December 12, 2019
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December 12, 2019 A Note From the Principal: Professional Learning Communities (PLCs): I want to take a couple of minutes to brag about my staff. This year, we have engaged in professional learning communities. These are weekly meetings with the purpose of focusing on student learning. Often, we think about a teacher’s primary role being that of instruction...and it is. However, in our meetings the small shift of focusing on learning rather than just teaching is huge. Grade level teachers meet to focus on the state standards, making sure we are very clear about what they require students to know and be able to do, and then look at ways of measuring students’ learning. The discussion in these meetings has been powerful. We are already seeing tremendous growth around student learning because of the intentional focus on the most impactful standards, the skills needed for students to be successful, and careful monitoring/intervention. PLCs were new to us this year. I am so proud of the way my staff has responded to this process. I brag about them as often as I can and share with others in the district what success we are having here at Forest Creek. I am truly a Proud Principal. Approaching the Winter Break: Looking forward on my calendar, I realize that we all get really busy preparing for the upcoming Winter Break. School is no different. We are filling our schedules to the max to get everything done before we leave. It makes me stop and be reminded of the need to really take in every moment of joy from the students and let that be the focus. This is a special time of year for kids. I get my joy and energy from watching them, listening to their stories and excitement, and just living each moment fully. I can say without hesitation that I am blessed to have such a wonderful job and the privilege of working with children and families. I hope each of you is taking time to slow down and enjoy the wonders of the season through the eyes of your children. Thank you for allowing us to have them each day, and for the wonders we get to experience on a daily basis here at school.
Transcript of December 12, 2019
December 12, 2019
A Note From the Principal:
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs): I want to take a couple of minutes to brag about my staff. This year, we have engaged in professional learning communities. These are weekly meetings with the purpose of focusing on student learning. Often, we think about a teacher’s primary role being that of instruction...and it is. However, in our meetings the small shift of focusing on learning rather than just teaching is huge.
Grade level teachers meet to focus on the state standards, making sure we are very clear about what they require students to know and be able to do, and then look at ways of measuring students’ learning. The discussion in these meetings has been powerful. We are already seeing tremendous growth around student learning because of the intentional focus on the most impactful standards, the skills needed for students to be successful, and careful monitoring/intervention.
PLCs were new to us this year. I am so proud of the way my staff has responded to this process. I brag about them as often as I can and share with others in the district what success we are having here at Forest Creek. I am truly a Proud Principal.
Approaching the Winter Break: Looking forward on my calendar, I realize that we all get really busy preparing for the upcoming Winter Break. School is no different. We are filling our schedules to the max to get everything done before we leave. It makes me stop and be reminded of the need to really take in every moment of joy from the students and let that be the focus. This is a special time of year for kids. I get my joy and energy from watching them, listening to their stories and excitement, and just living each moment fully. I can say without hesitation that I am blessed to have such a wonderful job and the privilege of working with children and families. I hope each of you is taking time to slow down and enjoy the wonders of the season through the eyes of your children. Thank you for allowing us to have them each day, and for the wonders we get to experience on a daily basis here at school.
Mark Your CalendarsWednesday, December 18RR Youth Basketball6:00 - 8:00
Thursday, December 19Winter Party RSVP2nd Grade Winter Party9:30 - 10:303rd Grade Winter Party10:30 - 11:301st Grade Winter Party11:15 - 12:154th Grade Winter Party12:30 - 1:305th Grade Winter Party1:15 - 2:00Kindergarten Winter Party1:15 - 2:15UIL Writing Practice2:55 - 4:00
Friday, December 20STUDENT HOLIDAY/TEACHER WORKDAY
Monday, December 23 - Friday, January 3WINTER BREAK!
Monday, January 6STUDENT HOLIDAY/TEACHER WORKDAY
Tuesday, January 7STUDENT HOLIDAY/TEACHER WORKDAY
Wednesday, January 8STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL
Thursday, December 129:15 - 2:002nd grade field trip - Scottish Rite TheaterChess Club3:00 - 4:00UIL Chess Practice3:15 - 4:15UIL Writing Practice 2:55 - 4:00Math Pentathlon4:00 - 5:00Garden Club2:55 - 3:45Student Council Meeting3:00 - 4:00RR Youth Basketball6:00 - 8:00
Friday, December 13UIL Number Sense Practice3:00 - 4:00UIL Oral Reading Practice3:00 - 3:45UIL Spelling Practice 3:15 - 4:15Cub Scout Crossover Ceremony6:30 - 8:30
Monday, December 164th & 5th Grade Tech Club2;55 - 4:00UIL Storytelling Practice3:00 - 4:00Writing Club3:00 - 4:00RR Youth Basketball6:00 - 8:00
Tuesday, December 17Craft Club 3:00 - 4:00UIL Chess Practice3:15 - 4:15Site Based Committee Meeting3:30 - 4:30RR Youth Basketball6:00 - 8:00
WINTER PARTIES!Following is the schedule for the Winter Parties 2019. If you are planning to attend, please RSVP by NOON WEDNESDAY, DEC 18 using the following linK:
WINTER PARTY RSVP
DECEMBER 19TH
2nd GRADE: 9:30 - 10:303rd GRADE: 10:30 - 11:301st GRADE: 11:15 - 12:154th GRADE: 12:30 - 1:305th GRADE: 1:15 - 2:00KINDER: 1:15 - 2:15
Perform for the Class Days!
