Thanks goes out to our super star custodians who put up our trees recently! Love seeing the trees go up!
Our SpEd department and our K teachers recently celebrated Epilepsy Awareness month in honor of our sweet K student in Mrs. Durham's class, Charlotte. It was a great day! Great job CPS!
Mrs. Trockenbrot and several teachers conducted Dyslexia Awareness Night @ Creekside a couple of weeks ago and it was a huge success! We had a library full of students, parents and activities! Great job Mrs. T and staff!
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Instructional Time
Only 16 instructional days are left in this semester! Wow?!? Where has this semester gone??
Teachers - Please make wise use of your instructional time. Remember those students who are on the fence with their DIBELS data and do your best to provide them with powerful and meaningful intervention or enrichment to boost them to their next level!
You can do it!
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Communication
Please keep communication with parents at a high level. Make phone calls and schedule conferences as needed. Please keep parents informed of daily, weekly and monthly happenings. Thx!
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Please encourage students to have high attendance. So far our attendance data looks good for the year. Great job everyone!
Attendance Data
Kindergarten
1st grade
2nd grade
CPS totals
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I have started using Instagram to post pictures and information for CPS and from me (Principal Matt Scott - not a personal account). Twitter has been my main social media output for a while but I have noticed that not a lot of our parents are on Twitter. At the principals conference I attended a couple of weeks ago, "using social media" was a big topic in a session I attended. Several of schools are now using Instagram as their main social media forum to get information out and share school happenings with their parents.
Most schools seem to shy away from Facebook for several reasons which I won't go in to on this post.
I have created 2 accounts - Creekside Primary and Principal Matt Scott.
They are both open for anyone to "Follow".
** Are any of you using Instagram for your class?
- example -"Mrs. Adam's class"
Please let me know if you have a "Class account" and I will tag you in photo's of your class or students.
Here are the 2 accounts:
Creekside Primary - LINK
Principal Matt Scott - LINK
Please tag me and CPS when you share something.
Also 2 hashtags we can use "school-wide":
#CreeksideLEADS
#ilovecreekside
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Data Meetings
Dec 6 will be our next Data Meetings.
We will have 1st and 2nd during plan times.
K - I will catch you during planning on Tue or Thur or after school.
We will be looking at data for the year and discussing targeted students.
DM dates
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CPS Remind
If you have not signed up for the CPS staff remind service please sign up @ LINK
CPS Bus Remind notifications - feel free to share link with parents
LINK
Field Trips
Please send me your Field Trip dates and put your trips in "Trip Direct".
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Upcoming dates:
11/29 - Faculty Meeting after school on Nov 29th.
- This will be a combined Faculty Meeting with CES & then a short FM with just CPS.
- Dr. Brad Lewis will be speaking to both groups.
- We will probably meet in the lunchroom @ 3:15ish.
- FM dates
- tickets go on sale Dec 4th
- 9:00-9:30 - K, 1, 2
- 10:00-10:30 - 3, 4, 5
- Each show will be in the new gym
- 9:00-9:30 - K, 1, 2
- 10:00-10:30 - 3, 4, 5
- Each show will be in the old gym
12/20 - Last day of this semester (1/2 day)
- Christmas parties @ 9:00
- Dismiss 11:10
- Staff lunch @ 11:45 in the lunchroom
- Retired staff will join us on this day for lunch
Have a great next few weeks as we close down this semester.....
In closing - remember these things if you don't remember anything else...
Have fun
Laugh
Smile
Love students - (Tell them and show them you love them)
Love your school - (it should be evident you love to come here everyday)
Be a Leader
#CreeksideLEADS
#ilovecreekside
