Mill Creek SOAR'n Updates
March 25, 2024
Message from the Principal's Desk
Dear Caregivers -
We are well into our final marking period of the school year. We hope that each of you find time to rest and rejuvenate during spring break. Your students have been working hard this school year, and we are proud of their efforts.
Spring will be filled with many exciting events, including spring break and General Summative Assessment testing. In this newsletter you will find some dates and events for the end of March and April. Let's 'March' into spring with excitement and perseverance to end the year on a great note!
Mrs. McCoy, Principal
Mrs. Butler, Assistant Principal
Annual Parent Climate Survey - March 25-April 12
We invite you to participate in our Annual Parent Climate Survey. The information gathered in this survey is used help create goals for our Strategic Plan, analyzed by the Board of Education, and is used for goals for administrators during evaluation conferences. Your opinion matters!
Please complete this quick survey beginning March 25 and ending at 6pm on April 12.
Mill Creek Gives Back
In honor of National School Breakfast Week, we collected boxes of cereal and oatmeal that was donated to the BackPack Program. Thank you to each family that donated! Congratulations to Mrs. Fanelli's class for collecting the most boxes!
MCI Talent Show - March 26
We are excited to give our students an opportunity to display their talents, and the Talent Show is just the place to do that! The talent show will be on March 26 at 6:30pm at Musselman Middle School. Students who were selected to participate will been to be at the MMS auditorium no later than 5:45pm.
Family Dance Sign-Up Forms Are Due by March 28.
Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate late forms.
Physical Fitness Test
The Physical Fitness Test (also known as the FitnessGram) will take place after spring break for students. It will take 3-4 weeks to complete all the tests. It measures student fitness levels and is reported to the state as a YES/NO score for age groups, not specific students. The required fitness test includes height and weight measurements (this will be done in private), push-ups, curl-ups, flexibility, and aerobic capacity. Students are encouraged to do their best.
Relay for Life Fundraisers
April 19-26: Lego & Squishmallow Raffle - $1 per chance
Our theme for Relay For Life this year is Building Steps to a CURE, one block at a time!
Attached are pictures of the raffle items.
May 17-23: Pie in the Face Relay For Life Fundraiser (To be pied, teachers must have at least $50 donated)
How to participate (2 ways):
Buy a chance to pie a specific staff member ($1 per chance)
Vote for the staff member you want to see pied (any amount)
Week of the Military Child
Mill Creek Intermediate has been recognized as a distinguished Purple School. As part of this distinction, we will celebrate the Week of the Military Child. The Department of Defense Education Activity and school systems across the country will honor the courage and resiliency of military-connected children in the month of April. This year Spirit Week is being recognized on April 15-19, 2024, and Purple Up Day in West Virginia is April 19th, 2024. We thank our military families for the sacrifices that they make for all of us.
SOAR'n Supporters & LSIC
The LSIC is a committee that is meant to assist the school and school system in ensuring that parent, family, business, and community involvement is embedded in all aspects of the school and county strategic improvement plans. It will help to develop and promote the school and school system vision for excellence by being catalysts for innovation and it will represent the voice of the community’s education stakeholders.
At Mill Creek, the LSIC will be working collaboratively with the SOAR'n Supporters (PTO) to plan and implement family involvement activities. We invite all caregivers who would like to help with these activities to attend our quarterly LSIC meetings.
All meetings will be held in the school library at 4pm. The tentative quarterly dates will be:
- April 10
Will my student earn the SOAR reward?
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 May 23. 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 36 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.
Upcoming Important Dates
Mar. 26 - MCI Talent Show - 6:30 @ MMS
Mar. 28 - PreK Fairytale Night
Mar. 29 - No School for Students - Staff work day
Apr. 1 - 5 - Spring Break
Apr. 8 - 2hr Early Release
Apr. 10 - Berkeley County Battle of the Books Competition
Apr. 10 - LSIC & SOAR'n Supporters @ 4pm
Apr. 12 - Family Night in Hollywood Event (Look for more info soon)
***5:30-6:30- Prek & 4th Grade
***7-8 - 3rd & 5th Grade
Apr, 16 - 4th grade to watershed field trip (Jessee, Crable, Varros)
Apr. 17 - 4th grade to watershed field trip (Hott, Pittinger Jeans, Congo)
Apr. 22 - Interims
Apr. 24 - 5th Grade to Orrs (Yates, Kirchner, Reardon, Grant)
Apr. 26 - 5th Grade to Orrs (Sneathen, Tetzloff, Thompson, Clark)
May 2- Strings and Choir concert
May 7 - 5th Grade GSA - Science
May 8 - 5th Grade GSA - ELA
May 9 - 3rd & 4th Grade GSA - ELA
May 14 - No School - Election Day
May 15 - 5th Grade GSA - Math
May 16 - 3rd & 4th GSA - Math
May 17 - Relay for Life, Pep Rally & PreK Picnic**
May 20 - Field Day**
**(Students must have all GSA assessments and all work completed to participate)
May 21 - 5th Grade Celebrations
May 22 - 5th Grade Celebrations
May 23 - 4th nine weeks SOAR Reward
May 24 - Tentative Last Day of school for students - 2 hr early release
***All dates are subject to change. Check dojo for updates.