Kim Barrett, Principal Amy Satkoski, Assistant Principal

Volume 26, Issue 22 February 22, 2016

A Four Star School National Blue Ribbon School

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Smoky Row Spotlight

ISTEP

Do you have a 3rd, 4th or 5th grader? If so, ISTEP and IREAD are just around the corner! ISTEP is administered

in two different windows: February 29-March 11 and April 18-May 6. All 3rd grade students will participate

in IREAD during the week of March 14-March 18.

Please make sure not to schedule any appointments for your child during the school day during the testing

windows. Also, it is very important for your child to be on time to school each day. Many tests start first thing in the morning. Students cannot enter the classroom if

a test has started.

The best way to help your child do well on these tests is to have a positive attitude and send your child to

school on time with a healthy breakfast.

Smoky Row Elementary ~ 900 W. 136th Street ~ Carmel, IN 46032 Office: 571-4084 ~ Attendance: 571-4086 ~ www.ccs.k12.in.us/sre/home

Upcoming Events

February

26th Lion King (7:00 PM)

(Ticket Required)

27th Lion King (1:00 PM)

(Ticket Required)

29th Kindergarten 2016-2017 Parent Meeting

9:00 AM and 6:30 PM

March

4th Smoky Row Spirit Day

11th End of 3rd Quarter

18th Report Cards Issued (Grades 1-5)

21st - 25th

Spring Book Fair

31st Spring Picture Day

NEW! SRE LION KING

The Smoky Row Drama Club will be presenting The Lion King on February 26 at 7:00 PM and February 27 at 1:00 PM. Tickets are required for entry at both shows. Due to the large cast size and capacity of the auditorium, seating is limited. The tickets were in high demand; as a result the two performances are sold out. However, there will be

a special performance just for the Smoky Row students during the school day on Friday, February 26. Thank you for your understanding.

For questions, please contact sredrama@gmail.com

NEW! SMOKY ROW

CARNIVAL DATE CHANGE

The Smoky Row School Carnival has been moved to Friday, April 29. The event will

begin at 5:30 and we hope to take advantage of some nice spring weather.

NEW! CCS RECYCLING

POLICY

NEW RECYCLING POLICY AT CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLS After much thought and careful consideration, Carmel Clay Schools has begun a new recycling program throughout the district. Any waste in the classrooms will be placed in the recycle dumpster. The thought behind this idea is that the contamination level will be minimal, but the quantity of items recycled will increase. Exceptions will be made, of course, if food waste is in the classroom waste bins. In the cafeterias, all

items will still need to be sorted, as has been the case in recent years. The goal is for

all schools to be implementing this program by the end of the school year.

NEW! PUP RUNNING TRACK SEASON

Open registration for the 2016 Pup Running Track Season begins March 1st and closes at 11:59 pm on April 1st. Absolutely no late registration is accepted. Participation is

open to ALL Carmel Clay School students with a cost of $8 to participate. Team t-shirts are optional with an additional cost of $7. For more information, visit the Pup Running

Inc. website at www.puprunning.org. The spring track seasons consists of 100 and 400 meter dashes, typically one practice

a week which can begin the week of April 10th. The meets will begin at 5:30 pm on April 28th (Carmel Middle School), May 5th (Carmel Middle School) and May 12th

(Carmel High School).

NEW! PUP RUNNING COACH

NEEDED

Registration will soon be open for the 2016 track season for Pup Running. Smoky Row needs a coach (co-coaching is great!). If you are interested in this volunteer position, please contact Maria Gottlieb at puprunningcarmel@gmail.com and the front office

staff at Smoky Row. Practices are usually held once weekly immediately after school with 3 meets on Thursdays: April 28th (Carmel Middle School), May 5th (Carmel

Midddle School) and May 12th (Carmel High School).

NEW! SPRING BOOK FAIR

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Spring Scholastic Book Fair is approaching and we need many volunteers. On Friday, March 18th we need volunteers to help set up the book fair. We also need volunteers from March 21st – March 25th, who are willing to come in and work the

cash register, replenish books, help students browse, and eventually pack up the fair on the afternoon of the 25th. Volunteers are needed for many 2 hours shifts

throughout the fair, but even an hour of our time is a big help! If you are interested in volunteering during this fun event, please visit Sign-up Genius using the following link:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/5080C48A5A72DAB9-spring Password: spring

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us. Thank you for your help – we couldn’t have such a great book fair without our

wonderful volunteers! Angie Towle – SRE Media Specialist – atowle@ccs.k12.in.us

Elizabeth Solazzo – Volunteer Co-chair – elizabeth@solazzo.com

NEW! SHOP AND SUPPORT YOUR SRE ROCKETS

Please see the attached flyer for information on how you can donate to SRE just by

shopping at your favorite places. Click HERE for additional information!

