The Eagle’s Eye
Rock Creek Valley Elementary School
5121 Russett Road, Rockville, MD 20853
(301) 460-2195 Fax (301) 460-2196
November 14, 2014
Catherine Jasperse, Principal
Julia Bialeski, Assistant Principal
Principal’s Message
We are only one week away from our annual auction fundraiser! This year, Tales of the Kingdom will
have RCV decorated for fairytales and ready for a wonderful evening of food, fun, and shopping!
Everyone should have already received their auction brochure that details information about activities
planned for the evening and wonderful treasures that are lucky students and families will take home. As
the excitement mounts, so does our list of wonderful items that will be offered in our silent and live
auction. As if the chance to win an iPAD mini, a resort vacation, or to give your favorite teacher a day
off; we have some last minute additions to our list of treasures being auctioned off. These last minute
additions include:
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4 tickets to “The Big Hero 6” movie…new from Disney (silent auction)
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2 Tickets to “The Top of the Rock” at Rockefeller Center in New York (silent auction)
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$25 Gift Certificate to Costco…who doesn’t shop there?! (silent auction)
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A 70 – 100 year old Native American Bowl (live auction)
Mark your calendars and make plans to join us next Friday evening for this year's grand event. Doors
open at 5:30; so we will see you then!
Counselor’s Corner: November
Dear Parents,
Hello! We are very excited to be starting a new initiative at RCV for Kindergarten through 2nd grade
students. It is called the “Buddy Bench”! The buddy bench is intended to serve as a meeting spot for
students to find a peer to play with at recess. We introduced the bench last week and explained the
following rules for using the bench to students:
• Encourage children to have a plan before they go out to play.
• Children should try their words first, to find a friend before using the bench.
• If you see a friend you want to invite to play, you can get off the bench, go up to a person and
ask if they would like to walk and talk or play today.
• Sit and wait for a friend to ask you to play, then go with that friend who offers.
• If you choose to sit on the bench, you should say, “Yes,” to the friend who invites you.
• If you use the Buddy Bench, you can make a new friend that you can play with more than
once.
• The Buddy Bench should not be used by the same person every day.
• Once you make a friend on the bench, keep that friend by inviting them to play!
It is my hope that the bench will help foster friendships and healthy social engagement at RCV. Please
feel free to ask your child about how they might be using the bench at school. Thanks for your continued
support.
Sincerely, Alexandra Kissell School Counselor
Mornings are a busy time for families. Why not let us take care of breakfast?
Rock Creek Valley serves healthy, kid-friendly breakfasts to all students every morning, from 8:459:15am in the cafeteria. Students who qualify for reduced-price or free lunches eat breakfast for free.
For all other students, breakfast is only $1.30.
Together, we can make sure our children are ready to succeed, every day.
Latino Parent Breakfast
Next Wednesday, November 19 from 8:45-9:30am. There will be free breakfast for parents, coffee, and
conversation.