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Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to Owatin Creek Elementary School in Exeter Township School District. Our K-4 school is located at 5000 Boyertown Pike in Reading, Pennsylvania. As is the standard at Owatin, students, staff, parents and community members have continued their efforts to consistently maintain and further develop our wonderful elementary school. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to each and every student, parent and volunteer for the continued support given to our excellent professional staff and support staff members. Together we have helped create a cohesive school community that exhibits a safe and secure school environment where academics, behavior, and performance all have high expectations.
If you have any questions about our school or would like further information about our program or becoming a volunteer, please do not hesitate to call me at 610-406-4580. Please scroll down for up-to-date information about what is happening at Owatin Creek!
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Fries
Owatin Creek PrincipalNew Student Orientation Presentation 2019-2020
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OC Blog - May 31, 2019
Posted by Jeffrey Fries on 5/31/2019 9:00:00 AMEXETER POLICE DEPARTMENT K-9 VISIT:
Two fourth grade students in Mr. Hathaway’s class designed a project about Exeter's K-9 police unit. The students researched how dogs are trained, different breeds used for police work, and the many uses of police dogs. Their project culminated with a letter to Exeter's K-9 unit. In the letter, the girls asked specific questions about Exeter's dogs based on what they learned. On Tuesday, Officer Brian surprised the girls and the entire class with a visit, and he brought a very special visitor, Nitro! After working a twelve hour night shift, the officer spent over an hour speaking with the class about police work in the community! Thank you officer Brian and the Exeter police department for making time for Owatin Creek.
Senator Schwank Recognizes Owatin Creek Students
2018-2019 OWATIN CREEK HEALTHY LIVING AWARD WINNERS
The following students have demonstrated a commitment to healthy living by striving to eat right, get plenty of exercises, show self-respect and respect for their parents, teacher and peers:
Grade Teacher First Name Last Name 3 Bertolet Alexa Cupitt 3 Moyer Lily Jordan Dalton Robinson Liam Thomas 3 Groff Ian Bare Olivia Matijasich Cameron Scott 3 Jarsocrak Olivia Dever Angela Duff Gavin Harner 3 Bohn Hannah Ruzenski 4 Phyrillas Jackson Lynch Kadence Putt 4 Clark Kariana Beck Braylon Reinert Ellis Acuna 4 Cromleigh Madeline Mcauliffe Kaitlyn Webb Sean Quigley 4 McHugh Sophia Tao 4 Hathaway Zachary Taylor Christine Weil 2018-2019 OWATIN CREEK GOOD CITIZENSHIP AWARD WINNERS
The following students have shown a positive attitude toward classmates, school and community; and concern and respect for others:
Grade Teacher First Name Last Name K Macrina Nolan Fayewicz K Macrina Fiona Correll K Murphy Mason Riggs Williams K Murphy Delaynee Gaul K Okonski Sienna Reinert K Okonski Brennan Lamborn K Vogt Keagan Murphy K Vogt Hailey Donovan K Warchol Ryan Rhodes K Warchol Bryce Rugg 1 Arnold Charlotte Jordan 1 Arnold Chase Ruzenski 1 Daniels Ben Covely 1 Daniels Makyla Davis 1 Wright Brooke Lichtley 1 Wright Ethan Whiting 1 Zervanos Annabella Aston 1 Zervanos Gerald Mazeika MA Stoudt Keegan Stratton MA Stoudt Scarlett Rosser MA Hirshorn Pierce Gatto MA Hirshorn Samantha McKissic 2 Ariza Winarto Nicholas 2 Ariza Bare Olivia 2 Haines Ava Burkhart 2 Haines Erik Lubenow 2 Jupina Abigail Peifer 2 Jupina Callen Murphy 2 Snyder Kaleb McIntyre 2 Snyder Jaclyn Reichard 3 Bertolet Jenna Nguyen 3 Bertolet Aidan Gerhart 3 Bohn Jadiel Berrios 3 Bohn Kendall Stoudt 3 Groff Kylie Milshaw 3 Groff Jordan Cloakley 3 Jarsocrak Peyton Parsons 3 Jarsocrak Chase Hoyt 3 C. Moyer Isabella Myers 3 C. Moyer Reid Swartley 4 Clark Gavin Odom 4 Clark Grace Campling 4 Cromleigh Ethan Ramos 4 Cromleigh Saidee Walters 4 Hathaway Austin Brill 4 Hathaway Karina Adamczyk 4 McHugh Dongwook Kim 4 McHugh Clare Boarder 4 Phyrillas Roxette Machado Montellano 4 Phyrillas Jackson Lynch LS E. Moyer Josephine Vogel LS E. Moyer Tae'shon James MDS Wurtz Zachary Nettleton MDS Wurtz Molly Hathaway -
OC Blog - May 24, 2019
Posted by Jeffrey Fries on 5/24/2019 9:00:00 AMBATTLE OF THE BOOKS: Thanks to Sally Lamm and the fourth grade team for another great OC competition. our winning team was the OC Purple Bookworms. They will compete on Friday, May 24th against the winning teams from Jacksonwald and Lorane.
