August 17th, 2020 Activity Report
Good afternoon Bulldog student-athletes, parents, and spectators. In order to keep everyone on the same page and keep communication flowing, I will be sending out an activity report on Friday mornings each week for the upcoming week. These activity reports will be sent to all staff via email, posted on our St. Ignatius Public Schools app, and posted on Facebook each Friday morning. For example, when an activity report comes out on August 21st, it will be in regards to the week of August 24th-29th.
This is the first installment of this and we will work together to make sure your questions are covered. I will address many things including typical game information such as who we are playing, location, and start times, Covid-19 updates, and results from the previous week.
Covid-19 Updates
Due to Covid-19, there have been some restrictions on crowd sizes. This directly impacts school athletic events. One of the main reasons I am sending these weekly updates out is to inform the community about if they can attend and if they can’t, how they can watch the event.
We will be able to Facebook live all events if the host school does not have a streaming device available. Mission High School is currently in the process of getting a Pixelot camera for the gym and the football field to stream our competition through the NFHS Network.
The Western B Athletic Directors, applicable to volleyball and cross country, decided to not allow visiting team fans at this time. Each visiting team will be given five admin/media passes. We will have conversations between admin, coaches, and senior parent athletes about who is going to receive those passes. We feel that senior athlete parents should receive first dibs on those passes so they can watch their child’s final season. When we distribute those passes, it is the responsibility of the pass recipient to stream the game to our school’s Facebook page and to maintain updates on the score.
The Western C-8 Man coaches and ADs met as well and each school is deciding on whether or not to let visiting fans into events. Mission High School will be allowing visiting teams’ fans to attend our games. They must wear a mask upon entry but can remove their mask if social distancing is attainable.
Sport Updates
Middle school football, high school football, volleyball, and cross country start on August 14th while middle school volleyball and cross country start on the first day of school. Students are required to wear masks as they enter the building, in the locker rooms, and during practice when appropriate. Our gaiter style masks should be here next week and each student-athlete will receive one at no cost.
If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to email, text, or call.
Tyler Murray
Athletic Director
tmurray@missionbulldogs.org
406-381-8366
Announcement: We have made some changes to our monthly board meeting protocols. We have added speakers to the board room so that anyone online can follow the meeting discussion. The only questions that can be asked during a board meeting will be questions related to agenda items and typed into the chat and recorded by a designated person of the district, who will then ask the questions during discussion. Any questions can be asked by calling or stopping by the district office anytime during working hours. If you feel your question is imperative to be asked you will need to attend the meeting to make sure you have your opportunity. We have tested the speakers and they work great.
Thank you-
MS Football players and parents! Practice is starting tomorrow, please meet in the HS Commons at 4:00.
Gym Bleachers :)
Hey! Have you let the school know yet if your child is attending our elementary school in person or our distance learning option? You can call 745-3811 ext 3 for the elementary or you can email cmarchant@stignatiusschools.org if you find the phones busy. Either way, we need to hear from guardians and parents by August 18th. Thank you!
Elementary Summer Recovery School! All K-5 students are invited!
August 3-13, M-Th, 8:00-11:00 AM Session or 12:00-300 Session. Register here: https://forms.gle/dqxheH66DJ162or58
or text "Summer School" to 406-404-6738
Gym Floor Progress
Hello Parents and Guardians,
It’s that time of year again and fall sports are gearing up for another season of competition. We will be hosting our Fall Sports Parent Meeting on Monday, August 3rd at 6:00 pm in the High School Gymnasium.
We will be discussing the student activities handbook to familiarize you with procedures and identify the responsibilities of all parties involved. We will also be handing out physical forms and MHSA concussion awareness forms as well. Please be sure to mark the date on your calendar. Thanks for your support and let’s get ready for another great season of Bulldog Athletics.
We will also be talking about our new athletics platform, DragonFly. DragonFly will be a catch all for schedules, communication, and forms. This will make communication from the school to you much more efficient and we will be mostly paperless when collecting athletic forms. If you would like to get a jumpstart on DragonFly, I have included some information on how to register. Our school name is Mission High School and our school code is NEJJCC.
Thank you,
Tyler Murray
Activities Director Mission HS & MS
St. Ignatius Schools Board meeting is tonight at 7:00 in the library.
