April 29th, 2026
Sycamore Creek Elementary Drop Off/Pick Up Procedure Reminder
Read With Me
EmpowerED Pickerington
Event Announcement: EmpowerED Pickerington
Join us for our last EmpowerED Pickerington series, a resource series dedicated to special education support.
Date: May 14, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM
Format: Virtual - please use this link to log on to the session
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/zxs-dypa-him
Focus: Supporting Every Learner, Supporting Every Family
This Month's Topic - Navigating Post-Secondary Supports: College, Careers, and Adult Services
This session will focus on the transition from school-based services to adult systems. Topics include the shift from IDEA to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, how to access disability services in college and training programs, and what documentation is required. Families will also learn about community-based supports, including Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR), and how to connect students to employment and independence-focused services.
This event is a great opportunity for families and educators to gain valuable insights and resources to support students with special needs. We look forward to seeing you there! Please remember that all past episodes are uploaded to our district website/YouTube channel.
Play-Doh for Patients
Please consider helping us with the following donation drive that will take place May 11th-15th.
SCE Building Reminder
Reminder that with the warmer weather, electric scooters/bikes are not to be ridden around the property during dismissal. Students need to avoid being in the bus lot during dismissal for safety reasons. Once dismissed, students need to head home; as there are after school programs that utilize the playground.
Yearbooks----Did you forget to order or miss the deadline?
YOU ARE IN LUCK.......
We have additional yearbooks for sale. They are $30 a piece and will be distributed to your child in May when all other students receive them. We only have a limited amount of books left. Please call the office or stop by if you would like to purchase a yearbook.
ABC Countdown!
Let's continue our countdown to the end of the school year. Please see the attached ABC Countdown Calendar below for all of the special days.
Parent's Night Out!
Parent's Night out is a 3 hour event where parents drop their kids off at Life Time Fitness Pickerington. While there, kids play games, make crafts, have a pizza party, play relay races, and get their bodies moving.
Life Time Fitness will be hosting a Parent’s Night Out event on May 16, 2026 from 4-7pm. The event is open to kids ages: 3-12 (**Children must be potty trained to attend**).
If you are interested in having your children participate, email adrienne_bowden@plsd.us by May 1st. Spaces are limited and will be filled in the order requests are received.
Sycamore Creek Elementary Family Fun Night!
Please join us on Thursday, May 14th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Art Show Volunteers Needed
Family Fun Night is coming up! If you would like to volunteer to help Mrs. M hang artwork or tear it down, sign up with the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA9AB2DA3FEC25-63451622-artshow
First Grade Performance
Please see the attached flyer regarding the First Grade Performance being held at Sycamore Creek Elementary on May 20th.
SCE Talent Show
Calling All 3rd & 4th Graders: Talent Show Tryouts Coming Soon!
Our first-annual Talent Show is on May 18th. We are so excited to see the amazing talents our students have to share!
Tryouts will take place during the school day (dates coming soon), and families will be notified if their child is selected to perform in our school-wide Talent Show on May 18.
Attention: Kindergarten Parents/Guardians
KINDERGARTEN ONLY - Mark Your Calendars – Last Day of Classes: May 20, 2026
GET READY FOR SUMMER!
Students’ last day of classes will be Wednesday, May 20.
*Tussing Elementary School’s kindergarten program is not impacted by these moves and will adhere to the 2025-2026 Academic Calendar with the last day of classes being May 22.
Teachers and staff will use May 21–22 to pack classrooms for moves to the new Diley Middle School and Kindergarten Center.
We can’t wait to see everyone at the new buildings in August!
Sycamore Creek Third Grade Spring Concert and Love our Languages Event
Team Tressel Fitness Challenge
The Team Tressel Fitness Challenge will run through May 2nd. 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.
If your child has completed the Team Tressel Challenge, please complete and sign the certification form in the back of the workbook so they can receive a certificate. This form can be turned into your child's homeroom teacher.
Sycamore Creek Media Center
Book Fair Volunteers Needed!! Book Fair will take place May 11-15th! Sign up below and please make sure you have your Level 1 Volunteer completed!!
We appreciate your help!
Check out our SCE Book Fair Homepage for more info and to set up your eWallet! Click the link below!
PTO News!
The PTO is hard at work planning a week our staff truly deserves! We just need a little help to make it extra special. We are asking for donations of $10–$15 gift cards (to anywhere you choose) to use as prizes for a fun staff game on Wednesday, May 6th!
Please send gift cards to school anytime between now and Tuesday, May 5th and address them to the PTO to make sure we get them! We appreciate any support you’re able to give, thank you for helping us celebrate our amazing staff!
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0D4BA9AB2DA3FEC25-63804677-1015?useFullSite=false
Spring flower sale pick up is Monday, May 11th and we need volunteers to help sort and distribute flowers! If you are willing and able to help please sign up at the link below.
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0F4EAEAA2FA0FDC34-63598917-flower?useFullSite=false
Counselor's Corner
1st grade gifted testing will take place the week of May 11th. Please reach out to your child's teacher for a specific date and time of the test. All students will be given the Naglieri, a cognitive assessment. The results of this assessment will be used to inform our department of student ability in comparison to national norms and to identify students as gifted and/or talented in order for them to qualify for programming.
If you would like your student to opt out of the test you can let the counselor of the building know by emailing at courtney_rizek@plsd.us.
If you have any questions, please view the Pickerington Local School District’s Gifted Education website. The website can be found at https://www.plsd.us/academic-services/gifted-services
If you have any questions, please contact gifted services coordinator Todd Stanley at Todd_Stanley@plsd.us.
Instructional Coach
Greetings Families,
For the next few weeks, I will focus on reading and the importance of vocabulary. Below is a resource from Reading Rockets that gives a better understanding of vocabulary.
Listening vocabulary refers to the words we need to know to understand what we hear.
Speaking vocabulary consists of the words we use when we speak.
Reading vocabulary refers to the words we need to know to understand what we read.
Writing vocabulary consists of the words we use in writing.
https://www.readingrockets.org/reading-101/reading-and-writing-basics/vocabulary
Hope this helps!
All the Best,
Mrs. Horsford
K-4 Instructional Coach
Sycamore Creek and Violet Elementary
Clinic News
Please continue to refer to the Monthly Clinic Newsletter link below for important information.
2025/26 SCHOOL CALENDAR
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.
Upcoming Dates/Special Reminders
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:
April 29th and 30th
*3rd Grade OST Testing (Math)
April 30th
*3rd Grade Performance at 6:00 p.m.
May 4th-8th (I Ready Reading Testing)
*Please reach out to your child's teacher regarding specific days/times if you have upcoming appointments
May 11th-15th (I Ready Math Testing)
*Please reach out to your child's teacher regarding specific days/times if you have upcoming appointments
*Book Fair is also this week
May 19th
*Fun Day!
May 20th
*First Grade Performance at 2:30
May 22nd
*Last Day of School!