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Attention Parents and Friends of Mason County Central Schools: Employment Opportunity: METS, a transportation provider for Mason County Central, is currently seeking candidates for bus drivers and monitors. If you enjoy working with kids, and are interested in part-time employment, this may be a perfect job for you! No experience is necessary and training will be provided to qualified candidates. For more information, please call (517) 647-7765 or toll free at (888) 996-8586.

For the upcoming 2022-2023 school year it will be very important for all of our parents to have a Parent Portal account set up for their child/children. We are transitioning to an all electronic enrollment system and this will all be done in your Parent Portal Account, including all of our annual Back to School paper work. You can keep up with your child's attendance, grades, assignments, and reach out to teachers through email. Please see the attached flyer and reach out to your buildings secretary for more information on how to create your Parent Portal.

5th grade parents: There is a note coming home today with your student about the band program they can be a part of when they go to the middle school in the 22/23 school year! If you could review the form and send the bottom portion back if there is interest so we can send them along to the Middle School! Band is a class at the middle school so your student will need to have it built into their schedules! Thank you and have a great day in Spartan Country!

For More information visit: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/assistance-programs/food/pandemic-ebt or call 1-833-905-0028.

UE Parents: Below is the information for our end of the year awards assembly. Parents are welcome to attend! We look forward to seeing you there! Have a great day in Spartan Country!

Free Summer Meals for Kids !! Please keep in mind, meals are “dine in only”, there will be no pick up or take-home meals. Let’s Meet Up and Eat Up !!! Come and join the fun !!!!!! This is a non-income based program This summer, when school lets out, Mason County Central Food Service, through the Summer Food Service Program will offer free and nutritious meals to all children ages 18 years and younger at the following sites: Serving Days: June 13th through July 29th, 2022. All Centers closed July 4th,2022. Serving days are Monday through Friday. Upper Elementary - 505 W. Maple St. Scottville 8:15 am until 8:45 am – Breakfast until July 1st, 2022 11:00 am until 12:00 pm - Lunch Emanuel Lutheran Church – 501 E. Danaher St. 11:00 am until 12:30 pm - Lunch Mason County Library – Ludington – 217 E. Ludington Ave. 11:00 am until 12:00 pm - Lunch Waterfront Park – Ludington – 300 S. William St. 11:15 am until 12:15 pm – Lunch Feel free to call with any questions Mary Ann Nielsen Mason County Central Food Service Director 231-757-5721

Good morning! We would to start this holiday weekend by sending out our congratulations to the MCC Upper Elementary Students' of the Month for May - 3rd grade: Hayden Wright, 4th grade: Emelina Tiles , and 5th grade: Ezequiel Yeck! I would also like to mention the dates of the upcoming grade level end of the year field trips - 3rd grade is going to Lewis' Farms on June 1st, 4th grade will be going to White Pine Village on June 2, and our 5th graders will be going to Ludington State Park on June 8! Tonight is graduation for our seniors! The staff here would like them to know how proud we are of each and every one of them! Congratulations Class of 2022! As always, have a great day in Spartan Country!

Good morning Spartan Families! This note will be going home with your student again today with information regarding the spring music program that is tomorrow! Please have your student at the High School Cafeteria at 5:45, with the program starting at 6! As always, have a great day in Spartan Country!!!

The Deadline for Gus Macker is fast approaching and they don't want anyone to miss it. Please see the attached flyer for more information on how to register your team for the Gus Macker 3 on 3 Charity Tournament. The Deadline is May 30th, 2022.

For families interested in soccer for their children, attached you will find a flyer with more information on how to get your child involved. Registration opens on June 20th and closes on July 15th. For more information visit https://westshorewaves.com

Good morning Spartan Families! This note will be going home with your student tomorrow with information regarding the upcoming music program! And as always, have a great day in Spartan Country!

MCC Families & Community, Please join us for an Agricultural night to help us celebrate our Agricultural Roots and the arrival of the mobile Farm Bureau Science Lab. There will be Interactive games with prizes, Sweet treats, Equipment displays and so much more! Show your Spartan Pride and Scottville Community Pride by attending this event on Wednesday May 11th from 6:00 - 8:00PM in the Upper Elementary Parking lot Areas. You won't want to miss this one, we will also have a drawing for a set of Apple Earbuds and an Amazon Fire HD10. Please see attached flyer for more information.

