Our staff collaboration time Thursday morning on 2/27 will involve each of our committees sharing out the work they have been focused on to advance our School Improvement Plan, mission statement, and beliefs. Some may present something they have been working on aligned to strategies in the SIP, others may be providing updates on their work with student/teachers/tips/next steps. You will have time during Committee Collaboration this week on 2/13.

Leads, please touch base with Kim with questions for this week's work as well as your thoughts about your committee's share on 2/27 (which can be by the lead or anyone on the committee!). The share on 2/27 should be no more than 5 minutes. The goal would be to put some brief summary, visual, or document in our Staff OneNote for folks to access. You can send that to Kim to include by 2/26. Thank you.

Guiding Coalition - Kim

MTSS -

• Child Study update - Alex/Alyssa
• Emotion Regulation - Liz/Elie
• Student Agency - Kane/McConnell

UDL

• Engagement - Mike
• Action & Expression - Nicolle
• Representation - Kara

Hello everybody! My name is Ryan Dossey, and I’m excited to be joining the team as a new IT specialist. I bring a passion for technology and commitment to supporting the staff and students. Outside of work I enjoy watching sports and golfing. I look forward to meeting and working with all of you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need any IT assistance!

We are excited that TIM MANKIN will be joining us to assist administratively at FCI until our new Assistant Principal has been named and arrived. Tim will be taking behavior supports/discipline and some ACR coverage during his time with us among other things.

As many of you know, Tim was the principal at HIJH and has years of experience working with middle level students. He will start at FCI on Wednesday, February 12th and stay with us until March 21st. Welcome, Tim!

Cameron Warnick joins FCI as our additional perm sub!! We are so excited to have TWO perm subs now in our building! We hope you will meet Cameron and get to know more about him soon.

A note that Amy Knerr will be assisting with remaining short observations beginning next week. She is excited and ready to be in your classrooms. As you may remember, Amy and Kim had opportunities earlier in the year to complete observations together to ensure inter-rater reliability. If you would like to chat with Amy before/after she has sent your observation, please feel free to reach out. And of course...she is still working in her main focus of Instructional Coach! [Note that Kim will be completing your finalizations.]

She has finished all but one STEM classroom collaboration lesson related to our focus on small groups this year. She's eager to begin her work with Humanities classes soon!

HSEF (Hamilton Southeastern Legacy Foundation) has provided each building with some FREE tickets for the upcoming Jeff Foxworthy show during the first annual Legacy Celebration at the new Fishers Event Center on February 21st.

If you are interested, fill out the JEFF FOXWORTHY TICKET form by 2/12/25, and Kim will get back to you. If more than 12 tickets are requested, a random drawing will be held. 😀

HSE HS is currently planning for this year’s Day of Service which will be held on Friday, April 25. They would love to partner with FCI again. This provides an opportunity the HS students to serve, our students to see a good model for serving, and also allows our previous Falcons to come back to FCI as they love to serve in their own intermediate school!

Please consider signing up for an opportunity for our HS students to serve by February 28th! Feel free to use the OTHER category to be creative in your use/involvement. [e.g., recess (positive play/conflict resolution), science experiment, read aloud, use in RA, etc.] Thank you!

HSE HS Day of Service sign-up

The Assessment Hub link below is valuable to keep close and utilize. The blueprints are easily accessible here as well as the checkpoints upcoming for next year in case anyone is interested in taking a peek.

There will definitely be some focus upcoming about our scope & sequence and how it aligns to the checkpoint. Stay tuned.

This is part 19 in the Edutopia series entitled HOW LEARNING HAPPENS.

Should students share with you that they would like a location to PRAY or go during LUNCH, please complete the Ramadan 2025.xlsx so we may be prepared to welcome students. Currently, students are in the library most days during these times. However, please check in with the office if you haven't done so already as students are added to the schedule.

The Falcon Frenzy is coming up February 11th. How could you participate, you ask? We need support in the bleachers with students, hallway monitoring between games/half-time, dismissal @ 6pm! Your students would love to see you whether they are on the team or in the cheering section!

Please sign up with your availability in this spreadsheet; Falcon Frenzy February 2025 (Girls). Anyone who comes for at least an hour gets jeans days for 2/11 AND 2/12 (day of...and day of recovery - ha!) Thank you for considering!

The district blood drive is scheduled for 2/14 and there are still openings to schedule. There will be extra special treats for you to munch after your donation. I may even let you have 2 treats.

