Meet Rachel Pace, who has worked at Little Quakers Academy (LQA) the last two years as an instructional assistant. Her role will find her working with students on classroom activities, and assisting the teacher in whatever way she can. Prior to her days of wearing an employee badge, Rachel was still a familiar face at Clarks Creek where she was very active as a volunte......
Spread the word! This year, Grandparents' Night will move to the fall! Mark your calendars now for September 27th and ask grandparents to put it on their calendars, too! I know it's early, but you know how those fall calendars fill up! The event will run from 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., as it has in the past, in an "open house" format to come and go during any portion of......
Your Plainfield Teacher of the Year for 2019 is ... Clarks Creek 2nd grade teacher Ann Mennonno! A committee of teachers, administrators, parents and community leaders met last evening to interview the final three candidates: Mennonno (who was selected to represent the four elementary schools), Shauna McLaughlin from PCMS and Rachel Freeman from PHS.Pictured above: Ann......
When the details of The Imagination Lab began to be finalized, many of this year's 5th grade students (and their parents) feared they would miss out on the chance to experience, first-hand, the excitement of the new program and space that they'd heard so much about.With that in mind, plus a few other motives, Dr. Mary Giesting (who will leave her post as Assistant Supe......
At its May meeting, the School Board approved the hiring of Lorraine Bonney as a second Home School Advisor for Clarks Creek Elementary.
Given its large and growing student population, Clarks Creek students will benefit from this new position, and especially, the expertise that Mrs. Bonney brings to Plainfield.
With a degree in Psychology, Bonney most recently worked......
We are excited to announce that Mrs. Lorraine Bonney, right, will be joining Mrs. Ellis next year to form the world's best school counseling duo! We are thrilled to be able to offer additional services to our growing student population. Special thanks to the school board and district administration team for adding this position to Clarks Creek. We are grateful for lead......
Following the 5th grade musical tonight, be sure to visit the Art Show! Our young artists have been hard at work creating a multitude of masterpieces that you won't want to miss! The show will take place in the art/music hallway. ......
Tonight our fifth graders will take part in their final music program of their elementary years. We look forward to seeing many of you there for this milestone performance! The show will begin at 7:00 in the gym. Doors open at 6:30. All doors will be open for parking all around the building, including the new Imagination Lab parking lot on the northeast corner of t......
In just its fifth year, the Plainfield Elementary Schools' Walkathon earned more than $83,000 to fund field trips, convocations and school-wide programs for the 2018-2019 academic year. Wow!
For teachers, the walkathon is a fun break for some outdoor fun as the end of the school year draws near. For students, it's a time to be with friends, burn some energy and fe......
Meet Julie Buckner, who has spent the last four-and-a-half years managing everything involved with feeding more than 900 students and 50 adults on a daily basis. While having a background in nutrition and food service is important, Julie says her favorite part of the job is the chance to interact with the students and staff. Julie’s hobbies include photography, scrapbo......
On Thursday evening, 5th grade students from Brentwood, Central, Clarks Creek and Van Buren elementary schools will compete as part of the inaugural 5th Grade Track Meet, being held in conjunction with the Plainfield Schools' annual wellness fair.
The track meet will take place on the track/football field at Plainfield High School, while the Wellness Fair will be hel......
Today Mrs. Judd's class received a visit from @WISH_TV, @ACwishtv and a representative from @NCAA during which they received the champion's banner and many other great prizes from sponsors of the "I Love to Read Challenge." We are so proud of all of their hard work! Catch them on the news tonight at 5:00! ......
In case you've missed the announcements, today is #LotsOfSocks Day, in conjunction with #WDSD18 - which translates to World Down Syndrome Day. In an effort to increase awareness and understanding of Down syndrome, the United Nations declared March 21st as World Down Syndrome Day in 2012, and for every year thereafter.
The #LotsOfSocks effort is intended to get peo......
Mrs. Cade's first grade penguins from @ccquakers hosted Polar Palooza for their families on Friday. Not only do #QuakerFaces transform into adorable penguins, they also created penguin habitats out of styrofoam, wrote stories about penguins, read several penguin books, and learned about life as a penguin. Such a fun learning experience, and fun for everyone who attende......