TIME CORRECTION for the Tech Talk scheduled for Tuesday May 10th. The time is 8:00 PM not 7:00 PM like stated in the previous post. Here is the Zoom Link: https://trendmicro.zoom.us/j/93028930368?pwd=aWEyZGU0YjA1c0VESkp0SlZiYjBRZz09 and Passcode: 778710 for you to join that meeting for a conversation about the opportunities and challenges our families and kids’ have experienced with technology due to COVID-19. From TikTok to Zoom to Roblox, hear some best practices on how to help your kids use the internet in safe and healthy ways. These include tech tips as well as guidelines and exercises you can use with your kids. There will be ample opportunity to raise your concerns and ask questions, too!

Reminder to Parents Interested in the Family Tech Talk it will be held tomorrow Tuesday May 10th at 7:00 PM. The Zoom Link and Passcode is provided below. • The session will run about 75-80 minutes (which includes time for questions). • If the event is offered in other languages, please select the language by clicking on the translation icon at the bottom of the screen. • Attendees will neither be seen nor heard during the event. However, participants can chat and submit questions at any time using the Q&A button. • After you leave the session, you should see a very brief survey. Please provide feedback! • Those who complete the feedback and provide an email address will be entered to win a 1- year license of Trend Micro Maximum Security, to protect up to 5 devices in your home. Zoom Link: https://trendmicro.zoom.us/j/93028930368?pwd=aWEyZGU0YjA1c0VESkp0SlZiYjBRZz09 Passcode: 778710

MCC Families & Community, Please join us for an Agricultural night to help us celebrate our Agricultural Roots and the arrival of the mobile Farm Bureau Science Lab. There will be Interactive games with prizes, Sweet treats, Equipment displays and so much more! Show your Spartan Pride and Scottville Community Pride by attending this event on Wednesday May 11th from 6:00 - 8:00PM in the Upper Elementary Parking lot Areas. Please see attached flyer for more information.

Attention Families: Please join us for a Virtual Family Tech Talk The last year has challenged us to rethink how we live, work, interact, and view the world. It has become a delicate balancing act between keeping our kids and families safe from a pandemic, coming to terms with more screen time, and managing the transformation of our homes into offices, classrooms and more. Join us for a conversation about the opportunities and challenges our families and kids’ have experienced with technology due to COVID-19. From TikTok to Zoom to Roblox, hear some best practices on how to help your kids use the internet in safe and healthy ways. These include tech tips as well as guidelines and exercises you can use with your kids. There will be ample opportunity to raise your concerns and ask questions, too! For more information see attached flyer. Click on the Zoom Link to join: https://trendmicro.zoom.us/j/93028930368?pwd=aWEyZGU0YjA1c0VESkp0SlZiYjBRZz09 and enter the Passcode: 778710

The Polls are Open!! Remember to get to your normal polling place to vote on the MCC Bond Proposal by 8:00 pm this evening. GO SPARTANS!!

On Tuesday, May 3rd remember to get to your normal polling location to vote on the MCC Bond Proposal. Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Go Spartans!!

Here is the May edition of the Upper Elementary Newsletter! We would like to send out congratulations to the April Students' of the Month- Gavin Bell, Joslyn Tuka, and Madison Crysler! Please note all the important dates coming up for track and field days, field trips and in-service days! And always, have a great day in Spartan Country!

We have an excellent opportunity for parents coming up on May 10th… Texting, gaming, Roblox, Minecraft, TikTok, YouTube. Technology is changing fast, and many of us are struggling to stay one step ahead of our kids and learn everything we can about being online. (Not an easy task when most of them know more about it than we do!) Join us for a virtual Family Tech Talk presentation with an Internet safety expert from Trend Micro, who will share the latest trends, give advice on how to help your child use the Internet responsibly, and answer parent questions in a Q&A session. The Zoom event will be on Tuesday, May 10th at 8 p.m. Visit the link at the bottom to join the event. The presentation will discuss what our children are doing online—and how to teach them to be smart, safe, and respectful digital citizens. They’ll also cover privacy and security issues, how to encourage responsible Internet use, and even more. In addition to learning some helpful tips, you could win a Trend Micro Internet security product! Five copies of Trend Micro Maximum Security will be raffled off to families attending the event. We hope you join us on Tuesday, May 10th at 8 p.m. to learn more about this important topic. Event link: https://tinyl.io/65wk ***Parents that participate will receive a copy of the book, (sent home with your child after the presentation): Parenting Generation Screen written by Jonathan McKee courtesy of MCC.