Stephen Decatur Family Newsletter

Hello families!

With the unpredictable cold, rainy, or snowy weather, we find ourselves inside most of January and February. Quality family time can include learning opportunities. When watching a movie, turn on closed captioning. This allows young students to match spoken words with written words. Playing board games is a great way to teach good sportsmanship and how to take turns. Many games emphasize reading and counting as well. While in the car, have children find road signs with all of the letters of the alphabet. This game was my family's favorite, although we frequently skipped Q, X, and Z. Learning does not always have to be formal, it can also be fun!

Decatur Proud,

Mrs. Pearson, Principal

1/27 - DHAA Robotics Competition

1/29 - 5th grade to Starbase

1/30 - Extended Day; Robotics Club

1/31 - Clubs

2/1 - Extended Day; Robotics Club

2/1 - 4th Grade Field Trip

2/6 - Extended Day; Robotics Club

2/7 - Clubs

2/8 - Extended Day; Robotics Club

2/9 - Global Play Day for Kindergarten and 1st Grade; 5th grade to Starbase

2/15 - Sweetheart Dance from 5:30-7

The PTO will be hosting a Sweetheart Dance on 2/15/24, from 5:30 to 7:00. Light refreshments will be served while families twirl the night away. This event is free.

Candy Grams will be available to purchase beginning February 5th and ending February 14th. The price is 2 for $1.

Both activities will have flyers with more information coming home soon.

Our spring Book Fair is February 12th-16th. Students will visit during special areas, following this schedule:

Monday- Red Schedule: Fangman, Herbert, Rakes, Chandler, Kendall

Tuesday- Yellow Schedule: Rutherford, Savage, Kennedy, Law, Bailey

Wednesday-Green Schedule: Anderson/Jaynes, Spears, Stevens, DeBona, Reedy

Thursday-Blue Schedule: Craig/Jaynes, Owens, Lang, DeCraene, Curts

Friday- Red Schedule: The book fair is open to students who were absent on their scheduled day

If you would like to volunteer or come into school PLEASE fill out volunteer form to be APPROVED https://www.decaturproud.org/families/volunteer

The State of Indiana requires student's vision to be tested in 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th grades. February 5th, the Marion County Public Health Department will complete the required vision screenings. If your student does not pass the screening, you will receive a letter referring them for additional examination. Please reach out to your School Nurse if you have any questions.

We still sell popcorn on Fridays to raise money for student and staff incentives and supplies. Popcorn is one dollar.

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The district has created a culture guide that highlights the key characteristics of an elite system. At our school, we have been teaching children the concept of E+R=O.

E= Events: We cannot control things that happen

R= Response: We can control our response to the event

O=Outcome: Having a proper response will get the desired outcome.

This concept is powerful for all of us. Daily, many things happen that are out of our control. We can lash out or we can pause, think, and then respond. Pausing for reflection allows us to get the outcome that we need and want.

Culture Guide