January 8, 2021

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Happy Friday! I thought this first week back seemed to go fast. I hope you all had a great break and were able to relax a bit. I would like to get your feedback on ending semester before break. I will be sending out a survey to have you fill out. 

As we start second semester, I have noticed that we have had to retrain some of students on how to wear their masks. Please don't let down on this. We have been fortunate to be able to stay in one mode of learning and have not had to switch to hybrid or remote. If you have a student you have to constantly remind, please let Kyle or myself know and one of us will talk with them. We do have consequences for those who we have to tell to wear their masks appropriately. If we have to talk to them multiple times, then we can tell them they need to go to the remote learning and take the Edmentum courses. Hopefully, we don't have to go that far.

I just want to remind you that if you want to extend a PASS Plan for this semester, please notify the parents and let me know as well. I will document it on my spreadsheet so I can keep track of the PASS Plans for this semester. Last semester 47 students had PASS Plans. 

We have gained a few remote students back this semester and have had a few students change to remote. We have roughly 6 fewer student doing remote classes than we had first semester. 

Looking ahead we have our district in-service on the 20th and our second extra hour meeting on the 27th. 

Have a Great Weekend!

Mark

Assistant Principal's Happenings

I have completed the ineligibility lists for the Winter and Spring of 2021.  I shared a new document with coaches and sponsors to look over.  If a student's name is on that sheet they should not be participating until I take it off.  Please let me know when you have an athlete or participant that should be taken off the list and I will do so.

Overall, we were down for Ineligible Students from the 1st semester last year.  This includes our remote learners, who put in a lot of work at the end to finish their courses.  However, I have already heard from many of you the work they were doing is not the same as what we expect in class.  If you have students who have returned from Remote Learning that are struggling, please encourage them to come in early and stay late.  They may need some interventions until they are caught up with our expectations.  

I shared out the new Required Title IX Training PDF yesterday.  Please read that over and fill out the  Google Form I sent with it telling me you looked it over.  This is required for every employee in the district.  I have printed one off with a sign-off sheet in the high school teacher lounge as well.  If you have any questions about it, please let me know.  I would like this completed by the end of January.



Ideas from the library/video class/student council

    Having an option to draw while you are presenting on Google meet can be advantageous to many of you. Here is a post describing just that:  https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/01/draw-on-your-screen-in-google-meet.html  

I have an additional class of video media this semester, so once they learn the filming and editing process, all 3 classes will be looking for story ideas. If you know of something of interest they should cover, please let me or Joe Rosener, editor and producer, know. Thanks so much. Enjoy today's edition of BulldogBites:  https://youtu.be/OQ4nACQoUco  It is a bit over 6 minutes. 

Upcoming Activities

Friday, January 8
4:00 pm JV Girl/Boy Basketball vs. Sioux City West
5:30 pm Varsity Girl Basketball vs. Sioux City West
7:00 pm Varsity Boy Basketball vs. Sioux City West

Saturday, January 9
9:00 am Girl Wrestling @ Ogden
10:30 am Varsity/JV Wrestling @ West Sioux

Monday, January 11
3:30 pm Bowling vs Council Bluffs AL
6:00 pm Freshmen Girl Basketball vs. Gehlen
7:15 pm Freshmen Boy Basketball vs. Gehlen

Tuesday, January 12
4:00 pm JV Girl/Boy Basketball vs. MOC
5:30 pm Varsity Girl Basketball vs. MOC
6:00 pm Wrestling @ Sheldon
7:00 pm Varsity Boy Basketball vs. MOC

Thursday, January 14
5:30 pm Varsity Wrestling @ Sioux City West
6:00 pm Freshmen Girl Basketball vs. Sioux City East
7:15 pm Freshmen Boy Basketball vs. Sioux City East

Friday, January 15
4:00 pm JV Girl/Boy Basketball vs. Sioux City East
5:30 pm Varsity Girl Basketball vs. Sioux City East
7:00 pm Varsity Boy Basketball vs. Sioux City East

Saturday, January 16
10:00 am Wrestling - Le Mars Invite

Monday, January 18
5:00 pm JV Wrestling @ Storm Lake
6:00 pm Freshmen Girl Basketball vs. Unity Christian
7:15 pm Freshmen Boy Basketball vs. Unity Christian

Tuesday, January 19
4:00 pm JV Girl/Boy Basketball @ SBL
5:30 pm Varsity Girl Basketball @ SBL
7:00 pm Varsity Boy Basketball @ SBL

Thursday, January 21
3:30 pm Bowling vs SBL
6:00 pm Freshmen Girl Basketball @ MOC
7:15 pm Freshmen Boy Basketball @ MOC

Friday, January 22
4:00 pm JV Girl/Boy Basketball vs. CB AL
5:30 pm Varsity Girl Basketball vs. CB AL
7:00 pm Varsity Boy Basketball vs. CB AL

Saturday, January 23
8:00 am IHSSA Large Group Speech District Contest @ Le Mars
9:00 am Freshmen Girl Basketball vs. Sioux City North
9:00 am Varsity/JV Wrestling @ Heelan
10:15 am Freshmen Boy Basketball vs. Sioux City North

Monday, January 25
3:00 pm Bowling vs. Council Bluffs TJ @ Thunderbowl
6:00 pm Freshmen Girl Basketball vs. Storm Lake
7:15 pm Freshmen Boy Basketball vs. Storm Lake

Tuesday, January 26
8:30 am PSAT testing
4:00 pm JV Girl/Boy Basketball @ Heelan
5:30 pm Varsity Girl Basketball @ Heelan
6:00 pm Varsity/JV Wrestling vs. Sioux Center and West Sioux
7:00 pm Varsity Boy Basketball @ Heelan

Thursday, January 28
NWI MS/HS Honor Orchestra Festival @ Northwestern College
4:00 pm Varsity/JV Wrestling @ Long Lines Family Center - Sioux City
6:00 pm Freshmen Girl Basketball @ Hull Western
7:15 pm Freshmen Boy Basketball @ Hull Western

Friday, January 29
4:00 pm JV Boy Basketball vs. Council Bluffs TJ
5:30 pm Varsity Girl Basketball vs. Council Bluffs TJ
7:00 pm Varsity Boy Basketball vs. Council Bluffs TJ

Saturday, January 30
9:30 am JV Wrestling @ Kingsley Pierson


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