Welcome to CFI 70

We are eager to welcome you to our school community, but know transitions can be hard. In this document you can everything you need to start to feel at home at CFI 70. The links included in this welcome letter will also permanently live at the bottom of all Family Newsletters you will receive each Friday through Toddle. And also remember our school website holds this info as well!

If you still have questions, do not hesitate to reach out by phone our email (317-226-4270 or greenel@myips.org).

Please complete the following forms.

• Emergency Contact Form: 1 per family
• Permission Form: 1 per student (Spanish Permission Form)
• Parent & Student Compact: 1 per family

At IPS, our International Baccalaureate (IB) schools emphasize inquiry, collaborative learning, critical thinking, and student agency. These educational models seek to develop socially responsible contributors who recognize their shared humanity and guardianship of the planet and strive to create a more peaceful world. All IPS Center for Inquiry (CFI) schools also follow the International Baccalaureate organization model.

IB Primary Years Programming (PYP) Students will go through six units of study based on global themes that incorporate math, science, social studies, reading, writing, and the arts through transdisciplinary teaching, where students apply knowledge and skills from multiple disciplines to help shape the learning experience.

Toddle is the main platform we communicate through, including weekly family newsletters and grade reports. Logging into Toddle is easy. Just use your email on file with school and you will be sent a registration code to your email. Email Laura Greene at greenel@myips.org for help.

I suggest that you also download the mobile app, Toddle Family, and subscribe to the calendar so you have quick access to our school events.

The family newsletter is sent out every Friday with pertinent school information through this electronic system. Be sure to scroll to the bottom to view pertinent links and day-to-day resources such as arrival/departure maps, lunch menus etc. Communication throughout the week from your child’s teacher and additional reminders will also come from Toddle.

This can be good resource to connect with other families and build community. If you have questions related to academics or admin, please remember this is not the meant to be a place for those questions. We are always available in the office by phone (317-226-4270) or email (greenel@myips.org).

Kinvo is a platform that allows teachers and staff to send text messages directly to families. We will utilize this communication for immediate needs, such as dismissal changes, student behavior, and last minute reminders.

Follow the link below to log onto PowerSchool. If you have not logged onto your PowerSchool parent account before, click on forgot password. For your username and email, enter the email we have on file at school. This will allow you to create a new password. You can now access PowerSchool on your computer or through the PowerSchool mobile app. If you have access to a computer I find it much easier to navigate their web based site

On PowerSchool you can

• update your email contact information if it has changed
• view your student's transportation for the school year
• complete the technology responsible use agreement (under forms)

Report cards and school calendars will be found on Toddle

If you have any questions, please email Laura Greene at greenel@myips.org.

Students within a mile radius of our school or outside of IPS Zone 2 are not provided transportation by IPS. These students can either walk, bike or be driven to school. Students living in Zone 2 and outside of our mile radius are provided bussing from IPS. IPS will mail your student's route information over the summer and information on their bus tracking app "First View"

• 9:05 am: Doors Open
• 9:05- 9:20 am: Breakfast Served (with the exception of a late bus or delayed start to school). If your student is a walker, biker or car rider and want breakfast, they need to arrive with enough time to finish by 9:20.
• 9:20 am: Announcements & Tardy Bell
• 3:45 pm: Dismissal Begins ( Dismissal order: buses, walkers, bike riders, clubs and athletics. We do our best to have students dismissed by 4:00pm)

Where to Enter

• PreK: Door 2, parents may enter with PreK students
• K-5 Walkers: enter through the main entrance. Parents are not permitted to enter with students during arrival.
• Bike Riders: park and lock bikes in the back and walk to the main entrance. They should not cross traffic to enter through the cafeteria doors.
• Car Riders: Door 8. An adult will open the car door for everyone's safety. Please refer to the car rider map below. When exiting the car rider line you are NOT to turn right on 47th street. When exiting 47th onto Central, you must turn right. We ask that you do not cross Central but to turn right.

Where to Pick Up

• PreK: Door 2
• K-1 Walkers (and older Siblings): Door 2
• 2-5 Walkers: Door 1
• Bikers: Door 4
• 2-5 Car Riders: Door 8 (in parking lot)
• PreK-1 Car Riders: Door 9 (on Park Ave)

***If you experience or witness an unsafe incident in traffic – note the date/time/location and what occurred. Our Transportation Safety Committee is actively worki

ng with the city for greater traffic enforcement and infrastructure improvements around our school and your experiences and eyewitness accounts help so much! Log it here:https://forms.gle/X6XVpLsTYjqbD52H6 (Linked in Lionshare).

*For quick access, save this URL in your mobile favorites or add it to your phone's home screen.

With FirstView, parents and caregivers can download the secure, easy-to-use vehicle tracking mobile app that will allow you to stay easily connected with your student(s) daily trips. Our district code is S4V4U and your student's ID can be found in Powerschool or Toddle.

Below is the district dress code for the school year. Fridays students are encouraged to wear spirit wear/school colors with non uniform bottoms.

The school also has several themed days through out the year. Parents will receive communication about these days in the Family Newsletter sent out through Toddle. Clothes must be school appropriate on these days (no offensive language, no tanks, etc).

Our Spirit Wear Store will open multiple times throughout the year. Openings will be announced in the family newsletter.

Each year PTSA puts together a Chit Chat Book to help families connect with each other. To be included, please complete the form below. If you do not complete this, you may miss out on invites by other families and students.

If submitted your information last year, it will automatically be included in this years book. However, if you information changed, please resubmit. A link to the book will be available shortly after the start of the year.

All students at CFI 70 receive free breakfast and lunch. No advance scheduling needed! After your student gets in their groove we also welcome parents to join their student for lunch.

Food from outside vendors is not permitted in our cafeteria. That means no fast food can be brought in for our students. If a child opts to bring a lunch, it must be packed from home.

AYS provides daily before and after school childcare in our building. Register using the link below. They do fill up fast and are often operating a waitlist.

Before and after school clubs are provided each quarter. A link for sign up will be sent out at least 2 weeks in advance through Toddle. There is a cost to these clubs, but we do have scholarships available.

Global Fest is CFI 70's BIGGEST celebration and fundraiser! This is held the 3rd Saturday in September each year. PTSA also hosts other fundraising events such as Dine-to-Donates and Book Fairs. Watch for communication through ManageBac for volunteer sign ups.

• Join the PTSA
• Volunteer in your child's class. Watch for communications through ManageBac for opportunities or directly reach out to the teacher to see how you can help. You must fill out the background check form included below.
• Principal Chat & Parent Coffee: Grab a cup of coffee to go and meet us for our quarterly Principal Chat/Parent Coffee at 9:45am. These are on our calendar at a glance. This is opportunity for parents to chat with Principal Nolan-Watkins and work on small projects for teachers.

Mission

The mission of the Center for Inquiry Schools is to develop a community of respectful lifelong learners, who use inquiry, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to be socially responsible contributors to a changing global society.

Vision

CFI is a diverse, equitable, inclusive family of public International Baccalaureate schools whose community members consider multiple perspectives and are inspired to reflect, collaborate, and take action to make a positive impact on the world.