Head on over to the News section of the app to check out the September/October Newsletter From Mr. Etchison.
Good Afternoon Scotville Elementary Families Virtual and Face 2 Face. If you have NOT had a chance to fill out the back to school paper work that is located on our Scottville Elementary web page, please head on over there and get that done, our deadline to have this in is October 2nd. Keep an eye out for paper work to be coming home with your children in Friday folders or in the mail as we have mailed some paper work to families who are virtual learners as well. Also if we have NOT gotten a copy of your child's birth certificate, proof of residency, and/or immunization records please send a copy in your child's back pack or we can meet you at the front door and make a copy. Thank you!!
Good evening Spartan families, we’re looking forward to starting our third week of school and want to thank everyone for being patient and understanding as we all adjust to the changes we’ve needed to make this fall. The children have been doing a great job making the adjustments and are all settling in quite well.
Please make sure your child(ren) are bringing a clean mask to school each day. If you have masks you’d like to donate for children that need one please contact our office. We have extras but will accept donations as well. Thank you for your continued support.
Employment Opportunity: MCC Food Service is in need of part time help, Mon-Fri, 5-6 hours/day, $13/hour. No nights, weekends or holidays required. Apply at https://www.mccschools.org/o/district/page/employment--610 Job ID 101
Pick Up and Drop Off Clarification:
Drop off is at 8:10 each morning, no recess before school. Start time 8:17, breakfast will be served in classrooms and those children will have until 8:30 to eat.
Kindergarten Students -
1st Day of School: Drop off on the Magic Square (If NOT raining)
Drop off at West Entrance (IF raining)
Pick up at West Entrance
Rest of the School Year: Drop off at Front Entrance
Pick up at West Entrance
1st Grade Students:
Drop off will always be at the Front Entrance
Pick up will always be at the Front Entrance
2nd Grade Students:
Drop off will always be at the Front Entrance
Pick up will always be at the East Entrance
If you have questions please give us a call 757-4701. The office will be staffed starting at 7:30 each morning.
Good evening everyone, I have a few important things to share with you. The first is an important announcement for our Kindergarten families. If it isn't raining Tuesday morning at 8:10, the Kindergarten teachers will meet you out back on the Magic Square for student drop off (first day only). If it is raining, you may drop your Kindergarten child off at the West entrance (1st and 2nd grade parents will drop off at the front entrance as originally planned). Please do not enter the west parking lot with your vehicle as there will be children and parents in the lot posing a safety hazard. You may park on Maple St. or Gay St. Let's keep our fingers crossed that the rain holds off until later in the morning.
All Spartan Families: Please remember that drop off times have changed this year, students will not be able to come inside the building until 8:10 each day and we won't have a recess prior to school starting due to COVID. Beginning on Wednesday morning, all K-2 students can be dropped off at the front entrance (Tuesday - 1st and 2nd only). Remember Scottville Elementary will be releasing all K-2 students at 11:20 the first day of school. Please wear your masks at pick up and drop off and remember parents cannot enter the building at this time. We will have adults throughout the building helping the children get to their classrooms.
Good Morning Scottville Elementary Family, Please head on over to our website and check out our Teacher's Welcome Back Video's and a Special Kindergarten PowerPoint presentation.
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Please visit our website tomorrow: www.mccschools.org for teacher introduction videos and an important Kindergarten Orientation slideshow presentation.
Our office will be open tomorrow from 8:00 - 3:00. Spartan Connected families that didn't have time in their schedule to stop by today may stop by to pick up their materials. We can also accept enrollment paperwork if you need to enroll your child(ren) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Good afternoon, this is an important reminder to all our Spartan Connected online families: Tomorrow - Thursday, September 3rd from 8:00 - 3:00 we will have a district wide Spartan Connected “curbside pickup” at each of the school buildings. Scottville Elementary families should come to the front entrance, ring the “door bell” and wait for someone to come out to assist them. You will receive two short agreements that need to be filled out when you arrive. We recommend parents take them back to their car and bring them back to the front entrance when finished. Once we have these you will receive materials your child will need to get started. Families that do not have WiFi and need a downloaded device will have a pick up date next week. Those families should reach out to the teacher for more information. Our Go Math books are on the way and you will need to stop back by the school to pick their’s up when they arrive...we will keep you posted.
***Please practice social distancing and wear your face mask if there are others waiting when you arrive.
We missed one important date in our original “Mark Your Calendar” post. Please note the addition of the November 16th MCC Inservice.
Good morning, as we worked to finalize our class lists this past week we noticed that some families that made their selection for face to face or Spartan Connected learning did not have their children officially enrolled at Mason County Central. If you have made your selection but not yet turned in your enrollment packet please do so immediately. Unfortunately we won’t have contact information for those students so they would not receive our mailing with class information. If you have questions please contact me at 231-757-4701 ext 520 or reach out to me here and I will help you finalize the process. Thank you!
Good Afternoon Spartan Families,
We have several important updates to share with you today. First, you can expect to receive a letter at the beginning of next week with your child’s teacher assignment and class information. Grade level supply lists are posted on the MCC App, our website and the Scottville Elementary Facebook page. We will have a Spartan Connected “curbside pick-up” for parents to pick up everything students will need to get started this fall on Thursday, September 3rd from 8:00 - 3:00 at Scottville Elementary. Spartan Connected families should expect to receive a phone call from their child’s teacher this week to gather some needed information. Back to School Night will be virtual this year and will be posted next Monday, August 31st after 3:00 on the MCC App, our website and the Scottville Elementary Facebook page.
