Roadrunner

Way to go CRE! Roadrunners earned their second milestone this week, and can bring a stuffed animal on Friday, September 19! Our next benchmark is to raise $12,000 by Wednesday, September 24th to earn Dress Like a Teacher Day on September 26th. Donations can be collected by cash, check, or CLICK HERE and help us reach our school wide goal of $18,000. It's super easy to register and share the webpage with friends and family! Thank you for supporting our school!

Also, don't forget there are lots of individual incentives your student can earn too! Some individual rewards include:

G.R.I.P. winners are students who were caught showing Gratitude, Respect, Integrity or Purpose. Each week one winner from each grade level is chosen.

Kindergarten: Naomi in Mrs. Beatty's class - Purpose

1st Grade: Conrad B. in Mr. Niswander's class - Respect

2nd Grade: Porter in Mrs. Irons' - Purpose

3rd Grade: Grace in Mr. Koewers' class - Purpose

4th Grade: Henry in Mrs. Kearns' class - Integrity

September 15-19: Safety Week at CRE

September 15-19: Literacy Week at CRE (see below)

September 15: Last day for Turnover Hunger donations (see below)

September 18: CRE Community & Literacy Night, 6-7:30pm

1st and 3rd grade Vision Screening

September 19: Bring a stuffed animal day!

September 30: 1st grade Vision Screening

October 1: Walk to School

October 9: 3rd grade Vision Screening

This is open house style, so come when you are able. There will be fun literacy activities all over our school! Students will receive a passport that guides them through activities from the gym, to the CRE Village and classrooms. You can make puppets, bookmarks, and postcards along with many other exciting activities! Your student can take a FREE book home from Literacy night AND the public library will be here to help you get library cards. There will be FREE popsicles for all students who complete their passport, and you can enter to win a book prize.

To make an already wonderful evening even better, The Food Florist will be in the parking lot selling wonderful freezer meals, proceeds support the CRE PTO. Bring your cooler and stock up on meals! We hope to see you on Thursday night!

How many shoes do you have at home? Are any of them too old, too small, out of style, or just not wearable? DO NOT THROW THEM AWAY! We want your shoes!

We are partnering with a local organization, Changing Footprints, to collect 1,000 pairs of shoes. The shoes will go to people in Indiana and around the world who need them most. You can help! We will take anything that can be worn on your feet. We take shoes in ANY CONDITION! Shoes that can’t be worn again are sent to Nike Grind and turned into playground surfaces. Nothing ends up in a landfill.

The Shoe Drive begins Monday, September 22 and ends Friday, October 3. Plus, you can bring shoes on Walk to School Day which is Wednesday, October 1.

Click the picture to expand Walk to School reminders.

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to represent their class this year on Student Council.

First Grade: Chase Matthews, Michael Close, Isabella Bruzzese, and Luke Davison.

Second Grade: Reese Arensman, Elaina Goodrich, Evie McCoy, Zoey McCready, and Emmy Alberts. Third Grade: Brooklyn Sahly, Lincoln Bruzzese, Harrison Neale, Cameron Owens, and Cali Sharp.

Fourth Grade: Ricardo Severe, Roman Falcone, Cameron King and Octavia Burke.

They join the following officers: Adalyn Read, Parker Coe, Layton Johnson, Katherine James, Isabelle Read, Kate Ritsema, Caroline Church, and Crew Hartman.

1ST and 3RD GRADE VISION SCREENING

Vision Screening is required by the Indiana State Board of Health for all 1st and 3rd grade students. All 1ST grade students will be screened here at Cumberland Road on Tuesday, September 30th and all 3rd graders will be screened on Thursday, October 9th. Near and far vision will be both be evaluated, and the results are pass/fail. You will only be notified if your student fails the screening test.

If your child wears glasses or contacts, please make sure they have them at school on those days for accurate testing results.

If you have any questions, or if you do not want your child’s vision to be screened, please contact our school nurses, Ashley Ritsema at aritsema@hse.k12.in.us, or Emily Budreau at ebudreau@hse.k12.in.us.

IN NEED OF CLOTHES

The clinic is in need of boys’ pants (all sizes) if anyone has clothes that they want to get rid of. Donations are welcome! Thank you!

Through Turnover Hunger, we are asking all 22 HSE schools to help fill the shelves of FYI and local food pantries with targeted food donations by students and staff.

Through September 15th, Roadrunners have been asked to bring in:

• fruit snacks
• hot chocolate packets
• mini chomps beef sticks

Roadrunners can also donate to the Food for Thought Community Fund. Learn more at the Hamilton Southeastern Education Foundation website.

The Food for thought Fund supports:

• Food pantries within HSE Schools
• outstanding lunch account balances
• Snack Attack program led by FYI

September 18th: Dine to Donate- Portillo's and

Food to Donate- Food Florist (stop by to order and pickup at Literacy Night)

NOW- September 19th: Fall Mum Sale- ONE WEEK LEFT TO ORDER!

NOW- September 29th: CRE Spiritwear Sale

September 26th: Play to Donate- Adrenaline

The Food Florist food truck will be on site with delicious frozen meals available for purchase at Literacy Night on September 18th. Don't forget a cooler to keep your meals cold. Click the picture to expand the menu.

ONE WEEK LEFT TO ORDER! Our Annual Mum sale is still going for one more week! For every mum purchased, CRE PTO will receive money back!! Wasson's mums are so large and beautiful!! Orders are due by September 19th. Pickup: You will go to Wasson's on either 9/29 or 9/30 between 4:00 and 6:00 pm to pick up the mums- you don't even have to leave your car! Get your orders in soon!

Paper orders were sent home in your child's folder or follow the link to order online: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/cre-pto-fall-flower-sale-2025/items

IMPORTANT: If mums are not picked up by 6:00 pm on 9/30, they will be donated. Add to your calendar so you don't forget!

The CRE Fall Spirit Wear sale has officially started!! The online store will be open until September 29th to order! We have some great clothing and products this year with plenty of options to choose from (t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, tye-dye clothing, hoodies, crew neck sweatshirts and more). Please use the link below to place your order. All orders will be delivered to the school approximately 3 weeks after the sale closes. Follow the link to order:

https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/kMCwrpNvSh

Want to support CRE and enjoy some delicious food or have a lot of fun? Participate in our September Dine or Play to Donate opportunities: Portillo's (9/18) and Food Florist (9/18), and Adrenaline (9/26).

that missing just two days of school each month can add up quickly—and may affect your child’s progress toward reading at grade level or even graduating on time?

In Indiana, students who miss 18 or more days in a year are considered chronically absent. The Department of Education asks schools, including HSE, to keep families updated on cumulative absences. The good news: Last year, HSE reduced chronic absenteeism by more than 1%—and together, we can keep that progress growing!

📌 Attendance Goal: Aim for no more than 10 absences in a school year.
💡 Tip: Remember to call in absences and bring medical documentation after healthcare visits.