Greetings North Families!
 

This week I have several important pieces of information and updates for you regarding personal item pick-up and medication pick-up. Please pay special attention to the following information:
 

Student Personal Item Pick-up

Families may pick-up student belongings at Door #1 at North at either of the following times:

• Monday, May 11^th between 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Tuesday, May 12^th between 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

*Please remain in your vehicle along the curb outside of door #1. A North Staff Member will ask for your student’s name and locker number and then retrieve your student’s belongings. All belongings from personal and gym lockers have been bagged and tagged with your student’s name and locker number.
 

Student Medication Pick-up

Parents who would like to pick-up remaining student medications should email or call North’s school nurse by noon on Friday, May 8th. Our school nurse will then make sure your student’s medication is ready for you to pick-up. Pick-up of medication will occur on the same days designated for personal item pick up – May 11th from 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm and May 12th from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. Only families who email or call will receive their remaining medications. All other unclaimed medications will be destroyed in compliance within MDE and MDH guidance.  Contact the North Nurse, AMANDA LOESCH at amanda.loesch@isd742.org or 320-370-7017 if you intend to pick-up your student’s remaining medication on May 11^th or May 12^th.
 

Thank you for continuing to remain patient and adaptable to our changing educational environment as we continue planning to finish our school year through Distance Learning.

Respectfully,

Principal Brian Nutter                          Assistant Principal Heather Ebnet
brian.nutter@isd742.org                          heather.ebnet@isd742.org 

320-370-7005                                      320-370-7006

Teacher Appreciation Week: May 4th to May 8th
 

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Please join the North Junior High Community in thanking our teachers for the amazing work they do every day. Below are several suggestions for students and families to show their appreciation to our wonderful teachers.

To our 8th grade families:

If your child paid to attend the Twins Game (Weather Day), the trip had to be cancelled and refunds will be issued.  The process has already been started to get checks mailed out to the families of those who paid.  Thank you for your patience in this process, as it is not expedient.

Activity Fees

Spring activity fees will be automatically refunded to families. We will either mail a refund check to you or your uncashed check. Our Activities Office staff are confirming addresses and will begin mailing checks at the end of this week and throughout the next several weeks. If you have not received your Spring activity refund by May 15, please feel free to contact our Activities Director at Michael.Gritman@isd742.org or our Lead Secretary at Wanda.Sis@isd742.org.

Mental Health Supports

We understand this is a challenging time for many of our students and families. We are here for you. Please reach out to your child’s counselor, dean, or principal if you want to discuss options for mental health support. We also encourage you to review the resources included below.

COVID-19: How to Help Kids Deal With School Closings and Cancelled Plans 

World Health Organization -Parenting in the time of Covid-19 (available in multiple languages 

Mental Health & Wellness Tips During Covid-19 

Prevention Youth Suicide Facts & Tips 

Connect with a Crisis Counselor 

Local Crisis Response Team 

Attendance Reminder for North Families:

Please remind your student to check into Schoology each day so that they are marked present for attendance. If your child does not check-in for 15 consecutive school days, they may be dropped from enrollment and would need to register again through the Welcome Center. If your child is unable to log in, please call the office 320-370-7000 and leave a message and your child will be excused for the day. This will not count toward the 15 days. Please contact your grade level dean if you have questions or concerns.

6^th Grade: Michelle Hommerding michelle.hommerding@isd742.org 

7^th Grade: Otis Morris Otis.morris@isd742.org 

8^th Grade: William Cruz William.cruz@isd742.org 

7th Grade parents, WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) is looking for 50-60 current 7th graders to be WEB Leaders for the 2020-2021 school year. WEB Leaders are student mentors for our incoming 6th Graders.

A video and application will be sent to all current 7th graders this week through Schoology. Parents, please encourage your child to participate in this awesome leadership opportunity at North.

Point of contact for questions is: sara.bauer-sand@isd742.org