"Most of us remember the morning of September 11, 2001. Where we were; what we were doing; who we called. But as the 20th anniversary approaches, we find ourselves living in a time when many of our schoolchildren were either born after that date, or were too young at the time to remember the attacks. For those kids, here are eight thoughtful, sensitive children’s books about September 11, 2001."

Please click on the link below if interested in using the power of a picture book to help your family tell the story of an important day in history.

All students participated in a moment of silence this morning in honor of the men, women, children, pilots, military, police officers and fire fighters that dedicated their lives to protect our safety and freedom.

We are launching next week!

Families - your responsibility is to:

1. Be on the lookout for 2 emails next week. One from Mrs. Rich via Skylert. One from School Dismissal Manager with login and password information to set your default dismissal.

2. ALL families must complete the step of putting in how your child gets home on a typical day. The last day to set a default is Monday September 21 (you may set different defaults for different days of the week).

3. Determine if one family member will create exceptions as needed or if all family members will have control to make exceptions.

• It is imperative that your child's default is set within the transition week as this will lock in and only the Office will be able to change defaults after September 21.
• We will continue with our current call-in dismissal system and SDM the week of September 20-24, to allow time to transition.
• Starting September 27, notes and emails will no longer be accepted to change dismissal.
• All dismissal exceptions must be completed by families online before 1 PM.
• Teachers will be instructed to use only SDM for dismissal starting Monday, September 27.

Our first general PTO meeting will be via Zoom on Monday, September 20 from 6:30-7:15 PM.

This is your chance to meet our Executive Board, find out about upcoming events, and ask any questions about getting involved as a family member in our SCE community.

Email PTO to receive Zoom Info: sandcreekpto@gmail.com

• All volunteers are required to wear a mask during school hours, regardless of vaccination status.
• All volunteers are required to have a current background check on file.

Call Sand Creek at 317-915-4270 to find out if your background check is current.

Check the Visiting and Volunteering page on SCE's website to submit a background check.