La Crescent-Hokah Public Schools -

ATTENTION BASEBALL PLAYERS!! Every Sunday from February 7th through March 28th we will be having OPEN GYMS to prepare you for your upcoming season! All open gyms are at the La Crescent High School Main Gym. During your time you will learn the proper ways to hit, field, and throw a baseball from our High School Coaches, the High School players and LYB members. Please bring a water bottle, any equipment you may have (bat, glove, batting gloves, helmet), a mask to cover your nose and mouth, and a POSITIVE attitude!! We have set aside a 90-minute time slot to get your work in. If you can make only one Sunday or all the Sundays, it does not matter. We would love to have you!! The times are as follows: 11:30 – Noon = Set up by the Coaches and HS players Noon – 1:30 = Grades 10-12 1:30-3:00pm = Grades 7-9 3:00-4:30pm = Grades 3-6 4:30-5pm = Clean up Play Hard, Get Dirty, and Have Fun!! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact = Ryan Niedfeldt 952-937-2802 ryan.niedfeldt@hps294.us

Ms. Stumpf’s 1st grade class in pajamas for pajama day, and displaying their heart dream catchers!

Happy Paraprofessional Week to our incredible team of Paraprofessionals! Thank you for all that you do!!!!

PK students have been busy building dens and making creations on the light table and with building blocks!

Elementary families, check out the Lancer Way Expectations video by clicking this link! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rGISn0HQCjqrot5U6Wx8tBVREyVzaaN7/view

We're looking for 2021 Kindergarteners! Are you planning to send your child to La Crescent-Hokah Elementary in the Fall of 2021? OR do you have other plans for your child's education? Either way, we want to make sure we provide you the best customer service we can, so we need your help. Please let us know your plans for your child for Kindergarten in Fall 2021. Follow the link below to a very brief survey: https://forms.gle/SQAry5MNVMF2LGtEA If you're planning to attend L-H Elementary, we'll use this information to make sure you know everything you need to know about registration. If you plan to attend elsewhere, we'll use the information ONLY to make sure we do not frustrate you with repeated contacts. We thank you sincerely for your assistance.

Please follow the link below to sign up for meals for the following week (1/11/21-1/15/21). https://lacrosse.co1.qualtrics.com/.../SV_6AbcZixuoZP0CnX

Pandemic-EBT Benefits for Families Students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals may be eligible for Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) to purchase food for days they are not in the school building. To be considered, households must submit an application for free or reduced-price meals for the 2020-21 school year or be approved for Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Families who received P-EBT benefits last summer are not automatically eligible; eligibility is based on the current school year. Benefits may be retroactive to September 2020, depending on when eligibility for free or reduced-price meals is determined. To ensure you qualify for the most benefits, please submit your application as soon as possible. What is P-EBT? Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) is a temporary food benefit available to Minnesota families with children who would have received free or reduced-price meals if schools were open. Families with eligible children received a lump sum payment of $325 per child on a new or existing EBT card to help fill the gap created by a loss of school meals. Families with eligible children also received a lump sum payment of $100 dollars per child to help feed their children during the summer when many summer meal programs were closed

We are happy to announce that Winter Sports for the 9th, JV, and Varsity levels will be starting practice on Monday, January ​4th.. The 7th and 8th grade Winter Sports teams will be starting practice on Monday, January 18. More information regarding schedules, fan attendance, and event restrictions will be sent out via email in the near future. Sign up / Registration will be open tomorrow, December 18th through January 15th and will be done through INFINITE CAMPUS as it was in the Fall. The registration fees have been reduced by 50% to account for the shorter season. Information regarding sign up can be found in your Infinite Campus email. The office (in the Media Center) will be open on Mon & Tues (Dec. 21st & 22nd) ​​and will be closed until Mon January 4th to DROP OFF YOUR FORMS. We will NOT be issuing "Green Cards" this year to the students...the coaches will have the completed rosters. Thank you for your extreme patience during these difficult times. I am excited to get things rolling again. Lancer Strong! Josh Mallicoat Assistant Principal / Activities Director

To view the World's Best Workforce/State of the School presentation given by Superintendent Cardille, please visit our website at https://www.isd300.k12.mn.us/o/lchps/page/world-s-best-workforce-plan

Superintendent Cardille will be presenting the World's Best Workforce/State of the School tonight at 7pm. We encourage you to watch the presentation by following the link below. https://zoom.us/j/95576081561?pwd=L1RxSElrWXZnZ3p5cC9laDkwUkVrQT09 Meeting ID: 955 7608 1561 Passcode: 0j2Z2u

Superintendent Cardille will be presenting the World's Best Workforce/State of the School tomorrow, December 10th, at 7 pm. This presentation will be via Zoom. Please be on the lookout tomorrow for a link to the Zoom presentation.

