School Supply List for 2020-21
LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
Students and families,
We appreciate the patience you have shown while waiting on our plan for returning to school. Our teachers, administrators, and numerous other stakeholders have worked countless hours to develop a plan for a safe environment for our students and staff. Their work and dedication to Magnolia Public Schools is sincerely appreciated. The documents are located on our district website, www.magnoliaschools.net, under the tab “Re-Entry Plan”. At the top of each school’s page, there will be a tab where more specific plans for that campus can be found. Please understand this document could change from day to day as we continue to receive guidance from DESE and ADH. Our initial plan is to begin school on a regular schedule, but that could change throughout the year as needed. We have developed plans for complete on-site instruction, a modified schedule, and remote learning. In addition, we realize that some parents may choose for their child to receive a complete virtual option for instructional delivery. That option is available, and the document for enrollment is located under the “Re-Entry” tab on the district website. We realize that this plan is not perfect; there is nothing perfect about this pandemic. We all want to return to normal. In order to effectively limit the spread of any communicable disease, we need your help in screening your child before sending him/her to school. We realize this is an inconvenience for many parents, but it is impractical and ineffective to screen students after they are at school or already on the bus. We will be providing an easily accessible screening document on our district app and ask that you screen your child daily before sending him/her to school. Most importantly, please do not send your child to school if they are sick. Again, we will continue to update this document. However, we hope this answers many of your questions about how we plan for a safe return to school for our students and staff.
John Ward
Superintendent
Magnolia School District Website:
www.magnoliaschools.net
MJCL Food Distribution TODAY, July 13!
We are proud to announce the birth of our newest Panther, Hoytt McKinley! Congratulations to Mrs. Henderson, 1st grade teacher, and family! He is perfect!
Parents: if you have not already, please take a moment to fill out this quick survey to give your input on the upcoming 2020-2021 School Startup by clicking the link below:
https://rb.gy/3jkhif
Deadline to submit is today, and we’ve had over 750 entries so far. For all that have submitted, THANK YOU!
It only takes a few minutes, and we appreciate each and every entry.
Thank you so much!
#PANTHERPROUD
Next MJCL food distribution is Monday, July 13!
Governor Hutchinson is live now providing COVID-19 Updates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rrzU1zVtuc
Important information : the start date for the 2020-21 school year has been delayed and set as August 24th. Additional clarification and information will follow soon.
MJCL Receives King Foundation Grant to Support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Magnolia Junior Charity League has been awarded a $1,000 grant from Arkansas Imagination Library and the Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation in Dallas, TX. Grant funds will be used to purchase Imagination Library books in Columbia County, which is one of 28 counties in east and south Arkansas where the King Foundation focuses its grant making.
“We are very appreciative for the $1,000 grant from the King Foundation to the Magnolia Junior Charity League. Their support allows us to continue providing the children in our community the opportunity to participate in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and receive books month after month. Currently, 437 children receive books and that would not be possible without supporters and donors like the King Foundation.” -Anna Smith, MJCL 2020-2021 President
Every child enrolled in the Imagination Library program receives high quality, age-appropriate books in the mail – one book per month until a child’s fifth birthday – at no cost to families.
Parents or guardians of children under age five in Columbia County can enroll their child in
Imagination Library by going to https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/find-my-program/
Currently, almost 40,000 books are mailed to Arkansas children each month through independent Imagination Library affiliates operating in all 75 counties in Arkansas.
Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become the world’s preeminent early childhood book gifting program. The Imagination Library mails more than 1.5 million high quality, age-appropriate books each month to registered children from birth to age five.
The flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation has mailed well over 100 million free books in Australia, Canada, The Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States. The program’s impact has been widely researched, and results suggest positive increases in key early childhood metrics. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
For more information, visit https://imaginationlibrary.com/.
Dear Parents:
Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this pandemic. We realize you have many questions, and we are trying to put together a plan for starting school back in August that is safe for our kids, follows guidance from Arkansas Department of Health and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and still provides our kids with some sense of normalcy.
