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Dear Bison Families,

Welcome back to a brand new year of school! I hope summer was refreshing and full of adventures for all of our Bison families. I am so excited to get another fantastic school year under way. As with every year, our team has been hard at work getting everything ready for your children's return. Because you voted yes for a bond, many improvements took place in our building over the summer. Our front office is almost ready for the big reveal. Our parking lot has been repaved and repainted. How exciting! Please take a few minutes to read through this newsletter. It highlights many important dates and events for you and your family. If you have any questions or need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out.

Thank you for sharing your children with us!

Ana Marlatt

We have amazing teachers at Second Creek and I bet you can't wait to find out who your student's teacher will be. Teacher assignments will be available Friday, August 2nd, anytime after 4:30pm. Please use the Infinite Campus Portal in order to look up this information.

On August 7th, during Back-to-School night, we will have class lists posted outside.

We can't wait to see you at our Back-to-School night event. Come meet your teacher and check out your new classroom environment. Bring your school supplies so your student is ready to go when school starts! If you purchased a supply kit from our vendor, it will be ready for pick up.

We will have informational tables throughout the building. Come meet our awesome PTO and maybe sign up to join!

Please make sure to stop by the gym for a formal welcome back from Ms. Marlatt and Ms. Sainz. The times for the informational meetings are:

5:30pm and 6:30pm

Topics we will cover:

1. Breakfast and Lunch

2. Attendance

3. Cell Phones and Social Media

4. BisoNews and communication

5. Bullying chat

All sessions are the same, so you only need to come to one of them.

We share a lot of information through our Facebook Page. Please follow and like us and be in "the know" of what's happening!

*** On the first couple of days of school only, teachers will meet their students in the back of the school (by the playground area) and walk them to their classes. The only exception will be Kindergarten. We will do a Red Carpet Welcome Back event for all kindergarteners on Friday, August 9th, starting at 7:45am. (more information on this below)

Please check out our every day morning schedule below (starting on August 14th):

7:30am - Doors open for all students. Breakfast is served until 7:45am.

7:45am - First bell - students should be in their classrooms or moving towards classrooms.

7:50am - Tardy Bell - Instruction in the classroom starts

We want to welcome all kindergarten students to Second Creek in style!

Our PTO will be sponsoring our Cheers and Tears - providing coffee, tissues and some photo props to mark the first day of kindergarten for your student!

Please gather by the kindergarten doors and be ready to cheer your student on as he/she walks the red carpet and on to an awesome day of learning.

This takes place on Friday, August 9th.

Soft start is a simple way for students to ease into their school day. It is the period of time in the morning (7:30am to 7:45am) that doors are open for students to start arriving. These 15 minutes also help alleviate crowding in our parking lot.

We urge you to take advantage of this time. Bring your student to Second Creek on time in the morning and help students start the day successfully!

Soft Start for all students starts Wednesday, August 14th.

We will not have our usual soft start on August 9th and August 13th. We want your child to be able to make a connection with his/her new teacher and learn how to get to his/her new classroom.

For 8/09 and 8/13 only, please meet your teacher in their designated places - look for your teacher's name! If you are new to our school and are not sure where to go, please ask anyone with a blue safety vest for help.

Soft Start schedule starts on August 14th, 2024 at 7:30 am.

Our amazing PTO is preparing some great activities this year to bring our Second Creek Community together. Please keep an eye on Facebook posts or call our office to find out all of the information.

New to Second Creek? Come to our school on August 1st from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Meet school administration and our awesome PTO. Learn procedures that will help you the rest of the school year. Tour our school! Our office staff will be here as well to answer any questions you might have! If you are a returning Second Creek. family, please spread the word with neighbors!

8/01/24 - 5:30pm-6:30pm - New to Second Creek Welcome Wagon

8/07/24 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm - Back to School Night

8/09/24 - 7:30am to 3:30pm - First Day of School for K-5th grade and Kindergarten Red Carpet Event

8/21/24 - First Day for all Preschool Students

8/23/24 - come at 7:30pm/movie starts around 8:00pm - Back-To-School PTO Movie Night (more information coming soon!)

If you are a returning family to Second Creek, you know our parking lot is small and needs special care during morning drop off and afternoon pick up. Thank you for contributing to the overall safety of our staff and students!

If you are a new family to Second Creek, please read the information below carefully. Staff and sometimes Commerce City police are out during morning drop off and afternoon dismissal to make sure everyone is safe.

Parents, it is very important that we do not park on the bus lane before or after school. Blocking the bus causes delays that go beyond our school.

Here are a few reminders about our drop off and pick up procedures. You know that Commerce City police pops in once in a while and issue tickets to vehicles that are not following our safety rules... so please make sure you are doing what you can do keep our students and staff safe!

• No parked cars in the "no parking zone" - which is by the sidewalk from the beginning of the parking lot all the way to the front doors. This is a fire lane and also a bus lane. There is NO PARKING anytime. Only drop off or pick up. We have noticed many cars parked waiting for the school to open in the morning, blocking the bus and causing lines of cars that go all the way outside the parking lot. Please drop off your student and go - no parking.
• Same rules apply for pick up after school.
• Students can be dropped off at 7:30am for breakfast eaters and 7:35am for non breakfast eaters. We do not have supervision for students who are dropped off before these times.
• Students must be picked up at 3:30pm every day. We do not have staff to supervise students after school.
• Let us know if you need information about our before and after-school program.
• Please only use the handicap parking if you have a handicap license.
• The Staff of the Month parking is for staff only at all times.

We appreciate your cooperation!

The following businesses continue to sponsor Second Creek in wonderful and amazing ways!

Website

Eng Orthodontics

https://www.5280heroes.com/

Website: https://www.sd27j.org/Domain/10
Location: 9950 Laredo Drive, Commerce City, CO, USA
Phone: 303-655-7555
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113896305938825/