Dec 15 McFamily Night OutCyclones Game

Dec 20 End of 2nd QuarterClassroom Holiday Parties

Dec 20 to Jan 7Holiday Break

Jan 7 Classes Resume

Jan 15 General PTO MeetingCoffee w/ Mr Willson 3:30pm

Jan 21 No School – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Jan 21 Friends of the Library Drive Begins (Ends 2/1)

Jan 23 & 24COSI Exploring Ecology

Jan 25 McCocoa Cafe 7 to 8:30pm

Feb 1 Cereal Drive Begins

Feb 7 Winter Conferences

Feb 8 Mother-Son Dance 7pm

Feb 12 Winter Conferences

Feb 15 No School – In-service Day

Feb 18 No School – President's Day

December 7, 2018

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From Mr WillsonMcCormick Families,

SUESSICAL JR.From the singing and dancing to the costumes and props, McCormick’s stage turned into everything Dr. Seuss last weekend. During the performance of Suessical Jr, approximately 50 McCormick students put their musical talents on display as characters from many of Dr. Seuss’ greatest works. There was also some guest appearances from some of our staff and of course former Principal, Mr. Baker, who played Dr. Seuss. The performances received rave reviews from all who were able to attend. Congratulations to the cast, directors, crew, and countless number of volunteers who dedicated their time and energy since last to Spring to make Seussical Jr. a great success.

6TH GRADE WINTER CHOIR CONCERTOn Wednesday, the McCormick 6th grade choir, performed at the Winter Concert along with other 6th grade choirs in the district. The Winter Concert was the first performance in approximately 16 years in which 6th grade students in choir throughout the district performed as one. The concert included patriotic and holiday themed songs for all of the audience to enjoy. Congratulations on an outstanding performance to the following students who are part of the 6th grade McCormick Choir: Bailey Brunetti, Ava Cafferky, Clara Cissell, Andrew Coors, Madison Crabtree, Graysen Drummond, Breann Ducheny, Jenna Foy, Zoe Hams, Sarah Luedeke, Bella Mastromauro, Jake McGrath, Paige Murphy, Caitlyn Philhower, Avery Sargent, Josh Schnetzer, Destiny Seng, Wyatt Simones, Julianne Williams, Emily Zeek

REMINDER: CHOOSE KIND-MITTEN TREEWith cold weather upon us, many people in the community are in need of items to stay warm. Please consider donating a new winter hat, gloves, or mittens. Also, gently used coats will also be accepted. Donations can be placed on or under the Mitten Tree located by the library entrance beginning November 30th - December 14th. All collected items will be donated to Milford-Miami Township Ministries. During this season of giving, please remember to choose kind and donate to our Mitten Tree.

GENERAL ARRIVAL - 8:10-8:20 As we approach the end of the first semester and as we move to snow and ice season, I would like to remind our carpool families of the expectations for morning drop off. Thank you for helping us to keep every student safe.

All traffic will pull around through the right lane loop remaining in a single file line to front sidewalk. Those arriving first should wait for the staff member to signal unloading. Follow the directions of staff member on duty. Students should only unload from the passenger side doors and may be dropped off anywhere along the sidewalk. All students will enter the front doors. Do not pull out around other automobiles. Follow the car ahead of you out of the lot

Make it a great weekend,Mr. Willson

McCormick Elementary is partnering with Marco's pizza, on the 1st Wednesday of each month, Marco's will be giving back 20% of their profits to McCormick. Be sure to tell them you are with McCormick when ordering. Please consider ordering and support McCormick PTO! The next date will be Wednesday, January 2nd. The class with the most orders wins a pizza party.

Kindergarten Registration Begins January 16, 2019Milford School District looks forward to welcoming new Eagles into our flock! To be eligible for kindergarten, your child must be 5 years old by September 30, 2019. Registration for incoming kindergarten students begins on January 16, 2019.

The district offers both half-day and full-day kindergarten to all residents of the Milford School District. For transportation purposes, half-day students are placed in AM or PM kindergarten based on their residence. Each elementary building will offer at least one full-day, tuition-based kindergarten class. It is our goal to accept all registration requests for full-day kindergarten. Based on the enrollment numbers, it may be necessary for students to be placed in to a full-day program other than their designated building attendance area. If this is the case, parents will be responsible for transportation.

Call now to schedule your registration appointment. Registration must be done in person with Jay Batterson in Central Registration which is located at 1099 State Route 131. Please contact Carrie Clark at (513) 831-1314 to schedule a registration appointment. Before you arrive for your registration appointment, you must complete FinalForms online registration. Registration on FinalForms will not be available until after January 1, 2019.

From The District

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