Nashwauk-Keewatin

Spartan families, follow this link to find out about the Minnesota Afterschool Advance and how your family may benefit: https://mnafterschool.org/chromebooks

Have a question about N-K back to school? Start here! Nashwauk-Keewatin Restart Blueprint Gateway. http://bit.ly/NK2020RestartBlueprintGateway

Spartan families, Please follow this link for more Back to School information from Superintendent, Ms. Brenda Spartz: http://bit.ly/82620NKParentLetter

Spartan Families, If your family is planning to use our Family Flex Option to learn at home for first quarter (or longer) this 2020-21 school year, please follow this link to enroll each child who will be a Family Flex Option learner: http://bit.ly/NKFamilyFlexEnrollment

Just over 50% of people who live in Itasca County have responded to the Census- it's easy to do. If you live here, you count! The census is just 10 questions and only takes about 5 minutes to complete. Respond to the Census in one of three ways: · Online at my2020census.gov · By phone at 844-330-2020 · By completing the form you received at your residence They are still looking for census workers, too! https://2020census.gov/en/jobs.html

Please see the "N-K Nurse's Page" of our website where Registered Nurse Riana Damjanovich has been continually adding updated information for our families. https://bit.ly/OurNKNurseAug2020

Keewatin Elementary Spartan Families, Long-awaited school supply lists are updated and ready! We can smell the crayons already. :) https://bit.ly/KESSchoolSupplies2020

Spartan Families, Please follow the link below to read information from our Superintendent, Ms. Brenda Spartz, about how Nashwauk-Keewatin Public Schools plan to provide education to our students this fall in accordance with Minnesota's Safe Learning Plan. https://bit.ly/NKSafeLearning82020

Hello Spartan Families! We're looking for an AmeriCorps Youth Development Specialist at Keewatin Elementary. If you know someone who is interested in working with students and social emotional learning, please send them here! http://truenorthamericorps.org/apply/

Spartan families, We're still working on our individual calls out to families- if we haven't reached you yet, you're still on our list! If you know that your contact number has changed, please call 885-1280 x51238 to leave your name and new contact number. Thank you for your patience while we check in with every family!

Keewatin Elementary Families: We've had several requests for school supply lists. We're currently updating them to be accurate for our 2020 school year adventure! Supply lists will be available by 4:00pm on Friday, Aug. 14th. I'll be SURE to post a link to them when they are accurate and ready to go! Thanks for your patience.

Hello Spartan Families! We are excited to connect with each of our families about Back to School plans. We were able to call many families tonight. If you see the school's number come up on your phone on Monday, please answer- it's a real person! Stay #SpartanStrong!

We have added a page to our website where we will post our latest updates regarding our Fall 2020 return to learning for our Spartan families. We look forward to collaborating with Spartan families as we plan for a unique and rewarding school year. https://www.isd319.org/fall-2020-return-to-learning

Today, Governor Walz along with the Minnesota Department of Education took a localized, data-driven approach to the 20-21 school year to help students learn safely. Nashwauk-Keewatin Public Schools will communicate specifics to the start of the new school year when finalized. I would expect that we should be able to share this information with everyone next week. Sincerely, Craig Menozzi

Reminder to all NK Spartan Families, Please fill out the survey linked below if you have not done so already. Your feedback will help us prepare for the school restart plan! Thank you. We miss you. Stay safe and, Go Spartans! https://forms.gle/BgZcT5gythFkxazm6

We are open for new enrollments at NK!

Free Children First Event: Make & Take Summer Salsa! Do you love salsa? Come and learn from Colleen Bishop how to make fresh summer salsa. Sample it and take your batch home! This class is limited to 8 families. One adult and up to 3 kids. COVID guidelines will be practiced. Your family will have their own work space. Plastic gloves for cutting will be provided and masks are suggested. Tuesday, August 4th from 1-3pm Keewatin Elementary School cafeteria Registration required: getlearning.org or email sujohnson@isd319.org Please register under the parent name and then you will be prompted to include the number of children attending. All families are welcome!

The Coronavirus continues to impact our communities in many ways. If you need assistance with food, there are opportunities to get the nutritious food your family needs to stay healthy. If you have children and were receiving SNAP or MFIP as of March 18, 2020, you will receive an automatic benefit on your EBT card. If you weren’t receiving SNAP or MFIP but your child was receiving free or reduced lunch, you can apply (until July 31st) for P-EBT to help buy food for your family: www.mn.p-ebt.org

Spread joy! Painted rocks provide joy and inspiration to others. Have fun as a family hiding them along a walking path or sidewalk. Need paint? Free kits will be given out at Keewatin Elem. School door #1 July 16th from 1:30-3:00pm and at the Nashwauk High School Business Office July 21st from 10am-noon. While supplies last.

The ALL-NIGHT Grad Party Committee is inviting ALL 2020 seniors, to a farewell Senior Picnic The O'Brien Reservoir July 22, 2020 5:00-8:00 pm Food, Games, and Fun Beautiful Personalized Gift for each Senior Great Door Prizes Drawn Throughout the Picnic (must be present to win) Please RSVP to Steph at (218) 259-7613 Mary Jo at (218) 969-2966