February 25th, 2026

Rare Disease Day is a global movement to raise awareness and advocate for the more than 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease. Held annually on the last day of February, this day unites individuals, families, organizations, and communities to shine a light on the challenges of rare diseases and the urgent need for research, support, and policy change.

One way we can celebrate is to wear "our stripes" like a zebra. As every zebra is unique or rare. Plan to have your student wear stripes on Thursday, February 26th!

Sycamore Creek students celebrated the Olympics with a closing ceremony on Friday, February 20th. The students earned metals for various achievements and for olympic games played during the closing ceremony in honor of the Olympics. It was a wonderful day of friendly competition and a demonstration of our profound school spirit.

Enjoy some of our treasured memories below.

Just a reminder, Go Guardian has a parent portal where you are able to view your students history, and set up web filters for when they are not at school. In addition, you are able to even limit what websites students are able to access.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use the parent portal app.

Go Guardian Parent Portal Guide

Stay in the Game! Don't Flake Out Photo Submissions

We want to celebrate the many ways families support students in showing up, staying engaged, and staying in the game—even during the winter months!

Families are invited to submit a photo that shows how you support your student’s attendance. This could include morning routines, encouragement before school, walking to the bus stop, celebrating attendance milestones, or any moment that highlights your family’s commitment to being present every day.

How to Enter

• Submit a photo showing how your family supports regular school attendance

• Complete the form below and upload your photo

Important Dates

• Submissions will be accepted January 20- February 28th

• Deadline to Submit: February 28

• Raffle Drawing: March 2

Raffle Prize

All submitted entries will be entered into a raffle for one set (2 tickets) of Columbus Crew tickets. Winners will receive tickets to either the March 14 or May 2 game (dates subject to availability).

Share the Fun

After submitting your entry, feel free to share your photo on social media using the hashtag
#StayInTheGamePickerington or #DontFlakeOutPLSD

Need Help Uploading?

If you experience any difficulty uploading your photo, you may email your submission directly to:
Jeff_Comer@plsd.us (Please include your child’s name and school in the email.)

Thank you for partnering with us to support attendance, engagement, and success. We can’t wait to see how your family helps students Stay in the Game!

Submission Link

Reminder, the Team Tressel Fitness Challenge will run through May 2nd. Your student should have brought a hardcopy of the workbook home on February 13th. Please continue to work through the workbook with your child as they work toward their goals. This is totally optional, but we are hoping to recognize as many students as possible for completing the challenge. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Jack Haas.

Mark your calendars!!! Harry Potter Dress up Day will be Friday, February 27th! Students can dress like their favorite wizard or just embrace the theme with accessories like scarves, wands, ties and spectacles! No need to go and buy anything... They can dress in colors to represent their house!

The boys event is next Friday! Register using the QR code. You can register at the door but registering ahead of time is recommended. Be sure to wear something of your favorite sports team! We will have concession stand food, crafts, activities, games, photo booth, and a ton of inflatable games including mini golf and axe throwing! We still need volunteers, you can sign up through the link below.

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/805054FA5AC2CABF49-62235253-boys

You do need to be a level 1 volunteer. If you aren’t a level 1, please fill out this link below.

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

Girls Dance Reminder

*There's still time to register your daughter for girls dance, use the link below or send in the paper copy with cash or check
https://my.cheddarup.com/c/girls-dance-2026-37566

*If you would like to volunteer at the dance, sign up below by March 5th and your level 1 must be filled out
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A49AFA62FABFD0-61875455-girls?useFullSite=true#/

*Level 1 form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpV_qCyt7k_Vgk1HHpepvJq6Xg5c8YrlnJQWWe2P4HIuQ7xw/viewform?pli=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawQJT2lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR5W5duQ8E0aMTTqVFiDXf_rNXlDrg3hltbEaApKqHKO06jyWrASAI68PEfRCg_aem_7dfRuRgciiwLHYOHfk3kMQ

Our Spring Flower Sale starts this Thursday, February 26th! Flyers will be sent home with students this week!

As we continue through the second half of the school year. One way, we like to support our 4th grade students who might be more nervous/anxious about their transition to middle school is offer a small group to students who could benefit from a smaller group environment during their lunch time to connect with peers who might be having similar experiences, process through them, and come up with strategies to help support them with the transition.

If you think this is something your student could benefit from please complete this google form!

Greetings Families of 3rd and 4th Grade Students,

In Preparation for Ohio State Testing in April, I am sharing the link to released practice test items from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Development’s website.(ODEW)

Reading and Math OST Released Practice Items

Reach out to me or your child’s teacher if you have any questions.

All the Best,

Mrs. Horsford

K-4 Curriculum Instructional Coach

PLSD, Sycamore Creek and Violet Elementary

B.A. Elementary Education

M.Ed. Educational Leadership

Tomorrow will be the last day to turn in consent forms to Mobile Dentist. The Mobile Dentist will only be at SCE on Thursday, February 26th due to low numbers.

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

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 in emergencies but cannot provide them to every single student. Plus, they come in all shapes and sizes:)

• 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

February 19th

*K-12 Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences

February 22nd

*School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

March 13th

*No School (Records Day)

March 30th-April 3rd

*No School (Spring Break)