EAGLE NEWS

April 2024

Upcoming Dates

April 7-14: Close Up Trip

April 12: 5th Grade Field Trip to Camp Ripley

April 13: Kid's Garage Sale (hosted by the Parent's Nest)

April 15: 4th Grade Band Sign-up from 3-6 p.m. in the commons

April 16-18: Outreach dental (see below)

April 19-5/6 Math Blasters

April 21-23: State FFA

April 22: School Board Meeting at 5:30 p.m.

April 24: Senior Class Trip

April 25: 4th Grade Math Blasters

April 26:

Day of Caring
Regional Art Show
2nd Grade Poetry Cafe at 2:15 p.m.

April 27: NYM Prom

April 28: Daddy/Daughter Dance 1-3:30 p.m.

April 30:

PreK Field Trip to Otter Cove
Parent Nest meeting at 6 p.m.

May 1: PreK Field Trip to Otter Cove

May 3: Kindergarten Field Trip to the Farm

May 8: Senior Scholarship & Junior NHS Ceremony

May 9:

2nd Grade Field Trip to Bonanzaville
K-2 Concert at 6 p.m.
3-4 Concert at 7 p.m.

May 10: Muffins with Wonderful Women 2 p.m. (kindergarten)

May 13:

3-6th graders Young Writers Conference
7-12 Band Concert

May 14:

Last Day of PreK
PreK Graduation at 6:30 p.m.

May 15: Track & Field (4-6th a.m. 1-3rd p.m.) *Rain Date May 22

May 16:

Senior Breakfast in the Kindergarten Rooms
Senior Class Photo
First Grade Field trip to Zoo (rain date May 21)
Track and Field for Kindergarten at 1 p.m. (inside if raining)
5-6 Concert (time tbd)

May 20:

School Board Meeting 5:30 p.m.
7-12 Choir Concert

May 22:

Last full day for seniors
7th Grade Field Trip to Civil War/Glendalough

May 23:

Senior Class Walk Through
Graduation Practice

May 24:

Last Day of School (early out)
Graduation Commencement at 7:30 p.m.

May 27: Memorial Day

Information about State Testing in NYM

Click Here for the Sports Calendar

Event Information

April 1-5: SPRING WEEK!

Tuesday: Twin Day

Wednesday: "When I grow up I want to be..."/College Day

Thursday: Beach/Tourist Day

Friday: Pajama Day

Tuesday, April 2: World Autism Awareness Day

Wear blue to show your support to our students with autism!

Tuesday, April 2: Special Board Meeting at 6 p.m.

Special Meeting Notice for Screening Meeting

NEW YORK MILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

DATE: TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2024

TIME: 6:00 PM

LOCATION: HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER

Notice of Purpose(s)

Call to order
Review superintendent applicant information and determine finalists, schedule for interviews, interview procedures, and interview questions.
Discuss, decide, and schedule the steps necessary for the rest of the hiring process.
Adjournment

Thursday, April 4: Author Frank M. White visits NYMHS

On Thursday, April 4, Author Frank M. White will visit New York Mills and give three presentations:

10:18 History of Baseball Class & interested seniors & juniors
12:50: US History Classes
6:00 Open to the Public at the NYM Public Library

Friday, April 5: Semi-Formal HS Dance

The Spring Week Dance will be from 7:30-10:30

Saturday, April 13: Kid's Garage Sale 9 a.m.-noon

See below

April 16-18: Outreach Dental Clinic for kids

Appointments must be made in advance. Please see poster below for more information.

Monday, April 22: NYM School Board Meeting at 5:30

This is the regular monthly business meeting. The school board meets in the NYM High School Media Center at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.

Friday, April 26: Day of Caring

The NY Mills High School will host a Day of Caring event on Friday, April 26. Sign up to have students help with spring clean-up projects.

Saturday, April 27: NY Mills Prom & After Prom Party

The tradition continues with the NY Mills Prom and Community Sponsored After Prom Party. Details will be added here as they are finalized in the next several days.

Sunday, April 28: Daddy/Daughter Dance 1-3:30 p.m.

Open to New York Mills Elementary Girls & their Dads, Grandpas or other Male Guests. See poster below for more information.

