Eagle Eye
A Biweekly Publication of Rock Creek Valley Elementary
February 26, 2016
From the Administration
What is happening?
February
26 – Early Dismissal (1:15)
26th – Chuck E. Cheese
Fundraiser
March
1 – PTA Meeting 7-8:30 pm
18 – Parents vs. Staff Basketball
Game
23 – 3rd Marking Period Ends
24 – No School for students –
Professional Day for
Teachers
23 – Silver Diner – Fundraiser
25-April 1 – SPRING BREAK
We had an amazing turnout for our 11th Annual RCV
Auction! Over 350 people came out to enjoy time
together and raise money for the school. Events like this
remind us how lucky we are to be part of the RCV
community!
When preparing for a large event, it takes a lot of hands
and effort to ensure the event is successful. Words cannot
express how thankful we are to the following parents for
their time and dedication in making the auction a
successful event. Many thanks go out to the auction
committee:
Vivian Byrd
David Goodman
Michelle Levit
Jennifer Eig-Simmons
Queenie DeVaul
Melanie Breslyn
Carol Hart
Hagai Golan
In addition, thank you to all of the parents who helped
decorate, set-up, clean up, volunteered during the event,
donated items, and much more……
Thank you to the RCV staff for donating their time so we
can have amazing raffle items for the kids to win.
We were able to raise over $9,000 to give back to the
school and community!!!!
We will send a list out shortly of those auction items that
still have not been picked up.
Have a great weekend!
Kevin Burns and Gregg Baron
Important Information
RCV is a Finalist in Click for Kids contest!
We entered RCV in WTOP’s Click for Kids contest to win $20,000 to develop a "lightbulb lab"
so students can develop critical and creative thinking skills using STEM processes for our school.
We have been selected to move into the online voting portion of the contest. Woohooo!
This is where we need everyone’s help. The school with the most votes wins the contest.
Please forward the following link to family, friends, and colleagues.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone over the age of 13 can vote (that’s a legal thing) – kids, parents, grandparents,
neighbors, you name it. You can vote one time per person/per email (so you CAN vote twice
if you have, for example, a work email and a Gmail account).
Please vote for Rock Creek Valley at: http://wtop.com/click-for-kids-voting/
Box Tops
End of February is the deadline to turn in Top Box. Please bring them in if you have any.
Thanks!
Kindergarten Orientation
We have scheduled our two orientation dates for rising kindergarten students for the 2016-17
school year. The orientation dates are: April 21 and 22. Current kindergarten classes will be
cancelled for those two days so we can have orientation. Please contact the main office to
register your future kindergarten student.
Kindergarten Parent Tours
In addition to kindergarten orientation, we will offer tours of RCV to future kindergarten
parents. Mr. Burns will take you on a tour of the school and answer any questions you might
have about the school. Below are the following dates:
February 29 (DHOH Oral Program only), March 21 (10:00), April 11 (10:00)
Please contact main office to schedule.
Our Vision
We are committed to providing a safe and caring learning community where staff work
together proactively to motivate and engage all students to put forth their best effort in order
to achieve success.
Our Instructional Focus
Teachers will provide daily small group opportunities for students to demonstrate their
understanding of content and academic language by incorporating instructional strategies
focused on background knowledge and interaction.