Firebird Flash
Building relationships one student at a time.
Dates to Remember
- September 11 - MJ1 Open House, 4:30-7:00 pm
- September 13 - MJ1 Spirit Wear orders due
- September 16 - School Board meeting, 5:30 pm
- September 23 - Papa Murphy's fundraiser
- September 25 - Fall Picture Re-Take Day
- September 27 - No school, teacher inservice
- October 14-18 - MJ1 Spirit Week!
Student Absences
Please remember to leave a message on the Message Line when your child will absent - call (715) 356-5206 and press Option 1 (do not call the front office to report students absent, please). Students will be excused up to ten days during the school year; students are eligible for up to five additional planned absences if a pre-approved absence form is filled out and turned in to the front office at least one week prior to an absence. Parents MUST contact the school for their child’s absence to be excused.
Absences are considered medical only if a doctor’s note is provided. This is a bit different from last year - all illnesses are considered family-excused without a doctor's note.
MJ1 Spirit Wear Sale
Spirit Week is October 14-18! All orders are due to the office by September 13, and apparel will be here in time for Spirit Week!
Click for Woodland Spirit Wear
Click for Creative Minds Spirit Wear
"Hope in a Backpack" program
If your family would like to participate by having a backpack sent home with your child on Thursday of each week, please contact our school social worker, Deb Schillinger.
We are hoping our MJ1 families will help out by donating items! Each month there is a different item collected, and in September, we are collecting individual cereal boxes and fruit & grain bars. There is a bin in the front office where students/parents can place these donations - we appreciate it!
After School Detentions
One of the possible consequences for a student getting a Major Write-Up is an after-school detention. Detentions are held on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 3:15 to 4:00. Please contact A.J. Salquist if you have any questions about this - thank you.
MJ1 'Cheat Sheet'
- Who do I call if my child is sick and won't be in school?
- I need to get a message to my child - how do I do that?
- Our family moved - how do I change my child's bus route?
- I want to have a meeting with a school administrator - whom do I call?
This is a great reference for you to keep on your fridge, bulletin board, etc. Let us know if there's anything you'd like to see added to this - it's for you!!
New Teacher spotlight- Karen Thompson, 2nd grade
MJ1 School Garden featured!
Reminders about Student Immunizations
With the school year drawing to an end, we'd like to remind parents to make sure their student is up to date on their immunizations for next school year. The chart below indicates which vaccines are required for students entering each grade. Students entering 6th grade in the fall require a Tdap booster. Please check with your physician or the Oneida County Health Department at (715) 369-6111 so that your student can receive their immunizations prior to entering school in the fall. Parents of students who are not in compliance will be notified and those students may be excluded from school.
If your child will be playing a sport, please make sure they have an up to date sports physical. Sport Physicals are good for two years. If you have any questions please contact the nurse by calling (715) 356-5206 x2204 or e-mail pholtz@mhlt.org.
Area Activities and Organizations
Susan Way, Guidance (715) 356-5206 x2134 sway@mhlt.org
Deb Schillinger, Social worker (715) 356-5206 x2234 dschillinger@mhlt.org
September Menus
Click for lunch menu
PLEASE NOTE: the entree on Monday September 23 will be cheese quesadillas, NOT chicken.
Upcoming Field Trips
September 26 - 6th gr. Connections Day
This month's "Hope in a Backpack" item
- INDIVIDUAL CEREAL BOXES
- FRUIT & GRAIN BARS
Please drop donations off in the bin in the front office. Thank you for supporting your fellow Firebird families!
Minocqua J1 School District
Email: jellis@mhlt.org
Website: www.mhlt.org
Location: 7450 Titus Drive, Minocqua, WI, United States
Phone: (715) 356-5206
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MinocquaJ1SchoolDistrict/?fref=ts