Newell School District

Message from the Newell Staff:

Newell School will continue to provide education, either online or by paperwork to grades Pre-K through 12. The homework drop-off/pick-up day will be Monday April 20 from 1-6 p.m. To limit contact with each other, the work being given this date will be for the remainder of the school year. Library books may be returned at this same time. To reduce congestion, we are asking families to follow an alphabetical schedule. Families with last names • A-E 1-2 p.m. • F-J 2-3 p.m. • K-M 3-4 p.m. • N-S 4-5 p.m. • T-Z 5-6 p.m. We will have the point of drop-off/pick-up on the south end of Campus on 4th street. Staff will be at the site to take the work you are turning in and hand you new homework packets. Parents of high school students, please understand students must complete work assigned during this time to receive credit for their courses. At the end of the scheduled school calendar, we will have a final day for everyone to drop off all completed work, computers, books, etc. And for students to pick up any personal belongings left at school. Also, come out, drive by the Newell Football Field Thursday April 16 at 8:20 p.m. for the “Be the Light” event. It is in support the medical personnel and our 2020 seniors.

Thursday, April 16, 2020 Newell will be participating in "Be the Light'. During this time from 8:20-8:40 Irrigator Field will have the lights on to honor our senior students, people in the medical field and students who did not have the opportunity to participate in extra-curricular events this spring . At this time we will have the senior banners hung on the north fence. After the completion of the 20 minutes senior students or parents may stop and take down their banner.

****PLEASE SHARE***** The Newell Irrigators will be joining other area schools in "Be the Light" campaign. Thursday evening, April 16, 2020, we will be turning on our football field lights at 8:20 for 20 minutes. We are doing this in honor of those who work in the medical field, our seniors and all the participants in extra-curricular activities that have been cancelled. Please come and drive by Irrigator field during this time honk to show your support. PLEASE REMEMBER TO ADHERE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOL AND STAY IN YOUR VEHICLES!. Why the exact time? 20:20 is military time for 8:20 and the lights will stay on for 20 minutes to honor the class of 2020. #IrrigatorPride

Congratulations to Caleb, Abbie, and Austin for earning the award of Academic All State for the sport of basketball. All our Seniors received this award. Way to be great leaders. You will be missed!

Newell School update: Next week, April 13-16 there will be no new classwork for students. It will be a week for students to catch-up if they have fallen behind. We will have the next drop-off/pick-up day on April 20. Next week, you will receive a message about with the schedule for the drop-off/pick-up.

Newell April School Board Meeting Agenda and Link for online participation: https://5il.co/exjs

Congratulations to Austin Alexander, Abbie Nelson, and Caleb Mutchler for receiving the award of Academic All state. Austin Alexander as a girls basketball player, Caleb and Abbie as managers for girls basketball. Well done seniors.

Today, during a press conference, Governor Noem recommended schools stay closed through the end of this school year and continue with the online presentation of classes. Newell School District will follow that recommendation and remained closed through the end of this school year. This closure includes all buildings and all activities. Students need to continue completing assignments to receive credit for their courses. We are currently assessing how to continue the paper drop-off/pick-up process. You will receive another phone call later this week with the details of that process.

Sorry for my spelling mistake. My GPA was not used toward team average. I meant to say the team had to have a 3.0 GPA or higher

Congratulations to the Newell Girls Basketball team for receiving the South Dakota Academic Achievement Award. To receive this award the team must have a 3.0 grade point average or high Well done girls

The classwork that students are doing during these buildings-closed days will count toward credit for those courses. The State of SD is allowing schools to present material online, as a way to not have to repeat the semester. The work is required to receive a grade and credit.

Newell School District thanks these groups and I would like to ask people to make sure to give thanks to these organizations: *A huge "Thank You" to @WRCTC . They have provided Internet access to our students who have told us they needed access during our school closure. *Also, a huge "Thank You" @Coxfarmstand in Vale for providing lettuce for our meals. *A third huge "Thank You" to @RealtorsForKids in Spearfish for providing bags of snacks. *And a huge "Thank You" to @FeedingSD for continually providing foods through our BackPack Program and our local Newell Food Pantry. We are blessed to have community partners like them.

Per Governor Noem’s recommendation, Newell School will remain closed until May 3. This closure includes all activities and all buildings, unless authorized by the superintendent. All teachers, grades Pre-K through 12 will continue to host classes online or through paperwork. The homework drop-off/pick-up day will be Monday March 30th from 1-6 p.m. Library books may be returned at this same time. To reduce congestion, we are asking families to follow an alphabetical schedule. Families with last names A-E 1-2 p.m.; F-J 2-3 p.m.; K-M 3-4 p.m.; N-S 4-5 p.m.; T-Z 5-6 p.m. We will have the point of drop-off/pick-up on the south end of Campus (4th street) for everyone to be able to drive up. Staff will be at the site to take the work you are turning in and hand you new homework packets. Parents of high school students, please understand students must complete work assigned during this time to receive credit for their courses.

Per Governor Noem's recommendation, Newell School will remain closed through May 3. We will send a mass phone call out tomorrow (Wednesday) night with details for paperwork dropoff/pickup. That event will be held on the 30th.

Free Meals for Kids: https://5il.co/e4nt

Newell School Board Agenda: https://5il.co/dz13 If you wish to attend, call the school so we can make plans for public.

March 23- March 26 The school offices will be staffed each day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for phone calls. The buildings will not be open to the public.

*Newell school buildings will be open Thursday, March 19 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for students to pick up books, computers, and any personal items they left at school. Also, at that time we are offering to provide laptops for home use to any Newell student. Packets of schoolwork for students without internet access will be available for pick-up. We plan to be available the following Thursday, March 26 for students to bring in completed work, and if necessary, pick up work for the following week. Students with Internet access will be receiving emails from their teachers. Most importantly, High school students need to complete work to receive graduation credit. Also, on Thursday, bags of donated groceries will be available for pick-up for any family who needs supplies while quantity lasts. *Starting next week, March 23rd, breakfast and lunches will be provided to children ages 0-18 years old. If you would like to be on the list to receive meals, please call 456-2393 X1 and leave a short message that includes your child’s name and a phone number you can be reached. We have set distribution points at the Community Center parking lot in Vale from 11:30- 12 (noon), Post office in Nisland from 12:30-1:00 p.m. and on the South side of Newell School (4th St) from 11:45-12:30. • Newell District ACT test is postponed to April 7 • Prom is postponed/no date set • Mother’s Tea is cancelled • Spelling Bee is cancelled

*Per Governor Noem’s recommendation there will be no school through March 29. There will be no access to Newell School District buildings by unauthorized persons. *Newell school buildings will be open Thursday, March 19 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for students to pick up books, computers, and any personal items they left at school. *Starting next week, March 23rd, breakfast and lunches will be provided to children ages 0-18 years old. If you would like to be on the list to receive meals, please call 456-2393 X1 and leave a short message that includes your child’s name and a phone number you can be reached. We need this information by 9 a.m. March 18. A future message will be sent to let you know where these meals can be picked up. Children must be present at the pick-up point. *In an effort to provide education to our students during this extended closure, we need to know which families have internet access to receive class material. If you do not have internet access, please call 456-2393 x1 and leave a message with your child’s name so we can provide alternate course work. *Students with internet access should start checking their school email for assignments from their teacher.