Big Creek Elementary

Absence/Dismissal changes

If you have any changes to your students daily attendance or dismissal plan (vacations, ill student, appointments, etc), it is very important to inform the school of those changes by 2:00pm each day.

If you are emailing this information to the school, please include the teacher and the office Secretary.

Big Creek Elementary Office:

julie.patterson@northpolk.org or 515-984-3400 x2500

We appreciate your help with this.

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All 3rd grade students must have a Vision Screening completed. Please send completed forms by September 13th.

Picture Day at Big Creek Elementary is September 26th.

Please visit the following link to order.

mylifetouch.com

Picture ID:

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Lindsey Davidson - 4th grade teacher

Freedom Schott - 4th grade teacher

Olivia Pasquariello - 5th grade teacher

Chelsey Spreitzer - 5th grade teacher

Julie Bitting - Paraeducator

Ava Richardson - Paraeducator

The first North Polk Elementary PTA Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 10th at 6 pm, at the Central Elementary Library.

The PTA is a great way to get involved in the community and at your child’s school. We are looking to fill some seats for the upcoming years. If you are interested in volunteering or want to get more information, please attend the first meeting to find out more! You can also Fiil Out Your Membership Form Here!

On Tuesday, September 17 the North Polk High School Volleyball team takes on the ADM Tigers. Come to the North Polk High School gym and join us for a night of fun! The JV and Freshman volleyball games begin at 5:15 p.m. with the Varsity game following at 7:00. Youth volleyball players may wear a Comet Volleyball jersey or t-shirt to get in free! We encourage all future volleyball players to arrive early for signed posters, picture taking, sign making, and more. We will do a youth volleyball player parade between the JV and Varsity matches at 6:45, and we would like future Comet Volleyball players there to participate. The high school Comet Volleyball Team would love your support at all their home games on September 3 & 17, and October 8 & 15.The high school Comet Volleyball Team would love your support at all their home games on September 3 & 17, and October 8 & 15. Go Comets!

Fall Comet Volleyball Skills Sessions

4th, 5th, 6th Grades

The Comet Volleyball be will be hosting fall skills sessions for all 4th, 5th, and 6th graders! These skills sessions will be available for five weeks and will allow your child to learn the basic skills and fundamentals of volleyball. The skills sessions are a great way to help get your child prepared for the opportunity to play for the Comet Volleyball Club in January-March! Here are the details for fall skills sessions:

• Dates: Monday September 16, 23, 30 and October 7 & 14

• Location: North Polk Middle School

• Time:

-4th graders 6:30-7:30 p.m.

-5th/6th graders 7:30-8:30 p.m.

• 4th and 5th graders: Please bring a VOLLEY LITE BALL. This is the ball your age level will compete with.

• These skills sessions are FREE of charge! Come and learn the game while having fun with your friends! There is NO sign-up for the fall skills sessions. Feel free to come to as many sessions as you can!

Parents and Families: We are encouraging you to join us during these skills sessions! Once teams are created in late November, we will need volunteers to help coach in January. Joining us during the skills sessions will allow the opportunity to learn skills, volleyball vocabulary, and drills to coach the players during practices. Haven’t coached volleyball before? No worries! We want you to participate in the drills to learn too!

Note: Players in 5th grade or above, will have the opportunity to be evaluated to be divided into teams. Skill evaluations will be held later in November. More detailed information is coming soon. All 4th graders will play in the Recreational league, therefore evaluations will not take place for 4th grade. Be on the lookout to sign-up for Comet Volleyball season soon!

** If you have any questions regarding Fall Skills Sessions, please email cometvolleyballclub@gmail.com or follow the “Comet Volleyball Club” Facebook page.

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Calling all future Comets! Give your child the experience they've been dreaming about. Join the Junior Cosmo Club. Registration has been extended! Register by September 13th to ensure you have a shirt for the big game.

Junior Cosmo Club:

$20 per child - Kids under the age of 12 are invited onto the field/court for a select football and volleyball game. Kids will help make a tunnel for the players entering the field/court. In addition, kids will receive:

• Junior Cosmo Club t-shirt

• Free admission to the games announced when they wear their shirt

October 25th - Football

October 17th - Volleyball

To register, follow this link:https://northpolkathleticboosterclub.sportngin.com/register/form/409433307

Let's pack the field and court with all our future Comets and cheer on our teams!

Hi Comet Fifth Grade Families,

We are excited to get the year started with our fifth grade band. We will start having the students test the band instruments during the first two weeks of school to see which one they want to play in band this year. We will start testing at Big Creek next week, and move on to Central the following week. You should see their “golden ticket” come home and hear about the fun they had testing out the instruments. The next step is our parent meeting and rental night on Tuesday, September 10th in the Central cafeteria at 5:30pm and the Big Creek cafeteria at 7:00pm. Feel free to come to either building based on which time works best for you and your student. We will talk about how fifth grade band works and share the performance schedule for the year. Also, Rieman Music will be there to rent instruments and sell supplies. If you already have an instrument or have friends you can borrow or buy one from, that is great, but we would still love to see you at our meeting to purchase lesson a book and supplies and hear about our band schedule for the year.

We are looking forward to this year’s fifth grade band and seeing you at our parent meeting on September 10th!

Please email if you have any further questions.

Thanks,

Dave Gault, Big Creek 5th Grade Band Director

dave.gault@northpolk.org

Hanna Hoversten, Central 5th Grade Band Director

hanna.hoversten@northpolk.org

Interested in Cub Scouts? Join us at our Pack Meeting on Sunday, September 8th at 3pm at the Polk City United Methodist Church (1421 W Broadway St, Polk City, IA 50226). We have several activities planned and we will have ice cream! Send an email to cubscouts89@gmail.com to let us know you'll be attending or if you're interested, but can't make it.

Your student will learn the basics of cheerleading such as kicks, jumps and cheer motions. North Polk High School cheerleaders will teach your student cheers and a short routine that they will perform prior to the varsity football game on Friday, September 13th.

To guarantee a tshirt, registration must be completed by Thursday, August 29th.

Who: All K-5th Grade
Registration: 5:30pm
Clinic: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Cost: $40

**There will be a performance on Friday, September 13th

Location: Clinic | Central Elementary Gym

Performance | Comet Field

Director: Amanda Hupp | amanda.hupp@northpolk.org

Register here.

2024 North Polk Foundation Golf Tournament link:

https://forms.gle/1tik1maqD2LcwCsD7

Big Creek Elementary students have a textbook rental fee which is due by the first day of school on August 23rd. This information can be found on your Parent Portal/Infinite Campus. Payments can be made online.

https://www.northpolk.org/families/new-to-north-polk

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