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 Bravo to the amazing winter concert performers! What a beautiful night filled with incredible music from the Advanced Band, Strings & Chorus. Your dedication and talent truly shone through!
February 2: PTA Family Bingo Night - 6:30-8:00PM
February 5-9: National School Counseling Week
February 7: Principal’s Walking Club - 8:00AM
February 7: PTA Meeting - 6:30PM
February 8: 100th Day of School!
February 13: PTA Family Science Night - 6:00-7:30PM
February 17: Woodson Pyramid Stringapalooza - Woodson High School - 2:15PM
February 19: No School - Presidents’ Day
February 20: Equity Book Club & C.U.B. Club - 3:15PM
February 27: PTA Fundraiser - Wendy’s
March 1: SCA Spirit Day: Bright Colors
 From myths to mosaics, these 5th graders turned cereal boxes into mini museums of Ancient Greece! ️ They even rocked their presentations for the 3rd graders! Looks like we have some future archaeologists and storytellers on our hands!
Overview of this Issue
New This Week
1. PTA Bingo Night - Tonight!
2. Black History Month
3. Principal’s Walking Club
4. PTA Meeting - Wednesday
5. PTA Family Science Night
6. FCPS News
Reminders
7. Equity Book Club & C.U.B. Club
8. OC Staff Shout-outs
9. Bears in the Spotlight
10. OC Staff Spotlights
11. Olde Creek Opportunities
12. Upcoming Woodson HS Events
13. Robinson Fanquest
14. Upcoming Webinars and Events for Families
15. The Papa John’s Pizza Fundraiser Continues!
16. Contacts
17. Be Informed, Stay Involved!
Updates
1. PTA Bingo - Tonight!
BINGO Night is tonight, Friday, February 2nd from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM. For more information click here.
We also need a few volunteers to assist with the prize/concessions table. Sign up to here to help.
We hope to see you tonight!
3. Principal’s Walking Club - February 7
If you love to get moving in the morning and love the idea of spending time with Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Kaminsky, Mrs. Butler and other staff members...join us for our next Principal's Walking Club, Wednesday, February 7.
Join us as we walk around the gym starting at 8:00 AM.
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4. PTA Meeting - February 7
Please join us for our next PTA meeting on Wednesday, February 7. Our meeting will be hybrid-so you can join us in our school library or virtually. A link will be shared next week.
We hope you can join us!
5. PTA Family Science Night - February 13
The Children’s Science Center Lab is bringing their Family Science Night Program to Olde Creek Elementary School! Family Science Night offers a variety of engaging, hands-on science activities such as: Finding Fossils: A Classification Mystery, Magnets at Work: Everyday Uses, Slippery Slopes: Exploring Water Pollution, among many others. These experiments are specially designed to help encourage students to take interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects, as well as to encourage students to develop curiosity in everyday life situations.
Exhibits are open from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. This is a drop-in event, so food will not be provided. We anticipate families will come by for 30-45 minutes to go through the exhibits, so please plan to eat before or after the event.
Volunteers are needed from 5:15 – 7:45 p.m. to set up, assist students with activities, and clean up. Sign up here to volunteer. We hope to see you there!
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6. FCPS News
Superintendent to Present FY 2025 Proposed Budget
Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid will present the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Proposed Budget at the School Board meeting on Thursday, February 8, at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Reid’s presentation, as well as other budget documents, will be available after she presents to the board.
View the meeting on FCPS Cable TV Channel 99 (Verizon Channel 11), the FCPS YouTube Channel, or the FCPS website. To watch School Board meetings dubbed in Spanish, please visit the FCPS en Español YouTube channel.
If you would like language interpretation or American Sign Language support for any School Board meeting, please contact the board clerk. Find your School Board member and how to contact them on the School Board Members webpage.
Here Comes the Bus
Want to know if your child's bus is on schedule or where the bus is? Here Comes the Bus® is an easy-to-use website and app that enables parents to see the location of their child’s school bus — almost in real time — on a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer.
