4H Public Speaking Contest

Indian Springs Elementary held a 4H Public Speaking Contest on December 9. Fifty three students (yes, you read correctly!) took part in a 4th grade contest. Many parents and grandparents were able to attend. ISES is the best always!!

The winners are:

Robinette's Homeroom: Elaina Harbin, Bethany Welty, Hayden Wallen

Mains' Homeroom: Morgan Davenport, Olivia Lovelace, Marshall Carter

Calhoun's Homeroom: Morgan Barker, Seth Herron, Ethan Harbin

Submitted by the 4th grade teachers.

Happy Thanksgiving

Many thanks goes out to the Pre-K and Kindergarten classes for the wonderful Thanksgiving program they presented to the school on Tuesday afternoon! What a blessing! Thanks to all the parents, teachers, volunteers and Mrs. Edwards for a wonderful show!!

We hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!

More Blessed To Give Than Receive...

If you happened to walk by the 4th grade hallway on Monday, November 22, you saw busy students organizing beautiful giftbags. Along with caring parents, teachers, students and an ISES community, 150 giftbags were filled with such items as Kleenex, Chapstick, shampoo, lotion, socks, and Little Debbie cakes. The 4th grade teachers will deliver the gifts to Greystone Health Care Center during Thanksgiving break. Our hearts have been touched, we shall never be the same, our efforts have sent a powerful message: It is certainly more blessed to give than receive. Thank you to ALL who helped this project become a reality!!

Thanks to Mrs. Mains for contributing this post!

Fourth Grade Christmas Service Project

Fourth grade needs your help! Thank you to those who have already contributed to our Christmas project. As of Friday, November 12, the following items are still needed: men and women’s socks, shampoo, lotion, and Kleenex. Please send any items by Wednesday, November 17^th. If you would

like to make a monetary donation, we will be happy to do the shopping for you.

Thank you for your support!

Fourth Grade Teachers

ISE teachers/staff go PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness

Thanks to Mrs. Mains for submitting this post.

FINAL CALL FOR SPIRIT ITEMS

This week will be your last chance to purchase ISE spirit items. A table will be set up in the hall on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:45am to 8:15am and 2:30pm to 3:15pm. Don't be left out in the cold without an ISE sweatshirt or thirsting for a drink without the chance to get 2 water bottles for $12.00!!! Once again thanks for all your support!!!

FALL CARNIVAL

What a great Fall Carnival ISE put on for the Indian Springs community! Thanks to all who came out in support of our school! There were all kinds of games and food and wonderful prizes! A special thank you goes out to all the wonderful volunteers and especially to Amy Falin for coordinating such a great event and fund raiser! What a great start to the FALL season at ISE!

FALL CARNIVAL - SEPTEMBER 23

The Fall Carnival is coming up this Thursday, September 23rd from 4:00-8:00pm at the school! We'll have lots of games, prizes, food and FUN for everyone! So bring the entire family and invite your neighbors for a great evening!
Hope to see you there!

Grandparents Day at ISE

Friday was Grandparents Day at ISE and what a wonderful day it was! Thank you to all the Grandparents who came to eat lunch with the students and congrats to those who took home mums donated by Good Hope Landscaping. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this day possible and to our great ISE lunchroom staff and a special thanks to Keesha Phillips for coordinating this special day!

ISE CHORUS SINGS FOR SULLIVAN COUNTY

The ISE Chorus put on a show for Grandparents Day! Here is a sample of their wonderful singing! They were also asked by the county to sing for a very important meeting on Thursday for suprvisors of the surrounding East Tennesse School Systems of which they did a wonderful job! Way to go chorus and way to go Mrs. Edwards for all your hard work! We are proud of you all!!!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!

This Friday, September 10, is Grandparent's Day at ISE. Grandparents, parents, guardians, and/or friends are invited to come to school and have lunch with their students. More information and the schedule for Grandparent's Day will be coming home this week.

Volunteers are needed to help set-up, work visitor sign-in tables, serve tea and water, wipe down tables between lunches, refill condiments, and clean up. MANY HANDS ARE NEEDED!!!

If you can help this Friday, please contact Keesha Phillips by email at keeshaphillips@charter.net .

Just a local reminder!!!!

Thanks to Cassie Scott for pointing out the important information on the Pal's sign in Colonial Heights!

SPIRIT ITEMS ON SALE THROUGH THURSDAY

Just a little reminder that the PTA will be collecting the Spirit Order Sales through this Thursday, September 2nd. Just scroll down to see the items available that were posted in a previous blog! If you are needing an order form please see Links of Interest on right side of page and click on Spirit Order Form to download.

WE DOUBLE-DOG DARE YOU!

ISE's annual PTA membership drive is going on now! Each grade level is having a contest to see who can bring in the most memberships! Come and join us as we continue to work together to make ISE the best!

Save the Date...

Fall Carnival is Thursday, September 23rd this year and sure to be loads of fun. We are looking for volunteers to help plan, organize, set up and even to PLAY all of the games - if you would like to help in any way, please contact Amy Falin at 423-963-3134 or adfalin@gmail.com.

