On Thursday, March 26; during our Science and Math Night; Mr. Peterson will be holding a $.25 Book Sale in our Library!
Dear MCC School Family,
Wow! What a Winter!!!
In case you lost count we have had 11 snow days thus far in the 2024-2025 School Year.
Each school year, the State automatically authorizes 6 days for school day cancellations when circumstances beyond our control occur. In addition, the Michigan Department of Education can waive up to 3 additional days for districts with compelling reasons to cancel. I am happy to report that we just recently received our waiver request for the 3 additional days.
With that being said, we still need to make up the 2 other days. We will do this by simply extending the calendar 2 days - adding June 9th and 10th on to the end of the calendar. Of course if further school day cancellations occur, those too would need to be added to the end of the school year. As previously planned, the last day of school will be a 1/2 day.
Let's hope that Ol' Man Winter is finally ready to give in to a Beautiful Spring Season and close of this school year.
We wanted to get this change in the end-of-year calendar to you as soon as possible for planning purposes.
Wishing you all the best and Stay Strong Spartans!!
Here is the link our 2nd Trimester Honor Roll: https://www.masoncountypress.com/2025/03/19/mcc-upper-elementary-2nd-trimester-honor-roll/
Congratulations to all these students for putting in the time and on working hard! It sure does pay off! Have a great day in Spartan Country!
Showing up is Job #1 at MCC Upper Elementary! Let's celebrate three fine Spartan Scholars who are at the top and leading the charge: 3rd grade - Landri Bredernitz, 4th grade - Emma Personette, and 5th grade - Luke Petersen!
🌟 Join us this weekend for an engaging Family Affair on Saturday, March 15th from 10 AM to 2 PM. This event offers interactive booths, games, and activities designed to bring out the superhero in everyone! It's an excellent opportunity for families to connect and have fun together. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Book Blast program is under way here at the Upper Elementary! Pictured are our last treasure chest winners: 4th grader Sloane Alway and a the GRAND PRIZE WINNER 3rd grader Nolan Kessel. But Book Blast is not over yet!. Help your teacher earn free classroom supplies and books, and earn your Treasure Map prizes by completing your Treasure Map assignment tonight. Let’s keep earning books!
We would like to send out our huge THANKS to Mason County Reformed Church for the wonderful donations! The students and staff are extremely thankful for all you do for the schools and surrounding community!
We have rescheduled our Science & Math Night to Wednesday, March 26th! Join us in exploring grade level science activities, projects and learning about math games that can be done at home with your child. You are welcome to check out all grade level activities during this time. Mr. Kimes and Mr. Anes will be grilling hot dogs, and providing a bag of chips and bottled water! Please make sure to RSVP by Friday, March 21th!
Dear MCC School Family,
We were just made aware that PowerSchool sent out a broad email to all of Mason County Central Schools' Parents/Guardians and Staff regarding the cybersecurity incident back in December of 2024. So far all indications show that Mason County Central's data was not a widescale breach. In addition, Mason County Central Schools does NOT load individual's social security numbers into the system. But being diligent in assuring the protection of your data is what PowerSchool is striving to do.
As a reminder, PowerSchool is a company that provides Mason County Central Schools and districts across the United States with student information management software.
As discussed previously, we recently learned that on December 28, 2024, PowerSchool discovered that an unauthorized actor gained access to certain customer data, potentially including some information relating to Mason County Central Schools.
We understand that on or about January 29, 2025, PowerSchool began sending notifications via email directly to certain impacted individuals and families to notify them of the incident. It is anticipated that these incident notification emails from PowerSchool will be sent to affected individuals and families on a rolling basis in the coming days and weeks. PowerSchool has represented its investigation into the incident has not yet concluded. As such, our understanding of the scope of the incident is actively evolving and there remains a possibility that those families who have not yet received an email from PowerSchool may receive one in the future, along with further communication from Mason County Central Schools
We understand that PowerSchool is sending the notifications from one of the following email addresses:Ps-sis-incident@mail.csid.com, Ps-sis-incident@mail1.csid.com, or Ps-sis-incident@mail2.csid.com.
As always, we encourage our community to remain vigilant when using email. When requested to follow a link or download an attachment, please review the sender information and the email domain to confirm that the request is legitimate. If you receive a PowerSchool correspondence that is not from one of the above email addresses or you are unsure about an email’s legitimacy, please exercise caution. Do not click any links or download attachments.
