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2025-2026 School Year:

• 3/10/26- 4th Grade Run Club starts
• 3/12/26- End of the second trimester
• 3/14/26- Wizards Game at Neshaminy High School
• 3/17/26- Report Cards are published in Home Access Center
• 3/17/26- Fourth Grade visits Neshaminy High School for a music presentation during the school day
• 3/23/26- Book Fair Week
• 3/25/26- Book Fair and STEAM Night 6:00 -8:00 pm
• 3/27/26- PTO Pizza Bingo at Neshaminy High School
• Weeks of 4/6 and 4/13- Bucks IU Mobile Fab Lab visits Core Creek
• 4/9/26- PTO Variety Show- 6:00 pm
• 4/15/26- STEAM Expo at Neshaminy High School- 6:30-8:30 pm
• PSSA ELA: April 21st, 22nd, 24th
• PSSA Math: April 28 and 29th
• 4/30/26- Core Creek Art Show; 6:00-8:00 pm
• 5/15/26- Field Day
• 6/4/26- PTO Core Creek's Trenton Thunder Night
• 6/9/26- Fourth Grade Move Up Ceremony- 7:00 pm at Maple Point

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!

Students earn points in the cafeteria for being respectful, responsible, and safe. Congratulations to the following classes for earning the Golden Fork and Spoon Awards.

Golden Fork (highest points):

• Kindergarten- Mrs. Little
• First Grade- Ms. Diaz
• Second grade- Mrs. Abell
• Third Grade- Ms. Zimmerman
• Fourth Grade- Mrs. Briscella

Golden Spoon (second highest points):

• Kindergarten- Mrs. Faro
• First Grade- Mr. Nesbitt
• Second grade- Mrs. Richmond
• Third Grade- Ms. McLaughlin
• Fourth Grade- Mrs. Van Ball

Mrs. McHugh's class ended their Read Across America Week by learning about solids and liquids with Oobleck.

Mrs. Phillips' class went outside on Monday to test solar panels for science.

Mrs. Grebe and Mrs. McHugh's classes completed a buddy activity for Dr. Seuss’s birthday.

I am excited to announce this year's Field Day Theme will be ... Core Creek Cubs Field Day! Field Day will be held on Friday May 15th! Each class will be divided into 4 teams! Each team will represent a “Cub” by wearing: Black Cubs-Charcoal, Grizzly Cubs-Brown, Polar Cubs-White, Sun Cubs-Gold. Students will be sent home with a shirt order form at the end of the month. Their team will be circled on the form. More information will be sent out in April.

P.E. Reminder

A reminder to please send your child to school in sneakers on PE Days. This is the safety way for them to fully participate in all the fun activities we have in Physical Education class. Sneakers are also great for safe feet on the playground during recess!

Core Creek's spring concert will be on Thursday, May 14th at Maple Point. Because there are so many awesome students involved, we are splitting the concerts into two parts:

Part 1 - Advanced Orchestra and Beginner Strings:

• Report time for 3rd and 4th grade strings students involved: 5:30 PM.

• Concert will begin at 6:15.

• Students who are not in chorus or band (and their families) may leave after they are finished performing.

Part 2 - 4th Grade Chorus and Band:

• Report time for band and chorus students involved: 7:00 PM

• Band students to band room/stage

• Chorus students to cafeteria

• Students in both, report to band first to set up instruments

• Concert will begin at 7:30 PM.

• Chorus will perform first. Band students not in chorus will sit in a taped off section of the auditorium to watch chorus perform.

Please reach out to Mrs. Cassidy (acassidy@neshaminy.org), Mr. Russell (trussell@neshaminy.org), or Mr. Tanicello (atanicello@neshaminy.org) with any questions.

Before School Band Rehearsals with Mr. Russell starts on Wednesday, March 11th at 7:55 AM. Rehearsals are on the stage. Students should be dropped off to the back of Core Creek and enter through the cafeteria. Drop off is between 7:30-7:50.

Kindergarteners use their creative skills to make their masterpieces.

The following 2 calendars show the specials cycle days for the months of March and April.

Every year on March 21st, people all around the world come together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing brightly colored, mismatched socks. Core Creek will rock our socks on March 19th.

The Harlem Wizards are coming back to Neshaminy on Saturday, March 14!