- Sophia Tao
- Kariana Beck
- Giulia Weisser
- Morgan Kauffman
Please click the link above to see more information about this past Wednesday's Play Day. Thank you, Mrs. Bogust, for planning and preparing this wonderful culminating event! Also, thanks to the many parent volunteers that make this day go so smoothly for everyone.
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
The Lancaster, Lebanon, Berks Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance recognized Owatin Creek's Health and Physical Education Teacher, Mrs. Bogust, at their awards celebration on Thursday evening. The educators recognized by the association impact the social, mental/emotional and physical well being of children in the Lancaster, Lebanon, and Berks Counties on a daily basis. Mrs. Bogust was named the 2019 Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. The LLBAHPERD Teacher of the Year Award recognizes Health and Physical Education professionals who conduct an exemplary program, utilize various teaching methodologies, plan innovative learning experiences, serve as a professional role model in the field, participate in professional development opportunities beyond district provided opportunities, and provide service to the profession.
WORDMASTERS CHALLENGE
Students from Exeter Township Schools recently received recognition for their scores in this year’s WordMasters Challenge™—a national vocabulary competition involving nearly 150,000 students annually.
The following fourth graders earned Honorable Mention by scoring in the top ten percent nationally in the Fourth Grade Gold Division:
Sterling Elbourne
Steele Gatto
Paige LeidermanSeveral Exeter third graders also “played up” by competing in the Fourth Grade Gold Division and scored in the top ten percent nationally:
Lena Bluestone
Kean MillerFourth grader Sterling Elbourne earned a perfect score of 20 on the November challenge. Nationally, only 58 fourth graders achieved this result.
Fourth grader Chloe Savage earned a perfect score of 20 on the April challenge. Nationally, only 55 fourth graders achieved this result.
The WordMasters Challenge™ is an exercise in critical thinking that first encourages students to become familiar with a set of interesting new words (considerably harder than grade level), and then challenges them to use those words to complete analogies expressing various kinds of logical relationships. Working to solve the analogies helps students learn to think both analytically and metaphorically.
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OC Blog - May 10, 2019
Posted by Jeffrey Fries on 5/10/2019 9:00:00 AMTEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
On Tuesday, May 7, the OC APT held its annual luncheon in honor of Teacher Appreciation week. As the year comes to a close, take a moment to send a message of appreciation to your child's teacher. Do you want to learn more about your child's teachers? Click this link to see their webpages!
To all of our APT voluteers that put together this year's luncheon, THANK YOU!
ANNUAL OC ART SHOW
Our Art teacher, Mrs. Bainbridge, pulled off another successful night focused on highlighting a year's worth of student imagination and creativity. As Mrs. Bainbridge retires at the close of this school year, we would like to thank her for everything she has done to enhance the learning experiences for adults and children alike in the Exeter Township School District.
PRE-K VISITS
Almost 100 families of our soon-to-be kindergarteners came to the school on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of this week. The students were screened by our teachers while their parents spent time learning about the programs and support that Owatin Creek has to offer. We look forward to working with each of these families over the next 5 years as these children begin their educational journey.
PARENT DROP-OFF & PICK-UP LINES
Reminder - Do not block the entrance to the parking lot on route 562. This creates a dangerous back-up onto this very busy road.
DR. PHILLIPS VISITS THIRD GRADE
Our superintendent visited Mrs. Jarsocrak's students again this year for his spirited debate. Unlike previous years, when students thought they may have to wear uniforms or go to school year round, this year's class was trying to persuade him that all students should have Chromebooks. Dr. Phillips bumped it up a notch when he chose one of the students, Tyler Hill, to take on the role of moderator.