While we await final findings from PowerSchool concerning the scope of the impact of this incident, it is important to also remain diligent in reviewing your financial account statements and credit reports for fraudulent or irregular activity on a regular basis.
As a reminder, PowerSchool has set up a dedicated response line for this incident. The response line is available Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Central Time. You may contact PowerSchool’s response line directly at (833) 918-9464. Additionally, PowerSchool has published additional information on its website, which is available at: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/
We acknowledge this may be concerning news. As always, our #1 priority is to ensure the safety and security of our students, staff and community. We will share further updates as relevant information becomes available.
Sincerely,
Mason County Central Schools
Pictured are our second and third Treasure Chest winners, 3rd grader Alex Hiatt and 3rd grader Isaac Austin! Our quest to level up our readers has never been so much fun! We’re blasting through our adventure to earn as many books as possible for our students. Register now either by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visit this link: https://app.booksarefun.com/MasonCOUES49454/parents/sign_up and invite 10+ contacts to be entered into the drawings for our Treasure Chests!
Dear Mason Co Upper Elementary School Families: Our Book Blast event has just a few days left, and the response we’ve had is AMAZING. Thank You! Already registered? Ensure you have sent at least 10 invitations, so your student qualifies for their prizes and are entered into our drawings! Remember, 100% of all contributions stay with the school in the form of books for our students, books for our school, and classroom supplies for our teachers. Not registered? There’s still time to get in on the fun, earn books for your student, and have a chance to win a Treasure Chest stuffed with cash. Click the secure link above and invite at least 10 people who you think would want to help build your student(s) home library: https://app.booksarefun.com/MasonCOUES49454.
Dear Upper Elementary Parents and Guardians, Due to weather conditions, we have canceled our STEM Parent night that was scheduled for this evening, March 6th. Please look for more information to come, as we will be rescheduling this event.
Dear MCC School Family,
Last night's flash freeze has covered our roads in ice with some drifting making for dangerous driving conditions, therefore the Mason County Central School District including Victory Early Childhood Center will be closed Thursday, March 6th. Stay Safe, Warm, and Strong Spartans!
The Book Blast program is under way here at the Upper Elementary! Pictured is our first Treasure Chest winner, 4th grader Hunter Lefler! Congratulations Hunter! Our quest to level up our readers has never been so much fun! We’re blasting through our adventure to earn as many books as possible for our students. Register now either by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visit this link: https://app.booksarefun.com/MasonCOUES49454/parents/sign_up and invite 10+ contacts to be entered into the drawings for our Treasure Chests!
Dear MCC Parents and Guardians,
If you haven't done so already please take a moment of your day to complete the anonymous parent/guardian survey at the following link;
https://kentisd.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5z4iAhLEuKWTRAO?D_Code=53010&ParentGuardianSurvey
The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete. We really want to hear from you and appreciate you taking the time to help us deliver a positive learning environment for our students... your children.
The window to complete the survey closes on Friday, March 7th.
Look who swung into Mr. Mounts office to talk about our 33rd Annual Family AfFair. Rumor has it Spiderman will make an appearance on Saturday March 15th at the Family AfFair. You won't want to miss out on the fun. This event will be held at our High School from 10:00am to 2:00pm. There will be many fun and interactive booths for the whole family to enjoy. We hope to see you there!
The Upper Elementary theme for March is Reading Month is "March Reading Madness" centered around basketball! As a kickoff, we hosted an assembly to watch a couple games of Lightning for the 4 building principals: Mr. Etchison, Mr. Kimes, Mr. Dennis, and Mr. Tuka! Mr. Etchison was the winner of Game 1, and Mr. Tuka took game 2!
Happy March is Reading Month! Here is the activity calendar the Upper Elementary March Reading Madness, centered around sports and basketball!
Dear MCC Parents and Guardians,
We Want To Hear From You!!
Please use the link below to access the anonymous parent/guardian survey.
https://kentisd.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5z4iAhLEuKWTRAO?D_Code=53010&ParentGuardianSurvey
The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete and we thank you in advance for taking the time to help us deliver a positive learning environment for our students... your children.
The window to complete the survey closes on Friday, March 7th.
Have a great week Spartan Parents!!
The Books Are Fun Book Blast is OPEN! To register your student, scan the QR code on the flyer or visit this link: https://app.booksarefun.com/MasonCOUES49454/parents/sign_up . The first 30 students to send out 10 invitations will receive PRIZES tomorrow! This is great way to kick off March is Reading Month! As always, let's make it a great day in Spartan Country!
