Hello Everyone,
I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy. I have put together a brief (4 question) survey regarding internet and device availability. I am curious as to what we would have for virtual learning.
Please take the time to compete this survey.
https://forms.gle/WirHgnPKRd27r2Uq6
Weekdays - Live Zoo Experience - At Home!
If you have not already completed the form below and would like free lunches for your child(ren) please complete it.
Beginning Monday, March 16 Chartwells will be providing lunch for any child through 18 years old ($3.00/adult) in the form of a drive-up process in the back parking lot of the elementary school 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Lunch will be served Monday - Friday for the entire closure, including spring break. Please click the link below if you would like to pick up a lunch. If you have transportation barriers we may be able to deliver a lunch to your kids. We need to know about how many sack lunches we need to prepare. Again, please click the link below and complete the form. https://forms.gle/QteSn6YMSyAyE72NA
Looking for activities your kids can do at home?
Here are a few on-line, FREE learning resources to consider.
Beginning Monday, March 16 Chartwells will be providing lunch for any child through 18 years old ($3.00/adult) in the form of a drive-up process in the back parking lot of the elementary school 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM. Lunch will be served Monday - Friday for the entire closure, including spring break. Please click the link below if you would like to pick up a lunch. If you have transportation barriers we may be able to deliver a lunch to your kids.
We need to know about how many sack lunches we need to prepare. Again, please click the link below and complete the form.
https://forms.gle/QteSn6YMSyAyE72NA
Good Morning Parents,
I appreciate your patience today. Yes, due to the Governor's announcement last night we will be closing school, starting tomorrow, Saturday, March 14 through April 5, with a planned return date of Monday, April 6. I am aware that there are a lot of questions and I currently do not have answers. I will do my best to continue communicating with you, thank you for you continued support. I hope everyone stays safe and healthy.
Saturdays elementary boys basketball tournament for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders has been cancelled. Please see the attached press release from the MHSAA regarding current high school athletics:
MHSAA Tournaments to Continue with Attendance Restrictions, Online Streaming of Finals
EAST LANSING, Mich. – March 12 – Postseason events sponsored by the Michigan High School Athletic Association and scheduled for March 12-14 will be conducted as scheduled. However, attendance will be restricted at all events through this weekend, with updates to be announced Monday, March 16, for the remainder of the girls and boys basketball tournaments.
The MHSAA Ice Hockey Semifinals and Finals will be played March 12-14 at USA Hockey Arena, with Lower Peninsula Boys Swimming & Diving Finals beginning Friday, March 13 and concluding March 14 at Oakland University and Holland Aquatic Center. Girls Gymnastics at Rockford High School also will be competed Friday and Saturday this weekend. Girls Basketball Regionals Finals are scheduled for tonight, March 12, across the state, as are Boys District Finals on Friday, March 13.
Based on recommendations from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer suggesting attendance limitations, no spectators will be allowed for the three Swimming & Diving Finals, both days, or Saturday’s Girls Gymnastics Individual Finals. These events have the highest number of participants of this weekend’s events.
However, for Hockey Semifinals and Finals and Gymnastics Team Finals – events with far fewer participants – a limited number of spectators will be allowed, as determined by participating schools, to include only parents, legal guardians and essential administrators. Basketball games during the next two days also will allow only limited spectators, as determined by participating schools and following these same restrictions. Each competing school will provide the entry list of parents, legal guardians and essential administrators to the host site prior to each contest.
To recap, here is a breakdown of sport-by-sport attendance and broadcast stipulations.
Boys Swimming & Diving Finals
Rounds: Preliminaries on March 13, Finals on March 14
Attendance: No onsite spectators allowed.
Broadcast: Live streaming of prelims and Finals on MHSAA.tv
Girls Gymnastics Finals
Rounds: Team Finals on March 13, Individual Finals on March 14
Attendance: Limited to parents, legal guardians and essential administrators on March 13. No onsite spectators allowed March 14.
Broadcast: Live streaming of Team and Individual Finals on MHSAA.tv
Boys Ice Hockey Semifinals and Finals
Rounds: Semifinals on March 13-14, Finals on March 15
Attendance: Limited to parents, legal guardians and essential administrators.