Parents can track multiple buses if their children don’t all ride the same bus; know exactly when children arrive at school or the bus stop; and receive customized text and/or email notifications about bus locations, schedule changes, or delays.
To get started, download the app from the Apple iOS or Android app store. Check out the Here Comes the Bus and Frequently Asked Questions webpages for more information.
Already using the Here Comes the Bus app? Send your feedback to HCTB@fcps.edu.
Note: eNotify text messaging will continue to be used for reporting bus delays and bus incidents.
7. Equity Book Club & C.U.B. Club
Register by 2/9 to receive one copy of the book for your family. Registration closes on 2/16.
- WHO: Equity Book Club for grades K-2 & C.U.B. Club for grades 3-6.
- WHAT: Reading "Ablaze with Color " by Jeanne Walker Harvey. Considering the questions, “How can we celebrate Alma’s Thomas’ perseverance in overcoming racial injustice to find her passion and inspire her community?" and "How can we be like Alma Thomas?"
- WHEN: Tuesday, February 20th from 3:15-4:15
Please complete this Google Form to indicate if your student(s) will be participating. A paper copy of this information is going home with your child in their Friday Folder.
8. OC Staff Shout-outs
Spread the Sparkle: Tell Us About an OC Gem!
Attention, all students and families! Do you know a teacher or staff member who has gone above and beyond this school year? Are you bursting with gratitude for their extra help, infectious enthusiasm, or unwavering dedication? Now's your chance to make their day (and ours!) with a Teacher and Staff Shout-Out!
We're re-launching our special celebration campaign to recognize the extraordinary efforts that make our school community thrive. Whether it's a teacher who sparked your passion for science, a custodian who greets you with a smile every morning, or a librarian who always recommends the perfect book, take this opportunity to express your appreciation. Simply submit a message through this survey and share what this special person means to you. We'll compile the shout-outs and surprise our amazing staff with a heartwarming dose of recognition throughout the coming weeks. Let's shower our school with gratitude and show everyone how much their contributions matter!
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9. Bears in the Spotlight
We are excited to announce that we will be continuing to feature students on the OC News Show in our Bears in the Spotlight segment! This is a way for students to share their hobbies and after school activities with the school community. We want to highlight all the amazing things that our students are passionate about!
To submit your student's information, please fill out the Bears in the Spotlight Google Form. You can find the form here.
The information that you submit will be used to create a slide that will be shared on the News Show. The slide will include any photos or videos that you include as well as a description of your student's hobby/activity.
We appreciate your help in spotlighting the awesome talents and interests of our OC Bears!
10. OC Staff Spotlights
We're excited to highlight our incredible staff members in our Staff Spotlights! In these features, our staff shares their love of working at OC and their hobbies and interests. To browse more staff spotlights, visit the Features section of our Olde Creek website!
11. Olde Creek Opportunities
Olde Creek is looking for energetic family members, friends, grandparents, or adult siblings, who may be looking for an opportunity to join our Olde Creek Elementary staff. Olde Creek is a positive work environment, and we are ready to fill the following opportunities with members of our community. Applicants must be 18 or older.
Dining Room Assistant
Hourly - Daily - 10:45AM-1:45PM, $12.39 per Hour
Description: Assists students during lunch time. Supervises student clean-up, keeps order, and dismisses students to their teachers.
Qualifications: Friendly, energetic, and assertive in maintaining expectations of cafeteria behavior, and loves working with children.
Please pass this information along to anyone you may know. Interested applicants should contact Mrs. Butler, ajbutler@fcps.edu or at 703-426-3100.
Student Monitor
Hourly 8:00AM - 3:30PM, Monday-Friday, $16.36 per Hour
Description
Provides supervision of students throughout the school day, including but not limited to the classroom, hallways, lunch, recess, specials, and at arrival/dismissal; helps maintain order and discipline and assists in managing the behavior of students; operates technology; performs administrative and non-instructional duties; ensures all layered prevention/safety protocols and procedures are implemented and followed; works with individual and small groups of students.
