Thought for the Day: Some of the best days of your life haven’t happened yet…
REMINDER – MONDAY, JANUARY 18TH WILL BE A STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY – NO STUDENTS WILL BE PRESENT AT SCHOOL OR ZOOM.
January 18th, 2021 will be a staff development day with no students. Grades 5 and 6 will come back in person on the 19th, with hybrid learning for high school students to include Wednesdays on a new hybrid schedule. We do plan to bring all High School students back later. If your student is struggling, please call the District and we can make some arrangements. The Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School Year has been updated, so starting on January 19th, 2021, every elementary school across the state will begin bringing students back into an in-person learning model without needing to consult their Regional Support Team, as long as they can implement all updated health and safety measures in the Safe Learning Plan. Middle and high schools will continue to use the original process for determining their learning models and must also implement additional health and safety measures if they are providing in-person or hybrid learning. Sports will be starting competition on Thursday, January 14th with a Boys Basketball game. Following the MSHSL rules of return to play, WEM will always require masking of everyone in the building. Following the Social Distancing Guidelines, we will allow 2 tickets per athlete and cheerleader, for spectators. Spectators must always wear masks and observe social distancing; DO NOT come to the game if you are ill or experiencing symptoms; Each pod can be up to 2 people if they sit together (Household units). All games will be broadcasted on GV TV or radio. We will follow the same guidelines as volleyball for seating and leaving the gym once your child has played. Parents can stay for their child’s play and will need to leave after the event. This may change as the season moves on. There will be no concessions. For away games, we encourage our parents to transport your athlete to the game, so the bus is not crowded or the threat of a positive case. Please check out our website for the days your student will be coming to school for hybrid – https://wemschools.org/
The yearbook staff is still taking pre-orders for this year’s book titled “One Way… Or Another” to be distributed upon completion in May of 2021. The cost is $40.00. Yearbooks can be purchased in the office or from Mrs. Winter (room 51) before or after school or during students’ noon hours.
Elementary practice will be held on Saturday Morning January 16th, 2021 – 3rd and 4th Grade Boys and Girls 9:30-11:00 am; 5th and 6th grade Boys and Girls 8:00-9:30 am.
Good luck to the girls’ basketball teams as they travel to Fosston today.
Good luck to the boys’ basketball teams as they host LPA here today.
Junior High Knowledge Bowl will begin practices in a couple of weeks with competitions starting in later February. There are not a lot of options for practice times so we will try having practices on Tuesdays (for the Monday/Tuesday group) and Thursdays (for the Thursday/Friday group) beginning at 8:00 AM or as soon as your bus gets in. We will practice in the Arts and Events Center gym. If you are eating breakfast just let me know by email and I will have breakfast down there for you. Please email me at avesledahl@win-e-mac.k12.mn.us and let me know if you are interested in participating! All students in grades 7-9 are invited to participate!
Caulfield’s will be here to take Winter sports pictures on Thursday, January 28th.
Lunch today will be hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, fruit, and milk. Breakfast on Friday will be cereal, cheese stick, juice, and milk. Lunch on Friday will be old school pizza, fresh vegetables, fruit, and milk.