SOAR into Read Across America Week
Week of the Military Child
Non-traditional Remote Instructional Days - Snow Days 6-10
We have officially used all of our snow days. On the next snow day, we will begin remote instruction. I have attached a picture of the schedule for students. Your child's teacher will have their schedule and Teams link under the homeroom tab in Schoology. Your students have practiced logging on and should know where the links are.
NAEP Assessment - Select 4th Grade Students - Rescheduled for March 4
Along with other 4th grade students across the nation, Mill Creek Intermediate School will participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on March 4, 2024. Students in 4th grade are randomly selected to take this assessment. If your student is selected, he/she will take either a mathematics or reading assessment. While the assessment in voluntary, NAEP depends on student participation to help policy makers improve education.
Bus Cancellation Procedures
Like many other businesses, Berkeley County Schools continues to be short staffed, especially in the area of substitutes. Unfortunately, this shortage causes the transportation office to occasionally cancel bus routes.
You can always find transportation updates on the transportation portal: https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/page/student-well-being-health-resources
If you find your student's bus is cancelled, please follow the below procedures for drop-off and pick-up. Additionally, please send in a note to your child's teacher stating the name of the individual of who will be picking your student up. Also, please make sure that individual knows to bring a photo ID.
We have been so appreciative of your patience and understanding as these cancellations continue to occur.
If you are looking for a flexible career that would make a large impact on your community, I encourage you to consider being a substitute. You can find more information here: https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/page/substitute-teach-with-bcs
How is your child doing with their SOAR goal?
As a reminder, the Jostens Renaissance Program is a framework of culture where teachers love their job and students thrive in school. It is built on common core values and expectations. At Mill Creek, our Renaissance program is built around the core values of Safety, Ownership, Achievement and Respect. Students and staffulty will receive recognition and rewards when following these core values. Each day, our students will have the opportunity to earn a SOAR point based on these values. You can find the guidelines on the back of their daily folders and check their progress on Class Dojo.
We will host our third nine week SOAR celebration on March 13. In order for your student to earn this reward, they must have earned their daily SOAR point at least 80% of the time. For this nine weeks, your student will need 37 points. Students earn points by being present for a full day of school (unless they have a doctor's note), completing work and showing SOAR'n behavior each day.
You can monitor your child's progress toward meeting this goal on Class Dojo.