Olde Creek Weekly Update - April 27

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Administrative Professionals Week!

We celebrated our Administrative Professionals this week at Olde Creek. We have a team of warm, caring, hard-working, and dedicated professionals in our front office that help everyone that visits our school feel welcome. We love our office staff at Olde Creek and we are so lucky they are a part of our school.

 

Literacy Night!

Thank you to all of our students and families who came to our very first Literacy Night at Olde Creek on Thursday. It was an awesome event and we were so excited to see everyone (students and adults) enthusiastic about reading and learning. We are grateful to all of our staff members who volunteered their time to help plan and support this event.


Celebrating Olde Creek Presentation - May 2 at 7:00

Please join us on Wednesday, May 2 at 7:00 in the Library for a presentation from Dr. Wright and a team of Olde Creek educators. This presentation will provide updates on the work we have been doing as a school, celebrate some of our achievements, and talk about the vision for our school family moving forward. All are welcome to attend. 

 

Olde Creek Bears Care Community Outreach Program

Please click on the link below to sign up for this week's food donations for our Olde Creek Bears Care Food Program.  Your donations provide weekend food provisions to students in need in our school community. Please drop off your food donations at Olde Creek's front office during regular office hours by Thursday, May 3rd at 3:30pm.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054aa9af2ca0f49-olde20

 

Teacher Appreciation Week is Coming Soon! 

Please join the Olde Creek PTA as they celebrate our amazing OCES teachers and staff during National Teacher Appreciation Week which starts on May 6!  We need your help with donations and items for each day of celebration. The links below have lots of information about the week and how you can get involved. Thank you for supporting the teachers and staff at Olde Creek

Flyer

https://oldecreekes.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/event/Teacher%20Appreciation%20Week%202018.pdf

Sign-Up Genius

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4da8af2fa4f49-teacher

 

Frost Parent Night – Tuesday, May 22nd from 6:30-8:00PM

Frost MS is excited to offer you a FREE parent workshop offered by local Clinical Psychologist, and Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator – Rachel Bailey! Ms. Bailey will be sharing information on Helping Students Who Are Perfectionists….OR Have NO Motivation At All.

Participants will learn:

·         What perfectionists and students who don’t seem to care at all have in common

·         Simple, practical strategies that will help children who are pushing themselves too

hard…or not pushing hard enough

·         What to do when school stress is affecting your relationship with your child

·         Support for dealing with challenges during times of transitions

For planning purposes, please use the following link to indicate your plans to attend: https://goo.gl/forms/TCXHPl6sq2FslEiD3

For more information on Ms. Bailey, please visit: www.rachel-bailey.com

Any questions, please contact Frost Student Services at 703-426-5026, or your child’s counselor.


GOLD RUSH Event for Robinson Rising 7th Graders

The Gold Rush Event for Robinson Rising 7th graders and their families will be held on May 23rd from 5:30-7:00 PM in the Blue and Gold Cafeterias.  We know this event is something the rising 7th graders look forward to each year and we are always hoping to top the year before!  This year there will be a DJ, photo booth, face painting, games, wii activities and crafts!  We serve pizza included with every ticket purchase and give shirts to each student to wear that night and show their Ram Pride!  The Robinson counselors hold information sessions for the parents during this event, and the PTSA president and school principals will be on site to help welcome our new families and answer questions.  Boosters will be there too if anyone wants to get a head start on their Robinson wardrobe.  Student tickets are $12 online and $15 at the door.  Parents will receive an email message directly from Robinson with information about this event.  Please email Rachel Wasserman at rswasserman@fcps.edu if you have questions.