Creekside Elementary

We are so proud of how hard everyone worked during ACAP testing!

It is hard to believe we are winding down another school year, and yet we still have LOTS of work left to do! Please help us by talking to your students about continued outstanding behavior at school:

• listening and following directions
• keeping hands, feet, and other objects to yourself
• completing all work to the best of your ability

Attendance is still very important. LCS attendance rules and the Student Handbook may be found on the newsletter. You may now send notes for absences to cesattendance@lcsk12.org. Please note that trips are not excusable with parent notes.

Lunch accounts- We currently have over $2,000 in outstanding lunch balances. We are making phone calls, sending emails, and sending letters home. Please pay online or contact Ms. Jessica in the school cafeteria. All balances must be paid by the end of the school year.

Starting Monday, April 29, Mrs. Underwood will be collecting 4th graders' recorders for summer storage. Please consider cleaning your child's recorder in the dishwasher before turning it in.

It's going to be a GREAT week!

~DR

Parent Info to Know - March 31- April 11, 2025

March 30, 2025

Greetings, CES Family! I hope you all had a wonderful spring break!

Congratulations to our Creekside Scholars Bowl Team. They won 1st place among all the LCS Schools!

The website is www.yearbookordercenter.com

School order number (same for both schools) is 19069

Important Announcements:

ACAP Testing Begins This Week!

Don’t Stress. Just do your best.

ACAP testing will take place daily from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m..

Please ensure your child arrives on time and is well-rested for testing.

Key Testing Reminders:

• Testing sessions cannot be interrupted by check-ins or check-outs.
• Tardy students will report to the library or stay in the office area until testing concludes for the day.
• Make-up sessions will be provided as needed, but we want to keep those to a minimum. Make-up sessions are usually not given by the student's homeroom teacher.
• If you need to check out your child, please do so after 10:30 AM.
• Students will have scheduled breaks between testing sessions.
• Students are given a restroom and water break before testing begins.
• Sessions are less than an hour long.
• Breaks are given between sessions.
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2025 ACAP Testing Schedule:

April 1: Third Grades - ELA Sessions 3&4

April 2: Third Grade - ELA Sessions 1&2

April 3: Third Grade - Math Session 1

April 3: Fourth Grade - 9:30 Science

April 4: Third Grade - Math Session 2

April 8: Fourth and Fifth Grades - ELA Sessions 3&4

April 9: Fourth and Fifth Grades - ELA Sessions1&2

April 10: Fourth and Fifth Grades - Math Session 1

April 11: Fourth and Fifth Grades - Math Session 2

Let’s Chat

Before spring break, I spoke to students about using kind words. We talked about the adage of “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Please help us reiterate this at home. Mrs. Thiery and I are always available to listen and help students and parents. Many of the issues we see begin with kids starting jokes, making comments, or saying something rude to someone else. Intentional or not, words can hurt. We talked about respect for ourselves, our classmates, and the adults in the building, and how all of this goes back to treating others the way we want to be treated.

Let's continue making 2025 a year of growth, collaboration, and achievement! We are incredibly grateful for the dedication and hard work of everyone in our school community and look forward to celebrating the successes of our students in the months ahead. Together, we’ll inspire, challenge, and support each other to create a lasting impact on education and beyond.

Don't hesitate to contact me or the school with any questions or concerns; we are more than willing to help!

Here's to a great week of learning, growing, academic progress, and positive change at CES!

Thank you for your continued support in making Creekside Elementary the BEST place to learn and grow!

Love ya'll!

Go Chiefs!

~DR

The website is www.yearbookordercenter.com

School order number (same for both schools) is 19069

Please contact us anytime you have a question, a need, or just want to say hello.

CES Remind- Join by texting @chiefs3-5 to the number 81010.

Instagram @creeksidechiefs3_5

Email: dana.rhinehart@lcsk12.org
Website: www.creeksideelem.org
Location: 15983 Sanderson Road, Harvest, AL, USA
Phone: 256-233-6452
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creeksidechiefs/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: @creeksidechiefs

Welcome Back! We had a FANTASTIC first day! Teachers worked hard to get their rooms ready to create a community of learners in each class. Thank you for entrusting us with your children. They will be well-loved, cared for, and challenged to learn this year.

We had every student in the building by 7:42 on the first day of school. That is AWESOME! That tells us that we WILL be able to meet our goal of having car line end by 7:30.

Carline... PLEASE be patient. For those who are complaining about carline after the first day of school, please give me a moment to explain a few things.

• SROs (School Resource Officers) are no longer allowed to direct traffic. This decision was made above the school level and we must abide by it. This is no reflection on the new SRO.
• Limestone County Sheriff's Depart. does not have the manpower to direct traffic.
• This is also the reason for only right turns as cars exit.
• Yes, there are 2 lanes that enter from the new access road.
• One of those lanes was designated for buses.
• We only have one exit and one lane for students to safely exit vehicles, so having one lane entering into campus makes it easier to manage.
• We may have to open the second lane to get traffic off Sanderson Rd., but parents must follow car line procedures if we do this.
• On Friday afternoon, some parents were merging/jumping from one lane to the other and moving the cones that coaches placed so they would know which cars were next.
• This created a lot of confusion. Numbers are texted to teachers inside the gym so students are ready to load. When parents jumped lines, their kids numbers had not been called and it created a chaotic situation.
• PLEASE give us a few days to get car line running smoothly.
• Lots of parents bring their kids to school during the first few days and then they will begin riding the bus.
• Teachers and coaches work carline and I can assure you, they want carline to be finished as quickly as you do. But we also have to be SAFE.

If there is any parent with experience directing traffic that would like to become an official volunteer to direct traffic at Creekside, please contact Mrs. Rhinehart and let her know.

Again, we are so happy to have your children at Creekside Elementary this year.

~Dana Rhinehart