If you take music lessons outside of school or would like to sing a special song, the last few days of music before winter break are Perform for the
Class days! If you bring an instrument, you may play it. If you want to sing, you may sing any song
appropriate for school with or without accompaniment. You may bring a CD, device, or if you have an online site you sing with, send the link with your accompaniment track via e-mail (there
isn’t time to search for your track on the internet so please plan ahead.)
Pianists may play the school piano as long as they bring sheet music (whether the piece is memorized or not) to establish that they study piano--all piano
performances must be prepared. Check the schedule below and get practicing so we
can hear what you do!
Monday, December 9Harris, Smith, Delgado, Garcia, King, Paredes, Torres, Miller, Kirby, Engstrom, Alvarez, and
Yamout
Tuesday, December 10Hart, C. Jones, Davis, Arguijo, Shogan, Troxel,
Brawner, Ahn, Grant, Ginapp, and Lincoln
Monday, December 16St. Cyr, Chuey, Gentry, L. Jones, Canizales, and
Brown
Tuesday, December 17Thakkar, Nacol, Jacobs, Kaiser, Billingsley, and
Queton
Kelso’s, Ory’s, and Pinter’s classes are split among other classes. Students should know with whose
class they come.
SCIENCE FAIR!The Forest Creek Science Fair will be held on January 23rd! If you want to participate in the Science Fair you must submit a completed registration form by Monday, January 13, 2020. Late entries will not be accepted. Incomplete entries will not be processed. All grade levels may participate and must register online. Calling all volunteers! Please encourage friends and family to volunteer to help judge our Science Fair! We will accept any help for as long as they can stay and offer breakfast and/or lunch and snacks.Please use the links below:
2020 Science Fair Packet2020 FCE Science Fair RegistrationScience Fair Judges Sign Up - 2020
FYI Community Health and Well-Being Seminars 2019-2020Returning this school year is the F.Y.I. Community Health & Well-Being Seminar Series. The series was developed by Round Rock ISD counseling services to inform the community about timely health and well-being topics affecting today’s high school students.
Sessions will be held at the Old Hopewell Meeting Room, immediately adjacent to the Round Rock ISD Lillie Delgado Administration Building located at 1311 Round Rock Ave. Round Rock, TX from 6 to 7 p.m.
January 13 – Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
SPEAKER: R. Renee Cameron-Hernandez M.A., LPC, LMFT, NCC, TBRIR Educator, is the Director of Program Training with STARRY.Cameron-Hernandez discusses self-care, active listening, stress management, and coping skills for processing anxiety effectively. She will also briefly discuss suicide prevention, as these topics often overlap.
February 24 – Healthy Teen RelationshipsSPEAKER: Randy Randolph is with Safe Place’s Expect Respect Program.This interactive session explores how to make romantic relationships work by looking at:
● The types of power dynamics that create hurtful versus loving relationships;
● The problematic behaviors to pay attention to when you are getting to know someone;
● How to establish, enforce, recognize, and honor boundaries.
March 9 – Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE)
SPEAKER: Jeffrey Yarbrough, Round Rock ISD Director of Safety and Security, is a 24-year police veteran and former Chief of Police.Yarbrough is a certified Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) instructor and teaches active shooter strategies built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend principles of personal safety. Yarbrough provides strategies, guidance, and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event.
Forest Creek Spelling BeeYour Word is Champion!
Please plan to join us as we find our school's spelling bee champion!
Our classroom finalists will square off against each other on
January 14, 2020 at 6:00 pmYou don't want to miss this exciting event, so
mark your calendars now!!
Attention all students! The Forest Creek Talent Show is Friday, February 7th, 2020! If you are interested in performing and showing off your talent, the audition forms will be posted on the school bulletin board by the school office on Thursday, December 12th. The audition form is due and to be turned into the school office or emailed to [email protected] on January 27th, 2020 by 3pm. Auditions will be held January 31st, 2020. Cannot wait to see all the talent this year! If you have questions, please contact Liz Levett directly at [email protected].
