Driver’s Ed information has been posted on district and building web pages. Please check it out if you’re interested.

Anyone interested in Driver's Ed this summer please contact the board office at 620-532-3134

**Update** Today we will hand out both Thursday and Friday's lunch and will NOT serve lunch on Friday.

SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM STARTS TODAY! Please pick up lunches at the west doors.

Don’t forget! Today and tomorrow come in and return your devices and then look through the lost and found to make sure you look through the lost and found to claim your things!

Upon Kansas transitioning to Phase 1.5 for the reopening plan, the school district unlocked the Tracks in both Kingman & Norwich on Monday, May 18. If all goes well I would like to be able to make playgrounds available soon. If that happens, social distancing will need to followed. We do not have the resources to appropriately sanitize playground equipment at this time. #EaglesUnite

Interested in Drivers Ed? There will be information out later this week with details about drivers ed. If you are planning to take drivers ed please keep your device rather than returning it on the designated days.

End of School Year Device Check-In When: Thursday, May 21st & Friday, May 22nd. 8:30am - 3:00pm Where: Norwich School (East Entrance) What: Please include the device, charger, iPad cable (if applicable), and case (if applicable) Who: All Norwich K-12 students Seniors & 8th Graders NHS seniors can return their devices to the Norwich School office any day between 8:30am and 3:00pm. 8th Graders can return their devices to the Norwich School Office any day between 8:30am and 3:00pm after the conclusion of classes if they are not taking online Health or Drivers Ed this summer.

ATTENTION KS CLASS OF 2020 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS! Wed., May 20, your senior class is scheduling a Senior Appreciation Day. Check out the details. Remember to use #KSClassof2020 and tag your schools and @ksdehq so we can promote your posts! Spread the word!

Norwich Community library is reopening! May 18th we will open for curbside service. How curbside service works: Look up books on the Norwich library site - https://bit.ly/2WriVrO and pick what books you want. Contact the library with books you want: 1) cperkins@knusd331.com 2) School # 620-478-2235 during library hours 3) Facebook Norwich Community library Pick up is on the west side of the school. Hours that curbside is available. Mon 12:30-3:30, Wed 12:30-5 and Saturdays 9-1 Call 620-478-2235 when you are here to get your books. Books will be handed to you in a plastic bag and when you return books please put them in a plastic bag before putting it in the book drop. All returned books are quarantined for 72 hours and the covers are sanitized before being placed back on the shelf. How to get on the Norwich Library Site: Click here https://bit.ly/2WriVrO or... Go to knusd331.com Click on site and then click on Norwich Click on menu Click on library Click on Norwich library Start looking at books and let me know what you want. Hopefully we will open June 1st to the public!!

***IMPORTANT UPDATE*** USD 331 Kingman-Norwich Summer Breakfast & Lunch Program The 2019-2020 school year is officially over on May 20, 2020. We know almost 600 students per day took advantage of our emergency pandemic food program over the past 8 weeks. It has been an honor and privilege to provide this essential service to our kids. There will be some important changes you need to be aware of starting Tuesday, May 26, 2020. We will transition to our Summer “Grab & Go” meal program. Our Summer Feeding plan continues to be provided at no cost to young people ages 1-18 as it has been for the past 3 summers. We will Discontinue satellite delivery of meals to all site AFTER May 20. • Meals will still be available at our two production sites: Kingman Elementary School and Norwich School. • We will not deliver meals to any other locations (Spivey, Rago, Adams, Belmont, Murdock, Suppesville, Milton, nor Kingman High Parking Lot or Kingman Hospital parking lot.) Please note the following Important Information that relates to our Student Feeding Program: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Last Day of Emergency Feeding Program During School Year. We will prepare & distribute meals on the last school day. (May 20) Thursday, May 21 No Food Prepared – No Food Distributed Friday, May 22 No Food Prepared – No Food Distributed Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day) No Food Prepared – No Food Distributed Meal Prep RESUMES on Tuesday, May 26 Tuesday, May 26 Food Preparation Resumes But must be picked up at KES or Norwich School Meals will be prepared and distributed on Weekdays Through July 31, 2020 with the exception of Friday, July 3, 2020 Because Kansas is in Phase 1.5 of the Reopening Plan, we will continue to provide Curbside Pickup between May 26 and June 1. After June 1, IF Kansas transitions to Phase 2, then students and/or parents will need to enter the school cafeterias, go through a lunch line, (maintaining social distancing) and pick up that day’s lunch and a breakfast for the next day. As we have become all too accustomed to, our plans remain fluid and are subject to change in response to the Ad Astra Reopening of Kansas plan. We will do our best to provide consistency and provide meals for our students.

