Core Creek Chronicle

2025-2026 School Year:

• 11/10- Eagles Spirit Day
• 11/10-11/14- Thanksgiving Food Drive- see details below
• 11/11- No school for students and staff- District closed for Veteran's Day
• 11/14- World Diabetes Day- Students and staff are encouraged to wear blue
• 11/14- School Store for 2nd grade
• 11/18- Family Dinner Night at Red Robin
• 11/21- School Store for 3rd & 4th grades
• 11/25- Half day for students- dismissal will be at 11:10
• 11/26, 11/27, 11/28- School closed for Thanksgiving break
• 12/5- Report cards go live in Home Access Center for the first trimester grades
• 12/8-12/11- Holiday Shop
• 12/12- No school for students- student conference day
• 12/24/25-1/2/26- Winter break- No school for students. Main office is open on 12/29, 12/30 and 1/2/25.
• 1/23/26- PTO Dance; snow date 1/31/26

Students earn tickets for being respectful, responsible, and safe. The images below show our most recent weekly winners! Congratulations to all students who have earned a pride ticket!

Congraulations to our classes that won the Golden Fork and Spoon awards for October. Students and classes earn points during lunch for being respectful, responsible, and safe.

Golden Fork and Spoon Winners for October:

Golden Fork (highest points)

o K- Royal

o 1st- Wells

o 2nd- Faul

o 3rd- McKeever

o 4th- Briscella

Golden Spoon (second place)

o K- Faro

o 1st- Raab

o 2nd- Eckelmeyer

o 3rd- Takacs

o 4th- Van Ball

Our first Halloween parade was a success! Thank you to all families who were able to attend. It was a VERY windy day, but we all made the best of it.

Below are some pictures from Halloween and the link to the recorded parade.

Our fourth-grade students continued the Buck tradition of making scarecrows! They did a wonderful job!

Third grade students brought in decorated pumpkins. Their creativity was impressive!

Students in Mrs. McHugh's class brought in decorated pumpkins based on picture book characters. The class then voted for their favorite pumpkins.

October is Fire Safety Month. A few firemen from the Middletown Township Fire Department visited to go over fire safety rules for our students in grades K-2. The students were respectful and responsible as they learned how to be safe. Dr. Raab and Ms. Faul had the opportunity to wear the fireman's gear.

As we approach the Thanksgiving season, we want to ensure that every family in our school community has the opportunity to enjoy a warm and festive holiday meal. This year, we are partnering with our PTO to provide free Thanksgiving food baskets to families who may benefit from a little extra support.

If your family would like to receive a basket, please complete the short sign-up form below by November 14th.

SIgn up link: https://forms.gle/54KN7aL6NnyazjUk6

All information will remain strictly confidential. Only Dr. Doherty, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Clopton, and Ms. Johnson will have access to the information collected.

Thanksgiving baskets will be distributed from November 19th–21st. Families will be contacted by email to confirm their assigned pickup day and time. Baskets will need to be picked up during school hours.

We are grateful for our supportive school community!

Neshaminy Food Services will be providing bagged lunches for the upcoming half day on Tuesday, November 25th, 2025. This is optional.

$2.80 Per Lunch Elementary School, $3.35 Per Lunch Middle School, $0.00 reduced, Free for students who qualify for free meals – Meals can be paid for using lunch account, cash or check made out to Neshaminy School District. All students--including those participating in the Free and Reduced Meal Program--may use this order form.

Please see attached link for the order form. Please be sure to include students name, school, grade, teacher’s name, any allergies or special dietary restrictions and entrée choice.

Forms will be accepted thru Monday November 17th at 8am.

https://forms.gle/TUmpT2CWPdJpRpTe9

Homeroom teachers will be sending out information to families to sign up for conferences over the next few weeks. Our designated conference day is December 12th. Conferences can occur outside of that date to accommodate family schedules.

Below is a copy of the Parent-Student Handbook for the 2025-2026 school year. I encourage all families to review the handbook to stay up to date on any changes to procedures and district information.

Who needs to obtain volunteer clearances?

Any adult applying for or holding a volunteer position who is responsible for a child's welfare or has direct contact with children during curricular or co-curricular activities needs to obtain volunteer clearances. Examples include classroom volunteers, Home & School activity volunteers, or field trip chaperones.

If you have any questions as to whether a clearance is needed for a particular volunteer role or activity, please contact our main office, 215-809-6390.

Don't Wait!

Act 34 - the Pennsylvania State Police Clearance - can take 2 to 4 weeks to process and Act 151 - the Child Abuse History Clearance - can also take 2 to 4 weeks.

You will NOT be allowed to volunteer or chaperone a school trip unless all appropriate volunteer paperwork is complete and submitted.

Click the link below to access additional information and links for each clearance.

https://www.neshaminy.org/Domain/2376

You can view our current menus anytime here. Food Services / Food Services Menus and Info. Families may qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Find out more or apply at

Food Services / Free & Reduced Meal Program

Meal Prices for 2025–26

Breakfast: FREE

Lunch: $2.80

The breakfast and lunch menus for November are listed below.

PTO meetings are held in the cafeteria starting at 7 p.m.

• December 10th
• January 7th

The Core Creek PTO is organizing its Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive to directly benefit

families within our school currently experiencing financial hardships. The drive will run from

Tuesday, November 10th, through Friday, November 14th. To provide a wide assortment of

food, suggestions by grade are provided; however, any donation will be appreciated!

The PTO will also be collecting frozen turkeys and storing them at Core Creek Elementary. If

you would like to donate a turkey, please bring it to school (turkey coupons cannot be

accepted) by Friday, November 15th

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Boxes will be set up in each pod area for students to put donations. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Suggested Non-Perishable Donations by Grade

● Kindergarten: Cookies, crackers and snacks (no chips)

● 1st Grade: Pasta and sauces, macaroni and cheese

● 2nd Grade: Canned turkey gravy, stuffing, tuna

● 3rd Grade: Peanut butter, jelly, soups, canned fruit

● 4th Grade: Hot cereal, cold cereals, boxed/canned juices, canned vegetables

Questions? Feel free to contact Sari Hussey at corecreekptopresident@gmail.com

Join us at Red Robin on November 18th. 20% of sales will go back to our Core Creek PTO. See flyer for additional details.

Please see the attached flyer for the grade level school store dates. The school store will run on Fridays from 8:50am - 9:20am.