Don't wait till it's too late to order your 24-25 yearbook.

Yearbooks are on sale now till they sell out.

SAFETY MATTERS AT MCA

Dear Family,

Our school will be partnering with the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, a leader in abuse and bullying prevention, to implement their comprehensive, evidence-based prevention program called MBF Child Safety Matters®.

Students receive two fun, engaging, and developmentally appropriate classroom lessons that educate and empower them to prevent, recognize, and respond appropriately to all types of child abuse, digital abuse, and other digital dangers. Mrs. Dail, MCA School Counselor will facilitate the MBF Child Safety Matters® in classrooms.

Over the next few months you will receive information and materials as students in your child’s grade level participate in the lessons. To learn more about the program or about child safety, visit www.mbfpreventioneducation.org or download the mobile app, “Child Safety Matters,” available at no cost from the App Store or Google Play.

Why is Prevention Education a Mandate in Florida?

A high need for prevention education exists in schools as abuse and bullying have reached epidemic numbers in our country.

» 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before they reach their 18th birthday

» 160,000 students stay home from school every day for fear of being bullied

» The Department of Justice reports that 1 in 4 children is, or will be, bullied, and 1 in 5 cyberbullied

By using the MBF Child Safety Matters® program, our school is being proactive and helping to better protect our students. Learn more at www.mbfpreventioneducation.org

More information on the Human Trafficking Education mandates from the Florida Department of Education 

The Florida Department of Education mandates Child Trafficking Prevention Education in grades K-12. More information can be found in the State Board of Education Rule Memo and the FL DOE Comprehensive Education Mandates webpage. 

This rule requires school districts to annually provide instruction to students related to Child Trafficking Education, and institutes procedures for school districts to document planning and delivery of instruction. The Child Trafficking Education should advance each year through developmentally appropriate instruction and skill building using the adopted health education standards.

For specific information from FL DOE about the education described in the rule; resources on abuse, including sexual abuse, and human trafficking prevention for professional learning purposes; and materials for parents, guardians, and other caretakers of students, access the following link:

http://www.fldoe.org/schools/healthy-schools/human-trafficking.stml

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your child’s counselor with any questions:

Suzanne Longobardi – Suzanne.longobardi@stjohns.k12.fl.us (Grades K-2)

Ellen Dail– ellen.dail@stjohns.k12.fl.us (Grades 3-5)

Parent Testing Information Night

Come join MCA for a Parent Testing Information Night!

We will discuss how you can help your student prepare for testing. We will cover information about best testing practices, computer adaptability, how testing scores are used, and what you can do at home to help your student do their very best during testing. If you would like this valuable information, please attend March 12^th for either or both sessions.

• STAR Testing K-2^nd: 5:00pm-6:00pm  -- Virtual option if you can not attend in person:  Join the meeting now  
• FAST/BEST Testing 3^rd-8^th: 6:15-7:15 -- Virtual option if you can not attend in person: Join the meeting now

You may RSVP using this link https://forms.gle/dX9GAq4AQ6pH6kLx9

St. Johns County Celebrates Castillo de San Marcos as a Certified Autism Center™ Designation

https://www.sjcfl.us/sjc-celebrates-castillo-certified-autism-center/

Monday will be the last day to order the Autism Acceptance

T-shirt

The Autism Acceptance shirt was created by one of MCA’s 6^th grade students. Proceeds will go to our ESE dept and Blessings in a Backpack.  

Sales will run from Monday to Friday.

https://schoolpay.com/pay/for/2025-Autism-Awareness-TShirt-/ScxSlfL

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION FOR THE 25/26 SCHOOL YEAR OPENS MARCH 1st

Incoming students NEW to SJCSD can begin registering March 1^st.

Registration will remain open throughout the summer.

Go to: https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/student/enrollment/

MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER YOUR CHILD IN THE CORRECT YEAR.

(Both the 24/25 and 25/26 school year will be open for new registrations)

If you complete the form in the wrong year you will have to fill out a new form in the correct year as the registrations cannot be transferred from one year to another.