We have had over 60 teachers, parents, healthcare workers and other stakeholders developing this plan, and we are close to completing a document for release. There are a few questions we would like your input on prior to finalizing our plan and releasing the documents. We ask that you take a minute to complete the survey by Sunday, July 12, 2020.
https://rb.gy/3jkhif
Thank you!
We can't think of a better way to wrap up this extra special weekend than by introducing the newest member of the East Side team! She has already been apart of our family but we are thrilled to call her our newest second grade teacher!
"Hey East Side Elementary!! I’m Alli Phillips and I’m so happy to be joining the East Side family as a second grade teacher! I have two precious kids, Levi (6) and Linley (2), and love spending time with my family! I’m a Magnolia School District alum, I student taught in second grade, and graduated from SAU this past December! This will be my first year in a class room and I’m so excited to get to work beside the awesome teachers and staff that taught me so much while student teaching!! I’m extremely ready to be at East Side for an amazing 2020-2021 school year!! GO PANTHERS!"
Help us in welcoming Mrs. Phillips! Only the best at EES!!!
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
MJCL will be distributing food at the Boys and Girls Club in a drive through fashion from 4:00pm-5:30pm TODAY as a make up date! Children must be present!
UPDATE! TODAY'S MJCL FOOD DISTRIBUTION HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONCERNS! FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020!
Go see MJCL at one of these locations for their Summer Backpack Program! 11am-12 noon!
Next up in our Star-Studded New Teacher Spotlight is Miss Ali Hardy! We are thrilled this Panther is coming home! She more than impressed during her internship at Kindergarten this past year and we consider ourselves lucky to call her our newest kindergarten teacher!
"Hi everyone! I am Ali Hardy and I am super excited to be a new kindergarten teacher! I recently graduated from Southern Arkansas University. I will be getting married to Caleb Ward on September 5th. I grew up in Magnolia and loved being a panther so, I was very happy to become apart of a great school district. I cannot wait to meet everyone!"
Help is in welcoming Miss Hardy who will be known to us as Mrs. Ward very soon! :)
Help us in welcoming our new counselor, Mrs. Franks!
“Hello East Side Family! I am Anissa Franks, and I am beyond excited to be your new School Counselor. I have been married to my awesome husband for 12 years. Previously, I have taught 8th Grade English for three years, 5th Grade English (one year), and Pre-K (three years). After careful consideration, I decided to pursue a career in counseling. I’m elated to begin my counseling career with you all. I look forward to connecting and collaborating with you all very soon. I am confident that we will work together to make this an awesome school year!
Best Wishes,
Anissa Franks”
Magnolia Junior Charity League Sponsors Summer Backpack Program
BAILEY COBURN RECOGNIZED AS DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR The Magnolia School Board recognized East Side Elementary School music teacher, Bailey Coburn as the 2020 District Teacher of the Year at their regular meeting on June 15. Superintendent, John Ward read Mrs. Coburn’s biography and then presented her with a plaque of recognition. Bailey will now represent the Magnolia School District in the Arkansas Teacher of the Year (ATOY) competition. Arkansas regional finalists will be announced the week of July 3-8. Regional finalists will also attend a reception ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock on July 31, where the four ATOY finalists will be announced. During the fall of 2020, the ATOY selection panel will visit the finalists’ schools for classroom observation and interviews. The 2021 Arkansas Teacher of the Year will then be announced sometime prior to December 20, 2020.
BAILEY COBURN RECOGNIZED AS DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR
The Magnolia School Board recognized East Side Elementary School art teacher, Bailey Coburn as the 2020 District Teacher of the Year at their regular meeting on June 15. Superintendent, John Ward read Mrs. Coburn’s biography and then presented her with a plaque of recognition. Bailey will now represent the Magnolia School District in the Arkansas Teacher of the Year (ATOY) competition. Arkansas regional finalists will be announced the week of July 3-8. Regional finalists will also attend a reception ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock on July 31, where the four ATOY finalists will be announced. During the fall of 2020, the ATOY selection panel will visit the finalists’ schools for classroom observation and interviews. The 2021 Arkansas Teacher of the Year will then be announced sometime prior to December 20, 2020.
MAGNOLIA JUNIOR CHARITY LEAGUE SPONSORS SUMMER BACKPACK PROGRAM
