Sycolin Creek Chronicle
November Edition
Principal's Corner
Dear Parents and Students,
Thank you for helping to make our PTA Monster Movie Mash a tremendous success. Your participation led to a wonderful evening for each of our students and families. I would also like to thank our volunteers for their hard work, which was instrumental in making this event possible.
In addition to the highlights, I would also like to share how much we appreciate and commend our students for their continued hard work and dedication to their academics. The faculty and I have been so impressed with our students' ability to problem solve, be flexible, learn new programs, and adjust to a new learning environment, all while doing it with a smile. We are very fortunate to work with such supportive families and I have confidence that the rest of the year will be just as successful.
Parents, if you have not had the opportunity to join our PTA, which works tirelessly to provide many activities for our students throughout the year, we would love to have you as a member. Please contact the office or visit the PTA Website for more information about joining the PTA. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Derek Racino
Art News and Star Salamanders
I’m so proud of the students. The “Original Works” art that they completed this year are some of the best they’ve done. I can’t wait for you to see their masterpieces. Our wonderful Original Works PTA representative has sent all the artwork (minus a few late finishers) to the company and they are being scanned into their system. Ordering will all be done electronically and orders should arrive to the school prior to the winter holidays.
Art Stars for October
Kindergarten - Miss Whittaker’s class
First Grade - Miss Bown’s class
Second Grade - Mrs. Reynolds' class
Third Grade - Mrs. Snead’s class
Fourth Grade - Ms. Bowman’s class
Fifth Grade - Mrs. Nacin’s class
Attention Fifth Grade Parents, the yearbook cover contest information will be coming home soon.
Be Art Smart,
Dr. Bennett
Star Salamander Students for the month of October in P.E.
Congratulations to the PE Star Salamanders for the month of October
5th grade - Bisma Zakaria & Josh Cox
4th grade - Logan Rosberg & Kade Dials
3rd grade - Caroline Rodgers & Carson Westlake
2nd grade - Olivia Heisler & Reyan Raj
1st grade - Lauren Robinson & Nico Pitsch
Kindergarten - Logan Powell & Nate Thompson
The Star Salamander Classes for the month of October are: Ms. Whittaker's Kindergarten Class and Mrs. Forrester's 4th Grade Class.
Music News
In October, we worked on songs for Veterans Day, which will be celebrated on November 10th at our school. Thank you for sending in pictures, artwork and poetry, as well as inviting your Veterans to attend.
Fourth and fifth graders studied treble clef pitches and the fifth graders have begun playing recorders, while third graders focused on singing in tune and reading rhythms. Kindergarten and first grade students have been singing and focusing on steady beats and second graders have been singing and reading rhythms using quarter notes, quarter rests and eighth notes. Our chorus was also able to sing at Independence High School for a football game.
In November, fifth graders will continue using their recorders and reviewing word-wall words. Fourth graders will be focusing on major and minor scales and singing in tune. Third graders will be focusing on rhythms and singing in tune. Third through fifth graders will also be reviewing major and minor. First and second graders will be focusing on rhythms and singing in tune. Kindergarten will be practicing steady beats and using their singing voice. There are many holidays in November, so all students are encouraged to check Schoology to review concepts, sing and play games.
Our Rock Star Music Classes for October are:
Kindergarten – Ms. Hutchings; 1st Grade – Mrs. Stallings; 2nd Grade – Mrs. Brosan; 3rd Grade – Mrs. Duis; 4th Grade – Mrs. Hermens; and 5th Grade – Mrs. Wong
Congratulations to our Rock Stars!
SEARCH for November
During the month of November, Kindergarten students will use their Perceiving Key as they explore and sort dominoes. Students will also use pattern blocks to complete Thanksgiving-themed puzzles. First grade students will be challenged to make domino bridges, using their reasoning and quantitative skills to find the sum of the domino pips. Second grade students will begin to learn about relationships in analogies. Students will also use their visual-spatial skills as they follow clues to place pattern blocks in a given outline. Third grade students will begin Talent Development lessons during SEARCH. These lessons provide students with exposure to the types of tasks that are included in the gifted portfolio assessments. More information on the third-grade gifted evaluation process will be shared in January.
Fun Run Support
Report Card Reminders for 2024-25
Report cards and special education progress reports will be available electronically through ParentVUE on the afternoon of Thursday, November 7th. For the 2024-25 school year, all LCPS elementary schools will not be sending home paper report cards. All report cards will be available electronically through ParentVUE. Progress reports will be available through VA IEP.
Sycolin Creek Elementary School
Email: derek.racino@lcps.org
Website: https://www.lcps.org/sycolincreek
Location: 21100 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg, VA, USA
Phone: (571)252-2910
Twitter: @Sycolin_Creek