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Willow Creek Elementary 2002 Willow Terrace Dr Kingwood, TX 77345 (P) 281-641-2300 (F) 281.641.2317 ATTENDANCE 281.641.2319 MENU 281.641.2318

CARDINAL CALENDAR 11/17-21 FALL BOOK FAIRFALL BOOK FAIRFALL BOOK FAIRFALL BOOK FAIR

11/17 Be a Willow Creek Angel project 11/17-21 Girl Scout Book Drive 11/20 WCE Thanksgiving Feast Day Cookie Dough Pick-up 11/21 Turkey Trot during Specials Reflections Deadline 11/24-28 Thanksgiving Break 12/2 Picture retakes 12/5 Progress Reports 12/12 Jingle Jog 12/15 Cardinal Choir program-6:30 p.m. 12/16 PTA General Meeting-6:30 3rd Grade program 12/17 Cardinal Choir on tour 12/19 Winter parties last hour of instructional day

Journey to the Kingdom of Reading where books are the crown jewels! Mark your calendars! WCE will be hosting its Fall Scholastic book fair November 17th through 21st in the library. There are so many good books to choose from, your reader will not want to come home empty handed. Hours are from 8:00am to 4:00 pm every day except Friday ( breakdown begins at 1:30). There will be NO late night shopping. We are encouraging parents, grandparents and other family members to shop while they are here for Thanksgiving Feast (11/20) and Turkey Trot (11/21). Can’t make it to one of those events? We also have an online book fair! Our online fair starts November 17th and runs through December 5th. Orders will be delivered before school lets out for the holidays. Visit http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/willowcreek to see hours, events, and shop online. Book fair proceeds are used to buy new materials for the library and provide author visits and other special programming for the students.

Be a Willow Creek Angel!!! This holiday season Willow Creek will mobilize to ‘serve the angels’. Each class will adopt two angels from Society of St. Stephens. What a wonderful opportunity to grant 58 children their Christmas dreams! We are asking that each student send in a small monetary donation ($5-$10) for their class angels. Donations must be received by Dec 5 so that gifts may be purchased and delivered to Society. Homeroom teachers will be collecting the donations. Once the gifts are purchased the homerooms will be shown what they are giving. Thank you in advance for your participation.

Teacher Angel/AgeAngel/AgeAngel/AgeAngel/Age Angel/AgeAngel/AgeAngel/AgeAngel/Age

Hornback Jerusalem/2 mons J’Adore/3 Sims Pedro/2 Yareli/4 Scelzo Erin/2 ½ Sarah/5 Trigg Elizabeth/3 Georgia/3 Forgey Ernest/5 Miranda/5 Huxohl Leonardo/5 Rebecca/5 Rawls Margarita/5 Amy/5 Ruffin Gabriella/5 Luis/6 Boudreaux Jackelynn/6 Issac/6 Britton Selena/6 Luis/7 Gorski Laura/7 Alicia/7 King David/7 Pearla/7 Stakes Esteban/7 Susana/8 BuShea Kevin/7 Lizbeth/8 Copeland Grecencio/8 Heidi/10 Pontiff Joshua/9 Kasandra/9 Nowell Josea/10 Jocelynn/11 Smith, K Elario/9 Lizbeth/12 Bryant Victor/10 Emili/12 Flanagan Dariel/10 Linda/12 Lampis Luis/10 Diana/12 Smith Jose/11 Ana/12 Weller/Sledge Juan/11 Amarilis/13 Ausburn Manuel/11 Jennifer/13 Heck Miguel/11 Erasto/12 Selbe Rolando/12 Jessica/13 Touchstone Sergio/12 Ismael/12 Office Daly 14

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Willow Creek’s Thanksgiving Feast will be Thurs, Nov 20. Meal tickets for adults and children will be $4.00. Willow Creek students must have money in their accounts on that day to buy lunch and student accounts may not be used to pay for guest meals. Tickets will be sold at the door for adults and non-Willow Creek children ONLY.

