Because of transportation issues at SAC the JH football game vs. the SAC storm will start at 5:30 with the JV game to follow. The games will be played in Karlstad.
Due to YouTube difficulties please use this link for tonight’s football game between the Northern Freeze and WEM Patriots
https://youtu.be/-GrWpQHxAFY
We did a tally and during the month of September our kitchen staff served 3,229 breakfasts and 4,749 lunches to our students free of charge under the USDA Waiver Program.
This represents a savings of $16,743 for our families if these were full pay meals.
Remember these free meals will continue as long as funding remains up to December 31 this year.
Thank you MCC kitchen staff for your hard work feeding our students!!
Volleyball Parents:
We are waiting to get official word from BGMR on the amount of tickets we will get for Tuesday's VB match. As soon as we get information we will share it out via social media.
Thank you for your patience.
Dear Volleyball Parents:
We are sure you have heard that there has been much discussion about the status of fans at volleyball games. Yesterday the MSHSL opened up the possibility of fans attending volleyball games. At this time we have come up with some regulations that we think will allow 2 spectators (4 for split families) to attend volleyball matches.
Please follow these guidelines:
1. Only two fans will attend per participant. No exceptions. (Parents or parent & sibling of the same household only. No fill-ins. All siblings must be in 7th grade or above.)
2. Please enter through Door 1 at MCC and Door 14 at TC. Expect a temperature check upon arrival. If your temperature exceeds 100.4 degrees, you will be denied admittance.
3. Please exit to the west: Doors 8 and 9 at MCC and Door 11 at TC.
4. Masks must be worn properly, covering your mouth and nose at all times.
5. Families will sit in groups of 2 only and maintain 12 ft. of space from players/participants. Sit only on marked spots.
6. Family/groups will sit at least 6 ft. from other family/groups.
7. There WILL NOT be concessions. Possibly in the future.
8. Immediately after a game, you are expected to vacate the building. Do not go on the floor to greet your daughter. Do not loiter in the hallway.
9. If your daughter is on C-Team, you must leave after the C game is finished. Same for subsequent levels.
10. If your daughter plays on JV, Varsity, or 8th grade, please arrive near the starting time for your daughter's game and leave when it’s finished.
11. At this time, we will only accommodate fans for the home team and only the game your daughter is participating in.
12. Fill out the Google Form to register for Monday's volleyball game. Only those names on the form will be admitted.
*A google form will be sent to your volleyball players email account please fill this out before 3:00 on Monday 10/12/20
Respectfully,
Brian Longerbone and Gary Taylor
Northern Freeze ADs
Wristbands for tonight's home football game are still available for purchase. You may purchase wristbands until 3pm, please contact the HS office. $3 for students in grades 7th-12th, $5 for adults. Wristbands will NOT be available for purchase at the gates. No entry without one.
The Northern Freeze Football game vs. WEM on Friday 10/9/20 will be live streamed at the following link.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClZ2WYfBqjUMgOywo96tT0Q/
It is very important that we all do our part to help ensure we are able to maintain in-person school and slow spread.
So far families and staff are doing great at staying home from school when not feeling well. Thank you as that protects everyone. If you are not sure, you are always welcome to contact the school and we will help you.
We need our families to follow precautions on evenings and weekends outside of school time as well. The neighboring state of North Dakota has the highest per 100,000 active case count in the country. Minnesota in recent weeks has also seen an uptick in cases as well. Several schools have had to change learning models in recent weeks.
Please stay home if you are sick, social distance, take precautions if you have to travel, avoid unnecessary travel, wash hands, wear masks when in public.
Our children need school in person as it is the best way they can learn. Please continue your efforts to help with this!
Material from the softball dugout that blew over in summer storm is available for sale on sealed bid to district resident. If interested in the material, please turn in bid in sealed envelope marked Dugout Material Bid by 3:00 p.m. on October 16. Bids will be opened at the October 20 school board meeting. Winning bidder responsible for payment and pick up. Material available is purchased as is. Bench is not included. There are some damaged boards due to storm damage and from removal. Nails/screws are exposed where it was taken apart.
Dear MCC Parents,
The purpose of this letter is to notify you about an adjustment we need to make to better serve our students and families.
Starting October 21, we will be having early release days on Wednesdays each week. Viking Elementary will dismiss at 12:25 p.m., Newfolden Elementary will dismiss at 12:50 p.m., and MCC High School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m.
The reason for this adjustment is that we have seen more absences and many exclusions of students due to them or a family member having symptoms or being a close contact of COVID-19. Luckily in most cases, students were able to return to school earlier than the full exclusion period. In planning, we were hopeful we could handle meeting these extra needs but we need to make this adjustment to accommodate everyone better.
The early releases will help our teachers and school staff by providing additional planning time, preparation time, communication time, and time to make adjustments. Paraprofessional staff will work their normal hours to assist teachers with these extra efforts.
Freeze Kids will be available to families that are using the service at no additional charge.
We know this may be of inconvenience to some families so we wanted to give plenty of notice. We tried to come up with a way that supported our needs without creating too much difficulty for families.
Wednesdays were chosen because this is the day that will be dedicated to assisting with distance learning if we are in a hybrid model. It works best for our Head Start/Preschool Schedule. There are no junior high sports on Wednesdays.
Before October 21, please take time to assess your needs to make this work for your family. Call the school office or transportation office if you need to make any transportation adjustments.
