Sand Creek Community Schools

Dear Sand Creek family, Schools leaders across the nation have learned of a TikTok threat that has been rumored to be American School Shooting Day tomorrow, December 17th. Of course this threat has grown in number and spread over the last several hours. While there have been no specific threats to any Sand Creek Schools building, all building principals have been informed of this nationwide TikTok threat and local law enforcement and Michigan State Police are also aware. Michigan State Police posted this evening that they are aware of these copycat threats that are circulating nationwide on TikTok. At this time, they are unaware of any credible threats. While this appears to be another situation where social media continues to spin concerns out of control, we continue to remain on heightened guard, today, tomorrow and every day when it comes to student safety. Families are encouraged to use this opportunity to discuss using social media responsibly. We remind students when they see posts of this nature not to reshare them, but instead to pass them on to school leaders. As always, the best people for students to seek out when they have information that can help keep our schools safe are their parents, teachers, counselors, and school administrators. Thank you for your cooperation as we work together to ensure the safest environment for our school community. If you become aware of a school safety threat, report it to a trusted adult or confidentially at OK2SAY.com Sharon Smith, Superintendent

Elf Day at Sand Creek Jr./Sr. High School

Pajama Day at the Sand Creek Jr./Sr. High School

Ruth McGregor will be celebrating the Holiday season with Festive Holiday Spirit Days.

We are asking students and staff to wear their Aggie Strong shirts or a yellow shirt tomorrow, Friday, December 10th in memory of our special Little Aggie. Just a reminder that all Ruth McGregor Elementary Students will be dismissed at 11:45am on Friday so that teachers and staff can attend the funeral for this very special Little Aggie. Students who ordered lunch on Friday, the cold lunch option will be sent home with them.

This is Sharon Smith calling with an important announcement regarding a calendar change for our elementary building only. This Friday, December 10th, will be a half-day of school for all Ruth McGregor Elementary students. Elementary students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. A letter was sent home with each elementary student on Tuesday with the sad news that we lost a very special little Aggie this past Sunday. Funeral services for this special elementary 3rd grader will be held on Friday afternoon. In order to allow any elementary employee or student who desires to attend these services and surround this family with love and support during this very difficult time, we are making Friday a half-day of school for all elementary students. For elementary students who order lunch on Friday, the cold lunch option will be sent home with them. Friday will be a normal full-day of school for the 6-12 building. Thank you, and Go Aggies.

The Sand Creek Student Government volunteered at the Salvation Army on Wednesday in an effort to aid the organization in their toys for tots campaign. They worked extremely hard sorting clothes and toys and arranging the boxes that would be sent out to local families in need. The SC Student Government team consists of: President Meredith Vontroba, Vice President Jorden Wilson, Secretaries Lydia Meckley and Kaitlyn Alcock, Treasurers Ethan Huston, Adelyn Salenbien, and Sarah Wheeler, Community Service Chairs Ellie Driskill and Ella Scharer, and Reporters Emma Hildebrand and Anna Blain-Olson.

Sand Creek Community Schools is applying to receive the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER III). These funds are designated for one-time or short-term expenditures to address the ongoing impact of the pandemic. The Administration of Sand Creek Community Schools is seeking feedback from all district and community stakeholders to help determine how the district should best utilize these resources to address unfinished learning, ongoing COVID-19 recovery and Federal Program grant funds. Please let us know your opinions by completing this brief survey by December 12th, 2021. Thank you for your feedback. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZWYJ22Q

This is Sharon Smith calling from Sand Creek Schools. Sand Creek Schools is delayed 2 hours today, Tuesday, November 30th, due to the slippery road conditions.

Substitute Teachers Needed!

Adrian-area discount cards fundraiser ends soon (December 9th). The cost is $10 each. You can purchase discount cards from band students. Parents of band students are invited to attend the next Sand Creek Music Boosters meeting, which will be remote via Zoom on Wednesday, December 1 at 6:00pm. To join the Zoom meeting, you should send an email request to: sandcreekmusicboosters@gmail.com. After the Music Boosters receives your email request, you will be sent the link needed to join the Zoom meeting. Thank you for supporting the Sand Creek music program!

