The Eagle’s Eye
Rock Creek Valley Elementary School
5121 Russett Road, Rockville, MD
Catherine Ann Jasperse, Principal
(301) 460-2195 Fax (301)-460-2196
Julia Bialeski, Assistant Principal
Friday, September 13, 2013
Principal’s Message
It is truly amazing how quickly time flies! As of
today's newsletter, we are only 13 days into the
new school year and yet we have already
completed the open house, settled into classes,
attended back to school night, and are well into
the 13-14 school year. So, as the first days of the
school year fade into the past I encourage you to
look forward to the rest of the school year and
consider how you can be involved in your child's
education in the coming days, weeks, and
months. Consider ...
Joining the PTA and attending some of our
monthly PTA meetings -- the next meeting being
held Tuesday, October 1,
Making plans now to observe in your child's class
on Parent Visitation Day (October 14th) and
attend
parent-teacher
conferences
on
November 11th & 12th;
Sending an email to your child's teacher--you can
find their exact email address on the RCV
website:
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rcvalleyes
to begin a year-long email dialogue about your
child's learning, successes, and ways in which
you can partner with your child's teacher to
further promote academic achievement; and
Marking your child's clothing with their name
and/or initials on the inner tag so that we can
make sure that your child's jacket does not end
up in the unclaimed lost and found in the coming
fall months when children routinely shed their
jackets during recess.
These are just a few ideas for how you can form
partnerships with your child's teacher and RCV
this year. So while the first exciting days of
school are fading, we are looking forward to days
ahead when working together will make each
day more proactive, successful, and exciting for
your child.
Yard Sale – October 5, 2013
The annual community yard sale at RCV will be
held on Saturday, October 5 from 8:00 a.m-12:00
noon. As part of our fundraiser,
we rent tables out for $20.00.
Come join us for fun and
hopefully a profitable Saturday
morning.
RCV PTA KidStuff Coupon Books
The RCV PTA is selling KidStuff coupon books as
one of several fundraisers this year. All children
at RCV should have brought a coupon book
home with them last week for preview. These
coupon books are filled with hundreds of
coupons to be used at stores, restaurants, and
entertainment venues that we all frequent. To
purchase the coupon book, please return the
payment $25.00(checks made payable to the
RCV PTA) with your child. If you would like more
than one book, return the appropriate payment
and additional books will be sent home within
the next week. If you are not interested in
purchasing the book for your family, feel free to
sell it to someone who might enjoy the book,
purchase it as a gift, or simply return it to the
school’s main office. This is an easy way for our
PTA to make money—50% ($12.50) is made for
each book sold.
You can contact David
Goodman, PTA Vice President of Fundraising, at
[email protected] or by phone at
(301) 460-8393.
RCV Book Fair
A reminder that the book fair will be held from
Monday, 9/23/2013 – Friday, 9/27/2013. There
will also be Pizza Night at the Book Fair on
Tuesday 9/24/2013.
Look for additional
information in the next week.
Soccer Shoot
The Elks Lodge 15 is sponsoring a Soccer Shoot
on Sunday, September 15 at Mark Twain School
Athletic Park starting at
1:00 p.m. It is open to all boys and girls under
the age of 14.
No previous experience
necessary. Come out and try your skill.
The Elks Lodge 15 began a partnership with Rock
Creek Valley and awarded RCV a $1000 grant to
buy books, preschool supplies and new
technology for the classroom.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
09-23 to 09-27
Fall Book Fair
09-24-2o13
Pizza Night at the Book Fair
09-27-2013
Early Dismissal Day 1:00 p.m
10-01-2013
PTA Meeting; 7:00 p.m.
10-11-2013
Family Fun Night; 6:30-8:30
p.m.
10-14-2013
Odyssey of the Mind is coming!
This is a great opportunity for your children to
practice creative problem solving and team
work. There will be an information meeting for
parents to learn more about the program on
Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:00 p.m. in the All Purpose
room. Mark your calendars.
Student Emergency Form
We have only received approximately two-thirds
of our student emergency forms. These forms
are crucial to your child‘s safety and well-being
at school. We need to be able to reach you in
case of emergency, and/or if your child is ill. It
also provides the school with pertinent
information regarding your child’s health
conditions, allergies, medications, etc. If you
have not already done so, please send in your
emergency now.
Class Party Forms
Class party forms in English and Spanish will be
sent home in Friday Folders today. Each year
PTA sponsors two school-wide
celebrations (Halloween and
Valentines’ Party)... In
order to finance these
celebrations, parents are
being asked to contribute
$4.00 per child.
Columbus Day – Open House
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
10-16-2013
Reading Night at RCV; 6:00 p.m.
10-18-2013
No School-MCEA Convention
10-23-2013
Student Fall Pictures
10-29-2013
PEACE Assembly; 2:30 p.m.
10-31-2013
lst marking period ends
Halloween Parade and Parties
2:00 p.m.
Open House at RCV
Monday, October 14, 2013 we will have Open
House at Rock Creek Valley. This is the day when
parents can visit their children’s classrooms. We
ask that parents do not bring younger siblings to
open house as they can be a distraction for the
students. Also, although open house is during
the entire day, we cannot have parents in the
cafeteria during lunch time due to the limited
amount of space. We hope to see you at Open
House!