SENSE Charter

SENSE CHARTER FAMILY NIGHT Come join teachers, families, and staff as we celebrate an evening of scientific inquiry and discovery. Thursday April 25, 2019 5:00 to 7:00 SENSE Charter School Participate in some fun activities and projects including: - Seed bombs - Carton Planters - Spinners Check our new chicken flock and nature preserve! Feed your stomach while feeding your mind! Free pizza dinner. Be certain to bring money to purchase a rubber duck. $3.00 each for our May 11th duck race! More details to come. Hoping to see you there! CHARLA DE SENTIDO FAMILIA NOCHE Únase a los maestros, las familias y el personal mientras celebramos una noche de investigación científica y descubrimiento. Jueves 25 de abril de 2019. 5:00 a 7:00 SENSE Charter School Participa en algunas actividades y proyectos divertidos que incluyen: - Bombas de semillas - Jardineras de cartón - hilanderos ¡Consulta nuestra nueva parvada de pollos y la reserva natural! ¡Alimenta tu estómago mientras alimenta tu mente! Cena de pizza gratis. Asegúrese de traer dinero para comprar un pato de goma. ¡$ 3.00 cada uno para nuestra carrera de patos del 11 de mayo! Más detalles por venir. Con la esperanza de verte allí!

Tonight's soccer game against Enlace Academy is canceled due to bad weather.

Sergeant David Gard, from the Southeast District IMPD, came and spoke to our SENSE students, in grades K-3, concerning gun safety using the Eddie Eagle Gun Safe Program. The students were instructed that if they find a gun here is what they are taught do: STOP! Don’t touch. Leave the area. Run away. Tell and adult It is important to talk with your child about gun safety. Whether an adult does or does not own a gun, it is important to know the rules for gun safety. Pictured here is Sargent Gard and Yvonne Navarro, SENSE Office Administrator and SENSE parent.

SENSE Charter now has a new Brownie troop that started this Monday. Thirteen 1st grade girls have the opportunity to participate where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls can build character and skills for success in the real world. Pictured here is the Circle and Friendship Squeeze. The Friendship Circle is often formed at the end of meetings or campfires as a closing ceremony. Everyone gathers in a circle; each girl crosses her right arm over her left and then holds hands with the person on each side of her. Once everyone is silent, one girl starts the friendship squeeze by squeezing the hand of the person to her left. One by one, each girl passes on the squeeze until it travels clockwise around the full circle.

Track and Field team, we have a track meet today at 5pm at Christal House Academy (the one off of east street, near Garfield Park!). Bring a jacket! 😊

If coming from Raymond- please take Beecher to Pleasant Run Parkway back up to Shelby. The road is closed due to construction.

Do you have an interest in a career in construction or the skilled trades?

The SENSE Charter food pantry will be open to our families tomorrow Thursday, April 11th from 8:30 to 9:30 am and again 3:30 to 4:30 pm. Please remember to bring your own shopping bags for extra points.

Track and Field practice on Thursday, April 11th is cancelled due to a staff meeting.

The Sew Sisters are helping us celebrate in great style the arrival of the chickens to SENSE come this Friday. The Sew Sisters are a group of employees from Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance who gather regularly to lend their skills and talents towards creating amazing items for the community. They made beautiful blankets and pillows that can be given out to our families; as they have generously done before. But they went above and beyond, making fun banners for our Friday Spring Chicken Fest. Thank you Sew Sisters for your continued support!

Reminder that Track and Field has a meet at Christel House South on Wednesday, April 10th at 5:00 pm.

As the weather is warming up, Garfield Park is gearing up for some summer fun! Every summer they offer a wide variety of art-themed summer camps ranging from all age groups and art mediums. We are currently accepting applications for two camp counselor positions to help us make this an unforgettable summer. Give them a call at 317-327-7077 for more information about summer camps or apply directly at indy.gov/jobs.

Mastering the moon phases and enjoying a yummy treat in the process!

Fourth graders in Mrs. Dillard & Ms. O’s class showed mastery before spring break while presenting their choice research to their peers.

EGGSELENT! - SRING CHCKEN FEST They are coming! On Friday April 12th, SENSE Charter will be filling our own chicken coop with small flock of chickens. On that day, students will learn more about chickens and their care from our extraordinary sixth grade science teacher, Ms. Johnson. Then the classes will be taking turns with the care of our chickens until the end of May. The chicken coop was donated by our good partners, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance. Ms. Johnson is generously loaning us three of her own chickens to come live with us until summer break; where they will return to her flock until next spring. Perhaps there will be fresh eggs soon!

Starting tomorrow (Tuesday, April 9th), due to the construction of the Red line on Shelby, Students who ride the Orange Bus in the mornings will see a change in their pickup times. All stops will be picked up in the mornings, 10 minutes earlier. This will continue until further notice. A partir de mañana (martes 9 de abril), debido a la construcción de la línea roja en Shelby, los estudiantes que viajan en el autobús de Orange en las mañanas verán un cambio en sus horarios de recolección. Todas las paradas se recogerán en las mañanas, 10 minutos antes. Esto continuará hasta nuevo aviso.

The third-grade Brownie troop at The Orchard School, co-lead by Tiffany Turner, was working on their World of Girls Badge. To earn the badge they needed to hear a story, tell a story, and change the story. So they decided to share the story Kristie Sweeney had posted to Facebook last fall about our food pantry needs. After hearing the story, they shared it with their school community by hanging signs, passing out flyers, setting up collection bins, speaking about it at Town Hall Meetings, and writing articles for their weekly newsletter. As the collection bins got fuller, they got more excited and brought in many of their own donations. They not only helped our school community, but have brought more awareness to their community about our school. And for that we are most grateful for their generous support.

SENSE Charter School's Cub Scout Pack 18 participated in this year's Pinewood Derby on March 23rd. It was held at IPS School 63. Pictured here are some of the SENSE participants. For more pics form the event visit: https://www.facebook.com/pg/cacafterschoolprograms/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2330687020493870 The Pinewood Derby is a racing event for unpowered, unmanned miniature cars. Pinewood derbies are often run by chapters (packs) of the Cub Scouts program of Boy Scouts of America. With the help of adults, Scouts build their own cars from wood, usually from kits containing a block of pine wood, plastic wheels, and metal axles. And then they decorate it. For the price of admission to this year's event, people could donate non-perishable food. The food was then donated to SENSE Charter and School 63 to help keep their pantry stocked. Thank you Boy Scouts of America Crossroads District and Josette Crawford, District Director for School & After-School Programs!

Spring Break - Early Dismissal tomorrow at 1:15 pm!

In order to ensure the safety of our students, we ask that all visitors enter and sign in at the front office. This includes mornings during breakfast. We appreciate your cooperation and patience!