
Mill Creek Principal Update
May 2025 Edition
Message from the Principals
Dear Mill Creek Families,
Welcome to May at the Creek! We are excited for all the spring events that are part of our Mill Creek traditions. Please see important dates and times listed below. You will also receive information from your child's teacher regarding any additional fun that will be had this month.
Next week we celebrate Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week. Our Mill Creek staff works determinedly all year long to make sure our Cougars receive an amazing education. Let's celebrate these hardworking individuals. Please see the special section below that includes ways you can support the PTA in showing the love. A kind thank you note from your child is a wonderful gift for our staff.
Every May we share any staffing changes that will occur in the upcoming school year. Mr. Gerhart and Mrs. Kinkade are both returning to fourth grade. Mrs. Michelle James will be joining us from Shepard Elementary in second grade. We are currently in the hiring process for a new fifth grade teacher and assistant principal. Mrs. Nunamaker will be moving to St. Louis and teaching fourth grade. Mrs. Byler in the Media Center will be leaving to advocate for students at the Capitol. Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Knutson, and Mrs. Moreland will all be retiring. Please join us in wishing them much rest and joy in this next stage of life!
We want to thank you for another incredible year of learning and fun. We look forward to all the excitement a new school year will bring in August! Have a fantastic summer.
Go Cougars!
-Amy Rogers and Samantha Adams
Important Events
May 5-9 - Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
May 6 - PTA Social and final meeting at La Terraza - 6:00 pm
May 9 - First Grade Patriotic Celebration - 2:30 in Cafeteria
May 14 - Field Day
May 15 - Kindergarten Community Helper Day
May 21 - Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony - 2:20 pm in Cafeteria
May 22 - 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony - 8:30 am at Woodcrest
May 23 - Early Release at 12:50 pm
May 27 - Last Day of School - Early Release at 12:50 pm
May 29 - Summer School Open House - 4:30-6:00 pm
June 2 - First Day of Summer School
Basketball Teams
This weekend, our Mill Creek Homeschool Communicator Basketball teams will play their final games prior to the tournament on May 10. Our teams have worked incredibly hard and are playing VERY well. They would love a great crowd for their final matches. This Saturday, May 3, Team A will play Benton at Smithton Middle at 12:10 pm. Team B will play Russell at 9:10 am at Oakland Middle. Please come out to support our Cougars!
Float Your Boat for the Food Bank
Last Saturday, our Float Your Boat club raced their four cardboard boats on the lake at Bass Pro. A good time was had by all! Thanks to your kind donations during the penny wars leading up to last weekend, Mill Creek was able to donate $804 to the Food Bank. This continues to be a key event for our school. Thank you for your generous support!
From PTA
Join us for the final PTA meeting of the school year—and it’s a Taco Tuesday Social you won’t want to miss!
Tuesday, May 6
La Terraza Mexicana Grill | 6:00 PM
1412 Forum Blvd, Columbia, MO 65203
Let’s wrap up the year with a little fun!
Come for a casual evening as we:
Approve the 2025–2026 PTA Budget
Catch up, relax, and hang out before summer break
All are welcome—bring a friend!
(Food and drinks will be available for individual purchase.)
A huge thank-you to everyone who has volunteered, donated, or helped prepare for Teacher Appreciation Week next week. We are so grateful for our amazing Mill Creek families and all you do to support our staff!.
Teacher & Staff Appreciation
From PTA:
Let’s Make Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week OZ-SOME!
Hello Mill Creek Families!
It’s almost time to celebrate our wonderful teachers and staff during Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week, and we are so excited to kick off a Wicked Oz-some Week May 5–9!
Room Parents have been emailed, so keep an eye out—they may be reaching out with class-specific plans for your child’s teacher. In the meantime, there are LOTS of fun ways YOU can help make this week truly magical! See the thank you note template at the bottom of this section.
NEW This Year!
Instead of full door decorations, we’re going with poster board tributes to show our love for each and every staff member! Mill Creek PTA is providing the poster boards, available now in the front office—swing by and grab one! Our goal is for every staff member to have a sign outside their door that shows how much we appreciate them. Sign up to decorate a poster: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N4CFhRAW0qQos4_WYy7mbdA4ClraGuSf5RmkGrBnmjA/edit?gid=0#gid=0
When to Decorate:
Friday, May 2 – Right after school until about 6:00 PM
Donate Items
Let’s keep the snack cart & lounge stocked with goodies!
Sign up to donate: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44AEA82FA3FAC70-56044480-teacher#/
Amazon Wish List
Want to make it super easy? Shop from our Teacher Appreciation Amazon Wish List and have items shipped directly!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/DZQCR9JXJA0O?ref_=wl_share
Gift Card Donations
We’ll be raffling off gift cards on Friday to our fabulous teachers & staff!
Got a gift card gathering dust? Donate it and spread the joy!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44AEA82FA3FAC70-56044383-teacher#/
Mill Creek Elementary
Website: www.cpsk12.org/mce
Location: 2200 West Nifong Boulevard, Columbia, MO, USA
Phone: 573.214.3280