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September 26, 2019
A Note From the Principal:
The summary of input from the first Coffee, Celebrations, and Concerns meeting with the Principal summary is linked here for your review.
Mrs. Sharp is out this week for Professional Development through the Holdsworth Leadership Cohort. If you have any emergencies, please contact Mrs. Schultze, Assistant Principal. Mrs. Sharp will return on Monday, September 30, 2019.
Wednesday, September 25th was the Homecoming Parade and celebration at Cedar Ridge High School. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate and enjoy the festivities cheering on our Cedar Ridge Raiders. Also, thank you to Shannon Chuey and our PACE Committee members for organizing this event. If you missed the parade, the football game is Friday night where the fun will continue. Go Raiders!
Mark Your Calendars
Thursday, September 26thESTEAM Learning Labs CommEd ClassTGA Premier Youth Tennis CommEd Class3:00-4:00 p.m.
Student Council Meeting3:15-4:00 p.m.Location: Library
Chess Club3:15-4:15 p.m.Location: Ms. Lincoln’s Classroom
Monday, September 30thCoding with Kids CommEd ClassSarah’s Spanish Academy CommEd Class3:00-4:00 p.m.
FCE Service Club Meeting2:55 p.m.Location: Library
Tuesday, October 1st7:15 a.m. - Walk & Bike to School Day
Cordovan Art School CommEd ClassMad Science CommEd Class3:00-4:00 p.m.
Senior Choir Practice3:05-3:55 p.m.Location: Gym
Wednesday, October 2ndGolf in Schools CommEd ClassCoding with Kids: Robotics CommEd Class3:00-4:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 3rdESTEAM Learning Labs CommEd ClassTGA Premier Youth Tennis CommEd Class3:00-4:00 p.m.
Chess Club3:15 p.m.Location: Ms. Lincoln’s classroom
Marcos Spirit DayLocation: Hutto11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Monday, October 7 - Friday, October 11thForest Creek Fall Book FairLocation: Library
Supplies Needed for Book Fair Parents, we need your help! We are in need of almost 500 one-gallon jugs for an upcoming book fair/TAG project. The jugs will be used to create an igloo that the students can read in. If you have any extra hot glue sticks, we could use those as well. Please turn in your rinsed, gallon jugs and hot glue sticks to Ms. Elliott in the library.
Forest Creek Elementary Fall Book Fair
Come explore the Arctic Adventure Book Fair, October 7th - 11th. Student preview will be October 3rd and 4th. Students will be able to purchase from the book fair October 7th - 11th. The book fair will be open to parents on October 14th. Every purchase from the book fair earns rewards for our school so please stop by and support us. There will be snow much to read!
Be A Literacy Partner at FCE!Do you have 30 minutes a week to read to two young students at Forest Creek? Literacy Partners are matched with two children (Kdg, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd graders) and teachers can provide the books. The Literacy Partner reads with each student individually for 15 minutes each week for the year. The child will be so excited to read with you and talk to you about books each week and you will be a huge positive influence in the student’s reading and language skills. You will be amazed at the impact your 15 minutes per week will have on the child’s reading skills, confidence, and joy of learning! Can you help?
Read more at: https://education-connection.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Literacy-Partner_Roles-Responsibilities-2018-19.pdf.
Go here to register:https://appgarden2.app-garden.com/VolTrackTX001.nsf
Contact: [email protected] for more information.
Library LetterLearn more about what is happening in the library at Forest Creek by clicking on the link below.
Library Letter
Our first Student Council meeting will be held in the library on Thursday, September 26th from 3:00-4:00.
Upcoming Dates:10/10- Student Council Meeting, location TBA, 3:00-4:0010/24- Student Council Meeting, library, 3:00-4:00
Boogie-O-RamaDy-no-mite! Click the following link to read about the Boogie-O-Rama, a 70s program presented during the school day by all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders on Friday, November 22!
Boogie-O-Rama
Pentathlon Parent MeetingWe will be having a parent meeting next Thursday, October 3rd at 5:30pm in the TAG portables (by the garden and cafeteria doors) for all those interested in their children joining our Math Pentathlon club this year. Please plan on attending if joining Math Pentathlon sounds interesting to you at all. We will most likely have our meetings immediately after school on Thursday afternoons, and culminate with the Austin-wide tournament in the Spring. Parent volunteers are essential to the success of the club, so please consider helping out at the meetings. Feel free to contact our Math Pentathlon coordinator, Amber Breclaw, at [email protected] with any questions.
FCE Joy of Running ClubThe Joy of Running Club is back this year! 4th and 5th grade permission slips are due on Monday, September 30th and the the first running session for the 4th and 5th graders is on Monday, October 7th.
For more information, important dates and a link to the required permission slip, please click the link below.
Joy of Running Club
Forest Creek Teacher PLC Room Makeover
Forest Creek teachers meet weekly to collaborate and strategize ways to grow and enrich our students. We are hoping to give the conference room a makeover & turn it into an inviting space for the teachers. Help us clear the list if you can!
Forest Creek Teacher PLC Room Makeover Wish List
FYI Community Health and Well-Being Seminars 2019-2020
Returning this school year is the F.Y.I. Community Health & Well-Being Seminar Series. The series was developed by Round Rock ISD counseling services to inform the community about timely health and well-being topics affecting today’s high school students.
Sessions will be held at the Old Hopewell Meeting Room, immediately adjacent to the Round Rock ISD Lillie Delgado Administration Building located at 1311 Round Rock Ave. Round Rock, TX from 6 to 7 p.m.
