National Bus Safety Week!
IHE 4th and 5th graders participated in National Bus Safety Week! It is held during the third full week of October each year, National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program and an excellent way for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties - to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety. It is designed to promote school bus safety.
IHE Jr. Fire Marshals were trained by the North Little Rock Fire Department on October 11, 2017. The students joined all elementary school fire marshals from around the North Little Rock School District for their annual training. Students were given a great deal of information and also participated in hands-on activities. The fifth grade fire marshals make sure the school is safely evacuated during monthly fire drills.
Thank you to the NLRFD for the fun day of training and the hot dog lunch!
Congratulations to Mandy Ware, She is one of our Indian Hills GT teachers. She was surpised at school this morning as she was awarded Little Rock Family's Best Educator Award. Mrs. Ware has been a teacher in the NLRSD since 1986.
Congrats Mrs Ware!!! We are proud of you!
IHE Staff PINK OUT Day!
You Can Make a Difference!
Oct. 9 – Nov. 16, 2017
Please drop off non-perishable food items for our Food Pantry Food Drive
7am – 3pm Mon. – Fri.
A family night of fun-filled learning experiences will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2017 for IHE students and their families. Join us as you and your child participate in fun hands-on activities/experiments in the Science Zone. Learn ways to help your child improve their writing and reading skills and leave with more experience and knowledge about reading activities in the Literacy Zone. Come dressed to work out and burn some calories in our Athletics Zone. Come join in the fun as your child participates in fun learning activities in the Math Zone.
We are excited to announce that on October 27th our school will have a Book Character Day! On that day, each student should come to school dressed up as a character from a favorite book. The character must be from a book (not a movie or cartoon) and your child should be prepared to describe both the character and the book in class.
Please work with your child to plan a simple costume and then fill out the form below to return to your child’s teacher. The teacher will need to know the name of the character and the book, in which they found the character. If you have access to the book, please send it with your child to school on Book Character Day. Please ask your child’s teacher for help if you don’t have access to books or if you need ideas on book characters/ways to dress up.
DO NOT WEAR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!!!!!
IHE 2017 Monster Bash! 6:00-8:00 October 27, 2017. Grades 3-5: Music, dancing, games, and goodies (food, drinks, and trinkets) for purchase with tickets! Lots of fun to be had!! Come join us!
IHE soft cover yearbooks are $18! Order your yearbook at YBPAY.LIFETOUCH.COM today! Yearbook ID Code: 12730918
Report cards are coming home today, 10/17! The Quarter 1 Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance assembly will be held on Friday, October 20, 2017. Grades K-2 @ 8:30 and Grades 3-5 @ 9:30. All students with A Honor Roll (All A’s), A-B Honor Roll (All A’s and B’s),and those that did not miss one day of school in quarter will be celebrated. Parents and grandparents are welcomed to join us. Certificates will be presented to students earning honor roll and perfect attendance.Congratulations to all students that earned honor roll and perfect attendance status!
Those IHE Bobcat Volleyball players were at it again this last Saturday. Jaliyah “Le Le” Ollison, Jodie Thornton, Harper McCall, Danielle Arum, Xariyah Stewart, Nataliee Martin, & team captains Bella Insalaco & Evin Lawson were all chosen MVPs. Between the 2 teams, they won 12/16 games which puts them at 26/32 sets the last 2 Saturday’s.
Next Saturday they will be in their end of season tournament that starts at 9AM at the NLRHS gymnasium. Hope to see everyone there supporting our IHE Bobcats!
2 brackets are attached for Saturday’s end of season tournament. Both our teams will start at 9:30 and play until they lose 2 games.
We also have the final season updates. Our 2/3 grade team came in 2nd place! Our 4/5 grade team came in 4th place.
Tues night, NLR Volleyball team will be honoring all the Elementary teams around 6:00. The teams need to be there at 5:30and wear their uniforms. Parents/Guardians will cost $4 to get in. Players with uniforms are free.
Hope to see everyone there to support our IHE Volleyball teams!
Our IHE 2nd graders had a fantastic lunch with their grandparents. Thank you for making their day special!
Congratulations to our IHE Volleyball team! They won 14/16 sets this last Saturday & all 8 of their matches! They played hard and are really coming together as a team. Charlie Passamore, Bella Insalaco, Emilea Derden, & Evin Lawson all received MVP’s throughout the day.