Families, please follow the link below for meal orders for the week of 12/14-12/18 https://lacrosse.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1T6gkP90jrA0D2Z

When you send Mrs. Von Arx (jennifer.vonarx@isd300.k12.mn.us) pictures we can use in the yearbook, you will be entered into a weekly drawing for a $5 gift card! The more pictures you send, the more chances you have at winning. Drawings will be done weekly, so keep sending your pictures in. Pictures must include people from LaC High School. Currently we are in need of pictures of... - You in your learning space - You with your Pet(s)

The Book Fair is now virtual!! Use our ISD 300 EXCLUSIVE links to do your book fair shopping Today through December 10 for guaranteed delivery before Christmas! Every purchase benefits our school district. Share a love of learning! Elementary School Link - https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lacrescenthokah Middle School Link - https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lacrescentmiddleschool

ISD 300 Families: 11/20/20 As we continue to navigate our way through the challenges that this year brings, we wanted to update you on some timelines for planning purposes. All K-12 students will be in a full distance learning model until Monday, January 18th, 2021. Our hope is that all students will be able to return on that date to the hybrid model of learning at the secondary level and in-person learning at the elementary level. As we monitor all of the factors impacting our area weekly, it is apparent that the number of COVID cases is rising and are forecasted to continue to rise over the next several weeks. We will continue to monitor our local data, work with our public health officials to adjust as needed, and continue to be flexible in our response. Please continue to contact your building attendance offices with updates on illness, testing results, and quarantines to help our nursing staff determine our students’ and staff’s overall health. All lunch and meal information is updated on our district website and included in the weekly survey for your convenience. Continue to communicate with your students’ teachers with any questions you have related to learning during this time. Activities - We will not have any in-person activities until January 18th. Players/coaches are allowed to interact virtually. We are holding off on Winter Sports sign up until after the 1st of the year, and we know exactly when we'll resume practices. If things make a drastic positive swing, we'll revisit this topic and communicate via email / infinite campus. We know that all students are experiencing distance learning differently, but we want you to know that our Student Service Team is available to assist students. We know that distance learning has disrupted social connections, which can have adverse effects on mental health. Please know that they are available to address student needs; here is a link to their contact information. Student Services Contact Link Thank you for everything you have done and for your continued support to your child and our schools during this challenging time. Kevin Cardille, Superintendent Jeff Copp, Elementary Principal Josh Mallicoat, Activities/Asst. Principal Steve Smith, Secondary Principal

Thank you for your interest in ordering school meals. If you would like to place an order for the week of 11/23, please fill out this order form. A new order form will be sent out each week. You will pre-order meals for the following week for virtual learning days only. https://lacrosse.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5KaydQsQbfNebb Orders must be submitted by NOON ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18th. The week of 11/23, meal pick-up will be offered daily (Monday - Wednesday) from 1:00PM - 2:00PM at the HS Dock, as well as a 3-day pick-up on Tuesday only from 2:50PM-3:15PM at the Fine Arts Entrance. *Meal Pack Prices: FREE! COVID CASE IN HOUSEHOLD: If anyone in your household is ill, has been exposed to someone who has tested positive to COVID-19 and/or has tested positive themselves for COVID-19, please contact the School Nutrition Department to notify and receive further instruction regarding meals distribution. Thank you for helping keep the Nutrition Team safe during this time!

Hello, With the announcement that Middle and High School will be moving to full time virtual learning, the Nutrition Department would like to offer the option to order schools meals for those who did not already sign up. If you have already submitted an order form for meals for this week (11/9 - 11/13), your meal pick-up time will remain the same. However, if you are now needing to order meals for pick-up, please reach out to Terri Williams, Nutrition Manager, via email or phone. terri.williams@isd300.k12.mn.us / 507-895-4484 x5065 Thank you!

Lancer Families: If you are looking to reference our bell schedule for grades 7-12, please go to our website, and click explore, MS or HS Documents, and Bell Schedule. Unfortunately, due to the recent decision to go virtual, we will have to reschedule our picture retake day. We will not be rescheduling as of right now, and I will be in touch with a future date. Stay healthy!

Families of current 7-8th graders, We are very excited to announce that we will be leading a select group of students and parents on an educational tour to Washington, D.C. and Mt. Vernon on July 11-14, 2022. Please join us on Monday, November 16th at 6:00 PM via Livestream for a 25-minute informational meeting where each traveler will be eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $300! To join the meeting, simply click this link: https://vimeo.com/463896925/d1947c153a For any other questions, feel free to contact Mr. Braun at cody.braun@isd300.k12.mn.us or Ms. Schilla at brittany.schilla@isd300.k12.mn.us Don't miss out! https://www.facebook.com/worldclassrooms/videos/2373814996201746/