Week of February 20-24, 2023

 2/17/23


Happy Friday Trailblazer families,


It was a Village Rally Friday and we had a great time learning about Habit #5 LISTEN AND LEARN which falls under our L for Listeners in our LEAD expectations.  We learned about the qualities of a good listener and then we watched a great cup stacking game!  Thank you to the Pinokket Village for planning such a fun time together!


ANNUAL PARENT SURVEY-PLEASE COMPLETE BY 3/3/2023

It’s that time of year when our School Site Council would love your input to continue to improve our school’s effectiveness.  The survey will be available for the next two weeks.  Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete it.  Please respond to each statement based on your overall experience with our school.  If you have more than one child at Diamond Creek and the answers to these questions would change based on each child, please feel free to complete multiple surveys.  A composite of this survey will be shared with the School Site Council, but individual responses will be kept confidential. Please complete this survey-LINK HERE


PENNIES FOR PATIENTS FUNDRAISER-FINAL UPDATE

Great news, Diamond Creek raised $8,040 for this wonderful charity!  Mrs. Artica’s TK  and Mrs. Triplett’s 5th grade classes collected the highest totals and both won parties that I will be planning for them in the next few weeks!  Thank you all for your support and a special thanks to Mrs. Lopez and her student leadership helpers for all of their efforts in making our fundraiser a success!  


IT’S NOT TOO LATE-ENROLL NOW FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR!

REGISTRATION BEGAN ON 1/23/23-All families must register each year 

Thank you to those families who have completed your registration for next year already.  If you haven’t registered, please make sure to complete your registration as soon as possible.  This timely information helps us best prepare to meet and accommodate all our students’ needs.


New and Returning Student Registration - Opened 1/23/23 7:00 AM

Every current student must complete the returning student registration to be placed in a class for next year.  This includes 5th graders moving to middle school. Please complete this as soon as possible. Registration 

If you know you are not returning to Diamond Creek next year, please contact the office.


Transfers - If you are currently on an inter-district transfer (living outside of RCSD) you need to do a new transfer annually.

If you are a 5th grader on an inter/intra transfer and you live outside of Cooley boundaries, you would need to complete a transfer to go to Cooley.

If you have a TK student on a current inter/intra transfer, you need to complete one for kindergarten to stay at Diamond Creek. Transfers


A MESSAGE ABOUT ATTENDANCE

Attendance is vital for every child every day as lifelong habits are established in the early school years and contribute to student success throughout their school career and beyond. The best way to keep up with your student's curriculum pacing is to ensure they are in class daily and engaging with peers and their teachers.

 

When students are absent, they miss participating in discovery, student discourse, and the friendships made inside and outside the classroom through play and collaborative learning. Knowledge and understanding are more than being able to complete a worksheet; it is connecting new knowledge with concepts known previously to construct new meaning and sharing explanations of what is learned. Our teachers want to celebrate students and peers attending school in person and gaining knowledge.


Please be reminded that our upcoming vacation days for the remainder of the year are the following:

  • Monday, March 13, 2023 - Teacher Learning Day - No school for students

  • Monday, April 3 - Monday, April 11, 2023 - Spring Break - (return on April 12, 2023)

  • Monday, May 29, 2023 - Non-School Day/Holiday

  • Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - Last Day of School (Summer Break: June 7, 2023 - August 9, 2023)


Please try and schedule appointments on non-school days and after school. If your child will be absent for an extended period (3 days or more), please visit our district website or contact the school's front office to set up a short-term independent study contract. We want to ensure that students can keep up with schoolwork as best as possible.


THIS WEEK’S DC NEWS 

Click HERE to see another fabulous edition of our DC News. Many thanks again to our student leaders and their advisors, Ms. Triplett and Mrs. Lopez for putting together such a wonderful broadcast!


GIRLS ON THE RUN IS BACK THIS SPRING

We’ve had a wonderful response to our GOTR sign ups this year!  We actually now have 8 girls on the waiting list.  If we have 2 more adults interested in joining our 2 current coaches, we would be able to add these girls to the team.  If you are interested please contact Stephanie Tseu at stephanie@gotrsac.org.  Thank you!


TIME FOR A NEW ROUND OF YOUNG REMBRANDTS


PTC NEWS


LOST and FOUND: There are a lot of jackets, coats, water bottles, etc. that are waiting to return to their homes. Please stop by the front entry area to claim your items. 

 

FIREWORKS:  Diamond Creek has the fireworks booth again this year.  The teachers and students greatly benefitted from last year’s sales and we hope that you can volunteer again this year.  Be on the lookout for signups coming out soon!

 

BIRTHDAY WISHES:  Does your child have a birthday between February and the end of the school year?  Now is a great time to submit a form to have their birthday on our marquee message board in front of the school to make their day extra special!  CLICK HERE for the form.  You can hand it in to the front office or email it to marquee@diamondcreekptc.com if paying with PayPal.  

 

SAFE ROUTES: Safe Routes weekly raffle prizes have been restocked!  If your student would like to participate in Safe Routes, meet us every Thursday mornings at either the front main gate or side gate to get a shoe tag or get scanned.  Don’t forget to go to Active4.me to register their tag so you can get notifications with your student on campus.  Each week, one student from each grade will win the weekly raffle and pick out a prize.

 

Wishing everyone another wonderful and happy 3-day weekend!  


Warmest regards,

Mrs. Phillips

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