Spring Creek Charter

Hurricane Milton Resource List

Toys for Tots Information: 2024 Toys for Tots - applications available October 21-November 15, 2024 https://oxford-fl.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/local-distribution.aspx

For your information, if you are in need: CONTACT Emergency Management: (352) 343-9420 >>COMFORT STATION Lake County has opened a comfort station at the Butler Street Boat Ramp (55400 Butler St, Astor) to support residents impacted by Hurricane Milton. Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. These comfort stations will provide easy access to: • Internet • Charging stations for phones and other small devices • Laundry machines • Showers, bathrooms, and handwashing stations Residents need to bring their own charging cables, detergents, and soaps. For more information, please call the Citizens Information Line at 352-253-9999 >>SANDBAGS: Due to rising waters in the South Lake area, a sandbag location will open Oct. 15, 2024 Minneola Athletic Complex (13930 Education Ave, Minneola) 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Residents should bring their own shovels and must fill their bags. Sand and bags will be provided. >>COMFORT STATION Lake County has opened a comfort station at Pine Forest Park (32520 State Road 44, Deland) to support residents in the Lake Mack area impacted by Hurricane Milton. Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. These comfort stations will provide easy access to: - Internet - Charging stations for phones and other small devices - Laundry machines - Showers, bathrooms, and handwashing stations Residents need to bring their own charging cables, detergents, and soaps. To help residents from Lake Mack travel to the site, Lake County is providing a shuttle from the Forest Hill Community Center to the park. The shuttle will transport residents back and forth every 30 minutes. - The first trip from Forest Hills Community Center to Comfort Center at Pine Forest Park is at 8 a.m. - The last trip from Forest Hills Community Center to Comfort Center at Pine Forest Park is at 4:30 p.m. - The last return trip from the Comfort Center at Pine Forest Park to the Community Center is at 5 p.m. For more information, please call the Citizens Information Line at 352-253-9999 >>DEBRIS DROPOFF: Looking for a place to drop off your storm debris for free? Lake County has multiple convenience stations to choose from. All sites are all temporarily extending their hours to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on their regularly scheduled open days. For days of operation for each site, click here: https://www.lakecountyfl.gov/trash.../drop-off-service

October 23rd is Parent Conference Night at Spring Creek Charter. This week you will receive notifications from teachers on your scheduled time to attend. Before and after your conference you are welcome to join the fun during our trail of treats event. This event is for Spring Creek Charter students only. We hope to see you there!

October Look for the Awesome Awards were awarded at SCCS Morning Meeting this morning. Congratulations to Coach Roberts, Coach Maple, and our middle school students!

Take -A-Veteran to School program is coming to Spring Creek Charter on November 8th. Take a look at the information and share for those that wish to attend. We are looking forward to this event!

Congratulations to Ms. Trisha Hunsinger! She has been chosen by her fellow teachers to represent Spring Creek Charter School as our 2025 Teacher of the Year!! Ms. Hunsinger is currently our 4th Grade Team Leader. She has spent her whole teaching career here at SCCS! Ms. Hunsinger was our Rookie Teacher of the Year back in 2020. We are very fortunate to have Ms. Hunsinger as a part of the Spring Creek Charter School family!!

Congratulations to Mr. Scott Sebree who has been selected by his fellow teachers to represent Spring Creek Charter School as our 2025 Rookie Teacher of the Year!! This is Mr. Sebree's second year with us at Spring Creek. He is part of our 3rd Grade team! Spring Creek is fortunate to have Mr. Sebree as part of our family!

Hey there Creeker family, If you are to be here all evening tomorrow for our Open House event... you probably don't wanna cook dinner, do you??? If not, our Culinary Arts Class has got you covered. . Come check out our "Rich fil-A" chicken sandwich meal. Our booth is going to be located in the Parent Pick UP/Drop Off Line. Our friends at Rich Chicks have the Chic-fil-A copycat recipe for our chicken sandwich. Also, no hormones, no antibiotics, no soy, no dairy, no worries at all... ONLY pure chicken!!! . All proceeds go towards a fieldtrip for our Culinary Arts Class. Chef Hiller

Red Ribbon Week is approaching at Spring Creek Charter School. Red Ribbon Week is a week-long campaign that raises awareness about drug and violence prevention in the United States. It takes place annually in October and is the longest-running and largest drug awareness program in the country. Go to this link for more information: https://www.redribbon.org/about We hope that our families participate in the fun themed days as students learn about prevention.

Open House is next week! We look forward to seeing all of our families! You can visit classrooms anytime between 6:30-8:00pm. Title 1 meetings in the cafeteria will be attended by the parent's last name. Last name A-L will meet in the cafe from 6:30-7:00pm and last names M-Z will meet in the cafe at 7:00pm-7:30pm. See you Tuesday the 24th!

Come support Spring Creek Charter's Builder's Club. Mark your calendars!

Look for the Awesome Awards were presented at our first Spring Creek Morning Meeting of the school year. Here are the recipients of the September Awesome Awards: Let's congratulate Maureen Coldiron and Becky Hendrickson!

Is your child interested in 4H at SCCS? If, so...check this opportunity out during open house with our school sponsor, Mrs. Wilson. She will be available to answer any questions you may have. This is the perfect bridge in elementary grades if you child has interest in being in FFA in the future at SCCS.

Book Fair is coming soon! Don't forget to set up your student's eWallet account for cashless, stress-less shopping. Friends and family can even contribute funds! Set one up here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/scc #ScholasticBookFairs

Progress Reports will be available to view on the Focus Communication Portal on September 11, 2024. You can find your student's progress report grades after logging into your Focus account and clicking on the Reports tab. If you do not have a Focus account, please sign up for one today by using the QR code in the image. Once you have an account set up, you can add the app to your phone.

Mark your calendars for some fun! We hope to see all of our families at our fall festival this year!

PTO is doing a fundraiser to support teachers by providing funds for classrooms that go straight back to help with instructional needs for your child. Go to www.schoolstore.net to sign your child up. Forms went home with students yesterday.

Spring Creek Charter Fundraiser: 2024-2025 SCCS Personalized Water Bottle Sale 3 designs to choose from (shown below in link) $25 prepaid order Please fill out one form PER sports bottle order. An invoice will be sent to your email within 48 hours of submission. Please pay your invoice within 24 hours. Orders will not be placed into production until payment is received. Order deadline is September 13th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflwQ3RUUm52SxKfonHQwBvDH1Mn0L_ndGWYI96zrnJu80v2w/viewform

Our 1st newsletter of the school year is out for August. Take a look ! Danielle Pluhacek, our librarian, does a great job of collecting the news and getting it out to our families. August 2024 SCCS Newsletter: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGOm_XRFSg/seEI5YV54k3F7AGDS_8HJA/edit?utm_content=DAGOm_XRFSg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton