Winona Secondary School

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

Wednesday, 03.25.2020 MS Department of Education At-Home Learning Pages - Go to mdek12.org/learningathome - Additionally, you will find valuable resources on the MDE Parent Resources page at https://mdek12.org/OAE/OEER/ResourceParents.

COVID-19 Update 03.19.2020 8:20pm WMCSD leaders are working day and night to decide how school looks for the next 4 weeks. We will be announcing our plans for meals and at-home learning soon. We hope all our students, families, and employees are doing well. This is only our 4th day out, but we miss our students. Educating kids is our life’s work. We encourage students and even adults to make a list of things they would like to learn more about and take advantage of the free resources that are available to you. You should not be working on school work all day everyday, but you should spend some time each day reading, writing, and learning something new. Teresa Jackson, Proud Superintendent #WMCSD #BeTHATPerson #TIGERStrong

COVID-19 Update 03.19.2020 11:15am Governor Tate Reeves will sign an executive order closing all schools through April 17, 2020. We will post more information as it becomes available. #WMCSD #BeTHATPerson #TIGERStrong

Good Afternoon, WMCSD Employees, Students, and Families. I know you have lots of questions that we don’t have answers to at the moment. Although Spring Break has been extended another week, WMCSD teachers and administrators continue to work from home on making decisions in the best interest of all of our students. We are communicating constantly via email and text messages. We are brainstorming ideas for how to serve our students and families. We have as many questions as you do, but we are learning just how creative we can be in a difficult situation. WMCSD is a small district, but we are mighty Tigers! We will continue to monitor and learn more about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and how to limit its spread by staying in contact with the Mississippi State Department of Health and state offices. We will share information as it becomes available. Please bear with us as this is a constantly changing situation. Thank you for your patience and support! Teresa Jackson, Superintendent

All WMCSD extracurricular activities are cancelled until at least Monday, March 23rd. Further cancellations and information will be posted on our website and social media pages. Please stay informed and take care. www.winonamontgomerycsd.com

Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 8:30am Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District will extend Spring Holidays for students for two additional days - Monday and Tuesday, March 16 and 17, 2020. All school events, athletic competitions, and practices are canceled Monday and Tuesday. All faculty and staff should report to their respective schools by 8:00am on Monday, March 16, 2020. Employees who have recently traveled to any foreign or domestic location known to have a substantial number of cases of the novel COVID-19 virus must notify his/her supervisor immediately via email. Employees who have a compromised immune system documented by a doctor should provide paperwork to his/her supervisor and a determination will be made regarding working from home. Facilities and buses have been and will be disinfected. This situation is being closely monitored and all decisions will be made in the best interest of our students and employees. Please watch our website and social media pages and/or download the WMCSD app for iPhone and Android devices for the latest updates.

Your Tigers and Lady Tigers are District Champs! Congratulations to Coach Austin and Coach Cox and students!

There will be a parent meeting for 7th grade Jr. High baseball players at 5:00 p.m. in the WSS auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 23.