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Good Afternoon Spartan Families! Please see the attached flyer for changes to the USDA food box distribution. The day has changed from Thursday to TUESDAY and the time is now 4:30-5:30. The pick up location is still in the North parking lot at the Middle School. Beginning tomorrow, TUESDAY, February 9th from 4:30-5:30

Dear MCC School Family: Snow Day # 1 of 2020-21 School Year. Due to deteriorating road conditions and an even worse forecast for Friday morning, we have decided to cancel school for Friday, February 5th. Stay Healthy, Warm and Safe Spartans!!

Just a reminder that tonight, February 4th, from 5-6 you can pick up a USDA Farmers to Families produce box. Free to all and everyone is welcome! The boxes will be distributed in the North parking lot at the Middle School between 5 and 6.

Check out Scottville Elementary’s February Newsletter with important dates and a message from Mr. Etchison

USDA Food boxes are coming!! FREE to those who show up! No requirements just show up during the specified date and time to pick up. Please watch our MCC App for information each week regarding these days and times if there should be any changes

Be sure to head over to the News section on the app to see the December Newsletter from Mr. Etchison.

Just a Reminder that Tomorrow December 18th is the last Day of school before Christmas break. School will resume Monday January 4th. Voice mails will be checked periodically during the Christmas Break so if something comes up please feel free to call the school and leave a message. We hope that you have a safe and Happy Holiday. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Scottville Elementary.

December 15, 2020 Dear School Community, As noted on our COVID-19 Dashboard, the morning of December 15, 2020 we learned about 3 additional School Associated Cases of COVID-19 at Scottville Elementary. One is a confirmed positive staff member, another is a probable staff member (having symptoms and was a close contact to a positive case) and the third is a positive student. All three of these cases are associated with the current Scottville Elementary outbreak and were quarantined due to previously identified close contacts. We do not anticipate needing to notify any further close contacts to these cases as they had been quarantined during the contagious phase to minimize further spread. At this time, our current program at Scottville Elementary of providing remote learning for our 1st and 2nd grades for the remainder of this week will continue as it will help prevent any further spread. The kindergarten WILL continue with face-to-face instruction as this outbreak has been contained in 2nd grade with a slight possibility of some close contacts in first grade. We are working closely with District Health Department #10 to identify any further possible... but unlikely, close contacts of these School Associated Cases and any students or staff that have been identified as a close contact will be notified by the health department and/or Mason County Central Schools as a part of the COVID-19 investigation process. Please answer the phone if the health department or MCC Schools calls you, as a contact tracer may be trying to reach you with important information. Thank you for understanding that, due to medical privacy laws, we are not able to release the name of the individual with COVID-19. We will continue to communicate changes and updates with you. With your help, we believe we can maintain a safe environment while also providing quality education. If you have any questions, contact District Health Department #10 at 231-845-7381. For answers to your COVID-19 questions, please call the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hotline at 888-535-6136 or visit Michigan.gov/coronavirus. Sincerely, Jeff Mount Superintendent

December 13, 2020 Dear School Community, As noted on our COVID-19 Dashboard, late in the morning of December 13, 2020 we learned about 2 School Associated positive Cases of COVID-19. One in a staff member and another in a student in Scottville Elementary School. In addition, we are also closely monitoring 2 probable cases that are also connected to the same outbreak. Most of these recent cases are isolated in the second grade but due to some close contacts in our first grade that require quarantines, we will need to shift to remote learning for the week preceding Christmas Break for both our first and second grades. Please note: Kindergarten will not be impacted by these cases. For our 1st and 2nd grade parents, Scottville Elementary Staff will be in contact with you to guide you and your child through the shift to remote learning that will be taught by your student's classroom teacher. We are working closely with District Health Department #10 to identify Close Contacts of these School Associated Cases. Any students or staff that have been identified as a close contact will be notified by the health department and/or Mason County Central Schools as a part of the COVID-19 investigation process. Please answer the phone if the health department or MCC Schools calls you, as a contact tracer may be trying to reach you with important information. Thank you for understanding that, due to medical privacy laws, we are not able to release the name of the individual with COVID-19. We will continue to communicate changes and updates with you. With your help, we believe we can maintain a safe environment while also providing quality education. If you have any questions, contact District Health Department #10 at 231-845-7381. For answers to your COVID-19 questions, please call the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hotline at 888-535-6136 or visit Michigan.gov/coronavirus. Sincerely, Jeff Mount Superintendent

December 10, 2020 Attention: This is the third notification sent today... Each of these positive cases are unrelated to each other. At this time, there isn't any apparent spread within the school district. These are community spread cases that could result in close contact quarantines and/or classroom cohorts needing to move to remote learning. Dear School Community, As noted on our COVID-19 Dashboard, the afternoon of December 10, 2020 we learned about a School Associated Case of COVID-19 in another staff member at Scottville Elementary School. We are working closely with District Health Department #10 to identify Close Contacts of this School Associated Case. Any students or staff that have been identified as a close contact will be notified by the health department and/or Mason County Central Schools as a part of the COVID-19 investigation process. Please answer the phone if the health department or MCC Schools calls you, as a contact tracer may be trying to reach you with important information. Thank you for understanding that, due to medical privacy laws, we are not able to release the name of the individual with COVID-19. We will continue to communicate changes and updates with you. With your help, we believe we can maintain a safe environment while also providing quality education. If you have any questions, contact District Health Department #10 at 231-845-7381. For answers to your COVID-19 questions, please call the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hotline at 888-535-6136 or visit Michigan.gov/coronavirus. Sincerely, Jeff Mount Superintendent

