FOX CREEK ELEMENTARY TIMBERWOLF TIMES OCTOBER 2019 FOX CREEK STUDENT COUNCIL Mathia A.--5B Karsen K.--5B Dekiyah R.--5B Chloe D.--5B Sophie D.--5F Peyton A.--5F Chloe L.--5F Delaney O.--5F Congratulations to all of our 2018-2019 Student Council representatives! Illinois law states when a school bus is traveling on a two lane roadway, and is stopped to pick up or drop off students, vehicles in all lanes of traffic must stop. Also remember the speed limit through The Den neighborhood is 30 mph. Thanks for helping to keep students at Fox Creek safe! Jayde A.--4B Ayva D.--4B Lilly D.--4B Kylin K.--4E Damonie M.--4E Destiny S.--4E Aiden A.--4H Sophie C.--4H Evan H.--4H PRINCIPAL'S CORNER Imagine the Future Main Office: 309--557-4416 Attendance: 309--557-4465 Dear Fox Creek Families, We held our Lock Down and Evacuation drill on September 26. A school resource officer from the Bloomington Police Department was here to witness and assist with the drill. Our students did a great job with the drill! Students rode the bus from Fox Creek to Eastview. They were excellent throughout all aspects of the drill, evacuation from and return to Fox Creek. I am so impressed and so proud of them! Thank you for your efforts to get your children to school on time each day. This helps our students start their day on the right note, and it keeps them from missing important educational experiences. Students arriving after 7:45 a.m. will need to be signed in at the front office by a parent or guardian. Please be sure to contact us if you have any questions. We are always happy to help! Parent/Teacher Conferences will be October 25th. Teachers should be contacting you regarding times to sign up for this day. If you have questions please contact your child's teacher. Thank you, and have a great start to Fall! Leslie Davenport, Principal [email protected]
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F O X C R E E K E L E M E N T A R Y T I M B E R W O L F T I M E S
Congratulations to all of our 2018-2019 Student Council representatives!
Illinois law states when a school bus is traveling on a two lane roadway, and is stopped to pick up or drop off students, vehicles in all lanes of traffic must stop. Also remember the speed limit through The Den neighborhood is 30 mph. Thanks for helping to keep students at Fox Creek safe!
Main Office: 309--557-4416 Attendance: 309--557-4465
Dear Fox Creek Families, We held our Lock Down and Evacuation drill on September 26. A school resource officer from the Bloomington Police Department was here to witness and assist with the drill. Our students did a great job with the drill! Students rode the bus from Fox Creek to Eastview. They were excellent throughout all aspects of the drill, evacuation from and return to Fox Creek. I am so impressed and so proud of them! Thank you for your efforts to get your children to school on time each day. This helps our students start their day on the right note, and it keeps them from missing important educational experiences. Students arriving after 7:45 a.m. will need to be signed in at the front office by a parent or guardian. Please be sure to contact us if you have any questions. We are always happy to help! Parent/Teacher Conferences will be October 25th. Teachers should be contacting you regarding times to sign up for this day. If you have questions please contact your child's teacher.
OCTOBER 10/7 PTO meeting 10/9 School Pictures 10/14 Columbus Day 10/18 Monster Bash Dance 6-7:30 pm 10/21-10/25 Fox Creek Book Fair 10/25 No School Parent/Teacher Conferences 10/28 5B Challenger Field Trip 10/29 5F Challenger Field Trip 10/30 Late Start 10/31 Halloween Parade 1:15 pm Fall Classroom Party 1:30 pm NOVEMBER 11/11 PTO Meeting 11/20 Late Start 11/27 Thanksgiving Vacation Begins
Monster Bash
Friday, October 18 6:00-7:30 pm
Fox Creek Gym (Enter through south entrance by gym.
Front doors will be locked!)
Bring your family for an evening of dancing and fun! There is no charge for
admission. Glow bracelets and necklaces will be available for purchase
for $0.50 and $1 each. Snacks and drinks will be provided by the PTO.
Parents must accompany their child and stay at Fox Creek through the
entire event!
Pop Tab Collection
This year Fox Creek continues to partner with McDonalds! As a part of
this partnership we will collect pop tabs from pop, soup, and other aluminum cans. Funds raised once they are recycled will will go to the Ronald
McDonald House. Students can bring in tabs at any time and add them to the
jug in front of the office.
PTO Meeting Schedule Meetings are held in the Fox Creek IMC at 6:00 pm. Meetings typically take place the
second Monday of each month:
October 7, 2019 November 11, 2019 December 9, 2019 January 13, 2020 February 10, 2020
March 9, 2020 April 13, 2020 May 11, 2020
Open Position--Vice President Please contact Sarah Hull ([email protected]) if you are interested in learning more about, or possibly filling, the open board position of
Last week, Fox Creek participated in Start With Hello week to encourage a culture of connection, inclusion and to raise awareness for signs their peers may feel lonely or isolated. The week included a spirit week, about me activities, and students were sorted into their house! In the pictures below you can see staff members introducing each house to students before they opened their letter in our special sorting assembly. After finding out what house they were in, students attended their first house meeting! They met other members of their house, learned a special house handshake, and received a bracelet with their house color. Students were very excited!
The house system is an idea adopted from the Ron Clark Academy to give students the opportunity to connect across classes and grades who may not normally have a chance to interact. This will help students gain more friendships and create a family-like culture at our school. We currently have about 300 students at Fox Creek Elementary. The house system will make our school seem a little bit smaller. Each house has it's own meaning, color, and animal. Houses will meet once a month and talk about different social/emotional topics. All staff members at Fox Creek have been sorted into houses and will help lead House Meetings once a month.
This year we will celebrate our Fall classroom parties on Thursday, October 31st. Students may bring their costumes this day and change into them at school. A Halloween Parade around Fox Creek will begin at 1:15 and classroom Halloween Parties will begin at 1:30. If you plan to volunteer to help at your child's party you must complete a background check prior to the 31st. Please contact the front office for more information. Thanks in advance for volunteering and/or donating treats, beverages, or other supplies for this fun day!
The Blue Ribbon Book Fair will be at Fox Creek the week of October 21st in the IMC. A variety of books will be available to purchase. We encourage you to stop by on Friday, October 25th during Parent/Teacher Conferences to browse our selection. All proceeds will be used to buy additional books for our Fox Creek Library! Students can buy BOO grams for their friends the
week of Oct 21-25. They will be delivered to classrooms on Oct 31. Each BOO gram costs $0.50, and all proceeds will go to Fox Creek.
Go to the app store on your phoneSearch for 'Campus Parent'Download the AppType in District (McLean County) and State (IL) and select district (Unit District No. 5)Sign in with existing Infinite Campus credentials
The IC (Infinite Campus) app will look identical to the desktop version. Any parent who does not have an IC account, or has trouble signing into their parent account, should contact the office for assistance.
Mrs. Ray is looking for Fox Creek parents who would be willing to volunteer in the library to help with various needs. Please contact her at [email protected] for more information.
Please consider donating any gently used books, still in good condition, to the Fox Creek Library. Donations can be left at the front office.
