Minco School District

Good afternoon!! There is nothing like this time of year when the hallways are bustling with students, classrooms of students learning, and extracurricular activities are in full swing. We have a lot of success at Minco, and we are proud of our accomplishments inthe classroom, athletic fields, show rings,and fine arts venues. This week we get to celebrate who we are: THE MINCO BULLDOGS!! Homecoming is a great time. We celebrate our students and our heratige. This week we will have our silly olympics on Wednesday afternoon, and this year we are adding a "TAIL-GATE" lunch on Friday for high school and middle school students from 11:30-1:15 PM. Their will be games such as corn-hole and a dunk tank to dunk our favorite people!! On Thursday night, we will have our homecoming parade at 6:30PM along Main Street followed by a pep rally at the football field. We want to see everybody that can to attend this event. This is a fine little parade and rally that gets us pumped up about the big game on Friday night. On Friday we have the coronation at 6:00pm followed by the game vs. Watonga at 7:00pm. WE WANT OUR PLACE FULL OF LOUD FANS!! This is a great time for our students and community. I challenge you to make this night very special by showing up and supporting out kids!! One final event will be the Home Coming Dance at the high school on Saturday night at 7:00PM. What a way to wrap up a great week!! This time of year is special, and we are going to make this a memorable week for our students. HAPPY HOMECOMING 2021!!! Thank you Kevin Sims Minco Superintendent

Good Afternoon!! As we are all seeing covid numbers are going up across the state of Oklahoma. Right now, We have no cases of covid in Minco Schools among our students and staff; however, we do have students with family members that have covid and are under quarantine protocols. Even with the numbers that are low, it is imperative that we have a plan in place in the event of a closure should occur. The OSDE has issued guidance that says if 25% of the student body has an illness such as flu, a closure is warranted. We will be smart and should we see a massive increase in numbers of covid, we will take the appropriate measures necessary. Safety is always important. Please see our plan below in the case a closure is deemed necessary. Thank you, Kevin Sims Minco Superintendent 2021-2022 School Closure Procedures PK and Kindergarten: WORK PACKETS Reading: 30 Minutes per day Math: 30 Minutes per day Story Time daily Grades 1- 2: WORK PACKETS Reading: 30 Minutes per day Math: 30 Minutes per day Grades 3-5: Google Meets for the following schedule: Reading-30 Minutes per day Math- 30 Minutes per day Social studies- 30 Minutes per day Science- 30 minutes per day MIDDLE SCHOOL and HIGH SCHOOL Google Meets for the following schedule: 1st period 8:30AM-9:00AM 2nd period 9:10AM-9:40AM 3rd Period: 9:50AM-10:10AM 4th Period: 10:20AM-10:50AM 5th Period: 11:00AM-11:30AM 6th Period: 11:40AM-12:10 PM 7th Period: 12:15PM-12:45PM 5 Day closure: DAY 1 to 3- No school for students- Transition time DAY 4-5- Follow this schedule Additional Days Day 6-10 Follow this schedule If the closure were to persist, we would follow this same schedule during the entire closure. ALL TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE AT WORK FROM 8:00am TO 2:00PM DAILY CHILD NUTRITION Meals will be prepared daily at the school cafeteria. Bus Drivers will be required to drive routes once a day delivering meals. We will allow for pickup at the high school cafeteria

Minco Patrons, We are seeing an uptick in Covid cases throughout the community and school district. We are certainly not in panic mode, but we are watching the situation closely. At this point, masks are NOT MANDATORY, but certainly we recommend your children wearing them if you wish them too. We are sanitizing and cleaning our buildings daily. We are killing the germs the best way we can. As of right now we are quarantining those that have the virus, and their household family members(siblings). You as a parent may quarantine your children who are exposed to the virus, if you so wish. We will work with you all of the way. I ask you for your patience and understanding as we work through this together. We are in this together, and we will navigate through this. You have my word that we will be transparent and open about what we have to do to mitigate the virus if the numbers increase. As always, you can email me at ksims@minco.k12.ok.us with any questions. Thank you, Kevin Sims Minco Superintendent

All meals are free for all of our students the entire year this year.

ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MUST ATTEND IN THE MORNING. MORNING CARRER TECH STUDENTS MUST ATTEND THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MORNING. PARENTS: PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN REVIEW THE DRESS CODE!!

Tonight is our first home softball game. The cost of admission for all Minco athletic events will be $5 for adults and $3 for students. Thank you

Tuesday's schedule for Meet the teacher is this: Elementary and Middle School 6 to 7 PM. Freshman and Parent orientation at 5:30 in the Auditorium. Senior and parent meeting at 6:30 in the Auditorium.

PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR ENROLLMENT AT WWW.WENGAGE.COM/MINCO. YOUR CHILD WILL NOT BE ISSUED A CHROMEBOOK WITHOUT A COMPLETED ENROLLMENT. THANK YOU, MR. SIMS

Make sure you complete your enrollment at www.wengage.com/minco. Please make sure you electronicallys sign all documents and submit the enrollment. Thank you!!

We have more chromebooks for sale today. Please go to Minco Middle School to purchase.

Minco Superintendent Kevin Sims will be on the Minco Public Schools Facebook Live tonight at 8:00PM to discuss the Covid protocols for the upcoming year.

We have 2 announcements this morning: 1. High School Student Schedule will be on their Wengage site at 1:00PM today. 2. More Chromebooks will be for sale at 9:00AM in the high school office on Tuesday.

The Elementary Classroom assignments have been placed on the front door of the elementary school .

Congratulations to Minco's Jackson Overton who will be representing Minco tonight in the Oklahoma All-State Football game at OBU tonight. We are very proud of this young man!!

Minco Patrons, the Minco Return to Learn Plan has been updated to meet the guidelines set by the legislature and governor. Minco Return to Learn Plan 2021-2022 Masks/Face Coverings: Masks or Face Coverings WILL NOT be required to begin the year. Those who choose to wear face coverings are encouraged to do so. If the governor declares a state of emergency during the year, a mask mandate will be considered. Quarantining Guidelines for students or staff who test positive with Covid: That person will be required to Isolate for a period of 10 days. Quarantining for illness other than Covid: Students or staff who have RSV, the FLU, airborne illnesses or viruses, must stay home until they are completely fever free for 24 hours. PLEASE DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL SICK. Educational Opportunities: Minco Public Schools will offer virtual instruction to students through the Tri City Learning Academy this year. Students who are in person and are quarantined will be educated through the Google Classroom portal and other teacher led initiatives. Other Information: Handwashing and Sanitization will be enforced multiple times daily. Sanitization of facilities will continue this year. Air purification systems will be considered by the district. Minco Public Schools will continually keep you informed about the covid situation at our school

Tonight Minco will be represented in the. All State Basketball Game by Nick Burchfield and Cooper Shirley!! We are very proud of these young men!! Congrats on this huge honor!!

We have sold out of chromebooks today. We will have more next week and let you know.

Minco Schools has some chromebooks for sale for $50.00. They are ready to go. You can stop by the high school office to purchase.

Coach Salazar will be meeting with the cross country team at the gym at 7:00AM tomorrow morning.

This is Minco's updated covid return to learn plan at this time . Mr. Sims will have a Town Hall meeting on the Minco Facebook Page Tuesday, August 3rd at 8pm.