RedHawk Tales

January 5: WELCOME BACK, Start of 2nd semester

January 14: Karate Club starts back up

January 15: Chess Club starts back up

January 19: No School in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 21-30: ILEARN Checkpoint Testing (Jan. 21-22: 5th Gr./Jan. 27-28: 3rd Gr./Jan. 29-30: 4th Gr.)

January 23: Pacers Fundraiser Deadline

January 29: Enroll Indy Round 1 lottery ends

January 30: Family Movie Night, 5:30-7:30

February 2: BizTown for 5th Graders

February 5-13: Book Fair

February 16: No School in observance of Presidents' Day

February 17-No School for students, Staff PD

March 5: Spring Music Concert at Broad Ripple Middle School (mark your calendars now!)

#responsible5thgraders #booksarefun

#almostmiddleschoolers #harshmanvikings #imabigkidnow

#sidenerstrong! #parkour #thewall

#Swedishholiday #SantaLuciaDay #symmetry #kinetic&potentialenergy

#4thgradeScience #futurescientists

#3rdgradeadoptedcalf #farmlife #eatmorechicken

Dear Sidener Families,

Happy New Year, and welcome back to school! I hope you and your family enjoyed a restful and joyful holiday season filled with meaningful moments and time together. We are excited to welcome our students back and begin this new year with purpose and momentum.

As we return, our focus remains on high-quality instruction and student growth across all content areas. During this upcoming quarter, students will continue engaging in rigorous learning experiences that emphasize strong literacy and math foundations, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Teachers will be using ongoing assessment data to guide instruction, provide targeted support, and extend learning opportunities for students who are ready for additional challenge.

In addition, our Unified Arts classes will continue to enrich students’ learning through art, music, physical education, and computer science, ensuring a well-rounded educational experience. We are pleased to share that we will have a temporary Computer Science teacher, Mr. Burke, who will be with us three days a week to provide instruction and continued learning opportunities for our students.

Small-group instruction and intervention support will also remain a priority as we work to meet the individual needs of every learner.

As we settle back into our routines, please remember the importance of regular attendance and punctuality. Being present each day is essential to academic success, and we appreciate your continued partnership in supporting strong attendance habits.

Thank you for your ongoing trust and collaboration. We look forward to a strong start to the new year and continued growth for our students and school community.

Warm regards,

Dr. Milanda Penn

On Thursday, January 22, join Principal Dr. Penn and the PTA for a morning Coffee Chat or evening Virtual Meeting for Sidener and PTA updates and spring semester planning.

9:30am at Sidener Academy, Coffee Chat at Sidener Academy with Dr. Penn and updates from the Sidener Academy PTA

6PM Virtual PTA Meeting with updates from Dr. Penn:

Google Meet Video call link: https://meet.google.com/anf-rgyo-xem Or dial: +1 402-736-0293 PIN: 656 263 193# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/anf-rgyo-xem?pin=7109721389747

Indiana Pacers Fundraiser for Sidener Academy

Sidener Academy PTA has partnered with the Indiana Pacers to participate in an exciting FUNdraiser opportunity! Sell tickets to select Pacers games, win some really neat Pacers prizes and help raise money for our school! It doesn’t matter if you’re a student or teacher, everyone can participate and have FUN at a Pacers game!

We will have our very own school night at a Pacers game with a check presentation at center court during halftime! Everyone will be together cheering on our hometown Pacers on Thursday, February 26th, 2026 at 7pm when the Pacers take on the Charlotte Hornets.

If you can’t make it to our school night game, we have three alternate games to choose from on January 28th, February 2nd or 3rd!

ORDER BY JANUARY 23 ONLINE: Purchase your tickets online. You can even share the offer with family and friends via social media, email and text! It will be easier than ever to sell lots of tickets and earn prizes! Simply go to Pacers.com/Hornets for more information and to purchase tickets.

• Please pick up player in the front of the building.
• For away games, you will need to provide transportation to the game.
• For home games, players will stay after school.

Tuesday, January 13th Practice until 5:00

Thursday, January 15th Practice until 5:00

Saturday, January 17th Clinic 11:30-12:30 at George Washington High School

Address: 2215 W. Washington St. 46222

Tuesday, January 20th Practice until 5:00

Wed., January 21st Away Game at 6:00 at Ernie Pyle 90

Address: 3351 W. 18th St. 46222

Thursday, January 22nd Practice until 5:00

Saturday, January 24th Clinic 11:30-12:30 at Shortridge High School

Address: 3401 N. Meridian St. 46208

Tuesday, January 27th Practice until 5:00

Wed., January 28th Home Game at 6:00 vs Clarence Farrington 61

Thursday, January 29th Practice until 5:00

Tuesday, February 3rd Practice until 5:00

Wed., February 4th Away Game at 6:00 at Charles Fairbanks 105

Address: 8620 Montery Rd. 46226

Thursday, February 5th Practice until 5:00

Tuesday, February 10th Practice until 5:00

Wed., February 11th Double Header Home Game at 6:00 and 7:00 vs CFI 84 Blue and CFI 84 Yellow

Thursday, February 12th Practice until 5:00

Please contact Audrey Satterblom with any questions...audreysatt@gmail.com

Kroger's Community Rewards

To participate, Sign up here, search for SIDENER ACADEMY PTA, and click Enroll. Then, Kroger gives back to Sidener each time you shop using your Kroger rewards card--it's just that easy!

Box Tops for Education
Use the Box Tops app to scan your store receipt, and earn cash for Sidener! Sign up here by searching for Sidener Academy-School 59.

Staples Rewards

Need school or office supplies? Shop at Staples! Download the Staples app to enroll or link your existing rewards account to Sidener. Staples then gives 5% back to Sidener with every purchase. Sign up here

Scripps

Need to purchase gift cards? Shop through Raise Right (Scripps) to earn money for Sidener! Enrollment Code: FA5B7A34652L5 Shop here

Make a tax deductible Donation to support Sidener community events, teacher requests and other needs throughout the year. Sidener Academy PTA is a nonprofit organization, and all funds support our students and school community. Donate here

Laura Rain Alford, President, president@sideneracademypta.org

Anh Nguyen, Vice President, vicepresident@sideneracademypta.org

Carolyn Svirsky-Interim Treasurer, treasurer@sideneracademypta.org

Ashley Rice-Recording Secretary, secretary@sideneracademypta.org

Becky Schwantes-An, Communications Secretary, info@sideneracademypta.org