Sand Creek Community Schools

Pictures retakes for the Jr./Sr. High School are scheduled for tomorrow October 23rd from 7:45 – 10:00 a.m. Any students who need to have their picture taken for the first time or would like retakes should come prepared that morning to have their picture taken. Virtual students who need their photo taken needs to sign up by clicking here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084EA4AB2CA7FD0-jrsr Elementary retakes will be on Friday, October 30th. More details coming soon.

FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR ALL STUDENTS! The USDA and MDE issued an extension of our free summer lunch program. All students are now eligible for free lunch and breakfast for the 2020-21 school year. Please continue to fill out Free and Reduced Application as usual so that your child’s status is in the food service system correctly when this extension ends. **NEW**-Applications can be filled out electronically at lunchapp.com.

Good afternoon Sand Creek. This is Steve Laundra with a few important announcements regarding tonight’s 7pm varsity football game at Sand Creek. While it’s hurtful & disappointing that the entire Aggie Nation is not able to attend tonight’s Tri-County Conference championship football game due to the pandemic and current Michigan Department of Health & Human Services orders, I want to let you know that our school district has gone the extra mile to provide you with an upgraded live stream video production of tonight’s game. Watching this championship football game live from the device of your choice tonight is your next best option to being here, and I’m pleased we can provide the fans of both schools this virtual opportunity. Unfortunately, if you don’t have a ticket to tonight’s game, you are not allowed to be on our school property during the event. To stream the game, simply go to the Sand Creek Athletic Department Facebook page to access the live broadcast, and/or to enjoy watching it later this weekend. Tonight’s live stream is being provided by Red Letter Productions of Onsted, MI. For those of you fortunate enough to have received tickets from one of our game participants, our gates will open tonight at 6pm. Masks and 6 feet social distancing is required throughout the entire event. Our concession stand will be open with a limited menu, and Maria’s Mexican Food truck from The Sunnyside Café will also be serving food from inside our football facility. In addition to tonight’s TCC showdown, the Sand Creek High School Marching Band will be performing for the first time this season at half-time. Tonight’s game also features our pre-game varsity football and varsity sideline cheer Parents Night program. Varsity football and cheer parents should be inside the gate and registered no later than 6:25pm. The Parents Night program will begin at 6:35pm. Thank you for your continued support of Sand Creek Community Schools, and best wishes to the Sand Creek Aggie varsity football team and the entire Aggie Football Nation tonight. We are very proud of our football team, our cheer team and our Marching Band, and we wish them all the very best tonight. Thank you. Have a great weekend. And GO AGGIES!

Elementary parking lot: We ask that you remain alert, without any distractions during arrival and dismissal. Please refrain from being on your cell phones, be mindful of your speed in the parking lot, and watch for guidance from our staff. We also ask that you remain in your lane upon exiting the parking lot and do not leave your lane after you child has exited the vehicle. Please make sure to allow space when exiting the parking lot so busses are able to enter. We appreciate your help in keeping everyone safe and helping our arrival and dismissal to be as efficient as possible.

Showcase your AGGIE PRIDE with Sand Creek Spiritwear! We are pleased to announce exciting new items are now available in our Online Spiritwear Shop! Spiritwear also makes great stocking stuffers and birthday gifts. All proceeds from the sale benefit the Sand Creek Athletic Boosters. Shop at this link: https://scathleticboosters.itemorder.com/sale

The Sand Creek Fall Band Concert for students in 6th, 7th and 8th will be this Tuesday, October 13th at 7:00 p.m. at the football stadium. Concert details are posted on student’s google classroom. Check in for all band members and guests starts at 6:20 p.m. This concert is not open to the public and each band member is able to bring a maximum of six guests for this concert.

Good evening Sand Creek. This is Steve Laundra from Sand Creek Community Schools with an important announcement regarding our JH/HS Face to Face students and parents. Yesterday afternoon, our school district was informed that one of our high school students had just tested positive for COVID-19. With limited experience in handling this type of situation and time to complete the required contact tracing, I made the decision to error on the side of safety by cancelling face to face education for today in favor of virtual education. This decision allowed us the necessary time to sort out and decide what needed to be done. After consulting with the Lenawee County Health Department, this morning we contacted the parents of 49 high school students that are considered to have been in “close contact” with the student who tested positive. This group of 49 students, along with one teacher, is required to self-quarantine at home through October 23rd. None of these students can return to school until that point, even if they test negative before October 23rd. That stated, Sand Creek Community Schools will be resuming face to face education at the JH/HS effective tomorrow, minus our 49 quarantined students. Our decision to return is based on the fact that we only have ONE confirmed case of Covid-19. Should that number grow, we may decide to go back to virtual education only until we’re out of the woods again. We apologize for the inconvenience today may have caused JH/HS parents. For the record, anytime F2F education gets cancelled in favor of virtual education, whether it’s for a snow day or a COVID-19 day like today, it is a school district and teacher expectation that all face to face students log into their respective Google Classrooms to access learning information, assignments and scheduled “Google Meet” opportunities. Also, Sand Creek’s Fall Homecoming Week has been postponed to a week and date to be determined after October 23rd. This includes postponing our homecoming Spirit week and theme dress-up days this week. Fall homecoming has been postponed. Lastly, Coach Benge has cancelled girl’s high school basketball morning open gyms for the rest of this week.