Need to Report an Absence?If your child will be absent for any reason, you must report the absence to the front office within 48 hours. You can submit the absence through the link, “Report Today’s Absence,” on our FCE homepage or you may send in a written note.
Report an Absence
Before & After School ProgramsThat Bus to Forest Creek
Elementary
There are several nearby before and after school care programs that bus to/from FCE. For a list and more information please click on the link below. This information can also be found on our FCE homepage.
Before and After School Care
FCE Lunch ScheduleNeed to know what time your child eats lunch? Forest Creek Elementary’s lunch schedule is available on our FCE homepage. To view please click the link below.
FCE Lunch Schedule
CLOTHING DRIVE!
Forest Creek Elementary is participating in the Cedar Ridge Raider Band Clothing drive contest running 11/13-12/16. If we win, we will receive a performance from The Cedar Ridge Raider Drumline after Winter break!! So please clean out your closets and bring in your clothes, linens, towels, shoes, boots, belts, jewelry, purses, bags, mittens, scarves, jackets, backpacks, and hats!! Place items in 13 gallon trash bags, 33 gallon contractor bags or any plastic bag you have and drop in the large PURPLE box in front of the office labeled CRHS Clothing Drive! Thank you and let’s win!!!
Mentors Needed!
Have you ever thought about how you can make a difference in a child's life? You can! Round Rock Independent School District has an opportunity that will allow you to help a student here at Forest Creek!
Mentors are already having a positive effect on our students. They are truly valued and adored.We currently have 3 students who desire to have a mentor at this time. This would be a commitment of visiting with them during lunch time (about 30 minutes) once a week. Thank you so much for considering.
Please click the link below for more information:One Person Can Make A Differenceand/or contact Liliana McSween, School Counselor with any further [email protected]
It is Six Flags Read to Succeed time again! Read to Succeed is an exciting program that encourages students in grades K through 6 to read for fun. Students who complete six hours of recreational reading earn a free ticket to Six Flags! This year parents will need to log the hours online using the unique code for Forest Creek. Locate your Child's teacher and enter the reading minutes! No more reading logs to keep up with and return. If you need any assistance contact Mrs. Elliott at [email protected]
PTA NEWS!
Calling all Forest Creek families! We are needing your assistance to continue to help make our Talent Show a successful one! We are looking for your child's group, sport, extra curricular activity, organization, etc to assist in selling concessions during the Talent Show. A local cheer group provided help last year and sold pizza, chips, soda, etc and it worked out wonderfully for the cheer group and our school! All sales proceeds will go to you child's group/organization and would be considered fundraising for your child and or children. You will need to arrive the at the school by 5pm February 7th, 2020. You will also need to help with clean up of any of the concession items after the event ends around 8:30pm. We are looking for two groups this year! If you are interested, please contact Liz Levett at [email protected]. The PTA will hold a drawing if there are several entries in January and you will be contacted if you have been chosen. Please email Liz Levett with any questions. Thank you!!!!
Forest Creek ElementaryStaff Appreciation
Staff Appreciation each month this year will be covered by grade levels. Whichever grade level is assigned that month will graciously provide goodies for the particular staff appreciation event that is scheduled for the entire staff. A sign up will be coming via your homeroom parent (or teacher) Our hope is to give more families the opportunity to participate! Here is the year at a glance:
December: 3rd gradeJanuary: 2nd gradeFebruary: 1st gradeMarch: Kindergarten April: PTA Board/ FCC/ FACMay: Entire school!
Thanks for your support!
Forest Creek Elementary
Calling All Businesses!! We are looking for sponsors for our 2019-2020 School Year. Please click on the link below to view our flyer for this year’s packages.
FCE Sponsorship InfoIf you or someone you know is interested in becoming a sponsor this year please reach out to Stacy Bowers at [email protected].
Please help support our school by participating in the 2019-2020 Box Tops for Education collection drive. The class that collects the most Box Tops will be given a special reward! The contest begins September 16th and will end on February 21, 2020. Please support the Box Tops for Education fundraiser by clipping Box Tops and turning them into your Homeroom teacher and by downloading the NEW Box Tops for Education app and scanning your grocery receipts. Contact [email protected] with any questions.
Join us for Spirit Night at Culver’s on Tuesday, December 17th 5:00 - 8:00pm
There will be surprise guest servers so join us for a night of fun and support your PTA!
BUY YOUR YEARBOOK NOW! After December 19th, the price jumps to $30 a book. Purchase
though www.balfour.com!
