Lunches delivered to families during the school closing. If you need lunches during the school closing, fill out the form on the school website. Mr. Shafer and I will be happy to deliver!
MJHS fundraiser cups are in. The building will be open from 2pm to 6pm today and from 8am to 12pm tomorrow if students who sold them want to come and pick them up.
Students now have access to take AR quizzes at home! Go to https://hosted46.renlearn.com/182260/ to log in. Your child should know their username and password. If not, contact their teacher.
Not sure what the quiz number is? Go to www.arbookfind.com to look this up. You can search by the book title on the actual AR site as well.
I wanted to remind all junior high families that the building will be open for students to come in and get books, materials, chromebooks, PE clothes, and anything else they may need. It will be open today from 2:00pm until 6:00pm and tomorrow from 8:00am until 12:00pm. Students will also be able to check books out from the library if they wish.
Just a reminder that if you ordered a lunch for this week they will be available today in the high school foyer beginning at 11:00. Deliveries will also begin at 11:00 am today.
Northside parents: In an effort to maintain as much normalcy as possible, Mr. Harridge will be posting videos, hopefully daily, for students to watch at home. He will be leading the pledge as well as sharing a short message. He also hopes to post videos of him reading books as well. Please subscribe to his channel to receive notifications when videos are posted. Here is a link to his video for today:
https://youtu.be/amFzjSnXVWc
Feel free to read the attached social story to your students about the current school closure written by Mrs. Rodriguez.
https://drive.google.com/a/morrisonschools.org/file/d/15tnR7QQkLc2iIY3V4RPEEMAJWbB3UtbR/view?usp=drivesdk
Students wanting extra resources to practice the math portion of the SAT may stop by G5 to pick up packets from 9-11 today .
03/15/2020
To: MCUD #6 Parents/Guardians
Re: COVID-19 UPDATE (2)
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Earlier this evening I made the decision to close school tomorrow March 16th, 2020. Please know that this decision was not made lightly, but was made in consideration for the safety of our students and staff. As a result of the decision to close there are several items that need to be shared and questions answered.
Will these days need to be made up? The state board of education has determined that all school days between March 17th and March 30th will be designated as Act of God Days. Act of God days are utilized when circumstances beyond the district’s control cause a school/district to close and therefore DO NOT need to be made up. Tomorrow (March 16th) was not designated as an Act of God Day and will therefore need to be made up. The decision on when tomorrow will be made up will be made at a later date depending on when we return to regularly scheduled classes.
Is it possible that the mandated school closure be extended? At this point that is a possibility. The governor in his statewide conference call with superintendents on Friday stated that an extension may be a possibility.
Will the District alter Spring Break? NO. The district will maintain the current Spring Break schedule.
Is the District going to engage in E learning? Not at this time. Since these days are designated as Act of God Days (see #1 above) they do not count as instructional days. Furthermore the ISBE is continuing to develop guidelines as it pertains to E Learning and until such time as those guidelines are set the District will not be engaging in an E Learning program. In the event that the mandated closure is extended the District will notify parents of the plan to continue your child’s instruction.
What can I do to help with my child’s education? The District will be posting links to educational resources that will help to keep students engaged and reinforce learning that has already occurred.
Will lunch be provided for students during the mandated closure? YES. A school closure lunch order form was sent out earlier tonight. If you did not receive that notification you can phone into the district office to place your order. The district will offer grab and go lunches or the option to have lunches delivered.
Where can we go to get more information? All updates pertaining to COVID-19 and our District will come from my office and will be posted on the District social media sites, website, and emailed to parents/guardians as soon as possible.
Are extracurricular activities allowed to practice during the closure? NO. As long as the mandated closure is in effect all extracurricular activities are cancelled. The District will continue post updates as they are made available from the IHSA and the IESA. Additionally the high school weight room will not be open.
Will students have access to the building to retrieve books etc…? There will be a minimum number of staff on site during the closure, but there is no guarantee that that means you will be able to access the building. If you must get into the building calling the district office to see if there is staff on site that day is recommended.
Sincerely,
Scott Vance
Scott Vance
Superintendent
Attention parents of incoming kindergarten students: The parent meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday, March 17 will be rescheduled for a later date and time. Thank you for your understanding.
Please read the following message from the Northside/Southside PTO: Based on the district’s closing from March 16-30, 2020 due to COVID - 19, we have decided to cancel the Hurts Donut fundraiser this year. Although we’re disappointed that we had to make this choice, we are uncertain as to what the next few weeks will bring and if we could make the fundraiser up at a later date.
Students who have already turned in their fundraiser forms and money will have the envelopes returned to them when school reopens. If an earlier timeframe is desired, please private message our Facebook page or a member of the PTO.
As this fundraiser was meant to provide programming and cover the cost of field trip bussing for our Northside and Southside students, we hope to find other ways of raising funds in the near future.
The scholarahip deadline of March 16th is still in effect. If you have materials that need to be turned in, please bring them to the MHS main office between the hours of 9-12.
With the extended school closure the district will be providing lunch for students this week beginning Tuesday March 17th. Parents/guardians wishing to order lunch for their children should follow the link below or contact the district office to place their order.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzBiArQ6pNb2DeV1TH6il9-bIqWTXJKr7AWrZgkJJ3lDp6Gw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Due to the ever changing situation with the COVID-19 virus the district has decided to cancel classes for tomorrow March 16th.
Due to the late start tomorrow morning, there will be no PreK both AM and PM.
Attention Northside and Southside parents: Hurts Donut orders are due on Monday the 16th! Get them in before school closes on Tuesday. We won’t be able to accept late orders. Thank you for all your support! 🍩 🍩 🍩
Scholarship applications will still be collected at the end of the school day on March 16th. Turn your information into the MHS main office. $$$$$$$$$$$$$
Please see the attached memo concerning the school closure beginning Tuesday March 17th.
MCUD #6 will be opening two (2) hours late Monday March 16th. More information is forthcoming in regards to the Governor's announcement that he closing schools beginning Tuesday March 17th.
Thank you to Representative Tony McCombie and Katie Jakubs from Exelon for sharing about your career paths this week with our 8th Grade Careers class!
