Friday, November 16
12:45 p.m. K-8 Dismissal
NO Homework Club
(There is child care available during conferences, but you must notify
Kim Nistler that you will be utilizing that)
Tuesday, November 20
12:45 p.m. K-8 Dismissal
NO Homework Club
3:00 p.m. Little Creek Dismissal
NO After Care
Wednesday, November 21 - Friday, November 23
Thanksgiving Break
RCS and LC Closed
Wednesday, November 28
12:45 p.m. K-8 Dismissal
NO Homework Club
(There is child care available during conferences, but you must notify
Kim Nistler that you will be utilizing that)
Thursday, December 13
SAVE THE DATE FOR CREATE NIGHT!
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
More information to come!
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K-8 CONFERENCE REMINDERS
Conferences are still scheduled for the following days:
- Friday, November 16
- Wednesday, November 28
A few
important notes about Fall Conferences:
- Childcare WILL be available on the afternoons of these conference days. Please notify Kim Nistler if you are in need of childcare. If you do not register your child with Kim, they cannot stay for Homework Club!
- Conferences are 30 minutes in length, please be on time.
- If you are unsure of your conference time, please check with Kim Nistler. (Notifications were sent out earlier this month).
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LAST CALL FOR PIE!
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER PIES!
Orders must be placed by 4:00 p.m. All items will be available for pickup on Tuesday, November 20 from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
We will continue taking poinsettia orders through November 30.
Thank you for your support!
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VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION
Radcliffe Creek School celebrated Veterans Day by honoring seven local veterans representing all areas of the armed forces who served during many different parts of our country's history - from the Vietnam War to the War on Terror. The day began with a flag raising ceremony and a speech written by Ben Anthony and Nellie Rhodes, eighth graders at Radcliffe Creek.
"We should always remind ourselves that any veteran deserves our utmost respect, because regardless of what war they fought in, what planes they may have flown, or what guns they might have used, they were all selfless enough to risk, or in some cases sacrifice their lives for their families, others' families, and their entire country. Thank you, veterans," the students said.
Later, the veterans shared reflections of their time in the military. Guests included
Dr. Herman Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Parker, Mr. Bob Parks, Mrs. Erin Poole, Mr. Ray Stankus, and Mr. James Thomas. These perspectives ranged from an Army tank commander during Vietnam to an Army veteran who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and a daughter whose father was killed at Omaha Beach during World War II.
Meg Bamford, Head of School, remarked, "By inviting such a wonderful group of people with a wealth of experience, ages, and connections to our school to share their stories of sacrifice and grit, our students truly began to understand the depth of love someone who serves in the armed forces has for our country. Most importantly, after today's assembly, my hope is that our students embrace the idea that it is imperative to thank our veterans and those currently serving our country, not just on Veterans Day, but every day."
Radcliffe Creek looks forward to continuing the tradition of honoring veterans in the coming years. If you or a veteran you know would like to be involved, please contact the school.
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INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICIES
Winter has arrived on the Creek! As a reminder, below are our inclement weather policies.
K-8 Program
Weather-related schedule changes will now be based on JUST Kent County. Radcliffe Creek School will follow the decisions of the Kent County Public Schools regarding delayed opening and school closing due to poor weather conditions. This information can be found on
WBAL
or WCTR radio, as well as Radcliffe's
website
, mobile app,
Facebook
page, and
Twitter
feed. If conditions in your area make travel unsafe, please use your own discretion in making a decision as to whether or not to transport your child, use the bus or carpool to school.
Should a weather decision need to be made that differs from Kent County Public Schools, parents will be notified via e-mail and the mobile app.
Little Creek
Little Creek follows the weather closings for the Kent County Board of Education 12-month employees.
On days when Radcliffe Creek School's K-8 program is closed due to inclement weather, Little Creek will be open from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
unless
the Board of Education (12 month employees) is closed.
Little Creek also reserves the right to close for the day and/or early for inclement weather if it's deemed in the best interest of the safety of our students and staff, and parents will be notified via e-mail if this is the case.
Also important to note is that if the K-8 program is closed, there will be no delivered lunches on those days (we will make them up at a later date).
There will be no snow make-up days at the end of the school year.
Closing information can be found on WBAL or WCTR radio, as well as on Radcliffe Creek's
website
, mobile app,
Facebook
, and
Twitter
pages.
If conditions in your area make travel unsafe, please use your own discretion in making a decision as to whether or not to transport your child.
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SEESAW (K-8 STUDENTS)!
 Yesterday, instructions for how to utilize Seesaw, Radcliffe's online student portfolios, were sent home. We are excited to use Seesaw to highlight your child's work throughout the school year! You will be able to see school work from all of your child's classes as well as share it with friends and family through e-mail, messaging, and social media.
If you have any questions about how to access your student's Seesaw account, please contact
Kim Nistler. We hope you will take advantage of this fantastic service!
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MINTED FUNDRAISING PROGRAM
Radcliffe is again partnering with
Minted.com for a holiday fundraising promotion. Use the promotion code
FUNDRAISERADCLIFFE
to save 15 percent and 15 percent of your purchase will be donated back to Radcliffe!
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DON'T FORGET ABOUT SQUAD LOCKER!
We are excited to be partnering with Squad Locker for all your Radcliffe Creek School swag needs! Items include sweatshirts, sweatpants, t-shirts, jackets, hats, and more! These make GREAT holiday presents and can also be worn as part of the school's Dress Code! AND, Radcliffe will receive a portion of the proceeds from the sales.
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AROUND THE CREEK
On Monday, Radcliffe's local Capstone Publishing representative, Jim Demos, came to visit with some of our reading students and share a selection of the books that they publish. Capstone Publishing is one of the companies Ms. Singer works closely with to provide our students with books that are both high-interest and appropriately-leveled. Mr. Demos gave valuable information about the publishing process to the students, answered their questions, and took feedback from them, which will help inform the Library's future purchases. Engaged readers become lifelong readers!
Mrs. Bushby's Language Arts students took advantage of this morning's weather to write about the snow!
Students in Mrs. Johnson's Environmental STEM class have been busy with fall-themed challenges! Brady, Noland, and Ollie learned a technique to remove and collect color from fall leaves, and Kenzie displays her tallest fall tree!
Mrs. Holmes and the Kindergarten crew enjoyed some fun in the snow this morning!
Reagan in Little Creek's Four's room uses a dot marker to select the healthy foods she likes to help complete their graph!
Mrs. Moorman's Girl Power Enrichment completed played some fun Twister after completing an "I Am" project to learn how to give themselves a compliment and develop confidence!
Jack from Little Creek's Infant Room enjoys some time in the Cozy Coupe!
Keagan, Annabell, and Ethan are building a stick house model of the house from Little House on the Prairie in Reading class.
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