Middle School
Last updated: August 9, 2021
We are offering our students in-person learning in small cohorts. Because of our ability to maximize our facility and faculty, we can accomplish small class sizes with an in-person model; class sizes that are more traditionally achieved in a hybrid model.
Absences
The attendance line is (612) 721-3359. Parents must call the school by 8:45am to report an absence, late arrival, or early departure. As a reminder, parents should call the attendance line if they will be picking their child up early.
Chapel
Corporate worship remains essential to our identity. Students will gather together weekly for chapel wearing masks.
Health Services
Minnehaha Academy will continue to have a registered nurse on-site at all times. A separate space will be used for students with covid-like symptoms.
In order to limit the number of students going to the nurse’s office, instructional spaces will be equipped with supplies to handle basic health needs, including:
- Cleaning small scrapes and applying bandaids
- Providing baggies for lost teeth
The school nurse will respond to emergencies, administer student medications, examine injuries, administer ice, determine if parent approved over-the-counter medicine should be administered (ie: Tylenol, cough drops), and will be available for any other health needs in the building.
iPads
Middle School students will each have an iPad. The iPads must go home in students’ backpacks each day and return in their backpack each morning. Students need to charge their iPads each evening!
Lockers
- Middle School students will use lockers.
Lunch
- Lunch will be eaten in advisory groups in the cafeteria.
- Our food service provider, Taher, will offer a lunch each day or students may bring their own lunch from home.
Schedule
Middle School will continue in the semester model this school year.
Technology
All instructional spaces will have technology to support student learning. We have identified technology tools that we’ll use throughout the year, whether we are teaching in person or need to temporarily go online, including Schoology, Flipgrid, Padlet, and others. Teachers will begin using our identified technology tools immediately in the school year. We will teach students the tools so that they are comfortable and proficient with these tools.
Transportation
Transportation will be available in Minneapolis and the suburbs. Riders will be required to wear masks and follow hand sanitizing protocols. Registration for transportation will be available in Skyward.