Minne Scoop
Spring 2024
A Note From Mr. Archer
Minnehaha Family:
This is crazy:
It is crazy that on March 12th it was 67 degrees outside. As you can imagine, in a building with 380 cooped up children, this created a bit of a stir. Everyone wants to get outside. Some things to remember. It is early spring and we can expect to have plenty of cooler days. We are asking children to continue to wear jackets when they go outside. Please remind your child.
Attendance:
I am sending out our annual reminder that good attendance is critical for student learning. Research shows that missing 10% of the school year can negatively impact a student's academic progress. For us this is only about 14 days. We still have a lot of the school year left. Help us educate your children by getting them here every day! We have an attendance committee that monitors student attendance and ensures the district is in line with laws that mandate attendance reporting. This committee is most interested in helping parents and students overcome roadblocks to good attendance. Reach out to the school if you have questions.
THE BIG NEWS!! We are only days away from moving into our new addition. On Monday March 25th the doors will be opened and children will be allowed into this new space for the first time. They are going to love it. The addition houses early childhood space, a Maker Space, new bathrooms, a new kitchen and stunning cafetorium. These spaces were designed to create new opportunities for our learners. Our children deserve such a great space. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to build it for them.
The work isn’t done. We still are awaiting a large stage for the cafeteria. Once this is in place we will have a great spot for our students to perform. Finally this summer the rest of the building will get a facelift and the playground will be fully completed.
Enjoy the sunny weather!
Minnehaha Upcoming Events
- Monday, March 18th - Thursday, March 21st ~ Spring Break
- Monday, April 1st ~ No School
- Thursday, April 4th ~ End of Quarter & Spring Conferences
- Thursday, April 11th ~ Minnehaha Variety Show at THHS (6 PM)
- Monday, April 15th - Thursday, April 18th ~ Spring Book Fair
- Thursday, April 18th ~ Spring Title I Family Night
- Tuesday, May 7th ~ Midquarter
- Monday, May 27th ~ No School
- Friday, May 31st ~ School in Session
- Thursday, June 6th ~ Last Day of School
Now Open ~ Enrollment for the 2024 - 2025 School Year
Questions: please contact Courtney Brandt at 218.834.8221 ext. 8401 or cbrandt@isd381.org
From the Nurse's Office
The following is updated guidelines to our Covid policies. This information is from the CDC dated Mar 1, 2024
Protect Yourself from Getting Sick:
The most important thing you can do to protect yourself from COVID-19, flu, and RSV is to stay up to date on your recommended vaccines. Even when vaccines don’t prevent infection, they often tame these viruses, reducing severity, and preventing their worst outcomes, like hospitalization and death. Along with staying up-to-date on your vaccines, practicing good hygiene by covering your coughs and sneezes, washing or sanitizing your hands often, and cleaning frequently touched surfaces can help. Also, taking steps for cleaner air can help reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. This can mean bringing in fresh outside air by opening a window, purifying indoor air, or having outdoor social activities.
If You Get Sick:
Even if you practice these core prevention strategies, you may still catch a virus and develop respiratory symptoms. If that happens, the updated Guidance recommends two actions:
Step 1: Stay at home. As much as possible, you should stay home and away from others until at least 24 hours after both:
Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).
NOTE: If you decide to test for Covid and the test is positive:
See step 1 (no longer quarantine)
You do not need to call the school health office to notify them.
This advice will help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses during the most contagious period after infection. Not all respiratory virus infections result in a fever, so paying attention to other symptoms (cough, muscle aches, etc.) is important as you determine when you are well enough to leave home. If your symptoms are getting better, and stay better for 24 hours, you are less likely to pass your infection to others and you can start getting back to your daily routine and move on to step 2.
Step 2: Resume normal activities, and use added prevention strategies over the next five days, such as taking more steps for cleaner air, enhancing your hygiene practices, wearing a well-fitting mask, keeping a distance from others, and/or getting tested for respiratory viruses. People can choose to use these prevention strategies at any time. Since some people remain contagious beyond the “stay-at-home” period, taking added precautions can lower the chance of spreading respiratory viruses to others.
https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/updated-respiratory-virus-guidance.html
About Us
Email: barcher@isd381.org
Website: https://www.isd381.k12.mn.us/minnehaha/
Location: Minnehaha Elementary School, 7th Street, Two Harbors, MN, USA
Phone: 218-834-8221
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Minnehaha-Elementary-Lake-Superior-School-District-103493627983228