I am thrilled to announce that this morning we learned that we are again a FOUR STAR SCHOOL!
Congratulations to all of our staff and students for earning this distinction through all of your hard work!
See more info from the DOE here.
Current Four Star School Criteria
A school must have received an “A” school for the previous school year
A......
Plainfield Community School Corporation is now accepting nominations for R.O.S.E. awards and for Teacher of the Year. See the link for details on how to recognize school employees whose efforts you appreciate.
Click for info on the easy process to nominate school staff members........
First grade parents, after picking up your students following the music program Tuesday night, be sure to walk through the art/music hall downstairs to view all of the amazing artwork that Mrs. Collins has helped the students put together. Congratulations to all of our creative students on these beautiful pieces of art!......
See the latest issue of the Clarks Creek Chronicles Newsletter here!February Clarks Creek Chronicles Newsletter......
Today marks 100 days of school this year! Thanks to @SigngypsiesSWIN and anyone who voted for us to win this spectacular sign to mark the occasion! #100thDayofSchool #100DaysSmarter......
Due to our snow day today, the PRIDE convocation will be rescheduled for Friday, January 19th at 2:30 p.m. Hope to see you there!......
Please check out the latest edition of the CC Chronicles newsletter here! December Newsletter......
When you're here for tonight's music performance, be sure to walk down the art and music hallway to see the beautiful artwork that students have created. Thanks to Mrs. Collins for orchestrating this showcase of student work!......
The third grade music program, Twas One Crazy Night Before Christmas, will take place tonight! The performance begins at 7:00 p.m. in the gym, with students asked to report to classrooms at 6:40. Doors open at 6:30. See you then!......
The Trike-a-Thon returns to the PHS Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon, and this year, will feature visits with Sensory Santa! Not only is this a fun event, it's an important fundraiser for the PHS Life Skills program, raising monies to fund field trips and outings for students.
We hope you'll consider bringing your family for an afternoon break of fun, while supporti......
Hello Clarks Creek families!!
I cannot believe we're already into the 2nd quarter of this school year! PTO has been busy this fall putting together our annual Halloween event, and our fall book fair. We've also been working to finish up our spirit wear & trash bag fundraisers.
Nightmare on Elm Drive will be on Saturday, October 28th. There will be a haunted house......
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Click here to order our newest Clarks Creek spirit wear!......
Click the link to read the August edition of the Clarks Creek Chronicles newsletter.August Newsletter......
Eclipse Information for Parents of Clarks Creek & LQA Students
Dear Parents,
The historic eclipse that will take place on Monday has generated a lot of excitement, and also some trepidation. I wanted to let you know exactly what our plan for Monday is in order to ensure that students understand what is happening during the eclipse and experience the wonder o......
Welcome to all of our new teachers at Clarks Creek! From left to right, new teachers are:Miss Jen Holstad - 5th GradeMr. Matthew Lease - Physical EducationMiss Brooke Livingston - 4th GradeMr. Daniel Letman - 5th GradeMrs. Gina Imburgia - 2nd GradeMrs. Amanda Fast - Special EducationWe are so happy to welcome these outstanding educators!......
Join us on Friday, July 28th at 2:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. for tours for new students in grades 1-5. We can't wait to meet you!......
Have you moved recently? If your child rides the bus, we want to make sure your child is picked up on schedule and dropped off safely to your home. If you have changed addresses since you did the online registration in PowerSchool, we will need to have you fill out a transportation form so we can pass the information to the transportation department so your child's b......
Here is the back-to-school bus information you need to know!......
The Clarks Creek office will reopen on Thursday, July 13th. We are still located in the library due to construction, so please enter through door 5 and immediately come up the stairs, where you will see the library on your right. Summer hours are 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., closed from 11:30-12:30. You can also begin calling the school's main line at (317)839-0120 for ass......
