CC January 19, 2015 - Creekside Middle School

Creekside Connec on
1/19/15
Spelling
The Creekside 2015 Spelling Bee was held on January 12. We had 60 middle schoolers
in competition this year. There were many excellent spellers and the bee went seven
rounds. First place was taken by 6th grader Jakob Gilleylen. The winning word was hyacinth. 7th grader Dominic Quist was first runner-up. Jakob and Dominic will both compete in the regional bee in February. Thank you to all the students who participated and
congratulations to Jakob and Dominic.
“Aladdin, Jr.” musical will be performed on February 19 & 20 @ 7 p.m. and February 21 @ 3 p.m. in the Lokers Auditorium at Cityside Middle School. Tickets
are on sale for $5 beginning January 26 @ 748-3252. All seats are reserved.
It is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre Interna onal,
421 West 54th St, New York, NY 10019 Phone 212.541.4684 Fax 212.3907.4684 www.MTIShows.com.
Recently, the Creekside Lego League team finished another record setting season. The season started with
great preparation for the regional competition. In late November the RoboDux participated in the Zeeland regional. After performing well in all areas including the top robot score and a Great 8 championship, the team won the
overall regional championship. In preparation for the
state tournament the team added points to their robot
score potential in hoping of getting a higher score at the
state tournament. Against 49 of the best teams in the
state, the improvements paid off with the second highest
robot score in the state and a trophy for one of the best
project solutions. Congratulations on a great season!
Front Row: Dominic Quist, Danielle Glover, Jacob PoCer, Andrew Rietveld, Dirk Rietveld, Mason Rininger
Back Row: Barb Dykema, James Allen, Josiah Diekema, Ryan Wilson, Caleb Diekema, Riley Glover, Mike Quick, Andrew Quick, and
Christy Allen.
CASH FOR CLASS
FAMILY FARE AND D&W
Family Fare & D&W are once again sponsoring a community
program to support our school. When you shop January 1824, February 15-21 and March 15-21 and use your YES card,
our school will receive a percentage of the total sales at the
end of the program.
As a “yes” cardholder, you need to go to
www.myyesrewards.com to link your card to Creekside’s code
#88786 every year.
ORCHESTRA JUKE BOX
JINGLES
The annual Orchestra fundraiser, Jukebox Jingles, will feature "Name that 'Toon" and
other "Merry Melodies"on
March 13. This event will take
place at Cityside from 6:309:00pm! Reserve this date for
a night of family entertainment,
food and great musical talent!
Important Dates
SKI CLUB 3-9 pm
Please be sure to check the Creekside Calendar on the WEB for daily events .
Jan 22
JAN 20
Term 3/Semester 2 starts
Feb 5
JAN 21
Group/Club pictures 8 am—1 pm
Feb 19
FEB 2
Band Concert 8th gr. @ DeWiC Aud. 7 pm
FEB 3
Band Concert 7th gr. @ DeWiC Aud. 7 pm
FEB 10
Parent Advisory 9-10 am
FEB 11
Student Count Day
Feb 13 & 16
No School
FEB 19-20
Aladdin Jr. Musical @ Lokers Aud. @ 7 pm
FEB 21
Aladdin Jr. Musical @ Lokers Aud. @ 3 pm
FEB 24
Bond Vote
FEB 27
Creekside Late Nighter 7-10 pm
MAR 2
Parent Teacher Conferences 3-7 pm
MAR 9
Dance—student choreography @ Lokers Aud. @ 7 pm
MAR 12
Choir Concert 6th gr. @ Lokers Aud.,@ 7:30 pm (with Cityside)
MAR 13
Orchestra Jukebox Jingles @ Cityside @ 6:30-9 pm
MAR 16
Spring sports prac ce/tryouts
MAR 17
Choir Concert (7-12th gr.) @ DeWiC Aud. @ 7:30 pm
MAR 21
ZPS Jazz Night @ DeWiC Aud. @ 7:00 pm
MAR 23
Term 4 starts
MAR 24
Band/Jazz Concert @ DeWiC Aud. @ 7:30 pm
Feb __ All Day 9 am-5 pm
GAME CLUB 2:35-3:45 pm
Jan 21
Jan 28
Feb 4
Feb 11
Feb 18
Feb 25
March 4
Mar 11
ART CLUB 2:35-3:30 PM
Jan 22
Jan 29
Feb 5
Feb 19
Feb 26
March 5
March 12
SPORT SCHEDULES
Look up Creekside sport schedules on the WEB:
www.zeelandwestsports.com
Click on middle school
Season
Sport
Click on Schedules & Rosters
Choose sport
March 26
ON-LINE REPORT CARDS AND CREEKSIDE CONNECTION
This informa on will be available on the following dates and can be
accessed through Parent Portal and on the WEB page.
MARCH 24
JUNE 2
Congratulations to our first semester 8th Grade QUACK Award Winners!
Each week the 8th grade teachers meet to discuss students who we consider to be QUALITY ,
UPBEAT, ADMIRABLE, COURTEOUS KIDS. From the nominations, we choose two students
to receive the recognition for the week. After the students’ names are announced in the morning announcements, the students receive a ZPS cinch sack and a free treat from the cafeteria. It is just one way for the 8th grade staff to show our appreciation to some of our great
kids! So far this year, the following students have received the QUACK award:
Cole Hoffmeyer, Jessica Brouwer, Dylan Muntter , Grace Turner, Isaac Inman, Sam Hecht ,
Kenzie Siersma , Ekken Law, Natalie Aalderink, Eli Mokma, Audrey Eckert, Anna Smith,
Adrienne VanEvery, Josiah Diekema, Katyana Chhim, Taylor Twork, Adam Plaster, Leea VanDenBerg, Dalton Knight, Riley Hughes, Leeza Souvongkham, Katie Sims, Brendan Bartels, Allie Williams, Lauren Hodge, Zeke Buter, Kam Visser, and Clayton Hoekwater