Creekside Elementary E-NEWS

• November 4 - Otter Wear Order Deadline
• November 5 - Picture Retakes and Makeups - For retakes, please return complete package on picture day and let your child's teacher know that you would like a retake.
• November 8 - Veterans Day Assembly 9:30 - 10:30
  
• November 11 - Veterans Day - No School for Staff and Students
• November 14 - Reflections Reception 7:00 - 8:00PM
• November 28, 29 - Thanksgiving Holiday Break - No School for Staff and Students
• December 4, 5 - Parent Teacher Conferences - Details from your child's teacher
  

Student safety is very important to all of us at Creekside Elementary! Please read the safety rules and review the Student Drop-Off map. The Safety Rules can be found on the Creekside website (Click on “Our School” then under “Forms and Regulations” click on “Parking and Traffic Safety”). Please notice: For your student’s safety only drop-off and pick-up at the curb directly in front of Creekside, as labeled on the Student Drop-Off Plan map. Please do not drop your student off in the parking lot, this can create a dangerous situation for students to find their way to the front of the school through the line of cars. Please also do NOT drive into oncoming traffic when arriving to pick up your child(ren). If police are present when you do this, they will give you a ticket as it is illegal and unsafe for the rest of our traffic entering and exiting the school property.

Student safety begins with you! While in the pick-up and drop-off lane, please follow the rules below to ensure that all students are safe at all times.

• Adults stay in car at all times. If you need to assist your child getting in or out of the car, you will need to park rather than use the drop off/pick up lane.
• Students are ready to exit. Have coats on and backpacks/lunches nearby when you leave your house rather than waiting until it is time to exit.

• Drive slowly. Plan your drop off time so that it allows for traffic. If you are on a tight schedule, taking the bus, walking or carpooling is a better option than arriving to school late or speeding through the neighborhood and/or parking lot.
• Engage civilly. Moments of frustration are bound to occur, especially when safety is a concern. Remembering our Culture of Kindness and our District's Civility Regulation are important.

Thank you for keeping our students safe!

Parent Teacher conferences are December 4 and 5. We will use Family Access Conference Scheduler to sign up for conferences. Conference Scheduler is now open and will close on November 18th at 8:00 AM.

Log onto your Family Access Account and you will find Teacher Conferences listed on the left. Click here for complete directions on how to log in and sign up. Once you are to this page, directions for elementary conferences are on the right.

Classroom fees assessed August through October are now past due. There are 94 families with outstanding fees/fines at this time. Please log onto Pay Online to review and pay all outstanding fees/fines. The purchase of these items is required. Contact the office should you be in need of a scholarship. Questions regarding the specific items should be directed to the teacher. Follow the instructions on the Pay Online landing page for login and/or password reset information. Thank you.

Dear Creekside Families,

It is hard to believe that it’s November already! This month I will be continuing with bullying prevention lessons in all classrooms.

Students will learn how to:

• Recognize the difference between bullying behavior and mean behavior

• Report bullying to a caring adult

• Refuse to let bullying happen to themselves or others

• Be a bystander who stands up and is part of the solution to bullying

For bullying prevention to work, everyone at school needs to be involved. Our staff are trained how to: recognize and respond to bullying, support students who have been bullied, correct behaviors of students who are bullying, and use strategies that support a positive school and classroom climate.

We need your help, too! Let us know if you hear about bullying at our school. Make sure your child knows to tell you or someone at school if they are being bullied. Give your child the clear message that it is never okay to bully others.

Bullying Prevention Resources for Families:

Is it Rude, Mean or Bullying?

https://www.trudyludwig.com/author_bullybasics.html

Upcoming Events:

Nov 1- Taproot Theater Bullying Prevention Assembly

· 1:30-2:15- 3rd-5th grades

· 2:30-3:15- K-2nd grades

Sincerely,

Ms. Hopp

School Counselor

425-837-5208, HoppL@issaquah.wednet.edu

Enjoy these simple ways to integrate reading with your children each day. With the busy holiday season quickly approaching, here are a few suggestions to build reading into even the busiest of days.

