Sand Creek Community Schools

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.

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.

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

There will be a Sand Creek Music Boosters remote meeting via Zoom on Thursday, July 9 at 6:00pm. To join the Zoom meeting, parents with students in the band program should send an email request to: sandcreekmusicboosters@gmail.com After the Music Boosters receives your email request, you will be sent the information needed to join the Zoom meeting.

It is with regret that I inform you that I have postponed our commencement exercise again, this time to the weekend of July 25-26. This decision is based on the current executive orders and the survey results I received from you last week. I am scheduling a Senior and Senior Parent Zoom meeting for next Thursday, July 9th at 6pm to share out the survey results and to discuss our plan moving forward. If the governor moves our region from Phase #4 to Phase #5, I’m confident we’ll be able to get what we want, but until then, we remain on hold with our HS commencement exercise. The Senior Zoom meeting login information will be posted to our school website by 5:30pm next Thursday.

Textbook Returns Parents can return textbooks and school property (calculators etc.) during summer office hours which are Tuesday – Thursday 9 am – 2 pm. Parents will receive their student’s report card and potentially academic awards at that time. Textbooks and school property not returned to the school will be added to student fines.

Reminder: There will be no meal pick up tomorow Tuesday, June 30th. The summer program will resume on Tuesday, July 7 and continue through Tuesday, August 11. If you no longer need meals or would like to get registered contact Darlene McMunn at Darlene.mcmunn@sc-aggies.us.

Sand Creek Community Schools superintendent Steve Laundra will be presenting a live state of the school district update via zoom at 6pm tonight. This presentation will reveal the school district’s current plans for the 2020-21 school year, and it will be followed up by a live open forum Q & A session. For your convenience, this update will be recorded and posted to the school website and Facebook page after the live zoom presentation. For information on how to login to Thursday night’s School District Update zoom presentation, check the school website and Facebook page for the meeting number and password after 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82667243444 Meeting ID: 826 6724 3444 Password: 0Z&yiU

The Sand Creek Community Schools Junior High School Achievement Awards are now posted on the school website and Facebook page. Congratulations to all of the recipients. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/753795/JH_achievement_night_2020_2021.pdf

Attention Aggie student-athletes... Return to Play starts June 13! All activities will be outdoors and must practice social distancing. No exceptions! The training room, locker rooms, gym, & weight room are all off limits. The following protocols will be in place: 1. The cleaning of surfaces & equipment must occur during workouts. Athletes must wash hands, go home and shower. 2. Workouts will be conducted using the ‘pods’. Small groups of students will stay together for the duration of the workout. 3. Coaches & athletes will be screened prior to the workout. An individual reporting symptoms or with a temperature >100.3, will not be allowed to participate and will be sent home. 4. Athletes not participating in a rigorous physical activity should wear a mask. 5. No high fives, hugs, fist bumps, or spitting should occur. Contact your coach and/or teammates to determine team workouts and weight room activities.

As Sand Creek Schools prepares to meet the needs of our students and families in the face of an uncertain future, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of the current needs of internet accessibility and reliability in our community. As such, we ask that you complete the following survey to help serve you better. Thank you in advance for your consideration! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDaW8-a60W8ToVquEeWU_-qIVPRpfjB8zfi8D0FrqMx5WcyA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Building offices will be open beginning Tuesday, June 9th through July 2nd from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays.