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Mount Carmel Area School District

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Attention Parents and Guardians

If your child has any of the following symptoms, that indicates a possible illness that may decrease the student’s ability to learn and also put them at risk for spreading illness to others. Please check your child daily for these symptoms. Click to enlarge.

11-19-20 – School Board Meeting Video

November 14th Weekend Update

Public Health Guidance for Pre-K to 12 Schools

MCASD COVID-19 TRACKER

Mount Carmel Area School District will continue to communicate with our learning community using real time updated information concerning COVID 19 positive cases both within our school district buildings and in our local community. Real time information can be found in the attached Google Doc moving forward. MCASD COVID TRACKER (Please access both tabs of the document)

Local Zip Code data can be found on the Pennsylvania Department of Health website: COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard. (Mount Carmel zip code data found on the 2nd tab of Google Doc listed above.)

The Mount Carmel Area School District will immediately communicate with families, students, teachers, and staff members if they could be possibly considered a close contact related to any COVID-19 positive incident. As always, our school district will continue to work with our nursing department and the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide the most up-to-date information as possible.

11-20-20 – Health Update

11-11-20 – Health Update

11-10-20 – Health Update

11-05-20 – Health Update

11-04-20 – Health Update

11-02-20 – Health Update

10-23-20 – Health Update

10-21-20 – Health Update

News and Events

The December Mount Carmel Area School District Reorganization Board meeting will be held virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 7pm. Registration link for meeting

Cyber School Facts

11-16-20 – ThinkBIG may need to be cancelled this year, but there are still children fighting for their lives and they still need our support! Below are the following way in which you can help make a contribution:

• Online t-shirt fundraiser – Choose from a variety of t-shirt colors with our 2020 ThinkBIG design through our online store. https://mcathinkbig.square.site/

• Lottery calendars – Student Leaders and Student Ambassadors are currently selling lottery calendars for the month of December. Cost of the calendars are $5 and go off of the evening lottery number. If interested please contact one of our student leaders, student ambassadors or myself!

9-29-20 – Keystone Exam Make-ups from Spring

9-19-20 – 20-21 Student Handbook Additions

9-14-20 – How to Record your Attendance

Past Announcements

Daily Attendance

Proceed to the form to record your daily attendance.

Form must be completed by all MCA (synchronous, or asynchronous) Virtual Learners in 7th to 12th grade daily between 12:01am and 11:59pm.

Reminder for in person students: You still must contact the attendance office at 570 339-1500 (ext 3134) if you will not be present on a particular school day. This call should be completed by 9am.

Student Achievement

Students manage assignments and grades
by logging in to the CSIU Student Information System. Parents are required to do a one-time registration to gain access to all student assignments and grades on the CSIU Parent Portal.

Virtual Lunch Pick-up

Students who are virtual may pick up breakfast and lunch for two days on Monday November 23rd, Tuesday December 1st, and Thursday December 3rd. Meals may be picked up at the following times and locations:

Location #1: Mt. Carmel Elementary Cafeteria Lobby 10:30-12:30

Location #2 Van:

Locust Gap Playground 10:30 – 10:45

Holy Angels Church 10:55-11:10

Strong Playground 11:20-11:35

Entrance of Brushwood Garden Apartments, Denmar Gardens 11:45-12:00

Location #3 Van

Marion Heights Fire Company 10:30 – 10:45

Natalie Fire Co. 10:55-11:10

Atlas Playground 11:20-11:35

Mt. Carmel Town Park 11:45-12:00

Location #4:

Mount Carmel Jr./Sr. High School Main Office Entrance

Monday, November 23rd 12:30-1:00

Tuesday, December 1st and Thursday, December 3rd 10:30-12:30

Meals are available to all children 18 and under.

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Charter Cyber Costs - MCASD

In 2019-2020 our district paid $833,243.42 towards cyber education… read more

Safe2Say Something

Safe2Say Something is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially within social media, from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others and to “say something” BEFORE it is too late. For more information about the program: https://www.safe2saypa.org/

How to Log-in to Teacher Websites

Log in to your school email account. Your default password is your student ID number. You are required to change it the first time you log in. You can find the links and codes to your classes on the School Closure Resource Site or you can contact your teacher to add/invite you directly.

