St. Ignatius Public Schools

Remote Parents: Reminder that Food Pick-up is Friday and this week we will be including the meals for next Mon. and Tues. as well. Food Pick-up: Friday's from 10am-12 out in front of Elementary. Go Bulldogs!

ST. IGNATIUS SCHOOL DISTRICT #28 COVID UPDATES Total Positive Cases School Students Staff Contracted Services Elementary 0 0 2 Middle School 0 1 0 High School 0 0 ___ __0_ District Total 0 1 2 Total in Quarantine School Students Staff Elem 11 0 Middle School 5 0 High School 4 0 District Total 20 0 *This information is based on what we have received and has been confirmed with the health departments. The State, County Health Department, Tribal Health and Local News all track these numbers differently and will not ever be consistent. This information is our best effort based on information received and confirmed.

St. Ignatius Elementary Parents Only! Please help us to be the best we can by taking this very brief survey. We are trying to get ALL of our parents to take it so we can have the most accurate data. So please, take 5 minutes and give us feedback about our building, our schedules, our climate, and your ideas. Thank you so much! And this is for Elementary Parents Only. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RBBWNDH

ST. IGNATIUS SCHOOL DISTRICT #28 COVID UPDATES Total Positive Cases School Students Staff Bus Driver Elementary 0 0 1 Middle School 0 0 High School 0 0 District Total 0 0 1 Total In Quarantine School Students Staff Elem 13 0 Middle School 1 0 High School 1 0 District Total 15 0 *This information is based on what we have received and has been confirmed with the health departments. The State, County Health Department, Tribal Health and Local News all track these numbers differently and will not ever be consistent. This information is our best effort based on information received and confirmed.

Divisional Volleyball: Our Lady Bulldogs play tomorrow morning at 10:00 am vs. Anaconda. If you aren’t making the trip, here is the NFHS link. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/anaconda-high-school-anaconda-mt/gam7c9d331796 Good luck Ladies!

Elementary Parents - IMPORTANT! This week is Parent Teacher conferences. You should have been contacted by your students teachers to arrange a time foe a video chat or a phone call. If your student is a distance learner, report cards will be mailed out today! If you would like an email of your report card please call Ms Connie. Students who are attending school in person, will have a large, sealed manila envelope in their backpack. This envelope has the report cards and any other pertinent information, If you have any questions, please call Ms Connie at 745 3811 ext 3

November 2, 2020 Activity Report Activities this week: Middle School Boys Basketball Tuesday, November 2nd Start Time: 4:00 PM & 5:00 PM Location: Mission, Dog House Opponent: Ronan Chiefs Fans/spectators: Home fans: open. Visiting fans: 2 per visiting student-athlete Masks/social distancing: All fans must wear a mask upon entering the school/Dog House gymnasium. Masks must be worn the entire time you are in the school, gym, bathrooms, and concession lines per Governor mandate. Families can be seated next to each other but we ask that you maintain social distancing between families. There will be two rows of empty bleachers behind the team benches. Visiting spectators will sit behind their team. High School Volleyball Thursday, November 5th-Saturday, November 7th Start Time: TBD Location: Anaconda (Divisional Tournament) Opponent: TBD Fans/spectators: The Western B Divisional Tournament will limit all teams in the tournament to 6 spectators per uniformed player, 4 per manager and 2 per coach. Tickets will be given out at practice Monday. Masks/social distancing: All fans, home and away, must wear a mask upon entering the school. Masks must be worn the duration of the contest. 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

Parents!! This is a great opportunity to get your child started early building the academic skills they will need to be Kindergarten Ready! Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRw-m6lfuss&feature=youtu.be for a short video. It is for everyone and through a grant, you have access to curriculum, resources, computer, and possibly internet to help move your child from A-Z before Kindergarten even starts.

Picture retake day is coming! Monday November 9, 2020. If you want your students pictures retaken, simply return your original package on Picture on Retake Day. You can still order on mylifetouch.com with your picture day ID EVT22XXDX- this is the Elementary retake ID

Starting TODAY, Oct 30, 2020. Distance learning families will need to pick up food bags in a different area. Food distribution will now be at west end of the elementary/ kindergarten drop off area. Ms Val will be waiting in the doorway, please be patient and she will bring the food out

Volleyball Districts Update: Lady Bulldogs fall to Thompson Falls tonight. They will play in Bigfork at 5:30 Friday 10/30. Good luck ladies!

Playoff Football Update: Game time 1:00 pm NFHS Link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/fort-benton-high-school-fort-benton-mt/gambcaf1e0990 When you sign-up for NFHS network, make sure you select St. Ignatius as the school. This will help us financially. All home events and most away events will be streamed via NFHS during the winter sports season. Radio: The game will be broadcasted on KMON Radio (560 am and kmon.com)

We have updated our attendance policy for MS games. I have fielded some questions about MS basketball attendance. I will continue to let you know other school's policy on visiting spectators. Middle School Boys Basketball Thursday, October 29th Start Time: 4:00 PM & 5:00 PM Location: Mission, Dog House Opponent: Thompson Falls Blue Hawks Fans/spectators: Home fans: open. Visiting fans: 2 per visiting student-athlete Masks/social distancing: All fans must wear a mask upon entering the school/Dog House gymnasium. Masks must be worn the entire time you are in the school, gym, bathrooms, and concession lines per Governor mandate. Families can be seated next to each other but we ask that you maintain social distancing between families. There will be two rows of empty bleachers behind the team benches. Visiting spectators will sit behind their team.

District Volleyball Info: Please keep in mind that districts is a post season event which means activity passes do not work at these events, even when we are hosting. Admission prices will be $5 for adults and $3 for students.

