Friday, October 25th- Fall Soiree 6:00-8:00 p.m.
See below for more information. The Fall Soiree is an adult event.
Thursday, October 31st- Halloween: Dress in Costumes!
Students will all participate in the Halloween Parade and costume contest this day! See below for more details about celebrations in both Little Creek and the K-8 Program.
Friday, November 1st- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN K-8
Teacher Professional Development Day
Saturday, November 2nd- Chestertown Halloween Parade
Come out to participate in Radcliffe's Halloween Float in the parade! See below for more information!
Tuesday, November 5th- Little Creek Picture Day
Thursday, November 7th- RCS K-8 Picture Day
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PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: ART EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
Radcliffe students' work will be highlighted in the following events in the community:
RiverArts Gallery Student Art Show
Radcliffe Creek students will have work on display at the Chestertown RiverArts Gallery from Tuesday, October 29, 2019 to Sunday, November 17, 2019. The opening reception will be on Friday, November 1, 2019 from 5pm-8pm and is open to the public. This exhibit features works by students from all public and private schools in Kent County which Mrs. Herron has had the honor of curating for RiverArts. Radcliffe Creek School students that will have work on display are Mariner Schut, Luke Blackiston, Collins Rhoe, Ben Lutz, Ben Gilbert, Gabriel Evans, Olivia Murray, Bella Orellana, Elias Kehm, Sawyer Sheubrooks, Ollie Babylon, Brady Gillece, Mia Wilkins, Annabell Bonk, Mattox Rostien, Finn Thompson, Gardner Blyman, and William Moorman. The Riverarts Gallery is located at 315 High Street, Chestertown, MD next to the Dunkin Donuts in the breezeway. Please join us in celebrating our student's creativity.
Chestertown Marina: Student Art Exhibit
Radcliffe Creek Students will have work on display at the Chestertown Marina during Sultana's Downrigging on November 1-3. Last year's 7th-grade class created work showing how African American sailors lived and worked during the American Revolutionary War. They worked with several artists to help bring their ideas to fruition. This exhibit has been made possible by the Kent County Arts Council and Arts in Motion. Please come and see the amazing work these students produced for this exhibit.
If you would like to hear more about this exhibit, Mrs. Herron will be interviewed along with the organizers and visiting artists on WKHS 90.5 FM around 1:00 on Tuesday, October 29.
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HALLOWEEN AT RADCLIFFE CREEK SCHOOL
Halloween at Radcliffe is fun for a couple of reasons. The first reason is you can bring your costume to school and participate in the parade in the Great Room. If you don't like dressing up or don't want to wear your costume, that is OK too. Another reason Halloween at Radcliffe is fun because we get to rotate through the classrooms to different stations. The teachers plan activities for the kids to enjoy. The final reason Halloween is fun at Radcliffe is because you get to celebrate Halloween with your friends. If you would like to be a part of the Halloween parade in Chestertown on November 2, that is also really fun. Even if you don't like dressing up, Halloween is really fun at Radcliffe. (Written by 8th grader Patrick Darrell)
K-8 HALLOWEEN PARADE, COSTUME EXTRAVAGANZA, AND SPOOKY TAP PERFORMANCE
Students in grades K-8 will participate in a Halloween parade and costume contest in the Great Room from 11:45-12:35 on Halloween (Thursday, October 31st.) Each student will be able to show off their costumes and 8th grade students will present awards. During this time, the Tap Enrichment class will also have their Spooky Tap Performance that they have been working hard on! After lunch, K-8 students will participate in a Halloween themed rotation.
LITTLE CREEK CELEBRATIONS
Little Creek will have Halloween Centers/Special Activities in the Great Room. The schedule is as follows:
Two's: 9:00-9:30
Three's: 9:30-10:00
Pre-K: 10:00-10:30
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CONFERENCES FOR K-8 PROGRAM
It's almost conference time for RCS! Conferences this year will be scheduled on the afternoons of Wednesday, November 6th and Monday, November 11th.
Please submit this form by Friday, October 25th. Once your conference has been scheduled, Debbie Cohee-Wright or Kim Nistler will email you to confirm your time. We will make every effort to accommodate your choice. Since Conferences are 30 minutes in length, your promptness is appreciated.
Childcare will be available on the afternoons of these conference days. Please notify
Kim if you are in need of childcare.
If you have questions about conferences, please contact Debbie Cohee-Wright or call 410-778-8150.
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HALLOWEEN PARADE FLOAT
Chestertown Halloween Parade
Students have been busy working on the Halloween Float with Mr. Reynolds and Mrs. Herron. Our theme this year is the Legends of the Chesapeake. Students have been building a boat with Mr. Reynolds that will be the centerpiece for the float this year. The float will focus on the cultural and environmental icons of life on the Chesapeake. On Saturday, November 2 at 10:00 am the Chestertown Lions Club will sponsor the annual Chestertown Halloween Parade. Families that are interested in riding or walking along with the RCS Halloween Parade Float need to meet at Dixon Valve parking lot at 9:00 SHARP! All children MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT at ALL times in order to participate in riding on the float! Children may wear their Halloween costumes. Little Creek families are encouraged to join us. If you are interested in attending, please
sign up here. Thank you for your support.
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8TH GRADE TRANSITION
Please contact
Debbie Cohee-Wright if you would like to meet to discuss your child's high school options for next year. In the meantime, please complete the
8th grade questionnaire that will help us assist you in this process.
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EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION AT RCS
In the 2019-2020 school year, the faculty and staff will focus on and develop our approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion at Radcliffe Creek School.
We are dedicated to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion by creating educational and experiential opportunities, raising awareness, and providing strategies and tools to bring to life the idea of inclusivity. In addition to enhancing the classroom experience to include more lessons on equity, diversity, and inclusion we would also like to invite family and community members to come share their experiences with our students. If your child, your family or someone you know has a tradition, a story of overcoming challenges, or an explanation or display of cultural experiences we would like to invite you to school to share this with our students. We recognize that hearing these stories, and exposing our students to as many life experiences as we can help them develop empathy and kindness.
If you have any other ideas or suggestions or would like to help us fulfill this goal, please contact
Julie Blyman. It truly takes a village to foster a community that is built on tolerance, empathy, curiosity, and kindness. We feel so lucky to have wonderful families to support our students on this journey.
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AROUND THE CREEK
Math groups completed surveys around the school where they asked older students about their favorite Halloween candy. Now that they have collected data, they will work on making a graph to show the results.
Morgan and Japhy are enjoying their books during DEAR (Drop Everything and Read.)
 Michael, Lorenzo, and Max are playing "Boo-ingo" by listening to clues to find Halloween vocabulary words in speech therapy!
Students in the Three's classroom made Candy Corn hand prints!
Fun in the Infant Room!
Choptank homeroom is starting the "Right Hand Club!"
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