Sand Creek Community Schools

Reminder: There is no school on Monday, Jan. 18th for students and staff.

We have been informed that the MHSAA Regional football game with Centreville on Saturday, January 9, 2021 will be played at Portage Central High School and will begin at 4:30. No fans are allowed to attend the game. However, the game will be live-streamed at www.facebook.com/cvillefb

Please make sure that elementary students are bringing winter coats, gloves, hats, snow pants and boots with them during the winter months. Thank you in advance for your help in keeping our student warm during recess. If you are unable to provide these items please contact the elementary office. Thank you!

ELEMENTARY FAMILIES: For morning drop off: We ask that your child is ready to exit the vehicle with their belongings when they arrive to the front of the drop off line. Please keep your children in your vehicle until a staff member approaches your vehicle to help them get out. We ask that you remain in your lane for the entire drop off process. We will stop all lines when busses enter the driveway. We appreciate your help and patience during these times as we are trying to keep our students and staff as safe as possible. For afternoon pick up, we ask that you post your child’s first and last name and teacher’s last name on the passenger side of your vehicle and proceed through the pickup line.

During the first couple of weeks in December, the Sand Creek Student Government held a money drive. All proceeds from this event went to Ms. Barb Sell. The Student Government sold paper bulbs in the shape of lights that were hung in the school lobby window on our “giving tree.” The Student Government wrote the names of the donors on the paper bulbs. They also held a tree lighting event and presented the money to Ms. Sell on December 19th. The following is the Thank You note from Ms. Sell for all the support: Dear SCHS Student Government, What a wonderful display of bucket filling with your fundraiser, ceremony, and kind words. You’re sure you didn’t rob the Sand Creek Natl. Bank to get that much money? I’ll use the donations to rebuild a combo house/storage unit/ meeting room in the same spot. Hope the pandemic stops affecting the building industry and stops affecting your schooling and sports. You are a great bunch of kids and I’ll be happy when you all succeed in S.C. and beyond. God bless all of you. Barb Sell

Meals for virtual students will resume on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Weekly meals are available for all K-12 virtual learners. Meal pickup is on Wednesdays from 7 am - 1 pm at the High School cafeteria side entrance. If you are a virtual student who will be going back to face-to-face learning in the new semester please let our food service department know if you want a Wednesday meal that you will pick up on Tuesday at the end of the day as soon as possible to shannon.maxson@sc-aggies.us. If you are starting virtual learning with the new semester and would like weekly meals, please contact Shannon Maxson at shannon.maxson@sc-aggies.us.

Please join us at 6:00 p.m. for the School Board Meeting. Andrea Marken is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Sand Creek Board of Education Meeting Time: Dec 21, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89307761521 Meeting ID: 893 0776 1521 Passcode: f4@kQS One tap mobile +16465588656,,89307761521#,,,,,,0#,,458999# US (New York) +13017158592,,89307761521#,,,,,,0#,,458999# US (Washington D.C) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 893 0776 1521 Passcode: 458999 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcpDGoNoVn

Elementary Third Marking Period Virtual Materials Pick up will be from 9:00am-2:00 p.m. on January 6th. Please make every effort to pick up your elementary virtual student’s materials.

Tree Lighting for Barb Sell

Miss Rozeboom's first grade students whisper phone reading.

The Sand Creek Jr. High FFA members made cards and angels of pine cones ornaments for the residents of the Provincial House.

The elementary school will be having two dress up days next week.

Class of 2021 Parents: Please join Mr. Laundra for updates on graduation, prom, senior trip, etc. tonight at 6:30 p.m. Here is your login information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89034688477 Meeting ID: 890 3468 8477 Passcode: K21xwd One tap mobile +16465588656,,89034688477#,,,,,,0#,,715518# US (New York) +13017158592,,89034688477#,,,,,,0#,,715518# US (Washington D.C) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 890 3468 8477 Passcode: 715518 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kjy8fLKdc

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Adrian-area discount cards make great gifts for family, friends, and neighbors! Sand Creek Music Boosters is selling the popular Adrian-area discount cards as a fund-raiser. You can buy the discount cards using MySchoolBucks, the price is $10 each. After your purchase, you will be notified when to pick up your discount cards. The pick-up location will be at the high school pavilion. Thank you for supporting the Sand Creek music program!

The Sand Creek Student Government will be sponsoring a “tree lighting” that will take place Friday, December 18th at 6pm. This “lighting” will be live streamed. All proceeds of this event will go toward a local legend-Ms. Barb Sell. We are going to be selling paper bulbs (via a Go Fund Me campaign) in the shape of lights that will be hung in the school lobby window on our “giving tree.” On these bulbs, we will write your name (or the name of the person you would like to honor or remember). We will also have a virtual page that will be posted on the school Facebook page/school website which will detail your donation and the message you would like to share. https://www.gofundme.com/f/decorate-the-tree-for-barb?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors: Applications for the tech center open November 24th. Returning tech center students must also fill out an application. These are first come first serve. January 29th is the deadline for Tech Center applications. Please see Ms. Rumler for any questions!

Elementary Virtual Day – November 20th Elementary students will be having a virtual day (attending school from home) on Friday, November 20th. Your child’s teacher will be scheduling approximately 90 minutes total of Google Meet sessions that day along with one special. Your child will have assignments posted to their Google Classroom. This is a required day and the expectation will be for all students to complete the work assigned for that day to receive credit for being present. We are excited for our elementary students to participate in our district wide virtual day on November 20th! JRSR High School Virtual Day – November 20th All students in the 6th through 12th grade will have a virtual school day on November 20th. It is expected that face to face students and virtual students check in with their teachers and attend a virtual “google meet” session according to their regular class schedule and that all students be on time for the google meet session. These Google Meet sessions are designed for teachers to check-in with face to face students for the purpose of attendance or any academic support that is needed.

The Penguin Patch Holiday Shop will look a little different this year, the shop will be completely online. Your kids will be able to log in to the shop online and buy special items for their family for Christmas at low prices while still supporting the Sand Creek PTO. The shop is now underway and information about the online shop should have been sent home on Friday. You can login to https://shop.penguinpatch.com/shop.php and use Ruth McGregor Elementary for the login. The shop runs now till December 4th so happy shopping!! Any questions contact Lisa Kay PTO President or any PTO officer.)

9th-12th grade face-to-face students: If you would like to pick up meals for the week of November 18, 2020 please sign your child (ren) up by 9 a.m. Tuesday, November 17th. The first pickup date will be on Wednesday, November 18th from 7 am – 1 pm on Gorman Rd. at the cafeteria door. To register click on this link: https://forms.gle/Su9hmKjBG4K3Auzy7 If you have any further questions, feel free to contact Laurie Boss, Food Service Director at laurie.boss@sc-aggies.us or 517-436-3124