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

Please see the attached picture for the Joint Vaccine Statement from District Health Department #10 and Area Superintendents

Parents of Mason County Central Students please take a moment to head on over to our Parent survey page to take a brief survey about your child's school year and give us your feedback. Thank you! https://www.mccschools.org/page/parent-surveys

If your son or daughter is interested in basketball opportunities this summer, please fill out the Google form on the link below. This is for boys and girls who will be in 3rd thru 9th grade in the 2021/2022 school year. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEn3FV-Z3QEIxMnO8rg7eUqjV4z0G0RJm3rn7NUZfxJlY-Xw/viewform

Upper Elementary May Newsletter! We all would like to send out congratulations to our Students of the Month: 3rd grade... Nathan Ramirez, 4th grade... Olivia Busk, and 5th grade... Max Reed! Important dates to make note of: No school May 21st, and No school May 31st!

April Showers Bring Spartan Flowers!!! Ms. Brock and a couple of our 3rd graders showing off their Spartan Flower's art projects!

Tomorrow is our annual "Blue Out" for Autism/Disability Awareness Month!!! We are encouraging all students and staff to wear BLUE!!!!

Ms. Stibitz's class at their Track and Field Day this morning. Our PE teacher, Mrs. Johnson, is setting aside time every Wednesday morning to get all of our in-person classes over to our track to enjoy some track and field events!

Check out the News Feed of this App or the District Website to learn more about the West Shore Educational Service District's Special Education Millage Renewal Election coming up on Tuesday, May 4th.

Check out the News Feed of this App or the District Website to learn more about the WSESD Special Education Millage Renewal Election coming up on Tuesday, May 4th.

The PTC Spartan Apparel has arrived! There were some styles and sizes that are running late... But don't fret! They are on their way! When they get here we will send those home. So until then enjoy the apparel that will be coming home today!!!

April 16, 2021 Dear School Community, As noted on our COVID-19 Dashboard, Friday morning, April 16, 2021 we learned about 2 School Associated Cases of COVID-19, one in Scottville Elementary and one student in the Upper Elementary. We are working closely with District Health Department #10 to identify Close Contacts of this 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 names of the individuals 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

Parents of Mason County Central Students please take a moment to head on over to our Parent survey page to take a brief survey about your child's school year and give us your feedback. Thank you! https://www.mccschools.org/page/parent-surveys

Dear MCC School Family, Today, the Governor and MDHHS encouraged High Schools to pause all face to face activities (including sports) for two weeks. Unlike the December mandatory shutdown of our High School, this was a recommendation. Since coming back from Spring Break we have seen 5 positive cases here at Mason County Central Schools with 2 of those cases happening in the High School. At this time, our number of cases do not justify the need to pause our face to face instruction and shutdown our athletics for 2 weeks. While that time may come if the circumstances change, we learned from the mandatory December shutdown that such a pivot to online instruction had a detrimental impact on many of our high school students' academic progress. We do not want to repeat such a mistake... and this time, it would be voluntary. So, we will continue to stay the course but ask that all of you double down on your efforts to monitor your family's health and do the morning health checks before coming to school. If a student has any of the symptoms: Fever, Sore Throat, Cough/Shortness of Breath, Diarrhea/Vomiting, or Headache - please stay home and get a COVID test. Coming to school could cause the illness to spread and/or require unnecessary quarantines for others. And in the meantime, Mason County Central Schools will continue to work hard on our end to provide a clean, healthy and safe learning environment. Stay Healthy and Strong Spartans!!

Dear MCC Parents and Students, Please be sure to do your daily health screenings prior to coming to school each day. As you are likely well aware, Mason County and the State of Michigan have become a hot zone for the spread of the highly contagious COVID variant. This new variant appears to be very contagious for student populations as compared to what we experienced with the COVID virus in the fall. A health screening each morning could prevent any further spread of the virus in addition to preventing mandatory quarantines of close contacts here at school or on our sports teams. In addition - Check out the News Feed of this App or the District Website for information from District Health Department #10 regarding Vaccination Clinics for ANYONE 16 and older. Stay Healthy and Strong Spartans!!

April 8, 2021 Dear School Community, As noted on our COVID-19 Dashboard, Thursday, April 8, 2021 we learned about a School Associated Case of COVID-19 in the Upper 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 names of the individuals 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

This is our April Newsletter! Let's congratulate our Students of the Month: Mya Howard, Prestyn Dood, and Tristin Cullen! Please make note of these important dates: School back in session April 5, Dental Clinic April 21, Progress Reports go home April 23, and our BLUE Out for Autism/Disability Awareness Month April 30!

ChalkHeadz Training Center in Ludington has openings for all classes! They accept children as young as 1!!! Please contact them with any questions!

Last pick up for Farmers to Families food box is today starting at 4:30 in the middle school parking lot until we run out or 5:30.

Summer Rec ball registration papers will be going home tomorrow in Friday Folders! Deadline for registration is Friday, April 23. Please note the dates of round-ups!

Mason County 4-H has established the 4-H Clover Crate Program. It’s a monthly service they've set up where 4-H youth receive a special project to work on each month. The topics range from STEM, Arts and Crafts, Outdoor Survival, History, and beyond. On the last Tuesday of each month, they will set up a contactless delivery system at two locations in the county (Usually the Mason County Reformed Church and Mason County Eastern High School Parking lot).