CLICK HERE FOR RETURNING STUDENT REGISTRATIONOnline registration must be done from a laptop/desktop computer. Registration can not be done from a smartphone or tablet/iPad device.
(NOTE: THIS IS FOR STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING ONE OF THE PCSC SCHOOLS)
If you need to create a PowerSchool account, click create account on the PowerSchool website, and follow the directi......
Kindergarten Supply List 2017-2018
First Grade Supply List 2017-2018
Second Grade Supply List 2017-2018
Third Grade Supply List 2017-2018
Fourth Grade Supply List 2017-2018
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The rain held off. Mostly. The temps were mild. Or chilly. The energy was contagious. Honestly.
The 2017 PCSC Elementary Walkathon is in the books, and thanks to support from parents, volunteers, local businesses, and enthusiastic students, the 2018-2019 academic year will once again include field trips, convocations and programs for all elementary students. At no co......
Clarks Creek second graders just wrapped up a project involving the childhood book series, "The Magic Tree House."Each student selected one of the books in the series to read. As part of the project, they identified seven words they were not familiar with but that appeared in the book. They completed a series of typical questions about their reading. What wasn't typica......
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Clarks Creek is in the midst of this year’s One School, One Book (OSOB) project. This project, in its second year at CC, involves every FAMILY receiving a copy of a given book (thank you PTO!). Our hope is that each family will spend time together reading one chapter per night. This not only boosts reading at home, but also gives us some common ground to talk to studen......
The week of December 5th was designated National Computer Science Week and Plainfield schools participated in the "Hour of Code" challenge.From elementary through high school, students participated in projects created by and found on the Code.org website. In Shane Abrell's PHS Computer Science course, students re-created the now-vintage computer game, Pong, and held a ......
Click here for the November Clarks Creek Chronicles Newsletter!......
Picture Makeup Day is early on the morning of Monday November 14th. New students and those who were absent on the first picture day will be photographed for the yearbook at that time. For students who were already photographed and want retakes, a parent must call DMH Photographics (prior to makeup day) to discuss the reason for retakes and to add the student's name t......
See what's happening this month at Clarks Creek! Click here to see the newsletter. ......
Nightmare on Elm Drive FlierPresale Wristband and Meal Ticket Order FormCandy Donations Needed!......
Little Quakers Academy is hosting a fundraising event at Hot Skates of Avon October 6th, from 5:30pm-8:30pm. Proceeds go toward funding in-house field trips for Little Quakers Academy. Make it a family night and roll in for an evening of fun! ......
Volunteer & Online OrderingThe fall book fair will begin Monday, October 17th, and will run until Friday, October 21st. Parents will also be able to purchase items during parent-teacher conferences on Thursday, October 20th. The book fair will be located in town hall. Please follow the link above to sign-up for volunteering opportunities and online ordering! ......
Check out the September edition of the Clarks Creek Chronicles newsletter here:September - Clarks Creek Chronicles......
Many students around the building are working on a new way to learn math facts - Rocket Math! This program involves students working on facts at their own level, practicing every day with a partner who provides instant feedback when corrections are needed, and daily practice. So far it's going very well, and students' math fact skills are really taking off! ......
Cartoonist and motivational speaker Duane Abel visited Clarks Creek today, to share his message of WORK, STUDY, LEARN, TRY with students of all ages. The Ohio native has been a doodler since he was a young boy, and turned his love for doodles and comics into a career focused on his cartoon character, ZED. Check out our Facebook page for more photos from today's very f......
Please share this information with any of our Clarks Creek family who are veterans or are in active service of any of the armed forces or are first responders. We ask those who attend to wear their uniform or other clothing to signify their branch of service. We look forward to honoring those who serve by sharing this special day.......
Our annual school safety meeting will take place on Tuesday, August 9th at 6:00 p.m. in the LGI room. Please enter through door 3 or door 5. The LGI is right next to the elevator in the center hall on the lower level. This meeting is open to any parents who would like to learn more about our safety procedures at school. We hope to see you there!......
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Don't forget... This year all elementary school schedules have shifted by ten minutes for arrival and dismissal. The new times are shown below! ......
