Click here to check our calendar online for up-to-date information 1-15 PTO Meeting, 3:30 P.M. 1-15 ENL Community Meeting, 7:00 to 8:00 PM (cafeteria) 1-20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no school) 1-24 International Fair, 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. 1-28 NWEA testing (Math), no BEST 1-29 NEWA testing (English), no BEST 1-31 Science Fair 2-11 Camp Tecumseh presentation, 7:00 P.M.

FISHERS JUNIOR HIGH INTERNATIONAL FAIR

January 24th is a big day for students at Fishers Junior High. To celebrate our diversity and rich

cultural heritage, FJH is hosting an International Fair to honor the 63+ countries represented in

our student population. The evening fair for students, families, and the community is scheduled

from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M.

There will be performances, food, art, and a variety of interesting displays, all created by talented

seventh-graders. People are always amazed at the creativity and hard work exhibited by our

students. Along with our students, community members and former high school students will

also be presenting.

We understand that schedules can be more than hectic, but if your time permits, we

would love to see you there. Also, we’d love to have your help. If you would like to be a

part of this celebration either by sharing aspects of your culture, working with the PTO,

providing music/entertainment, etc., we’d love to have our FJH families involved! You

could make name tags for fair goers in your home language, you could make food to

share, you could play music and show pictures….there are endless ways for you to take

part, enriching our students and our community. If you are interested, please contact

Maureen Randall or our PTO at fjhchargerspto@gmail.org.

FJH CHARGER NEWS January 2020

Main Office 594-4150 Attendance 594-4156

Dr. Crystal Thorpe, Principal

Tige Butts, Assistant Principal

Scott Timmons, Athletic Director

Jackie Wolf, Guidance Director

Valerie Ax, Office Manager

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FJH PTO LOOKING AHEAD

This semester, we’ll be • Continuing with monthly staff appreciation and Charger spirit activities. • At every home basketball game, wrestling match, and track meet selling food

and drinks in The Charging Station. Sign up to volunteer now! • Helping out at the FJH International Fair on January 24, 2020. • Partnering with FHS Students in Action and Mrs. Baney for a night of discussion and education about

human trafficking and how to protect our kids in online spaces.

• Giving to FJH to help ensure that every 7th grader goes to Camp Tecumseh. • Selling and delivering Camp T Care Packages! • Helping staff get supplies and volunteers for the FJH Day of Service in May. • And generally stepping up and helping out however and whenever students, parents, and staff need us. Our first PTO meeting next year will be Wednesday, January 15, at 3:30pm. Take a moment to follow @fjhchargerspto on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram for news and updates or contact us: fjhchargerspto@gmail.com

SAVING YOU TIME IN THE NEW YEAR! • When you need to pick up your student early, our goal is to have your student waiting for you when

you arrive. Please send a note or call the office (317.594.4150) with student name and pick up time. Please be prepared to show ID. Please understand that if advance notice isn’t given it might take a few extra minutes to get your student to the office.

• Students can sign themselves in when arriving after the 7:35 bell. If they have been at an

appointment please have them bring in that note. • If a student is going to be absent, please call our attendance line at 594-4156 (open 24 hours). • The same daily announcements that students hear during the school day can be found online here:

https://fjh.hseschools.org/happenings/announcements Good conversation starters! • Is your student riding a different bus with a friend after school? Please send a written note with

details and ask your student to bring it to the front office in the morning. The note will be stamped and given back to your student to give to the bus driver that day.

On December 10, 2019, the Fishers Junior High (FJH) We the People team won first place in the We the

People Middle School State Competition. The FJH team of twenty-six eighth grade students will now

advance to compete in the Eighth Annual We the People National Invitational administered by the

Center for Civic Education this spring in Washington, DC. This is the fourth consecutive first place state

win for the FJH team, led by teachers Mr. Mike Fassold and Mr. Tony Sturgeon. They will be competing

for their third National title.

The class is preparing for the National competition and raising $50,000 to make the trip DC in early May.

Updates on the team’s journey to Nationals will be chronicled in their Facebook group and on their social

media, @fjhswethepeople on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Donations to the team can be made

online at http://bit.ly/fjhwtp2020 or by contacting Fishers Junior High School for more information.

FJH WE THE PEOPLE TEAM TO COMPETE AT NATIONAL LEVEL

NWEA AND ILEARN TESTING DATES

Hamilton Southeastern Schools will no longer be administering NWEA in the spring. Our students now participate in ILEARN testing in the spring.

FJH iLearn testing will be held during the weeks of April 27th and May 4th. Specific testing dates within those two weeks will be sent to you in the near future. Your child will continue to participate in NWEA testing in fall and winter. FJH winter NWEA testing will take place January 28th and 29th, 2020.

Teachers use this testing information to help plan for students’ instructional needs. This testing will also be used in part to identify students in need of high ability services. More information about identification for high ability services can be found at https://www.hseschools.org/academics/intervention-acceleration/high-ability Your child’s teacher will be happy to answer any questions you may have about NWEA testing.

TREATMENT FOR STUDENTS NOT FEELING WELL

Students are texting parents/guardians when they are not feeling well and having parents/guardians come get them. Students must come to the clinic if they are not feeling well. The nurse will call parents/guardians to come get students when they are sick. If you student texts you, please encourage them to go to the nurse and have her call you. Thank you!

Lisa Keefe, FJH Clinic

FIND OUT ALL THE SCOOP FOR OUR CAMP TECUMSEH TRIP!

There is a meeting for ALL parents of 7th grade students about the trip to Camp Tecumseh in April. The meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7:00 in the LGI.

