Mattanawcook Jr. High School

Just a quick update on sports at MJHS this week. With 7th and 8th graders being remote the schedule has changed. All 7th and 8th graders will not be able tp participate this week. We will allow the 6th grade boys and girls to practice as they are in school. Although not ideal, we are trying to provide some outlet for the students that are in person this week. The boys and girls 6th grade basketball players will practice Tuesday through Wednesday this week. The girls will practice from 2:15 to 3:15 and the boys will practice from 3:15 to 4:30. The one cheerleaders will not practice. Thanks for understanding. The link to the schedule is attached below https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vGY8j-viP9l97ELDqxUCCr_Hcg36SSkyyVEFiQEt3pg/edit?usp=sharing

Dear Students and Families, With our 7th and 8th graders learning remotely this week, January 25th through 29th, and 4th through 6th graders learning in-person, I’m sure there are some questions I’m hoping to answer. There are schedules for in-person and remote instruction found here, http://rsu67me.apptegy.us/o/mattanawcook/browse/176041. Please remember that the remote schedule for grades 7 and 8 has an earlier start time than their in-person schedule. Students in grades 7 and 8 should check their emails and google classrooms before 7:50am on Monday for details from their teachers, and 8th graders should also check their google calendars. I know there are questions about how we determine exposure and quarantine for students and staff. We follow the Maine CDC and DOE guidelines. Only students or staff who have spent 15 minutes or more within 24 hours in the same room/space with a confirmed positive case of Covid-19 are determined to be a close contact for exposure and are placed in quarantine for 10 days beginning the day after the exposure. We are able to reduce the risk of exposure by keeping students with their classroom groups as much as possible, and limiting the number of staff who work with each group of students. Thank you for your continued efforts to support your student’s education in these challenging times. Sincerely, Sarah Hainer

All MJHS athletic practices are cancelled for today, Friday, January 22. I will provide more information later today.

I have copied two links for below. The first link will enable you to find next weeks MJHS practice schedule. The 2nd link will give you access to the new groups for MJHS girls basketball. The groups were changed for practice purposes only. When games are played teams will be divided evenly. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YqUscswQXVbL_BJJ5CwWUH0fMq6iBfUAbA7tuWGWed8/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zwj_oQ1fplU1b-o0T3darBStDB69b5KYPHJLovcjuXI/edit?usp=sharing

Now that we're back to in-person at MJHS, remember that Friday is an in-person school day with the same start time as Monday through Thursday, but grades 4-6 end their day at 12:00 and 7/8 at 1:00. I know families may have forgotten or lost their all in-person schedules since November 13th, so here is a link to the page with the different schedules: http://rsu67me.apptegy.us/o/mattanawcook/browse/176041 .

Here is the lunch menu for the remainder of January!

I have also uploaded BB groups here

Please see the links that are attached that will allow you to access the groups for both the MJHS Boys and Girls Basketball teams. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xBeRoLPfToygEB6tWmO8ewI-7dGPPlz9uR2SF_6iH8I/edit?usp=sharing Practices will begin on Tuesday for the boys and Wednesday for the girls.

MJHS will be offering skiing this winter, it is important that you register your child on Family ID, the district's online registration platform. You can find the link on the MJHS Athletic Page or access the sight by clicking on the link below. Skiing will begin early in February, more information will be provided soon. https://www.familyid.com/programs/mattanawcook-junior-high-winter-2020-athletics-registration

I have attached the link for access to MJHS practice schedule for next. Jan 18 through Jan 23. The document has also been added to the MJHS athletic page. https://docs.google.com/document/d/19Oc7-x0fv4ehFIY3qRiht23VaUDrathwQDTJjF4jVUQ/edit?usp=sharing

The MJHS cheering practice scheduled for today, (Thursday, January 14, 2021 has been cancelled. The plan will be to practice Monday from 4:30-6:30. Once again no cheering practice today!! It has been a challenging week, as our coach has been unavailable. Let us hope that next week we can get things rolling. Thanks for your patience.

The MJHS cheering practice scheduled for today, (Wednesday, January 13, 2021 has been cancelled. The plan will be to practice Thursday from 6:45-7:45. Once again no cheering practice today!!

The MJHS cheering practice scheduled for today, (Monday, January 11, 2021 has been cancelled. The plan will be to practice Tuesday from 6:45-7:45. Once again no cheering practice today!!

Dear parents of MJHS student athletes, I am excited to announce that we will begin on Monday, January 11th. The schedule has been posted to the athletic facebook page, and has also been posted on the MJHS athletic page. I have discovered that many of the athletes that initially signed up at school have not registered on family ID. They must register for a winter sport in order tp participate on Monday. The link is provided below: https://www.familyid.com/programs/mattanawcook-junior-high-winter-2020-athletics-registration

Good Morning, Just a reminder that winter athletics will resume on Monday, January 11th. We will being practices as scheduled. Just a reminder that all participants should arrive ready to practice. Please do not arrive early, as we are following CBC guidelines regarding gatherings. Face masks must be worn at all times. Masks can be removed for hydration breaks as long as athletes remain socially distanced. It is important that if you are a remote learner that you are attending school the day of practice. If you are marked absent then you will not be able to practice. In closing, I would like to thank you all for the patience that you have exhibited during these challenging times.

Our last day of school before winter break is December 22nd, and it's a full day of remote school for MJHS. It's also ugly holiday sweater day for those who would like to participate. We're hoping all of our students and their families enjoy the holiday season and stay healthy.

12/14/20 at 7:37- Google is back up. There are major global google outages, so it is possible that it could go back down. You can resume emailing, zooming, and completing work online.

12/14/20: Please be advised that Google is down. This includes gmail, google classroom, google drive, and we are unable to zoom. IT is working to determine the problem.

As a result of today's decision( Saturday,December 12), to remain remote at MJHS, the start of winter athletics has been postponed until January 11th. So to be clear, we will not be starting practices on Monday, December 14th.

There are learning material packets available today until 3pm for 6th graders who attend MJHS on hybrid white days, groups 6-1 and 6-3. All other students have received their materials needed for Monday and Tuesday or will find them on google classroom. Remember that families who have decided that their students will be fully remote need to pick up and drop off materials on Mondays between 7 and 3.