Indian Hills Elementary School

The District has announced that Fridays in the 2nd Quarter will be Virtual Learning Fridays. At Indian Hills, we are currently working on a detailed plan to share with families. To help us plan for those Fridays, it would help us if we had an idea of how many children would be on campus. If your child(ren) attends school face-to-face at Indian Hills, please answer the following questions to help us better meet the needs of our students. Students will have the opportunity to review previously assigned activities, make up assignments, or to work in digital platforms such as Edgenuity and Waterford that will address missing Standards due to last year’s extended school closure. Please follow the survey link to provide important information regarding virtual Fridays. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAtgvIh-O-57gaT55p9MEszvpeRD9MgO3MgmX93JhCxezjsQ/viewform?

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. The North Little Rock School District is recognizing this month with a series of initiatives to make our students and families aware of dyslexia and the services that we provide. https://tinyurl.com/y5fvw4mr

We have been approved to have Virtual Learning Fridays! This will begin on 10/23. In summary, attending school on Fridays is optional. Students enrolled in face-to-face instruction will have the option of completing assignments either in person or at home. Virtual students will complete assignments as normal. These assignments will be completed asynchronously, which means there will be no live instruction. No new material will be introduced. Attendance will still be taken. Please read additional information about Virtual Learning Fridays at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/yyt25zzv

2020 FLU SHOT CLINIC Who: ALL students and staff *Shots will only be administered to students/staff with properly completed and signed consent forms! Please return the forms as soon as possible. What: Flu Shot Clinic When: Friday October 2, 2020 from 9:00am-11:00am Where: Indian Hills Elementary Gym Students who are attending school face-to-face will receive flu shot forms in their backpacks. If you wish for your child to receive a flu shot, please fill out the form and return form by Oct 1st. Parents of virtual students may pick up a flu shot form during school hours through Oct.1st. If you are unable to pick up a form before the flu shot clinic day there will be extra forms available outside at GYM entrance. *Please note: Parents WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING at any time* For questions: Please contact Nurse Jennifer via email- hughesj@nlrsd.org

Greg Pilewski, the incoming Superintendent of the North Little Rock School District, will begin his role on November 1. Please view his message to students, staff, parents, and the community: https://youtu.be/Zajw08ZbNgI

The North Little Rock School District will once again host flu clinics at each of its schools. See the schedule below. Virtual students can take vaccine at their assigned school at the times listed.

We're reaching out to our students who have not come to school or have not logged on. Call your school today and decide which option is right for you! Check out this message from students across the district: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5RIVyD40Bc We're waiting...

Parents, if you have a student who is enrolled in the Indian Hills Virtual Academy, we have bags filled with supplies and consumables ready for you to pick up. These bags are necessary to complete the assignments that teachers will be giving their students. Pick up times are Monday, September 14th through Friday, September 18th from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. Please sign up for a scheduled time and we will have your supplies ready and waiting for you. Please wear a mask and wait at the cafeteria doors in a socially-distanced line 6 feet apart. See you soon! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044FACAE2CA20-virtual

🗣ATTENTION PARENTS: The PTA is having a Membership Drive contest! Please visit the PTA Online Store (linked below) to purchase your Membership for this school year. The class with the most memberships will win the contest! This applies to virtual classrooms as well. 💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛 https://indian-hills-elementary-pta.square.site/

Please take a look at our safety procedures as it relates to attending our sporting events this fall. We have implemented changes to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and fans. If you're interested in attending football games, tickets will be sold on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the ticket booth on the home side. We will have limited seating, so you make the decision as soon as possible if you plan on attending. Tickets for volleyball games will be sold at the door starting one hour before the first game. JV and middle school game tickets will be sold on both sides of the stadium one hour before kickoff of the first game. https://www.nlrsd.org/article/304249?org=central-office

K-2 Virtual Parents, please click the link to virtually sign the NWEA security agreement. You must be signed in to your child’s google account for the link to work. This is only for K-2 parents because it is their state assessment. 3rd-5th grade virtual students will be taking the NWEA assessment next week however it is not their state assessment. ACT Aspire (which is taken in April) is the state assessment for 3rd -5th grade students. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Emily Stadther at stadthere@nlrsd.org. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhG3eT3bA4CiqOZvDxPYBdJ6dQJIyWsbfrb32amO7Atrs3jw/viewform

Have questions about virtual learning? Mark your calendar for training sessions on navigating the Virtual Academy! See you there!

Remember, there will be no school Monday. Monday is Labor Day. In addition, there will be no meal curbside pickup on Monday for students enrolled in Virtual Academy. That service will resume Tuesday from 11a to 1p. Have a safe holiday weekend!

To ensure that our virtual classes run smoothly, we ask that your student use a school issued Chromebook. Please fill out the following form if your child will need to check out a school Chromebook. It will be available for you to pick up during your scheduled supply pickup time on September 14th-18th. We appreciate your cooperation. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaIpXHyOl9pLwWizjhoJ3G8CTrpXnF0Ce9Ygh57jMfUmsiXg/viewform?usp=sf_link

IHE Virtual Academy Families: Come pick up your supplies and everything you need for virtual learning. Please sign up for a scheduled time and we will have your supplies ready and waiting for you. Please wear a mask and wait at the cafeteria doors in a socially-distanced line 6 feet apart. See you soon! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044FACAE2CA20-virtual

Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI) for day 1 will be sent home with your child today, August 27, 2020. If your child is attending IHE Virtual Academy in grades 1-5, the packet was posted in Google Classroom. This packet will be utilized by students if school is canceled tomorrow, August 28, 2020. Additional AMI assignments will be available and posted as needed. The purpose of AMI is to fulfill the requirements to make-up missed days due to unforeseen inclement weather or safety concerns. Please continue to check our district website, school website, school Facebook page and Class Dojo for additional information. Completed AMI assignments will be due and turned in the day after we return to school. For students to receive attendance credit for days missed, all work must be returned. Failure to return work will result in your child being marked absent for the missed day(s). If technology causes an issue with completing AMI assignments, IHE staff will do everything possible to assist students after we return to school.

Thank you for your patience as we work through the kinks of the kindergarten virtual academy. We will not count kindergarten virtual students absent today. We are sending packets home with our face to face students as a backup plan for possible school cancellation tomorrow. The link to that packet for virtual academy students is https://5il.co/ka54. This packet will only be used if the school is not in session Friday, 08/28/20. Please contact your child's teacher for additional information.

Hurricane Laura is expected to bring inclement weather to Arkansas. As a result, the North Little Rock School District will end classes early on Thursday. Elementary: 1:00 p.m. Middle: 1:50 p.m. High: 2:30 p.m. All after school events scheduled for tomorrow have been postponed. Central Office will close at 3:00 p.m. We will communicate on tomorrow about our plans to hold classes on Friday. As it relates to early dismissal tomorrow, students enrolled in the Virtual Academy will adhere to the class times given by their teachers. Thank you for being a part of our district!

Please read the following communiqué from Dr. Keith McGee at the following link: https://5il.co/k8od

Today, August 26 @3:00 pm, kindergarten teachers will host a Virtual Open House via Zoom for ALL students and parents. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89635476011?pwd=REZQVU5qTC9XbFJzaG9oUEdJdjJiQT09 Meeting ID: 896 3547 6011 Passcode: 12AMuS We are planning a warm welcome to celebrate your child’s first day of school on Thursday, August 27 @ 9:00 am. Due to safety guidelines, parents may only walk students to the designated location for kindergarten drop off (the gym parking lot). Our staff will be on hand to guide your child to his or her classroom.