September 3rd, 2025

We are super excited to announce that the volunteer form has become electronic across all schools in PLSD. This means that the paper forms that have been used in the past will no longer be used to sign up to be a volunteer. You can easily sign up to be a volunteer right now by using the QR code below or the link provided. If you have been a volunteer in the past, you must sign up again. Volunteer approvals are only good for the school year in which you signed up.

Here is the link to sign up: https://forms.gle/3c2wxQ3TxqeSh4AQA

Want to guarantee your child a spot on the Girls on the Run team at Sycamore Creek Elementary? Volunteer to be a coach this fall! Girls on the Run is a fun, inspiring after-school program just for 3rd and 4th grade girls that helps build confidence and important life skills. As a coach, your child will automatically have a spot on the team — no need to enter the lottery. You don’t need to be a runner or have coaching experience — GOTR provides all the training and support you need. Make a difference and be part of something powerful at SCE! Sign up using this link:

https://www.pinwheel.us/volunteer/signup/FALL25GOTRCO

Please make sure you have the application downloaded. If you need to update/make a change in PikMyKid, please have it entered in the system no later than 3:00 p.m. This ensures that teachers are aware and students get home properly as well as in a timely manner. Thank you for your support with PikMyKid.

Pickerington Schools has launched a new, mobile-friendly system to help families manage school meals and submit the Education Benefit Form for fee waivers.

With the PLSD Meal Magic Family Portal, families can:

• Add money to student meal accounts

• Move funds between siblings

• Pay off past due balances

• Manage all students in one account!

Did You Know? For the 2025–2026 school year, all students will receive FREE breakfast and lunch through the Community Eligibility Program. This portal simply supports any extra meal options or needed financial assistance.

Visit https://PLSD.familyportal.cloud to get started.

Questions? Call 614-833-3645 (Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.)

If your child is ill and you need to contact the school to report their absence, please call the Sycamore Creek Elementary Attendance line at 614-834-6201 to leave a voice-mail message. Our secretaries check messages throughout the day.

If you have a doctor's note that you need to share with the school to document an absence, please email it to:

sceattendance@plsd.us

*First and Second Grade:

-All car riders whether or not they are eating breakfast, enter door “S”

- If your student is a walker and need breakfast go to door "S"

- If your student is a walker and does not need breakfast go to door "C"

*Third and Fourth

When you are picking up your AM kindergarten student for dismissal, we are asking that parents refrain from walking across the playground. Please use designated sidewalks. This is for the safety of all of our students and staff. Thank you for your understanding.

BECOME a PoPPs!

Parents on Positivity Patrol

Become a PoPP!

PoPPs Volunteer Push (August 25-29 and January 2026)

We would like your assistance in promoting this program through your building-level newsletters and social media platforms

Parents on Positivity Patrol (PoPP) is a volunteer program that brings more caring adults into our schools to support students and staff. Parent volunteers play a vital role in education—not only as valuable resources for teachers but also as role models who show students that school is important and worth their time and effort.

Through PoPP, parents have the opportunity to actively engage in the schools their children attend, fostering a strong sense of community. By spreading encouragement and building positive relationships, PoPP volunteers help create a welcoming and supportive environment for all.

Join PoPP today and be a catalyst for change. Together, we’ll shape a brighter future—one uplifting interaction at a time.

Ready to make a difference? Sign up today by following the link or scanning the QR code!

Application link .

Hello Families,

Last week, I included a family letter for our reading program; Great Minds Wit and Wisdom. This week, I am including a welcome letter for Great Minds Eureka Math.

Your child’s teacher will be sending home quarterly letters that give more information about what your child will be learning. Hope this helps!

Reminder from the School Nurse
Please make sure your child keeps an extra set of clothing in their bookbag. The clinic does not have spare clothing to provide, and if a change of clothes is needed, we will need to contact a parent or guardian to bring some in.

We have extra clothing for emergency situation but unfortunately cannot provide them to every single student.

SCE will be celebrating "Dot Day" on Monday, September 15, 2025!!

This is in honor of the best-selling children's book, "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds. We would love it if the students would wear their DOTS to school on Monday to celebrate!

• PLSD 2025-2026 District Calendar - click here

• Districtwide Activities Calendar

  Upcoming events and important dates are listed in the Districtwide Google Events Calendar, which is synced with individual building, program and athletic team calendars. Once inside the district wide calendar, to display the events of a particular building, team, program or activity, you will need to check the specific corresponding color-coded box(es) from the list on the left-hand side.

  Pickerington Schools partners with the City of Pickerington and Yodel to bring you the Pickerington Community Calendar!
  

  Visit this link to view all Pickerington Schools activities included on the calendar and don’t forget to “favorite” our Pickerington Schools schedule! Once favorited, Pickerington Schools' events will be front and center on your calendar, enabling you to see what’s coming up.

September 6th

*National Read a Book Day!

September 15th

*Dot Day!

The Month of September is Attendance Awareness Month! Let's work together on being at school and striving to do our best while we are here.