Mill Creek Magic Messages

Due to the short school week next week, this will be our final Magic Messages before the Thanksgiving Break (Magic Messages will return on Friday, December 1), so we want to make sure we convey our many thanks for an incredibly supportive Community. Educating and supporting our students is truly a team effort! We are thankful for a wonderful school with amazing students and a Community that is an integral foundation for both! Also, special thanks to our Support Staff Team and Mill Creek. We celebrated Support Staff Appreciation Day this past Wednesday and were able to provide a "Thank You" Breakfast for them on Friday morning. If you see one of our Support Staff members, please let them know how much you appreciate them. They are the unsung heroes of Mill Creek!

A highlight from this past week was welcoming many of you into our building to visit your child's classroom during American Education Week. We saw that our teachers put our parents/family members to work by incorporating classroom activities where you had to work with your child(ren) on a learning experience. We were thrilled by the number of visitors we hosted, and we hope you enjoyed your classroom visits!

As this newsletter goes to "print," most if not all of our families are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving. Each and every holiday has special significance and meaning to different people and families, but Thanksgiving is unique in that it is arguably one of the only universally celebrated holidays in our very diverse nation. Just about every U.S. household, regardless of culture, nationality, or religious affiliation, will come together with their families to celebrate. We hope, however and with whomever you celebrate, it is a joyous occasion!

Additionally, we want to recognize our families in the Community who celebrated Diwali this past Sunday, November 12. We hope your celebrations were full of light and love!

Have a wonderful weekend and upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday!

Matthew D. Croyle

Principal

John C. Murtha

Assistant Principal

• Monday - Day 3
• Tuesday - Day 4
• Wednesday - No School
• Thursday - No School
• Friday - No School

Specials Days the Week of Nov. 27-Dec. 1

• Monday - Day 5
• Tuesday - Day 1
• Wednesday - Day 2
• Thursday - Day 3
• Friday - Day 4

• Wednesday, November 22 - Friday, November 24 - Thanksgiving Break (no school)
• Tuesday, December 12 - Kindergarten Conferences in the AM (No PM Kindergarten)
• Wednesday, December 13 - Kindergarten Conferences in the PM (No AM Kindergarten)
• Thursday, December 14 - Friday, December 15 - Early Dismissal (Conferences in the PM), No Kindergarten
• Friday, December 22 - Early Dismissal
• Monday, December 25 - Monday, January 1 - No School (Winter Break)

We will provide more detailed information as the school year begins, but we wanted to share some information about Home and School needs for the upcoming school year...

• The District is now insistent that adult visitors to school buildings beyond the main office have their Volunteer Clearances. There is an application process, which only takes a bit of time and is fairly simple. The link below will take you to a page with detailed information about obtaining your Volunteer Clearances.

Human Resources / VOLUNTEER Required Paperwork (cbsd.org)

Thank you, and we look forward to an incredible school year!

In November, The Diversity Committee highlighted and celebrated Native American Heritage Month at Mill Creek. Students learned about major Native American tribes, languages, populated regions, and traditional clothing. Students also listened to the famous Native American quote below. Next week, there will be a school-wide read aloud highlighting a Native American book as well as other read aloud options shared out to each grade level. Stay tuned for upcoming celebrations/announcements from the Diversity Committee!

We found Ms. Denicore's Kindergarten students working in rotation stations on a variety of word activities - identifying/spelling most common words, working on letter sounds, and building sentences related to fall activities. Her students were excited to share their work with us as they built their reading and writing skills! We were equally excited to see their learning and growth!

Each fall, local orthodontist, Dr. Ceceilia Markham, features the artwork of local elementary students, including Mill Creek students, on her web page. We are truly appreciative of her willingness to share our student artwork with a wider audience. Click on the link below to take a look!

• Dr. Markham's CB Artwork Website

In anticipation of the grade level realignment for the 2025-2026 school year, the district extends an open invitation to parents, guardians, students, and community members to provide their questions and feedback here. We greatly value your input as it plays a vital role in our decision-making process, ensuring that our choices are in the best interest of our entire community. To learn more about this initiative, please visit the our website: www.cbsd.org/cbrealign.

For any family in need of free and reduced lunch for your children, please use the links below to apply. The process is fairly simple and confidential!

• Direct link to the application website: MySchoolApps - Home Page
  
  
• Link to the CBSD page about Free and Reduced Lunch: Food Services / Free & Reduced Lunch Application (cbsd.org)

Need access to ClassLink, but you are using an "at home" device? Use the following link:

• https://launchpad.classlink.com/cbsd

Need to submit a Technology Help Desk Ticket? Click the link below for a video on how to do it!

• Submitting a Technology Help Desk Ticket

Central Bucks Technology & Innovation Department is asking us to stress the importance of laptop case use for students (grades 3-6) when they transport their laptops and when laptops are not in use for extended periods of time. At school, we will be stressing the importance and reminding students of the need to put their laptop in its case during these times (e.g. when taking a laptop from their classroom to specials class). We ask that you stress these practices at home, too. Thank you for your support!

Additionally, if your child loses or misplaces their laptop case, please reach out to the Mill Creek Main Office.

Central Bucks Innovation and Technology Department has asked us to communicate the following regarding District-issued laptop and iPad care...

• Please encourage your children to use their laptop/iPad bags for carrying devices in school, at home, and to and from each location.
• Please encourage your children to report issues/problems with their devices, so they can be properly address and fixed as soon as possible.
• The laptop/iPad payment fee covers accidental damage. Intentional damage may result in a family being billed for the damage.

Schools will be communicating these messages in school as well.

We appreciate your support!

Human Resources / VOLUNTEER Required Paperwork (cbsd.org)

On November 15, a Dine and Donate is happening at MaGerks in Horsham. Proceeds go towards building a baseball field for individuals with cognitive and/or physical disabilities. Come out for some good food and support a wonderful cause!

Mill Creek Website

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Parent Portal Information

Lunch:

• Menus
• Account Set-up ($)

Mr. Matthew D. Croyle

Principal

267-893-3600

mcroyle@cbsd.org

Mr. John C. Murtha

Assistant Principal

267-893-3600

jmurtha@cbsd.org

Email: mcroyle@cbsd.org
Website: http://www.cbsd.org/Domain/19
Location: 638 Bellflower Boulevard, Warrington, PA, United States
Phone: 267-893-3600
Twitter: @CBMillCreek