Kimball Area Public Schools

The team placement practice for Kimball Junior Olympic Volleyball (12U-17U) is being moved to Jan. 17 at 3 pm in the Wirth Gym. More details to follow. Register through Community Ed by Jan. 8 at: https://kimball.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getclass/category_id/7/program_id/4/subcategory_id/4 Go Cubs!

Kimball HS received $90 from the Casey's Rewards program! Thank you to those in our community who have donated Casey's points to our school. We use this money for student incentives and rewards.

It was great to be back in the gym tonight. Great job Kimball youth basketball 🏀 players! #KimballCubs #StrongerTogether

Happy New Year...Best wishes in 2021! #KimballCubs #StrongerTogether

Happy Holidays...from our home to yours. #KimballCubs #StrongerTogether

Gather your family for the holiday event of the season as GREAT Theatre brings Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play directly into your home. Watch the radio show production complete with costumes, set, and lights on Demand: Dec 19, 2020 – Jan 3, 2021. https://www.greattheatre.org/events/miracle-on-34th-street/

Good afternoon Kimball School Families I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out with a school update. Many of you know the Governor issued a new executive order that included schools with the primary focus on elementary schools. At this time the building COVID planning teams are going through the information to see what, if any, changes may occur as a result. The one thing we know for certain is that the requirements will not force us to change our current plans. However, what the requirements may do is allow us to find some flexibility in the timelines for returning groups of students. More information will be shared Tuesday, December 22nd once the teams have met and information is shared with the Incident Command Team. Please stay tuned. At the school board meeting on Wednesday night (December 16th) the 2020-2021 school calendar was amended to allow for more student contact days. An updated copy will be placed on the school webpage. Student activities (this includes Community Education) will resume activities and practices on Monday, January 4th. At this time we are not sure when competitions will begin. We will let you know as soon as the information is available. Preschool will return to classes on Monday, January 4th. ECFE will be starting on January 13th and 14th with in-person Parent Education classes. December 22nd will be the last day Cubs Club will be open for 2020. Cubs Club will reopen on Monday, January 4th. In closing I want to thank you for your continued support of the students and staff of Kimball Area Public Schools. I hope you and your families have a fantastic weekend. Please be safe and stay well. Respectfully Erik Widvey

Congratulations to our Star Students in Phy Ed & Health! Team Sports- Ashton Hanan; Gr 10-Ryan Serbus; Gr 9-William Serbus; Gr 8-Adelle Turbridy; Gr 7-Abigail Fischer; Gr 6-Tristan Pierskalla; Health 8-Hank Meyer; Health 10-Evan Powell

There is still time to register for Kimball's Ski Club program through Community Education. See you on the slopes! https://kimball.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getclass/category_id/7/program_id/4/subcategory_id/6

Special holiday message from Kimball Superintendent Erik Widvey and Taher Food Service to our Kimball Families! Please view video. https://youtu.be/g9pF5XDHKV0 No meal delivery December 23-January 3, 2021. Meal delivery resuming Monday-January 4, 2021. Thank you, for your support this school year! Blessings, Food Service

Special holiday meal blessings from ‘The Lunch Ladies’

Kimball Cubs Club had some special visitors this morning. Happy Holidays! #StrongerTogether

Attention! Want to see a positive story on the news tonight? Tune in to CBS Evening News with Nora O'Donnell tonight to catch a teaser on our very own hometown celebrities, Pat Mertens and Erin Durga. Last July, Erin donated a kidney to Pat and they have since become media sensations...appearing recently in the Star Tribune and Washington Post. Barring any breaking news, the full story will air tomorrow night.

Hello Kimball School Families, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out today with an update on where we are currently in our learning models and where we are planning on heading in the days to come. We are currently operating in the Distance Learning model (K-12) and will continue to do so until Friday, January 8th, 2021. Starting Monday, January 11th, we have received permission from our Regional Support Team to plan to bring back students in grades K-5 in a Hybrid model. More information on what that model looks like will be communicated with K-5 families by Mr. Timmerman. Grades 6-12 will continue to stay in Distance Learning until Friday, January 22nd. Starting Monday, January 25th, the Regional Support Team has given us permission to plan to bring back grades K-6 to In-Person learning 4 days a week. In addition, we received permission to plan for students in grades 7-12 to return to Hybrid learning on January 25th as well. More information for families in regards to these models will be communicated by Mr. Timmerman and Mrs. Bonnifield. It is important to note that beyond receiving permission to move towards less restrictive models the plans are entirely dependent on case numbers within our schools and the impact these numbers have on staff and students. We will continue to monitor as we move forward and update you weekly. Thank you for your continued support of the students and staff of Kimball Area Public Schools. Please stay well and take care. Respectfully Erik Widvey

Holiday Spirit Week at KAHS next week!

FREE MEALS to Kimball Families has been extended for the entire 2020-2021 school year. We will be delivering meals on Mondays and Wednesdays each week. We will follow the school calendar. Deliveries go out at 10:00-1:00 p.m. If you like to be added to the list please contact Sherry Hanson at: sherry.hanson@kimball.k12.mn.us or phone 320-398-7700 ext 1377 If you would like to be removed from the list please contact Sherry Hanson. The staff work really hard preparing and delivering the meals. Thank you, Food Service

The Kimball Boys Basketball Program is selling Kimball Cubs sublimated drinking masks that allow the mask to be flipped up for hydration. The masks will come in adult and youth sizes with expected delivery before the Holiday break. Each mask is $15 and checks can be made payable to Kimball Boys Basketball. You can order your masks by emailing Jay Klein at jay.klein@kimball.k12.mn.us. Thank you for staying safe, protecting yourself and others and supporting the Kimball Boys Basketball Program.

Kimball Community Education is resuming Adult Basic Education classes in-person on Monday and Wednesday evenings in the Kimball Elementary School. The first class is slated for Dec. 2 from 4:30-7:30 pm. Contact the Kimball Community Ed office with questions at: 320-398-7700 X 1112 or celest.stang@kimball.k12.mn.us.

Happy Thanksgiving, from our home to yours. #StrongerTogether

Hello Kimball School Families, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out to you today with an update on our current learning model. At this time we are operating in the distance learning model (K-12) and will continue to do so until further notice. Our numbers of positive COVID-19 cases and those under quarantine among staff and students continues to be problematic. Due to our current situation, we must continue to operate in the distance learning model (K-12). When the data starts to support a return to a less restrictive model, the school district is required to consult with our regional support team. This group consists of individuals from the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Department of Education. During this consultation, the regional team will look at our data and make a determination on what model we need to be in. In other words, once they give us permission to move to a less restrictive model we can begin the process of moving the dial back. Please know our goal through all of this will be to avoid bouncing back and forth between different learning models as it will not provide the consistency students and families need. In addition, the incident command team continues to meet and will do so for the days and weeks ahead. As a reminder, the team is composed of school administration, school board members, district parents of students in elementary and high school, teachers, support staff, and transportation. The team has been, and will continue to be, looking at the most up-to-date data available and will be involved, once given the green light by MDH/MDE, in determining the model that our district returns to once distance learning ends. We all realize the difficulty of the situation we find ourselves in and want you to know we want to see our students back as quickly and safely as possible. With that said, we ask for your patience as we continue to navigate through these turbulent times. I will be following up with an update again next week. Please stay well this Thanksgiving weekend and thank you for your continued support of the students and staff of Kimball Area Public Schools. Respectfully, Erik Widvey