Sand Creek Community Schools

Attention all virtual learners and parents: Every online student is expected to turn in assignments by the due date set by their teachers. These assignments are not optional and will be graded and count towards the students’ grade. If students are not doing their work, they can be counted as zeros and could result in failing grades and/or classes. Also, it is very important that ALL virtual learners attend the Google Meets every Wednesday for every class. Furthermore, it is expected that the students attend the Google Meets on time according to the regular class schedule. Class Check in schedule is posted on the website under the Google Classroom link. These Meets are designed for teachers to check-in with students, take attendance, and offer any academic help as needed.

Elementary Arrival and Dismissal During the elementary arrival please make sure that your child is prepared to exit the vehicle once they get to the front of the car line. Make sure they have their mask, lunch if applicable, and back pack ready to go. If you are picking your child up at the end of the day have a paper with your child’s name, grade and teacher clearly displayed in the window.

The 13th annual Sand Creek Baseball golf outing will be taking place on Saturday September 19th at Woodlawn golf course. Hole sponsors, Door prizes, and teams are still needed. Please contact Coach Wayne Perry for more information, his contact number is 517.403.7701 or his email is wayne.perry@sc-aggies.us

Reminder: 6-12th grade tomorrow is picture day. Face-2-face students will have their pictures taken during the school day. Virtual students will need to sign up for a scheduled time. For more information click here: https://www.sc-aggies.us/article/298559?org=sand-creek. SENIORS: All seniors will have their picture taken for their student ID. There is no need to order a picture package unless you want to. Jack’s Portraits will be taking their photo for the yearbook and class composite at a later date.

VIRTUAL STUDENTS: Sign up for a time to have your pictures taken on Friday, September 11, 2020. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084ea4ab2ca7fd0-sand

JRSR High School Virtual Students and Parents If you are struggling to support your child’s virtual learning experience at Sand Creek JRSR High School, please join us for a Virtual Student Orientation on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at (6 PM). This orientation is designed ONLY for full-time virtual students and their parents who are in need of assistance navigating online learning. If possible, please bring your child and their charged school-issued Chromebook. You will be provided with a guided overview of the Chromebook, Google Classroom, Google Meet, and email. This will be held in the Jr High Gym and we ask that you enter through the HS Gym Lobby and Exit at the SC Doors If you have a virtual student that needs this help please remind them of this opportunity.

Date: September 3, 2020 This morning, a Sand Creek school bus veered off of Lyons Hwy. into a corn field a quarter mile south of the Sand Creek Hwy. intersection. None of the fourteen children on the bus were seriously injured. The bus remained upright at all times after leaving the road. Three students were screened by the Madison Twp. E.M.T. team, and one, who bumped their head, was eventually transported to Bixby Medical Center as a precautionary measure. Steve Laundra, Superintendent

Reminder: Tomorrow is virtual learning at home for all 6th through 12th grade face-to-face students. Students are asked to log into their Google classroom and check for assignments. 6th-12 grade VIRTUAL students will Google Meet with their teachers at the start of each hour. Login to your google classroom for more details. All Elementary students will attend school as scheduled.

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JUNIOR/SENIOR HS FACE to FACE STUDENTS & PARENTS: It has been called to our attention that some of you may not be aware that our JH/HS faced to face students will be in school on M, Tu, Th & F’s, but not on Wednesdays. Wednesdays at the JH/HS have been designated for Virtual Education student only. Only Virtual Education students will be logging into their virtual classes on Wednesdays, and they will do so by logging into our school’s normal class schedule on this day. Face to face JH/HS students will be at home on Wednesdays, working on virtual assignments and projects assigned by their teachers in school the day before. Again, Face to face JH/HS students do not attend school on Wednesdays.

ELEMENTARY PARENTS: The registration packets you recently picked up, inadvertently included a mental health screening form for junior high and high school students. In your packet, this form is white and it says 6-8 & 9-12 in the bottom right hand corner. Please disregard this form; it was intended for our JH/HS students only. The elementary student and the elementary parent Mental Health screening forms are PINK. All Mental Health Screening forms are optional. Students and parents are not required to complete and submit these forms. All Mental Health Screening forms submitted will be held in confidence and will be housed by our school counselors. Offering mental health screenings for students is one of many strong recommendations in the Michigan Public Schools Return to School Plan. Please contact Ms. Rumler if you have questions.

