“View from the Top”
January, 2015 Newsletter 12
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4002 N Franklin Road, Indianapolis, IN 46128
www.tindleysummit.org
Co-Principals Brooke Beavers & Shy-Quon Ely, II
Watch us Grow!
Upcoming Events
January 14th
100th Day of School
Celebration
January 19th
MLK Jr. Day NO SCHOOL
Welcome back! We hope everyone had a restful Winter Break.
February 10th
Next week, we will begin a series of assessments to determine how
Learning Party
much growth in Math and Language Arts our scholars have made
Fun with Vocabulary
since the beginning of the year. Please make sure that your scholar
attends school every day and arrives to school on time. We are
excited to see the progress our scholars have made! Be on the
lookout for the results to go home sometime in February.
Now that the weather is getting colder, please be reminded that
our female scholars may not wear leggings. Girls are permitted to
wear socks and tights of any color/pattern. Also, long sleeve and
colored undershirts are not permitted. Plain white t-shirts are the only
undershirt permissible per the Tindley Dress Code.
Monday, January 19th is a
Non-Student Day in
observance of MLK Jr. day
Important
Announcement
Tindley Summit is now
enrolling scholars for
the 2015-16 school year!
If you know any families
who are interested in
having their child attend
Summit, please spread
the word! Remembernext year we will be
serving scholars in
grades K-4.
Academic Excellence, climbing to the top…Motivated, educated and we’ll never stop!
Teacher Spotlight on….Ms. Massey
Chantel Massey originates from Indianapolis, Indiana. Ms. Massey is a former
Tindley scholar! After graduating from Tindley Accelerated, Massey went on to
receive her B.A in English from The College of Wooster in May of 2013. She
focused on African American literature and theory. Since graduation, she has
worked with children in IPS and with the Peace Learning Center in order to
improve the quality of children’s education and life skills. She aspires to be a
social justice activist for children’s education.
Fun Things to Do on a Snow Day
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Use dry erase markers to draw on your windows or sliding glass door.
Make vegetable soup – have the kids help you chop and stir.
Draw pictures and write letters to friends and family who are out of town.
Have your kids put on a play – give them a prompt for the story (fairytale, action heroes, etc…) and record their final
product..
Make bird feeders by covering an empty toilet paper roll with peanut butter and rolling in bird seed and then slide it over
a branch.
Pull out finger paints and make artwork using finger and hand prints.
Go through your kids’ toys (with your kiddos) and help them pick out a box of items to donate.
Cut out snowflakes and tape them to the windows.
Play “I Spy” around the house or looking out the window.
Make a list of things you want to do in the summer, daydreaming about what to do once the weather gets warm.