ISE Spirit Items for Sale

Everyone should be receiving in students backpacks/folders the information for ordering any ISE Spirit Items! If you have not already seen the items they are shown below for your convenience!

ISE water bottle

T-shirt front (denim)

T-Shirt back (denim)

Long Sleeve Shirt front (denim)

Long Sleeve Shirt back (denim)

Sweatshirt back (denim)
(front is same as T-shirt)

Long Sleeve Shirt front (navy)

Long Sleeve Shirt back (navy)

Hoodie back (navy)

Hoodie front is same look as shirt

WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!

Congratulations to Holly Gebhardt who was the winner of the free ISE t-shirt during the PTA membership drive at Open House! Her handsome son Ty, might be seen sporting his new shirt in Mrs. Jessee's 1st grade class! Don't forget to sign up for the PTA! Your help is needed!

WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN

A special thank you goes out to the parents who helped in registering the new Kindergarten students at ISE. The new students will be getting their class assignments this week and starting out their school experiences with the greatest Kindergarten teachers and Aides!

Open House/Back to School Bash 2010

On the evening of Friday, August 6, many students and their families filled the parking lot, playground, and building of ISE to get ready for the new school year. Many thanks to everyone who organized and worked very hard to make this year's Back to School Bash and Open House a success!!!!
5:00pm was the long awaited time when the class roster boards were rolled out of the building. Everyone was anxious to find out their teacher and classmates for the 2010-2011 school year!

Indian Springs Baptist partnered with ISE PTA once again for food sales.

New Spirit Items were also available for sale. Below is the hoodie with the design on the front. You can spot some of the hard working PTA members wearing the new T-shirts in the photos above...these have the large logo on the back of the shirt and a small logo on the front "ISE EST. 1924". There will also be stainless water bottles available. Order forms will be sent home for these items.

Welcome Back!

It's time to prepare for the 2010-2011 school year, and things are already underway!

Please join the PTA for a Grounds Clean-Up Day on Wednesday, August 4 from 9:00am-12:00pm. Come help beautify the Indian Springs Elementary campus!

Open House/Back To School Bash will be on Friday, August 6 from 5:00-8:00pm. This is a great event to get geared up for that first day of school. Bring the family to find out your teacher for this year, have dinner, and catch up with friends! Spirit Items will also be for sale. Grade level meetings will take place this evening as well.

4th Grade Career Day

The fourth grade would like to say a big THANK YOU to the following people who made this day so wonderful:

Cynthia Perdue - photographer

Rhonda from Bays Mountain (she also donated family passes to each student)

Aaron West from the Sullivan County Animal Shelter

Our very own Nurse Laura

Dr. Cherry - veterinarian

ISE's GOT TALENT

Forget America! ISE's got the talent! The students of ISE put on an awesome talent show this morning. The kids enjoyed a great morning as they were treated by their fellow students to some wonderful talent. Great job to all the kids who participated and had the courage to get up in front of all their classmates to perform!

5th Grade Would Like to Thank...

...the following businesses for supporting 5th Grade Graduation through donations towards appreciation gifts:

Applebee's

Olive Garden

Texas Roadhouse

Chik-Fil-A

Marble Slab

Hardees

Chili's
Jersey Mike's Sub Shop
Wal-Mart
Office Depot
Food City

We appreciate these businesses!!

Spelling Bee Champs!

The annual 4th grade spelling bee was held on Thursday AND Friday, May 20-21!! The 4th graders did an outstanding job, so much that we had to continue the bee for DAY TWO!!

The top six winners were: Elijah Cox, Joseph Aquino, Abigail Fox, Hallie Miracle, Julie Bowman, and Porter Smelser.

Congratulations!

Proudly submitted by Mrs. Calhoun, Mrs. Robinette, and Mrs. Mains.

4th Grade Clover Bowl Competes in Regionals!

The Indian Springs 4th Grade Clover Bowl Team came in 5th place (out of 22 teams) in the Eastern Regional Finals held May 12 in Knoxville. The team included: Amanda Maine, Abby Rose VanBuren, Porter Smelser, and Elijah Cox. Making the trip to Knoxville were two alternate team members - Austin Bullis and Dylan Powell.


Jack Barnes and Walter Malone visited the 4th grade on Tuesday, May 18 to congratulate the Clover Bowl Team and Alternates! Go 4H!


Submitted by Mrs. Mains, Mrs. Robinette, and Mrs. Calhoun.

Civil War Re-Enactment

The Civil War was reenacted for fourth graders on Thursday, May 13. We welcomed Carter Manis and Austin Ramsey from the 5th grade. Christian Thomas, a 6th grader from Holston Middle, completed the team.


Teachers and students were impressed by their knowledge and role play. Once again, history comes alive for our ISES students!


Submitted by Mrs. Mains, Mrs. Robinette, and Mrs. Calhoun.