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Join IES on Tuesday, March 5 for Book Bingo to celebrate Read Across America Week! Students can decorate their own bookmarks, play bingo, enjoy Dr. Seuss-themed treats, and read to a therapy dog! The event will run from 6-7:30pm, with bingo starting at 6:30pm. Win or lose, EVERY child will leave with a new book! Due to limited supplies, an RSVP is required for this event. RSVP by clicking this link: https://forms.office.com/r/Gcw6aTi1iw If you have any questions call the IES main office at 814 899-7643 ext 2000.

Attention IES Heart Heroes and families: Kids Heart update: We are officially halfway to reaching this year’s Kids Heart Challenge fundraising goal! So far, 44 families have joined us for the challenge and students are working hard in health and gym class learning ways to be heart and brain healthy. We have two weeks left, so use the link below to register today to join this lifesaving adventure! Link: https://bit.ly/3ucL8Xk

Attention IES Families: As a reminder, there is no school this Friday, February 16, 2024 or Monday, February 19, 2024. In addition, our spring parent-teacher conferences will take place on Thursday, March 14, 2024. More information regarding sign-ups can be found at the following link: https://bit.ly/3JAPhZV Please contact the IES office at (814) 899-7643 x2000 with any questions.

Good morning IES families! Family Education Night is TOMORROW, 2/8/24, from 6-7:30! Click the link and let us know you're coming so we have enough supplies and snacks: https://forms.office.com/r/uHGXRSvyMS! Adults will hear from Penn State CORE, Widget, and IES. Students will enjoy 3 different activities. Students MUST be school-aged and accompanied by an adult. If you have any questions call the IES main office at 814 899-7643 ext 2000.

Attention IES Families: Join us Feb. 8 from 6-7:30 for Family Education Night! Parents will hear from Penn State CORE, Widget, and IES, while students enjoy 3 different activities. Students MUST be accompanied by an adult. Prizes and light snacks available! We can't wait to see you!

Kindergarten was excited to end the Knowledge portion of this CKLA unit in a truly royal fashion! They have been learning all about Kings and Queens dating as far back as 300 years ago. The students have enjoyed hearing about royal kingdoms and royal families, and practicing their rhyming with stories like “Old King Cole” and “Sing a Song of Sixpence”. Their wordwork focused on multiple meanings of words like “ball” and sequencing events in stories like “Cinderella” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”. Yesterday they wrapped up the unit with a parade of royalty and a tea party celebration!

A message from Mrs. Cadden: We are just over one week away from kicking off this year’s Kids Heart Challenge! We are so excited to start learning about heart and brain health, discover stress-reducing techniques, and to help raise funds to support the American Heart Association. If you’d like to participate and get an early start, click on the link below to get registered and check out what this year’s program has to offer! https://bit.ly/3ucL8Xk

Iroquois LIttle League is holding their 2024 Registration. You may register in person or online at: https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/iroquoisllpa. Please see attached flyer for additional information.

Are you interested in a career in veterinary medicine? Join certified veterinary technician, Patti Cioccio, for this day full of lessons and activities designed to teach you about this career field. Patti was a 1989 graduate of IHS. This is for students that are 12 - 16 years old. Please click on link for additional details. https://www.asburywoods.org/programs/program-schedule/event/02/19/2024/veterinary-medicine-101-day-camp-winter

Attention IES Families: Don't forget about our Family Snowman Building contest! Bundle up and head outside to build a snowman before the rain takes away all the good snow! Submit pictures to Mrs. Kinnane at ckinnane@iroquois.iu5.org to be entered into our contest, which ends January 31! We can't wait to see your entries!

Attention parents of students in 1st through 6th grade: Please use this following link to sign up for quarter 3 after school programming: https://bit.ly/3SoTBA0

Attention IES parents: The fire department just called to notify us that there are currently powerlines down at the intersections of Smithson & Morse AND Silliman & Morse which will affect some students' routes when walking home. If you are able to make arrangements to assist your student if he/she is affected by this change, and you have the ability to pick him/her up or walk home with him/her, please plan to either meet him/her at the walker door or join our pick up line. Please call the IES office at (814) 899-7643 x2000 with any questions. Thank you.

Attention PreK-Grade 2 Students: It's not too late to sign up for the upcoming Mini Cheerleading Clinic being held on Monday, January 22, 2024 from 5:00-7:00 at IES. The cost is $45, which includes cheers, crafts, pizza, and fun with the IHS Basketball Cheerleaders! If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Moon at mmoon@iroquois.iu5.org or call the IES office at (814) 899-7643 x2000. Thank you!

We are so proud of the accomplishments of the 6th grade band students last night!

Attention IES families: Night at the North Pole will take place today, Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 5:30-7:00 at IES. This free event is open to all IES students and their families. We can't wait to see you tonight!

From Mr. Wise and Mrs. Moser: Please join us on Tuesday December 19th in the High School Auditorium for our Winter Band Concert. It features all 6th through 12th grade bands. All 6th-12th grade band students are to arrive at 5:15pm and the performance starts at 6:00pm, followed by refreshments in the cafeteria. We hope to see you there!

Attention all Iroquois families. Registration for the 3rd - 8th Grade Winter Swim Club has been closed. Our program is completely full. Thank you.

From Mr. Wise and Mrs. Moser: Attention IES Band Parents! All 5th and 6th grade band students must take instruments home, put them in their lockers, or leave them in the band room after their weekly lesson. Parents are responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen instruments if left out unattended. Larger instruments (trombones/baritones) can also go home if walking or a car-rider, but will otherwise be kept in the band room. Students are NOT to place instruments in the hallway outside of the band room. Please support home practice for musical growth! Questions, Please reach out. Thanks for your cooperation!

Attention IES families: We can't wait for this year's Night at the North Pole! The event will take place on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 5:30-7:00 and is open to all IES students and their families. This is a free event and a flier will be coming home with students today! Thank you!

As part of a 5th grade ELA unit on the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas, the students researched a topic of their choice - farming methods, architecture, or social classes. The 5th graders learned how to take notes from a text, paraphrase text, and create their own paragraphs using topic sentences and conclusion statements. The final stage was to bring it all together into a Codex which included their paragraphs, pictures, and captions. The students are very proud to share their final products that demonstrate their learning from this unit. Thank you Mrs. Flagg for facilitating this creative project with our 5th grade students!