August Newsletter
Welcome Back!
Families,
Over a week ago, our doors opened to welcome hundreds of scholars back to school. You remember what that’s like, right? Being reunited with friends and teachers, fresh school supplies, and getting back into the swing of things.
Much of the same has happened for each of your scholars as they met their teachers and jumped back into learning.
Our Emma Donnan family is strong and growing! We have a few spots left in grades K-8. Do you know someone that is looking for a great school? Send them our way! Do you have kids that are attending other schools? Enroll them here so that they can be under one roof.
In this month’s newsletter, you will find updates for the month, info about events, and announcements.
We are proud of our strong start for the year and excited that it is just the start.
Onwards to a game-changing year.
Mark your Calendars!
- August 15th - After-School Club Sign-Ups Begin
- August 25th - Back to School Night 5:00-7:00 PM
- August 31st - Quarter 1 Progress Reports are Posted
- September 5th - Labor Day - No School
- September 6th - Staff Development Day - No School
Important Links
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Stop by our campus to see all that your scholar has already done this year and all that we are going to do togehter!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25th
5:00-7:00
FREE PIZZA
- Meet your scholar's teachers
- Tour the school
- Connect with School Leaders
- Chat with Community Partners
Arrival & Dismissal Reminders
Arrival begins each morning at 7:20, and scholars must be seated in class by 7:30. When scholars are late, they miss instruction. In addition, scholars should be picked up between 2:20 - 2:30 pm. If scholars are picked up after 2:30 pm, it impacts our availability to be able to provide our staff with professional development and adequate time to prepare for instruction for the next day.
Uniforms
All scholars are required to be in uniform during the school day. Emma Donnan’s uniform consists of an Emma Donnan t-shirt, long sleeve, or polo and black/blue jeans, khaki pants, navy or black pants. T-shirts include any branded Emma Donnan shirt. T-shirts and long sleeves can be purchased in the front office.
EMMA DONNAN CELEBRATED FOR ILEARN GROWTH
All schools and communites are still recovering from the pandemic's impacts. As we keep pushing onward to provide the best education possible for our scholars, we wanted to share a bright spot with you.
Schools just like ours have found the way forward with accelerated learning for all students. Our ILEARN results from the spring outpaced many area schools and our proficency rates for students of color are one of the highest in Center Township. Success like this cannot happen without families like you.
Keeping Track of your Scholar's Grades
Progress reports and report cards will be emailed to all families starting this year. You can also see your scholar's gradebook in real time by logging into PowerSchool. To gain access you will need your scholar's student ID number which will be the username and their password is their birthday without any leading zeros. For example, if their birthday is February 1, 2015 then the password is 2/1/2015. This is the same info your scholar uses to log into computers at school.
FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Community Spotlight
School Supplies
Thank you to the Bean Creek Neighborhood Association, IPS, and Garfield Christian Church for their donations of school supplies for this year. Donations allow for Emma Donnan to supply all school supplies for scholars.
Garfield Park Farmers Market
Did you know that you can receive FREE fruits and veggies? Visit the Garfield Park Farmers Market with your Hoosier Works card on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
Access Pass
Access Pass allows Indiana families who receive Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), Hoosier Healthwise Insurance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and/or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to pay $2 for general admission to visit 13 cultural attractions and 11 historic sites in Indiana such as Bellaboo’s, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, and many more on any day of the year. Click here to get your pass!
Pacers at the Park
Visit Garfield Park on Saturday August 13th at 5:00 pm to meet some of the players of the Indiana Pacers Basketball team!
Family Spotlight
Spread the Word!
Emma Donnan still has seats open for the 2022-2023 school year! Share what you love about Emma Donnan with your neighbors, friends, and family! We are excited to welcome new faces to our Emma Donnan community. Have kids at other schools in K-8? Bring them all under one roof and enroll them today!
Volunteer Opportunities
Are you interested in supporting the yoru scholar’s school? We are always looking for volunteers to help out in different ways! We have opportunities to support activities during and after school. If you are interested in volunteering, reach out to Mrs. Kuruzar, our Director of Engagement, at 317-909-4734.
Afterschool Enrichment Clubs
Scholars will learn about clubs in their classes and will be able to sign up for them starting on 8/15. We are offering a lot of options from STEM, Yoga, Chess, and more! Sign-ups will be
online.
Our August in Pictures
We unite in solidarity with our families and community to create a joyous neighborhood school, preparing all scholars to graduate from college and lead lives of leadership and service to Indianapolis.
CONTACT US
317-226-4272
info@adelanteschools.org
1202 E. Troy Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46203
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