Big Creek Elementary

Celebrate Your Student’s Creativity with Square One Art!

Keep an eye on your student's backpack—order forms came home this week! Big Creek Art Program is partnering with Square One Art to turn your child's artwork into custom keepsakes, ornaments, mugs, and unique gifts.

• Final Day to Order: November 13, 2026

• Where to Order: Visit square1art.com/shop or follow info. on order form

A portion of every purchase directly supports the Big Creek Art Program.

Thank you for supporting the Big Creek Art Program!

Big Creek dismissal is at 2:50 p.m. Two-hour Early Dismissal is scheduled for 12:50 p.m.

We have had some confusion regarding students staying after dismissal.

Please remember that there is no supervision provided after 2:50 p.m. Students are not permitted to remain inside the building or wait outside for their ride without supervision.

Please make arrangements to ensure your child is picked up promptly at 2:50 p.m.

Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us keep all students safe!

A friendly reminder to families, we are not able to allow students to ride home on routes other than their designated one with friends. Thank you for your understanding!

In honor of Veterans Day, Big Creek Elementary will be hosting a special Veterans Day Assembly to recognize and celebrate the veterans who have served our country.

We would love to invite any Big Creek family members, neighbors, friends, or community members who are veterans to join us as our honored guests. Our students are excited to help lead this special celebration and show their appreciation for the service and sacrifices of our veterans.

If you are a veteran and would like to attend, please plan to join us on November 11th at 12:45 at Big Creek Elementary.

Please fill out this form to let us know a little bit more about our special veterans so we can plan accordingly. Even if they are unable to attend, please fill the form out so we can honor you at our assembly.

Thank you for your service, and we look forward to honoring you!

Please share any celebrations or shout outs you have for a staff member at Big Creek. This includes ALL of our Big Creek staff; custodians, teachers, lunch servers, office staff, bus drivers, etc. Fill out the form here.

https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/northpolk/camps

Yearbook Order

Click Here to Order This Year's Yearbook!

Not sure if you've ordered a yearbook? You can always check your order status here.

As the Holiday season approaches, we would like to provide some information around resources available! Click here for a list of local options for Thankgiving and the winter holidays. If you have any questions, please reach out to our school counselor, Kelsi Walter kelsi.walter@northpolk.org . We also have plenty of school supplies still available, as the school year goes on and materials are used up, feel free to reach out to Ms. Walter at any time if your child needs something!

The North Polk Food Pantry provides free food options for all district students, families, and community members. All visits and inquiries are completely confidential.

Walk-In Hours

• When: Tuesdays & Thursdays | 3:25 PM – 3:50 PM

• Where: North Polk High School, Classroom E104 (Enter through Door #3, north of the Main entrance)

• Details: No appointment needed. Non-perishable items are available now, with frozen items coming soon. USDA items are also available for those who qualify and complete a brief TEFAP form.

Order Ahead & Pickup If you can’t make walk-in hours, pre-order your items for a scheduled pickup at the High School or Big Creek Elementary:

• Email: Taylor Irvin at taylor.irvin@northpolk.org

• Form: Fill out the North Polk Pantry Online Order Form. Please note that we ask for 24 hours to prepare the order.

Absence/Dismissal changes

If you have any changes to your students daily attendance or dismissal plan (vacations, ill student, appointments, etc), it is very important to inform the school of those changes by 2:00pm each day.

If you are emailing this information to the school, please include the teacher and the office Secretary.

Big Creek Elementary Office:

julie.patterson@northpolk.org or 515-984-3400 x2500

Big Creek Drop Off/Dismissal - doors open at 7:35

Elementary Schools (Big Creek, Central, and West)

• Start Time: 7:50 AM
• Dismissal Time: 2:50 PM - We kindly ask families to arrive on time for dismissal at 2:50 PM. Staff will not be available to supervise after dismissal. We appreciate your help in making dismissal run smoothly for everyone.

Below is the link to our Elementary Handbook.

https://bigcreek.northpolk.org/our-school/handbook

Phones and Smartwatches must remain in student backpacks, on silent or powered off, until students are off school grounds.

For the latest community events please visit Community Events & Activities.

https://www.northpolk.org/families/new-to-north-polk