Qualifications
Any combination of education and experience is equivalent to graduation from high school. Must be comfortable managing student behaviors in large and small groups, ensuring all layered prevention/safety protocols and procedures are implemented and followed, and have general familiarity/skills with basic office technology in support of teachers, students, and the classroom.
Please pass this information along to anyone you may know. Interested applicants should contact Mrs. Butler, ajbutler@fcps.edu or at 703-426-3100.
12. Upcoming Woodson HS Events
Relay for Life Ice - Skating Fundraiser
 Click here for a printable flier.
Support FCPS Relay for Life
Relay for Life – FCPS is an event that brings our community together to fight against cancer.
Relay for Life is a powerful initiative that unites schools, students, and communities in the shared goal of raising funds for cancer research, patient support, and advocacy. It's an opportunity for our schools to make a lasting impact and show solidarity in the face of this challenging disease.
Your generosity would not only contribute to the success of Relay for Life but also showcase the unity and compassion that define Fairfax County Public Schools.
Thank you for considering this request, and we look forward to the possibility of joining forces to make Relay for Life - FCPS a memorable and impactful event.
To sign up to participate, volunteer, etc., please go to our website at: https://relayforlife.org/fcps
It will be held on May 18, 2024 at Woodson HS beginning at 2pm.
13. Robinson Fanquest
Fanquest is a Special Olympics basketball tournament where neurotypical peers play on a team with students with special needs. We will play two other schools and have a senior presentation for our seniors with disabilities. Before the basketball games, there will be a tailgate in our main hallway with lots of activities. There will be free carnival games and facepainting and there will also be some club booths selling things such as baked goods. There will also be a concession stand available throughout the whole event.
14. Upcoming Webinars and Events for Families
The Family Resource Center offers free webinars for adults to support the success of all students, including those with learning challenges, special needs, and disabilities. Upcoming events include:
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Youth Mental Health First Aid – This in-person course teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18. Friday, February 9, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Family Resource Center.
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Behavior Solution Series for Elementary and Secondary Families – Join FCPS Behavior Intervention Services staff for help encouraging positive communication and behavior at home. Webinars will be held at 10 a.m.:
- Elementary Webinars:
- Proactive Strategies for Effective Communication, Friday, February 16
- Taming Tantrums and More, Friday, March 15
- Secondary Webinars:
- Proactive Strategies for Effective Communication, Friday, April 19
- Taming the Teen-Aged Brain, Friday, May 31
Click the linked titles above to register.
15. The Papa John’s Pizza Fundraiser Continues!
Every Thursday from now until the end of this school year the OCES community can order pizza from Papa John's at a 40% discount and OCES gets 10% back on all orders. The promo code is OCES4010. The promotion is valid all day from 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. for delivery or carryout (carryout until 10:00 p.m.) at the Fairfax location.
This is an online promotion only, but, if for some reason, users experience any issue with the code or the website, customers can still place an order simply by calling the store. They will honor the code by phone. Click here for the flyer.
16. Contacts
Olde Creek Main Office: 703-426-3100
Olde Creek Attendance Phone Line: 703-426-3192
Olde Creek Attendance mailbox: OldeCreekElem.Attendance@fcps.edu
Technology Support for Families/Parent Help Desk: 1-833-921-3277
Parent Information Phone Lines/Support for parents who do not speak English as their first language: Parent Information Phone Lines
Parent and Student technology support: IT Support Portal
Melissa Miller, Principal, mhmiller@fcps.edu
Alison Butler, Assistant Principal, ajbutler@fcps.edu
Stephanie Kaminsky, Assistant Principal, sjkaminsky@fcps.edu
Sylvia Alverson, Administrative Assistant, sjalverson@fcps.edu
Christie Armstrong, Administrative Assistant, cparmstrong1@fcps.edu
Lizardo Santos, Student Information Assistant, LISantos@fcps.edu
Sandy McCulloch, Office Assistant, slmcculloch@fcps.edu
17. Be Informed, Stay Involved!
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