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Kellogg Middle School Newsletter | Mid-January 2019
Skyward Access will be offline this weekend due to scheduling updates.
SCHEDULE CHANGE REMINDER
While a small number of students may have a few class shuffles, most students will see
- Periods 1-3 will remain unchanged.
- Periods 6-7 will become periods 7-8, otherwise unchanged.
- Students will be assigned Lunch/Advisory or Advisory/Lunch during period 4 for grade 7, period 5 for grade 6, and period 6 for grade 8. Some special education and EL programs will be exceptions to the lunch schedule.
Government Shutdown
Akilah Barlow 507-328-5861 akbarlow@rochester.k12.mn.us
Sara Rich 507-328-5861 sarich@rochester.k12.mn.us
In addition, if your family income has changed, you are welcome to apply for free or reduced meals for your child(ren) while they are at school.
http://www.rochester.k12.mn.us/departments/student_nutrition_services/free_reduced_meal_application
507-328-4218
If there are other ways we can partner with you to support your family during this time of uncertainty, please don't hesitate to ask. You are welcome to contact me directly at any time.
Angi McAndrews, Principal
507-328-5817
Project Community Connect
Friday January 25, 10am-2pm
Dental Clinic
Student Behavior Referrals
You parent feedback suggests that more frequent communication for low level behavior issues would be appreciated & our teachers agree! The more we connect, the stronger we are together. Starting 2nd semester, we will use the following progression to communicate low level behavior concerns:
3 Level 1 incidents: email home
6 Level 1 incidents: phone call home
9 Level 1 incidents: parent meeting with an administrator
Inventors Fair
(click images to enlarge!)
The 2019 Inventors Fair, open to all students in grades 4 through 12 throughout southeastern Minnesota, will be held March 9 in Rochester. The fair is a judged event, and winners will receive up to $1,000. The students are judged in two different age categories, and there is a popular vote category too!
The Inventors Fair is different than a science fair in that we are looking for actual inventions — not explanations of how muscles work, but something that will actually measure how much those muscles are working, for example. Kids often have ideas for solving our “problems,” big or small, and we want to showcase, reward and encourage that type of thinking.
STUDENT ILLNESS
As we move through cold and flu season, please keep this information in mind:
When a student is sick, parents often wonder whether or not to keep a child at home from school.
If a child stays home and has the care he/she needs when first sick, he/she will often get better faster. Staying home and resting will help the body fight the sickness. Staying at home is also one of the best ways to keep others from becoming ill.
Reasons why children should stay at home
1. Severe colds, coughs, or sore throats
2. Eye infections, especially if discharge is present
3. New skin rashes, especially if draining—unless medical opinion states rash is not contagious
4. Temperature of 100º or more with or without symptoms of an illness
5. Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain
6. Any other sign of acute illness
7. Until results of laboratory tests (i.e., throat culture, nasal swab) are known.
Children may return to school when:
1. Well enough to participate in normal school activities
2. Free of all symptoms for 24 hours
3. Temperature remains normal for a 24-hour period without the use of fever reducing medications.
4. On an antibiotic for at least 24 hours
OR
5. Your health care provider states your child can return to school.
It is often very difficult to decide whether it is really necessary to keep your child home. There are no sure rules to follow as we are dealing with variables. Hopefully, the above guidelines will be helpful to you in making this decision.
Here’s to a healthy winter for all!
Administration
Principal
507-328-5817
anmcandrews@rochester.k12.mn.us
Mike Widman
Assistant Principal
507-328-5815
Teri Linander
Associate Principal
507-328-5816
Student Support Services
6th Grade Counselor
507-328-5309
Darlene DoBell
7th Grade Counselor
507-328-5811
Sam Simmons
8th Grade Counselor
507-328-5808
Sara Rich
School Social Worker
507-328-5861
Akilah Barlow
School Social Worker
507-328-5861
Health & Clerical
School Nurse, LPN
507-328-5813
lodietrich@rochester.k12.mn.us
Sara Gnagey
School Nurse, RN, LSN
507-328-5814
Robyn Davis
Office Manager
507-328-5801
Penny Ginther
Registrar & Attendance
507-328-5810
Kellogg Middle School
Email: anmcandrews@rochester.k12.mn.us
Website: www.kellogg.rochester.k12.mn.us
Location: 503 17th St NE, Rochester, MN, USA
Phone: 507-328-5800
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Kellogg.Middle.School/
Twitter: @KelloggMiddle