For planning and security reasons, please complete the form at the end of the Chronicle if you are planning to join us for lunch. (If you do not pre-register you will have to stand in line to be signed into ‘the system’.)

FEAST DaFEAST DaFEAST DaFEAST Day Lunch SCHEDULEy Lunch SCHEDULEy Lunch SCHEDULEy Lunch SCHEDULE 10:30-11:00 – K Trigg Hornback 10:35-10:55 K Scelzo Sims 10:40-11:10 - 1 Rawls Forgey 10:45-11:15 – 1 Ruffin Huxohl 11:05-11:35 - 4 Weller/Sledge Lampis/Smith 11:15 –11:45 4 Flanagan Bryant 11:25-11:55 3 Copeland Bushea 11:35-12:05 – 3 Smith/Pontiff/ Nowell 11:55-12:25 – 2 Gorski Stakes 12:00-12:30 – 2 Boudreaux/Britton/King 12:15-12:45 – 5 Selbe Heck 12:20-12:50 – 5 Touchstone Ausburn

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WILLOW CREEK CARDINALS ARE…

• KIND • Safe • Responsible • Respectful

WE Love our Vets!!!

No Tardy dance party

It is important to arrive at school by 8:05 every day. Students are encouraged to arrive by 7:50 so they can begin unpacking and preparing for a successful day. All students that have less than 3 tardies this 9-weeks will be allowed to participate in the No Tardy Dance Party in December!

Help Our Girls ScoutsHelp Our Girls ScoutsHelp Our Girls ScoutsHelp Our Girls Scouts Help Others!!!Help Others!!!Help Others!!!Help Others!!! Support our Troop!Support our Troop!Support our Troop!Support our Troop!

The Girl Scouts 9520 Troop at Willow Creek are Catching Kindness by helping others. They will be conducting a book drive to support the Humble Area Assistance Ministries. Clean out your old children’s books at home and bring to school the week of November 17th!!!

Thanksgiving ReservationsThanksgiving ReservationsThanksgiving ReservationsThanksgiving Reservations

I am/we are planning to attend Feast Day at Willow Creek on Thurs, Nov 21 with our student. Student: ______________________

Homeroom: ______________________

Guests Attending: ____________________________

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_____ I(we) will be eating the Feast _____ I(we) will be bringing in outside food:

Please respond by Monday, November 17. Please only one per family.

G/T Testing – Kindergarten Initial assessment of all kindergarten students for the Gifted and Talented (G/T) program will take place between October 20 and November 21. If a student qualifies to take the achievement test, a parent referral and consent form will be sent home. The second test will take place between January 8 and January 30, 2015. The Building Selection Committee will determine placement of kindergarten students in the G/T program by February 6, 2015, with services to begin on February 23, 2015.

G/T Referral and Testing – Grades 1-12 Any students new to Humble ISD and in grades 1-12 may be referred for the Gifted/Talented (G/T) program between November 10 and November 14, 2014. Parents or teachers may refer students for testing. If you would like to refer your child, please request information from our receptionist, Natalie Walters Students in grades 1-12 are eligible to test for the Gifted/Talented program after a referral is received. All testing will take place on our campus during a window between January 8 and January 30, 2015. The Building Selection Committee will determine placement in the G/T program by February 6, 2015, with services to begin on February 23, 2015.

Ooops!!! SOMETHING’S MISSING!!! Be sure and check out the Lost and

Found cart before you leave for the holidays. Items remaining after November 21 will be laundered and donated to area ministries.

WE are willow creek wonderful!WE are willow creek wonderful!WE are willow creek wonderful!WE are willow creek wonderful!

Supporting Faith WalkSupporting Faith WalkSupporting Faith WalkSupporting Faith Walk And Food DriveAnd Food DriveAnd Food DriveAnd Food Drive----Thanks!Thanks!Thanks!Thanks!