Tickets are now on sale. The Harlem Wizards game is a fundraiser for the Neshaminy Education Foundation, the non-profit volunteer organization founded in 1993 dedicated to supporting innovation in our Neshaminy schools and scholarships for our graduating seniors. The Wizards have been bringing their high-energy, family-friendly brand of basketball "Wizard-ry" to Neshaminy since 2017. The game regularly draws around 1,000 happy fans who fill Gym 3 at Neshaminy High School to see our Neshaminy "Dream Team" of teachers and support staff.

Tickets can be purchased online through the link below or visit the Harlem Wizards website and search for "Langhorne, PA" on their game calendar.

Additional Wizards Information

We are excited to announce that the Book Fair will take place during library sessions during the week of March 23rd . Your child will attend the book fair during their assigned library class (see schedule below). We will also be hosting a family Book Fair night on Wednesday, 3/25 from 6pm-8pm during the Science Fair. Scholastic Book Fair flyers will be sent home soon as well as a “Wish List” form for each child. There will be more options available than shown in the flyer. We encourage children to have back-up choices if a book they want is no longer available.

You can visit our Scholastic Book Fair Homepage by visiting the website. We highly recommend setting up an E-Wallet for your student(s) via the above website as a form of payment. If an EWallet is not set up, please send cash for your student(s) and make sure you include sales tax in your calculations. We do not accept CHECK payments. On the Family Book Fair Night, both credit and debit cards will also be accepted as well. • To calculate tax, multiply your purchase by 1.06 to get the total amount due. (Ex: $20.00 x 1.06 =$21.20 total). Thank you in advance for your support. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me via email. We look forward to another successful book fair!

Date: March 25
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Core Creek Elementary

Exhibits will be displayed in the Cafeteria and Main Hallway. Open to ALL Grades!

Complete the attached registration form and return to the homeroom teacher by March 13th.

Reach out to Dr. Doherty at sdoherty@neshaminy.org with any questions.

Do you love to build, design, explore, create, or experiment?

Then STEAM Night is for YOU!

Bring something you’ve created, built, engineered, coded, designed, or discovered!

· Traditional science fair project with a display board? Bring it!

· Built a robot? Programmed Ozobot, Sphero, or coded a game? Bring it!

· Designed an awesome LEGO creation or engineered a structure? Bring it!

· 3D printed something? Designed a prototype or invention? Bring it!

· Created STEAM-inspired art? Bring it!
(Science illustrations, nature photography, architectural drawings, digital art, animation, design projects, etc.)
Have a rock, fossil, or nature collection to share? Bring it!

· Created a Minecraft world, animation, or coding project? Bring it!

· Invented something from recycled materials? Bring it!

Important Information

· Open to students in all grades. Students can work in partnerships and groups of any size.

· Exhibits will be set up in the cafeteria and main hallway.

· Projects and exhibits are prepared at home.

· Students will stand by their exhibit to explain and answer questions.

· A traditional tri-fold board is optional — not required!

· This is a celebration of creativity, innovation, and curiosity across Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math!

We are seeing an increase in students using their cellphones and smartwatches to communicate with families during the day. If a parent or guardian needs to communicate a message to their child, please email the teacher or call the main office at 215-809-6390.

Please see the information below from our District Student Handbook regarding cellphones and smartwatches.

We permit students to have cell phones in school. However, there are specific guidelines your student must follow:

• Students must turn off their cell phones and smartwatches when they arrive to school.
• Phones and smartwatches are not to be visible during normal school hours (backpack, etc.).

Students in violation of these guidelines may have their electronic devices including cell phones and smart watches confiscated and returned at the end of the day. A second offense may result in confiscation and a parent must pick up the electronic device. For the protection and avoidance of electronic devices being lost/stolen, we recommend that students do not bring any type of electronic device to school.

I encourage all parents to consistently review your child's Google documents from your child's laptop, including Google Slides and Google Docs. We have seen an increase in incidents of students misusing these apps to send inappropriate messages to other students through the sharing of these documents.

You can access the links to these apps from your child's Clever homepage when they open the internet browser.

The link to the Acceptable Use of Internet, Computers and Network Resources is below for additional information.

Regular school attendance is important for your child’s learning and success. All students of compulsory school age (ages 6–18) are expected to attend school each day unless an absence is excused.

