Halfway through another busy week!

Jump Rope For Heart
We will Jump as a whole school on Friday.  All students will go to gym that day for specials.  Please have your child wear tennis shoes and comfy clothes on Friday!

Homework Sheets
I have noticed the past couple of days that several folders were missing homework sheets.  Don't forget to keep those in folders all week.  This way they don't get lost and I can see who is completing nightly homework.  Thank you for your help with this! :)

Art to Remember
Yesterday your child brought home an Art to Remember order form.  Your child made this artwork with Mrs. Garrett.  If you are interested in purchasing any items with your child's artwork on it, please read the below information from Mrs. Garrett:  Students may order items online or return the form and money to school.  The due date for orders is March 9th.  Thank you for your support!  Part of the profits come right back to Creekside and allow us to purchase new art supplies!

Carnival T-shirts
Today in folders there is a t-shirt order form in case you are interested in purchasing carnival t-shirts.  You can order for the whole family!  The Creekside Spring Carnival is Friday, April 13.  More information will be sent home about the carnival soon!

National School Breakfast Week
National School Breakfast Week is March 5-9.  Once again we will be offering a free breakfast to all students.  Our free breakfast is Thursday, March 8.   Obviously, your child doesn't have to eat breakfast at school this day if they don't want to, but this free event will be open to all!

Donuts with Dad

Creekside is holding Donuts with Dad events on Wednesday, March 7th and on Friday, March 9th. These events are free. Because we believe turn-out will be huge, we have two events:

·  K-2 students with dads - Wednesday, March 7th from 7:00-7:30 AM

·  3-4 students with dads - Friday, March 9th from 7:00-7:30 AM

Both mornings will be in our gym.  We ask that dads try to attend the event that corresponds with their child's current grade level. However, dads that have children in more than one grade can choose the event that works the best for their schedule and attend one event with their children. Also, if one event works better than the other, dads can attend either event with their son or daughter.  The menu will be donuts and fruit along with fruit juice and coffee.

Book it calendars
The March book it calendar will come home tomorrow.  Please send in the February calendars when completed!  March is the last month for the book it program this school year!  Don't forget, any student who turns in a completed book it calendar at least 5 of the 6 months will get to come to a special pizza party with me one day during lunch in April!  Keep up the good reading at home!

Writer's Workshop
This week in Writer's Workshop I introduced 5 new posters on our writing wall to help students remember the 5 parts of a great sentence.  They are:

• capital letter at beginning of sentence
• lower case letters throughout sentence
• sight words spelled correctly
• finger spaces between words
• correct punctuation at end of sentence

As students are writing, if they remember all 5 on their own without my help, they have started getting a sticker on their notebook page.  I know a sticker doesn't sound like much, but they LOVE it!  It's great motivation for them to write their sentences correctly.  As you watch your child write at home, please help them remember the 5 parts of a great sentence.

Sight Words
The sight words for this week and next are: one, two, three, four, five.  The week of March 12 there will be quarter 4 sight words on the homework sheet.  The grading period ends March 9th, and report cards will come home March 16th.  Make sure to review all quarter 3 words next week before I assess!

Math
Next week we will be making a graph based on a collection of items.  Our class will be collecting BOX TOPS!  Please keep sending those in!  We collect them anyway, so for the next week or two in math we will get double use out of them. :)

Children's Museum Science night
This amazing FREE event for our students and families is upcoming on Wednesday, March 14th from 5:30-8:00 PM. There is even a free pizza dinner!

Guest Day
Mark your calendars!  Kindergarten Guest day is March 21st at 1:30pm.  It is important for all students to have at least 1 guest to do the scavenger hunt with them.  There will be a form coming home soon to let me know if someone can attend guest day for your child.  If no one can attend for your child, please fill out the form with "no", so I can pair them with a Creekside staff member or another parent.

SNACK CALENDAR--March

Don’t forget when sending in snacks, please send in something for the whole class.  Please don’t send in drinks, something that requires utensils or eat, or anything that needs refrigeration.  Items like cereal, crackers, fruit snacks, and granola bars are always popular snack choices.    If you could, please send in a package of small Dixie cups with the snack, if it is not individually wrapped. We have 24 students if you send in something individually wrapped.   You do not need to send in one thing per day, just one or two big boxes of something.

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
			1	2
5 Coltyn	6	7	8	9
12 Cynthia	13	14	15	16
19 Cadence	20	21	22	23 NO SCHOOL—SPRING BREAK

Thanks for your help!