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Dear Olde Creek Families and Friends,
As we conclude the 2019-20 school year, we are grateful for our incredibly supportive community that has remained positive and strong through these challenging months. It is hard to believe that we have not been together in school for three months. We want to thank you again for your patience and flexibility as we navigated the unknown together. Thank you for trusting us as we transitioned to distance learning and overcame each challenge successfully. Our staff has been exceptional throughout distance learning and has continued to go above and beyond to engage our students in online learning. As a school community, our students and staff have remained strong, flexible, and resilient. We have made the best of these times and we thank you for partnering with us. It has been a joy to celebrate our students throughout this week, especially honoring our 6th grade students. We wish them great success as they transition to middle school!
As we prepare for the next school year, we will continue to communicate with you as we have more information and updates throughout the summer. Please see our summer learning resources that are below. We are OC strong…we are all in this together. Please watch our new staff video that is part of our virtual talent show!
Thank you all again for your positive messages, support, understanding, and kindness throughout this time. This is certainly an unforgettable year and I am so proud to be a member of the Olde Creek community! We hope each of you enjoy this summer and find time to relax with family and friends! We wish you all a safe and healthy summer!
Be Well and Best Regards,
Melissa Miller, Principal: mhmiller@fcps.edu
Alison Butler, Assistant Principal: ajbutler@fcps.edu
Kelly Durso, Assistant Principal: kldurso@fcps.edu
Sylvia Alverson, Administrative Assistant: sjalverson@fcps.edu
Ann Platenkamp, Administrative Assistant: amplatenkamp@fcps.edu
Lizardo Santos, Student Information Assistant: LISantos@fcps.edu
Sandy McCulloch, Office Assistant: slmcculloch@fcps.edu
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Virtual Talent Show
We are thrilled that we were able to continue the tradition of our talent show. Thank you to all of our students that participated. Our Olde Creek Bears are extremely talented! We are excited to share our virtual talent show with our families. Please be on the look out for the link from your child's teacher on Monday.
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Student Highlights
OC Bear Featured in Baltimore Times
We wanted to share that one of our students was highlighted in the Baltimore Times. Farzam Jedinia, 4th grader, was featured in the below article for his creativity while being quarantined. He has created a YouTube channel where he posts videos of indoor activities for friends while he encourages them to stay home. Way to go, Farzam!
http://baltimoretimes-online.com/news/2020/jun/07/farzam-jedinias-creativity-emerges-during-quaranti/
Olde Creek Singers
Three Olde Creek singers have been chosen to participate in the annual Leadership Conference for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). The Leadership Conference is an annual gathering of FCPS instructional and administrative leaders. Throughout the day long session Superintendent Scott S. Brabrand outlines his priorities for the upcoming school year. Each year, the Leadership Conference begins with a student performance and the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. The Olde Creek Singers participating in the virtual singing of the Star Spangled Banner for the 2020 Leadership Conference include Charlotte Cherry, Arsalan Mohseni, and Victoria Shittu.
Staff Farewells
Every year we sadly have members of our phenomenal team that head off on new adventures. This year we will be saying goodbye to the following staff members:
- Margaret Boswell, 3rd grade teacher, is retiring.
- Mary Jo Smet, adapted PE teacher, is retiring.
- Patti Cleary, adapted PE teacher, is retiring.
- Michaela Holland, special education teacher, is moving to Colorado.
- Amy Suppes, special education teacher, will be transitioning to teach preschool special education.
- Leslie Sprankle, 1st grade teacher, is moving to Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Kelly Margo, art teacher, is taking on a new adventure of teaching art in high school.
- Robin Martin, music therapist, is becoming a special education teacher at another school.
Congrats to our retirees! We very much appreciate the contributions these individuals have made to Olde Creek and Fairfax County Public Schools. We wish them well.
Last Student Pick Up and Drop off of Materials
- Tuesday, June 16th 8:00am - 9:00am
Olde Creek will offer an additional distribution and collection of materials on Tuesday, June 16th. If you are unable to come, you may send another adult to pick up your child's belongings.
NOTE: If you do NOT want any items retrieved for your child, please email slmcculloch@fcps.edu with your child’s name, grade, and homeroom teacher.
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Summer Learning Options
FCPS is offering optional distance learning opportunities this summer for students to review and practice essential skills from the current grade. Click here for information regarding Summer Learning Options in Spanish.
iReady Lessons
- Students will have access to skill practice using iReady digital lessons through the FCPS public Universal Screener website. Students enter their FCPS login credentials to access these resources. Click here to watch a video on how to access these resources. These digital activities will be available until Friday, July 31st.
Math & Language Arts Workbooks
- Students currently in grades K-6 will receive both a Mathematics and a Language Arts Essentials Summer Practice Workbook in the mail by the end of June. Digital versions of the books will also be posted on the Continuity of Learning Blackboard page. These books will provide practice activities to review essential content from the 2019-2020 school year and do not preview content from next year's grade level.
