REMINDER:  

No School Friday, Oct. 28^th   

OR on Monday, Oct. 31^st   

Due to Fall Recess.   

Enjoy the long weekend.   

Monster Mash

• Thursday, October 27, 2016
• Grab your costume and join us at Elsie Rogers 6-7:30 pm

One week left to participate in our fall fundraiser!  We are selling Toccoa Coffee.  All the profits from this fundraiser go directly to supporting programs and activities at Elsie Rogers.

• Order forms are due Tuesday, October 25, 2016.
• Items will be ready for pick up at Elsie Rogers on November 11, 2016.
• Payment MUST be received upon ordering.
• All checks should be made payable to Elsie Rogers PTO 

Did you know that socks are one of the MOST needed but LEAST donated items in homeless shelters?

Please bring in a pair of newly purchased sock donations and place in the special donation box in the front lobby during the week of October 24^th through 27^th, 2016.  These will be donated to Hope Rescue Mission on October 27^th after school.

In honor of SOCKtober, students and staff will wear their fun and crazy socks to school to show them off on Thursday, October 27^th.

We look forward to seeing all families next week for Parent Teacher Conferences!  Teachers are anxious to share student progress.

You and your family are invited to a “Back to School”  night sponsored by the PTO on Monday, August 22^nd from 5:00pm – 7:30pm.

 During this time frame teachers will hold their classroom informational meetings for the school year.  For your convenience, each teacher is providing two time frames for you to pick from.

Schedule:

5:00 – 5:30pm – Mix and Mingle

5:30pm – 6:00pm – Grades 1 & 2 Parent Information Session (Report to Homeroom Classroom)

6:00pm – 6:30pm – Grades 1 & 2  AND Grades 3 – 5 Parent Information Session (Report to Homeroom Classroom)

6:30pm – 7:00pm – Grades 3-5 Parent Information Session (Report to Homeroom Classroom)

7:00pm – 7:30pm – Mix and Mingle

Penn High School’s state championship girls basketball program will conduct a community-sponsored girls basketball league for girls in Grades 3-8.

Sign-up is on Sunday, Aug. 28 in the Penn High School Arena from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. 

The Junior League is for girls in Grades 3-6, and the Senior League is for girls in Grades 7-8.

• Click here for the Junior League (Grades 3-6) schedule and registration information.
• Click here for the Senior League (Grades 7-8) schedule and registration information.

The league begins on Sunday, Sept. 11. 

*Adobe Acrobat Reader will be required to view PDFs. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, please visit Adobe’s website at this link www.get.adobe.com/reader/ to download your free version. If you need more help with basketball registration, please contact Kristi Ulrich at kulrich@phm.k12.in.us 

Engaging, enriching—words that describe the 2016 Visual Arts Academy. 

Excited, enthralled—the reaction of so many of the children experiencing this unique summer program.

Now in its fourth year, over 800 children in grades K-5 are taking part in the 2016 Visual Arts Academy.  

The Visual Arts Academy has been nominated to receive the designation of “Promising Practice.” That distinction is granted by the Indiana Department of Education to programs that use innovative approaches to deliver educational benefits. Once “Promising Practices” are identified, other Indiana districts may choose to initiate similar programs for the families they serve.

The Visual Arts Academy represents an innovative partnership developed by Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation and the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame. The Academy features art making and writing through the examination of original works of art from both the Snite Museum and museums around the world.

It is comprised of six one-week programs, running from June 6 through July 15, 2016. Each week students from a different grade level experience a diversely rich curriculum that focuses upon the creation of an identity as an artist with words as well as images.

Each day students work with the visiting artists and art teachers in art making, elementary writing teachers for writing workshop and visual thinking strategies, multi-media experience to learn about art mediums such as glass blowing or architecture. Students also spend one day at the Snite Museum.

Since its inception, the vision and mission of the Visual Arts Academy has been shared by a core group of teachers and administrators at P-H-M and Notre Dame. Under the leadership of Assistant Superintendent Dr. Kay Antonelli, the group created the curricula “from the ground up” and provided the professional development for all teachers who participate during the Academy. Over 25 elementary writing and secondary art teachers are serving the Academy this summer.

Thanks to the financial support of these contributors, the Visual Arts Academy is provided for all children free of charge.

• 

  The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County ($50,000 grant)

• The P-H-M Education Foundation

• Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation

• The Snite Museum of Art

• The Law Offices of May, Oberfell, Lorber

• And various other contributors

CANVAS is an online communication platform that connects students, parents and teachers. CANVAS has boosted the success of P-H-M’s Chromebook program in middle and high school, and most of our users have given it a “thumbs up” this year.

Starting June 6, 2016, P-H-M’s CANVAS users will see a new and improved “dashboard” when they log on. In addition to the new look, the user will have new options for organizing and viewing CANVAS content. We think the changes being made to the user interface will merit two thumbs up!  

Parents and students, watch the video below for an overview of the changes. 

The URL (web address ) to CANVAS is not changing. You will find it at the same location, or by using the same link or shortcut, as you have used in the past. 

• Click here to go to the CANVAS login page now, or copy/paste this address into your browser bar: https://phm.instructure.com/ to go there. 

Your login information will not change. Your CANVAS login is the same as your HAC (Home Access Center) login.

• Contact the school office or email the HAC helpdesk HAC@phm.k12.in.us if you need help setting up your account. 

Visit the Canvas Help Page for additional resources and information.