Mill Creek Magic Messages
News and Updates from Mr. Ortman and Mrs. Adelman - 3/22/19
Important Dates
- Wednesday, March 27th: 4th Grade Field Trip
- Thursday, March 28th: Early Dismissal 11:55AM (Mill Creek is an "A" School) - Teacher Conferences
- Friday, March 29th: Early Dismissal 11:55AM - Teacher Conferences
PSSA Dates
- English Language Arts - Grades 3,4,5,6 - April 15th, 16th, and 17th
- Math - Grade 3,4,5,6 - April 29th and April 30th
- Science - Grade 4 - May 1st and May 2nd
Home and School Association News and Flyers
Upcoming HSA Events
Friday, March 22nd: 2nd and 3rd grade Family Fun Night
Sunday, March 24th - 6th Grade Sky Zone Event
Friday, April 5th: Sweetheart Dance (previously known as The Father Daughter Dance)
April 8th - 12th: Spring Book Fair - Mill Creek's Annual "Buy One Get One Free Book Fair" will be held April 8-12th. Parent preview day is Monday, April 8th. All students will receive a $6.00 gift from the Home and School Association to use while shopping with their class. Please see the schedule for your child's scheduled visit. Please contact Tanya Nghiem at tmk79@aol.com if you have any questions.
Sunday, April 14th - Laser Tag Event (formerly Mother/Son Event)
April 28th: Mill Creek Magic Miles - Pre-registration (Deadline has been extended to Monday, March 25th)
June 22nd-23rd - Kalahari Event
School Information
Book Top Collection Contest: It's time to clip and send in your Box Tops!
Yearbook Order Information - Order online through April 12, 2019. Please note that each sixth grade student will receive a yearbook from HSA.
Apparel Sale - Spring is here! Please visit the following link to purchase Mill Creek spirit apparel for the spring and Field Day! The sale begins today and ends on Friday, March 12th. Samples are available in the lobby for sizing. Please contact Tanya Nghiem at tmk79@aol.com with any questions.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are need to help decorate for the Sweetheart Dance. If interested please contact Jen Pullam snjpullman@comcast.net
Directory Information: Please click here for the password protected directory.
Principal's Post - Classroom Placement Procedures for Students for Next School Year
Happy Friday Everyone,
The purpose of this message is to help you understand the process we will be using at Mill Creek Elementary School to decide your child’s placement for the next school year.
The professional staff is involved in placement decisions for our students. Classroom teachers are asked to summarize the academic and social growth of the students in their classes in preparation for classroom placement decisions. The entire grade level team cooperates with the Student Support Counselors, Reading Specialists, Mrs. Adelman, and me to determine each individual child’s placement. The whole team takes part in creating combinations of children to form balanced classrooms. The classes are designed to be heterogeneous with a wide range of characteristics, needs, and abilities (academic, social and emotional). We carefully examine the strengths, needs, and personalities within each homeroom group. The grade level team reviews each child’s needs in relation to the classroom groups created. Once we believe the classrooms are well balanced, the teachers have completed their part of the process.
Following the completion of the professional staff phases, Mrs. Adelman and I review the class groupings again, but from a school-wide perspective. It is our responsibility to match the class with a specific teacher.
Students will have an opportunity to meet the teachers of the next grade level on June 13th, Move-Up Day. The objective of that day is to reduce student anxiety by having each child meet his/her teacher and classmates prior to the summer break.
If you have information about your child’s learning style that you feel is important for the Mill Creek placement team to have prior to placement, please send an e-mail to me that includes that information on or before Friday, April 12th. While we value and consider any information you provide and will give it careful consideration, there is no guarantee about specific placement requests. Please be sure to meet the April 12th deadline.
Please do not request a teacher or request that specific students be placed with your child.
Thank you for your continued support and cooperation!
Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Shawn M. Ortman
Principal
From the Desk of Mrs. Adelman - #proudtobeacreeker
Happy Friday Creekers!
Thank you for all of your help contributing to our Pennies For Patients fundraiser this week! The students loved the spirit days and demonstrated our CREEKERS' Code traits as they brought in coins each day!
A few of our students even raised money on our half day by selling baked goods around the neighborhood. Great idea, Samantha, Emmi and Alyssa!
All of our donations will be given to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! Thank you to all of our families for supporting this wonderful cause!
Enjoy the weekend!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Adelman
20 Year T-Shirt Contest
Did you know that next year marks 20 years since Mill Creek opened its doors to students and staff members?
Attention all students:
Help us design a new t-shirt for our 20 year celebration! Students can submit t-shirt designs until Friday, April 12th. We will then vote on a new t-shirt design. Click here for the design template. Don't forget to put your name and homeroom teacher on your design idea. Be creative and have fun!
Attention 6th Grade Families - Unami Spirit Wear
Attention 6th grade Creekers! The school year is flying by and you will soon be a student at Unami Middle School! Unami is so excited to have you join their community and would like you to get your spirit wear ready! Online ordering for Unami Middle School Spirit Wear 2019 is open now until April 1st. Unami is also selling additional items including: pennants, buttons, lanyards, cell phone cases (iPhone 6), and drawstring bags!
Unami staff and students will deliver your online orders to Mill Creek on Thursday, May 23rd. Please click HERE to place your order!
Information from Mr. Losch - Band Practice Schedule
CREEKERS' Code
Contact Information
Mr. Shawn Ortman
Principal
267-893-3600
Mrs. Amy Adelman
Assistant Principal
267-893-3600
Mill Creek Elementary School
Email: sortman@cbsd.org
Website: http://www.cbsd.org/Domain/19
Location: 638 Bellflower Boulevard, Warrington, PA, United States
Phone: 267-893-3600
Twitter: @CBMillCreek