IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
Friday, November 21Dress Down Day! Saturday, November 22Dance and Auction - A Night at the Oscars! 6-11 p.m. Click here to register! Wednesday, November 26 - Sunday, November 30Thanksgiving Break School Closed
Please click here for the full 2014-2015 School Year Calendar.
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IMPORTANT POINSETTIA SALE INFORMATION!
Poinsettia order forms went home last week in your child's Communication Book. We are looking to make this year's sale the PTC's most profitable yet and we count on each family to not necessarily buy plants, but more importantly to sell them. Please think of your neighbors, family members, co-workers, or even shopkeepers you may know. Our beautiful poinsettias are known to have rich color and last way beyond the holidays.
ORDER FORMS ARE DUE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 BY THE END OF THANKSGIVING PROGRAM. Please send them in to your homeroom teacher or drop them off when you come for the Thanksgiving program, or they can be purchased online here.
Plants may be picked up Thursday and Friday December 4 and 5. Deliveries can be made for large orders and Easton pick up will also be available. Please email Emily Larkin with questions.
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2014 TRAIN SHOW AND LEGO COMPETITION!
The 2014 holiday train show and LEGO competition will be held on Saturday, November 29 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Frank B. Rhodes Furniture Maker (535 Morgnec Road) in Chestertown. All proceeds from the event will benefit Radcliffe Creek School.The train show will feature Standard and O-gauge engines and is being hosted by local furniture maker and train enthusiast, Frank Rhodes, who has been involved with the hobby for more than 50 years. There will be 15 continuously running trains included in the interactive display. Admission is $5 for individuals and $10 for a family. The LEGO competition is open to children ages 5-18. There is a $5 registration fee and all designs must be the entrant's original design and approximately 12 inches deep, 18 inches wide, and 12 inches high. Designs must be dropped off at 535 Morgnec Road no later than 3:30 p.m. on Friday, November 21 (late entries will be accepted on Monday, November 24 for a $10 entrance fee) and will be judged by a "celebrity" panel. Entries should include a name for the project and a brief description. Top two entries by age category (5-8, 9-12, and 13-18) will win $100 and $50 gift certificates to the LEGO Store. Entries should be picked up Monday, December 1 after 10:30 a.m. Food for the event is being provided by Boy Scout Troop #130. For more information, call 410-778-3993.
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DANCE AND AUCTION!
 Radcliffe Creek School's 7th Annual Dance and Auction - A Night at the Oscars - is rapidly approaching!! You can register online here. This year's auction packages can't be missed, including a week at the beach, excursions for the hunters and fishermen, Ravens and Orioles experiences, and much, much more!
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CARPOOL LINE
Starting the afternoon of Wednesday, November 19 through Friday, November 20, Radcliffe's side entrance will be unavailable as we prepare to tent the parking lot for the Dance and Auction.
RCS carpool drop off and pick up will be rerouted to go by the Library Entrance.
The Little Creek carpool pattern will remain the same. There will be saw horses and signs posted to lessen any confusion.
Many thanks for your understanding! See you at the Dance and Auction!
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PICTURE RE-TAKES
Make up pictures and re-takes will be November 20. Please e-mail Bonnie Williams if your child needs to participate.
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SSAT PREP COURSE
If you are interested in signing up for a SSAT prep course for your 7th or 8th grade student, please contact Bonnie Williams.
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RCS CANNED FOOD DRIVE
Radcliffe's November food drive is off to a great start! Each team's bin is full of breakfast and lunch items! Keep it coming! Next week is dinner foods and the following week will be hygiene items. Thank you for your donations to help our local needy families.
The team tally to date is:
Wind -47
Fire - 40
Water - 43
Earth - 43
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WRUS VISIT
On Thursday, November 20, Wye River Upper School will visit Radcliffe Creek for a pizza lunch and presentation from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. for seventh and eighth graders.
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AROUND THE CREEK
Little Creek has recently started Discovery Classes with Ms. Armstrong. During Discovery, the classroom is transformed into a different world and the students learn through imaginative play and hands-on activities. Learning through play helps children develop social and cognitive skills, emotional maturity, and gain the self-confidence required to engage in new experiences and environments. In the month of November, students are learning about Native Americans, including the different tribes around North America, the creative ways they lived off the land, and also learning the story of the very first Thanksgiving.
Teamwork in the Tipi! Ella, Isabel, and Liam are playing "house" while pretending to be Sioux Indians. In the tipi, Liam is cooking dinner for everyone over the fire.
Tyler went fishing and then cooks his fish over the fire.
Asher is working on the beginning stages of his model to show how atoms are connected in a solid, liquid, or gas.
 On November 2, Radcliffe Creek School parents and students decorated and walked or rode in the Chestertown Halloween Parade. Even though we did not place this year, everyone had a great time. A BIG thank you goes out to Lauren and Matt Littlefield, Donald, Darby, and Douglas Hewes, William Brockschmidt and Gabe Lake, Jim and Sarah Herron, Mike, Aiden, and Tyler Dunlap, Alexandra Caswell and Aidan McGurl, Jenn Hicks and Tyler Briggs, and Eli and Mariner Schut.    Students from Mrs. Johnson's Discovery class enjoyed a beautiful fall day at Echo Hill Outdoor School, learning more about the Woodland Native Americans that lived in our area. Students made themselves at home in a traditionally built wigwam as they listened to stories and sang songs while wrapped in soft animal furs! Dream-catchers were made from natural materials and students played games and learned more about Native Americans while sitting around the campfire eating fresh-popped popcorn!  Lily, Colin and Caden relax after a round of sight word reading the game, Tumbler.
Ethan and Olivia working on abstract categories in Speech and Language class with Mrs. Williams.
 The Kindergarten class uses their bodies to make a pentagon!
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Radcliffe Creek School
201 Talbot Boulevard
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-778-8150
Discover. Create. Thrive.
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