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Dear Island Creek Families,
With the energy of spring blooming around us, we're also thinking of our wonderful 3rd through 6th-grade students as they approach SOL testing next week. This is their opportunity to demonstrate the fantastic growth and learning they've achieved this year, and we are so proud of them! To help them feel their best, we request your support in making sure they get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive at school on time on their testing days. Please consult the testing schedule for specific dates.
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Wednesday, May 7: 3rd and 4th Grade Reading SOL
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Thursday, May 8: 5th and 6th Grade Reading SOL
We wanted to share that Ms. Baxter, Assistant Principal, has been on leave for the past month and we look forward to welcoming her back soon!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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All our best,
Jen Fallert, Principal
Karen Baxter, Assistant Principal
Denise Cash-Pinckney, Assistant Principal
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Help us reach our goal of 5% or less this year! We are almost there!
To ensure transparency and celebrate our progress, we will be sharing weekly attendance data and updates in our newsletter. By highlighting this important information, we aim to keep our families informed and energized about our collective efforts to encourage regular school attendance
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Did you know that during our daily Morning News Show, the student anchors recite the Crocs Creed character traits? The Crocs Creed poster shown below is in every classroom and displayed throughout the school. Additionally, we have the Crocs Creed character traits as stair stickers on the stairs in the main lobby.
he PTA is sending home Wicked-themed teacher appreciation notes in the student's Thursday folder. Students can complete and return the notes on Monday, May 5. Students can drop off their completed notes in a blue bucket in the main office, or teachers can put them in the PTA mailbox if they receive them directly. PTA representatives will place them on our Yellow Brick Road across from the staff lounge.
Want to send in more than one? Download a copy of our template here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ke50sq2vg2uae_oCBesSBF3hfUY1tFRJ/view?usp=sharing) to print at home.
We’ll be surprising and delighting our Wicked Oz-Some Faculty and Staff May 5 -9, 2025.
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Monday: Because of You, We Defy Gravity: Breakfast in the Staff Lounge
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Tuesday: You’re So POPular: Popcorn Bar and Cans of Pop!
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Wednesday: Wicked Sweet Treats: Create Your Own Candy Snacklebox in the Staff Lounge
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Thursday: Let’s Taco “Bout Our Wicked Good” Staff: Taco Bar in the Staff Lounge
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Friday: Emerald City Celebration: Hydration Station and Pink & Green Snack in the Staff Lounge
Visit our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/islandcreekpta) for updates, reminders, and photos throughout the week.
There is still time to sign up and donate items to Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week. If you've already signed up, please pay special attention to the notes, quantity, and drop-off dates and times so that the PTA can ensure we have all the necessary items for setup.
If you can no longer provide an item, please remove your sign so others may fill that slot. Click here (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4DA8A82BA6FE3-56489786-wicked#/) to view the current sign-up form.
If you want to ship directly to Island Creek, please use the address and guaranteed delivery to match the due date on the signup form:
Attn: Island Creek PTA/Teacher Appreciation
7855 Morning View Ln, Alexandria, VA 22315
Delivery Window: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
We're looking for volunteers to help with set-up, clean-up, or during the event hours. The volunteer opportunities are listed on the Signup Genius, and we'd love your support! We especially need help on Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
With appreciation,
ICES PTA Faculty & Staff Appreciation Week Organizers
 May 5: Make your favorite staff member a card
May 6: High five a staff member and say thank you
May 7: Draw a picture or write a song for a staff member to show your appreciation
May 8: Classroom cleanup, show your gratitude by helping pick up
May 9: Dress like a staff member or wear pink and green to show you think your teachers are OZ-some!
We are celebrating and encouraging students to include a safe route to school as part of a healthy and active lifestyle. Students who ride their bikes can park their bikes during the school day in the gym. Please bring your bike to the back of the school and into the gym, at Entrance #6. Students who attend SACC or childcare or are not within walking distance are welcome to participate with parent approval/ supervision.
If you ride your bike to school:
- All students must wear a helmet. Fairfax County law requires anyone under 15 to wear a helmet.
- Check their equipment: Air, Brakes, and Chains.
- Obey all traffic laws.
- See and be seen
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Go with the flow of traffic, and stay on the right side of the road.
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Be predictable, and stay alert.
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If riding on a sidewalk, students should yield to pedestrians and walk their bikes if the sidewalk is crowded with walkers.
- Beware of cars coming out of driveways if you ride on the sidewalk.
- Students crossing in crosswalks should dismount and walk their bikes across the street.
Please use the following link to discuss Bicycle Safety with your child.
http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/bicyclesaferjourney/
  
This spring, Island Creek Staff will begin creating tentative class groupings for the upcoming school year. Classroom assignments will be finalized in mid-August.
When making these placements, we carefully consider many factors, including:
- Individual student information
- Teacher input
- Social relationships
- A blend of children with diverse needs, personalities, and learning interests in every class.
Due to the numerous factors involved in creating balanced classroom placements, including teacher staffing, we are unable to honor requests for specific teachers.
If you have information you believe is important for us to consider regarding your child’s placement for next year, please complete this form by Friday, May 9.
If you do not have any specific information you would like us to consider, there is no need to complete the form.
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