MCA JRSR High School: Tips for Students to Navigate Google Classroom

MCA Elementary: http://www.mca.k12.pa.us/wp/mcaes/wp-conten

Voluntary Student Accident Insurance

Accidents aren’t supposed to happen, but they do

	November 2020
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2 JHGB-Danville JHGB-Danville November 2, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Mount Carmel Area Elementary School, 630 W 5th St, Mt Carmel, PA 17851, USA See more details •	3 JHF@Shikellamy JHF@Shikellamy November 3, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Shikellamy High School, 600 Walnut St, Sunbury, PA 17801, USA Depart @ See more details Family Forum - Open to all Family Forum - Open to all November 3, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Each month different topics will be addressed that are of concern to families and their children. All are welcome regardless of age of student and school attending. For more information, please contact Tara Purcell, Family Liaison at purcellt@mca.k12.pa.us or (570) 339-1500 ext.3004. See more details • •	4	5 JHGB-Southern Columbia JHGB-Southern Columbia November 5, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Mount Carmel Area Elementary School, 630 W 5th St, Mt Carmel, PA 17851, USA See more details Senior Night Activities Senior Night Activities November 5, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Silver Bowl Parade at 6:00 pm, Senior Night at stadium begin approximately 6:30 pm. See more details • •	6	7
8	9 JHGB@Bloomsburg JHGB@Bloomsburg November 9, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Bloomsburg Middle School, 1100 Railroad St, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, USA Depart See more details •	10 Band Parent Meeting Band Parent Meeting November 10, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm HS Band Room See more details Band Parent Meeting Band Parent Meeting November 10, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm HS Band Room See more details • •	11	12 JHGB@Central Columbia JHGB@Central Columbia November 12, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Central Columbia Middle School, 4777 Old Berwick Rd, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, USA Depart See more details MCA Symphonic Band Rehearsal MCA Symphonic Band Rehearsal November 12, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Band Room See more details • •	13	14
15	16 JHGB-Shamokin JHGB-Shamokin November 16, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Mount Carmel Area Elementary School, 630 W 5th St, Mt Carmel, PA 17851, USA See more details •	17	18	19 JHGB@Danville JHGB@Danville November 19, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Danville Middle School, 120 Northumberland St, Danville, PA 17821, USA Depart See more details MCA Symphonic Band Rehearsal MCA Symphonic Band Rehearsal November 19, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Band Room See more details School Board Meeting School Board Meeting November 19, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm See more details • • •	20	21
22	23 JHGB@Southern Columbia JHGB@Southern Columbia November 23, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Southern Columbia Area Middle School, 810 Southern Dr, Catawissa, PA 17820, USA Depart See more details •	24 Act 80 -Students early dismissal Act 80 -Students early dismissal November 24, 2020 See more details School Safety Meeting School Safety Meeting November 24, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am Mount Carmel Area School District Office See more details PTA Meeting PTA Meeting November 24, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm See more details • • •	25 Thanksgiving Break Thanksgiving Break November 25, 2020 - November 30, 2020 @ See more details HS GYM CLOSED HS GYM CLOSED November 25, 2020 @ 7:00 am - 8:00 am Mount Carmel Area High School, 600 W 5th St, Mt Carmel, PA 17851, USA cleaning and waxing See more details • •	26 HS GYM CLOSED HS GYM CLOSED November 26, 2020 @ 7:00 am - 8:00 am Mount Carmel Area High School, 600 W 5th St, Mt Carmel, PA 17851, USA cleaning and waxing See more details •	27 HS GYM CLOSED HS GYM CLOSED November 27, 2020 @ 7:00 am - 8:00 am Mount Carmel Area High School, 600 W 5th St, Mt Carmel, PA 17851, USA cleaning and waxing See more details •	28 VBB - Scrimmage at Schuylkill Haven VBB - Scrimmage at Schuylkill Haven November 28, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Schuylkill Haven HS See more details VGB-Pine Grove (Scrimmage) VGB-Pine Grove (Scrimmage) November 28, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mount Carmel Area High School, 600 W 5th St, Mt Carmel, PA 17851, USA See more details • •
29	30 JHGB-Bloomsburg JHGB-Bloomsburg November 30, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Mount Carmel Area Elementary School, 630 W 5th St, Mt Carmel, PA 17851, USA See more details •

Annual Notices 2020

Support the Mount Carmel Area School District through your tax deductible contribution to the Mount Carmel Area Education Foundation. Donations can be in honor or in memory of someone and designated to any worthy cause to help bridge the gap between available funding and needs of the MCA students and staff. Thank you for your support.

Tornado Buddy Bag Program

The Mount Carmel Area School District continues to spearhead a fundraising campaign in an attempt to help fund the “Tornado Buddy Bag” program for the 2020-2021 school year. Find out more information and how you can help MCA students succeed.

Donations to help support the program can made made to the Mount Carmel Area Education Foundation.

Proposed center display of bricks at Silver Bowl South End Zone

Purchase your brick or sign today!

The Mount Carmel Area School District has begun a Red Tornado Legacy Brick Project at the MCA Silver Bowl. All proceeds will go to the general upkeep of the stadium. The next order due date is May 1, 2020.
Contact the Jr./Sr. High Principal office for more information. Go Big Red!

Revitalize the Planetarium

The foundation has set a goal to raise the necessary funds to repair or replace the planetarium in the Mount Carmel Area High School. If you would like to donate to the cause or any other of our current initiatives, you can do so on our donate page. Please indicate for what project you would like your donation to be used.

Silver Bowl Turf Project

In the spring of 2019, Mount Carmel Area School District launched an unprecedented three-year fundraising initiative — to raise $ 1 million to restore and update Mount Carmel Area’s famed Silver Bowl Stadium. The main fundraising effort will go towards the installation of a new all-weather field.