September 21, 2017



IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
Friday, September 22
Spirit Day!
We will be having an everything Kirby Day in memory of Kirby Councell. To be everything Kirby, you can wear camo, hunting, fishing, Team Kirby t-shirts from last year, or anything Ford (print out a Ford logo and paste it on your shirt!) Kirby was a student at Radcliffe whose life ended suddenly due to an accident. His vibrant spirit and contagious laugh live throughout the walls of Radcliffe.  

Wednesday, September 27
Discover Night (K-8) 
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
See below for more information

Thursday, September 28
90-Minute Delay (K-8)
School starts at 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 4
Little Creek closes at 3:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 5
Soccer at The Country School
4:00 p.m.

PTC Meeting - J.R.'s Pub
5:00 p.m.
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT - ORTON-GILLINGHAM!
Each week, we will be highlighting one of our programs or offering resources for parents to illustrate The Radcliffe Way!

Did you know that the National Reading Panel conducted an assessment of the scientific research literature on reading and the implications for reading instruction? This means that out of the many techniques and methods for teaching reading we now know which ones are scientifically proven effective. The National Reading Panel found that explicit instruction in phonemic awareness and systematic phonics instruction were both an important part of literacy development. This is why Radcliffe Creek School supports the use of the Orton-Gillingham method for striving and early readers. Orton-Gillingham method is a multi-sensory, synthetic, systematic approach to phonics and reading instruction. You are invited to learn more about this method and how we implement it at Radcliffe Creek School by attending our Discover Night on  Wednesday, September 27 at 6:00 p.m.!


In his Orton-Gillingham class, Ethan completed a series of activities to review long and short vowels. He read a sentence with long vowel words and chose one to practice spelling/cursive.
DISCOVER NIGHT!
K-8 families, please join us for Discover  Night on  Wednesday, September 27 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Important to note:  this is our Back to School Night! Feedback we received from parents in years past is that they would like to have more in depth information about the programs their children participate in every day. 

Therefore, our new approach to Back to School Night highlights how Radcliffe is truly different from other schools and will give you the opportunity to learn more about specific programs and methodologies for children who learn differently.

The night will consist of three time slots highlighting nine different aspects of The Radcliffe Way. Please click here  for workshop descriptions and choose one for each time slot. We strongly encourage new parents to sign up for our RCS 101 (but this workshop is open to ALL parents).

This will be the first of several evening events which will allow students and their families to come to campus, enjoy each other's company, and educate our families about The Radcliffe Way.  These events will be based on our  Discover. Create. Thrive.  tagline. This first night will be based on "Discover," helping you discover more about Radcliffe!

Only Radcliffe students (and their parents) are invited to come for dinner, after which all Nest students will be required to go to child care, where they will watch a movie. Marsh students will have the opportunity to accompany their parents and go to the workshops or go to a supervised Homework Club (please have them bring school work). Please indicate whether your child will be attending or not on the designated area of the form.

Questions? Contact  Julie Blyman. We look forward to seeing you for Life on the Creek Night!
COLLECT YOUR BOX TOPS!
Parents! Don't forget to collect Box Tops for Education and send them in to your child's homeroom teacher. Every year, Radcliffe is able to purchase valuable teacher supplies through the funds collected from Box Tops. AND the Homeroom that collects the most gets a Dress Down Day!
AROUND THE CREEK


Mrs. Kirby's Discovery students love learning about MATTER!


Our Bugs and Critters Enrichment had fun making critter impressions in Play Doh to look like fossils!


Ella enjoys some quiet reading time during D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) on Wednesday.


Mason and  Deniz look awesome in their uniforms during Tiny Tigers - one of the great extracurricular activities offered in Little Creek! 


Ms. Babylon's Minecraft coding Enrichment students are happily learning to code, "Minecraft" style!



Music students learning about AABA form while playing the glockenspiel!


Elias and Theo work on place value by jumping from number to number on the blacktop! 


Sawyer and Ryan work together to build an airplane by taking turns counting sounds and syllables in Mrs. Moorman's Reading class.


Rainy day recess fun!


Mrs. Holmes built an obstacle course for her students to work on letter recognition!
Radcliffe Creek School
201 Talbot Boulevard
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-778-8150

Discover. Create. Thrive.