Broadcast: Live streaming of all 12 games on MHSAA.tv
Audio: Live free audio at MHSAANetwork.com
Girls Basketball Regional Finals
Rounds: All scheduled for March 12.
Attendance: Limited to parents, legal guardians and essential administrators.
Broadcast: Live streaming of some games, with subscription, on MHSAA.tv
Boys Basketball District Finals
Rounds: All scheduled for March 13.
Attendance: Limited to parents, legal guardians and essential administrators.
Broadcast: Live streaming of some games, with subscription, on MHSAA.tv
Bands, cheerleaders and gatherings in parking lots or elsewhere on-site will not be allowed. Restrictions on noisemakers, etc., will continue to be upheld for those fans who will attend.
For those allowed to be present, there will be no attendance charged at any of these five events. Online ticket sales have been stopped, and all tickets that have been purchased are voided and will be fully refunded.
Fans not allowed to attend will have the opportunity to watch coverage of all three of this weekend’s Finals live on MHSAA.tv. Complete streaming of all 12 Hockey Semifinals and Finals games is scheduled, as is streaming of both the Team and Individual Gymnastics Finals and both preliminaries and Finals for swimming & diving. MHSAA.tv also will carry a number of girls and boys basketball games this weekend as part of its usual subscription coverage by members of the School Broadcast Program.
The streaming of all three divisions of the MHSAA Swimming & Diving Finals and both Team and Individual Gymnastics Finals will be provided FREE OF CHARGE. More details about access to these free feeds will be provided in the next update this afternoon.
This remains a fluid situation, and another update will be released today, March 12, at 2 p.m. Updates will be posted to the MHSAA Website at https://www.mhsaa.com/coronavirus.
The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit corporation of voluntary membership by more than 1,500 public and private senior high schools and junior high/middle schools which exists to develop common rules for athletic eligibility and competition. No government funds or tax dollars support the MHSAA, which was the first such association nationally to not accept membership dues or tournament entry fees from schools. Member schools which enforce these rules are permitted to participate in MHSAA tournaments, which attract more than 1.4 million spectators each year.
Parents, Jeff’s bus, bus 9 will be running about an hour behind this morning, Wednesday, March 11. Sorry for the inconvenience but Jeff’s bus, bus 9 will be running about an hour behind this morning, Wednesday, March 11.
Come cheer the boys basketball team on tonight as they open up District play at Brethren vs Frankfort at 6pm. Tickets are $6 and will be available at the door. Go Bulldogs!
Today’s 5th grade bike winner! Have a great weekend. Go Bulldogs!
Check out this mountain range. We did a hands on learning activity to see how water flows down hill and creates rivers.
These monster bookmarks are read to bite into a good book.
Another Bulldog Barista making his rounds!! WTG Justin!!
Sorry for the late notice, SEEDs after school programming will be canceled today, Thursday, March 5. Parents please contact the elementary office to change your child's after school plan.
Reminder: There is NO K-3 Reading Tutoring Thursday night due to conferences.
I am the Lorax I speak for the trees! Having fun with Dr Seuss this month.
Our college adviser will be available from 6:15-8 tomorrow during parent teacher conferences to discuss any questions about financial aid, college applications, scholarships, & more! If you would like to arrange a specific time, please email Mr. D. at: collegeadviser@mesick.org .
Reminder: Parent Teacher conferences are tomorrow, Thursday March 5th from 5-8 pm. Due to a basketball game conflict, JR/ SR High conferences will be held in teacher classrooms this time. No appointments are necessary for the JR/SR high, so come on in and you can meet with teachers about your student's progress. We hope to see you there!
5th graders working on team building to start of their week. They had to untie the knot of hands with and without speaking.
The Mesick Elementary PTO Easter Chocolate Bunny fundraiser has begun. More information and order forms were sent with students last week. Order forms are due March 9th. Checks can be made to Mesick PTO. Funds raised by the PTO are used to sponsor dozens of events including the Daddy/Daughter Dance, Granola for Grandparents, Santa’s Shoppe, and many more. Orders will be in before Easter.