Please note:

• Absences are marked unexcused until an excuse note is provided

• Absences may be excused by sending a handwritten note, doctor's note, emailing your child’s teacher, or submitting the absence through the School Messenger app

• Excused absences include illness, medical appointments, religious observances, and other approved reasons

• Students are responsible for making up missed work after an excused absence

• Families will receive a letter after 10 total absences (both excused and unexcused) have accumulated.

Unexcused absences may lead to truancy notifications and required meetings if attendance concerns continue. School Messenger is also used to share important updates, attendance messages, and weather-related information.

If you have questions about attendance, please contact the main office at 215-809-6390.

Families may request approval for students to be excused from school to participate in an educational trip or tour that is not sponsored by the school. Requests must be submitted in writing to the building principal at least five school days in advance (except in emergencies).

Please note:

• Trips are not approved during the first 10 school days or during PSSA testing for Grades 3–4

• A maximum of five school days per school year may be approved

• Make-up work is the student’s responsibility, and not all classroom instruction can be recreated.

Families will be notified if a request is denied. For questions, please call the main office at 215-809-6390.

Neshaminy School District is pleased to offer a new efficient student absence reporting system called SafeArrival.

You can now report your child’s absence in advance of the official start of the school day using any of these three methods:

• Using your mobile device, download and install the SchoolMessenger app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. The first time you use the app, select SIGN UP to create your account. Select Attendance and then Report an Absence.
• Use the SafeArrival SchoolMessenger website. The first time you use the website, select SIGN UP to create your account. Select Attendance and then Report an Absence.
• You can call 1-888-256-5072 to report an absence to the SafeArrival system.
• While we strongly encourage parents and guardians to use SafeArrival, hand-delivered notes and phone calls to the Main Office will still be accepted for absences.

Please note that absences called into Main Offices will be marked “unexcused” until a written note is provided.

Your username and password are the same whether you use the mobile app or the website. You must register your account using the email address on file with Neshaminy.

To use the phone reporting option, you must use the phone number on file with Neshaminy. You can verify or modify your contact information by logging into the Home Access Center (HAC). If you do not recall your HAC credentials, please call your schools main office. The automated absence reporting systems is available 24/7. If you report on the day of an absence, you must do so by 11:45 pm or contact the main office or attendance office at your child’s school during normal school hours.

Please see the attached form for additional information.

Our lost and found is located in our cafeteria. We have numerous articles of clothing, jackets, water bottles, and lunch boxes. Please ask your child to check the lost and found for any items they may have misplaced. Reminders are being given in the lunchroom as well.

As a reminder, please label your child's items so that our team can help return any lost items to the correct owner.

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.

Please view additional information on our District website.

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.

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 March are listed below.

Students in third and fourth grade will be taking the English Language Arts (ELA) and Math PSSAs this spring. For planning purposes I have provided the specific dates below.

PSSA ELA: April 21st, 22nd, 24th

PSSA Math: April 28 and 29th

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

• April 29th
• May 27th

Core Creek PTO will be hosting a Pizza Bingo!

When: March 27th from 6:00-8:00 pm

Where: Neshaminy High School

Cost: $10 per person- limited capacity

Deadline to sign up is March 20, 2026.

NO REFUNDS will be given once tickets are purchased.

Your ticket will include: 2 Slices of Cheese Pizza, Drink, Dessert and 6 Bingo Cards.

We will have prizes for all of the BINGO winners and a Grand Prize of $25.00 for one LUCKY winner of Game 6 as well as a 50/50 Raffle and Fantastic Raffle Baskets!

No physical tickets will be sent home. You will receive an email confirmation on March 20th confirming your payment, please keep a copy of this google form response for your records.

On the night of the event simply visit our table to check in!

If the event is not sold out, then tickets will be sold at the door (capacity is 700 people).

*This is NOT a drop-off event! All students must be accompanied by an adult*

***Wear your Neshaminy Spirit Wear & receive 1 extra Bingo game card!

Any questions, please contact the Pizza Bingo Committee Chairs

Jackie Ward at corecreekfundraising@gmail.com (267) 475-1521 or

Cathy Gray at cmshellergray@gmail.com (267) 767-1989

Book Fair information is listed below.

Please see the attached flyer for the grade level school store dates. The school store will run on Fridays from 8:50am - 9:20am. Parents are encouraged to send spending money in a labeled Ziploc bag with the total amount and child's name written on the outside.

• Kindergarten/1st Grade: March 6th
• 2nd Grade: February 20th, March 13th
• 3rd/4th Grades: February 27th, March 27th