Mill Creek Upper Elementary

We are excited to kick off the 25/26 school year with you and your child! We want it to be your best year ever! We look forward to seeing our returning 6th graders and welcoming our incoming 5th graders.

The Mill Creek office open from 8 am to 4 pm to answer any questions that you may have.

Please plan to join us on August 14th for our Back to School night from 5-7 pm. This is the only available time to visit teachers and classrooms before school starts on August 18th.

Our focus this year is every minute matters. We will use every minute with your child to help them grow academically, build strength of character, pursue emotional wellness and show school pride. I'm thrilled to be starting my second year at Mill Creek and my first year as head principal.

Chad Rourk is the new Assistant Principal at Mill Creek. He is new to Belton and we are excited for him to be a part of our team.

I am thrilled to continue to be a part of Mill Creek and start my role as the principal. This is the start of my 18th year in education and my 7th as a Pirate!

Shelley Tiedeman, Principal

Here is a link to the K-6 Elementary Handbook. Please read through it to help you better understand how we operate and get many questions answered. A couple things I wanted to share with you:

• Birthday treats can not be brought to school due to the various food allergies our students have.

• Water bottles must be able to be closed, no cups/water bottles with straws. There have been too many spills involving iPads and school resources.

• We discourage students from bringing purses/sling bags to school. If they are brought the students will be asked to keep them in the room during the day.

• Here is our District’s Cell Phone policy. Summarizing, phones/watches are off and in backpacks all day.

• Parents are welcome to volunteer in classrooms and/or come to eat with their child. Procedures for both are outlined in the handbook.

• Any change to a student’s transportation MUST be done in writing. Please email the office NO LATER THAN 2:45 to ensure we can communicate with the student and teacher. The office email is mcoffice@bsd124.org.

• If you know your student will be absent, please call or email the office by 9:00 am. If your student is absent from school due to an appointment, please turn a note into the office so we may excuse the absence

Mrs. Allnutt - 6th grade counselor Miss Selig - 5th grade counselor

We are very excited to welcome back our 6th grade students, and look forward to getting to know our 5th grade and other new Mill Creek Upper Elementary students this school year!

We are committed to encouraging, supporting, and empowering students to become the best version of themselves. Our primary task is to help all students become better learners by providing a comprehensive and developmental counseling program that meets their academic, personal/social and career development needs through individual counseling, group counseling and guidance lessons.

Please reach out if we can be of any assistance to your child or family.

You can learn more about the counseling department and available resources by visiting Mill Creek’s Counseling Department website link, found HERE.

Mrs. Allnutt - 6th grade counselor (Mon-Fri) rallnutt@bsd124.org 816-348-1576 x 8417

Ms. Selig - 5th grade counselor (Wed-Fri) eselig@bsd124.org 816-348-1576 x 8418