Rush Creek News

April 2, 2025

The online ordering window is now open for the 24/25 Yearbooks. Please click on the link below to orders yours today. The ordering deadline is April 4th, and yearbooks will be delivered the week of May 19th.

There are a limited amount of physical order forms available in the front office, if you chose not to order online.

MCA testing will be held on the following dates and times for grades 3-5. It is important that students are in school on the day they are scheduled to complete the test and have had a good night sleep and breakfast. Please remember that breakfast is available to all students at school for free! If you have questions about your student's testing dates and times please reach out to their classroom teacher for more information.

3rd grade Reading – April 8-9 10:00-11:30

3rd grade Math - April 15-16 10:00- 11:30

4th grade Reading – April 9-10 10:45 - 12:30

4th grade Math – April 16-17 10:45 - 12:30

5th grade Reading – April 8-9 9:45-11:15

5th grade Math – April 15-16 9:45-11:15

5th grade Science - April 23-24 9:45-10:45

It is the time of year when we begin thinking about next year’s classroom placement. A number of variables are taken into consideration in order to create a balanced classroom that will meet student needs. If you feel there are any unique factors the school may not know about your student, please complete and return this form in a sealed envelope to the office by Friday, April 4, 2025. We ask that you do not list individual teacher names, as we are unable to honor specific teacher requests. Classroom placements are final and will be available on ParentVUE at the end of August prior to Open House.

The Rush Creek School Carnival is happening on Friday, April 25th! You can skip the lines and order your wristbands ahead of time. The flyer below will be coming home with your students this week, fill it out and return it to the office, and they'll send your wristbands home on April 23rd and 24th.

Kindergarten enrollment for the 25-26 school year is now open. If you have a student that will be attending kindergarten in the fall, please click on the link below for instructions on how to enroll.

In preparation for this event, we are considering getting busses for those that would like to utilize that option. Therefore, we need to obtain numbers for those that would be interested in taking the bus should we offer that option. Please click on the link below to take a short survey so we can prepare accordingly for this fun event.

CDC Measles Data

As of March 27, 2025, a total of 483 confirmed* measles cases were reported by 20 jurisdictions: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Washington.

The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is very safe and effective. When more than 95% of people in a community are vaccinated (coverage >95%), most people are protected through community immunity (herd immunity). However, vaccination coverage among U.S. kindergartners has decreased from 95.2% during the 2019–2020 school year to 92.7% in the 2023–2024 school year, leaving approximately 280,000 kindergartners at risk[.]

Please contact the school health office with questions or concerns.