Did you know: Minnesotans can now claim the Child Tax Credit, with no limit on the number of children claimed. You must file a 2023 individual income tax return in order to claim the credit. Most taxpayers who are eligible to claim the new Child Tax Credit are also eligible for free tax preparation assistance. Learn more about income requirements and qualifications on the Child Tax Credit webpage: https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/child-tax-credit
The tax credit of up to $1750 per child is estimated to cut child poverty by up to one-third in Minnesota. Nearly 300,000 households, including 513,000 children, are estimated to qualify for the credit.
Welcoming the lunar new year and the year of the dragon! Happy Lunar New Year!
We are celebrating Black History Month at Willow Creek Middle School.
Thank you Ms. Bork and her students!
Mall Ball Friday!
Theme Thursday here at Willow Creek Middle School
Super Hero Day!
We can always count on REIDO!
Dawn Johnson is a school counselor at Willow Creek Middle School. She meets with students in various ways, including small groups, individual sessions, and in large groups in the auditorium or classrooms. She really enjoys watching students grow emotionally from 6th grade to 8th grade, as those changes can be big and VERY interesting.
February is Frienship month here at Willow Creek Middle School.
Thank you Ms. Howe and students for helping with the bulleting board.
This week is National School Counseling Week. We appreciate all you do for our students, families and staff.
Dawn, Tracy and Liam!
Theme Thursday!
Super Hero Day!
February, 8th
This week is National School Counseling Week. Our counselors work with all students to remove barriers to learning by helping students apply academic achievement strategies, manage emotions, build interpersonal skills, support mental health needs, and plan for post-secondary options. No counselor’s job is the same because they adapt so well to what is needed from our students and schools as a whole. Thank you, counselors, for all you do in Rochester Public Schools!
Mall Ball Friday!
Today is Groundhog Day! Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow, or is spring just around the corner?
Open Gym for secondary students on Saturday, February 3, will be at Sunset Terrace Elementary (1707 19th Ave NW). Middle School students are welcome from 2-3:15 p.m.. High School students are welcome from 3:15-4:30 p.m. The Longfellow gym will not be open this Saturday.
Theme Thursday!
According to Excelsior University, National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later was ratified as the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln signed the Amendment abolishing slavery on February 1, 1865, although it was not ratified by the states until later.
Theme Thursday
6th Grade -Orange
7th Grade- Blue
8th Grade- Green
Mall
Ball
Friday!
Are you looking for plans for your kids to run off energy this weekend? Check out our Open Gyms for pre-K through secondary students!
We had one student dress up for Minion Day
Way to go Annabelle with school spirit!
Governor Tim Walz has proclaimed the week of January 21–27, 2024, as Education Support Professionals (formerly known as paraprofessionals at RPS) Recognition Week. Our ESPs support our teachers in the classroom, help with SACC, transportation, in the lunch rooms, and more! We are grateful for their commitment to meeting the needs of our students. Thank you, ESPs! We appreciate you!
