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What does December Bring?
The month of December brings many things to Salt Creek Elementary!
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Salt Creek PTO to Raffle Quilt in Honor of Grandma's Feather Bed
In celebration of a visit from Christopher Canyon, illustrator of Grandma's Feather Bed, the Salt Creek Elementary PTO will raffle a quilt made by Pam Herron. The quilt measures approximately 70" by 80". (photo below--the quilt is being displayed by 6th Grade students Mikayla Amspaugh and Sabriana Riddle.) Raffle tickets are available from any Salt Creek student or the Salt Creek Elementary Office at 13190 St. Rt. 56 East. The drawing for the quilt will be held at the Salt Creek Holiday Program at 7:00 PM on December 8, 2009 at Crossroads Church. Tickets will also be available at the Holdiay Program.
Food Drive
We are currently collecting canned goods,
boxed dinners, cereal, and other suitable food items for the Tarlton
Food Pantry. Donations will be counted in each homeroom, with the
winning homeroom receiving a “donut day.” Large donations may be
delivered to the Office and they will be credited to the appropriate
homeroom. Donations will be accepted through November 20th.
Our Girl Scout troop has volunteered to deliver the items to the Food
Pantry.
Toy Drive
The Pickaway-Ross CTC Allied Health classes,
which includes some Logan Elm High School students, are collecting NEW
toys for the local “Toys for Tots” program. Salt Creek Elementary
is serving as a collection site for this program. NEW toys may be
dropped off at the office prior to December 9th. Suggested items
include Matchbox cars, books, small stuffed animals, games,
Barbies, Teen items (hair accessories, DVDs, nail polish, etc).
Box Tops and
Campbells Labels
We are still collecting Box Tops and
Campbells Labels. We are able to turn these items in for cash or
playground items (balls, jump ropes, etc). Please continue send
Box Tops and Campbells Labels to Salt Creek! We depend on these
programs to provide new items for our students to use at recess and in
the classrooms!
The Pure-Life water bottle labels are no longer being
collected; the company discontinued the program.
Holiday
Program—TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8th
Our PreSchool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd
Grade, and 3rd Grade students are busy preparing for the upcoming
Holiday Program! The 5th and 6th grade band students are also busy
preparing for the concert! The Matinee will be at 2:00 PM in the
Salt Creek Gym on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8th. The Evening Performance
will be at 7:00 PM at Crossroads Church, 5679 Tarlton Road, on TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 8th.
School Closing
and Delays
With Winter Weather approaching, please
remember that we are often Closed or on a “2 HOUR Delay” when the road
conditions do not allow for safe bus travel. School closing
information is sent to Columbus television stations (Channels 4, 6, and
10) along with many radio stations including WKKJ (94.3) and WHOK
(95.5). You may also sign up to get text messages on your cell
phone—sign up at wbns10tv.com or nbc4i.com
Author/Illustrator Visit
On Tuesday, November 24th, author/illustrators
Christopher and Jeanette Canyon will be
visiting Salt Creek.
They will give presentations on the creative
process to all students.
Information regarding the purchase of their books will be sent home with
the students soon.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thanksgiving Break
All Logan Elm Schools will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 25th through
Monday, Nov. 30th.
School will resume on Tuesday, December 1st.
Salt Creek is Rated “Effective” by Ohio Department of
Education
Once again, Salt Creek Elementary has earned the
designation of “Effective” by the Ohio Department of Education. We are
extremely proud of our students and staff for achieving this high
ranking!
Salt Creek met 9 of 12 State Indicators, 8 of 11 Ohio Achievement Test indicators along with the Attendance Indicator.
We met the 75% proficient indicators in 3rd Grade Math, 4th Grade Reading and Writing, 5th Grade Reading, Math, and Science, and 6th Grade Reading and Math. We did not meet the indicator for the 3rd Grade Reading, 4th Grade Math and 5th Grade Social Studies.
Salt Creek met Adequate Yearly Progress for students in identified subgroups. This is the second year in a row we have met this goal! The 2009-2010 Local Report Card includes a measure of “Value-Added.” Value-Added indicates if a school is below, meeting, or exceeding expectations for student growth from year-to-year. Salt Creek EXCEEDED the Value-Added measure, indicating that, over all subjects and grades, our students are showing more than one’s years growth when their current scores are compared to their past scores. We are very pleased with this growth!
Read the November Newsletter for more information