Ordean East Middle School News
Vol. 2 Issue 16 - March 26, 2021
No School March 29 & 30 for 6th-12th New Module Published March 31 ----- 6 Periods In-person Starts April 1
Wednesday, March 31 is the 1st day of Quarter 4 (distance learning for all students)
Thursday, April 1 is the 1st full day of in-person learning. 9:30AM-3:15PM. Free breakfast will be available in the cafeteria at 9:15AM (Mon, Tues, Th, Fri)
If you shifted learning models or ride a school bus, your updated status will be visible on Infinite Campus by 10:00AM, Monday, March 29. If you notice an error, please contact our school office and we will work to correct the information ASAP.
Wednesdays in Quarter 4 are Distance Learning Days for All Students
Always Distance Learners
Teachers will be available for daily support. Synchronous daily session will not be scheduled.
A predictable block of time will be scheduled every Wednesday. Teachers will be communicating the scheduled support time through Canvas.
If a distance learner prefers to attend in-person, we will need a few days to ensure the capacity in classrooms and buses can accommodate the shift.
Families can shift from in-person to distance learning by communicating with their school counselor.
ashley.kedrowski@isd709.org 6th Grade Team 2 & 7th grade
sarah.seglem@isd709.org 6th Grade Team 1 & 8th Grade (A-J)
lisa.wentworth@isd709.org 6th Grade Team 1 & 8th Grade (K-Z)
Hannah Mason
OEMS Students Qualify for Minnesota State Virtual History Day 2021
Margaret Johnson
School Chromebook Distribution (Complete Loan Agreement ASAP)
6th-12th grade students, that will be attending in-person beginning on April 1st, will be issued a district Chromebook.
If you already received a district-issued device to use for distance learning, disregard this portion of the newsletter.
To obtain a district Chromebook, all students must have a signed Chromebook loan agreement form: https://form.jotform.com/210813967032049 (The same link is accessible below.)
Families are encouraged to complete the form before the start of in-person instruction on April 1.
After the form has been completed and processed, student Chromebooks will be assigned and delivered to their first hour classrooms for pick up. If a student does not have a first hour, they will be able to pick up their device in the media center.
PTA Reflections Award winners
Abigale Froehle, Molly McNamee, & Annika Saur (socially distanced creative composite photo)
National PTA Reflections
Annika Saur
Visual Arts: 1st place winner- moving on to compete at the National level
The OEMS Devildogs have advanced to the MN FTC State Tournament!
In their second tournament of the season, the Devildogs placed 7th overall in robot performance. The team also won the Compass Award which recognizes an outstanding coach or mentor and were finalists for the Motivate and Control awards.
The Motivate Award focuses on the team’s outreach and mentoring and the Control Award is for outstanding programming. The Devildogs are very proud of their achievements this
season and hope you will join us for our State robot matches by watching
our live stream on Tuesday, April 6 at 6pm. The link will be posted on our
website.
If you’re interested in joining the team, check out our website
www.devildogs11206.com for more information and an application.
The Devildogs are a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team at Ordean
East Middle School. The team has adapted to the challenges of the
pandemic and continues to improve by working on their robot shooter, team
presentation, and engineering notebook.
Student Drop Off/Pick Up Student Drop Off/Pick Up
Stay alert. Remind students to watch for traffic!
Student Drop Off: 4th Street Entrance
Pull up to the curb, drop and go. Unfortunately, no guests or visitors may walk students to class.
Afternoon:
Student Pick-up: Hawthorne Road Parking Lot
Pull into a parking space, facing the lake for ease of departure. That should also reduce the number of cars backing up to exit the lot. Do not block/park in the driving lane. Do not block the handicap parking spaces.
Ordean East Middle School
Attendance: Dawn Warner
Principal: Gina Kleive
Assistant Principals: Rachel Jackson & Michael Emerson
School Counselors:
Ashley Kedrowski, Sarah Seglem, & Lisa Wentworth
School Social Worker: Tracy Litman
Email: gina.kleive@isd709.org
Website: https://www.isd709.org/ordean-east
Location: 2900 East 4th Street, Duluth, MN, USA
Phone: 218-336-8940
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrdeanEastMiddleSchool/