Winona Secondary School

It’s a Great Day to be a TIGER! Congratulations to our Homecoming Queen, Tamirah Hamilton! Thank you to everyone who helped make the homecoming presentation and crowning a special event. Academic Programming Monday, October 12th was the beginning of the second nine weeks and the first day of having all students back attending school on a traditional schedule. Students will not attend school Friday, October 16, 2020, as teachers will be involved in professional development about blended learning and improving instruction. Students will have assignments to complete on Friday for at-home learning. Operations Operations Officer Charlie Parkerson shared the following information with the Board of Trustees at Tuesday night’s meeting. Entegrity has completed the installation of LED lighting throughout the district. New air conditioners are being installed at Winona Secondary. This work is being done at night so no classes are disrupted during the school day. This project should be completed in November. The roofing project is being done by Dixie Roofing of Winona and should be completed this week. The windows for WSS are being fabricated and installation should begin around the first of the year. Football will be back at home this week against Humphreys County at 7:00 pm at Tiger Stadium. Volleyball ended a great season with a win. Family and Community Support The next meeting of the Superintendent’s P16 Advisory Council/COVID-19 Task Force will be Monday, October 19th at 3:00 pm. Health and Safety Parents, we need your help in making sure that students need to wear a clean mask to school each day. Most masks can be washed in the machine with other clothes or hand washed and hung up to dry. As stated in reopening plans, we encourage parents to bring their children to school by private vehicle. It is impossible to physically distance most routes when all the children ride. The car rider line moves quickly and efficiently at both schools. You can find the WMCSD COVID-19 Weekly Report on our website. The report for the previous week is released each Monday at 1:30 pm. Communications Our website is getting a new look! We hope you like it and visit often. The WMCSD website is www.winonamontgomerycsd.com. Our Facebook page is Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District, and the email hotline is tigertalk@winonaschools.net. We are here to answer your questions. Technology/Learning Management Systems The Chromebooks could be delivered this week. We will be implementing our plan for student use in the coming weeks. Stay healthy and choose joy!

10/08/2020 Due to inclement weather, tonight’s events are postponed until halftime at next Friday’s game at home versus Humphreys County. Tomorrow night at 6:30, we will celebrate the Homecoming Court and crown our new Queen. Congratulations to all the young ladies who were chosen to represent their classes and good luck to each senior maid. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at Tiger Stadium next week.

WMCSD students and staff are having a great time celebrating Homecoming this week. Monday/Tuesday were Predator vs Prey Days, Wednesday/Thursday are Career Days, and Friday is Spirit Day! For Career Day, WSS student Donovan Harvey dressed as the future President of the United States. "President" Harvey paid a visit to Superintendent Dr. Teresa Jackson who says he has her vote!

ANNOUNCEMENT....Please Share! The internet and telephone services are down for Winona Elementary School. AT&T is working on the issue, and we will let you know when it is resolved. Dr. Teresa Jackson, Superintendent

Supporting Students Learning At Home Parents of Hybrid and Virtual Students, check out this video for ways you can support your child at home. https://youtu.be/8ZNLz0LzQCI

AT-HOME LEARNER INFORMATION FOR Winona Secondary Students Students must check their school email every morning and afternoon for updates. It is so important that at-home learning students and parents work on their assignments every day. WSS At-Home Learners in grades 7-12 are required to come to school every Friday at 8:00am whether they have an assigned test or not. Students should bring their own headphones for testing and must check in with Ms. Bishop regarding progress even if they do not have a test to complete. Friday - September 11 - At-Home Learners will not attend as Hybrid Schedule students will be attending on that day.

Enhanced Hybrid Beginning September 14, HYBRID students will participate in an ENHANCED HYBRID SCHEDULE. The school day will be about an hour longer with start times being the same. On September 9, schedules will be posted on our website and sent home with students the 9th and 10th. Enhanced Hybrid for Winona Secondary Students in grades 7-12 will attend every other Friday based on an assigned schedule. For example: Week of Sept 14: Monday/Wednesday students will also attend on Friday, Sept 18. Week of Sept 21: Tuesday/Thursday students will also attend on Friday, Sept 26. Again, the goal is to return to a traditional schedule as soon as possible while still being able to maintain the protocols needed to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Football Tickets are on sale until 10:00am this morning. There will be no tickets sold at the game tonight. #ItsaGreatDaytobeaTIGER

Winona Elementary students who are participating in at-home learning are required to attend training Friday, August 21st from 9:00-10:30am. This is NOT for students who are attending school on the Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday hybrid schedule.

SICK Tigers STAY Home It is critical that students stay home when they are not feeling well or when they or anyone in the home has symptoms of COVID-19, is awaiting test results, or has tested positive. Parents should inform the child's school immediately when a child is tested and should keep the child home while waiting on test results. The district will communicate with parents when there is a group contact or close contact. Thank you for helping us keep our students and employees safe. #ItsaGreatDaytobeaTIGER #LEADER

Announcement from Winona Secondary School ~ Required Parent Meetings for At-Home Learning Program Students ~ August 11-13

Tigers, we want to see your First Day of School Pics!

Happy First Day of School 2020-2021! On Monday and Wednesday, we have Hybrid Schedule students whose last names start with A-K on campus. On Tuesday and Thursday, we have Hybrid Schedule students whose last names start with L-Z on campus. When students are not on campus, they will complete work assigned by their teachers. They do not have to have a computer at home to do these assignments. At-Home Learning Students are required to have a computer and Internet access. All students and employees will wear solid colored face coverings at all times and physically distance from each other. Proper hand hygiene and mask wearing will be taught to students. All students are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch each day. Hybrid students will take home food for their at-home learning day. At-Home students may pick up on Monday and Wednesday. All students may pick up on Friday. For more information, use the SEARCH button in the top right corner of our website.