Register here:

https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11604788

If you can't make it to the 2/14 blood drive, Lantern Road Elementary is having their blood drive 2/8 from 10am-1pm. Have some breakfast at their Pancake Breakfast and donate blood. It's a win win (see the flyer attached for details).

You can sign up for Lantern Road Blood Drive here:

https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11603803

This is for all staff with an active teaching license.

Please complete the ILEARN TEST ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATION by 3/7 as there will be other ILEARN items to come throughout the spring and ILEARN Practice tests will be given two weeks before Spring Break. You may choose to do this whenever you like including your teacher-directed collaboration/work times, prep, or other times you choose.

Note that this must be done every year and is different from the DOE Test Security & Integrity Training 2024-25 that you completed in the HSE SafeSchools training modules. This certification takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. This is a requirement for all Test Administrators before giving the Practice test. Please ensure that you pay attention to and watch this certification as it is important information on features to learn how to administer the online assessment.

How to get to TEST ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATION:

1. Navigate to Indiana's ILEARN Portal. (https://indiana.portal.cambiumast.com/ilearn.html)
2. Scroll to the bottom of the screen click on TEST ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFICATION under the PREPARING FOR THE TEST section.
3. Log In and complete the training. (If you forget your password, click on FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD. Even if you remember your password, you will likely have to create a new password by the system as you have not used it since last Spring.)
4. Complete all items.
5. Logout.
6. You do not need to submit your completion certificate to Kim as it is recorded in the TIDE system. Howver, feel free to keep a copy for your records if you like. Kim is able to view it online.

All staff new to FCI should have been added to the TIDE PORTAL. Enter your HSE email address and request a new password. If you do not have a log-in, email Kim right away.

For those 6th graders who have a family-owned iPad, it will be important that they download the ILEARN app prior to March 14th so you all may have time to double check that students all have the app prior to the practice test on 3/25. This will also be included in the Falcon Flyer in the coming weeks.

It seems way to early to think about end of the year items, but it will be here before you know it! Due to construction of temporary classrooms beginning the middle of May, we will not be able to have our whole school video & teacher dance in the gym as we have traditionally done.

Therefore, the idea has been proposed to continue with our all-school video for each team to watch on the last day of school in the morning. The video typically includes 8-10 pictures of each team and additional segments of the school family. Since we won't have the teacher dance, initial thoughts were that each team would come up with something that would be videoed and submitted for inclusion in the overall video after your team's picture collage. Students could be creative and come up with an idea!

Some items to note:

• 6th grade party - We believe that this will still be able to be held
• 6th grade Talent Show - under consideration; if held, it would have to be done in two viewing sessions as it would have to be in the cafe

As you brainstorm things, email Kim for consideration! Think outside the box for ways to celebrate the end of the year!

~ Learning Reports to be completed & uploaded to Canvas the week of 2/10 ~

Monday, February 10, rot I

Happy Birthday, Jaime Hastings!!

• 8:10-9:00am - Robotics
• 8:15-9:00am - Choir
• 9:25-10:10am - Team 50 team meeting
• 10:15-11:00am - Team 67 team meeting
• 11:05-11:50am - Team 62 team meeting
• 12:15-1:15pm - Extended Observation
• 2:30-3:30pm - ACR (Doenges, Sullivan Kuhn, Day, Medawar, Johnson)
• 3:00-3:45pm - Post-observation
• 4:00-5:30pm - Girls' Basketball practice
• 6:30pm - Choir Performance (cafe)

Tuesday, February 11, rot I

Happy Birthday, Amy Bellinski!!

• 8:10-8:55am - PLC gatherings
• 9:30-3:30pm - Hub & Spoke (Elliot block 1)
• 10:15-11:00am - Team 64 team meeting
• 11:05-11:50am - Team 61 team meeting
• 12:15 - Day admin meeting
• 2:15-3:30pm - Intermediate meeting (Kim @ CRE)
• 4:00pm - Carter Announcement due for next day
• 4:30-6:30pm - Girls' Basketball game vs. Sand Creek Intermediate (Home - FALCON FRENZY) - Students will dismiss at 6:00pm

Wednesday, February 12, rot I

Happy Birthday, Lauren Medawar!!

Carter's class announcements! 😃 Thank you!

