Kingman Elementary School

USD 331 Kingman-Norwich Eagle Family, Due to continuing improvement in the COVID Pandemic cases in the county and in the school district, we are planning a modification to our mask-wearing mitigation plan within the school building classrooms. This relaxation will begin on Monday, March 22nd. This is the Monday students return from Spring Break. The major difference in the protocols is that students will be allowed to lower their mask in the classroom IF they are seated, properly distanced and have a partition between them and others (i.e. separated behind plexiglass). Everyone will be required to put their mask back on when they move around in the classroom, are doing group work, and between classes in the halls, and elsewhere. We are not out of the pandemic. But we believe our numbers make it appropriate to move to this protocol. We want to emphasize that we will need to monitor COVID cases closely the two weeks following Spring Break due to the possibility of travel by our students and families during Spring Break. We continue to work with the Kingman County Health Department to clear the major items with them, and want to emphasize how fortunate we are to have great leadership here in Kingman County. The numbers could climb again. Certainly, as a community we are becoming a bit looser and only time will tell if that leads to a surge. So, we must be mentally prepared to return to more restrictive protocols if that becomes warranted. Students will still need to enter buildings with a mask, and masks will be universally required at passing periods and close-contact activities. Then, we will continue to use our local numbers to determine our gating status each week. Key factors considered in determining this change: • Declining Case Numbers in the County and across the state • Many teachers, staff and community members vaccinated • Masks must be worn in all other settings • Masks are only off when seated, alone and distanced in classrooms We appreciate your support.

Congratulations to Trenton for receiving an Eagle Pride Ticket for his honesty. GREAT JOB!!

A big shout out to Chamerblain, Lizzy, Sutton, and Harlie for receiving an Eagle Pride Ticket. These students are being recognized for being positive and helping their classmates. GO EAGLES!!

Congratulations to Paisley and Zadena for receiving Eagle Pride Tickets for setting great examples for their classmates. WAY TO GO!!

USD 331 Kingman-Norwich Board of Education March Meeting Time has been changed to 8:00 p.m. tonight (Mar. 8) The change is because Norwich Girls' basketball team is playing the 1st round of the State Basketball Tourn game that starts at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be streamed.

The following students have been caught doing something good and have earned an Eagle Pride Ticket. June, Eliana, Nikolas, Aaleyah, Owen, Grace, and Elli. GREAT JOB!!

The following students were recognized as winners at the county Conservation District Poster, Limerick and Essay Contest. CONGRATULATIONS to them! Limerick(6th Grade) 1st place - Lizzy Wallace (state contest qualifier) 2nd place - Brennan Van Wyhe 3rd place - Taryn Thomas Honorable Mention - Jayda De Weese Poster (6th Grade) 1st place - Olivia Huhman (state contest qualifier) 2nd place - Parker Beam Honorable Mention - Bella Bennett Poster (Kindergarten) 1st place - Shri Sai Vaishnavi Kamesh (state contest qualifier)

Congratulations to the following students for earning an Eagle Pride Ticket and working to make our school better. Addison, Ellie, Asher, Max, Brooklyn, Jymma, Kennedy, and Nikolas. GREAT JOB!!

Mrs. Witte wants to recognize Charlie and Eli for "rocking" it in Math. Both boys set new goals for themselves. GREAT JOB!

A big shout out to Scottie, Roger, Grayson, Braxton, and Bentley for earning an Eagle Pride Ticket for being kind and helpful. GO EAGLES!!

Congratulations to Arya, Tensley, and Aiden for earning an Eagle Pride Ticket for being kind and helpful. GREAT JOB!!

Interested in preschool for the 2021/22 school year? Check out the short video below! https://youtu.be/p2DmTaT4hS4 Make an appointment for one of our area preschool screenings!

Colby Schreiner takes 3rd place at the 321A state wrestling tournament! Congratulations!! #GoEagles trackwrestling.com/predefinedtour…

A big shout out to Blake, Scottie, Edward, Madison, Colin, and Emily for receiving an Eagle Pride Ticket. GO EAGLES!!

February 22-28 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. USD 331 Counselors want to direct you to NEDAwareness.org - the official hub for NEDAwareness Week 2021. Includes resources for education on eating disorders, shareable information, presentations, where to go for help, and much more.

February is teen dating violence month. Dating violence can take place in person or electronically. USD 331 counselors encourage our teens to evaluate the health of their relationships and reach out to a trusting adult if help is needed.

Important update for USD 331 Parents and Students: No Meals will be served on TUESDAY, Feb. 16 in USD 331 schools Due to the dangerously low temperatures forecast for tomorrow, Tuesday, February 16, 2021, the schools will NOT be serving any meals. Tuesday will still be a Remote Learning Day from home, but No Meals will be served. With negative windchills well below Zero degrees, it does not make sense to ask kids and parents to come to the school to pick up a meal. Wednesday will be a Remote Learning Day also, but, we will plan to prepare and distribute lunches on Wednesday, Feb. 17. It will still be cold outside, but the temperature is forecast to be 12 degrees at 11:30 a.m. with a windchill of +4. Please contact the office by 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday morning if you will be picking up lunches. All meals for Kingman kids will be distributed out of Kingman Elementary Cafeteria. Norwich meals should be picked up at the West entrance to the school. We apologize for any inconvenience.

To USD 331 Kingman & Norwich Parents and Students- This is both a reminder and an announcement: Remember, there will not be school on Monday, February 15, 2021 due to a Teacher Inservice Day. REMOTE LEARNING DAYS Announced: Tuesday, February 16, and Wednesday, February 17th, USD 331 schools in Kingman & Norwich will have Remote Learning Days on these two days due to the extended forecast of extremely low temperatures. At this time, practices and games will be held as scheduled next week. Lunches will be available for students on Tuesday & Wednesday. Parents will be responsible for calling the office by 8:45 a.m. to order meals. Pick the meals up from 11:30 to 12:30 each day. Kingman meals will be picked up at Kingman Elementary School cafeteria. Norwich meals will be picked up at the west door entrance. Please check our website for update information. Your child's teacher will also reach out through email as will as via scheduled virtual classes via zoom. www.knusd331.com

Due to the current weather conditions and extreme temperatures, USD 331 Kingman-Norwich Schools will follow a Late Start schedule tomorrow, Friday February 12, 2021. School will start at 10:00 a.m. This will be a 2 hour delay. We will start school at 10:00 a.m. Buses will run 2 hours later than the normal schedule. Morning Preschool will be Cancelled No Breakfast will be served Lunch will be served at Regular Times Again, we will start school Late at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 12th due to the weather and extreme temperatures. Please take precautions and drive safely. [This message is NOT from "United States Dollars - 331". Don't ask where that came from.... because I have no idea]

USD331 is starting school at Regular time today. KAKE News INCORRECTLY has been showing Kingman-Norwich as a Late Start this morning. We ARE starting at NORMAL Time today- Thursday Feb 11. 8:00 a.m. Start Today. Sorry for any confusion.