January 14th, 2026

Please pay school fees as soon as possible. We greatly appreciate your help with this matter.

Fee letters were sent home prior to the winter break for any student that has a balance due. You can pay school fees by logging onto the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus, send a check into school with your child or come into the office to pay with a credit card.

The students will be participating in I-Ready Diagnostic Testing through the end of January. Please see request below regarding headphones and the testing window schedule.

PLEASE MAKE SURE STUDENTS HAVE A PAIR OF HEADPHONES FOR SCHOOL.

iReady Testing Window:

• January 12-19 (Reading)
• January 20-26 (Math)
• January 27-30 (make-ups)

Please reach out to your child's teacher for specific testing dates and times especially if you have upcoming appointments.

See the attached link for testing tips.

Headphone Check!: We use headphones every week in technology class and daily in the classroom! Please double-check with your student(s) tonight to make sure their headphones are still in working order.

If they are broken or lost, please try to replace them as soon as possible so they don't miss out on any activities. Thank you!

Check out this FUN activity coming up in January at Lakeview Junior High. Don't forget to register.

The enchanting world of Harry Potter is right here in the SCE Media Center! For the next few weeks we will be celebrating the magic of J.K. Rowling's beloved series! We've transformed our space into a mini-Hogwarts for an unforgettable few weeks! Stay tuned for information on Harry Potter Dress Up Day! Click the link below to see all the fun pics during our wizard events on Sycamore Creek Elementary Mrs. T's Media Center Facebook Page!

SCE Mrs. T's Media Center

4th grade students having fun during the SCE Sorting Ceremony!

As we move into the second half of the year, we want to ensure that anyone interested in volunteering has completed the required volunteer paperwork and has received approval. If you think you may be interested in volunteering at SCE at any point from now to the end of this school year, we kindly ask that you complete the form below. Please note that approval can take up to two weeks, so completing it ahead of time will help avoid any issues when signing up for volunteer opportunities.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpV_qCyt7k_Vgk1HHpepvJq6Xg5c8YrlnJQWWe2P4HIuQ7xw/viewform

We will continue to focus on Perseverance for the month of January for Hero of the Month. Below is a list of book recommendations.

Suggestions for reinforcing perserverance at home:

• Model Perseverance: Let children see you tackle difficult tasks, narrating your own internal thoughts and struggles to show real grit.
• Use "Yet" Language: Reframe "I can't" to "I can't yet," fostering a growth mindset where skills can be developed.
• Set Manageable Goals: Break down large tasks into small, achievable steps, using charts to track progress and celebrate milestones.
• Praise Effort, Not Just Results: Focus praise on the hard work and strategies used, not just the final outcome, to build internal motivation.
• Allow Struggle & Resist Rescuing: Give children space to problem-solve independently, only stepping in with guidance, not answers, when they're truly stuck.
• Teach Coping Skills: Introduce deep breathing, mindfulness, and reframing negative thoughts to manage frustration

Hello Families,

Students are taking the middle -of -year i-Ready assessments this week. Administrators, teachers and instructional coaches will then meet to go over this data piece . Our goal is that the students have grown in their reading skills. We will use this information to continue to help students progress in their reading skills and to set goals to meet their typical and stretch goals.

What can families do at home?

• Make sure that your child gets a good night’s sleep.

• Encourage your child to take his/her time during the i-Ready test.

• Encourage your child to do his/her best!

The Mobile Dental Unit will be at SCE on Wednesday, February 25, and Thursday, February 26.

Completed forms are due back to the school nurse by Friday, January 23, 2026. Please complete all requested information before sending the consent form back.

Website for Parents to Enroll: https://www.myschooldentist.com/SCPLOH_schsrm

If Your Student is Sick:

Any student will be sent home if he or she has a temperature of 100 degrees or higher, vomiting, diarrhea, or signs and symptoms of a possible communicable disease.

Please keep students home until they remain fever-free for 24 hours without the aid of medication and are free of vomiting or diarrhea symptoms for 24 hours prior to returning to school. All children with suspicious rashes must be excluded from school until the rash has been determined non-contagious by a doctor.

• 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.

Please call the Sycamore Creek Elementary Attendance line at 614-834-6201 to leave a voice-mail message to report an absence for your child. 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

January 19th

*No School (Martin Luther King Day)

January 20th

*PLSD Quarterly Town Hall Meeting at Diley Middle School from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

January 22nd

*MLK Celebration at Violet Baptist Church from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.