Good Afternoon, we will be posting important information for parents regarding our Back to School video (replacing back to school nights this year), class assignments, supply lists and Information for our Spartan Connected online learners tomorrow afternoon...stay tuned.
Spartan Connected - Scottville Elementary
We understand many of our parents that have chosen our Spartan Connected option want a consistent daily schedule for their child. We’re recommending families follow this schedule starting promptly at 8:30 each morning. However, we know a morning learning schedule doesn’t work for everyone depending on work schedules. We’ve designed a flexible model that combines teacher taught lessons, real-time interaction between teacher and students along with opportunities for students to interact with each other, daily teacher accessibility and uploaded content so students can learn at their own pace.
This model is designed for students that choose remote learning while we are in Phase 4. If we are placed back in Phase 3, all K-2 students will follow this model of learning.
Accountability will be a fundamental part of our children’s learning with this model and solid expectations will be set. There will exist a solid set of expectations for students and parents to follow so learning can take place through Google Classroom.
Here is what you can expect each day from the K-2 Spartan Connected model:
8:30 - 9:00: Morning check-in with the teacher and
classmates via Google Hangout.
1 - 2.5 hrs: Uploaded teacher taught lessons and/or
instruction videos with time to complete
assignments that will be turned in (this allows
for students to work at their own pace but
gives families an estimate of the time they
should set aside each day).
20-30 min: One-on-one/small group (student specific)
remote interventions are possible if needed (#
of days per week determined by teacher and
scheduled with parent scheduled with parent)
***The Google Hangout will be open throughout the morning each day so parents or students can jump back in to ask questions about the uploaded lessons taught by our teachers and any additional instructional videos they’ve included. Outside of the normal school time frame, parents will need to set up a communication method with the teacher in case they need support (i.e email).
***All lessons, instructional videos and assignments will be accessible anytime after they’re initially posted to meet family schedules but there will be assignment deadlines just as there
are in a traditional school setting.
***Mrs. Greiner, our Student Success Specialist, will be available daily. Families can connect her via phone or in a Google Hangout if support is needed.
***Specials would not be offered to K-2 Spartan Connected students in Phase 4.
***K-5 students that choose our Spartan Connected model but have connectivity issues will have access to the same content as those with wifi connectivity. They will receive a Chromebook with all content downloaded onto it, one week at a time. Each week they will need to return it to school so we can retrieve student work and reload content for the next week.
***Spartan Connected students may check out a chromebook if they need a device while learning remotely.
Good Evening! Ms. Angie and I have organized a couple opportunities for families to register their children for Preschool and Kindergarten in the upcoming weeks. If you have already turned in a packet you're all set for now, if you have one to turn in, stop by and we'll get it processed for you. We'll have packets available for those that need one and a place for you to fill everything out. We plan on finalizing Kindergarten class lists for the fall following these events. Please check out the attached flyers for more information. We look forward to seeing you soon!
MCC has put together a summer learning opportunity for those interested in extending learning into the summer.
MCC Summer Meals
We're looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow "Rain or Shine" for Curbside Pick-Up at Scottville Elementary...Here's the plan in case you missed it...
Friday, June 5th between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM at Scottville Elementary. Our teachers and office staff will be present to bring your child’s things out to you. If you’re unable to fit time in that day to pick everything up, you can send someone in your place. They will be asked who they’re picking items up for. Please make sure you/they go to the correct location for the grade level(s) your child is in.
Scottville Elementary Pick - Up Locations:
2nd grade parents should pull into the east parking lot down by second grade classrooms. Please stay in your vehicle, we will come to you.
1st grade parents should pull up out front of Scottville Elementary. Please stay in your vehicle, we will come to you.
Kindergarten parents should pull into the west parking lot down by the kindergarten classrooms, please stay in your vehicle, we will come to you.
Parents planning to walk to school are asked to follow social distancing practices and are asked to wear masks. Our staff will be wearing masks and gloves when within 6 feet of our families or each other.
The entire District is planning this process for next Friday. If you have children in other buildings, please check the MCC App or building level social media posts for specific information regarding those buildings.
Have a Great Weekend!
Hi Everyone, as we approach the last week of school we have scheduled a day for families to come up to the school for “curbside pick up” to get things their children left at school prior to the mandatory closing. This will be a little tricky as we will need to follow pretty strict safety guidelines that are required of schools to carry out this process.
Here’s what we have planned:
Friday, June 5th between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM at Scottville Elementary. Our teachers and office staff will be present to bring your child’s things out to you. If you’re unable to fit time in that day to pick everything up, you can send someone in your place. They will be asked who you/they’re picking items up for. Please make sure you/they go to the correct location for the grade level(s) your child is in.
Scottville Elementary Pick - Up Locations:
2nd grade parents should pull into the east parking lot down by second grade classrooms. Please stay in your vehicle, we will come to you.
1st grade parents should pull up out front of Scottville Elementary. Please stay in your vehicle, we will come to you.
Kindergarten parents should pull into the west parking lot down by the kindergarten classrooms, please stay in your vehicle, we will come to you.
Parents planning to walk to school are asked to follow social distancing practices and are asked to wear masks. Our staff will be wearing masks and gloves when within 6 feet of our families or each other.
The entire District is planning this process for next Friday. If you have children in other buildings, please check the MCC App or building level social media posts for specific information regarding those buildings.
Have a Great Weekend!
Hi everyone, this week we'll be talking about giving back. When you have time please listen to this story, Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed read by a group of children. As you listen, pay attention to the ways that people give back. Tomorrow, we'll talk about what it means to be generous and some of the things people did in the story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGCp04MBFrw