Hardship Waivers Open March 1^st for the 25/26 School Year

If your student currently attends MCA on a waiver and you want them to remain at MCA next year, please submit a waiver for the 25/26 school year.

PLEASE NOTE: BOTH THE 24/25 AND 25/26 SCHOOL YEAR APPLICTIONS WILL BE OPEN.

BE SURE TO COMPLETE IN THE CORRECT YEAR. 

Applications cannot be transferred. You will be required to complete a new one in the correct year.

PM3 FAST Testing Schedule

Thank you to all the families that have sent in donations for our book and food drive! Let’s keep the donations coming in through March 13!

Due to limited space: 8th grade students will receive two guest tickets for 8th grade Promotion Ceremony.

8^th Grade High School Transition Information

Dates will be updated as we receive them. For more information, please contact Mr. Seifert richard.seifert@stjohns.k12.fl.us

If you would like to learn more about what academies are all about, please follow this link. https://cte.stjohns.k12.fl.us/academies/

Career Academies Vs. Programs of Interest:

What is the difference between an academy and program of interest? 

Programs of interest include all the high school academies, but not all programs of interest are academies. Non-academy programs of interest include advanced academic programs like IB, AICE and the Early College Program and other programs like the JROTC. Academies do not have academic requirements for application, but the advanced academic programs, such as the Early College Program, do. Please follow this link for more information about the Early College Program and eligibility requirements https://www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/St-Johns-River-Early-College-Program-Flyer.pdf and please follow this link for more general information about all programs of interest https://cte.stjohns.k12.fl.us/programs/

March

High School Counselor Meetings (March 6^th - Makeups March 7th)

During the school day, students will meet with their TCHS or NHS school counselor to choose their classes for 9^th grade. Parents of students zoned to another high school, or students who were selected for an academy at another high school, will be contacted by that high school to choose their classes. Depending on the method chosen by the school, these counselor meetings may take place either in person, over the phone, or virtually.

*Please be aware that when applying for career academies and programs of choice, they all will use one of your student’s allotted three choices. If your student is choosing to apply to more than one academy/program of choice, make sure to choose strategically in preference order.  

*More dates and information on the MCA website Mill Creek Academy (stjohns.k12.fl.us)

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PTA NEWS

Mustang Gallop

MCA Families,

We need your help to make the Mustang Gallop a success!

Sign up for your student’s pledge account today and share with family and friends to support our school! The class running schedules will be released next week, along with a Google form to attend the event and cheer on our amazing Mustangs!

Don’t forget to check out the exciting new prizes on Pledge Star!

·      Prizes for pledge levels! (Cumulative)

·      Prizes for the top 4 earners!

·      The top earning class will receive lunch from McDonald’s!

·      We also need parent volunteers to make this event a success! Lunch will be provided      for all volunteers.

Middle School Social

MCA Middle School Families,

We’re excited to announce this year’s Middle School Social on March 28th from 3:15–5:15 p.m. in the gymnasium! This fun-filled event is free, but a permission slip is required and must be turned in my March 24th.

Pickup time is 5:30 p.m. sharp. Please remind your child to bring cash for concessions.



We can’t wait to see our MCA students there for an afternoon of fun!

PTA Meeting

MCA Families,

Join us for our monthly PTA meeting on March 4th at 4:00 p.m. in the Media Center! Non-members are always welcome—we truly value your input and involvement. The MCA PTA thrives because of our dedicated family volunteers, and we couldn’t do it without you!

We’d love for you to attend, share your thoughts, and consider becoming a member. Your support makes a difference!



Looking forward to seeing you there!

Want to help? Want to get more involved at your child's school. There are tons of opportunities!!!



NEW OPPORTUNITY!!! Media Center: Media teachers need help managing students during their resource, shelving books, etc.

If you would like to help in the media center sign up here: Mill Creek Academy: Library Helper

Cafe Help: Opening packages, hand out supplies, etc. If you would like to help in the cafe sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0E4BADAF22A2FEC07-54062019-lunch

Helping Hands: Meet on cafe stage to help laminate, cut, staple etc for teachers. Sign up here to help: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0E4BADAF22A2FEC07-54061810-helping