Sycolin Creek Chronicle

On behalf of the faculty and staff at Sycolin Creek, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my warmest wishes for a very happy and healthy holiday season. I trust that you will be able to enjoy some time to rest and relax with friends and family.

During November, the highlight of the month was our Veterans Day Assembly. With the help of the PTA, Mrs. Cassada, Mrs. Miller, Dr. Bennett, Mrs. Pyle, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Jones and other school staff, we were able to host a Veterans Day celebration. Students created artwork, songs, posters, and much more to honor their relatives and all of our service men and women. It was a very meaningful performance that I hope you were able to watch as a family.

It’s hard to believe that when school resumes on January 6th we will be a few short weeks away from the mid-point of the school year! The new year is likely to bring us wintry weather conditions, which might result in school closings and/or delays. Please refer to the school closing and early dismissal information that was sent home earlier in the school year. In addition, the most up-to-date information about the impact of inclement weather conditions on the school schedule can be accessed on the Loudoun County Public School website—www.lcps.org.

Once again, best wishes for a happy holiday season.

Sincerely,

Derek Racino

Principal

The staff and students practice several drills throughout the year (Fire, Severe Weather, Lock Down, and Emergency). We are dedicated to providing the safest environment for our students. If you have any questions about safety and security, please call our office.

PE Star Students for the Month of November:

5th grade - Lucas Requidan & Etta Moorefield

4th grade - Emery Braner & Ayan Khurram

3rd grade - Nicholas Hawn & Arianna Sethi

2nd grade - Rihan Ganga & Madelyn Healy

1st grade - Oliver Schnibbe & Aanya Nalla

Kindergarten - Evy Johnson & Harrison Kramer

PE Star Classes for the Month of November are Mrs. Hose's kindergarten grade class and Mrs. Brosan's 2nd grade class.

November has been an exciting month in the Music Room. We began with our Veterans Day program, where students excelled in their performances and contributions. The Sycolin Creek Singers and Sycolin’s Got Beat! showcased outstanding talent. We extend our gratitude to all families who submitted photographs of their veterans, and I take great pride in the hard work displayed by all our students. Following this, we focused on songs related to Thanksgiving; upper-grade students concentrated on Major and Minor Scales, while students in kindergarten, first, and second grades emphasized rhythm activities.

In December, students will be preparing for the Holiday Sing-a-long and engaging with music from the Nutcracker. All students will have the opportunity to experience the works of Tchaikovsky and Ellington as we prepare for our Holiday Sing-a-long, which will be performed on the last day before the break. Sycolin’s Got Beat! and Sycolin Creek Singers will be performing multiple times. Please check your child’s Schoology page and watch for email updates from Mrs. Cassada to ensure you don't miss any important information.

For the Holiday Sing-a-long, we would like to feature photographs of your family's celebrations and traditions in the video. We are specifically looking for photographs related to the following holidays and winter activities:

• Chinese New Year
• Christmas
• Diwali
• Eid
• Hanukkah
• Kwanzaa
• Las Posadas
• New Year’s Eve
• Winter/ snow activities

All pictures are due by next Friday, December 6th. Please email them to megan.cassada@lcps.org. Thank you in advance for sharing your special celebrations!

The Rock Star Music Classes for November are:

Kindergarten – Mrs. Hose; 1st Grade – Ms. Bowns; 2nd Grade – Ms. Kulak; 3rd Grade – Mrs. Snead; 4th Grade – Mrs. Hermens; 5th Grade – Mrs. Wong

Congratulations to these classes for showing Rock Star behavior in the month of November!

November has been a busy month for Sycolin Creek Artists.

This year, we featured selected work in the calendars presented to our visiting Veterans. The talented 5th grade artists included Divya Boylan, Etta Moorehead, Jackson Mlotkowski, Madelyn Dasch, and Violet Newton.

Congratulations to all of our artists that were selected for these special honors.

Art Stars for the Month

Kindergarten - Mrs. Hose

First Grade - Ms. Bowns

Second Grade - Mrs. Brosan

Third Grade - Mrs. Duis

Fourth Grade - Mrs. Jacques

Fifth Grade - Mrs. Trainor

Thank you for your continued support of the Art Department here at Sycolin Creek.

Dr. Bennett

December will be full of creativity and challenges in SEARCH Class. Kindergarten students will use their Perceiving and Creative Thinking Keys to camouflage a chameleon when given a background. First grade students will be "architects" as they try to build as many different houses as possible from four cubes given that the cubes must be placed face to face. Second grade students will begin learning about different types of analogies and be challenged to follow clues to arrange pentominoes. Third grade students will begin their first portfolio lesson during SEARCH. More information on the third-grade gifted evaluation process can be found on the LCPS Gifted and Talented web site.

Congratulations to some of our top Challengers for the months of September and October!

5th Grade – Anthony Gwizdala, Arth Shome, & Chaitra Tiparthy

4th Grade – Aidan Pradhan, Tanishka Chadaram, & Mason McKeon

3rd Grade – Aarush Mehta, Kathryn Nelson, & Jane Keigher

2nd Grade – Gwendolyn Shen, Nico Baker, & Deven Bhat

1st Grade – Mark Collins, Lucas Peden, & Maren Crownover

K – Emmy Tramm, Ashkon Khatoonabadi, & Alexander Lin

Congratulations to the following students for an impressive performance on the WordMasters' Test!

Third Grade

1st Place Levi Janumala

2nd Place Jane Keigher

3rd Place (Tie) Benjamin Becker, Reyan Raj, Isha Sarvani Bollapalli, Reyansh Mittal

Fourth Grade

1st Place Gus Maslowski

2nd Place Brooklynn Chettiar

3rd Place (Tie) Aidan Pradhan, Olive Okpych

Fifth Grade

1st Place ChaitraTiparthy

2nd Place (Tie) Aadhya Aimreddy, Ethan Janumala, Noah Hanley

3rd Place (Tie) Madeline Thoma, Ishitha Velicheti, Aanvi Aimreddy

If your child will be absent/tardy due to illness/appointment or other circumstances, please call our absentee call in line at 571-252-2911 or visit our Sycolin Creek website at https://www.lcps.org/sycolincreek and complete the new online absence form. Families are now able to submit absences via ParentVUE. Should you need to speak to someone in the school office, please call 571-252-2910.

Email: derek.racino@lcps.org
Website: lcps.org/sycolincreek
Location: 21101 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg, VA, USA
Phone: (571) 252-2910
Twitter: @Sycolin_Creek