processed within 5 business days.

~If you have questions about your status, you may contact HSE Schools Receptionist Vicki Foutty by e- mail at: vfoutty@hse.k12.in.us

The elementary student handbook for all HSE students is located on the TCE website under Quick Links.

What to do if you suspect a disability/Child Find:

If your child is age 2 ½ through 21, attends any school within the Hamilton Southeastern Schools boundaries or you live in our community, and you suspect your child may have a disability, you should contact us for more information.

· For children at least two and a half years of age, but not yet age-eligible for kindergarten, you should contact the Early Childhood Assessment Team at Brooks School Elementary School, 915-4250.

For students who are eligible for kindergarten through age 21, you should contact your child’s teacher, school counselor or building administrator to discuss your concerns and explore the steps to be taken. If your child is not enrolled in public school, you should contact the counselor or building administrator in the building your child would attend if enrolled.

What to do if you suspect a disability/Child Find:

Response-to-Instruction (RtI)

RtI is a general education initiative designed to provide high quality instruction and interventions matched to student needs, and using learning rate over time and level of performance to make important educational decisions. The RtI model is based on a three-tiered model of service delivery with a focus on early intervention and prevention of academic and behavioral concerns. Data collected during this process provides valuable information regarding students’ educational progress and response to interventions. Students who do not demonstrate a response to well-implemented, scientifically-based interventions at the Tier 3 level would be referred for an educational evaluation to determine eligibility for special education. RtI is a component of HSE’s Child Find Process.