1) All Sand Creek students and families are strongly encouraged to visit the Sand Creek school website to view the Virtual Open House page. Once you’re there, you should review Wednesday night’s recorded Open House Zoom as well as visit your student’s individual teacher classrooms. There is important information under the individual teacher classrooms regarding our first day of school on Monday as well as an elementary student and parent survey that will assist our elementary teachers in setting up their classrooms. Thank you in advance for your participation. 1) All Sand Creek students and families are strongly encouraged to visit the Sand Creek school website to view the Virtual Open House page. Once you’re there, you should review Wednesday night’s recorded Open House Zoom as well as visit your student’s individual teacher classrooms. There is important information under the individual teacher classrooms regarding our first day of school on Monday as well as an elementary student and parent survey that will assist our elementary teachers in setting up their classrooms. Thank you in advance for your participation.

Please join us this evening for the Jr./Sr. High School Open House meeting at 6:30 p.m. Andrea Marken is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Jr./Sr. High School Virtual Open House Time: Aug 26, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86891572074 Meeting ID: 868 9157 2074 Passcode: 08#6Kf One tap mobile +13017158592,,86891572074#,,,,,,0#,,296009# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,86891572074#,,,,,,0#,,296009# 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: 868 9157 2074 Passcode: 296009 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kBwzwDYZL

Please join us this evening for the Elementary Virtual Open House Meeting at 5:30 p.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82092164937 Meeting ID: 820 9216 4937 Passcode: #Szs2r One tap mobile +13017158592,,82092164937#,,,,,,0#,,674936# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,82092164937#,,,,,,0#,,674936# 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: 820 9216 4937 Passcode: 674936 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdbjcLospV

Junior High Sports Cross Country will start Tuesday, August 25. 6th, 7th, and 8th graders participating in cross country need to meet at the pavilion at 3:00. Volleyball practice has been delayed to Tuesday, September 1 after school. Football & Cheerleading will occur in the spring of 2021.

Deadline for Online or Face to Face Learning Decision With new students coming into the district and changes daily the deadline for choosing face to face learning OR virtual learning for the 1st Semester of the 2020-21 school year is Friday, August 21st at noon. If you have any questions please contact your students school office.

Registration Packet Pick Up Beginning Tuesday, Aug 18th, parents are encouraged to pick up their student registration packets between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm AND between 5-7 pm on Wednesday August 19th. Registration packets are sorted by student and are located in your students building. Please review the registration information carefully and completely and make any necessary changes on the forms. Please review your priority call list as it pertains to who you wish to receive an Instant Alert phone calls and who is able to pick up your student in the event of illness or injury. Additionally there are forms regarding our Chromebooks which can be found on our website under Resources and the Covid 19 Parent Agreement. Once you have completed the registration packet; please return it to your students building office to receive your 6-12 student’s schedule or your elementary student’s homeroom teacher. Changes to your students schedule will not be discussed until August 26. If you have any questions regarding the registration process; please call the elementary or high school office between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm. Also, if you have textbooks or library books that need to be returned, we encourage you to bring those to the school when you pick up your registration packets. Textbook Returns A reminder that ALL textbooks, library books, calculators and all district owned items must be returned to your child’s school building at your earliest convenience or your child WILL NOT be issued a school Chromebook in August. Sand Creek students must use their school-issued Chromebooks for all school work. Details are on our website under Resources. Our offices are open Monday through Friday to assist you with the return of these items from 8-3:00 p.m.

Students who choose the Sand Creek Virtual program can still participate in athletics. Sand Creek Community Schools will adhere to MHSAA guidelines regarding sports offerings for the 2020-2021 school year provided they do not contradict the Governor’s executive orders.

Good evening. We have reached our meeting capacity for tonight's special board meeting. If you are unable to join, the recording will be posted tomorrow morning for you to view. If you have a question you would like answered, please email info@sc-aggies.us and we will get that answered for you. Our apologies and thank you for your patience and understanding.

Tonight’s graduation commencement will air live on our Facebook page. Tune in at 7:00 pm