October 26, 2020 Activity Report Activities this week: High School Volleyball Tuesday, October 27th Start Time: 5:30 PM Location: Mission, Dog House Opponent: Troy Trojans, 7B District Play in Game Fans/spectators: District 7B has decided to limit all teams in the tournament to 6 spectators per uniformed player, 4 per manager and 2 per coach. Masks/social distancing: All fans, home and away, must wear a mask upon entering the school/Dog House gymnasium. Masks must be worn the entire time you are in the school, gym, bathrooms, and concession lines per Governor mandate. Families can be seated next to each other but we ask that you maintain social distancing between families. There will be two rows of empty bleachers behind the team benches. Visiting spectators will sit behind their team. High School Volleyball Thursday, October 29th Start Time: 5:30 PM Location: Thompson Falls Opponent: Thompson Falls Blue Hawks, 7B District Game Fans/spectators: District 7B has decided to limit all teams in the tournament to 6 spectators per uniformed player, 4 per manager and 2 per coach. Masks/social distancing: All fans, home and away, must wear a mask upon entering the school. Masks must be worn the duration of the contest. Middle School Boys Basketball Thursday, October 29th Start Time: 4:00 PM & 5:00 PM Location: Mission, Dog House Opponent: Thompson Falls Blue Hawks Fans/spectators: Athletic directors have decided to limit the amount of spectators during the middle school winter sports season. Home teams will not be limited but there will be no spectators allowed for visiting teams. Masks/social distancing: All fans must wear a mask upon entering the school/Dog House gymnasium. Masks must be worn the entire time you are in the school, gym, bathrooms, and concession lines per Governor mandate. Families can be seated next to each other but we ask that you maintain social distancing between families. There will be two rows of empty bleachers behind the team benches. Visiting spectators will sit behind their team. High School Volleyball Friday, October 28th Start Time: 5:30 PM Location: TBA Opponent: TBA, either Bigfork or Eureka Fans/spectators: District 7B has decided to limit all teams in the tournament to 6 spectators per uniformed player, 4 per manager and 2 per coach. Masks/social distancing: All fans, home and away, must wear a mask upon entering the school. Masks must be worn the duration of the contest. Varsity Football Saturday October 31st Start Time: 1:00 PM Location: Fort Benton Opponent: Fort Benton Longhorns, First Round Class C-8 Man Playoffs Fans/spectators: Six spectators per student athlete. A list will be compiled by Wednesday afternoon and sent to Fort Benton. Masks/social distancing: All Bulldog fans must wear a mask upon entering the football venue. Please follow any other guidelines that Fort Benton has in place as you arrive. 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

Volleyball Update: This Saturday's games vs. Florence have been cancelled. They will not be rescheduled.

Families with students that were close contacts have been notified tonight.

Covid Update: Tonight we learned we had one staff member and one student test positive for Covid-19 in the middle school with quick tests that will need to be verified. At this time both cases will be treated as positives and we will begin helping the Heath Department contact trace in the morning. If there are any students that will need to be quarantined we will be contacting you in the morning. We are working on contacts and names tonight. Safety of our staff and students will remain our top priority.

October 19, 2020 Activity Report Activities this week: High School Volleyball Tuesday, October 20th Start Time: 4:00 C Team, 5:15 JV, 6:30 Varsity Location: Mission, Dog House Opponent: Polson Pirates, non-conference game Fans/spectators: Home and visiting fans are allowed to attend this event. Polson will be limited to 2 attendees per player. Masks/social distancing: All fans, home and away, must wear a mask upon entering the school/Dog House gymnasium. Masks must be worn the entire time you are in the school, gym, bathrooms, and concession lines per Governor mandate. Families can be seated next to each other but we ask that you maintain social distancing between families. There will be two rows of empty bleachers behind the team benches. Visiting spectators will sit behind their team. High School Volleyball Thursday, October 22nd Start Time: 4:00 C Team, 5:30 JV, 7:00 Varsity Location: Big Fork Opponent: Big Fork Valkyries, 7-B District Game Fans/spectators: 2 tickets per visiting Bulldog player. Masks/social distancing: All visiting Bulldog fans must wear a mask upon entering the school and throughout the duration of the game. Varsity Football Friday, October 23rd Start Time: 7:00 Location: Charlo Opponent: Charlo Vikings, Western C-8 Man Conference game Fans/spectators: Two Bulldog spectators per freshman-junior, four Bulldog spectators per Bulldog senior will be able to attend. This is a ticketed event. You must have a ticket to enter. Masks/social distancing: All Bulldog fans must wear a mask upon entering the football venue. Please follow any other guidelines that Charlo has in place as you arrive. HS STATE Cross Country Friday, October 23rd Start Time: 2:00 Girls, 3:00 Boys Location: Kalispell Fans/spectators: 2 spectators per runner. Masks/social distancing: All fans must wear a mask upon entering the running area. High School Volleyball Saturday, October 24th Start Time: 1:00 Varsity (No C/JV games) Location: Mission, Dog House Opponent: Florence, Western B conference game Fans/spectators: Home and visiting fans are allowed to attend this event. Florence will be limited to 2 attendees per player. Masks/social distancing: All fans, home and away, must wear a mask upon entering the school/Dog House gymnasium. Masks must be worn the entire time you are in the school, gym, bathrooms, and concession lines per Governor mandate. Families can be seated next to each other but we ask that you maintain social distancing between families. There will be two rows of empty bleachers behind the team benches. Visiting spectators will sit behind their team. 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

Just a reminder, tonight's football game has been cancelled. Troy had to forfeit due to low numbers. Last regular season game next Friday vs. Charlo.