A big TIGER thank you to Ms. Jackie Campbell for honoring the Winona High School Class of 2020 with the beautiful signs placed in Duck Hill, Kilmichael, and Winona. Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District is proud of each one of the 69 seniors that will be graduating on May 23 at 11:00am at the Montgomery County Coliseum. WMCSD - Working together, Moving forward, Creating opportunities for Student success and Dynamic futures.

We need every WMCSD parent to complete this survey https://forms.gle/KCJaw3X1EdeihGFR8. 05/05/2020 Our total number of completed surveys is 184, so we have more work to do. The survey focuses on devices at home, home internet access, and the quality/reliability of that connection. Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District’s survey link is https://forms.gle/KCJaw3X1EdeihGFR8. The results of the survey will be sent to the MS Department of Education who will share the information with the Governor's office. The surveys will be due to WMCSD by Friday, May 9, 2020.

Winona Elementary School Medication Pick Up Wednesday, May 6th, 8:00am-11:00am. This includes daily medications, as needed medications, inhalers, nebulizer medications and equipment, diastat, and epipens. In order to follow social distancing guidelines, parents/guardians will pull through the circle drive and staff will assist you through your car window. PreK - 1st grade: 8:00-9:00 2nd - 4th grade: 9:00-10:00 5th - 6th grade: 10:00-11:00. In the event that parent/guardian is unable to make it during this time, you are able to give permission to another individual. Parent/guardian MUST contact the school nurse with the name of the individual prior to pick up time. Also, to make sure that the medications are given to the correct person, all parents/guardians and individuals with permission will be required to show ID in order to pick up medications. Messages will be sent out to parents/guardians from the school nurse, but if you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please contact Felisha Pitt at felishapitt@winonaschools.net.

WMCSD COVID-19 Update from Dr. Jackson 04.08.2020 Hello, WMCSD Students, Families, and Employees. I hope you are healthy and adjusting to the stay-at-home order. Your main goal right now should be to take care of yourself and your family. You can find guidelines for protecting your family at the Mississippi Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control. THANK YOU to every TIGER big and small! It takes all of us to be successful in times such as these. We are up for the challenge! We are TIGERStrong! Students, we can see that you are logging in to your accounts and working on activities assigned by your teachers. You can work in the online programs or complete the packets created by your teachers on the WMCSD website. You can print the packets or view them online and write your answers on a sheet of paper. We encourage you to read and write everyday, learn more about something you are interested in, and help your parents out around the house. Even though the work is not graded, you know how important it is for you to learn something everyday! Keep up the good work! Parents, we appreciate you encouraging and helping your children to keep learning while at home. Thank you for responding to teachers’ texts and phone calls. We need to hear from you and your children. Don’t forget about our email hotline at tigertalk@winonaschools.net and your teachers’ office hours. If we can assist you, please let us know. All of our email addresses can be found on the website. Guideline for at-home learning: Reading - 30 minutes for elementary to 45 minutes for secondary Language - 30 minutes for elementary to 45 minutes for secondary Math - 30 minutes for elementary to 45 minutes for secondary Science - can be included with Reading. Experiments are fun! Do it, write about it! Social Studies - can be included in Reading. Read about it, write about it! Creative Classes - arts and crafts, music, dance, foreign language, etc. Teachers and Staff, thank you for everything you have done to support our students and families during the school closure. Anytime we need something, you step up and take care of the need. Your dedication to our students and their education and wellbeing is evident even in these challenging circumstances. You are the best! Frequently Asked Questions: When will we go back to school? We are scheduled to start back April 20th, but that could change. We will share new information as it becomes available. Do we have to make up the days missed? No, we are not required to make up the days. Will we go to school in June and July? We do not have an answer at this time. We will share information as it becomes available. Will we have graduation? We will do everything we can to celebrate our seniors and have a graduation ceremony. We do not know when or how at this time. How will we know if we pass or fail? We are working on our plan to present to the WMCSD Board at the April Board meeting, but we really need to know if we will return to school at all before we make the final decision.

WMCSD Grab & Go Meals will be suspended during the Stay-at-Home order issued by Governor Reeves from 5:00pm this evening until April 20, 2020 at 8:00am. Our number one goal is to keep our students and employees safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please adhere to the order, practice social distancing, and wash your hands often. We miss our Tiger community! Stay healthy and choose joy! #TIGERStrong Teresa Jackson, Superintendent

03.30.2020 Please complete the WMCSD Parent Technology Survey. This will provide us with information to help us make decisions for how to best serve our students and families. Dr. Teresa Jackson https://forms.gle/cs7qKbH58U7fRVjU6

Thursday, 03.26.2020 Report Cards and ActiveParent Accounts Parents who have access to ActiveParent will be able to check 3rd 9 weeks grades beginning Monday, March 30, 2020. If you need an Active Parent account, go to winona.activeparent.net and choose “Create an ActiveParent account.” Friday, 03.27.2020 FREE Wi-fi Access Winona Secondary School parking lot 7:00am - 7:00pm each day Stay in your vehicles at all times. Parking lot under surveillance. Data collected for sites visited and activities engaged in by users Signal strength determined by number of users Rules at winonamontgomerycsd.com - FreeWifiRequirements Password is TigerStrong