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IGHMS Daily Announcement Thursday, January 30th
Published on Jan 30, 2020 14:14
Inver Grove Heights Middle School Daily Announcements
Thursday, January 30th
New Announcements
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Continuing Announcements
The Softball teams optional captains practice for Monday February 3rd is canceled. The next softball captain’s practice will be on Monday February 10th right away after school in the AB Gym. If you have any questions, contact Coach Ostby at [email protected]
Inver Grove Heights B.E.S.T. Winter Carnival
Parents, this is for you! Wondering what to do for Valentine’s Day? Join your friends for the IGH B.E.S.T. Winter Carnival fun and support our seniors. There will be dining stations, a silent auction, raffles, games, prizes and lots of old-fashioned Minnesota fun! The BEST Foundation raises money to provide Simley seniors post-secondary scholarships for technical school, community colleges, and four-year colleges. All are welcome to attend.
The event will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Shamrock Hall, 3535 72nd Street East, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076. The event runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and you can register online at www.ighbestfoundation.com. Questions? Contact us at [email protected] or (612) 839-6911. Come on out and join us for a good cause!
Community Education News
Speaking of Courts
Are you familiar with the Dakota County Court System? Do you have an experience to share? We want to hear from you! Join staff from the District Court at Dakota County to speak about what is going on in the Courts. This is an opportunity for people to voice concerns, share suggestions, and help the courts understand the court experience from the perspective of those who are entering it. Presentation time includes a meal, general information about the district court system, and small group discussions. Free event, pre-registration is appreciated. Sign up online here
Tuesday, Feb 11
6 - 8 pm
Simley High School - Cahill Court
2920 80th St E, Inver Grove Heights
Co-Parenting: Making it Work
We aren’t given a manual on how to raise our tiny humans, aka our children. Bottom line parenting IS hard and not always intuitive. Take the complexities of parenting and layer on 2 (or more) parents who aren’t married and it makes it feel almost impossible! This course will outline the basics to help make Co-parenting easier. With education, tips, tricks, and communication skills, reducing stress for the kids and the parents is possible! Presented by: Erin Pash, MA LMFT
Enroll here:
Tuesday, February 18
7-8:15 pm
Henry Sibley High School
1897 Delaware Ave, Mendota Heights
A Taste of Spanish
Grades 6-8
Did you know Spanish is the primary language in 20 countries worldwide? Join us and discover unique qualities in selected Spanish speaking countries. Each week students will "travel" to a different country, learning about its unique cultural aspects, tasting a traditional food, and listening to regional music. Students will also learn useful Spanish words and phrases appropriate for traveling. A great preview to High School Spanish. Vamos a divertirnos!
Session 2 - Countries in South America
Thur, Feb 20, 27, Mar 12, & 19
3:30-4 pm
IGH Middle School
FREE!
register here
PTO Fundraising News
We are excited to share with you that we have 3 new ways to drive funds for our school! Please share these links with family and friends, it's easy to use the links and we earn money that can be used for teacher mini grants, supplies, 6/7/8th grade parties and more!
Amazon (corrected link) - it's so easy to support the school every time you make a purchase from Amazon! Just use this link set up specifically for our school https://smile.amazon.com/ch/41-2019679 and for eligible purchases the AmazonSmile foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the Middle School PTO. Save the link on your desktop and mobile phone!
Shutterfly - we have a new fundraising opportunity with Lifetouch and Shutterfly, who’ve joined forces to capture, preserve and share. With their help, we’ve created a custom online storefront where you can shop the extensive Shutterfly collection of photo books, gifts, keepsakes, home décor and so much more—and for every purchase made, Shutterfly will donate 8% to our organization.
It’s easy to support us:
1. Visit our Shutterfly Storefront at: http://ighmspto.shutterflystorefront.com/
2. Click through to start shopping!
3. Purchase thoughtful gifts and keepsakes for friends, family and especially yourself.
4. That’s it! For every purchase made, 8% of the proceeds will go toward helping our organization.
It’s that easy. Plus, you can even use applicable Shutterfly discount codes to save on your entire order.
Office Depot / Office Max - 5% of qualifying purchases are provided in credits back to the school. Just use ID 70054083 when shopping online or in-store!
Please feel free to share this information with your friends, family and co-workers—the more orders we receive through these special links the more our school earns!
