Indian Hill Elementary School Newsletter | September 8, 2023
Weekly Video Celebration
Important Dates
  • September 6-13: MAP testing window
  • October 6: NO School - Professional Day
  • October 9: NO School
  • October 26: Evening Conferences 4-8 p.m.
  • October 27: NO School- Conference Day
  • October 31: Harvest Day parties
  • November 10: Veterans Day Parade 9-10 a.m.
Bulletin Board
Welcome to the IHES 23/24 School Year!
We are Back!!
Here are a few back to school reminders!
Office Phone #:
513-272-4703
Office hours:
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
School Hours:
8:55 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.

  • Please make sure your child's belongings are labeled with their name.
  • Please remember to use Pick up Patrol for all transportation change notifications
  • We appreciate your patience as we are working with MySchoolBucks (see below) to update student account information. You will receive a message from the district when the program is operational for the 23/24 school year.
Wellness Wednesdays
Here at IHES the staff and students participate in Wellness Wednesdays.
We do this by setting aside Wednesdays as an intentional day (or a moment in the day) each week to remember to take a breath, find moments of mindfulness, slow down, reset, and recharge. Each months Wellness Wednesday has a different theme. this months theme is: Gratitude.
Ask your student what gratitude means to them.
Join the IHES Birthday Book Club
Would you like to celebrate your child's birthday in a lasting way at our school? Our library has a Birthday Book Club, which provides families a unique opportunity to honor your child's special day.
     Families are asked to donate $15.00 to our Birthday Book Club to help underwrite the cost of a new book. The birthday child may then select a new book which has already been ordered for our library collection. There are always many wonderful titles from which to choose. Summer birthdays are celebrated either at half birthdays or in the spring. 

The library will put a
birthday bookplate in the front of the selected book to identify this title as a lasting gift for our school's collection. What a wonderful way to emphasize the importance of reading with our Students!

Interested in joining our club? Email
Mrs. Sara Jones, IHES Librarian.
KGS Academy Indian Hill
Now Enrolling for 23/24
Before School Care 7:00 - 8:30 a.m.
After School Care 3:45 - 6:00 p.m.
Grades K-5
Located at IHPS
KGS Academy Indian Hill is owned and operated by Tami Lanham, an IH parent.

Email tami.lanham@ihsd.us or call Tami at 513-207-8889.

Indian Hill Partnerships
A Message From Our Transportation Deptartment
2023-2024 TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULES

Stopfinder is the all-in-one, easy-to-use app for viewing & sharing your student’s TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE for the 23-24 School Year!

Learn more about the app HERE! Call the Transportation Department to request a Stopfinder invitation. You can reach them at 513.272.4531 

If you haven't requested bus transportation yet, find the form HERE!

Transportation Change Reminders!
 Pick Up Patrol (PuP) is used here at IHES to manage student dismissal and for parents/guardians to communicate transportation plans to teachers and school staff. If you are not using PuP, we ask that you begin ASAP. Knowing your child's daily transportation plans ensures that we get your child home in a safe and timely manner.

If you are already using PuP, thank you! Here are a couple of tips on using the program:
  • Make sure your child's default (aka daily) plans are up to date
  • Any daily changes must be entered by 2:30 p.m. (if a change comes up after this time please call the office 513-272-4703)
  • Teachers will follow whatever has been entered in PuP unless you have contacted the office with a change
IMPORTANT INFORMATION 
If you choose to drive your child to school, our drop off/pick up circle is in the front of our Arts and Athletics Wing this year.

Please Do Not Drop Students off in front of the building unless it's after 8:55 a.m.

  • Enter the Elementary School (ES) driveway across from South Clippinger and take your first right. 
  • Follow the traffic pattern behind the gym and then loop back to the front of the wing. There will be school personnel there to greet you and your child. 
  • Please do not get out of the car and make sure to have students get out on the passenger side of the car. Staff will assist students.
  •  Follow the traffic pattern to exit the ES using the same driveway directly across from South Clippinger. (See map to the side or click link)

Click Here for the map!
IHES - Where We Find our (Summer) JOY!
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Quick Links
Our Team
Whitney Buell, Principal
Twitter: @IHElementary
 
My #IHPromise - to be a servant to our students, staff, and community; I strive to provide continuous improvement to prepare our students for a promising future. 
Cash Hayden, Assistant Principal
Twitter: @MrCashHayden

My #IHPromise - to forge relationships with students and help them grow as problem solvers.
IHES Snapshot
Indian Hill Elementary School
6100 Drake Road
Cincinnati, OH 45243

Classes Begin: 8:55 a.m.
Dismissal: 3:30 p.m.


Phone: 513-272-4703
Fax: 513-272-4708
Attendance: 513-272-4707
School Safety: 513-272-4701
Transportation: 513-272-4531

We are a campus committed to kindness; click here to report an incident, and administrators will be notified.