EAGLE NEWS

May 1: PreK Field Trip to Otter Cove

May 3: Kindergarten Field Trip to the Farm

May 6: 5th Grade Field Trip to Walker Lake

May 8: Senior Scholarship & Junior NHS Ceremony at 1 p.m.

May 9:

• 2nd Grade Field Trip to Bonanzaville
• 5/6 Community Service Project at Finn Creek & Biking at Glendalough
• K-2 Concert at 6 p.m.
• 3-4 Concert at 7 p.m.

May 10:

• Hat Day (Bring a $1 donation for the Weller family and wear a hat)
• Muffins with Wonderful Women 2 p.m. (kindergarten)

May 13:

• 3-6th graders Young Writers Conference
• 7-12 Band Concert at 7 p.m.

May 14:

• Last Day of PreK
• Sixth Grade DARE Graduation at 1:30 in Auditorium (DARE field trip in a.m.)
• PreK Graduation at 6:30 p.m.

May 15:

• Track & Field (4-6th a.m. 1-3rd p.m.) *Rain Date May 22
• Blaine Novak Community Retirement Party from 3:30 to 5 in the Commons

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 at 6 p.m.

May. 17:

• 6th Grade Field Trip to Alexandria
• 4th Grade Field Trip to Recycling Center in Fergus Falls, and Rollerskating at PACC

May 20:

• First Grade visit to public library
• Fourth Grade Plays 10 a.m. (Geiser) & 12:45 (Paavola)
• School Board Meeting 5:30 p.m.
• 7-12 Choir Concert at 7 p.m.

May 21: Fourth Grade Plays 10 a.m. (Paavola) & 12:45 (Geiser)

May 22:

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

May 23:

• Senior Class Walk Through
• Graduation Practice for seniors (mandatory)
• Elementary Spelling Bee
• Parent's Nest Meeting at 6 p.m. at Mills Lanes

May 24:

• Last Day of School (early realease at 1 p.m.)
  
• Parent Nest will be celebrating the last day of school with the students! Elementary students will have yard games, a DJ and a cool treat during recess. High schoolers will gather for a sweet treat in the morning. Happy Summer!
• Graduation Commencement at 7:30 p.m.

May 27: Memorial Day

Please join us on Wednesday, May 8 for the Senior Scholarship and Awards Ceremony, as well as the Junior NHS Recognition Ceremony. This annual event will be held in the auditorium starting at 1 p.m. Although the student body will be in attendance, family and friends of seniors and junior NHS members are welcome to attend.

• K-2 Concert at 6 p.m.
• 3-4 Concert at 7 p.m.

Per tradition, NY Mills kindergarten students will host the special women in their life for Muffins with Wonderful Women on Friday, May 10 at 2 p.m. Watch for more information from kindergarten teachers.

The band concert will begin at 7 p.m.

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.

The community is invited to join us as we celebrate Blaine Novak and his retriment. Mr. Novak has been with the district for 35 years, most recently as superintendent. He will continue to serve the district through the end of June, with Adam Johnson taking his spot on July 1. Join us for cake, juice and coffee on Wednesday, May 15 from 3:30-5 p.m. in the NYM School Commons.

Per NY Mills tradition, the members of the Class of 2024 are invited to join the kindergarten teachers for a walk down memory lane on Thursday, May 16 from 7:30-8:30 a.m. for the Senior Breakfast. Donuts and juice will be served in the BIG Kindergarten Classroom (currently Mrs. Weller's room). Seniors are invited to stop by to visit their kindergarten teachers (Mrs. Tumberg, Mrs. Hendrickx, & Mrs. Weller), look through (and keep) the photos and work from kindergarten, and enjoy a donut. All seniors are welcome, even those that did not attend kindergarten at NYM.

Caulfields will be at the school for the Senior Portrait around 8:30 a.m..

Please join us (rain or shine) for Kindergarten Track and Field. The event will be held outside (weather depending) on the playground, or in the gymnasium. Everything begins at 1 p.m.

Concert starts at 6 p.m.

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.

Everyone is welcome to the Choir Concert.

NY Mills Seniors should report to the school by 8:30 for a mandatory graduation practice and Senior Walk Through.

• Last Day of School (early realease at 1 p.m.)
  
• Parent Nest will be celebrating the last day of school with the students! Elementary students will have yard games, a DJ and a cool treat during recess. High schoolers will gather for a sweet treat in the morning. Happy Summer!
• Graduation Commencement at 7:30 p.m.

Summer Food Service will start on May 28th and go thru August 15th. There will be no service on June 19th and July 4th. Meals will be available Monday through Thursday. Breakfast will run 7:30 until 9 and Lunch will be 11-1. The meals are free for people under 18.

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.

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.

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.

Parent's Nest Meeting

Thursday, May 23rd at 6:00 at Mills Bowling Alley

Summer meetings TBD, watch our Facebook page for meeting times.

Last Day of School

Parent's Nest will be celebrating the last day of school with the students! Elementary students will have yard games, a DJ and a cool treat during recess. High schoolers will gather for a sweet treat in the morning. Happy Summer!

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.

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.

Email: bnovak@nymills.k12.mn.us
Website: https://nymills.k12.mn.us
Location: 209 North Hayes Avenue, New York Mills, MN, USA
Phone: 218-385-4201

Email: myoung@nymills.k12.mn.us
Website: https://nymills.k12.mn.us
Location: 209 North Hayes Avenue, New York Mills, MN, USA
Phone: 218-385-4211

Email: jbrockway@nymills.k12.mn.us
Website: https://nymills.k12.mn.us
Location: 209 North Hayes Avenue, New York Mills, MN, USA
Phone: 218-385-4207