North Middle School

Good morning, North families, Here is the link to our weekly update: https://www.smore.com/zp3br Inside you will find information about locker pick-up next week, Easter break, and various other pertinent items. Email if you have questions, and enjoy your weekend!

The Harrisburg School District is now delivering Grab & Go breakfast and lunch meals to the Misty Glen neighborhood.  The pick-up time will be from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM in front of the Community room.  Just look for the big yellow school bus! These meals are available to any child between the ages of 0-18 and the child does not need to be present to pick up meal.  Meals that are taken are to be consumed by the children in the household.  Do not ask for meals that are intended to be eaten by adults.  

While many South Dakotans stay home during coronavirus, there will be tens of thousands of people who will head to work to keep essential services functioning smoothly for everyone. This week, we recognize the following services. 🧹🔧📦🐕♻️ Whether you are staying home to keep you and your family healthy, or working to provide services essential to keep our community operating, THANK YOU!

As parents, there are times our children drive us crazy! In this time of rapid change and, for most of us, some kind of confinement at home, this can be especially true. Getting through the day can become tense, and we can be unsure about how to discipline our children. Join this free web-based meeting with Randy Sprick. Randy is a parent (and yes, sometimes his children drive him crazy), a grandparent, and a world leader in effective behavior management. His presentation will cover things you can do to help your children learn to behave better and become more independent and responsible. https://mailchi.mp/safeandcivilschools/webinar-for-parents-80512?e=0674488432&fbclid=IwAR2xXwGNSLojK-ohtWSu31ALeb-1piJ6T5wq43J2Nxo2TCfxofLjH7ikuPo

On Wednesday, April 1st (tomorrow), the Harrisburg School District will be distributing a box of nonperishable dry goods, from Feeding South Dakota, to any family that wishes to pick one up. The boxes will be handed out from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, or until they run out, at the school locations that are also handing out grab-n-go meals. These boxes will be picked up from the back of the buildings at the entrances to the kitchens. Boxes cannot be picked where the grab-n-go meals are handed out. We will have signs on the doors indicated which door to go. Only one box is allowed per family. • North Middle School - the door is in front of the long-sloped dock. • Liberty - the rear of the building is located along Willow Street, with the entrance in the recessed part of the building. • Freedom - look for the door near the red dumpsters • Explorer - look for the door near the red dumpsters • Journey - look for the door near the red dumpsters • Horizon - the rear of the building is located off E. Brewster Street, look for the door near the red dumpsters.

⚠️ For the health and safety of our community, effective immediately, all Harrisburg School District playgrounds and outdoor facilities are closed to the public. Thank you for your cooperation.

Although we may be far apart, know our affection for our Tigers is from the heart! ♥️🐾

The Child Nutrition Department is excited to announce that starting TOMORROW we will be offering curbside pick-up of the grab-n-go meals.  You can just pull up to the curb by the building entrance, let the staff know how many meals you need, and we will bring them out to you. Also starting tomorrow there will be some rule and regulation changes that will make the program more accessible to families. • Any child between the ages of 0 to 18 is now eligible to pick up meals. • The child does not need to attend the Harrisburg School District to be eligible to pick up meals. • The child does not need to be present to pick up a meal. This meal program is for the benefit of the children in and around the Harrisburg School District.  Meals that are taken are to be consumed by the children in the household.  Do not ask for meals that are intended to be eaten by adults.

😎 It's a beautiful day! Enjoy the sun, and take care of yourself.

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🚨 Don't forget! Lunches are now being distributed throughout the district. 👉🏼 NMS | Explorer | Freedom | Horizon | Journey | Liberty ⏰ 11 AM - 1 PM 🗓Monday - Friday

📩 Several email hosting companies are implementing additional filtering mechanisms due to the increase in COVID-19-related spam and phishing emails.  🔵 This is especially true with high quantities of recipients on a single email such as district communication emails.  It is important to allow both hsdnoreply@harrisburg.k12.sd.us  and harrisburg.school@harrisburg.k12.sd.us in the settings of your email account in order to receive district communications via email.  🔵 Here is a link to this process for popular email accounts:  https://bit.ly/33Jginw 🔵 If you are sure these emails have been whitelisted in your email account, please contact Jean.Hudson@k12.sd.us to verify your contact information.

Good afternoon, North families, During our distance learning journey, we will send out a weekly update. We will answer common questions and provide information about distance learning. This week you can find our newsletter here: https://www.smore.com/zp3br You will find clarification on our Wellness and Electives approach this week. Thank you and stay healthy! Mr. Fesler and Mrs. Olinger

⏰ Grab & Go Breakfast & Lunches All Week 11 AM - 1 PM

No Track/Activities with no school. We will readdress upon our return May 1st. Thank you for all your patience and understanding while we navigate through this together.

The Governor has requested schools to remain closed through May 1st.  The Harrisburg School District will comply with this request. Distance learning will begin Wednesday, March 25th and continue through May 1st. We are excited to announce that three additional Grab & Go meal sites will be opening on Thursday, March 26th!  Meals can now be picked up from Liberty, Freedom, Explorer, North MS, Journey and Horizon.   Pick up times will continue to be from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and will be open Monday through Friday.

🚩 The Harrisburg School District will remain closed, at a minimum, until Tuesday, April 14, 2020.  Distance Learning, beginning Wednesday, March 25, will continue through Thursday, April 9, 2020.  Per the District Calendar, Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 13 are scheduled days off for Easter break.  Should the Governor recommend a longer closure, Harrisburg School District will follow as recommended. 🐾 🚩We ask all to continue to practice social distancing.  Health professionals believe we will be at greatest risk for community spread of the virus in the coming days.  The following link provides information regarding the virus and its impact on children. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/children.html

Just a reminder that tomorrow from 11:00-7:00, NMS will be open to pick up ESSENTIAL items from the school. The only items needed for distance learning will be iPads and instruments (if your learner participates in band.) At this time, we ask that you not go to your learner's locker unless there is a NEEDED item. If school closures persist, we will develop a schedule to pick up other items from lockers 11:00-12:00 All grades, last names starting with A & B 12:00-1:00 All grades, last names starting with C, D, E 1:00-2:00 All grades, last names starting with F, G, H 2:00-3:00 All grades, last names starting with I, J, K, L 3:00-4:00 All grades, last names starting with M & N 4:00-5:00 All grades, last names starting with O, P, Q, R 5:00-6:00 All grades, last names starting with S 6:00-7:00 All grades, last names starting with T-Z Thank you for your understanding and patience. Please email me with questions-micah.fesler@K12.sd.us

🔴 Grab & Go Breakfast and Lunches ⚪️ Monday - Friday, 11 AM - 1 PM 🔵 Explorer | Freedom | Horizon All Harrisburg District Students Welcome to Pick Up a Meal! 🐾

💐 🌷𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜! 🌹🌺