Mill Creek Eagle's Eye Digest 11/15/2023

1. Practice good hand hygiene while at home and at school.
2. Cover your coughs and sneezes.
3. Drink plenty of fluids and get lots of rest.

The “Nuts and Bolts” of  Mill Creek Elementary

Morning Drop Off:  7:45 am 

Entrance #1 (front)

Entrance #7 (west lot)

Bell Schedule:  

First bell – 7:50 am

Second bell- 8:00 am (the expectation is that students are in their seats and ready to start the day at 8:00. Students not in their seat at this time will be marked tardy.)

Afternoon Dismissal – 2:15 pm

Raptor Visitor Management System –All parent visitors and volunteers will enter the school through the main office and will need to present a valid driver’s license and check in to our Raptor system for visitors badge. 

Lunch 

Milk:  $0.75, Water $1.00, Lunch $2.50, Second entrée $2.05

Lunch/Recess Schedule 2023-2024

To Report an Absence

Email the office staff ([email protected] AND [email protected] ) AND the child’s classroom teacher

OR

Call the Mill Creek Attendance Line:  630-463-3401 

Homework requests should be made with the classroom teacher directly.

Student Early Dismissal 

1.  Email the office staff AND child’s teacher with time of pick up 
2.  Call the office at 630-463-3400

Afternoon Dismissal

Bussers –Entrance #1

Walkers/parent pick up – Entrance #7 (West wing)

Lunch Account –   

1.  Visit www.pushcoin.com and deposit money directly into your child’s lunch account
2. Send a check (made payable to Geneva CUSD 304) via backpack in an envelope marked “Lunch Money-Office”.  The money will be deposited into your child’s lunch account that day.
3. You will be notified via email if your child’s lunch account balance gets close to zero.  At that point, please add additional funds to prevent a negative balance.

Communication from the District and Mill Creek – MCSConnects is Mill Creek Elementary School's primary method of communicating with parents and the community. PARENTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY SUBSCRIBED to MCSConnects and the District's 304Connects via the email address they have entered in Home Access Center. If you are a parent and wish to update your preferred email address, please log into Home Access Center here. If you are not a parent, please complete this online form to be added as a subscriber for MCSConnects. You can unsubscribe at any time, but please be aware that you might miss out on important news or alerts from the school or district.

Mill Creek Web Calendar –

Go to geneva304.org and go to the Mill Creek website under the “Schools” tab

http://www.geneva304.org/millcreekelementaryschool_home.aspx

General Reminders:

NO FOOD IS ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM  - This includes birthdays. If you wish to celebrate your child’s birthday, a simple non-food birthday treat such as a pencil, sticker, etc. is acceptable.  No peanut products are allowed in the classroom.

Key Contact Information:

Mr. Tim Wyller, Principal

                Email:  [email protected]

                Phone:  630-463-3400

Kathy Shabowski, Principal’s Secretary

                Email:  [email protected]

                Phone:  630-463-3403

Julie Eiss, Building Secretary

                Email:  [email protected]

Phone:  630-463-3402

Trish Lorenz, Student Assistance Coordinator

                Email:  [email protected]

                Phone:  630-463-3407

Christina Marello, School Nurse

                Email:   [email protected]   

                For grade level specific requirements:  www.geneva304.org/Parents/Health

                Phone:  630-463-3406

Terri Rosengarn, School Psychologist

                Email:  [email protected]

                Phone:  630-463-3458

Kelly, McGovern Social Worker 

                Email:   [email protected]

                Phone:  630-463-3459

Jenny Dupuis, Social Worker

               Emiail: [email protected]

               Phone: 630-463-3436

Home Access Hotline (HAC):

                Email:  [email protected]

                Phone:  630-463-3097

Geneva 304 Central Office:  630-463-3000