REMINDER: Today is a virtual instruction day for all 6-12 students. Each teacher will be offering a google meet for each hour for any student who is able to join. Assignments will be posted in google classroom and need to be completed by the assigned deadline.

This is Sharon Smith calling from Sand Creek Schools. I am calling with an important announcement for all 6-12th grade students and staff. There will be no face to instruction tomorrow, Monday October 12th, for students in the Jr/Sr High Building. Tomorrow will be a virtual day for all students in grades 6-12th while we investigate a positive COVID—19 case within the school. We will be making individual calls tomorrow to inform students and staff identified as close contacts regarding any quarantine instructions. In addition, there will be no JH or HS volleyball practice or games tomorrow. All 6-12th grade building teachers, office staff and custodians must report at their normal times.

In light of the Michigan Supreme Court’s Friday ruling regarding Governor Whitmer’s executive orders, all Michigan school districts are scrambling for answers as to what this means for schools today and beyond. Sand Creek Community Schools’ short term decision in this regard is to error on the side of student safety by continuing to abide by the executive orders in question until a better informed decision on how to move forward can be made. Within the next 2-3 business days, Sand Creek Schools will inform our employees, students and parents on what direction our school district is headed, and what those timelines look like. To the point, this short term decision translates into face masks being required in our elementary classrooms today, as specified in the most recent executive order, until further notice. In addition, all other Covid-19 safety protocols and procedures put in place by our board of education also remain in place until further notice. The timing of the recent Supreme Court order put schools in a tough position this morning. That stated, our school district’s short-term decision in this regard is consistent with what other Lenawee County Schools have also decided to do. Stay tuned as we take a business day or two to sort this all out and to make a better informed decision. Again, thank you for your continued patience as we continue to roll through the trials and tribulations of the pandemic in our community. Have a great Aggie week everyone, and stay tuned to school announcements as to what and when, if anything, will change down the short-term road. Thank you.

Attention Seniors Your yearbook and composite photo will be taken on the morning of Tuesday, October 6th. Please have your form and payment ready on the 6th. If you have lost your form, please see Mrs. Scheu-Millek ASAP. Virtual students, you received your form when you picked up your textbooks. Virtual learners, you should have received a Google Classroom and/or email message with your scheduled photo appointment time

MiPHY Survey Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth Survey or MiPHY will be accessed by all 8th, 10th and 12th grade students on Friday Oct. 10th. These students were given information to take home regarding the survey and the opting out of taking the survey option. This information is also posted on our website. Virtual students will get the link information on Wednesday Oct. 7th and then be asked to join their class on Friday to take the survey. This survey generally takes about 35-45 minutes. Click here to access the form: https://5il.co/lrb1

Jr./Sr. High School Fall 2020 Testing Schedule: SAT with Essay for current Seniors will be on Wednesday October 14th PSAT 9 for current 9th graders will be on Wednesday October 21st PSAT/NMSQT for 10th and 11th graders on Thursday October 29th All testing will take place from 8am until approximately noon. Virtual students will be tested in the school building but with separation from our Face-to-Face students. If a student will need transportation to or from the school on any of the testing dates, please contact the school by October 9th.

Parents: Please take a moment to answer the very short Parent Survey that was posted to the Sand Creek Schools Facebook and Website Thursday evening. Mr. Laundra referred to this survey in his State of the District address on Thursday night. We are asking you to answer this short, one question survey regarding your choice of your student’s instructional learning plan. https://forms.gle/pxTxVEPdEqWEKnk88

Sand Creek Community Schools Presents the 2020/2021 Fall Homecoming Court. The crowning of homecoming court will take place on October 16th at approximately 10:22 a.m. and will be live streamed on the Sand Creek facebook page.

6th-12th grade Virtual Students: Your pictures have arrived and may be picked up in the high school office between 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Anyone in grades 6-8 interested in joining the junior high cheer team must do so no later than this Friday. Practices are every day after school from 3-5 at the varsity football field near the press box. All athletes must have a current sports physical or completed MHSAA Health Questionnaire (for returning athletes only). If you have questions, be sure to stop by the office or speak with Coach Adams.

Sand Creek Community Schools will run on a 3-Hour Delay for students next Monday, October 5th in order to train all school district employees on our recently purchased and installed door boot security smart system. The Sunday Alert stated that we would be running on a two-hour delay, however for school transportation purposes, this morning we realized that we needed a 3 hour delay to make this work logistically. We will get this corrected with our parents.

Sand Creek Music Boosters is now selling the popular Adrian-area discount cards as a fund-raiser for $10 each. There is a new procedure for getting discount cards this year: Discount cards must be paid for in advance using www.myschoolbucks.com. After you have paid on My School Bucks, you will be notified of dates and times when to pick up your discount cards. The pick-up location will be at the high school pavilion. For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/SCMusicBoosters/ or if you have questions, write an email to this email address: sandcreekmusicboosters@gmail.com

Please join the Sand Creek Board of Education for their monthy meeting that is being held through Zoom at 6:00 p.m.. Here is the login information:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89072893830 Meeting ID: 890 7289 3830 Passcode: 03V9F0 One tap mobile +13017158592,,89072893830#,,,,,,0#,,564030# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,89072893830#,,,,,,0#,,564030# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 890 7289 3830 Passcode: 564030 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k3q2PXwW9 Click here to view tonights agenda: https://5il.co/l82a