Good Evening Harris Creek Family,

 

Spring is upon us and we are in our last quarter of the school year. It sure has gone by fast! Please make sure to read about all of the events happening in our school community.

 

Parent Academic Team Night: 

   Tracks 1 & 3- tomorrow night- 4/16/19- First Session @ 5:30pm  Second Session @ 6:30pm

   Tracks 2 & 4- 4/30/19- First Session @ 5:30pm  Second Session @ 6:30pm

Come learn about your child's progress throughout the school year and what they will be working on to be prepared to start the next grade level. We will have childcare available and pizza and water for sale for dinner. 

 

Book Fair:   The Bedford Falls Book Fair is currently at Harris Creek Elementary from now through April 25.  The Book Fair will be open during the school day every day until 4/25/19. The Book Fair will be open late tomorrow night from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Stop by and check out the extensive books available for purchase. 

 

Spring Pictures: Tracks 1 & 2 will have their classroom and individual Spring Pictures taken on Wednesday, April 17. Students need to bring their money that day if ordering a class picture. 

 

No School Friday, April 19

 

Track 3 tracks out after school on Thursday, April 18.

Track 4 returns to school on Monday, April 22.

 

Interim Reports: Will go home for Tracks 1 & 2 during the week of 4/29-5/3. 

 

Track 4 Report Cards will go home on Monday, May 6. 

 

Single Subject Acceleration Nomination Window: If you are interested in seeing if your child qualifies to be single subject accelerated for either math or reading, please contact your child's teacher and Mrs. Matheson, our AIG teacher. The window to request testing is:

• Year-Round Track 1 - 4/15-4/29/2019
• Year-Round Track 2 - 4/16-4/30/2019 
• Year-Round Tracks 3 and 4- 5/10-5/23/2019

Use this link for more information: https://www.wcpss.net/domain/4207

 

PTA: The PTA is such an important part of our school community; providing money for technology and organizing enriching programs and activities for our families and students. The PTA is looking for parents and/or teachers to fill leadership roles to help our community flourish and continue to enrich the lives of our students. If you are interested, please see the attachment here for more information. PTA Board Information

 

Eagle Fun Fest: Be sure to join us for the most exciting night of the year in our Harris Creek Community, our annual Eagle Fun Fest! We will have bounce houses, dunk tank, food trucks, games, and a raffle. Purchase tickets in advance or at the door. 

May 3, 2019 from 5-8pm

 

Campus Beautification was postponed to Saturday, May 4 from 9am to 12pm. If you are looking to give back to your school, this is a great opportunity. We will have cleaning and painting inside and clean up, weeding, and hedge trimming outside that need done. 

 

Staff Appreciation Weeks

Last week, 4/8-4/12/19 we celebrated Assistant Principal Week. Thank you, Mrs. Dolan, for your commitment to our school community, the safety of our students and staff, and making sure every day runs smoothly.

 

This week, 4/15-4/18/19 we celebrate Media Specialist and Social Worker Appreciation Week. Thank you to Mrs. Ellington for fostering the love of reading for our students and keeping the library stocked full of wonderful books for our readers. Thank you, Mrs. Bagley, for supporting our students, staff, and parents.

 

4/22/19-4/26/19- Office Staff Appreciation Week

4/29-5/3/19- Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week

5/5-5/10/19- Tracks 1, 2, 4 Teacher & Instructional Assistant Appreciation Week

5/10-5/17/19- Track 4 Teacher & Instructional Assistant Appreciation Week

 

EOG Dates:

Track 1 EOG Window- 5/21/19-6/4/19

Tracks 2, 3, 4 EOG Window- 6/17/19-6/28/19

 

I hope to see you at some of the events above. Together, we continue to make Harris Creek Elementary the amazing school that it is. 

 

Have an amazing week,

 

Mrs. Sanchez