The Eagle’s Eye
Rock Creek Valley Elementary School
5121 Russett Road, Rockville, MD 20853
(301) 460-2195 Fax (301) 460-2196
October 16, 2014
Catherine Jasperse, Principal
Principal’s Message
This past Monday was another wonderful
parent visitation day at Rock Creek Valley
ES! We had over 150 parents join us to observe
in their children’s classrooms and lots of
positive experiences as they were able to join in
some of the learning activities and watch their
children hard at work learning new things. If
you have not already had a chance, please
make sure to sign up for a parent-teacher
conference. There are two half day in early
November (November 10th and 11th) that are
designated days for these
conferences. Students will be dismissed at 1:00
p.m. each day in order to allow teachers to
meet with parents and share specific
information about the performance of each
child during the first reporting period of the
school year. These opportunities to have direct
communication with your child’s teacher is a
critical foundation for on-going partnerships
that allow both teachers and parents to work
together and support learning for every
child. Also, we are still looking for parents who
might be able to support Spanish interpretation
during parent conferences. If you are a parent
who feels comfortable interpreting for a
Spanish speaking parents, please contact the
Julia Bialeski, Assistant Principal
office to let them know if you are able to
volunteer on one of the parent conference days
to serve as an informal interpreter.
Please leave balls at home:
Some concerns have been shared regarding
students bringing balls to school. These
concerns include: students playing with balls at
bus stops and running into the street to chase a
ball on several occasions, arguments over
“personal balls” being used by others at recess,
concerns about who is responsible for replacing
a ball if it is unintentionally damaged by another
student. The general rule has always been that
toys and games from home are not to be
brought to school unless there is a specific
day/request for this (for example: an earned
class party in which students are allowed to
bring in games from home). I am asking that all
parents support my request that no balls be
brought to school from home. We have a
variety of balls available to students at recess
and will make sure to purchase new balls as
needed so they are available to students during
all recess, P.E., and game activities.
Magnet Program
Friday October 24th: “Living a healthy life is
NO SWEAT” students & staff wear their sweats
Magnet Program Application Workshops are
being offered for parents of students in Grade 5
who are applying to the application magnet
programs at Roberto Clemente, Takoma Park
and Eastern Middle Schools. The small
workshops are intended for families who might
need assistance with filling out the application.
Interpreters will be available in Spanish, French,
Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese.
-October 20th 7 to 8 pm at Montgomery Village
Middle School
-October 28th 7 to 8 pm at Parkland Middle
School
Red Ribbon Week is coming!
October 20th to October 24th Rock Creek Valley will be
celebrating the 2014 RED RIBBON campaign cosponsored by the Maryland Alliance for Drug-Free Youth
and MCPS Safe and Drug-Free Schools. Red Ribbon
Week is a time when we think about our responsibility to
stay drug-free and make healthy and safe choices.
Our students will be participating in the following
spirit day activities during this important week:
Monday October 20th: Unsafe choices and I
Don’t Mix” students & staff wear their
mismatched clothes!
Tuesday October 21st: “Team Up Against Bad
Choices” students and staff wear their favorite
sports teams' jersey to show they are against bad
choices
Wednesday October 22nd: “Our future is so
bright when we make healthy choices” students &
staff wear sunglasses to school!
Thursday October 23rd: “Wear Red” students &
staff wear red to show you support healthy
choices!
to school!
Family Fun Night
Family Fun Night is fast approaching. The night
will include food, bingo, prizes, a bake sale and
loads of family fun. The new time is 7 PM to
8:30 PM on Friday, October 24th. Mark it on
your calendar now and look for the flyer very
soon. As always, you can pre-order tickets
because space is limited.