High School and Middle School Principal Steve Harter

Construction is done!

I am sure there are a lot of exciting things to look forward to this year but the one that will be the most noticeable will be the lack of construction and construction workers in the building this year. After nearly three years of demolition, construction and remodeling the project will finally be ready for the start of the 2018 school year! The gem of the project is the new 600-seat theater; please stop in during the week prior to the start of school to take a look; you will be impressed.

Some of the upcoming school activities/events include: Schedules will be mailed to students in grades 7-12 sometime during the first week in August. The dates for students to make schedule changes will be August 13th and 15th (from 8:00 - 3:00). Sixth grade orientation is scheduled for August 29th at 5:00; at this orientation the sixth-grade students will receive their schedules and have a tour of the building. Also, on August 29th, the annual device checkout will start at 4:00 and conclude by 8:00.

Elementary Principal MariLu Martens

Changes and Opportunities!
 

I’d like to welcome all of our families back to school for the 2018-2019 school year! 

This is going to be an awesome year.  Our faculty will have 6 new faces this year.  Korine Schuette will be taking over our STEM classes, Mariah Choudek and Scott Theis will be new to the special education department, Mackenzie Mrkvicka will be teaching 5^th grade and Kirsten Guentzel will be our new physical education teacher.  In addition to that, Michelle Halverson will be our new school social worker.  We are excited to add such a high caliber of staff to Sibley East faculty.    

Also new this year will be a change in the student “Pick-up and Drop-off” procedure on the south side of the building.  (The north side will remain for busses only). We are asking parents to not park along the curbed area next to the school.  This will be for dropping off or picking up students.  Parents should not leave their car unattended.  We believe that this will improve our arrival procedures and keep our students as safe as possible.   As always, we do encourage students to arrive between 8:00-8:10 a.m. each morning, unless families are participating in our Cub Care program.  

We invite you to become an active participant in our school community. You can become involved through volunteering, joining the PCO (Parent Community Organization), or attending and supporting school events.  Research clearly shows that when parents participate and are involved in their child’s education, there is a greater likelihood of academic success for the child.

Bussing arrangements for the school year are pending and further information will follow. 

September 4^th and September 5^th have been set aside as our back to school parent/teacher conference time.  Regular elementary classes will begin Thursday, September 6^th.  Each child and parent will have a scheduled 15-minute conference to meet privately with the classroom teacher.  The teacher will explain expectations of the classroom and discuss the curriculum.  This will be a time for you, your child, and the teacher to get to know each other and to learn about the exciting things happening at that grade level.  Please call the school office at 507-237-5511 if you haven’t received a conference letter. 

Together we can make school year 2018-2019 a super opportunity for our students. 
 

Athletic Director Randy Walsh
 

Fall will be busy!
 

Sibley East offers several sports in the fall for students in grades 7-12. We have girl’s tennis, girl’s volleyball, boys and girl’s cross country, football, and cheerleading.

The fall sports season will kick off with our athlete/parent/coach meeting on Tuesday, August 7 at the high school in Arlington. Registration will begin at 6:00 with the meeting beginning at 7:00. This is a mandatory meeting for all students that are participating in a fall sport. Practice for 9-12 football, 9-12 volleyball, 7-12 tennis and 7-12 cross country will begin on Monday, August 13. Practice or 7-8 football and 7-8 volleyball will begin on Monday, August 27. There may be opportunities for 7-8 volleyball to attend some earlier practices.

Tennis will open their season on August 17 at Mankato East. Cross Country will have a jamboree at NYA on August 21 and have their first meet on August 28 at Mankato East. A/B/C Volleyball has their first game on August 28 at GFW. Football travels to St. Peter for their season opener on August 30. Junior high football and volleyball will have their first events on September 6. Complete schedules can be picked up at the fall meeting or in main office in Arlington and Gaylord.

 

 

Does your child have special dietary needs?
 

For special diet requests, please contact me, Jodi (Sprandel) Johnson, the food service director at jodi.sprandel@sibleyeast.org or 507-237-3320. You will also need to complete and return the Special Dietary Accommodation Request form on the following link and then submit it to the school nurse:

Dietary Accommodation Request

For information regarding menus, meal prices, qualification information for free or reduced lunch prices, or procedures for putting money into your child's meal account, please check the left navigation panel "Quicklinks" on this page.


 

Health Services District Nurse Nancy Hislop, R.N., PHN, Licensed School Nurse

Very Important Health Requirements
 

As you are busy getting ready for the coming school year, please remember the following:

1. Make sure your son or daughter’s immunizations are up to date.  Most students should be receiving immunizations as they enter kindergarten and seventh grade.
2. If your son or daughter needs accommodation for food allergies/sensitivities, the federal school lunch program requires forms to be filled out by the student’s physician.
3. If your son or daughter has any chronic health conditions, please be sure the health team knows.  We want to be ready to take the best possible care of him or her!
4. If your son or daughter has asthma, diabetes, a seizure disorder, or severe allergies with risk of anaphylaxis, please have your doctor fill out an Action Plan for us.  New Action Plans are needed each school year.
5. If your son or daughter requires prescription medication during the school day, we need a doctor’s order on file.  New orders are needed each school year.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can help you in any way.  Contact me at nancy.hislop@sibleyeast.org.

I am Soraida Palacios, the Sibley East Hispanic outreach worker. I am responsible for connecting with Spanish speaking individuals within the Sibley East school district, enabling them to access necessary information. I am available to translate and interpret for school staff and families. I provide information about resources within the community and assist families in accessing services. I work as an advocate and liaison for families, helping students be as successful as possible in the school setting.

Please note:

• You can view the Sibley East website in Spanish as well as English. To view in Spanish, go to the bottom of the web page and click on "Select Language".

• Individual document files within the website do not automatically convert to Spanish. As such, we try very hard to have the document available in both languages. If you should find a document on the site that does not have a Spanish version, please let me know and I will help correct the problem.

Please contact me at soraida.palacios@sibleyeast.org if I can be of assistance.

Hola, Soy Soraida Palacios, la trabajadora de ayuda a la comunidad Hispana de Sibley East. Soy responsable por conectarme con personas de habla hispana dentro del districto escolar Sibley East, permitiendoles acceder a la informacion necesaria. Estoy disponible para traducir e interpretar para el personal de la escuela y las familias. Brindo informacion sobre los recursos dentro de la comunidad y ayudo a las familias a acceder a los servicios. Trabajo de intermediario y tambien con abogar por las familias, ayudando a los estudiantes a tener el mayor exito posible en el entorno escolar.
 

Tenga en cuenta:

• Puede ver el sitio web Sibley East en español así como también en inglés. Para ver en español, vaya a la parte inferior de la página web y haga clic en “Seleccionar Idioma”.

• Los archivos de documentos individuales dentro del sitio web no se convierten automáticamente al español. Como tal, tratamos muy duro de tener el documento disponible en ambos idiomas. Si encuentra un documento en el sitio que no tiene una versión en español, hágamelo saber y le ayudare a corregir el problema.

Por favor contáctame en soraida.palacios@sibleyeast.org si puedo hacer de ayuda.

Transportation Director Lanny Woods

Bus Schedule Information Coming Soon!
 

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