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Week of September 20-24

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Hello Trailblazer Families,  We had an amazing week at Diamond Creek filled with learning and fun with our Diamond Creek spirit days! Our Walk-a-Thon was a huge success for our students. We are excited we were able to make this event happen for our students and staff while following all of our COVID-19 safety procedures. We appreciate all of your support through our Walk-a-Thon. Students can still collect Walk-a-Thon donations as envelopes are not due until September 24th! All of our Walk-a-Thon dollars go back into our classrooms to positively impact our students and their learning experience at Diamond Creek. THANK YOU for all of your support and a huge THANK YOU to our Diamond Creek Walk-a-Thon team! Here are the prizes students can receive for Walk-a-Thon! Collect $75 or more in pledges = Jamba Juice Smoothie Party!   Top 3 earners schoolwide = gift card of their choice!   Top student in each class = special Walk-A-Thon spiritwear t-shirt!   Top earning classroom = Class Party
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Week of September 13-17

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Hello Trailblazer Families,  We are gearing up for a big week at Diamond Creek with our DC Spirit Week leading up to our 16th Annual Walk-a-Thon! Walk-a-Thon envelopes went home this week and are due back Friday, September 24th. Please read the details below regarding our Walk-a-Thon and our Spirit Week! We also have our next Village Rally on Wednesday, September 15th. We will be kicking off Habit #1: I am in Charge of Me and discussing some essential behaviors that go along with this Habit. DC Student News: One of our student leadership groups help us organize and deliver our Diamond Creek News to students each week. Check out the latest version HERE! Spirit Week THIS WEEK:  Schedule HERE Walk-a-Thon - THIS FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 17th!!  We are so excited to host our 16th annual Walk-a-Thon at Diamond Creek after a year away from this amazing opportunity and fundraiser for our students.  Envelopes were sent home this week and are due back September 24th.  Please read through the informat
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Week of September 6-10

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Hello Trailblazer Families,  We hope you have a wonderful three day weekend with your family and stay safe and well! Our students and staff had an amazing time at our All-School Village Rally this week which was hosted outside. Students came wearing their Village colors and T-shirts and it was truly magical to have students back together. Our 4th & 5th grade buddies did an amazing job of escorting our TK/Kinder and 1st grade buddies to and from the rally. We love the leadership and strong connections that our students make through our Villages. As a school, we will kick of Habit #1: I am in Charge of Me in two weeks at our September 15th Rally. Picture Days are THIS WEEK!!! TK-2 - Thursday, September 9th 3rd-5th - Friday, September 10th Picture Ordering Information HERE Diamond Creek Village Rally! DC Student News: One of our student leadership groups help us organize and deliver our Diamond Creek News to students each week. Check out the latest version HERE! Volunteer Informa
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Week of August 30 - September 3

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Hello Trailblazer Families,  It was an exciting week at Diamond Creek as students are continuing to learn the routines of the classroom and diving into the academic curriculums in each grade level. Our TK, Kindergarten and all new students to Diamond Creek found out their Village this week! We will kick off Villages this week with an outdoor assembly with all of our Villages. Students are encouraged to wear their Village T-shirt or color. At this time, all of our Village meetings and rallies will be held outside. A reminder that each Monday is a Minimum Day. Students in Grades 1-5 are dismissed at 2:05. Student/Parent Handbook 2021-22 - Click HERE to read through our Diamond Creek Student/Parent Handbook TK & Kindergarten Sorting Day Rally!  Handicap Parking Spots Please reserve our Handicap parking spots for those that require Handicap parking Dogs on Campus For the safety of our students and families, we ask that dogs remain off of campus during school hours. Thank you Diamon
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Week of August 23-27

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Hello Trailblazer Families,  Our students are off and learning! As I was in classrooms this week, students are diving into their Math and ELA routines and building amazing classroom communities. We are so happy to have our students back in our classrooms and learning with us all day. Thank you to all of our parents who attended our first PTC meeting of the year. A huge thank you to our PTC board members who are putting in their time to build events and opportunities for our students and families. We appreciate you! If you have interest in joining our PTC board, please see the area below for open PTC positions. A reminder that each Monday is a Minimum Day. Students in Grades 1-5 are dismissed at 2:05. Dogs on Campus For the safety of our students and families, we ask that dogs remain off of campus during school hours. Thank you Students diving into learning and sharing in 1st grade Girls on the Run We are excited to announce that we will have Girls on the Run back at DC this year.  Gi
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Week of August 16-20

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Hello Trailblazer Families,  We had a great full week at Diamond Creek! Our students are quickly getting back in to the routine of school and doing a great job with their teachers and classmates. A reminder that each Monday is a Minimum Day. Students in Grades 1-5 are dismissed at 2:05. Birthday Books We will continue our tradition of birthday books at Diamond Creek! Each student, on their birthday, will have an opportunity to choose a birthday book from Mrs. Garcia's birthday book cart! This is a favorite tradition for our students and Mrs. Garcia! Students enjoying a good book in Mrs. Morse's Class Diamond Creek PTC The PTC still has some open position for this year's board.  Vice President Secretary Webmaster (appointed position) If interested, or for more information, please contact Sara Anderson at  president@diamondcreekptc. com .  Diamond Creek Facebook Pages Have you joined your child's DCE grade-level Facebook group?  It is a great tool for you to connect with
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Week of August 9-13

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Hello Trailblazer Families,  Welcome back to all of our students and families. It was amazing to have students back on campus this week. I saw many smiles as I was walking around to classrooms and outside at recess with the students. We hope your students had a great first few days back at Diamond Creek! Every week, I will send an email to you on Friday afternoon that includes a link to our Diamond Creek School Blog. In the Blog, I will share important dates and reminders for the upcoming weeks. Have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to a full week with the students next week. A reminder that every Monday is our minimum day dismissal. Students in grades 1-5 are dismissed at 2:05. Our TK and Kindergarten students follow their same schedule. Welcome back from all of our staff at Diamond Creek! VILLAGES AT DIAMOND CREEK At Diamond Creek we work hard to build strong relationships with students, families, staff, and our community. Three years ago we kicked off our Villages system
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