CHANGE of plans on GRADUATION dates for KHS & NHS. In USD 331 Kingman-Norwich Due to Governor’s modification to the Re-Opening of Kansas Phase 1.5 New date: July 11, 2020 To our grads & parents, we apologize for yet another change. Thank you for your patience. Seniors - congratulations on meeting the requirements for graduation!!

USD 331 Kingman-Norwich Board of Education set Graduation Ceremonies for both KHS & NHS for June 27, 2020. KHS will be at 9:30 a.m. and NHS will be at 1:00 p.m. (Alternate date will be July 11, 2020 if we aren't allowed to have commencement on June 27)

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Norwich 2020 Seniors Virtual Academic Awards!! https://drive.google.com/file/d/16-9jevOK3zeAqv1-40U0kwwWe6YgCapM/view?usp=sharing

Norwich Seniors 2020 virtual tribute videos https://drive.google.com/file/d/15b38MCaaVdc6kujQtzKnU51eQjdnEUB-/view?usp=sharing

Norwich Senior Virtual Celebration of Awards - Senior 2020!! https://drive.google.com/file/d/160gBmd9_5cMw9m8p8lX4fcaJX50fkjcn/view?usp=sharing

Governor Kelly's directive on Graduations and the Ad Astra Reopening of Kansas Plan. We are in Phase 1 now and schools are not allowed to conduct any type of graduation ceremony. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QgsihNZjfdfg2u_ceEbx-DsOUBc4G3t1/view?usp=sharing

We know Kingman & Norwich Seniors & parents are anxious to hear what plans are for celebrating graduation. All plans are subject to Kansas moving to Phase 2 and to approval by the County Health Officer. The Governor announced today that there could be NO Graduation Events while Kansas is in Phase 1. We plan to have an alternative ceremony the weekend of May 22-24. Times & Details will be forthcoming. We also are planning a more traditional ceremony on Saturday, June 27.

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We’re thrilled to announce Kingman-Norwich Unified School District 331’s new app! Access sports scores, cafeteria menus, news updates, even emergency notifications! Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/2OxsbX0 or iPhone: https://apple.co/31AIA2z.

It's Teacher Appreciation Week! Join us in celebrating starting on Monday, May 4th!

Friday, May 1st is School Lunch Heroes Day! We have had many school lunch heroes this past month! Thank you all for everything you do Sara, Kathleen, Tammy, Sondra, Rebecca, Tiffany, Deb and Tammy!

New Babysitting Information: https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/families/suddenly-in-charge/index.html Suddenly in Charge MORE INFORMATION: Suddenly in Charge Tip Sheets, Family Information Sheet, Safety Checklist. Guides for caring for young children here.. Guides for families about managing household duties during the Covid-19 crisis here.. For questions, please contact Dr. Bradford Wiles, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Early Childhood Development at bwiles@ksu.edu. www.ksre.k-state.edu

Please continue to practice social distancing. It’s difficult on beautiful days when you feel fine. We want to continue feeling fine- which requires all of us to follow safety protocols.

Attention Parents!

Honorary Friday night lights!

From 8:00-9:00 tonight, the lights at the Eagle football Stadium will light up. This is in honor of our 2020 Seniors, spring athletes, essential workers and entire community shut down by the pandemic. This is not meant for people to gather but a way for us to show you we are thinking about you and have hope for the future. Feel free to drive by, honk or flash your lights. #TeamNorwich #EaglesUnite

We are concluding our 2nd week of Continuous Learning for our kids. Its not perfect yet but we are making progress! Please remember- No Breakfasts or Lunches will be served on Friday Apr 10 -No School (Good Friday) nor Monday, April 13, Teacher Inservice Day. #EaglesUnite

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Did you know that 9 out of 10 students in the U.S. attend public schools. Public schools welcome every child- regardless of ability, race, wealth, language, country of origin, or needs. More than 50 million students are learning and growing in public schools today and every weekday. Join us in celebrating Public Schools Week!! #PublicSchoolProud #USD331KingmanNorwichProud

USD 331 will run a regular school schedule today (Thursday, Feb 13, 2020). It is very cold with windchills that you should limit being outside and certainly bundle up. Driving your kids to school instead of walking would be a good idea. As always parents- If you are uncomfortable sending your child to school due to the temperatures, you should use your best judgment & keep them home. We will be open today. **remember- we do not have school Tomorrow- Feb 14 due to parent/teacher conferences and no school Monday, due to Teacher Inservice. Bundle Up!!

This is a repeat but- Both Kingman High & Norwich High graduation ceremonies are on SATURDAY, May 9, 2020 (not on a Sunday like we’ve done for many years).