Cooking

Cooking is always a delight for children, especially when they can eat the results! Show your child a recipe and go over it together. Ask your child to read the recipe to you as you work, and tell your child that each step must be done in a special order. Let your child help mix the ingredients. Enjoy!

Greeting Cards

Everyone loves to get mail, especially when the card is hand made. Think of upcoming holidays, celebrations, and birthdays of family members, relatives & friends. Your child can then create his or her own birthday card by using a folded piece of paper, making a personalized cover, and writing a short message inside. Then your child can deliver and read or mail the cards to friends and relatives.

Bookmarks

Reading a book can be more fun when you have a homemade bookmark to mark your spot. Use a piece of paper about 6" long and 2" wide. On one side of the bookmark, have your child write the name of their teacher, friend or relative. On the other side, ask your child to write the name of the book, its author and even a few sentences about the book. After making several of these bookmarks, you might ask the child to send them to friends and relatives as gifts accompanied by a short note.

Happy Reading!

Meagan Rhodes & Julie Siefkes

Creekside Teacher Librarians

District Wide Suicide Prevention Events at Liberty and Issaquah High Schools October 28 and November 7

How to Keep Your Teen Safe

Thursday, November 7 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Issaquah High School, located at 700 2nd Avenue SE, Issaquah, WA 98027

Please join us for an a community and information forum presented by the University of Washington's Forefront Suicide Prevention group, a leading voice in student mental health and suicide prevention.

Learn more about how we can all work together to support our teens, and what signs and signals parents, staff, and friends can watch for with students who are struggling. Come for guidance, information, and resources to help to support youth in need and respond to the struggles that they are facing. Presenters will provide skills and work to build confidence to help in having conversations and providing assistance for our youth.

This event is presented by the Issaquah School District, Swedish Medical Center, along with ParentWiser and the Issaquah PTSA Council.

An additional event is planned for Skyline High School in the spring 2020.

November 6, 2019 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Sunset Elementary School

4229 West Lake Sammamish Parkway SE, Bellevue, WA 98008

Parent Teacher Conference is an important opportunity to discuss your child’s progress at school, discuss plans for the student’s future and find solutions to academic or behavioral concerns if needed. This event will provide some suggestions on how to make the most of the conference and provide you with some resources as you prepare for the conference. You will also have an opportunity to sign up or learn how to sign up for the conferences on December 4 and 5 on Family Access. All Issaquah School District elementary school families are invited to attend. Mandarin, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian and Japanese interpreters will be available. Contact Lorna Gilmour gilmourl@issaquah.wednet.edu by Nov. 4th if you need an interpreter in another language.

Missed out on Otter Wear? Creekside Spirit Wear is available to purchase for a limited time. Hurry and get yours, on sale only until Monday, November 4.

https://imagesource.ignitecx.com/CreeksideelementaryspiritwearFall2019

Looking for embroidered jackets or vests? Now offering faculty, staff, and adult embroidered items here: Stores.proimagesportswear.com/creekside_staff_2018

Questions? Contact MichelleTiplin@gmail.com

Are you registered to vote? A quick way to check and register online for 11/5 Election
Ballots for the November 5 election are being mailed out to registered voters on October 18, 2019! Do you know if you are registered to vote? If you’ve recently moved or changed your name (or just haven’t voted in a while), you probably need to re-register to vote. And, because general elections usually happen only once a year, it’s understandable if you’re not totally clear on your voter status or if you remembered to update your registration after your last big life event. Even if you’re pretty sure you have, there’s no harm in taking a minute to double-check and there is an easy way to find out! Simply follow this link to the VoteWA website and enter your name and birthday. It will verify your status, and offer you the opportunity to update your information if need be. October 28 is the deadline to use the online registration, but you can still register in person up to November 5. All of the details are on the VoteWA.gov website! You can also find important details about the November 5, 2019 General Election at King County’s Election Website.

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