The TEAM Times
Week of 9/20-24
What's going on this week?
Monday, September 20
Tuesday, September 21
Let's Smile Dental Visit
Wednesday, September 22
Thursday, September 23
Friday, September 24
School Start & End Times
Please drop off and pick up in the parking lot or on our curb. If busses are present please do not use the curb. We are limiting visitors in TEAM this year - families will need to say goodbye outside TEAM.
7:00 AM - Extended Day open for families that qualify (must show adults in the home are working and cannot pick up)
7:40 AM - Doors open for all students
8:00 AM - School starts!
3:00 PM - School dismissal
3:00-4:00 - After School Program available to all families
4:00-5:00 - Extended Day open for families that qualify (must show adults in the home are working and cannot pick up)
Reminders
Join our TEAM Academy School Board
We are looking for a parent to join our TEAM Academy School Board. Our board is made up of teachers, a parent, and a community member. We meet once a month on the 3rd Wednesday at 4:15. Our meetings are usually only 30 minutes long. Current board members are Janel Schmidt, Chris Hering, Jenna Auen, Denise Gilbertson, Jenni Brittain, and Jed Kalbow. Contact Mrs. Courtney if you are interested in joining our school board - jcourtney@team.k12.mn.us
Washing Masks
Please make sure your child's cloth mask is being washed every night. We do have extras at school and have been giving them out too.
Extended Day - Mornings
Our doors open at 7:40 AM. If you drop off before that and your child does not qualify for Extended Day, they will need to wait outside until the bell rings at 7:40 AM.
No Outside Breakfast Food or Drinks
No outside food is allowed for breakfast. If your child has a shake, Mc Donald's breakfast, etc. please have them eat/drink it before they enter the building. Students are only allowed to have water in the classroom.
Clean up your voicemailbox
Please make sure your voicemailbox is not full. There are times we need to get ahold of parents and are unable to leave a voicemail.
We need all student forms turned in ASAP. Thank you to everyone who has them turned in already!
- Free/Reduced Lunch form (purple)
- Student Forms - see link below
- New students - make sure your immunizations, birth certificate, home language survey, and records release forms are turned in to Mrs. Bartz.
AIMSweb testing
We will start AIMSweb testing this week with students. We do this assessment three times a year. This will help us see what their academic needs are and any extra help they might need.
Lunch Money
If your child is bringing a cold lunch from home and they want a milk, they will need to bring $0.50. You can send more money and we can deposit in their lunch account.
Let's Smile Dental Clinic - Coming to TEAM on September 21
To qualify: children and adolescents under 20 years old, who are covered by State Insurance: Minnesota Health Care Plans (MHCP) such as MA, South Country Health Alliance, Blue Plus, UCare, or uninsured.
Patients participating in our program who are enrolled in a state assistance programs will have their services billed to insurance and the unpaid portion will be paid by grant funding. If patient is uninsured, Let’s Smile, Inc. utilizes grant/donation funding to cover the cost of their services.
Dental health care services are at no charge to families!
If patient is covered by private dental insurance or additional/supplemental health insurance plans, please use other dental offices.
If patient has received preventive dental services within the last 6 months, patient is up to date according to dental standards, therefore is not due.
Consent forms must be completed, signed, and turned in before dental clinic day to ensure your child may receive dental services.
Upcoming dates to remember:
October 1 - No School - Teacher In-Service Day
October 18-19 - No After School or Extended Day - All students dismissed at 3:00 PM
October 18 & 19 - Fall Conferences 3:15-7:00 PM
October 20 - Fall Conferences 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
October 20-22 - No School - MEA Break
October 28 - Picture Day
October 29 - Halloween Party 3-4 PM after school
December 1 - Picture Retake Day
Bus Information
Palmer Bus Company - 507-833-1150
Lenz Bus Company - 507-835-5104
Community News/Flyers
TEAM Academy COVID-19 Preparedness Plan 21-22
Our goal is to stay in person this school year! Here are the main things your family can do to help us. The full COVID-19 Preparedness Plan can be viewed in the link below. We had no positive cases in our building last year, so let's work together to make this happen again.
Masks: Masks are required indoors by all individuals (vaccinated or not). Masks are required on school transportation vehicles (mandated by CDC).
Students will not be considered close contacts if both the infected student (lab confirmed) and the exposed student(s) were correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time.
Health Screening Process: If you're sick, stay home. If your child is exhibiting any illness-like symptoms please keep them home.
Other Mitigation Strategies: TEAM will continue to implement grade level cohorting, 3 feet physical distancing, hand hygiene practices, cleaning and disinfecting protocols, and enhanced indoor air ventilation to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We also have new air purifiers in every room!
Vaccinations for School Age Students: Individuals age 12 and older are currently eligible for the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Community sites continue to offer vaccinations to students age 12 and up. The State of Minnesota Vaccine Locator tool allows searching by zip code, distance, age group, and more.
COVID-19 Testing: Minnesota and Vault Medical Services have teamed up to offer no-barrier, at-home COVID-19 saliva testing for everyone who lives in Minnesota, with or without symptoms. You can read more about this service on the Minnesota Department of Health website. We will keep you updated as we receive more information on our voluntary at home student and staff testing.
Visitors: In order to help maintain our safe school environment, TEAM Academy is not allowing visitors during the school day.
Instruction during quarantine: If you child needs to quarantine, the classroom teacher will get work for them to complete.
COVID Testing Options
There are many ways to get tested for COVID-19 and the following options are available at no cost to Minnesotans.
- The state is providing free testing options for schools to offer to students and staff.
- All schools are strongly encouraged to offer testing options and share information with parents/guardians and school staff, including how consent for testing will be obtained.
- There are COVID-19 community testing sites across Minnesota offering free tests to all.
- People can go to local pharmacies, hospitals and clinics. You can search for testing sites near you at Find Testing Locations.
- Families can also use the COVID-19 test at home program to have a test mailed to them.
Music/Band/Choir
Updating Contact Information
Please be sure to notify the office of any change in address, phone number, change of work place, marital status, family members or emergency phone numbers. Notification of these changes as they occur are greatly appreciated.
You can also log into your Infinite Campus Parent Portal to update your contact information.
Contact Us!
Email: jcourtney@team.k12.mn.us
Website: https://www.team.k12.mn.us/
Location: 220 17th Avenue Northeast, Waseca, MN, USA
Phone: 5078338326
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamacademycharterschool/