Sawyer Public School

Dear Parents: Sawyer and surrounding areas are currently in a blizzard warning for tonight and tomorrow. Recent forecast models indicate the worst weather will be south and east of the Minot/Sawyer areas. As a precaution, I have asked teachers to send virtual learning materials / instructions home and to remind students to take their assigned iPad/Chromebook and charger home. This does not mean that school is canceled for tomorrow. We will monitor weather and road conditions throughout the night and make a final determination by 6:00 am tomorrow morning and an alert message will be sent. If school is in session tomorrow, please send any learning packets or materials and technology back to school with your student. Thank you!

Additionally, we want to assure you that the safety of our students is our top priority. We are constantly reviewing our security measures to ensure that we are doing everything we can to protect our students and staff. We also urge everyone to speak up if they see or hear anything that could represent a potential threat to school safety. It is important to remind everyone of the safety rules in our school. No one will be permitted into the school building during regular school hours unless admitted through the front doors of our building. Once admitted, a staff member will provide you with a visitor badge and will escort you to where you need to be. Throughout this week, our focus will be on the mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing of our students. Please join us in keeping the Nashville community in our thoughts at this time. Thank you for your support. Heather Ell Principal

Dear Families, We continue to be deeply shocked and saddened by the events that occurred yesteray at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. As our students left school yesterday, it’s very possible that they learned about the shooting. Please know that, if your child has questions or concerns, our counselors are ready to assist. We encourage students to speak with a counselor or another trusted adult if they need any help processing the news.

Dear Families, We continue to be deeply shocked and saddened by the events that occurred yesteray at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. As our students left school yesterday, it’s very possible that they learned about the shooting. Please know that, if your child has questions or concerns, our counselors are ready to assist. We encourage students to speak with a counselor or another trusted adult if they need any help processing the news. Cont.

Good morning Flashes! We hope you all had a great weekend. This is a quick reminder that we will be holding our Family Steam Night with Magic City Discover Center tonight at the school in the small gym from 6:00 to 8:00. We hope you can make it!

Good morning Flashes! We hope you have had a great week! We would like to remind you of our Family Steam Night on Monday, March 27 from 6:00 to 8:00. The Magic City Discovery Center will be joining us for a night full of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math activities! We hope you are able to join us for a fun filled evening! Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

Good afternoon Flashes! This is a short note to let you know that we are rescheduling our "Gearing Up for Kindergarten" evening due to illness of the facilitator. We will be in touch for a future date. Enjoy your evening and we hope you had a nice Spring break. See you all tomorrow.

Good afternoon parents! We would like to remind you that there WILL be classes on Wednesday, March 8. It is noted that way on the March calendar, however on our full year school calendar it shows no school. Also, our spring break is March 16th thru March 20th.

Parents! Make sure to check out your students art work in the elementary hallway and also in the commons area between the gyms. It is AWESOME!

Here is a quick reminder for our Flashes Parents! If you have signed up a student for pre school screening, tomorrow is the day. See you then. Thursday, February 23 is parent/teacher conferences from 4:00 to 7:00. Also, Friday, February 24 we have an early out. School will dismiss at 12:30. There will be no CLC on Friday. Please call the office if you have any questions!

Good Afternoon Flashes Family. We have some friendly reminders for you. Friday, February 17th we WILL be having school as per usual. Monday, February 20th we will not have school as we honor President's Day. Thursday right after school we will be having parent/teacher conferences. Friday, February 24th is an early release day. The students will get out at 12:30. Have a nice night!

The Valentine Breakfast at the school is from 8:00 to 3:00 this Saturday.

Good afternoon everyone! We are sending out a reminder to all of you that the Valentine Day dance will be tomorrow evening! Grades PK thru 6 will be from 6:00 to 7:30 and grades 7 thru 12 from 8:00 to 10:00. We hope to see you all there for a fun evening! Also, there will be a Valentine breakfast at the school on Saturday, February 11 sponsored by a local business. All are welcome to attend and enjoy a delicious breakfast feast. The breakfast is a free will offering.

Hey Flashes! A couple reminders for you. 1st, if you still have Donkey Basketball tickets, please have your student return them tomorrow. Also, school will dismiss at 12:30 on Friday for teacher inservice. There will be no CLC on Friday. Have a great evening everyone!

Good afternoon Flashes! We hope you all had a great weekend, and you were able to enjoy a little sunshine and also get out and sell some tickets for Donkey Basketball! All extra tickets need to be turned into the school tomorrow, so please make sure your student has them in their backpack tonight. In the meantime, if you were not able to sell over the weekend, you still have a little time to make some sales tonight! Thank you all for your efforts in this fund raising event! We hope to see you Saturday here at the school! It should be a lot of FUN!!

Hello Flashes Families! We would like to inform you that the Sawyer Flashes Booster Club will be hosting Donkey Basketball here at the school on Saturday, January 14 starting at 7:00 pm. A book of tickets are being sent home with the youngest student in your family. We would like to see each family sell tickets for this awesome fund raising event! Tickets sold in advance are $7 for guests 6 years and older. Children 5 years and under are FREE! Admission will be $10 if purchased at the door. This is a great family fun night! We hope to see you and your family and friends there! Thank you for your support Flashes!

Good afternoon Flashes Family! We are looking forward to seeing you all back in school on Tuesday, January 3rd! We hope your holidays have been safe and full of happiness! Happy New Year!

Important message: There has been a mechanical failure with the Minot Bus. All students riding Jeff's route will not get picked up this morning. Please note this message!

Due to extreme weather conditions.... Rather than cancelling, we have decided to have The Beauty and the Beast Jr. program today at 12:30. Families are invited to attend the live performance if they can. We realize the short notice but wanted to include everyone in the invitation. There will also be a recording of the program sent to parents of the performers, so if you cannot be here, you will still have the opportunity to watch it. The program will be recorded and shared with families of the performers. Under NO circumstances can this video be posted on the internet. Please do not record the live program as we will have one recording done by the school that will be shared with parents. This is part of the copyright agreement we have with Disney. Thank you for being SO flexible.

Good evening. Due to weather conditions the music events have been scheduled for Tuesday evening, December 20th. Pre-k and Kindergarten music programs will begin at 6:30. ALL students in these music programs should arrive at 6:15 to get ready for their performance. Immediately following the music program will be the Beauty and The Beast Jr. Performance. These performers should also arrive for preparation bo later than 6:15. Students will NOT stay after school as originally planned. We invite everyone to enjoy the programs beginning at 6:30. Concessions will be available - cash or check only, please.