FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
SCHOOL ABSENCES: Thank you to all the parents who call the school office when your child is ill or going to be out of town. This phone call allows the secretary more time to deal with other school procedures. You may be calling for one or two children, but the secretary may have to contact as many as 20 or 25 homes to determine where the child(ren) are that have not been called in by a parent. We thank you for helping us. It doesn’t seem like a problem until there are more than 20 absences. Your calls are so appreciated and we want to take this time and space to tell you so.
TEXT MESSAGES: USD 211 offers a program that parents, students, or anyone else in the community can receive, and it is made possible by the generosity of the Stockton National Bank of Norton. This service makes it possible for you to receive school alerts and emergency information as text messages on your cell phone or as e-mails on your PC. USD 211 uses this service, (in addition to area television and radio stations) to announce late starts and closings. In order to receive these text messages, it is necessary that you sign up to receive them.
To sign up for this service is fast and easy, but does require the use of a computer with Internet access. Go to the USD 211 homepage at www.usd211.org, click on BLUEJAY ALERTS and then follow the onscreen instructions. There is NO CHARGE for signing up for the service; however, you should check your cell phone plan, as there may be a charge to you for receiving a text message.
This is a spam-free application and your name and personal information are protected and will remain private.
STATE ASSESSMENTS: We will begin our State Assessments the first of March and they will end in late April.
KANSAS DAY: On Friday, January 29th, individual classrooms celebrated Kansas Day in their rooms. The State of Kansas is 160 years old this year. Please take time to visit with your child about what they did on this fun and entertaining day.
BOXTOPS: Don’t forget to save you box tops for the Eisenhower School. Money earned from the box tops, will be going to purchase a new water fountain that is used exclusively for filling up water bottles for students. The Junior and Senior High School have a couple of them and really like how they are being used in the building. If there are any questions about this process, please contact the office, or Mrs. Burton and we will do the best we can to answer your questions. Thanks for your time and support.
BESTCHOICE: We are now collecting BESTCHOICE labels at school. We use these labels for alternative seating purposes at school. BESTCHOICE is a popular label on items at our local grocery stores. We appreciate all your efforts helping our school purchase items by collecting the labels.
HEALTH: It seems our numbers of students being sick with flu or other ‘normal’ types of sickness is down at this time of year compared to years past. We appreciate the efforts parents are doing to help keep kids as healthy as possible. Increased water intake, lots of sleep, and eating healthy foods are all things helping kids stay in school. No doubt the increased focus on washing hands, and maintaining distance is helping our cause as well this year. Thanks to all of you helping our school stay as healthy as possible.
SCHOOL ABSENCES: Thank you to all the parents who call the school office when your child is ill or going to be out of town. This phone call allows the secretary more time to deal with other school procedures. You may be calling for one or two children, but the secretary may have to contact as many as 20 or 25 homes to determine where the child(ren) are that have not been called in by a parent. We thank you for helping us. It doesn’t seem like a problem until there are more than 20 absences. Your calls are so appreciated and we want to take this time and space to tell you so.
TEXT MESSAGES: USD 211 offers a program that parents, students, or anyone else in the community can receive, and it is made possible by the generosity of the Stockton National Bank of Norton. This service makes it possible for you to receive school alerts and emergency information as text messages on your cell phone or as e-mails on your PC. USD 211 uses this service, (in addition to area television and radio stations) to announce late starts and closings. In order to receive these text messages, it is necessary that you sign up to receive them.
To sign up for this service is fast and easy, but does require the use of a computer with Internet access. Go to the USD 211 homepage at www.usd211.org, click on BLUEJAY ALERTS and then follow the onscreen instructions. There is NO CHARGE for signing up for the service; however, you should check your cell phone plan, as there may be a charge to you for receiving a text message.
This is a spam-free application and your name and personal information are protected and will remain private.
STATE ASSESSMENTS: We will begin our State Assessments the first of March and they will end in late April.
KANSAS DAY: On Friday, January 29th, individual classrooms celebrated Kansas Day in their rooms. The State of Kansas is 160 years old this year. Please take time to visit with your child about what they did on this fun and entertaining day.
BOXTOPS: Don’t forget to save you box tops for the Eisenhower School. Money earned from the box tops, will be going to purchase a new water fountain that is used exclusively for filling up water bottles for students. The Junior and Senior High School have a couple of them and really like how they are being used in the building. If there are any questions about this process, please contact the office, or Mrs. Burton and we will do the best we can to answer your questions. Thanks for your time and support.
BESTCHOICE: We are now collecting BESTCHOICE labels at school. We use these labels for alternative seating purposes at school. BESTCHOICE is a popular label on items at our local grocery stores. We appreciate all your efforts helping our school purchase items by collecting the labels.
HEALTH: It seems our numbers of students being sick with flu or other ‘normal’ types of sickness is down at this time of year compared to years past. We appreciate the efforts parents are doing to help keep kids as healthy as possible. Increased water intake, lots of sleep, and eating healthy foods are all things helping kids stay in school. No doubt the increased focus on washing hands, and maintaining distance is helping our cause as well this year. Thanks to all of you helping our school stay as healthy as possible.