St. Ignatius Public Schools

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FLAG Football Grades 3rd-5th for St. Ignatius- This league will be co-ed and open for grades 3-6. Leagues will be 3rd/4th & 5th/6th. Registration will officially close September 5th, but we are planning to start practicing on September 3rd. It would probably also help if you would be able to help collect registration forms at your offices, otherwise they will need to be turned in to the Boys and Girls Clubs in Ronan or Polson. Also, if there are kids that may be unable to participate due to the $20 fee we can assist with that. Regards, Devon Cox 4400 SW 110th Ave STE 200 Beaverton OR 97005 O 503.840.6244 | F 503.640.9888

We want to welcome a new member to the Bulldog family. This bus was purchased so we can safely transport as many as 14 students or staff to academic contests/events, camps, youth sports, staff events and many more occasions that a small bus is needed. The St. Ignatius School District had a wonderful first day. Go Bulldogs!!!!

Mission Valley Scholarship Golf Scramble When: This Saturday Aug. 24 Registration: 11:00 am Tee Off: 12:00 Where: Ronan Golf Course Scramble Why: Support local graduates with scholarship opportunities- :) Put a team together and we will see you there.

Hunter Safety Sept. 3-5 from 6-9pm each day- Registration: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/148516 Questions: cgitw225@gmail.com (email)

Middle School Girls Volleyball practice will begin Aug 26th at 3:40 PM in the Elementary gym. Please make sure your child has their physicals completed before the first day of practice. Thank you!

Ground has been broke for new construction.

Windows and Envelop

Fall Sports Parent Meeting When: Thursday Aug. 1, 6:00 pm Where: HS Gym / Commons Area *Athletes: Please get your physicals completed as soon as possible.

Dirt Work Begins-

Deferred Maintenance Projects Thank you: Chuck Riley Elem. Sidewalks (complete) Steve McCollum HS Benches (started) Camas Construction Elem. Envelop (started) Summit Roofing Elem. Roof (started) Tennis Court - Needs Painted Lockers Ready for Install Gym Roof waiting for Options Elem. Windows next Week Elem. Siding Waiting on Metal New Maintenance Equipment- Arrived

2019 Mission Bulldogs Football Camps will be starting next week. Please see the attached flyer for details.

Deferred maintenance projects underway. All the MS and HS lockers have been removed. Thanks Rocky Schock for getting those out quickly. Chuck Riley is busy tearing up sidewalks and prepping for new elementary walkways. Found another sidewalk under the current sidewalk so it’s good to know that this project will not be done with careless shortcuts like that of the past. 👍 Thanks Chuck for doing it right! There will be much more to come this summer. Stay Tuned -

Mission Valley Flag Football Inaugural Season - Fall 2019 I wanted to reach out prior to the conclusion of the school year, (the kids are already done, I know) to see if I could put a flyer in your hands that would be able to go out to the kids that will be entering grades 3-6 next school year. Here is the basic information ; What : USA Flag Football Who : Boys and Girls entering grades 3-6 next fall Where : Depending on local participation, hopefully teams in your own communities, with games being played in Ronan and Polson Cost : $20 per player with scholarships available. We don't want cost to be prohibitive for any athlete. What is included : Under Armour receiver gloves for each player. Reversible NFL Jerseys for games. Certification and training for willing adult coaches and officials. Why : Teach basic skills and engage kids with their community and also with mentors from high school athletes in the valley Please reach out to me with questions. Registration is not yet open, but we wanted to get this in the hands of the kids to raise awareness. I can provide other assets as well if you would like to share online. Please feel free to forward this to appropriate teachers or staff that I have left off. Thanks for all you do to help the kids in our communities. Thanks, Devon Cox

Elementary SUMMER School begins Thursday, June 6th until June 27th. Monday-Friday from 8am-1pm

8th grade Promotion will be on Wednesday, May 29th at 4pm. 8th graders and their parents need to be in the middle school commons, no later than 2:45, as we will be doing our Promotion Commotion (high school intro) at that time.

Elementary Play Day is scheduled for Tuesday May 28. If it rains the back up day will be on Thursday May 30. Play Day is held on the High School footbal field. Please dress your students appropriately, no flip flops, a light jacket and put sunscreen on them. TKO thru 2nd grade will be at Play Day from 8:50am to 10:35. 3rd grade thru 5th grade will attend from 12:45pm to 2:45PM.