Information regarding Camp Tecumseh can be found on our website by clicking here

SNACK ATTACK HELPS STUDENTS AT FJH Fishers Junior High is pleased to announce the return of the Snack Attack program for students in need. The program, supported by the Fishers Youth Assistance Program, is designed to help students in need with some extra snacks to get them through the weekend.

Participating students will pick up a small sack bag on Friday to be taken home over the weekend. The sack is filled with 5-10 individually wrapped snacks such as granola bars, fruit cups, pop tarts, peanut butter/crackers, Goldfish crackers, etc. The type of snacks will vary each week. Please let us know if your child has a peanut allergy as he/she will receive a special bag of peanut-free snacks.

There is no cost to you or the school. If you are interested in having your student participate in FYAP's Snack Attack, please contact Kim Broughton at kbroughton@hse.k12.in.us.

Fishers Junior High welcomes your donations to the program. If you are so inclined, please drop off snack items at the front office or send in with your student. Thank you in advance!

PARENTS OF 8TH GRADE STUDENTS—HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION

Fishers High School AP/Dual Credit Night January 22, 2020 Following a presentation, there will be an AP and dual credit showcase in the various FHS cafeterias, where the teachers of the AP and dual credit courses as well as program partners will be available to discuss their specific courses and answer questions. Click here for more information.

Fishers High School - 8th Grade Parent Night January 29, 2020 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Parents will choose 4 academic department presentations to attend (English, Math Science, Social Studies, AP World History, Art, World Language, Physical Education, Business, Performing Arts or Special Education). The FHS counselors will be available to meet. Parents may visit our student club and athletic booths as well. Look for more information in early January. Parents may also visit the FHS Spirit Shop.

Fishers High School website

Hamilton Southeastern High School AP/Dual Credit Night January 16th at 7pm in the Leonard Auditorium The program is designed to provide information about HSE’s course offerings in Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, and Academic Specialty Program areas (Project Lead The Way: Biomedical Science, Engineering; Academy of Finance; Law & Government Academy; J. Everett Light Career Center). You will hear from and speak with students, teachers, and representatives from each of these classes and programs. This program is open to all current 8th through 11th grade students and their parents.

Hamilton Southeastern High School – 8th Grade Parent Night February 5th at 7pm in the Leonard Auditorium The program is for 8th grade parents to receive information regarding scheduling and other general information about high school. Families will also get a chance to hear from their student’s guidance counselor and attend a course fair to get information from teachers and students regarding course options.

Hamilton Southeastern High School website

HSE COMMUNITY INSIDER

Find information about activities throughout Fishers for all ages and abilities. Go to the HSE home page and click Happenings, Community Insider or click here .

PARENT RESOURCES

Skyward Information Skyward Family Access Info Sheet.docx

Canvas Parent Resource

https://sway.com/xU2P6nliHhzwMeJb?ref=Link

AFFORDABLE INTERNET AT HOME FOR ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS You may qualify if you are eligible for public assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program, Housing Assistance, Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, and others. Click link below for more information https://www.internetessentials.com/

CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES AT FJH, we have many exciting extracurricular activities available to FJH Chargers. Our clubs page is kept updated with descriptions and contact information. Please encourage your student to browse through the clubs and get connected at FJH with a new activity. See the list at the link below. http://www.hse.k12.in.us/FJH/activities/index.aspx

TWENTY FIRST CENTURY SCHOLARS Income-eligible 7th and 8th graders who enroll, qualify for the program, and fulfill a pledge of good citizenship to the state could receive a scholarship at any participating public college or university in Indiana. To find detailed information about the program and to apply on-line for the program, please click on the following link: https://scholars.in.gov/ or enroll at this link: https://scholars.in.gov/parents/enroll/

ORCHESTRA HONORS AND PERFORMANCES

Congratulations to Noah Strawhacker! Noah won the Indiana Music Education Association's middle school composition competition for his piece titled "Astrea", premiered by FJH Chamber Orchestra in 2019. This is a gigantic accolade for an extremely talented Charger! Noah will be recognized at the IMEA Conference, Saturday, January 18 as well as at the February 12th HSE Board meeting.

Congratulations to Tayla Koenig! Tayla, Philharmonic Cellist, will be representing FJH at the Indiana Music Education Association's Junior All-State Orchestra! This is a tremendous opportunity for a very talented cellist! Tayla will be performing with students from around the state of Indiana on Saturday, January 18 at 9:00AM at the Fort Wayne Convention Center. This performance is free and open to the public.

On Wednesday, December 11 the students in the FJH Orchestra Program performed their Winter Concert. Thank you to Casey Alexander for videoing. I have included the links – UNFORTUNATELY, due to some weird cosmic force (similar to the Bermuda triangle) the piece that featured: Sturgeon, Broviak and Stumpf did not get recorded. Everything before/after their performance worked perfectly.

If you would like to check out the students performances, please click on the link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT8ByfeiAGUBeHx3FdZaANoWuVIXTTQhS

On Thursday, December 12, we went caroling at the Indiana State Museum – the highlight for the students was having their picture with Santa!

On Friday, December 13, members of Strolling Strings performed for the residents at the Grand Brooke Memory Care. The students performed a variety of holiday pieces and then provided an opportunity for the residents to try and play an instrument – it was a fun time!

On Sunday, December 15, students from FJH, FCJH, HSEJH, and RJH performed holiday music for the

pre-show at the Pacers Basketball game. This is the 16th year for the students to do this event.

The Final Caroling performance by Strolling Strings was on Friday, December 20th at the HSE Admin building. Our own composer in residence, Noah Strawhacker, arranged a piece to perform for Mike Rueter to celebrate his retirement. THANK YOU EVERYONE for your support and help with making this performance possible. We have already been put on the calendar for next year!!

Submitted by Amanda Cornet, Orchestra