September Parent Newsletter
Dr. Malinda McKillip, Principal
Back Into The Swing of Things
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We have hit the ground running and we are looking forward to a number of exciting activities and upcoming events in the near future! Many thanks in advance for reading through this entire newsletter for important information and updates. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Malinda McKillip
A Must Do For Parents: Annual Student Information Update
Please be sure to update important information for each of your children in Skyward as soon as possible. The portal will be closing soon!
To complete the Annual Information Update Process:
- Login to Skyward.
- Click the Annual Information Update tab on the left.
- Select a child.
- Fill out the forms on the page.
- When finished all steps, click Submit Annual Information Update (If the submit button is greyed out, you must go back and complete all sections.)
After the student’s Annual Information Update has been submitted successfully, you will receive an email confirming your Annual Information Update has been submitted. You will need to complete this process for each child.
Can’t remember your Skyward Login information? Click the “Forgot Login/Password” link on the Skyward login screen. Only the primary guardian will have access to complete the full Annual Information Update; however, all parents will be able to update their individual contact information via the Annual Information Update tab.
If you have any difficulties, please contact the school office for assistance.
Ice Cream Social
We will also be collecting donations of snacks and pantry items to benefit the North Coventry Food Pantry at this event.
Parent Involvement & PTA
Parent involvement is essential to help promote our students’ learning. All parents, guardians, and teachers are welcome to become members of the PTA regardless of the amount of time you can give to support additional programs and activities. I encourage everyone to actively participate in our PTA and join us for meetings throughout the school year.
If you have not done so already, please take a moment to visit and join our PTA webpage. This site offers parents the opportunity to sign up for email notifications, receive information related to upcoming special events, student clubs, and family togetherness activities in one convenient location. The site also offers parents the option to make online payments for PTA membership and PTA sponsored after school clubs.
September PTA Newsletter
PTA Meeting
French Creek Football Night
Join French Creek Elementary School at our Annual FC Football Night to be held on Friday, September 23rd in the Owen J. Roberts Football Stadium. The Wildcats will take on Perkiomen Valley at 7:00 p.m.
Don't forget to join our FCVPTA for a pre-game tailgate at 5:30 p.m. in the Administration Building's rear parking lot on main campus.
Each French Creek student is being given one free student ticket for this game when chaperoned by an adult. (See attachment below.) Adult tickets will not be sold at the gate. You will need to download the free Ticket Spicket phone app to purchase additional tickets.
Ticket Spicket Resources:
Video: Buying Tickets & Checking in
For safety purposes, NO child will be admitted without an adult….no drop-offs!
Let’s show the Owen J. Roberts community our French Creek pride! Wear your French Creek spirit wear and sit in the special French Creek section with your teachers and friends. We hope to see you there!
Schools Closed
There will be no school for students on Monday, September 26th.
Start With Hello
Picture Day
Friendly Reminders
- The French Creek main office is open between 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM. Calls or messages received after 4:00 PM will be returned as soon as possible the following school day.
- Please make it a priority to call the Attendance Line at (610) 469-5688 to report a student absence. This is extremely important because when parents fail to call their child out prior to the start of the school day, the office staff must try to reach you via phone to verify your child's absence. I am sure you can imagine that this creates extra work for the office staff as we are attempting to begin our school day. In addition, please make sure to send in an excuse note any time your child is absent from school. Many, many thanks in advance for your cooperation. Click here for more information related to attendance related matters.
- Please note OJR Board Policy limits non-school sponsored travel to 5 school days per year. Please refer to the French Creek website and click on the “Student Travel Form” link under “QuickLinks”.
- Please take a moment to follow our official French Creek social media sites. We love to share all of the exciting things happening in our school and classrooms as often as possible.
Twitter: @OwenJRobertsFC
Facebook: Click here for FB link.
Instagram: @French_Creek
- Please email me directly at mmckillip@ojrsd.net if you do not want your child to be photographed for any reason, or if your child's picture should not appear on our school/district website or social media pages.