• 8:10-9:00am - FCI Connect
• 8:10-9:00am - Robotics
• 8:15-9:00am - Student Council
• 9:00-10:00am - DEL meeting (Blackford, Bradley, Sullivan, Kozloski, Day, Doenges, McCord, Kuhn, Cheek, Andrews) - room 207
• 9:30-3:30pm - Hub & Spoke (Elliot block 2)
• 10:15-11:00am - Team 66 team meeting
• 11:05-11:50am - Team 63 team meeting
• 12:30-1:45pm - Intermediate Principal Meeting (Kim @ RSI)
• 2:15-3:15pm - Extended Observation
• 3:00-4:00pm - ACR (Cheek, Snyder, Kozloski, Kuhn, Day, Zook)
• 3:00pm - Send your Falcon winner to the office. (This will be done every Wednesday at this time unless we indicate otherwise. Draw a ticket from those collected and send one student to office.)
• 3:05 - 3:50pm - SOAR - 5th grade - Unit 3: Empathy and Kindness (SS) - Lessons 15: Performance Task- Your Solution // 6th grade - Unit 3: Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions (SS) - Lesson 18: What Works Best for You?
• 4:00pm - Morrison Announcement due for next day
• 5:30pm - Band pictures begin (at FCJ)
• 6-8pm. - February Social Event - Trivia @ Daniel’s Vineyard; Bring your ID for 20% off
• 6:30pm - Band concert (at FCJ)

Thursday, February 13, rot I

Morrison's class announcements! 😃 Thank you!

• 8:55am - Committee Collaboration - same locations as prior meetings (finalizing staff sharing opportunity for 2/27)
• 9:30-11:00am - Principal Support meeting (Kim @ admin)
• 11:55am-12:40pm - Team 60, 65 team meeting
• 3:00-4:00pm - ACR (Bradley, Kane, Sullivan, Day, Villanyi)
• 5:30-7:30pm - Girls' basketball game @ HOME vs. Westfield travel team

Friday, February 14, rot I

Kim Day out of building

MTSS Progress Monitoring Reminder

President's Day - No School

Tuesday, February 18

FLEX day - No School

Wednesday, February 19, rot F

• 8:10-9:00am - Robotics Club
• 8:10-9:00am - Math Bowl try-outs
• 8:15-9:00am - Student Council
• 9:25-10:25am - Extended-Observation
• 11:20am-12:20pm - ACR (Doenges, Snyder, Kozloski, Day, Zook)
• 1:30-3:00pm - K-6 School Safety Specialist meeting (Kim @ admin)
• 2:15-3:15pm - ACR (Bradley, Kane, Day, Sullivan)
• 3:00pm - Send your Falcon winner to the office. (This will be done every Wednesday at this time unless we indicate otherwise. Draw a ticket from those collected and send one student to office.)
• 3:05 - 3:50pm - SOAR - 5th grade - Unit 4: Problem Solving (SS) Lesson 16: Beginning to STEP
  // 6th grade - Unit 4: Managing Relationships and Social Conflict (SS) Lesson 21: Why Conflicts Escalate
• 4:00pm - Wiese Announcement due for next day
• 5:30-7:30pm - Girls' Basketball game @ HOME vs. Lapel Middle School

Thursday, February 20, rot F

Happy Birthday, Jess Andrews!!

Happy Birthday, Ashley McConnell!!

Team 64 Announcements (Wiese) - Thank you! 😃

• 8:10-8:55am - Teacher-directed collaboration
• 8:10-8:50am - Baby Shower for Kayla Young
• 9:25-10:10am - Post-observation
• 10:15-11:05am - Extended Observation
• 11:05-11:50am - Post-observation
• 3:00-3:45pm - Extended observation
• 5:30-7:30pm - Girls' Basketball game @ Riverside Intermediate

Friday, February 21, rot F

MTSS Progress Monitoring Reminder

• 8:10-9:00am - Math Bowl try-outs
• 10:20-11:20am - ACR (Doenges, Kozloski, Day, Wiese)
• 11:30am-12:30pm - Admin/Counselor/SW meeting
• 2:30-3:05pm - FCI 7th grade presentation to Teams 60, 61, 62, 63 (cafe)
• 3:10-3:45pm - FCJ 7th grade presentation to Teams 64, 65, 66, 67 (cafe)
• 5:30-9:30pm - HSEF Legacy Event at Fishers Event Center

Saturday, February 22

Happy Birthday, Alana Kane!!

