Comet Connection
KELLOGG FAMILY NEWS | Jan 30, 2022
ONE GIGANTIC SCOOP!
SCOOP ONE
RPS is facing a projected operating budget deficit of up to $23 million for the 2022-2023 school year. We are seeking input from staff, students, families and community members in two different ways.
- Budget Reduction Homepage
- Budget Reduction Presentation
- Budget Reduction Overview
- Budget Reduction Survey
Happening @ Kellogg
MONDAY, January 32
- B Day
- In-person learning resumes! YAHOO!
- Mid-Year FastBridge Reading Screener
TUESDAY, February 1
- A Day
- Q2 Cool Comet Store (during lunch) **We still need parent volunteers to help 10am-2pm! Email ptsakellogg@gmail.com.**
- Mid-Year FastBridge Reading Screener
WEDNESDAY, February 2
- B Day
- Mid-Year FastBridge Reading Screener
THURSDAY, February 3
- A Day
- Mid-Year FastBridge Reading Screener
FRIDAY, February 4
- B Day
- Mid-Year FastBridge Reading Screener
COVID UPDATE
We will return to contact tracing beginning Monday.
Quarantine timelines have changed a bit.
- Positive cases will isolate for 10 days from symptom onset or date of test.
- Symptomatic students will isolate 10 days from symptom onset. Student may return sooner with negative test.
- Close contacts will quarantine 5 days from close contact, assuming they do not develop symptoms. There is no longer a shortened quarantine pathway, given close contacts are only quarantined for 5 days now. (Close contacts who are fully vaccinated or positive within the past 90 days are not required to quarantine.)
Masking is required.
Students are required to wear a mask securely above the nose and below the chin while in the building.
Test to Stay
A staggered roll-out of Test-to-Stay will begin Feb 14.
We do not have a start date for Kellogg at this time.
Saliva Test Kits
You may pick up a Saliva Test Kit in the Kellogg Health Office. These tests are completed at home, then returned to our Kellogg drop box (in the office) to be shipped to Vault Health on the following Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Please report positive cases, symptoms or close contacts to
- Erin Kroc erkroc@rochesterschools.org
- Angi McAndrews anmcandrews@rochesterschools.org
Tues, February 1st - we are hosting another Cool Comet store. Kids earn cool comet coupons throughout the year for good decisions, kindness, and other good deeds and get to cash them out at quarterly Comet stores. The kids were crazy excited at the fall store and we look forward to continuing this tradition. The chair coordinator, Jackie Tester, needs 4 helpers between 10:30am-2pm to help run the store and manage the 'traffic'. Any help within that timeframe would be appreciated, but especially closer to 10:30 with the younger crowd. (Of note, the remaining stores will be 3/24 and 6/2. Save the dates!)
Mon, February 14th - No PTSA meeting! Enjoy the holiday with loved ones! The next meeting will be Monday, March 14th at 6pm.
February 28th-March 2nd Book Fair
A book fair chairperson is needed! Our kind and generous Kellogg librarian, Pat Guenzler, spearheaded the fall book fair since the PTSA was missing someone in this role but she would greatly appreciate it if someone would take it over. The kids were super excited at the fall book fair and we look forward to helping stock them up with books before spring break.
- Volunteers will be needed to run the book fair from approximately 9am-3pm each day. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for a SignUpGenius request for volunteers soon!
Please share with others and/or let me know if you are able to help!
Rachael Majorowicz
Important Information
- 328-5810
- 8:00-4:00
TECH SUPPORT
- Monday-Friday, 7am-7pm
- (800)789-0051
PAST COMET CONNECTIONS
- December 20 https://www.smore.com/fqcj5
- January 6 https://www.smore.com/dezpj
- January 10 https://www.smore.com/98e3c
- January 14 https://www.smore.com/6ty47
- January 23 https://www.smore.com/sdnpw
CONNECT WITH US!
Administration
Angi McAndrews, Principal
507-328-5817 anmcandrews@rochesterschools.org
Mike Widman, Assistant Principal
507-328-5815 miwidman@rochesterschools.org
Teri Linander, Assistant Principal
507-328-5816 telinander@rochesterschools.org
Health
Sarah Brooks, Licensed School Nurse
507-328-5814 sabrooks@rochesterschools.org
Barb Erickson, Health Office Nurse
507-328-5813 baerickson@rochesterschools.org
Office Staff
Kris Hames, Office Manager
507-328-5801 krhames@rochesterschools.org
Erin Kroc, Registrar & Attendance
507-328-5810 erkroc@rochesterschools.org
Amy Clark, Receptionist
507-328-5800 amclark@rochesterschools.org
Support Services 328-5800
Dan VanWinkle, 6th Grade School Counselor
davanwinkle@rochesterschools.org
Trish Fierst, 7th Grade School Counselor
Amy Carstensen, 8th Grade School Counselor
amcarstensen@rochesterschools.org
Akilah Sharif, School Social Worker
Leah Mattern, School Social Worker
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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