PARENT SURVEY Today is the deadline for parents to complete Parent Survey #2 indicating whether they prefer the traditional or at-home learning option. Click HERE for the survey.
REGISTRATION All students must register even if you are choosing the At-Home Learning option. Students who do not register by July 20th will be unable to start school on August 7th. Late registration will be held on August 11th. It could take up to three business days to process registration paperwork and place your child in a class once school has started.
HOW TO FIND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS Anytime you need to go back and find information, please use the SEARCH feature on our website at winonamontgomerycsd.com. Also, parent questions are being answered regularly on the website. On the landing page, see "Answers to Parent Questions" or click HERE.
WINONA ELEMENTARY "SOFT START" Winona Elementary School (WES) serves students in PreK through sixth grade. Due to the situation our nation has experienced since March 2020 with COVID-19, we feel we need to have a “soft start” at WES. This means that for students who have chosen the traditional schedule, we will alternate days that students will be on campus from August 7th through 14th. The first day for all WES students to attend together will be August 17, 2020.
Our goal is to make our students feel safe, comfortable, and loved by the faculty and staff of WES. Alternating days will provide a smaller setting to give our students time to learn our new procedures and become comfortable with the routines of the school day. It will give our teachers more time to focus on individual student’s needs as they establish relationships with their students.
Students will attend as follows:
- August 7th, 11th, and 13th Student’s LAST NAME begins with letters A through K
- August 10th, 12th, and 14th Student’s LAST NAME begins with letters L through Z
- Beginning August 17 All students will attend.
Families with students in the same household with different last names will need to follow the schedule even if the students attend on different days.
Examples:
A student in any grade PreK through 6th with the last name FRANKLIN will attend school on August 7, 11, and 13.
A student in any grade PreK through 6th with the last name MOORE will attend school on August 10, 12, and 14.
All PreK through 6th grade students will attend daily beginning August 17, 2020.
If you have questions about the WES Soft Start, please email WES Principal Mrs. Tabitha McCrory at tabithamccrory@winonaschools.net.Click HERE for the full WMCSD Dress Code for 2020-2021
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY START AND DISMISSAL TIMES School start and dismissal times for the 2020-2021 school year are a little different than in previous years. The Mississippi Department of Education has changed the required instruction time from 330 minutes to 240 minutes per day. WMCSD has made the decision to shorten the school day in order to allow time for the buildings to be appropriately cleaned each day. Times for students and employees will be strictly adhered to for the safety and health of everyone for the purposes of health screening of employees and students in the morning and clearing in the afternoon.
Winona Secondary School staff hours are 7:00am - 3:00pm. Students may arrive on campus beginning at 7:15am and classes begin at 7:40am. Students will be dismissed at 1:48pm.
Winona Elementary School staff hours are 7:15am - 3:15pm. Students may arrive on campus beginning at 7:20am and classes begin at 7:50am. Students dismissed at the following times: car riders at 1:55pm and first load bus riders at 2:05pm.
Central Office staff hours are between 7:00am and 4:00pm.
Dress Code The full Dress Code can be found HERE.
In an effort to support parents’ and students’ needs, the WMCSD Board of Trustees approved the following updates to the Dress Code for the 2020-2021 school year:
ALL WMCSD Students are allowed to wear WMCSD Tiger spirit, team, and club shirts on any school day.
Students are allowed to wear WMCSD Tiger school spirit, team, and club sweatshirts without hoods and solid colored sweatshirts without hoods in the school colors of red, black, grey, or white on any day.
Students are allowed to wear coats and jackets with hoods. Students are not allowed to wear the hoods on their heads in any school building under any circumstances.
**The WMCSD Dress Code policy regarding school colors of red, black, grey, and white for polo shirts, jackets, coats, and sweatshirts will remain in place.