Just a reminder that there is no school and no meal deliveries on December 21st through January 1st. Distance learning and deliveries for will resume on January 4th.
Remember to sign up by 8 pm on January 3rd if you wish to continue meal deliveries on January 4th by sending email to lunchrequest@isd166.org.
Tablet or Chromebook support and device exchanges will not be available over the holiday break.
Thursday, December 17 Announcements
https://youtu.be/8OYNMnyF_5s
Have a great day!!
Wednesday, December 16 Announcements
https://youtu.be/n4C9-0h_oZM
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Wolf Ridge Fundraiser
5th Grade is once again selling calendars to fundraise for their annual trip to Wolf Ridge. The 2021 Wolf Ridge calendar features the photography of Bryan Hansel. Calendars are available in the school office. Cost is $18. Please contact 5th grade teacher Jessica Pickett if you have any questions. jpickett@isd166.org or 218-387-2271 ext 427
Financial Benefits for ISD 166
The application for Educational Benefits that your family fills out drives other income for the district far beyond Free and Reduced Meal status! Whether your student eats at school or not, the application is the basis for calculating other MN education aids. The district was able to get almost $220,000 in aid last year from this program alone.
Currently, we have received less than half of the applications from previous years. That could impact the district over $100,000 in next year's aid amount.
The deadline has been extended by the MN legislature until January 4th, 2021.
You can help impact school funding for next year! Please log into the parent portal and submit your application today! The paper form is at the link below!
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/438983/2020-21_Application_for_Educational_Benefits_Packet.pdf
Tuesday, December 15 Announcements
https://youtu.be/1BNeFyIma5U
Have a great day!!
Reminder to students and parents about a General Scholarships Information Session that is scheduled for Thursday at 9:00am
Patty Salo Downs from the Alworth Scholarship and David Hammer from the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation will host a General Scholarships Information Session on Thursday morning. They are eager to have students and parents join them, learn about the many opportunities, and then keep the ‘application momentum’ going through winter break!
Here is the login info: Scholarship Info Session
Thursday, December 17th 9:00am
By computer, tablet or phone: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/111607813
By phone: +1 (872) 240-3311 Access Code: 111-607-813
One final session is also scheduled for Tuesday, January 5 7:00pm
Just a reminder that there will be no lunch delivery over break. It will start again on January 4th. Please remember to send an email message by 8 pm on January 3rd if you want lunch delivery to resume: lunchrequest@isd166.org
Monday, December 14 Announcements
https://youtu.be/So5Fx1uSoRw
Have a great day!!
The PBIS team has put together a little holiday cheer package for our students in grades K-12 here at Cook County Schools. Please remember to check your bus stops and return your folders on Monday!
SPIRIT WEEK
To celebrate our students' hard work and successes so far this school year, we are ending 2020 with a schoolwide Winter Spirit Week! There are dress-up days for each day of next week, along with challenges to participate in. Let's send off 2020 with uplifting fun and school spirit!
Friday, December 11 Announcements
https://youtu.be/KOvKs_olbtY
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Cook County Athletics will resume in-person practices on January 11th. Until then, all athletics will be restricted to virtual training/meeting sessions. We hope this extra time will allow parents to plan for their upcoming schedules.
Just a reminder that there will be no school December 21st through January 1st. Distance Learning for ISD 166 students will resume on January 4th.
Friday, December 10 Announcements
https://youtu.be/Tci0A1wZl7A
Have a great day!!
Robotics - Join the Fun
The Cook County Robotics Team season starts January 4th. Anyone interested in participating please contact Tom Nelson for more information. tnelson@isd166.org
There will be a High School One Act interest meeting on Monday, Dec. 14 at 2:15 PM.
Cook County High School will be participating in the High School One Act competition at the end of January.
We will be rehearsing and filming remotely through zoom. Plays selection will be based upon student interest form this meeting. Student costumers, graphic designers, video editors and sound effects technicians are needed as well. Please join our meeting if interested in participating in any way.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85752778095?pwd=WGpoY3pxaXBFNDdJVml1RFU2c0taZz09
Meeting ID: 857 5277 8095
Passcode: 882189
Contact Sue Hennessy for more information or if you have questions. suehenn@boreal.org
Dear Families
PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPPLICAITON FOR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY.
You can help generate state aid for your school by completing this form and returning it to school.
Students in households that meet the free or reduced price meal income guidelines will generate compensatory revenue for their school. Schools must use compensatory revenue to meet the needs of students who are behind their peers, such as remedial instruction, instructional materials including digital learning and technology, bilingual programs and additional teachers and teacher aides. These applications may also make teachers in your school eligible for the federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program if they have outstanding college loans. However, the household must complete and return the forms, or complete the online form, no later than December 15 so the school can calculate eligibility and report to MDE. This will not impact your students’ eligibility to receive free meals during the 2020-21 school year.
Applications are available on the school website or in the school office.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/438983/2020-21_Application_for_Educational_Benefits_Packet.pdf
Wednesday, December 9 Announcements
https://youtu.be/4oDFt-K-HXM
BINGO BLAST!