October 21 – Vaping and Other DrugsSPEAKER: Joe Dias, M.Ed., LPC-S, has had a 15-year career in adolescent and family mental health as a former Crisis Counselor for Austin ISD, Program Specialist for Memorial Hermann PaRC IOP, and Director of Recovery and Wellness Services at University High School.
Dias facilitates an interactive discussion about drug use and youth; provides information on drug-using cues and indicators with teens; and reviews the acute and chronic symptoms of substance use with education on multiple substances and the risks of vaping.
November 18 – Body Image and Disordered EatingSPEAKER: Dr. Allison Chase, CEDS-S, with over 20 years of experience in the treatment of eating disorders, is the Regional Managing Clinical Director of the Eating Recovery Center and Insight Behavioral Health in Austin and San Antonio.
Body image concerns are universal among both males and females and only increasing in our current social climate. Managing these concerns with a better understanding of the sense of self is a vital tool. Disordered eating and unhealthy weight management strategies will also be discussed.
Before & After School ProgramsThat Bus to Forest Creek
Elementary
There are several nearby before and after school care programs that bus to/from FCE. For a list and more information please click on the link below. This information can also be found on our FCE homepage.
Before and After School Care
FCE Lunch ScheduleNeed to know what time your child eats lunch? Forest Creek Elementary’s lunch schedule is available on our FCE homepage. To view please click the link below.
FCE Lunch Schedule
Need to Report an Absence?If your child will be absent for any reason, you must report the absence to the front office within 48 hours. You can submit the absence through the link, “Report Today’s Absence,” on our FCE homepage or you may send in a written note.
Report an Absence
We are happy to have Sight Savers America working with our school again this year. Sight Savers America provides follow-up eye care to students who fail the state mandated vision screening. If your child fails the vision screening, you will be contacted by a Sight Savers America representative to discuss the screening results and to ensure your child has proper access to eye care. Services are completely free and confidential. Please click on the links below for more information or if you do not want to participate in the program.
Consent Letter to Opt OutSight Savers America Flyer
PTA NEWS!
Forest Creek Elementary
Calling All Businesses!! We are looking for sponsors for our 2019-2020 School Year. Please click on the link below to view our flyer for this year’s packages.
FCE Sponsorship InfoIf you or someone you know is interested in becoming a sponsor this year please reach out to Stacy Bowers at [email protected].
Cash for Coyotes Direct Donation Drive
Time is running out!! We have ONE WEEK left in our Direct Donation Drive. Contest totals will be tallied on midnight on Friday, October 4th. Any money donated after that point will not count toward the class contests for the GLOW LUNCH parties. We still need your help to reach our goal of $20,000.
You can donate in one of these two ways:
1. Send in cash or check made payable to FCE PTA with the form that can be found on the PT Avenue website.2. Go online at pt-avenue.com (organization code: fce)
Send in your cash, check or go online today!! Please click on the link below to see the current class totals and a list of current donors!
Class TotalsDonors List
If you have any questions, please email Desri O'Connor at [email protected]
Marco’s Pizza Spirit Day!Show your Forest Creek Elementary School Spirit by dining in, carry-out or delivery of any regularly priced menu item. The Class with the most sales will win a lunch pizza party. For more information, please click the link below.
Marco's Pizza Spirit Day!
Where: Marco’s Pizza 4750 Gattis School Rd. Hutto, TX
When: October 3, 2019 ALL Day! 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Walk & Bike to School
Next Tuesday, October 1st is Walk & Bike to School Day. PTA volunteers, stationed at each crosswalk, will hand out Halloween pencils and rope erasers to walkers and bikers. Everyone is encouraged to leave the car or bus behind. Let’s work together to reduce air pollution!
Please help support our school by participating in the 2019-2020 Box Tops for Education collection drive. The class that collects the most Box Tops will be given a special reward! The contest begins September 16th and will end on February 21, 2020. Please support the Box Tops for Education fundraiser by clipping Box Tops and turning them into your Homeroom teacher and by downloading the NEW Box Tops for Education app and scanning your grocery receipts. Contact [email protected] with any questions.
Forest Creek ElementaryStaff Appreciation
Staff Appreciation each month this year will be covered by grade levels. Whichever grade level is assigned that month will graciously provide goodies for the particular staff appreciation event that is scheduled for the entire staff. A sign up will be coming via your homeroom parent (or teacher) Our hope is to give more families the opportunity to participate! Here is the year at a glance:
September: 5th gradeOctober: 4th gradeNovember: Pies (entire school)December: 3rd gradeJanuary: 2nd gradeFebruary: 1st gradeMarch: Kindergarten April: PTA Board/ FCC/ FACMay: Entire school!
Thanks for your support!
Healthy Lifestyles Expo!
Save the date for our Annual Healthy Lifestyles Expo! The event will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019, from 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m., followed by a Family Fun Run on the campus track. Our overall message is that health is an everyday choice. The goal for this year's Health Expo is to inform and educate families and students by using visuals and interaction to teach the variety of ways to keep the mind focused and the body balanced. We would like to provide students and families with tools and resources to be PROACTIVE in thinking about their own everyday choices. Let’s learn how to live our best lives at this Fun, Fall, Family, Friday event dedicated to making living healthy easier!
Calling all Artists, Photographers, Authors, Dancers, Film Producers, and Composers! The 2019 PTA Reflections Art Contest has officially kicked off. This year's theme is "Look Within." Reflections is a PTA sponsored staple arts program where students of all ages and abilities can experience the benefits of creative expression and help in finding their own voice in telling their unique story. Please encourage your child(ren) to enter! Entries are due Friday, Oct 18, 2018 to Ms. Arnold in the art room. Keep an eye out for an entry form and additional information in the next few weeks.
