Indian Hill Jaguar News

Hello Indian Hill Families,

We are proud to be Jaguars! 🐾

As we move through October, we have several exciting events and important dates coming up at Indian Hill. Please take a moment to review the information below and mark your calendars!

📅 Looking Ahead

October 23 – Walk-A-Thon & Jaguar Jamboree 🐾🎉
One of our favorite Indian Hill traditions! We are excited for a fun day celebrating our Jaguars and bringing our school community together.

😃Jaguar Jamboree: 5:00–8:00 PM (Indian Hill Students & K-5 Aged Siblings ONLY)😃

October 28 – Picture Retake Day 📸
Students who need a picture retake or were absent on our original Picture Day will have another opportunity.

October 28 & 29 – Parent-Teacher Conferences 👩‍🏫👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
We look forward to welcoming our families for Parent-Teacher Conferences. This is an important opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher, celebrate their progress, and continue working together to support their success.

October 29 – Harvest Day & ½ Day of School 🎃🍂
We will celebrate Harvest Day at Indian Hill! Please remember that this is also a half day of school.

October 30 – BOO BASH! | 5:30–7:30 PM 👻🎃
This event takes place in the evening of a NO SCHOOL day.
There will be no school during the day, but our annual Boo Bash will take place that evening! We hope to see our Jaguar families there for a fun night together!

October 30–November 3 – NO SCHOOL 🗓️
Enjoy Fall Break!

October is always a busy and exciting month at Indian Hill, and we are looking forward to all of the traditions, celebrations, and opportunities to connect with our families. Thank you, as always, for your continued support of our students, staff, and school community.

Have a fantastic week!

📞 Attendance Hotline: 810-591-4104
📞 Office Phone: 810-591-4100

Go Jaguars! 🐾🔴⚫
— Mr. Stein, Principal
tstein@gbcs.org

We are in need of popcorn Friday volunteers! Please sign up at the link below ASAP!

As you may have noticed, schools across the state are experiencing a shortage of bus drivers. With such a large number of district buses on the road every day, the need for new drivers at GBCS is almost continuous. We are currently hiring and provide free training and licensing. There are full and part-time opportunities available! If you have ever considered becoming a bus driver, we would love to talk to you! Please call 810-591-8965 or stop in to 2500 E Maple Ave, Flint, MI 48507 and talk to Bonnie or Adam at GBCS Transportation or apply online!

As the temperatures drop, please make sure students come to school dressed appropriately for the cold weather. Warm coats, hats, and gloves help keep our Jaguars comfortable and ready to learn — especially during outdoor recess. We go outside whenever the weather allows, so please label your child’s items and check that they have everything they need each morning. Thank you for helping keep our students safe and warm!

As a reminder, we ask that students and families avoid walking through neighborhood yards during dismissal. Please use sidewalks, school walkways, and public paths when heading to and from Indian Hill. This helps us maintain positive relationships with our neighbors and keeps everyone safe. Thank you for your cooperation!

Parents,

PLEASE ensure that student's shorts are appropriate length (down to fingertips), mid sections are not shown, and that no one is wearing spaghetti strap shirts or tank tops. We must follow the district dress code at Indian Hill during the school year even with the warmer weather upon us!

Thank you!

IH Families!

Please do your best to come up with a pickup plan before the school day begins. This way your students and our staff can ensure that they get home on time.

Thank you!

IH Office Staff

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IH Families!

Please make sure that you are not leaving your children unattended outside of IH before 8:20am. Students are not permitted to be left alone outside IH until 8:20 when breakfast starts and morning staff are outside.

Arrival time is 8:40am. ALL STUDENTS must be here before this time. IF you drop your students off past that time you must sign them in with Mrs. Tykocki. Any students arriving at or past 9am will be considered absent for a 1/2 day. This is a district policy. Absences add up quickly and can lead to truancy meetings with the county. It is imperative that have your students here on time each day!

Thank you!

The holiday season from now through the new year poses additional threats to kids trying to manage food allergies. We would like to increase awareness about food allergies by reminding students and parents of the following:

• Food allergies are very serious. It is not a joking matter.
• Reactions can be life threatening.
• Preventing exposure is crucial.
• Don’t share food, forks, knives, spoons, or straws with friends
• Wash hands before and after eating. Some people with food allergies can get sick even if they are touched by something that has a tiny bit of food on it.
• If a friend with allergies is sick, tell an adult right away. This will make sure that your friend gets help and gets the medicine they need to feel better.
• Food allergies can make Halloween even scarier. Please remember not to bring anything with nuts into the classroom.

Food Allergy Awareness

There are about 5.9 million kids living with food allergies, 1 in 13 kids under the age of 18, which is about 2 in every classroom. The holiday season from now through the new year poses threats to kids trying to manage food allergies. We would like to increase awareness about food allergies by reminding students and parents of the following:

• Food allergies are very serious. It is not a joking matter.
• Reactions can be life threatening
• Preventing exposure is crucial
• Don’t share food, forks, knives, spoons, or straws with friends
• Wash hands before and after eating. Some people with food allergies can get sick even if they are touched by something that has a tiny bit of food on it
• If a friend with allergies is sick, tell an adult right away. This will make sure that your friend gets help and gets the medicine they need to feel better
• Food allergies can make Halloween even scarier. Please remember not to bring anything with nuts into the classroom

See Research proves that healthy, growing, learning brains require healthy snacks!

The following snacks are suggested for daily snacks:

Yogurt/Gogurt
Teddy Grahams/Graham Crackers
Fruit (apples, grapes, oranges, etc.)
Pretzels
Cheez-its/Goldfish Crackers
Triscuits
Cheese crackers filled with cheese
Rice Cakes
Applesauce
Fruit Cups
Granola Bars (make sure they are nut free)
Baked Lays products

Fruit Snacks

• Where school breakfast is available (all schools it’s in your cafeteria)
• The time breakfast is available at your building.
• Where menus can be accessed (https://www.gbcs.org/our-district/departments/dining-services/breakfast-and-lunch-menus)

Thank you!

• Breakfast starts at 8:20am. Only students getting breakfast are allowed in the building.
• The doors open for all other students at 8:35am. We cannot have students standing unattended near the front of the building before this time due to safety reasons. Please hold them in your vehicle until 8:30am at the earliest if you dropping off.

• You MUST have a district volunteer form on file with the office. This form has to have a copy of your ID attached as well. A new form must be filled out each year.
• Once the form and ID copy are received Mr. Stein will sign them and send them to CO for approval.
• Please make sure you get your forms turned in at least a week before our 1st event on October 6th.

Download the App here!

https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/get-the-app

If your issue is not resolved, please reach out to the office staff and Mr. Stein. Our teachers at Indian Hill will always be your best resource in regards to classroom information or grade level events.

Thank you!

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- If your student attends school before that 24 hour period has ended we must send them home immediately.

Thank you!

-Medication forms must be filled out in the main office for us to keep them on hand.

-All over the counter medicine must be sealed .

-Prescription medications must ALSO have a signed doctors note included.

Breakfast: 8:20 am

Doors open: 8:35 am

If you arrive after 8:45 please walk your child into the school to sign them in.

Email: tstein@gbcs.org
Website: https://www.gbcs.org/Domain/13
Location: Indian Hill Elementary School, Woodbridge Drive, Grand Blanc, MI, USA
Phone: 810-591-4100