300 W. Clear Creek Drive Bloomington, IN 47403 (812)824-2811 Mrs. Deb Prenkert, Principal Ms. Susan Dick, Assistant Principal [email protected] [email protected] www.clearcreek.mccsc.edu/

Volume 30, Number 19 BE A LEADER! January 9, 2015

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January Our website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! 12 Report Cards Home Like us on Facebook at Clear Creek Elementary 12-30 Acuity ELA & Math Testing for Grades 3-6 14 Play Try-outs 4:00-4:30pm Follow us on Twitter @ClearCreekMCCSC 19 NO SCHOOL-M.L. King Jr. Day 20 Play Practice 4:00-5:00pm 22 Family Fitness Night 6:00-7:30pm Follow us on Instagram @clearcreekcomets 27 Play Practice 4:00-5:00pm February Pick-up and Drop-off Procedures 2-20 Acuity Science Testing for Grades 4 & 6 In an effort to keep the line moving, children need to be ready (papers/books in Acuity Social Studies Testing for Grade 5 backpack, coats on, etc.) to exit the car when you pull up and stop. We have staff 5 PTO Spaghetti Dinner and Basket Auction 6:00pm present to direct your child and make sure they enter the building safely. 9-13 Acuity ELA & Math Testing for Grade 2 Parents need to remain in the car. Children need to exit CURBSIDE only (for 26 Family Fitness Night 6:00-7:30pm their safety) and they must be able to exit the car on their own. You can drop off March your child once your car is at the curb by the sidewalk, you don’t have to wait 2-11 ISTEP Testing for Grade 3-6 to unload at the front doors! Should you need to park, the lower lot is reserved 10-12 IREAD-3 Assessment for Grade 3 for family parking during drop-off and pick-up time periods of 8:20-8:35 and 16-20 Spring Break 3:45-4:00. If you need to park in the lower lot, please yield to our buses during arrival and dismissal. Student drop off is not permitted in the lower lot. Thanks for helping create a safe and smooth flowing parking lot. School Closing and Delay Guidelines

MCCSC has an easy stoplight protocol to help parents know whether school is on a delayed schedule or closed due to weather conditions. The stoplight icon PTO is planning a Spaghetti Dinner and Classroom Basket Auction on

is on the right side of our homepage at www.mccsc.edu: Thursday, February 5, 2015. The dinner will begin at 6:00pm, with the auction Green - All systems go! There are no unexpected closings or delays. Green will be the most common color displayed daily. It indicates all schools are in at 6:30pm. Tickets will be available to purchase before & after school January session on a regular schedule. 28-30. Adults are $5.00, Children 12 & under are $3.00, and Children 3 & Yellow - All schools delayed. Elementary schools start @ 10:35 a.m. under are free! For further information or to volunteer to help contact Middle/High Schools start @ 9:40 a.m. Michele Kelley at [email protected]. Items for the baskets need to be Red - All schools closed MCCSC School Messenger notification by e-mail or text alert will also be sent. given to your child’s classroom by Friday, January 23, 2015! If anyone has a The following media will also be notified: business contact who might donate items please contact Amy Swafford at Media Listing: [email protected]. See the back of this newsletter for additional WTTS 92.3/WGCL1370 WHCC 105.1 or B97 information! WFIU 103.7/ 95.1/ 106.1/ 100.7 WCBK-FM 102.3 WCLS 97.7 WVNI-FM, Spirit 95 WBWB 96.7-WTTV4 WISH TV- Channel 8 Mark your calendars for our family fitness nights this school year at Clear Creek. WRTV-TV, Channel 6 WTHR-TV, Channel 13WXIN-FOX 59 Jan. 22, Feb. 26, Mar. 26, Apr. 23. WAVE Family fitness nights will be from 6:00-7:30pm. ***Ready Set Grow and Child Care will attend at their regularly scheduled time in the case of a DELAY. Programs will NOT be in session if school is CANCELLED.*** The yearbook sale is coming! More information will be coming home soon! The cost of the yearbook will be $18.00, and checks need to be made payable to Lifetouch. All yearbooks that Winter weather is here! are pre-ordered will have a personalized cover that includes the student’s Please be sure to send a warm coat, hat, and gloves for your portrait and name in the yearbook cover design. child. The children will go outside for recess as long as the temperature and/or wind chill is not below 19 degrees. Reminder: The front doors will remain locked until 8:20am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and 9:20am on Wednesday!

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Lunch Menu Spaghetti w/meat Chalupa, Brunch for Lunch Salisbury steak Grilled cheese, for the week of: sauce or marinara , cheese quesadilla, Breakfast pizza bagel, w/brown gravy, turkey wrap, garlic toast, pb & j Mexican rice fiesta, pancake wrap, hash mashed potatoes, turkey & cheese sub, Jan. 12 – Jan. 16 sandwich, broccoli steamed rice, brown stix, franks & beans, green tomato soup, cuts, veggie tray, veggie tray, veggie tray, beans, wheat roll, mixed veggies, Menu is subject garden salad, garden salad, garden salad, veggie tray, garden veggie tray, garden to change. sliced pears, salad bar, salad bar, salad, salad bar, salad, salad bar, Water available for applesauce, mandarin oranges, oranges, diced peaches, kiwi, oranges, .50 each milk assorted juice, milk milk assorted juice, milk milk