Oct 21st will be a tournament and both 2/3 grade & 4/5 graders will be playing in 2 separate brackets for trophies.
Let's work hard to make our fall fundraiser a great success! Share with all your friends and family! The first turn in date is this Friday, October 13! Anyone who turns in an order online or through the catalog will earn an extra recess! Thank you for supporting our school!
Congratulations to our very own IHE Occupational Therapist, Mrs. Stephanie Smith! She received the Cynthia B. Cole Fieldwork Educator of the Year award from the UCA Occupational Therapy Department. She was selected based on her skills as an educator, use of evidence in practice, and use of client center occupations. We are so proud of her accomplishments!
IT’S THAT TIME!
NORTH LITTLE ROCK
YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE
WHO:2ND-6TH Grade BOYS & GIRLS
WHEN:January- March
COST:$10 PER PLAYER (for the purchase of the jersey)CASH ONLY (No Checks)
Register October 9-31, 2017
For more information contact Reginald McGee @ (501) 749-8608 or Karla Rodgers @ (501) 960-1470
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!
All volunteers must pass a background check!
Note:Practices will be held at your local elementary school. Students will play on Saturdays.
Registration forms will come home in Tuesday, 10/10 Folders!
Good Evening!
Several concerns have been brought to the attention of the IHE staff and PTA officers concerning our student pick-up and drop-off.
As all of our veteran Indian Hills Parents know drop off and pick –up can be overwhelming. We have worked with the city, district, police, parents and community for input and support. First and foremost we care about the safety of every child, parent, and staff member!
Please follow these helpful tips:
•Please enter/exit from the intersection of Osage Drive and Wigwam.
•During drop off and pick up, parent vehicles are not to enter the teacher parking lot. If you are dropping your child off or picking them up near the gym, you are to park your vehicle and walk up to the designated area.
•During pick up, please remain in your vehicle. Do not walk through cars to pick up your student from the car pick up area.
•During drop off and pick up, cell phones are prohibited
•Be courteous to other drivers
•No dropping off in the back parking lot
•No parking in grass areas around the building
•No parking on Indian Hills drive from the corner next to Kroger’s to the end of the school property on either side of the road from 7:20-3:30.
Please help us keep our students safe.
Thank you so much for your cooperation.
Each month, there will be a different “character theme” for students. Each IHE grade level teacher will have the opportunity to nominate one of their students at the end of each month who they feel have demonstrated the specific character trait through their true actions, words, and behaviors. Congratulations to our September Good Character Students! September word of the month is Respect.
October Word of the Month: Responsibility
Lost and found for clothing items will be located in the cafeteria. All items of value will be kept in the main office. Students who have lost an item should check the lost and found to see if their possessions have been found. It is suggested that coats, clothing, lunch boxes, and other items are labeled in the event that they are lost. Items not picked up in a reasonable amount of time will be donated to a charitable organization on a quarterly basis.
Take Your Parent to PE Week
October 16th-20th
Active Schools, a national movement to help schools provide at least 60 minutes a day of physical education (PE) before, during and after school for physical activity for all students, is sponsoring the FIRST-EVER Take Your Parent to PE Week from October 16th-20th, 2017.
What is the purpose?
To introduce your school’s PE program to parents so they will engage with PE throughout the year. And, to encourage families to be physically active together at home and in the community.
How can parents participate?
By showing up for your child’s physical education class on the day they have PE! Make sure and wear comfortable attire, and most importantly, tennis shoes!
Here is a schedule of days and times of your child’s PE class:
8:10-9:00 - Monday (Forsythe) Tuesday (Birchfield) Wednesday (Blasingame) Thursday (Bunting)
9:00-9:50 - Monday (Pack) Tuesday (Roberson) Wednesday (Gill) Thursday (N. Parker) Friday (Lepper)
9:50-10:40 - Monday (DiPippa) Tuesday (Pennington) Wednesday (Morphis) Thursday (Balmat)
10:40-11:30 - Monday (Horton) Tuesday (Bell) Wednesday (Wheeler) Thursday (Ralston)
12:20-1:10 - Monday (Monroe) Tuesday (France) Wednesday (Shipman) Thursday (Carlock) Friday (Koettel)
1:40-2:30 - Monday (Sullivan) Tuesday (Stafford) Wednesday (S. Parker) Thursday (Stadther)