Live streaming of this meeting is available to the public, the "Board Meeting- Live Stream" link can be found on the school website.
Per state mandate masks will be encouraged for anyone in attendance.
Gym Floor Begins
Parents: Don’t Forget to Turn I’m your P-EBT Debit Card Form by Friday 👍
Teachers and Parents: Don’t forget to turn in your Surveys by Friday-👍
New DLA Grant Elementary Classrooms - Reed Mountain Getting It Rolling!
CTE Center
Locker Room Bathrooms and Weight Room
New Gym Progress
Progress Bond, Intercap and DLA Grant
Survey for 2020-2021
Parents: We would love your input for the upcoming school year 2020-2021 in terms of remote learning and options you would like us to consider as we roll out our educational plans. The Survey can be done by hand and available outside the District Office or it can be completed electronically on the website under District linked as Family Covid-19 Distance Learning Survey.
Teachers: Your survey link was sent to you by email.
All Surveys due by this Friday at noon. Thank you for taking the time to give us your input.
PARENTS: EVERY STUDENT IN OUR DISTRICT IS ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE DEBIT MEALS CARD. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THIS DEBIT CARD PARENTS AND GUARDIANS MUST FILL OUT THE P-EBT CONSENT FORM AND RETURN TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE BY NEXT FRIDAY, JULY 17 BY 9AM. ALL STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE, BUT WE HAVE GET YOUR SIGNED FORM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE BENEFIT. FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE UNDER THE DISTRICT HEADING AND THE FIRST LINK P-EBT CONSENT FORM. WE ALSO HAVE THEM AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT OFFICE WHICH WE WILL ALSO HAVE A FORM DROP OFF STATION AS WELL. WE WILL LEAVE A STACK ON THE BOARD IN RODS HARVEST FOODS IN YELLOW ENVELOPE MARKED P-EBT CONSENT FORM. FORMS AVAILABLE AT THE BANK DRIVE THROUGH AND POSSIBLY THE POST OFFICE AS WELL. FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN BY NEXT FRIDAY.
Information:
Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT)
P-EBT provides nutrition benefits to families who have lost access to free or reduced-price school meals because schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible students and families will receive money on a new or existing EBT card to help fill the school meals gap. The benefit will be $5.70/day per student, retroactive to when school initially closed (for Montana the benefit through the end of the 2019-2020 school year will be $330/child). Families can get both P-EBT and “grab and go” meals from schools and community organizations that schools are serving during the pandemic.
All children ages 5 to 18 that were eligible for free or reduced-price school meals as of March 18, 2020 qualify for this benefit. This benefit will be issued through the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS). The P-EBT card works like a debit card to purchase food items anywhere EBT benefits are accepted. DPHHS will notify families of this benefit. Families receiving SNAP will get the P-EBT benefit added to their existing EBT card. Non-SNAP families will be mailed an EBT card with the P-EBT benefit.
Since children on free or reduced-price lunch automatically qualify for the benefit, families do not need to apply. DPHHS will automatically provide this benefit to families on SNAP, and is working with OPI and local school districts to obtain data from non-SNAP households who are eligible for P-EBT. DPHHS requests you provide the following information for all non-SNAP children ages 5 to 18 in your school district who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch as of March 18, 2020 (also see example spreadsheet attached separately):
Parent First Name & Last name
Full Address (Address Line 1, Address Line 2, City, State, Zip Code)
The number of children in the household eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
For each child:
Child First & Last Name
Child Date of Birth
Child CHIMES ID (if applicable)
Child CHIMES case # (if applicable)
Please send the above information via Excel to DPHHS at https://transfer.mt.gov/upload?type=HHSHCSDPEBT by July 17, 2020. The email must be sent through the State’s secure email system, ePass at www.transfer.mt.gov. Please set up an ePass Account. You will want to use the box on the left and click on “create one here”. Follow the steps to complete an account. Once your account is setup you can upload the file, enter the email address above and send.
Girls Little Dribblers basketball camp that was to be held on July 14-16th has been cancelled. Coach Delaney will be reaching out to parents who have signed up.
Gym Floor Arrives
Old District Office Goes Away