Thank you for understanding that we have to make adjustments from time to time. Our key goal is to be able to safely provide in-person education as this is the best way our students learn. This adjustment will help our teaching staff and support staff serve our families better under the circumstances.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Lund
Superintendent
Parent Teacher Conference dates are set. All conferences this fall will be held either by phone or using Zoom.
Newfolden Elementary and Marshall County Central High School will be holding parent/teacher conferences on Monday, October 12 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, October 13 from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Viking Elementary will hold parent/teacher conferences on Monday, October 26 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, October 27 from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Preschool Conferences will be November 4th and 5th.
Patty and Sarah will arrange an elementary conference time for all students and send home a note with your date/time. High school conferences will be available to those that call in to request a conference. Please call Missy to make conference appointments.
We are in still need of substitute paraprofessionals, substitute teachers, and substitute bus drivers.
If you are interested in any of these opportunities we encourage you to go to: http://www.newfolden.k12.mn.us/o/mccsd/page/job-postings--41 and complete application. If you have any questions, please call Sue in our district office (218) 874-8530.
Reminder:
October 1 is an important deadline for turning in Free-Reduced Lunch forms to the district. We need families that may qualify to turn in these forms as it helps those families and helps the school district. We receive between $120,000 - $150,000 annual in compensatory aid based on our free-reduced lunch count.
You can apply online at: https://www.lunchapplication.com/
or you download/print paper form here: https://bit.ly/3cwbwya
Material from the softball dugout that blew over in summer storm is available for sale on sealed bid to district resident. If interested in the material, please turn in bid in sealed envelope marked Dugout Material Bid by 3:00 p.m. on October 16. Bids will be opened at the October 20 school board meeting. Winning bidder responsible for payment and pick up.
Material available is purchased as is. Bench is not included. There are some damaged boards due to storm damage and from removal. Nails/screws are exposed where it was taken apart.
Here is the slide show from last night's Operating Referendum Informational Meeting: https://bit.ly/35XPAe3.
We also created a web page to help provide some additional information:
http://www.newfolden.k12.mn.us/o/mccsd/page/referendum-information--7
If you have any questions please reach out to Superintendent Lund: jlund@mccfreeze.org or (218) 874-8530.
Today the MSHSL Board approved the start of Volleyball and Football for the fall. The official start of the season will begin September 28. This will allow 11 weeks of Volleyball and up to 6 games of football.
They are allowing the training week that was organized to continue this week. During the training window our coaches will emphasize safety measures and continue getting our students acclimated to the regular season with conditioning and basic skills.
We are waiting for official expectations from MSHSL but know the following:
Season starts September 28. There will be a practice period before games can begin. Volleyball will consist of no more than 2 contests per week. 14 games during season maximum. No fans will be allowed in attendance per MDH guidelines. Only essential personnel will be allowed. No tournaments will be allowed.
Season starts September 28. There will be a practice period before games can begin. Football will consist of up to 6 games. There may be room at the end of season for a two week section/regional playoff window. Fans will be allowed for football but numbers will be restricted.
We do not know how this affects the spring sport training window or the start dates for winter/spring seasons. MSHSL will have action on this during its October 1 board meeting.
We are busy now getting prepared now that we know our students can play!
MCC Community:
We are hosting a presentation/meeting about our upcoming Operating Referendum on Tonight (Monday, September 21) at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom.
The district is asking the community to revoke $176.89 in authority that expires after taxes payable next year and revoke $529.83 in authority that expires after tax year 2024 and replace it with new authority totaling the same amount securing this revenue for 10 years. This will also save future election costs by not having to run two elections.
Mr. Lund will conduct a short presentation and answer questions participants have.
Link to meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84586703904...
Meeting ID: 845 8670 3904
Passcode: 61D4gA
MCC Community:
We are hosting a presentation/meeting about our upcoming Operating Referendum on Monday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom.
The district is asking the community to revoke $176.89 in authority that expires after taxes payable next year and revoke $529.83 in authority that expires after tax year 2024 and replace it with new authority totaling the same amount securing this revenue for 10 years. This will also save future election costs by not having to run two elections.
Mr. Lund will conduct a short presentation and answer questions participants have.
Link to meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84586703904?pwd=NUVQMGxKOG9XU1ZTNUROK2ZvaWJnZz09
Meeting ID: 845 8670 3904
Passcode: 61D4gA
Brief update on Fall Sports: The MSHSL is meeting on Monday to discuss allowing Football and Volleyball to move back to fall for a shortened season. They gave schools the opportunity to complete a survey yesterday.
We participated in the survey after consulting with board members, Tri-County Schools, Kids, and Coaches. We also heard from several parents and community members.
We responded that Fall is the right time for these activities and that we were able to maintain safe practices during summer and will continue that now. Sports are a positive thing for our students providing something to look forward to, helping some even do better in school. They promote leadership which we really need in times like this. We also asked the MSHSL to provide schools with key information and expectation as part of their decision.
There is a lot of context we do not know yet but we will definitely cooperate with the MSHSL decision and move forward if they allow.
Please know health and safety is a priority and so is maintaining school. If we have to shift settings, sports like other things may require a pause and we need everyone to be patient. It's a balancing act for sure.
Please know we did not get a "vote" in this but we did share our voice! The MSHSL will make their decision Monday.
Nurse Julie created a helpful form parents can use if their child has COVID like symptoms and wondering about when they can return to school: https://bit.ly/2H7dTeZ. This is a little simpler to follow than the MDH COVID Decision Tree.
If you are ever unsure we encourage you to call school and school office staff or Nurse Julie can help you.
