Creekside Elementary School

Our students have been celebrating Computer Science Education Week in STEAM by participating in the Hour of Code, and they’ve had an absolute blast!💻 Students practiced their coding skills, explored new problem-solving challenges, and even used AI to create and modify their own code. Their excitement and curiosity filled the STEAM Lab as they jumped right in with creativity, confidence, and enthusiasm every single day. Altogether, students spent approximately 410 hours coding this week. We’re so proud of these future innovators!

🚨BUS STOP CHANGES🚨 Beginning January 7, 2026, Bus 88, Bus 26, and Bus 147 will switch from door-to-door pickup to designated bus stop locations. Parents/guardians will be responsible for getting their child to the assigned bus stop on time each morning and picking them up from the same location in the afternoon. Thank you for your cooperation as the bus drivers make this transition.

Proud to celebrate Creekside Elementary’s Teacher of the Year, Deborah Hirsch, and Educational Support Person of the Year, Jacque Pfeifer, at the LCS district banquet, pictured here with Principal Dana Rhinehart. These amazing women give their very best to CES, and we are grateful for their dedication. Congratulations to both!!

It’s not too late to join next year’s 5th grade class on their adventure to Washington, D.C.! ✈️🇺🇸

Don't forget 🎅🏻 THIS Saturday 12/6, @creekside_pto Cookies with Santa! 10-12 in the Creekside Cafeteria. Admission is $10. We can't wait to see you there!

Creekside’s Running Club laced up tonight for an evening dash through the Huntsville Botanical Garden’s Galaxy of Lights! Our students love celebrating the holiday season with this festive annual 3K race. ✨👟🎄

Remember to send devices back to school in the morning, fully charged and ready for use.
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Creekside’s 5th grade gifted students in Mrs. Ragasa’s class coded Sphero robots and designed their very own Balloon Parade, inspired by the magic of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.🤖🎈 We are thankful for Mrs. Ragasa, who secured the grant that provided the Sphero BOLT robots and iPads that made this project possible. We are so proud of these students and their impressive creations! Wishing all of our Creekside family a Happy Thanksgiving!🦃🍁

Urgent message from the Creekside PTO:

We are excited to host our upcoming Cookies With Santa event, but we desperately need the help of parents to make it a wonderful experience.

If you are able to volunteer your time, please use the link below to choose how you’d like to participate. You can message the PTO as well and ask to break up shifts if needed.

Thank you for helping us create a magical and memorable event!

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0849ABA82FA6F9C07-60380129-cookies

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Creekside was honored to welcome veterans on campus yesterday. Our students loved hearing their stories and learning about their service and sacrifice. Thank you to all who have served, and to the veterans who took time to visit with our students. Your courage, dedication, and example mean so much to our school community.🇺🇸

📌November Important Dates

💙🖤💜 Creekside Food Drive 🧡💛💚 Let’s show how much Creekside cares! All donations will be delivered to Community Table on November 15.

🎉Congratulations to our 2025 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Debbie Hirsch, and our 2025 Support Person of the Year, Mrs. Jacque Pfeifer!👏🏼👏🏼 Their passion for education and dedication to our students shine through in everything they do. We’re so grateful to have them as part of the Creekside family!

Our talented students wowed us once again with their creativity in the library’s annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest! From classic stories to new favorites, each pumpkin brought a beloved book to life.🎃📚 Congratulations to this season’s winners! 1st: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Krosby Gilchrist.🐭🍪 2nd: The Three Little Pigs by Daniel Godwin.🐽🐺 3rd: Charlotte’s Web by Cooper Baker🐷🕸️

🎃Last week was a spooktacular week at Creekside!👻 From creative costumes to pumpkin masterpieces and classroom fun, our students and staff made Halloween one to remember!🦇🕸️ Now we’re trading the treats for crisp fall vibes and getting ready for another amazing week of learning ahead.🍂📚

🕷️ Spooky Discoveries in STEAM! 🦇🎃 3rd Grade untangled the truth…spiders aren’t so scary after all! Students explored web types, then became engineers designing their own on a budget!💰🕸️ Creative webs, strong builds, and only a few “AHH! It’s a spider!” moments! 4th Grade investigated bats inside & out! 🦇Students explored how sound waves help bats survive, then tested their “bat senses” in an echolocation challenge. Bats are officially the superheroes of the night! 5th Grade turned pumpkins into mad-science reactors!🎃 Students tested ingredients, made predictions, and witnessed exciting chemical reactions that were frightfully fun!🧪

🚀Celebrating Red Ribbon Week and Making Stellar Choices!🪐🔭

Students tested their senses today with Ms. Broam’s Halloween mystery boxes!🎃🍬🧙🏼‍♀️A frightfully fun way to learn through science! 👻🦇🧟‍♂️

📸🎄 Holiday Pictures are coming to Creekside Thursday, November 13th! Be on the lookout for information coming home with your student on how to sign up for these festive photos.