Only 2 days until the annual Sand Creek Craft Show!

Registration is now open for the girls youth basketball program. The program is open to girls in grades kindergarten through 6th grade. All games will be played in-house in December and January. 3rd-6th grade will be playing in travel tournaments in January and February 2022. The cost for K-2 is $45 per player and includes a jersey and 3rd-6th grade is $65 per player and includes a jersey and shorts. Please register online at www.myschoolbucks.com by November 30th. If you have any questions please contact Andrea Gallatin at agallatin@live.com.

Registration is now open for the girls youth basketball program. The program is open to girls in grades kindergarten through 6th grade. All games will be played in-house in December and January. 3rd-6th grade will be playing in travel tournaments in January and February 2022. The cost for K-2 is $45 per player and includes a jersey and 3rd-6th grade is $65 per player and includes a jersey and shorts. Please register online at www.myschoolbucks.com by November 19th. If you have any questions please contact Andrea Gallatin at agallatin@live.com.

Bowling practice has been cancelled for today. The first practice will now be on Thursday.

The Sand Creek Student Government Hygiene Product Drive benefitting the Lenawee County Daily Bread was a great success! Our community brought in over $1000 worth of hygiene products to support those in need. Great job Sand Creek! Student Government Officer Team Pictured Above Front L: Ellie Driskill Middle L-R: Ella Scharer, Emma Hildebrand, Lydia Meckley, Meredith Vontroba, Sarah Wheeler, Adelyn Salenbien Back L-R: Ethan Huston, Anna Blain-Olson, Jorden Wilson

Sand Creek students were presented with the TRADES award (formerly work habits) during the first marking period of the 2021-2022 school year at the LISD TECH Center. Positive TRADES are a key component of LISD TECH Center curriculum constituting 15% of the students’ grades. These students have demonstrated teamwork, responsibility, attitude, dependability, effort, and safety in their respective programs. If you see one of these students, recognize and commend them for a job well done! Andrew Sadler -Computer Information Services Anna Blain-Olson - Dental Assisting Lydia Meckley - Dental Assisting Marcelo Lorenzo - Emergency Medical Technician Ella Scharer - Emergency Medicatl Technician Carson Pickles - Engineering, Design & CAD Mark Cantua III - Horticulture Jeremy Osgood - Machining & Computer Aided Manufacturing Lauren Cook - Marketing & Entrepreneurship Cole Strahan - Natural Resources

Congrats to Mrs. Wheeler's Zoology Class-They won the Friday State Poultry Contest!!!!! Also receiving Gold were Individuals Blain Wheeler and the team of Leah Gregg and Korah Daniels and the team of George Hillard and Braedon Nichelson!!!!!!!!!!!

Ruth McGregor Elementary dresses in Red, White and Blue to honor our Veteran's.

Sand Creek Student Government was able to secure a grant (courtesy of the Lenawee Community Foundation) for a Basic Needs Pantry. The Jr/Sr High Counseling Department has started to build the ‘pantry’ with gently used clothing items and have purchased other generic items. Clothes and other smaller items are available such as shoes, hygiene products, socks/ underwear, etc. for students to choose from when requested. If your son/daughter or member of your family needs items please feel free to fill out the form following the link. This will be kept completely confidential and will be monitored by the school counselor. This link is also available on the Counseling page and on 6-12 ELA teachers google classroom. Your child will be given these items privately and discreetly. While this grant was secured by the high school student government, please feel free to fill out the form if you have an elementary student and the school counselor will get the items to the elementary. If you have questions or concerns please contact Rachel Myers (Student Government Advisor) rachel.myers@sc-aggies.us or Abby Slusher (School Counselor) Abigail.Slusher@sc-aggies.us. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdm_d827nik36vUZS4qzuSJt9xShLqI3w8Q1TXKqTJvMiMLVA/viewform?usp=sf_link