Indian Hills Elementary School

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Good afternoon IHE families, Our 3-5 Family Reading Night has been postponed due to possible extreme weather this evening. We will announce a makeup date at a later time. As a precaution, students will also come home with an AMI packet for tomorrow if we are closed due to weather. After school cheerleading practice is also canceled today. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please continue to monitor the Indian Hills and district webpages for further information.

The North Little Rock School District will return to normal operations on Friday, February 3, 2023. All campuses and Central Office sites will open at their regular time. We appreciate your flexibility, patience, and understanding over the past few days. Thank you for being a part of the North Little Rock School District.

IHE Families We will continue remote learning tomorrow. Please follow the same schedule as today. We want to ensure that students have access to their teachers during the AMI instructional day. Parents, don't hesitate to contact your child's teacher via email or Dojo if you have any questions. IHE teachers have shared AMI office hours with you through Dojo. Our grades 2-5 teachers have set up Google Meets for students to join each morning. Please click on the link below for K-5 office hours and 2-5 Google Meet links. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12FtrpWmf6YqK15bw_z6dCSPzJ11c78b6PbHL2dn3YNk/edit?usp=sharing

IHE teachers have AMI office hours they have shared with you through Dojo. Our grades 2-5 teachers have also set up Google Meets for students to join each morning. Please click on the link below for K-5 office hours and 2-5 Google Meet links. We want to ensure that students have access to their teachers during the AMI instructional day. Parents, don't hesitate to contact your child's teacher via email or Dojo if you have any questions. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12FtrpWmf6YqK15bw_z6dCSPzJ11c78b6PbHL2dn3YNk/edit?usp=sharing

Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI) will be sent home with your child today, January 30, 2023. This packet will be utilized by students during the cancelation of schools due to inclement weather. Devices are going home with students in grades 2-5. If internet service is available, students can log in and work on Lexia and Zearn in addition to completing their AMI packets. The purpose of AMI is to fulfill the requirements to make up missed days due to unforeseen inclement weather or safety concerns. Please check our district website, school website, Facebook page, and Class Dojo for additional information. Completed AMI assignments will be due and turned in the day after we return to school. All AMI work must be returned to receive attendance credit for days missed. Please return work to ensure your child is marked present 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.

We're so excited to host our Showcase Fair this Saturday! This is an opportunity for our families and potential new families to learn about each of our campuses and what they offer! We look forward to seeing you!

Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI) January 3, 2023 work was sent home with your child today, January 5, 2023. The purpose of AMI is to fulfill the requirements to make-up missed days due to exceptional or emergency circumstances such as inclement weather, contagious disease outbreak, utility outage, etc. Completed AMI assignments will be due and turned in by Friday, January 13, 2023. For students to receive attendance credit for January 3, 2023, all work must be returned by January 13, 2023. Failure to return work will result in your child being marked absent for the missed day January 3, 2023.

Attention, IHE parents, and guardians, There is currently a power outage in the Indian Hills area. At this time school is closed until further notice. We apologize for the late correspondenc and inconvenience.

Beginning 1/3, we will begin accepting School Choice applications for next school year! The deadline to apply is 5/1. Click here for more information: https://www.nlrsd.org/article/948994 Also, come to the Showcase Fair on 1/28 to learn more about our campuses.

Temperatures are dropping! The City of North Little Rock is opening Riverhouse as a warming center. It will open Thursday.

Help us to create a culture of reading! The Curriculum Innovation and Design Department has organized a Book Donation Drive. Please drop off new or gently-used books outside the main entrances of any of our schools. Please contact Dr. Sharesa White for any questions.

The NLRHS/COE PTA will be holding its much-anticipated Father-Daughter Dance! Please get your tickets as soon as possible! If you have ANY questions, please contact nlrhsptsa@gmail.com.

This information is being distributed as a community service. The North Little Rock School District is not a sponsoring organization for this activity.

Hello Family, Coming home to you soon will be your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser. Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW, if you like! Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order! Order by: 11/28/2022 Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload! If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online . Thank you for supporting our school! Shannon Walters Square 1 Art fundraiser coordinator Indian Hills Elementary square1art.com/shop

First grade teachers at Indian Hills nominated Russ and Emily Allen for the Parent North S.T.A.R award. Their son, Jarrett, was a student at IH. He passed away in 2021. However, this family volunteers at IH and has begun a program to help needy individuals in the community.

Dear IHE Families, We all know what significant role books play in the education of our children. To celebrate books and help grow a love for them, we invite our students to dress up as storybook characters from a book of their choice. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite storybook character. Students dressed as Storybook Characters will walk in our outdoor parade. Students may choose any character from a book they enjoy following the guidelines in this letter. To support students’ feelings of safety and security in our building, violent or frightening costumes are unacceptable. No weapons or dangerous-looking items will be permitted to accompany a costume. Here are some examples of acceptable costume choices and some examples of unacceptable choices. This should be simple, fun, and educational! Students are encouraged to bring in the book that their character is from. Acceptable Examples · Fancy Nancy · Cinderella, Snow White, etc. · Greg Heffley (the Wimpy Kid) · Ramona · Superman, Spiderman, etc. · Ms. Frizzle · Babymouse · Bone · Olivia · Junie B. Jones · Nate the Great · Geronimo Stilton Unacceptable Examples · Characters from Goosebumps · Vampires · Grim Reaper · Characters with guns or weapons · Ghosts · Horror movie characters · Captain Underpants (inappropriate for school) Easy and low cost ways to dress up: · The Cat in the Hat – red and white striped paper hat and painted whiskers · Oliva – red dress and paper pig ears · Clifford – red shirt and black nose · Pete the Cat – blue paper cat ears, blue shirt, & red shoes Students may dress up as their favorite book characters. Parents, please make sure that the costume is appropriate for school. Bonus! Our students will have the privilege of trick or treating while walking in the parade. Parents, if you would like to volunteer your time and possibly prepackaged sweet treats, we would love for you to join us Friday, 10/28/22, from 8:15 am to 9:15 am.

Families, guardians, and caregivers, we want to hear from you. We are working hard at Indian Hills Elementary to get our parents, guardians, and community members involved on our campus. We ask that you complete the survey below so we can gain more insight on things we can work on to improve our campus. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgUUlEFojNHWlV0lHeWQCQmU1CnBZKAeCZVSxkYF5BqVqaeQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Attention parents and guardians. Friday, September 30, 2022 is an early release day. The instructional day ends for elementary scholars at 12:50. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up by 12:50 to give staff optimal time for planning and professional development. Middle School dismissal is at 1:40 and High School dismissal is at 2:10.

Mark your calendar to attend Gifted Services Night! This information session will answer all of your schedules as it relates to Quest (Gifted & Talented), Advanced/Honors Classes, and Advanced Placement courses. See you there!