• 8:00am-4:00pm - Vex Robotics Competition @ SCI
• 9:00am-12:00pm - Girls' Basketball Tournament @ HIJH

~ Learning Reports to be completed & uploaded to Canvas the week of 2/24 ~

Monday, February 24 rot C

Jessica Sullivan out of building

• 8:10-9:00am - Robotics
• 9:30-10:30am - ACR (McCord, Day,)
• 11:05-11:50am - Post-observation
• 3:00-3:45pm - Intermediate meeting (Teams - Kim)
• 4:00-6:00pm - Girls' Basketball practice

Tuesday, February 25, rot C

Jessica Sullivan out of building

• 8:10-8:55am - PLC gatherings
• 10:15-11:15am - Extended Observation
• 11:20am-12:20pm - Extended Observation
• 1:00-2:00pm - PTO meeting (bookroom)
• 2:15-3:45pm - Intermediate principal meeting (Kim @ LRE)
• 4:00-6:00pm - Girls' Basketball practice
• 6:30-7:00pm - 5th grade CPR meeting (cafe)

Wednesday, February 26, rot C

Jessica Sullivan out of building

• 8:10-9:00am - FCI Connect
• 8:15-9:00am - Math Bowl practice (room 517)
• 8:15-9:00am - Student Council
• 8:15-9:00am - BIM (Blackford, Andrews, Day)
• 10:30-11:15am - FCI Budget meeting (Day, Pitts - FCI)
• 12:00-1:00pm - ACR (Cheek, Kozloski, Walker, Day, Renckly)
• 1:30-2:30pm - ACR (Bradley, Kozloski, Day, Kuhn)
• 3:00pm - Send your Falcon winner to the office. (This will be done every Wednesday at this time unless we indicate otherwise. Draw a ticket from those collected and send one student to office.)
• 3:05 - 3:50pm - SOAR - 5th grade - Unit 4: Problem Solving (SS) Lesson 17: When? Where? Who? // 6th grade - Unit 4: Managing Relationships and Social Conflict (SS) Lesson 22: Considering Multiple Perspectives
• 5:30-7:30pm - Girls' Basketball game @ Home vs. Mt. Vernon Middle

Thursday, February 27, rot C

• 8:55am - Committee Share - (Library)
• 10:00-11:00am- Extended Observation
• 11:15am-12:15pm - Extended Observation

Friday, February 28, rot C

MTSS Progress Monitoring Reminder

• 9:20am - February Student of the Month (SOM) announced
• 11:00am-12:00pm - Counselor/Admin meeting
• 2:30-3:30pm - Extended Observation

Upcoming:

• 3/7 - ILEARN Test Certification completed
• 3/13 - ILEARN meeting (Collaboration day)
• 3/19 - Student Success Survey to be given during SOAR (Will do this prior to SEL lesson)
• 3/26 - ILEARN Practice Tests - 2-hour delay schedule. (Practice tests must be made up prior to Spring Break)
• 3/27 - ILEARN meeting (Collaboration day)
• 4/4-13 - Spring Break
• 4/15 - Day one of FCI ILEARN

5th grade

• 3/18 - Team meetings (54, 53, 55)
• 3/20 - Team meetings (51, 52)
• 3/20 - Hygiene (5th grade - schedule in OneNote)
• 3/21 - Team meetings (50, 56, 57)

6th grade

• 3/20 - Hygiene (6th grade - schedule in OneNote)
• 3/25 - Team meetings (67, 62, 60)
• 3/25 - Vaping (6th grade - schedule in OneNote)
• 3/26 - Team meetings (64, 61, 65)
• 3/27 - Team meetings (66, 63)
• 3/27 Teams 6/0 & 6/5 zoo study trip
• 3/31 Teams 6/1 & 6/3 zoo study trip

• 4/2 - Teams 6/2 & 6/7 zoo study trip
• 4/1 - Teams 6/4 & 6/6 zoo study trip

Learning Report weeks:

• 3/10
• 3/24
• 4/21
• 5/5
• 5/19

AME Log-in: User: FALLCREEKIN / PW: FALLCREEKIN

Admin Acct. for new devices:

MAC: Username: Lmstaff / Password: T3chpwd!

Windows 10 Machines (Dell & Surface): Username: .\Lmstaff / Password: HSEloc@1

Freckle - (RtI/exceptional learners)

• Log in- fci-general@hse.k12.in.us
  
• password - frontrow2014
  
• class code (any student in the school edition) - inters

Headspace (also has an app)

• https://www.headspace.com/login
• email address: fci-general@hse.k12.in.us
• password: Falcons1 (case sensitive)

Mind Yeti (also has an app)

• https://www.mindyeti.com/login
• email address: fci-general@hse.k12.in.us
• password: Falcons1 (case sensitive)

Smiling Minds (also has an app)

• https://www.smilingmind.com.au
• free; create your own account