Monday, October 10
School Closed - Columbus Day
LC Holiday Care Available (if previously signed up). If you have questions or want to sign up for future LC Holiday Care, please contact
Meg McClary.
Tuesday, October 11
Soccer versus Kent School
4:00 p.m. at Kent School
Friday, October 14
Dress Down Day!
Monday, October 17
LC Pumpkin Patch Field Trip (Two's, Three's and Four's)
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PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT - ART!
Each week, we will be highlighting one of our programs or offering resources for parents to illustrate The Radcliffe Way!
At RCS, Teaching for Artistic Behavior fosters independence. What does this look like? In art class, students are responsible for developing their own ideas, choosing art materials, finding solutions, creating artwork, and dictating or writing artist statements. By building independence through the act of making art, students gain confidence and the courage to take risks.
In the video below, Ben shows off the beak he made. In his class, each student came up with their own ideas and how they wanted to express their ideas in their work.
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NEW TODDLER PLAYGROUND!
Thanks to a wonderful grant from the Timothy Kern Memorial Fund, Little Creek now has a brand-new toddler playground! The space is fenced in and features a grassy area, a large sand box, and pavement area for ride-on toys. As you can see from the pictures and video below, the kids love it! Also, a special thanks to Danny McHenry Backhoe and Paving for their help with this special project.
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REMINDER - SEND IN YOUR BOX TOPS!
Box Tops are due soon - please send them in with your student! Each year, funds raised through the Box Tops Program provide our school with hundreds of dollars to purchase classroom supplies! The homeroom with the most Box Tops collected will receive a Dress Down Day!
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INFANT ROOM NEEDS YOUR HELP!
The Little Creek Infant Room is in need of gliders! If you have one to donate, please contact Andrea Hinderliter.
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RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES
The ADHD Brain Smart Program
Dr. Duane Isava is now offering "The ADHD Brain Smart Program," which offers an encouraging training environment for children to develop executive functioning skills, self-control strategies, and social training. He will provide continual real-time feedback to children, weekly debriefings and coaching for parents, and do both a home visit and school consultation. For more information, contact Dr. Isava at 541-554-9777 or disava@growathalcyon.com.
Creative Explorers
Creative Explorers is a multi-sensory experience being offered through the Kinera Foundation designed to help preteens/teenagers learn and develop appropriate social skills through expressive art, drama, music and play based activities. The program will assist preteens/teenagers in establishing meaningful peer connections while strengthening social skills through modeling and coaching practices.
The program runs for six weeks, with the exception of the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. The cost is $250. For more information, click here.
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
October is Learning Disabilities Month. For more information and a calendar of events, click here.
For more information on other program and services, please contact Debbie Cohee-Wright, Special Education Learning Specialist
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BUFFALO BUCKS NEEDS YOU!
Please continue to send in your donations for the Buffalo Bucks Store - any new or gently used toys, games, etc. are welcome!
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ONLINE GIVING BOARD
The Giving Board provides Radcliffe teachers with the opportunity to ask for supplies that will help improve the education of Radcliffe students - ranging from musical instruments and fidget tools to art supplies and gym equipment. This year, the Giving Board is also available online! Click
here to view the Giving Board and thank you for your support!
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WYE RIVER UPPER SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
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AROUND THE CREEK
The Miles Homeroom traveled to Kent School yesterday to hear visiting authors Robbie Behr and Matthew Swanson.
Zoe enjoys the beautiful fall weather and her library book!
Little Creek's Two's Class works on tracing the letters they are learning in chalk!
The kindergarten class has been learning about metamorphosis of a Monarch. Students have seen all the stages in their classroom. On the first day of school, we explored outside and found milkweed with a monarch egg and caterpillar. We have watched 16 caterpillars go through metamorphosis and all of our chrysalises are finally hatching! We have released four male and two female monarchs and we are still waiting for six chrysalises to hatch. True to The Radcliffe Way, we have incorporated metamorphosis into math, reading and language arts activities. Check out the kindergarteners explanation:
At yesterday's Closing, students played Homeroom Baseball!
The Little Creek Infants enjoyed some cold sensory play with ice cubes!
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