Wednesday, May 8: Senior Scholarship & Junior NHS Ceremony

Mark your calendars for the annual Senior Scholarship and Award Ceremony. We will also recognize the Junior National Honor Society members.

Wednesday, May 15: NYM Track & Field Day

Grades 4-6 from 8:45-11:15 a.m.

Grades 1-3 from 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Rain date set for Wednesday, May 22

Kindergarten Track and Field is Thursday, May 16 at 1 p.m.

Things to Know

Parent Survey on Carnival

Reminder to evening visitors to NYM School events:

Students of those attending concerts or sporting events should remain in those areas. Students should not be roaming the hallways or playing in any unsupervised areas of the building including gymnasiums. When your students are here with you they are under your supervision and should remain with you. We appreciate your help with this matter.

Notice on NYM Weather Announcements:

The New York Mills Public School utilizes five sources to quickly inform parents about school calendar changes due to the weather. The three calls we utilize include the emergency early out, the weather-related late start, or the weather-related school day cancellation. Morning weather calls are typically made by 6 a.m.

Our first resource is the instant alert system called School Messanger. Parents will receive an automated phone call and/or an email through the system. More information about the School Messenger can be found on our website under the Parent Resources tab. Link: https://www.nymills.k12.mn.us/parentnotificationsystem Parents can update their contact information through the Parentvue system, or by calling the elementary or high school office.
Announcements will also be posted on the NY Mills Facebook page (Search New York Mills Public School ISD 553)
Announcements will be posted on the pop-up box on our website www.nymills.k12.mn.us
The message is sent to local radio stations to be announced
The message is sent to WDAY, KARE11, KSTP, and CBS/WCCO.

Notice to Elementary Parents:

If your child needs a change in their afterschool plan, a parent or guardian must call the office no later than 2:50 p.m. Changes that come in after 2:50 p.m. will not be guaranteed.

Also, we have received several calls concerning the transportation of students to other locations or on other buses. In response to these questions, we wanted to communicate the NYM Elementary Transportation Practice:

Elementary students have one pickup and one drop-off.
The NYM Busses can NOT be used for sleepovers, birthday parties, and other events. Other transportation arrangements need to be made.
Exceptions:

Blended families, with joint custody
With a note, students are allowed to get off at a different established bus stop within the same bus route. This is an exception because that student is already counted on the bus, and thus will not cause overcrowding.
Emergencies

Reasons behind this practice:

This practice is the safest way the school can ensure all students are dropped off at the correct location.
This practice allows us to limit bus overcrowding.
This practice limits the number of bus changes a day. Excessive numbers of bus changes have caused problems in the past.
This practice cuts down on confusion for bus drivers.
This practice has decreased behaviors and bullying on buses.

From the AD Office

As always please continue to check Park Region conference calendar on line for latest changes. Spring can get crazy and wild we will do our best to update changes ASAP. On another note would like to start organizing parents and coaches to get our weight room open for all athletes this summer. If you are interested in helping out this would be great. Please contact me by school phone or school email. If we all do a little a lot can get done. Thanks Mr Radniecki.

From the District Office:

This year school breakfast and lunches are free, however, there are fees for extra items. If students take a reimbursable meal (based on Federal requirements), there is no charge. If students only need milk to go with their lunch from home, there is a $0.40 charge per carton. If students purchase anything extra besides their meal, they will be charged (Powerade, seconds on food, extra drinks or ala carte items-uncrustable, breakfast bar, etc.). Students need to have money in their accounts to cover these costs.

Weekly emails will be sent to those parents that have students with a negative balance. Payments can be made online at https://www.payschoolscentral.com/ or cash or check can be sent to the District Office to be applied to student accounts.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the District Office at 218-385-4201.

Note from the Health Office

Illnesses - when your child can return to school:

Must be fever-free (without fever-reducing medications) for 24 hours.
If your child throws up, they must stay home until they have not had an emesis for 24 hours.
Strep throat: needs to be on antibiotics for 12 hours before returning.

NOTICE: If your child needs any prescription medication administered at school, including eye drops, you must present a doctor's order requesting the medication be given at school. The order must be turned in before any medication will be administered. Office visit notes will not be accepted as a doctor's order.

All medications must be in the original container - no baggies or misc. bottles.
Parents must bring in prescription medications, please do not send with students.