Friday, February 14: Friends of Radcliffe Day
Save the date for Friends of Radcliffe Day 2020! We will open our classrooms to our friends in order for them to experience The Radcliffe Way. All are welcome: moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grandparents, neighbors, and friends of the family! Please click this link to RSVP.
Monday, February 17: NO SCHOOL for President's Day
Wednesday, February 19: Radcliffe Spelling Bee
Radcliffe Creek School will be holding its school-wide spelling bee on Wednesday, February 19th! The winner of this spelling bee and one runner-up will go on to participate in the Maryland Sports Spelling Bee at the Warehouse at Camden Yards in Baltimore on March 21st. Any interested spellers can participate!
Thursday, February 20: Fundraiser at The Kitty Knight House
Come out to support our Radcliffe guest bartenders from 5:00-8:00 p.m. All tips at the bar and 10% of food sales go directly to support RCS. For more information, check out the Facebook event!
Thursday, February 27: PTC Meeting
We need you!! The PTC is looking to gain support in 2020! Please come to the first meeting of the year from 3:30-4:30. Students are welcomed to stay after school with the Radcliffe Reach program if a parent is attending the PTC meeting. And don't forget, parents who attend earn a dress down day token for their student!
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PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT - PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Each week, we will be highlighting one of our programs or offering resources for the Radcliffe community to illustrate The Radcliffe Way!
Physical education is a major contributor to helping children socialize with others successfully as well as providing opportunities to acquire important skills called Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). Teaching SEL through physical education helps students successfully overcome many of the obstacles they face each day. It promotes academic achievement and positive social interactions while reducing behavior challenges both inside and outside the classroom. Studies have shown that students that receive social-emotional interventions through physical education and throughout their learning careers exhibit impressive and measurable benefits later on in life. Here is a link to a website explaining the benefits of Social-Emotional Learning.
The five pillars of social and emotional learning that are assessed in PE are self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision making, relationship skills, and social awareness. In every Physical Education class, students are learning to manage their emotions, cope with stress, and set positive goals.
In Physical Education classes, the children are constantly developing, implementing, and assessing effective strategies for promoting positive social interactions. Through different games and activities, the students are cultivating social skills, developing emotional intelligence, while also building confidence and self-esteem.
 
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MORNING DROP-OFF PROTOCOL
Please make sure to keep your student in the car during morning carpool until 8:00 when school opens. It is imperative that students remain under adult supervision while on school grounds. When the building opens at 8:00 am, students are permitted into the building.
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CHESTER GRAS
Chestertown's annual Chester Gras is coming up on Saturday, February 22, 2020! T
his family friendly event is the Kent County Food Pantry's biggest annual fundraiser for the Backpack Program. It supplied nearly a quarter of the funds spent by the Community Food Pantry on the program last year. Radcliffe supports the Food Pantry throughout the year with school service projects, and we would love the Radcliffe community to be involved in Chester Gras as well!
We encourage everyone to attend or even volunteer! More info, the volunteer jobs needed, and sign up site is available here!
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RADCLIFFE COOKBOOK
For his Leadership Passion Project, student Collins Rhoe combined his love for cooking and wanting to help other children attend RCS to create the idea of the first ever Radcliffe Cookbook. With input from you and family members, the Radcliffe Cookbook will feature some of our community's favorite recipes. Collins needs your help to make his project a success and it starts with you taking a few minutes out of your busy day to share your favorite recipe(s). Collins has made sharing your recipe super easy. Just click on this link and fill in the form, upload a picture if you want, and tell everyone why Radcliffe means so much to you. Don't forget you can purchase a copy of the Radcliffe Cookbook for only $10 and know that 100% of the proceeds are going directly into the RCS Scholarship Fund.
If you have any questions, or if you would like to pre-order a copy of the Radcliffe Cookbook for yourself and/or a family member
, please email
Kelsey Aburn
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SPIRIT DAY
Little Creek celebrated Spirit Day by dressing in class colors!
Infants dressed in blue, t
oddlers were in orange, t
wo's were in red, t
hree's were in green, and f
our's were in tie dye!
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RCS IS IN NEED OF SUPPLIES
With the school year over half-way through, many homerooms and the front desk have run out of essential supplies which were supplied by parents in the beginning of the year! If you are able, please consider sending in the following supplies which have been in high-demand:
- Hand Sanitizer
- Disinfecting Wipes
- Non-perishable food for students who forget their lunch (Chef Boyardee, Soup, Mac N Cheese, Gluten-Free snacks, etc.)
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Jace practices gluing tissue paper onto his Valentine heart
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