The last day of school is Friday, May 31st and students will be excused at 12:30. The buses will be picking students up at 12:30. Elementary, middle and high school will all be excused at 12:30.

On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 9:57 AM Estvold, Leigh wrote: Good morning! I’m sure everyone is aware of the pertussis outbreaks going on in our county, as well as Missoula and Flathead. We now have 18 cases in the county and one additional that is on the reservation but lives in Missoula county. Here’s the current breakdown: Ages: <1 year = 4 (3 week, 1 mos., 3 mos., 7 mos.) 1-4 year = 5 5-10 year = 5 + 1 CSKT, Missoula Co. >10 year = 4 Areas: all from St. Ignatius and Arlee (so far!) Schools affected: St. Ignatius high school – 2 students St. Ignatius Elementary – 1 student Arlee elementary – 1 student who lives in Missoula county Mission Head Start – 1 student Tribal: 2 – 1 Lake county resident, 1 Missoula county Vaccination status: Unvaccinated = 13 Under vaccinated = 4 Fully vaccinated = 2 *It is now a community-wide outbreak so we are recommending post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for all household members, close contacts who are high risk (pregnant, infants, immunocompromised) and close contacts who have close contact with high risk individuals. *Students who are symptomatic are to be excluded from school until they either have documentation from a HCP that they were evaluated and determined to NOT have pertussis OR after completing 5 days of antibiotics OR for 21 days after the onset of symptoms. Thanks to all the work at Polson and St. Ignatius schools in getting letters out to parents. If any additional schools are affected you will be notified so we can identify close contacts. If any other schools would like to send out letters to parents proactively, let me know. Otherwise, be on the lookout for symptomatic students & staff and let me know if you send anyone for evaluation! Thanks, Leigh Estvold, RN Public Health Nurse Lake County Public Health Dept. 802 Main Street, Polson, MT 59860 406-883-7314 F) 406-883-7290 lestvold@mt.gov

Letter from Lake County Public Health in Response to Whooping Cough Concerns. Lake County Public Health 802 Main Street, Suite A Polson, MT 59860 Phone: 406-883-7288 Fax: 406-883-7290 www.lakecountypublichealth.org May 16, 2019 Dear parents/guardians, As you may well know, Lake County is currently experiencing an outbreak of Pertussis, or Whooping Cough. In addition, our neighbors in Missoula and Flathead counties are having significant outbreaks as well. At this point only 1 St. Ignatius High School student has tested positive. While this student did not attend school once the cough started, we are sending notices home with all students to educate families on the illness. If children who have been attending school with a cough illness test positive for Pertussis, we will take steps to notify parents of students who were exposed to the illness. In the event of a disease outbreak, children that are not up-to-date with required immunizations may be excluded from school by the local health officer or the Department of Public Health and Human Services until the student is no longer at risk for contracting or transmitting that disease. Pertussis is an infection that affects the airways, and it can easily spread from person to person by coughing or sneezing. Pertussis can cause a severe cough that lasts for weeks or months, sometimes leading to coughing fits and/or vomiting. Anyone can get pertussis, but it can be very dangerous for babies and people with weakened immune systems. Family members with pertussis, especially siblings and parents, can spread pertussis to babies. Recommendations: 1.If your child has a cough: Keep your child home from school and activities, such as sports or play groups. Make an appointment with your child’s doctor as soon as possible and tell the doctor that your child may have been exposed to pertussis. 2.If your child has been diagnosed with pertussis by his or her doctor: Tell the school that a doctor diagnosed your child with pertussis. Keep your child home from school and activities, such as sports or play groups, until your child has been on antibiotics for five days to treat pertussis. Ask your child’s doctor for a note that states your child has pertussis. 3.If your child’s doctor says your child does NOT have pertussis: Ask for a note from the doctor telling the school that your child’s cough is NOT pertussis and that your child can return to school and other activities at any time. Please feel free to call the Lake County Health Department at 406-883-7288 with questions or concerns and ask for the communicable disease nurse. Sincerely, Leigh Estvold, RN Lake County Public Health Nurse