Hello, Sand Creek staff, students, parents and community members! 

It is hard to believe that August is already here and we are just around the corner from the start of another school year.  Your entire Sand Creek 1SC Team is excited to welcome you back and to kick off the 2025/2026 school year! I hope you had a wonderful summer and are refreshed and ready for the new year to begin. 

Back to School!  Those 3 words do bring back a flood of memories, emotions and feelings for all of us, don’t they?  They certainly do for me.  As I was thinking about this, I became curious of how similar and different our feelings and thoughts may be on this topic.   I asked the staff here at the school the following question:  “What feelings/thoughts come to mind when you hear the words Back to School”?  

 If you read the August newsletter (which is hopefully in your homes by now), you already read some of these answers.  These answers came from teachers, support staff and admin!

• Going back home – returning to the community that I love and to do a job that I love.

• Fresh start, new ideas, smiles and classmates and staff catching up.

• New chapter, growth and back to a routine!

• Back to School commercials!!  That start way too early!

• Clean buildings, fresh, new bulletin boards, busy hallways!

• New school clothes and supplies!

• For those of you that can remember…trying to stay up for the entire Labor Day “Jerry Lewis Telethon”!

Along with all of these (and many more), can come some anxious and nervous thoughts of how the year will go, will I have friends in my class, who will my teacher be, will I make the team, etc.

Whatever your thoughts, feelings and anxiousness – be assured our staff can relate, have been there and remember those same feelings – and are here to support you and your students.

I hope the August Back to School newsletter has reached your mailbox by now and you have had time to read the district updates and make note of some important back to school dates.   

To name a few:

• High school athletic practices begin Monday, August 11th

• 6th grade orientation and open house Tuesday, August 12th

  • Student orientation 3-6 p.m.

  • Parent meeting 6-7 p.m.

• All student back to school open house Wednesday, August 13th             

  • Elementary 4-6 p.m.

  • Jr/Sr High School from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

  • This is a great time to meet teachers, find lockers, see friends, etc.

• First day of School – Monday, August 18th – which is a half day!

For more updates, you can check out the newsletter, Sunday night Aggie Alerts and our website.  And as always, you can always call one of the building offices with questions or concerns.

Enjoy the last few days of summer and see you soon!