Sycamore Scoop
October 23, 2023
Congratulations to our First Quarter Heroes!!!
Top Row: Aubrey Jordan, Mia Espinal, Jace Foster, Ivy Sens, Edward Manu, Andrew Derksen, Khloe Greathouse, Liam Combes
Bottom Row: Gabrielle Burbridge, Giana Blake, SirKameron Brady, Denzel Asamoah, Ryan Spencer, Leandro Sanz Alvarez, Teslyn Lim, and Saniyah Thornton
Check Out Our First Hero Hype of 2023-24!!
Above is a short clip of our first Hero Hype of the school year. We had an amazing time and we had some much to celebrate after a great first quarter here at Sycamore Creek!!
Trash or Treasure
Did you know that Americans spent a record $36.9 billion on candy in 2021—more than 600 pounds of that candy is purchased just for Halloween. We all love celebrating with something sweet! However, the vast majority of candy wrappers end up in landfills due to an inability by most curbside recycling programs to recycle them. That’s where Trash or Treasure comes in.
Start saving those Halloween candy wrappers, and beginning Monday October 30th thru Thanksgiving Break, Sycamore Creek Elementary will participate in the 1st Trash or Treasure, so that you don’t have to trash those candy wrappers and doom them to an eternity in a landfill—or, even worse, in our oceans. Simply enjoy the candy, save those wrappers and then stop by the candy wrapper trash and simply drop your wrappers in as you pass the media center.
The Mobile Dentist is Coming
The Dental Mobile unit will be at SCE on Wednesday, November 1st, Thursday, November 2nd, and Friday, November 3rd. Consent forms should have been sent home with all students. They are due back by Friday, October 20th.
Veteran's Day is Coming--Last Day to Upload Photos is TOMORROW
Sycamore Creek is planning a Veteran’s Day celebration! Activities will include music provided by our students, patriotic art projects on display, poetry readings by fourth grade students, and a photo slideshow to honor all former and active military families affiliated with Sycamore Creek Elementary.
The celebration will be Friday, November 10. The assembly will be for veterans, active military and family members of veterans or active military that are part of the Sycamore Creek Elementary Community. More information will be sent home, including an RSVP, in the following weeks.
We need your help! We are asking families if you have an active or military veteran in your family that you would like honored, please send us some photos! If you sent us photos last year, you do not need to send them again. All photos that were part of the slideshow, with the exception of last year’s fourth grade students, will remain in the slideshow unless you request they be removed or updated.
We would appreciate it if the photos could be sent to us digitally so that we do not need to worry about returning them in a timely manner to the correct student. We know how precious some of those photographs can be. (This can be as easy as taking a picture of the military photo with your phone.)
You can upload these pictures using this link:
https://forms.gle/HCsDZoSFMTi4khka9
Please have all pictures uploaded before Wednesday, October 25, 2023
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:
Carolyn Gartner
Or
Sycamore Creek office:
614-834-6200
Counselor Corner
Mrs. Conley
3rd GRADE STATE TEST IN READING: Tues 10/24 & Wed 10/25 @9:45am
Please be sure your child does the following before each test so they can do their best!
Gets a good night’s rest
Eats a good breakfast
Brings a charged chromebook
Gets words of encouragement
Remind your child that this is just a snapshot of what they know at this point in time and we just want them to try their best and show us what they know.
RED RIBBON WEEK: Mon Oct 30 - Fri Nov 3
2023 Theme: “Be kind to your mind. Live drug free.” SCE wants students to focus on making good choices so students can grow up safe, healthy, and drug free.
“Doughnuts for Donations” Food & Supply Drive: Click HERE to view the flyer!
Please consider donating at least one non-perishable item.
The homeroom with the most donated items will win a doughnut breakfast!
Daily Dress-up Themes: Click HERE to view the flyer!
Monday: Wear Red “REaD-y, set, go! Dream, believe, achieve!”
Tuesday: Wear Sports Team Clothing or Colors! “Let's join together and team up against drugs!”
Wednesday: Wacky Hair & Socky! “From my head to my toes, I make healthy choices.”
Thursday: Wear Your PJs! “Your choices are the key to your dreams!”
Friday: Book-o-Ween! Dress up like a character from your favorite book. “Don’t get lost in drugs, get lost in your favorite book.”
*No scary costumes or masks*
*Costume Parade Day* (more details to come later)
THANKSGIVING MEAL ASSISTANCE:
A few local PLSD families have teamed up to help provide a FREE Thanksgiving meal to those in need.
If you are interested & in need of this service, please Click HERE & complete this Google Form no later than Thursday, November 9. Your school counselor, Dawn Conley, will follow up with you about when and where to pick up the box of non-perishable items for the meal.
If you have questions about this service, please call Dawn Conley at 614-834-6215 or email her at Dawn_Conley@plsd.us
HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE:
Pickerington Schools are teaming up with Violet Township Fire Department to help provide some assistance to families in need this holiday season.
Are you in need of ASSISTANCE? Please email your school counselor at Dawn_Conley@plsd.us ASAP. She will send you a google form to complete to gather details of your needs. The google form must be completed by Monday, November 20.
Do you want to DONATE?
Click on this link to shop for a gift from AMAZON. Be sure to select Violet Township Fire Department as the shipping address.
Click on this link to shop for a gift from TARGET. Be sure to select Violet Township Fire Department as the shipping address.
PTO News
Thank you to all who participated in Fall Fest! The PTO appreciates the candy monster cans created, decorated trunks, and candy donations.
Today is the last day to order Spirit Wear! Orders should arrive around November 15, 2023. Details regarding pickup will be released closer to the date. If there are any questions, please contact Fellicia Billy at Sycamorecreekfundraising@gmail.com
Spirit Wear Order Form 2023.pdf