Friday, March 9
Dress Down Day
11:15 a.m. - K-8 Talent Show
12:45 p.m. - K-8 Dismissal
(No Homework Club)
Monday, March 12 - Friday, March 16
Spring Break - School Closed
Monday, March 19
School Resumes!
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PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT - MUSIC!
Each week, we will be highlighting one of our programs or offering resources for parents to illustrate The Radcliffe Way!
Guided Listening in the Music Classroom
"Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay"... you know it, right? It's probably already playing in your mind as you read on! Now, see if you can describe what makes this song such a memorable hit even 50 years after it was first recorded. Can you identify which instruments play or in what order they are introduced? Is the form of the song easily identifiable? What's the tempo? What was happening in 1967 when Otis Redding dreamed up this gem?
These sorts of questions are what Radcliffe Creek students learn to answer as they are guided through the experience of
listening
. Students are making connections between why a song/piece speaks to them and what factors make certain music so appealing. They are learning that sometimes music truly tells a story (programmatic music) as heard in pieces such as
Schehrezade
and
Pictures at an Exhibition.
They have learned to dissect a work for element such as dynamics, tempo, form, instrumentation, and lyrics and isolate the aspects peak their interest and make them want to hear more.
Somehow, humans seem to have mastered the art of hearing without actually listening
. However, taking the time to examine music of all genres and eras by leaning in and listening with care elevates our lifelong relationship and love of music!
 Music students illustrate the sequence of events during a song tale called "Old Joe Clark."
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JAMISEN'S GRACE FOUNDATION
 Little Creek would like to say a huge THANK YOU to the
Jamisen's Grace Foundation for providing the school with four "Owlet" sock monitors to use in its Infant Room. Little Creek teachers met with Kelly Schultz, who started the foundation after tragically losing her daughter Jamisen. The teachers learned more about Jamisen's story and were trained on how to use the monitors. These monitors will be invaluable as Little Creek continues to provide the safest environment for its youngest children. The Jamisen's Grace Foundation is reliant on the support of donors to continue its incredibly valuable mission, click
here to learn more.
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MAKEUP LUNCHES AND SPRING 2018 LUNCH ORDER FORM
Lunches that were missed due to January's snow days will be made up the week we return from Spring Break with the following schedule:
January 8 Mac and Cheese will be made up on Monday, March 19
January 9 Pizza (Procolino's) will be made up on Tuesday, March 20
January 5 Spaghetti/Salads will be made up on Thursday, March 22
The Spring 2018 Lunch Order Form is
available here . Orders must be placed by Sunday, March 18, 2018.
Spring lunches will start on on Monday, March 26.
As a reminder, Radcliffe cannot store lunches if your student is absent.
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CLOTHES LABELING
Parents - please remember to label your child's clothing! We have many articles of clothing in the lost and found and left in the Locker Rooms without names on them. It's imperative that each piece be labeled so it can be returned to the owner. Thank you!
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SUPPORT LITTLE CREEK AT MILANO'S!
Looking for a way to support Little Creek? Visit Milano's on March 28 and 15 percent of all proceeds will benefit Little Creek! You must present this flyer. Orders can be eat-in, take out, or delivered! Click here for the full Milano's menu.
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AROUND THE CREEK
 After learning about chemical and physical reactions, students in Mrs. Johnson's Discovery class made fizzy bath bombs!
Lorenzo works hard in OT on skills like coordination, balance, and visual motor skills using the "bridge walk."
Aidan works on team spelling with connecting blocks in Ms. Rybas' class.
While learning about communities around the world in Mrs. Kirby's Discovery class, students learned about the importance of clean drinking water by making water filters with materials from the Radcliffe Creek nature trail.
As part of Ms. Aburn's Language Arts class, Patrick wrote a business letter to the Great Alleghany Passage, the bike trail that he enjoys riding on, and received a letter back!
Leadership Enrichment class led the Yoga Enrichment class this week!
Anthony enjoys the relaxing mindfulness jar he created in Mrs. Sheubrooks' Mindfulness class!
Charlie and Quinten looked for natural resources in our Radcliffe Creek wetlands after reading an article about natural resources in Ms. Singer's Reading class.
To celebrate the snow this week, Kyleigh and Theo dug sight words out of a snowbank made of coconut and sugar!
Little Creek's Three's class honored Dr. Seuss on Wacky Wednesday! The students came to school and found their classroom in a wacky state with foil and cellophane covering the toys and shelves, furniture flipped over, and signs turned upside down! They even did some wacky paintings on see-through canvases, through which they were able to interact with each other in a unique way while making art!
Zoe and Emmy play Beginning Blends Connect 4 in Mrs. Moorman's class!
In Mrs. Moorman's Reading class, Ryan works on reading sentences with the two syllable silent e. He highlighted the target word then built it with connectors!
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