Sand Creek Community Schools

Good afternoon, This is Sharon Smith from Sand Creek Schools. First of all, I would like to give a huge shout-out to all of our students, parents and teachers for the great effort today. We had great attendance today in all of our virtual classes! I also wanted to inform you that Sand Creek Schools will be all-virtual again tomorrow, Friday January 14th. You should follow the same procedures as you did today. Going into the long weekend, this will give us 5 full days out of the school buildings to hopefully get our students that are currently home back to school. Reminder that Monday, January 17th is a scheduled holiday and therefore will not be a virtual day. We will be back face-to-face in our buildings on Tuesday, January 18th. All Sand Creek athletic contests and practices will also be cancelled through Sunday, January 16th. We are also reviewing the new health department protocols and will be communicating out these changes later this weekend. You will receive a separate alert with any changes that may directly affect your student. If students need any materials, contact your building office for pick-up procedure.

The Sand Creek Jr./Sr. High School Band will be traveling to Universal Orlando Resort from March 15-19, 2022. Here is the current copy of the itinerary: https://5il.co/14a4s

Attention Elementary Parents Tomorrow, Thursday, January 13, 2022 Sand Creek Community Schools will be having a virtual school day for our elementary students due to our most recent positive Covid cases and additional close contact numbers. Students at Ruth McGregor Elementary will be receiving communication from your child’s classroom teacher either from Google Classroom or an email sent from your child’s teacher letting your student know what time their live Google Meet will be held in the morning and also in the afternoon. It is mandatory for students to attend these live Google Meets. Students will need to attend both of these Google Meets to be considered present for both AM and PM attendance Please check our website to review our elementary virtual learning plan for additional information. There will be NO preschool classes. We appreciate your understanding during this time and look forward to seeing your child at their Google meetings tomorrow. Have a good evening and Go Aggies!

Special Announcement For January 12th, 2022 Attention all students and parents in the 6-12 building!! Because of increases in Covid positive tests and number of close contacts for both staff and students, tomorrow, Thursday Jan. 13th will be an All Virtual Learning Day at Sand Creek Community Schools. This is what every student must do for tomorrow’s virtual learning. - Virtual, live google classes will be held each class period according to the teacher’s daily schedule. Every day and for every hour. Just as if the student was in the building. o First 10 minutes, LIVE google classroom time. Teacher will take attendance. o Student MUST be present (with camera on) in the LIVE google meet to be counted as present and not absent. o Teacher instructs and presents the day’s lesson and the assignment and/or reviews the previous day’s assignments. o Next 25 minutes of class period is Individualized Instruction. Teacher is on the whole time to answer any questions from students working. (Teachers may turn their video and microphones off.) o Last 10 minutes, Live Google Classroom time for wrap-up, reflection and answer any questions. Students and Parents: - Students ARE REQUIRED to attend (with their camera on). - If not student will be marked absent. - Work will be assigned and will be counted towards grade. Teacher will provide deadlines and due dates.

Shortly we will be conducting a "DRILL" of our Boot System. This DRILL will be a live DRILL meaning that local law enforcement will be responding to our boot system. Once the boot is pulled out in seconds an alert will be sent out to local law authorities. We are using this "DRILL" as a practice for law enforcement and Sand Creek Community Schools to work together in making our system the best that it can be. Again, this is a DRILL.

After school tutoring for students in grades 6-8th grade are held on Tuesday and Thursday after school from 3-4:00 p.m. Any student who would like to attend needs to contact Ms. Kormos sign up.

2nd Semester After School Tutoring Second semester after school tutoring for students in 9-12th grade begins today, January 10, 2022. Any student who would like to attend needs to contact Mrs. Jodway to sign up.

Coaching Positions Available Junior High Track Coach(s) (March 28 – May 18) Varsity Golf Coach (Begins March 14 – prior golf coaching experience preferred) Varsity Volleyball Coach (Prior volleyball coaching experience required) Forward a letter of interest and coaching resume to: Robert Wright, Athletic Director Sand Creek Jr./Sr. High School 6518 Sand Creek Hwy. Sand Creek, MI 49279 or Email materials to: robert.wright@sc-aggies.us Posted on December 23, 2021– positions will remain posted until filled

Free Covid-19 Rapid Testing

To our Sand Creek families and community members who donated, shopped, and participated in “adopting” a family this holiday season, THANK YOU! Because of your generosity, 28 families took home their Wish Lists this week. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and restful break! Sincerely, Ms. Slusher

Ruth McGregor Elementary is looking for a qualified candidate to fulfill a part-time cafeteria help position. Click here for more information: https://5il.co/13f3b

Ruth McGregor Elementary collected a total of 3,447 pairs of socks and underwear for our donation drive. Thank you to everyone that donated for those in need.

Mr. Dyson was our HS band's guest conductor last Thursday :) Our band members loved it!! Thank you, Mr. Dyson!!

Mrs. Wheelers Botony and Leadership class grew poinsettias as a class project.

A little Holiday Cheer from Ruth McGregor Elementary.

Green & Red Day at Sand Creek Jr./Sr. High School

Ruthie and Donnie arrived for a little Elf Selfie competition with the staff at Ruth McGregor Elementary and Sand Creek Jr./Sr. High School.

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