January 21st, 2026

Sycamore Creek will be participating in the Team Tressel Fitness Challenge. This is a totally optional self paced challenge for families to participate in with a start date of February 2nd.

Attached you will find a PDF of the Student Workbook that you can work through with your child if you choose. Students that turn the signed form at the end of the workbook in by May 2nd will receive a Certificate recognizing their hard work and achievement. Please reach out to Jack Haas with any questions:

If you have not already done so, please pay school fees as soon as possible. We greatly appreciate it.

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.

iReady Testing Window:

• 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.

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

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

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

For the 3rd quarter, Ms. Rizek will be coming into classrooms to teach a lesson on friendship.

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

Greetings Families,

Do you have a child who will be entering kindergarten during the 2026 -2027 school year? If so, consider attending this event.

Click this link for more information - https://www.plsd.us/students-families/kindergaten-kick-off

Best,

Mrs. Horsford

K-4 Curriculum Instructional Coach

PLSD, Sycamore Creek and Violet Elementary

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 22nd

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