Firebird Flash
Building relationships one student at a time.
Dates to Remember
Thursday, May 28 - Yearbook pickup, payment due
Thursday, June 4 - Drive-Thru Waving Sendoff, 9:00-noon
Friday, June 5 - Drive-Thru Waving Sendoff, 9:00-noon
Friday, June 5 - Final day of distance learning
Monday, June 15 - School Board meeting, 5:30 pm
Thursday, June 25 - Last day of school meal pickup
Thursday, July 23 - 8th grade Graduation, 6:00 pm
Drive-Thru Waving Sendoff
On those same days, yearbooks can be picked up, and there will be places designated in the main parking lot to drop off the following:
- chromebooks
- library materials
- instruments
- LABEL WITH STUDENT'S NAME: class textbooks
- LABEL WITH STUDENT'S NAME: reading bags
Free Student Meals
NO MEAL PICKUP ON MONDAY, MAY 25
Free Breakfasts and Lunches are offered to all children ages 18 and under during COVID-19 school closure by request. Meals can be picked up at one of three sites: MHLT, the Hwy 70 West sports complex, and the Lake Tomahawk Community Center. Meals are distributed at each location on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 11:00 am-12:00 pm. Food service will only be preparing the number of meals requested, so please plan to pre-order meals one day in advance. See "MJ1 Menus" below for ordering instructions. MEAL PICKUP WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE 25.
2019-2020 Yearbooks Available for Online Order
Full-color yearbooks are now for sale, just $7.50 each. Yearbooks will be available for pick-up at MHLT from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 28. A future date for pick up in June will be posted at a later date. Payment is due at the time of pick up. Please make checks payable to MJ1 School District.
Click here to order your yearbook online.
The Firebird Foundation has generously agreed to pay $5 toward each yearbook sold, bringing the yearbook total from $12.50 down to $7.50 each. Also, thanks to their generosity, ALL 8th Grade students will receive a FREE yearbook this year!
Middle School Registration
Band in 6th grade
Hello Future 6th Grader! It's time to think about what music class(es) you (your child) want to take next school year and Ms. Woods wants you to consider Band! Below is information about each course available in 6th grade along with the form to sign-up. Students are able to sign up for either band or choir for the entire year, or take one semester of each ensemble.
Music Course Description & Sign-Up (click here)
This link provides information about each course offered as well as additional links about Band. If interested in Band please watch the "Instrumental Demo Video" and explore our virtual band room prior to signing up (students need to know which instrument they may be interested in learning).
If you have any questions/concerns you can email Mrs. Petersen or Ms. Woods directly. Please complete this no later than May 26th.
Information About Beginning Band
Click here for Beginning Band video
Tech. Ed. Committee
Book or Material Drop
Student Medication
Parents are welcome to pick up their child's medication, epi-pen, or inhaler during school office hours. Please call the school office (715) 356-5206 before you arrive so we can ensure that you child's medication is ready for pick-up. Thank you!
MJ1 Office Hours
MJ1 Menus
MEAL PICKUP WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE 25.
May pick-up breakfast & lunch menu
Would you like FREE meals for your children? Send meal requests to mealorder@mhlt.org by 9:00 am on the day before you'd like to pick up a meal. Include in your email:
Name of person picking up the meals
Number of meals requested
Pick-up location (MHLT, Hwy 70 W Baseball Complex pavilion, or Lake Tom Community Center)
Any food allergies
We will reply to email orders to confirm that they have been received. Please make sure to arrive at pick up locations between 11:00 and 12:00.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is automatically providing P-EBT benefits to most children who usually get free or reduced price school meals based on information they have on file. If the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is able to verify your information, the benefits will automatically be provided on your QUEST card if you have one or on a P-EBT card you will get in the mail. You can use these cards like a debit card to buy food. You will get a letter in the mail letting you know if you are automatically getting the benefits. You may also get an email in addition to the mailed letter. See more information about these benefits and how you will be notified.
If the Wisconsin Department of Health Services does not have your information or is not able to verify your information, you will need to apply for the benefits. If you have not been notified that you are automatically getting these benefits by May 20, please complete this application. You must apply for the benefits by June 30.
It is very important that the information you provide for each child who usually gets free or reduced price school meals exactly matches the information your school has on file. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will look at that information to make sure you can get the benefits.
If you apply and your information cannot be verified, please check with us to make sure your information is correct. You can contact us at (715) 356-5206. We will work with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to make sure the correct information is on file.
For more information about these benefits, please read this flyer.
Reimbursement for Families During COVID-19 Crisis
Expensify.org/hunger to reimburse families in need during COVID-19 crisis. These are unprecedented times, and it's inspiring to see communities rising to the challenge. However, not everyone has the resources to "shelter in place" especially the millions of people in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Living paycheck to paycheck is hard when millions of businesses around the nation are closing down indefinitely, and hourly workers (including those dependent upon tips) are the hardest hit. In particular, families with kids whose primary meals happen at school are especially vulnerable when those schools shut down.
With this in mind, Expensify.org is going to temporarily redirect all of its charitable funds to Expensify.org/hunger. With its ability to reimburse volunteers directly in real-time,
Expensify.org is uniquely positioned to help families in need immediately. Until today, this fund was focused on paying off kids' "lunch debts", but with schools closed around the nation, that isn't the top priority. Instead, we're devoting everything to a new program: matching SNAP grocery purchases up to $50 per family.
Click here to learn how to benefit from this program.
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