NEW! ART ROOM NEWS

We have had a busy month in the art room! SRE will be having two art shows! Our Kindergarten-3rd grade students will be participating in the Heart of Art Show

presented by the Carmel Senior Living Center. This one day show will take place Sunday, February 28th from 2-4 pm. ALL K-3rd grade students will be featured in

this exhibit. Click HERE for additional information.

ALL of our 4th and 5th grade Rockets will be featured in the World’s Smallest Children’s Art Gallery sponsored by the Carmel Arts Council. Open house for this

exhibit will be March 6th from 2-4 pm. Click HERE for additional information.

Please visit my website at: http://acride1.wix.com/smokyrowartblog for more

information.

BOX TOPS UPDATE

Did you know: Last year Smoky Row earned $1,790.00 in Box Top collecting.....This year we are well on our way and have earned $1,343.50! We collect year round and receive two checks a year. The cut off for this year's earnings is the end of February. Please send in any Box Tops that you have collected this month. Any you submit will

also help your child's class possibly win the classroom contest for an ice cream sundae

party or extra recess. Thanks to everyone who clips Box Tops!

PENNIES FOR PATIENTS

Check your couch cushions! It's time for Pennies for Patients, benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Students may bring in their coins between February 15-26 and deposit them in their grade level pods. The grade level that donates the most money will decide which staff members participate in a "dare" at the school-wide

carnival!

SRE SCHOLARSHIP

Calling all SRE Families Past & Current with students graduating Carmel High

School!

Did your child attend SRE for at least 3 grades? Is your child pursuing a collegiate or

vocational degree? Did you know that SRE PTO proudly offers scholarships?

…Your child could be eligible! Scholarship applications are available in the Carmel High School Counseling Office, at Smoky Row’s front desk, and online at SRE PTO’s website http://myccs.ccs.k12.in.us/sre/pto/forms

Deadline for submission: April 26, 2016

Questions? Contact: annmarieonline74@yahoo.com

Leaders of the Week—February 8th

Please join me in congratulating our Leaders of the Week! These students have been hard at work in their classrooms

demonstrating the 7 Habits.

Taylor Kamp, Neven Krstic, Anna Kate Hamilton, Brady Schledt, Finn Devine, JC Pohlman, Allison

Washburn, Olivia Coriell, Ella Bohac, Annie Thoren, Ethan Scarberry, Maddie Linton, Abby Allen, Abby

Watkins, August Rodriguez, Dylan Jones, Jacob Hilbert, Will Massey, Will Engledow, Geetika Chitturi,

Rishab Anand, Yash Kukreja, Joe Rozembajgier, Brady Seitz, Ally Ng, Grace Zhu, Eric Guo, Katherine Yu,

and Bryan Rivas.

Leaders of the Week—February 15th

This week's leaders showed outstanding traits such as being proactive, putting first things first and synergizing.

Please join me in congratulating:

Wiley Robertson, Allie Lenz, Logan Bishop, Chelsea Avila, Lexie Vahrenkamp, Reese Perdun, Xavier Knott, Max

Foulke, Josie McDougall, Oli Monger, Kate Boschee, Connor Brady, Ian Lam, Hallie Miller, Joshua Goodspeed, Olivia

Weaver, Greta Griffin, Siri Vuppalanchi, Aidah Brown, Drew Goyer, Alyssa Fuhrman, Lola Niksch

Chamudu Sumanasinghe, Kate Amick, Kevin Pelletiere, Harrison Schmidt, Jessica Pickett, Samantha Suggs, and

Stephen Hilbert!

Download all forms at: https://myccs.ccs.k12.in.us/sre/pto/Flyers

Rocket Review Publication The Rocket Review is the Smoky Row newsletter published by the SRE PTO. This electronic newsletter is published weekly and distributed via email to all Smoky Row families. Deadline for newsletter submissions is every Wednesday at 5 p.m. To submit a story, fill out the Rocket Review Form and

email any attachments to Mary Podany at mpodany@ccs.k12.in.us.

Next Newsletter: Monday, February 29, 2016