Feb 1

 All Virtual Students

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Count day is Wednesday, February 10th.

All virtual students NEED to login and complete an assignment in EACH course on that day.  We are also asking elementary students to make sure they attend live lessons on that day and for MS and HS students to make sure they meet with their success coach as well that day.  THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT as this is how the school is funded.  Thank you for your attention to this matter.   

FUTURE PLANNING

We would LOVE for you to fill out this quick SURVEY to help us to begin planning for next year.  By no means does this lock you into anything, but rather helps us to plan as we move forward.  Thank you!

Food Service

*UPDATED*

St Joseph Public Schools Virtual Student 

Breakfast/Lunch Information 

Q.  Can Virtual Students receive school breakfast and lunch?

1. Yes. St. Joseph Public Schools Virtual Students have the opportunity to preorder and pick up 5 days worth of meals.  Breakfast meals include but not limited to cereal, bagels, pancakes, oatmeal, juice and milk.  Lunch meals include but not limited to pizza, sandwiches, pasta, vegetables, fruit and milk.  Some meals are ready to eat whereas others need to be heated.  Instructions for preparation are on menus.  

Q.  How much does breakfast and lunch cost?

1.  FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR ALL BREAKFAST/LUNCH MEALS ARE FREE TO ALL STUDENTS!

Q.  How do students/parents pre order their meals?

1.  Parents will be able to preorder their student’s meals through the website www.sendmoneytoschool.com.   There is a “How to set up an account” page included and a short video on how to order is on our district web page.  All meals will have to be ordered by Sunday for Monday pick up.  

Q.  Where and When do I pick up my week’s worth of meals?

1. Your student’s meals will have to be picked up at St Joseph High School in the back off of Lakeview Drive. Meals will be available for pick up once a week on Monday evenings from 5pm-6:00pm.  The location will be clearly marked and will be a drive up pick up situation.  Your student will have to be a St Joseph student to receive a meal.  

Q.  Who do I contact if I have any questions?

1.  For any Virtual Student lunch questions please email Demrhy Youngquist, Director of Food Service at dyoungquist@sjschools.org or call 269-926-3127.  

Tutoring

Tutoring Tutoring and more Tutoring.....

We are working with Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor on an awesome partnership that would be available for 6-12 grade students who reside in Benton Harbor.  Please keep a look out for more information in the coming week in your email about this opportunity.  

St. Joe High School National Honor Society Virtual Tutoring

https://forms.gle/J18HhF5Gx5mTJN7U8

Grand Valley State University Virtual Tutoring

https://www.gvsu.edu/k12connect/

Media Center Help

Check out all the resources at SJHS Library Resource 

Elementary

NWEA testing should be completed.  If your student has not completed the winter testing for Math and ELA, please contact your teacher ASAP to make arrangements.  Thank you!

SNOW DAY? if the district has a snow day, there will be no live lessons on that day from our teachers.  

Middle School 

NWEA testing for Middle School Virtual students continuing in virtual school will be held virtually STARTS TODAY and will be held this week.

COURSE CHANGES

6th Grade Virtual students will now be seeing Geography A this semester.

7th Grade Virtual students will now be seeing MS World History. These changes should take effect today or tomorrow. These were necessary to help better align to the curriculum at Upton.

Semester Two

The new semester is upon us. We are working to complete grades and post to PowerSchool. This will likely take a week or so as we sort the data provided by Edmentum as well as noting which students wanted Grades, which wanted CR/NC and which will receive an INC and an extension to complete some work. It is important students finish first semester courses, but we will need them to login to their second semester courses as well on Wednesday, February 10th to compete work in EACH course for count day.

High School 

The new semester is upon us. We are working to complete grades and post to PowerSchool. This will likely take a week or so as we sort the data provided by Edmentum as well as noting which students wanted Grades, which wanted CR/NC and which will receive an INC and an extension to complete some work. It is important students finish first semester courses, but we will need them to login to their second semester courses as well on Wednesday, February 10th to compete work in EACH course for count day.