Tuesday, Jan 12th, will be an e-Learning day for MEISTER due to a water main break near the school. Student s will log in by 9:00am and complete work on their teacher's Google Classroom pages. The schedule and some reminders are attached in the following link. This same information was sent out via a robo call and an email.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hl83IaLHe70PLTPoKPrdxKS6rtSZv8r_D3mehrXPmDE/edit?usp=sharing
Welcome back to Plan A (in-person) students today! Drop-offs are behind the gym at Door F starting at 8:05am. Busses will be running today so be sure to supervise students until they arrive. Classes begin at 8:45 for in-person, so be in time. We dismiss at our normal 3:10pm time. Online students should log in by 9:00am and be ready to go. See you soon!
Welcome Back Meister Vikings and Happy New Year!
School resumes virtually this week from Jan 4th - 8th, from 9:00am to 2:30pm daily.
Students are in the same virtual classes as before break, so log in to your regular Google Classroom today.
We will let you know this week if we are able to reopen for in-person next Monday, Jan 11th.
Breakfast and lunch pick-up will return to each building this Wednesday from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. This is FREE! Just pull into the parking lot next to the building and our awesome cafeteria ladies will take care of you.
We had a great day on our final day before Christmas Break! Santa came by Meister and even rode in our Holiday Parade! We even had a principal with pointy ears today! It was great to see many of you during the Parade! We miss those smiling faces! We will se you back online Jan 4th for 1 week then we will plan to open for in-person classes the following Monday on Jan 11th based on the survey choices. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Attention River Forest Students, Teachers, and Community Members.
River Forest freshman Geddy Trezak has been nominated for Region Artist of the Year (under age 21 division). The awards will be announced in March and the fan voting portion of the process is currently underway.
Please visit https://www.theregionmedia.com/ and scroll down to cast your vote for him.
This is a huge honor for him and our band program, so take a moment to show your River Forest Pride!! You can check out some of his videos and also access the voting link by logging in to geddytrezak.com
We have received 199 of the Required Choice Surveys, but we are still missing 133! These tell us if you are planning to return in-person or continually virtually. They are due by Monday and were sent by email Thursday and Friday. If you haven't taken the survey or can't find it in your email, this is the link for it:
https://forms.gle/9qTxwQ8LxEPrzRQLA
Hello Miester Families! Ms. Burgos is our new English Language Learner assistant that will be working with students at Meister. We created a quick video presentation to introduce her to you. Please take a few minutes to watch the video and get to know her. She will be calling to meet you soon! The website link below will show you the video.
¡Hola familias de Miester! La Sra. Burgos es nuestra nueva asistente para estudiantes del idioma inglés que trabajará con los estudiantes de Meister. Creamos una breve presentación en video para presentársela. Tómese unos minutos para ver el video y conocerla. ¡Te llamará para conocerte pronto! El enlace del sitio web a continuación le mostrará el video.
https://www.loom.com/share/a7eeb2688dca4e138dd830d5f1175516?sharedAppSource=personal_library
The link below includes a few "Reminders" for Meister going into the week of Thanksgiving and December!
Check out the Free Breakfasts and Lunches for ALL students and our FAME Fridays coming in December!
Click this link: https://5il.co/n8ao
In response to the Lake County Board of Health placing Lake County in the Red category for Covid -19, we are now required to do the following for all K-12 activities:
Only participants, support personnel, and parents/guardians will be allowed at all events and games.
All tickets will be sold Pre-Sale in the RFMS/RFHS Main Office for upcoming games from 8am-3pm.
No siblings or non-participating students will be allowed at games at this time.
No tickets will be sold at the event or game.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our Ingot Community safe.
Below is an image and a direct link to the Extended Closure Information Document for Meister that was sent via email on 11/12/20. This will help answer questions about extending the current two week closure from Monday, November 16, until Friday, Dec 18th (with our normally scheduled return date of Jan 4th after Christmas break).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bcgevXVl2Exng9rwiS8aHrWI5aUk9GzC/view?usp=sharing
Coats for Kids (and Families)
If you are in need of a coat, distribution will be:
(Coats are new and/or gently used)
Impact Christian Church on
Saturday, November 7, 9 am to 12 pm
7071 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
Here's the virtual schedule for Meister for the 2 weeks we are off from Nov 2-13. This has our start/end times, specials schedule, and lunch time listed. Be sure kids are on time each day and getting back online after lunch to avoid being counted tardy or absent!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M_pCgk5c5LXzWyCbmBhVkUcqeWBrErBJ/view?usp=sharing
Meister 2 Week Closure Details - Nov 2nd to Nov 13th
This link has some important information about the closure, food pick-up, and the rescheduled school picture day.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EoJG7rGBthIKf6inJXkIBOM5d100hchN/view?usp=sharing
eLearning free meal distribution will take place on Wednesdays from 1pm-4pm at all schools. Please read the attached flyers for the menu and additional information.
Below is the link for Indiana's School COVID-19 Data Dashboard. It is updated weekly on Monday at 12pm.
https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/2393.htm
We have 67 more students returning to school from e-Learning tomorrow on Thursday, October 15th. We sent a call and an email to those specific parents today, but if you didn't get it (check your junk/spam folders in your email first) here's the link to the information that will help you transition back to school tomorrow.
*This is only for those who indicated they were choosing to return to school after completing 9 weeks of e-Learning on the mandatory survey we sent out a few weeks ago.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTCkZ29BEEsEzsfWUzD_wiEY7XXrl83UjRnpznvu4M2FKSTHCJ_ns2pDfmVXDNuVJLWb3hJcNMsneHw/pub
Spirit Wear is still available, but only until Thursday, October 22nd!
Orders must be placed by phone or online (see flyer below). Be sure you order your Spirit Wear soon! We love to wear our school gear and show our Viking Pride on Fridays!
Join us for a spooky night of RF fun! October 27th from 4:30-6pm on the MS/HS track. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Barnes at cbarnes@rfcsc.k12.in.us
Tomorrow is Late Start Wednesday. Busses will run a bit later than normal (you can check those times on our Meister Bus Route Sheets at https://www.rfcsc.k12.in.us/o/rfcsc/browse/78377 ).
If you are a walker or car rider, the doors open at 9:00am on Wednesdays and we offer a grab and go breakfast since we start later than normal to make things go a bit faster.
We’ve had a lot of technical difficulties getting our video feed to work, but know that we are working hard to try to navigate through this as well. Our teachers have had to focus on being students as they are also learning a new program to teach live this year. We are living out our life skill of PERSEVERANCE! If you are new to Meister, we try to become our PERSONAL BEST by practicing key LIFESKILLS. PERSEVERANCE is all about sticking to it when things get difficult! We can make it through this Vikings! We are a family and will work together and come out better on the other side! #VikingStrong!