IGH Boys Baseball registration is now open! This is open to all boys ages 9 - 15 interested in playing association baseball this summer. Early bird registration is good through January 31. Registration deadline is February 21. Sign up online at www.IGHBA.com
PTO News-
Ms. Mohn, IGHMS Social Worker, is in need of art therapy and play therapy materials. We hope to gain parent and student help in getting these items to Ms. Mohn and her students by collecting donations. Please follow the Signup Genius link below to find out what is needed. Donations can be new or gently used-if you have extra art materials or games laying around at home that you no longer use, this is your chance to give them a second chance and help Ms. Mohn and your classmates all at once! You can drop your donations off in the office - look for a marked box or ask Jen where to put them. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F45ADA62EA75-arttherapy
BOX TOPS UPDATE!!!!! Wow, the IGHMS Parent Group just received their bi-annual refunding check from Box Tops and we received even more money than we counted on! This means that people are using the Box Tops app to scan receipts AND that it's working!! Every lit bit helps, and every penny and dollar raised by the Parent Group is given thoughtful and caring attention - we meet monthly to review Mini Grants requested by teachers and decide how to spend the money YOU the students and parents have helped to raise, so that we can best support teachers and students. We thank you and the teachers thank you for your help in raising these funds! Keep up the great work and keep scanning those receipts!! Shop online? Cool, that works too!!! Just forward your email receipt to [email protected]. The next collection of "Clips" (Box Top's name for the box tops that are actually on packages) is coming up - get those Box Tops together and get ready to bring them to your Advisor teachers February 17-21.
Attention Simley Boys Lacrosse Players in grades 7-12 and anyone interested in joining the boys lacrosse program this spring.
There will be an informational meeting on Sunday, February 9th with Head Coach Luke Johnson in the Spartan Center at the High School.
7pm - for new players (& their parents) thinking of giving it a try and current lacrosse players (& their parents) new to the High School program.
8pm - MANDATORY meeting for all returning boys lacrosse players. (If you can't make it, contact coach Luke)
FREE DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
Friday, Feb. 7 & Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020
Do you know a child who could benefit from free dental care?
Right now volunteers across the state are working hard to get ready for Give Kids a Smile.
WHAT IS IT?
Give Kids a Smile is a free charitable dental event, brought to you by Minnesota Dental Association and the Minnesota Dental Foundation, for kids (typically ages 3-18) who face barriers to accessing dental care.
WHEN IS IT?
February 7 and 8, 2020
(Note: Some clinics may have alternative dates.)
HOW ARE APPOINTMENTS MADE?
Parents can locate a participating clinic by visiting www.mndental.org or by calling United Way 2-1-1 (simply dial 2-1-1). They can then contact the clinic directly to schedule an appointment.
High School Registration for 8th Grade Students
Please see the following timeline for 8th Grade Student registering for High School Registration:
Friday, February 14: large group presentations from Simley counselors in PAC, Flex Space, and Spartan Center. Groups will be assigned a place to go after Career Day. Students get registration information packets this day. **This is a half day...please help encourage ALL 8th graders to come to school this day!!
Tuesday, February 18: Parent information night, 6:00 pm in the Spartan Center
Wednesday, February 19: Simley counselors answer questions in Spartan Pathways classes, review the online registration process
Thursday, February 20: Students complete online registration in Spartan Pathways classes
Again, please encourage your student to attend February 14th so they will receive this important registration information!
Extended Learning Days
In 2017, the Minnesota legislature amended its state statute on school year requirements to allow schools to use “e-learning days” when faced with dangerous winter weather. Schools can use these e-learning days, known as Extended Learning Days in the Inver Grove Heights Schools District, for up to five days per school year when schools close due to inclement weather. Each Extended Learning Day that schools use counts as a full school day to keep student learning on track and alleviate the need to add makeup days at the end of the school year.
Extended Learning Days will be used after two Snow or Cold Days cancel school. On the third day, families will receive an automated call that will state the reason that school will be canceled and that it is an Extended Learning Day. Click here to learn more about Extended Learning Days.
Clothing Closet:
*At this time no clothing is needed. We will post requests as needs occur. Thank you for supporting our Spartan Clothing Closet!
Sports Schedules
All middle school & high school sports game schedules can be found at www.metroeastconference.org - click on Simley. Whenever there are changes to the schedule, the change will be made here. This is the official schedule.
**If you would like to receive a notification whenever a change is made, you can sign up for that on this site. This is a very helpful feature particularly in the Spring when are dealing with so many weather issues. Go to www.metroeastconference.org - click on Simley. On the right hand side of page, there is a box "Notify Me" - click on "Notify Me" - create an account, choose your preferences & you will be notified. There is also a box to get the mobile app.
*Important Reminder for all students & parents
All middle school students must be accompanied by an adult guardian when arriving to Simley sporting events. Students without an adult guardian will not be allowed to attend these events. Also- no back packs will be allowed in to events so plan ahead to leave them at home.
Si tiene preguntas, por favor póngase en contacto con Abbie Losinski (se habla español) en 651.955.6610.
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