December 10, 2020 Attention: This is a second notification sent today... The first was for a COVID positive Middle School Student and this notification is for a Scottville Elementary COVID positive Staff Member. Dear School Community, As noted on our COVID-19 Dashboard, the afternoon of December 10, 2020 we learned about a School Associated Case of COVID-19 in a staff member at Scottville Elementary School. We are working closely with District Health Department #10 to identify Close Contacts of this School Associated Case. Any students or staff that have been identified as a close contact will be notified by the health department and/or Mason County Central Schools as a part of the COVID-19 investigation process. Please answer the phone if the health department or MCC Schools calls you, as a contact tracer may be trying to reach you with important information. Thank you for understanding that, due to medical privacy laws, we are not able to release the name of the individual with COVID-19. We will continue to communicate changes and updates with you. With your help, we believe we can maintain a safe environment while also providing quality education. If you have any questions, contact District Health Department #10 at 231-845-7381. For answers to your COVID-19 questions, please call the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hotline at 888-535-6136 or visit Michigan.gov/coronavirus. Sincerely, Jeff Mount Superintendent

December 7, 2020 Dear MCC School Community: As noted on our COVID-19 Dashboard, the afternoon of December 7, 2020 we learned about a School Associated Probable Case of COVID-19 in a staff member at Scottville Elementaryl. For your information, a "Probable" Case is when someone has learned of an exposure to a known positive case AND has COVID symptoms. Therefore, they are treated as a positive case until proven otherwise (Negative COVID Test). Having said that, we do NOT anticipate any further close contacts and quarantines of MCC students or staff from this case. To be thorough, we are working closely with District Health Department #10 to identify Close Contacts of this School Associated Case. While it is unlikely any Scottville Elementary Students or Staff will be identified as a close contact, if so, they will be notified by the health department and/or Mason County Central Schools as a part of the COVID-19 investigation process. Please answer the phone if the health department or MCC Schools calls you, as a contact tracer may be trying to reach you with important information. Thank you for understanding that, due to medical privacy laws, we are not able to release the name of the individual with COVID-19. We will continue to communicate changes and updates with you. With your help, we believe we can maintain a safe environment while also providing quality education. If you have any questions, contact District Health Department #10 at 231-845-7381. For answers to your COVID-19 questions, please call the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hotline at 888-535-6136 or visit Michigan.gov/coronavirus. Sincerely, Jeff Mount Superintendent COVID-19

December 7, 2020 Dear MCC School Community: As noted on our COVID-19 Dashboard, the afternoon of December 7, 2020 we learned about a School Associated Probable Case of COVID-19 in a staff member at Scottville Elementaryl. For your information, a "Probable" Case is when someone has learned of an exposure to a known positive case AND has COVID symptoms. Therefore, they are treated as a positive case until proven otherwise (Negative COVID Test). Having said that, we do NOT anticipate any further close contacts and quarantines of MCC students or staff from this case. To be thorough, we are working closely with District Health Department #10 to identify Close Contacts of this School Associated Case. While it is unlikely any Scottville Elementary Students or Staff will be identified as a close contact, if so, they will be notified by the health department and/or Mason County Central Schools as a part of the COVID-19 investigation process. Please answer the phone if the health department or MCC Schools calls you, as a contact tracer may be trying to reach you with important information. Thank you for understanding that, due to medical privacy laws, we are not able to release the name of the individual with COVID-19. We will continue to communicate changes and updates with you. With your help, we believe we can maintain a safe environment while also providing quality education. If you have any questions, contact District Health Department #10 at 231-845-7381. For answers to your COVID-19 questions, please call the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Hotline at 888-535-6136 or visit Michigan.gov/coronavirus. Sincerely, Jeff Mount Superintendent

Good Afternoon Spartan Families. Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday November 25th, is a half day of school for our students. We will dismiss at 11:20 here at the Scottville Elementary.

Good Morning Scottville Elementary Families, Just a reminder that there will not be school on Monday November 16th as our staff will be participating in a Professional Development day. We hope you enjoy your 3 day weekend and we wish all of our hunter's good luck!

Good Morning Scottville Elementary, Kindergarten and First grade Families. In our recent newsletter it stated that our first deposit day for the Kickstart to Career program for our students was going to be on November 17th. We have had to change this date to Tuesday November 24th. Your children will be bringing home flyers in Friday folders next week with information regarding this deposit day. So please mark your calendars for Tuesday November 24th, the first Kickstart to Career deposit day.

The Mason County Central Schools Salute our Nation's Veterans!!!

Good Afternoon Scottville Elementary Families, be sure to head on over to the news section of the MCC App and check out Mr. Etchison's November Newsletter.

Halloween Celebration Reminder for Scottville Elementary: Due to the pandemic we will be providing the snacks, drinks and treat for this year's celebration. The children will be celebrating with the students from their cohort (class) and will watch a Halloween themed cartoon while enjoying their snack and treats. We will not be dressing up in costumes this year but we are encouraging the children to wear their Halloween themed protective face coverings (see example) to school on Friday. We appreciate the calls from those offering to donate treats to our celebrations this year and regret having to decline those offers. We look forward to normal Halloween celebrations again in 2021.

Dear MCC School Family, When you get a chance, please check out a letter from the Regional Superintendents posted in the News Feed on this App or the district Website[ www.mccschools.org ]. The letter is in regards to all of us staying extra vigilant in our efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses as we enter the Flu season. We so want to keep our schools open and continue to provide extracurricular activities through this school year. Just so you know, our students and staff have been wonderful in their efforts here at school to learn and teach in a safe and healthy manner. Stay Healthy and Strong Spartans!!