April Newsletter

     A Message from...Mr. Gammons

Happy Spring, Families!

We are in the last stretch of the school year! We have a busy seven weeks of school ahead for all scholars. One of the most important things happening for our scholars in grades 3-8 is ILEARN testing. Testing begins the week of April 17th. ILEARN is a state assessment that scholars take for English Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies/Science (depending on the grade level). Scholars have been preparing for these assessments to show what they have learned. Please help your child prepare for their testing days by ensuring they are on time and getting plenty of rest. 

Our middle school scholars just took a field trip to the University of Indianapolis. The trip was an excellent opportunity for scholars to learn about a local college option and to explore what college is all about. 

As I mentioned, we have a busy few weeks approaching and would love to see our families at some of our events to support our scholars and school. Come out and cheer on our elementary or middle school soccer teams, join our Stronger Together Community Event, or stop by our After-School Club Showcase to see what our students have been learning in their clubs this session. Lastly, remember to mark your calendars for our 8th-grade promotion ceremony on May 24th. More information to come!

Onward, 

Mr. Gammons

Middle School Principal Fellow

Mark your Calendars!

• April 18th - April 28th -ILEARN Testing for Grades 3rd - 8th
• April 19th -Elementary Soccer Game at Riverside Park at 6:15 PM
• April 20th -
• K-1 Lead Testing
• Middle School Soccer Game at Northwest at 7PM
• April 21st - Adelante School Board Meeting at 8:30 AM
• April 22nd -Elementary Soccer Game at Riverside at 12 PM and 1PM
• April 24th -Middle School Soccer Game at Sidener Academy at 7PM
• April 26th -Elementary Soccer Game at Riverside Park at 7:15 PM
• April 29th -
• Elementary Soccer Game at Riverside Park at 10AM.
• Middle School Soccer Game at Longfellow at 9AM and 10 AM
• May 2nd -Middle School Soccer Game at Longfellow at 7PM
• May 4th -Elementary Soccer Game at Riverside Park at 6:15 PM
• May 6th -Stronger Together Event at Emma Donnan from 11AM to 2PM.
• May 8th -
• Spring Enrichment Clubs Showcase at 3 PM
• Middle School Basketball Game at TC Howe at 7PM
• May 19th - Athletics Awards Ceremony at 6PM
• May 22nd -K-6 Field Day
• May 23rd -7-8 Field Day
• May 24th -Promotion Ceremonies for K, 6th, and 8th.
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Community Food Box Project

Emma Donnan Scholar Ambassadors partnered with the Community Food Box Project to place a food box at our school. Our scholars are finishing up refurbishing the box and plan to have it placed outside near the benches by door 1 for the community to access starting the week of 4/24. 

The box will be available for anyone in the community. We ask that you take what you need and leave what you have. 

If you can, we are also accepting donations to ensure we can keep our box full through the summer. All donations can be dropped off at the main office. 

Here are some of the items we are requesting:

• Nonperishable food (ex. Canned items, ketchup, pancake mix)
• Menstrual products (ex. Pads, tampons, wipes)
• Hygiene products (ex. Soap, toothpaste, deodorant)
• Bottled Water
• Small children’s toys (ex., Coloring books, crayons, books)
  

2nd Annual Stronger Together Event

We hope to see you at this year's Stronger Together Event! The event will take place on May 6th from 11 AM to 2 PM. We will have local organizations present to share resources, food, music, and games! All Emma Donnan scholars will receive a FREE meal. Please mark your calendars to join us! 

If any families are interested in supporting the event with face painting or balloon animals, please contact Mrs. Kuruzar at 317-909-4734. 

School Meals Feedback

Emma Donnan is using a new company (The Patachou Foundation, Inc.) to provide school food for the 2022-2023 school year. This means that your scholar(s) will have fresh made from scratch meals every single day.

We want to learn how school food impacts the day-to-day experience for scholars. To learn about this, we are working with researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine to evaluate student and family satisfaction with the school food program. We will ask students about their ideas for school food and how much they like the food that is being served. We will also share information about meal participation, attendance, behavioral referrals, and test scores at Emma Donnan with the researchers.

We will NOT share any information that would identify individual students.

Click the buttons to the right to read the study information sheet for more details.