MCC Upper Elementary - Our Actions Will Inspire and Equip Students to Excel

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving, MCC Upper Elementary! 🍁 We are so grateful for our amazing students and families. Thank you for your support and for sharing your wonderful kids with us each day. Wishing you a warm, joyful, and restful holiday!

Ms. J’s 3rd graders wrapped up The BFG this week, and what better way to celebrate all that hard reading work than with a movie…and some Frobscottle! 💨💚 Our readers were all smiles as they enjoyed seeing the story come to life on screen. We love celebrating great books and even greater effort! 📚✨ #MCCSpartans #ThirdGradeReads #BFGFun #ReadingMagic

🍂 Thanksgiving reminder for Mason County Central families! 🍂 💛💛 Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 26 is a HALF DAY of school. Scottville Elementary will dismiss at 11:20 AM; all other buildings will dismiss at 11:30 AM. Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving — we’ll see students back on Monday, December 1.🍁🦃

With the Holiday season upon us, the Upper Elementary grade levels have chosen 3 amazing organizations for our students to take up donations. The 3rd grade has chosen the Scottville Senior Center. The 4th grade has chosen Mason County Mutts. The 5th grade has chosen The MCC Upper Elementary Clothing Closet. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out the office or your student's teacher.
We hope you have a great Holiday Season!

Winter is here! As we head into another Northern Michigan winter, we want to be sure all of our students stay warm, safe, and comfortable during recess. At MCC Upper Elementary, we go outside every day unless it is raining or the temperature/wind chill is 5°F or below. Please help your child come prepared for the weather. If your family needs help getting winter gear, please contact our office staff—we are happy to connect you with resources. Thank you for helping keep our Spartans warm and ready to enjoy outdoor play!

The MCC PTC is still in need of voluteers for their Holiday Shoppe. You can sign up on the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0B49A9AE2EA3F94-60010171-holiday. You will also need to have a volunteer form on file with MCC Schools. Here is the link for the volunteer form, we will also need a picture/copy of your driver's license: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1009/District/3981002e-b589-470a-8089-0f989b81688a/MCC_Volunteer_Form.pdf?disposition=inline.

To get into the Holiday spirit we will be having some Holiday Themed Dress-Up Days in December!!! See the attached schedule and participate in the FUN!

📸 Just a little peek at the joy happening around MCC Upper Elementary! 💙💛 From a fun and cozy book tasting, to hands-on learning games, pancake making, cup-stacking challenges, and so much more—our Spartans are learning, laughing, and loving every minute of it. We are so grateful for these amazing kids and the energy they bring into our school each day. Their smiles say it all! 💛✨ #MCCSpartans #UpperElMagic #LearningIsFun #KidsWhoLoveLearning

The City of Scottville be be hosting their 6th Annual Christmas Parade December 6th at 6:00pm. See the attached flyer for more details!

Our staff is pretty amazing, and we’d love to shower them with some extra gratitude this month! 🍁💙

Our students are practicing gratitude all month long, and we’d love for families to join in too. Please take a minute to fill out a “Thankful for You” form for a staff member who has made a difference for your child. Your kind words mean so much!

📋 Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/ip676FsKzk4ht7V79
(You can submit more than one if you’d like to recognize multiple staff members! 💛)

It’s time! Time to pull out the wrestling mats once again. Any child interested in Scottville Youth wrestling is invited to join the Spartan Wrestling Club. Come ready to learn about wrestling and have some fun. If you believe your child will be interested in this opportunity, please fill out the registration form below and bring it to the meeting or the first practice. We communicate during the season using the Spond app. If you add it to your phone or already have it, you can join our group using the code OZLVF.

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Heroes at MCC Upper Elementary 🇺🇸 Today our students paid a heartfelt tribute to our Veterans during a special assembly. Student readers shared meaningful reflections, our entire student body joined together to sing patriotic songs they learned in music class 🎶, and our School Safeties proudly led the Pledge of Allegiance. Our office windows were also lined with a beautiful Wall of Heroes, decorated with poppies crafted in art class. 🌺 Our students did an amazing job and represented MCC with pride, gratitude, and respect for all who have served. 💙💛 #MCCSpartans #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans

Here is the QR code for Hand 2 Hand. If you would like a paper form to fill out, please contact the Upper Elementary office at 231-757-5720 or email Mrs. Baker at abaker@mccschools.org; and we will send a paper copy home with your student. This program helps provide student(s) with food for the weekends and is intended for families who currently may be experiencing a financial burden. Students who are signed up for Hand2Hand will receive a minimum of 10 food items in a bag. These food items will be a combination of breakfast, snacks, and lunch or dinner items. There is no cost to participate! If you sign your student up to receive Hand2Hand, they will continue to receive the weekend bag of food each week throughout the school year. Bags will be discreetly delivered to your child at school.

It is Holiday Shoppe time at the elementaries and we would love to have you join us in spreading cheer this holiday season. 🎄
If you enjoy creating a festive shopping environment, or helping young people choose gifts for friends and family, or if wrapping presents brings you joy, we’d love to have you sign up using the link below. ❤️💚
https://www.signupgenius.com/.../70A0B49A9AE2EA3F94...
Please note that all volunteers must have the required volunteer paperwork on file with the school office by 11/18 in order to assist when students are present jn the Shoppe. The link to this paperwork at the top of the sign up form. ☺️
If you have any questions feel free to email the PTC at scottvilleptc@gmail.com.

Attention parents: If your student is missing anything, please have them check the Upper Elementary Lost and Found! There are A LOT of sweatshirts right now. If you'd like, you can also contact the office by phone at 231-757-5720 or email Mrs. Baker at abaker@mccschools if there is a particular item you are missing from home. Please make sure to include a size and color if possible. We can be on the lookout for it!

📰 Our November Newsletter is here!
Check out highlights of our Kindness and Gratitude focus, upcoming events, and more ways our Spartans are growing together this month. 💙💛

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Mason county central schools would like to remind families that there will be no school on Friday November 7th as our staff will be participating in a professional development day. We hope you have a wonderful long weekend and we will see you back at school on Monday November 10th

We are holding a short Veterans Day assembly on Tuesday, November 11th, from 8:45–9:15 a.m. to honor those who have served our country.

This event is designed for our students, but we would be honored to welcome any veterans who would like to attend and be recognized for their service.

Thank you for your courage, dedication, and the example you set for our students every day. 💙💛

#MCCSpartans #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans

We would like to celebrate Veteran's Day by creating a Hall of Heroes. If you have a Hero, you would like honored , please send in a COPY of their picture or email a copy to Mrs. Baker at abaker@mccschools.org. Please label the picture with the name of the person, the student(s) that the person is related or connected to, and the war they participated in. The pictures will be used to create a Hall of Heroes and will be on display for the month of November. Please send in your pictures no later than November 7th.

Thank You!!!!