Indian Hills Elementary School

Due to inclement weather, NLRSD will shift to 100% virtual instruction for Friday, February 12, 2021. Therefore, there will be no on-site instruction. All IHE students will follow the revised Virtual Friday schedule and check-in with their homeroom teacher at their designated time. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher via email or ClassDojo.

Due to the expected inclement weather, NLRSD will shift to 100% virtual instruction for Thursday, February 11, 2021. Therefore, there will be no on-site instruction. All IHE students will follow the revised Virtual Friday schedule and check-in with their homeroom teacher at their designated time. Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences will be rescheduled for Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher via email or ClassDojo.

Please read the Superintendent's letter, which discusses 100% virtual learning for Thursday, February 11, 2021. Read the letter here: https://5il.co/piv2

Join us in the NLRSD as we kick off "Got Books? Reading is C.O.O.L," a reading campaign taking place in our elementary schools to highlight the importance of reading and that reading is fun. We also want community members to take post pictures with books to promote reading! Thank you, Assistant Superintendent Keith McGee and Superintendent Gregory Pilewski, for taking part in promoting this initiative!

Please read the following message from Superintendent Pilewski. It addresses Remote Learning Days and Parent Teacher Conferences, which are scheduled for next week. Read the message at the following link: https://5il.co/pcko

Join us tonight on Zoom for the Reading is C.O.O.L Community Campaign! Zoom Meeting ID: 993 3489 9630 Passcode: 236355

February is Black History Month! We acknowledge the profound history and extraordinary achievements of African Americans. We also recognize the positive role that our African American students and staff play in our schools, our community, and our nation.

It's National School Counseling Week! It's a time to bring attention to the unique contributions of school counselors. We sure have dynamic counselors in the NLRSD! We couldn't prepare our students for the world without them. Thank you, counselors!

It's National School Counseling Week! It's a time to bring attention to the unique contributions of school counselors. We sure have dynamic counselors in the NLRSD! We couldn't prepare our students for the world without them. Thank you, counselors!

The North Little Rock School District is striving to become a "High Reliability School" district within the next three years. This distinction will indicate that we have implemented best practices and procedures to improve student achievement. A part of this distinction requires our collecting data through research from our stakeholders. We need our families to take this survey to identify areas of strength and areas of need from your perspective. Please take the survey: https://bit.ly/3iC7PtQ Thank you for being a part of our district!

Be like Aubrey, a third grader at Indian Hills Elementary. Choose NLRSD! Register NOW to enroll in our district through School Choice for the 2021-22 school year! Visit nlrsd.org and click on the "School Choice 2021" button on the home page. The deadline is May 1. Come and join us!

Did you miss the virtual Meet and Greet with Superintendent Pilewski? Here's another chance to hear from our leader! Please join him on Tuesday, January 26, at 5:30 p.m. Listen to him share his background and some of his plans for the North Little Rock School District! Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96140823274?pwd=aytndGxCZzZzVnFnaWUzR3BLWktyQT09

The North Little Rock Board of Education approved the calendar for the 2021-22 school year. The first day of school will be August 16, 2021, and the last day of the school will be May 27, 2022. You may view the calendar here: https://5il.co/ovza

Please click on the link to read the Superintendent's letter, which discusses remote learning for students at North Little Rock Middle School -- Seventh & Eighth Grade Campus, beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, January 20, 2021, and Thursday, January 21, 2021: https://5il.co/orbd

The North Little Rock School District will observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, January 18, 2020. All schools and district offices will be closed. Thank you for being a part of the North Little Rock School District!

IHE Cell Phone Policy Reminder What is the cell phone policy for IHE students? Students are not permitted to possess a cell phone for any reason during the school day. If students bring a phone for after-school activities, they must immediately turn it into their classroom teacher or store it in their backpack. They may retrieve their phone at the end of each day. Any student caught violating this policy will have their cell phone confiscated. First Violation: The cell phone will be confiscated and given back only when the parent comes by to pick it up. Multiple Violations: Forfeiture of the cell phone until the end of the last day of the quarter. Phone Use by Students Students are permitted to use the phone in the main office in an emergency (student is sick or hurt) or given permission in writing by a teacher. All arrangements for after-school activities should be made before coming to school in the morning. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher or a building administrator. Thank you for your cooperation.

Save the date! Zoom Meeting information https://zoom.us/j/98822544611?pwd=YURQSHd5WjYwUnQ2ZlE0MkxseC9lUT09 Meeting ID: 988 2254 4611

Save the date!

Attention Grades K-2 IHE Virtual Academy Parents! We have a special invitation for your student(s). Please click the following link to read our special request for next week’s NWEA assessments. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kXuhMaF4aVm8u82P_ydThpdWugdqIc0qV9dfbSHTnls/edit?usp=sharing

Happy New Year! We have a few new parents dropping off students in the morning. Here are a few reminders for Drop Off and Pick Up. Drop Off and Pick Up Reminders for the Parents & Guardians of IHE Car Rider Students As all of our veteran Indian Hills Parents know, drop off and pick–up can be overwhelming. 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, no electronics (radio, cell, texting) * Be courteous, careful, cooperative, and patient! *Watch out for kids and other vehicles; PLEASE do not pull around other vehicles. WE WILL HAVE 1 LANE OF CARS FOR DROP OFF ONLY (and please watch your language – there are young children present). * This is a drop-off/pick-up zone ONLY. Students should be COMPLETELY ready to exit the car before entering the drop zone. * Students should exit vehicles IMMEDIATELY once vehicles come to a complete stop. *Please use the crosswalk from the church parking lot across Wigwam. *Exiting our parking lot is a right turn only! Dismissal Procedure *Car riders will exit out of the front of the building and wait under the covered awnings. WE WILL HAVE 2 LANES OF CARS FOR PICK UP ONLY. *Please leave a center lane on Wigwam to allow traffic to continue to flow through.