Olde Creek Summer Learning Office Hours
- An Olde Creek teacher will be available on a Blackboard Collaborate link, one hour each week between June 29th and July 31st to answer student questions about the summer workbook.
- To register your child for the one hour per week office hours and receive a secure link to Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, please complete The Summer Continuity of Learning Form by Friday, June 19. Only students registered on this form will receive log-in information via their fcpsschools.net address prior to the first session.
The schedule for office hours is as follows for the weeks of June 29th -July 31st:
Kindergarten: Mondays 11:00-12:00-Ms. O’Connor
Grade 1: Tuesdays 10:00-11:00-Mrs. Cummings
Grade 2: Wednesdays 10:00-11:00-Mrs. Lundgren
Grade 3: Wednesdays 9:30-10:30-Mrs. Smith
Grade 4: Thursdays 10:00-11:00-Mrs. Deklerk
Grade 5: Tuesdays 9:30-10:30-Ms. Powell
Grade 6: Wednesdays 10:00-11:00-Mrs. Genuardi
Special Education: Wednesdays 9:00-10:00-Ms. Hamilton
English Language Development: Wednesdays 2:30-3:30-Mrs. Park
If you have questions regarding these optional summer learning opportunities, please email mhmiller@fcps.edu. Additional summer learning opportunities can be found online on the Free Summer Learning Opportunities page.
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Summer Bingo Card
Our Olde Creek Summer Bingo Card went home in the student materials’ bags. We are also linking it here in case you would like access to an electronic version.
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Last Call: Yearbook Sales
Our yearbook is now for sale online! Please see the attached flyer. The yearbooks are $14 and the extended due date to order is June 12, 2020. We are anticipating our yearbooks to be delivered in July. As soon as they are delivered, we will schedule a pick up date.
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Olde Creek Bears Care Food Pantry
Thank you so much for all the generous donations throughout this school year! For the summer, the pantry gives out gift cards. Those willing to donate Giant, Safeway, or Walmart gift cards, please contact Lisa Goodwin at lisamarm@gmail.com. As always, you are so appreciated! Thank you!
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Fairfax County Public Library Summer Programs
Fairfax County Public Library helps make reading fun by providing tools, access and incentives during its Summer Reading Adventure. The Summer Reading Adventure runs June 12 through August 14 and invites all children and teens—birth through high school—to read for fun over the summer. The theme in 2020 is “Imagine Your Story!” This summer the program will be virtual. Find more information and sign up here.
Summer Student Account Information For Students
G Suite for Education: Students will be able to access their FCPS Google accounts over the summer. If they are leaving FCPS and want to download any files to keep, use the information in this link: Student Guide to FCPS G Suite Account & Data
Blackboard 24/7: Will be unavailable from June 12 to June 17; Students will still be able to access resources in their current Blackboard course after June 17.
Blackboard Collaborate: Will be available all summer for the Continuity of Learning that is offered to all students from June 29 to July 31.
myON: Students will continue to have access to myOn over the summer. For tech support just for myOn, parents may contact their live tech support at 888-728-1266 from 9:00 - 6:00 Monday- Friday. Their email is support@myon.com. The recently free feature, myON News, will not be available after the school year.
For students enrolled in a separate summer program through onCourse, they will be moved to a separate myOn course. Information will come from those ESY teachers.
Student Passwords will not have to be changed at the beginning of the new school year. Students will continue to use their current password with all FCPS accounts.
Wixie - Wixie will continue to be available to current students until August 7. After August 7, FCPS will be working to update rosters in Clever for the new year and Wixie will not be accessible for students for a short time. It should be back up and available no later than August 17.
iReady: NEW - iReady instruction is available for use by K-6 elementary school students during June and July of 2020. This is being turned on to provide optional individual practice to students. Lessons will be curated based on the student’s most recent test score in reading or mathematics during the fall or winter test windows. Students will access iReady instruction through the FCPS public Universal Screener website, where they will enter their FCPS login credentials. Click here to watch a video on how to access these resources. Access to iReady will be turned off August 1, 2020.
2020-2021 School Supply Packs are Available Now!
 Order today by clicking on the link below!
https://www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks/
Click here for grade level pricing and more ordering information.
Supply packs will be shipped to the school and will be waiting for your child when school starts.
2020-2021 Enrollment
Do you have a rising Kindergarten student? A new student in Grades 1-6?
Please contact Lizardo Santos for more information and to register your child. (LISantos@fcps.edu)
Please click here for additional information on registration:
Enrollment forms can be found at this link.
June 12: Last day to order yearbooks
June 29: Summer Continuity of Learning Office Hours Begin
June 29: Virtual Extended School Year (ESY) Begins
End of June: Final progress reports and summer math and language arts workbooks will be mailed directly to families' homes from central office
August 24: Open House
August 25: First Day of 2020-2021 School Year
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