The Spartans play at home tonight against Riverside. Game starts at 7:00pm! Hope to see you there! A reminder to social distance as much as possible and to consider wearing a face covering when you can't social distance. Have a great Labor Day weekend!
Due to a player availability issue, Tuesday's (9/8) JV football game vs. M-M-C at West Monona has been canceled and will not be made up this year.
Elementary parents: With the cheer and dance clinic taking place this week, we have had some confusion with dismissal. If your child is attending the cheer clinic after school today or the dance clinic after school tomorrow, please contact your child's teacher or the office. We need to know that your child has permission to change their dismissal procedure to attend the clinic. Thank you!
West Monona teachers may begin recording and sharing portions of lessons on google classroom for online students. These lessons may or may not be recorded during their teaching of in-school students. Teachers will make every effort to focus the camera on themselves, and will also strive to position students who don't wish to be videotaped in spots where it is least likely that they are seen. Parents may contact Tim Chesnut or Tasha Lewis with questions or concerns.
tim.chesnut@westmonona.org Grades 6-12
tasha.lewis@westmonona.org Grades K-5
FOOTBALL IS BACK SPARTANS FANS!!! Come on out to West Monona on Friday night to watch your Spartans take on Riverside! Kickoff is set for 7:00 pm. This Friday night, prior to the kickoff, we will be honoring the senior athletes that participate in football, cross country, and cheerleading. During halftime, we will be recognizing the 29ers football participants along with the youth cheer and dance participants. We encourage all to attend and remind everyone to please social distance when possible. We look forward to seeing everyone Friday night at West Monona High School!
Here is a link to the 2020 Homecoming Schedule & Parade Route.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dm127NVgU_eULzjvQTTYwE6scSwWfjhIQjp2PJsJ-gs/edit?usp=sharing
MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL PARENTS: Due to unforeseen circumstances, JH football practice will be cancelled on Tuesday (9/1) and Thursday (9/3). We apologize for this situation. Practice will still be held on Wednesday (9/2) and Friday (9/4) this week.
West Monona is in need of a clock operator tonight for VB. The job pays $30 with free concessions. Give me a call at 712-433-2453 if interested.
Tim Chesnut
**ATHLETICS SCHEDULE CHANGE** The Cross Country meet at Sioux City Bishop-Heelan for Thursday (8/26) has been CANCELED due to excessive heat. Unfortunately, it will not be rescheduled this year. The Cross Country team will be in action on September 1st at the Rock Valley Meet.
Correction: SPARTANS VOLLEYBALL is 2 days away!! Come cheer on the Spartans as we host Logan-Magnolia in JVR, JV, and Varsity as we kick off the 2020 season on Thursday (9/27)! Action starts at 6:00 pm with JVR! (Concessions will be open) **FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED BY ALL SPECTATORS IN ATTENDANCE FOR VOLLEYBALL** West Monona is striving to keep everyone safe. Collectively, we want our students, coaches, and spectators to have a safe and healthy environment to enjoy volleyball.
SPARTANS VOLLEYBALL is 2 days away!! Come cheer on the Spartans as we host Logan-Magnolia in JH, JV, and Varsity as we kick off the 2020 season on Thursday (9/27)! Action starts at 6:00 pm with JH! (Concessions will be open)
**FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED BY ALL SPECTATORS IN ATTENDANCE FOR VOLLEYBALL**
West Monona is striving to keep everyone safe. Collectively, we want our students, coaches, and spectators to have a safe and healthy environment to enjoy volleyball.
Tomorrow, August 26 WM classes will begin at 8:20. We will not have a Wednesday late start as normal because of our 1:30 dismissal. Please contact tim.chesnut@westmonona.org with questions. Thanks.
Flag Football Registration is currently open for any child in 1st or 2nd grade. Registrations can be found at www.wmyouthsports.com under the flag football tab. If anyone has any questions they can contact Nick Holverson at 712-420-9911.
7th/8th grade girls Volleyball practices start tomorrow (8/25) at 3:30 pm in the middle school gym. Please bring/wear appropriate clothing and shoes. If your student(s) ride the bus and cannot make it back to school, you will still have chances to practice at the following practices. Physicals, medical emergency plans, and concussion forms must be on file to participate.
*REMINDER* Middle School football practice will start Tuesday (8/25) at 3:30 pm and end at 5:00 pm for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. No practice on Friday. Please be sure to have your physical, medical emergency plan, and concussion awareness paperwork completed. You will need this to start practice!
Preschool parents: Preschool students' first day is Monday, August 31st. Preschoolers attend school full days Monday-Thursday. Preschoolers who are remote learning will begin on September 8th.
We are looking forward to seeing our students return next Monday!
A couple updates for all.
1. Students who are returning to campus this fall will start classes Monday, August 24th.
2. Students who are using the continuous learning platform (online) will start classes August 31st. Your teacher will be in contact with you by the end of the day August 24th to set up a meeting. That meeting will include how to login, times you will need to log in, how assignments will work and other questions you may have. We will also be creating a form for students to request meals when they are using the continuous learning platform.
3. A few new tabs were added to the return to learn document that was shared earlier this month. The new tabs are guidance from Public Health and well as a Q&A section that includes information related to when student might be sent home for illness and how quarantine works as examples. To find the Return to Learn Plan go to the district website and click on menu. You will find the plan under the Our District heading.
4. One change from the information released previously. We will not be able to separate the in-town shuttles from the country routes. This would have had kids who live in the country arriving home considerably later. Instead we will pick up students as we have in past years. In-town shuttle riders will be asked to ride the same bus for the year.
Kudos to staff for all their efforts and preparation! Also, thank you to parents for your patience as we work through this unprecedented situation!
Have a great weekend!
CONGRATULATIONS to all of West Monona coaches, sponsors and student-athletes! The ISSAA has announced that West Monona is one of only 215 schools in the state of Iowa that had no student-athlete or coaches ejected during the 2019-2020 school year!! From everyone at WM, thank you coaches and student-athletes for demonstrating integrity, respect, and sportsmanship. This is the SPARTAN WAY!
This is a reminder that online MS/HS students can pick their computers up this morning from 8:00 - Noon. All other students will get their computers on Monday when they come to school. Contact Tm Chesnut with questions.
Elementary Back to School Night is scheduled for tonight! This will be an opportunity for families to drive up, drop off supplies, and say “hello!” We want all parents and students to have a chance to drop off their backpacks before the first day and give the parents a chance to meet their child’s teacher. Each grade level will be assigned a specific door and time frame to arrive at the school. Parents and students will stop at their grade level door where the grade level teachers will greet you. Then the teachers will take your backpack and supplies in the building to put them in your child’s cubby, locker, or on their hook. Please remain in your vehicle and the teachers will come to you. Here are the drop off times and door assignments. Preschool (PK/east doors), 1st (circle drive), and 3rd(west doors) from 5:00-5:45. Kindergarten (bus zone/east side doors), 2nd (circle drive), 4th & 5th (northwest doors) from 6:00-6:45.