USD 444 Little River will have a 2 hour late start on Thursday, February 17th due to the impending weather. AM Pre-K will not attend. PM Pre-K will attend as normal. Breakfast will not be served. A reevaluation of the weather conditions will be conducted in the morning and you will be notified of any changes at that time. Stay warm and safe!
WES Calendar of Events
February
21 - No school for students - Teacher Inservice
24 - Ag in the classroom for 3rd and 4th gr.
26 - Rice County Spelling Bee - 9:00 a.m. - Sterling Theatre
March
1 - 4th grade NAEP testing - a.m.
7 - PT Conferences - 4-8 p.m. - by teacher or parent request
10 - End of 3rd 9 weeks
11 - No school for students - Teacher Work Day
14-18 Spring Break
25 - Lifetouch Class Pictures
USD 444 Little River will have a 2 hour late start on Thursday, February 3rd due to the frigid temperatures. AM Pre-K will not attend. PM Pre-K will attend as normal. Breakfast will not be served. Stay warm and safe!
Due to inclement weather, there will be NO SCHOOL for USD 444 Little River on Wednesday, February 2nd. Stay warm and safe!
Due to no available driver, we will not be able to provide an after practice route on Wednesday, January 26th. Please make plans to pick up your Jr. High son at Windom at 5:30 p.m. or your Jr. High son or daughter at Little River 5:45 p.m.
COVID-19 Update effective January 18, 2022
Please review the updated COVID-19 information that is being recommended by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). Please continue to contact Abby Cullinane at Windom Elementary School, 620-489-6241, if you have any questions regarding the recommendations to the updated COVID-19 Flowchart and Test to Stay in School policy and procedures. You can access these documents on the district's website at https://www.usd444.com/o/usd-444/browse/287348
COVID-19 Update effective January 10, 2022
Thank you for your understanding as we continue to navigate through this tough time. Please contact Abby at Windom Elementary School, 620-489-6241, if you have any questions regarding the revisions to the COVID-19 Flowchart and Test to Stay in School policy and procedures. You can access these documents on the district's website at https://www.usd444.com/o/usd-444/browse/286699
HS BB vs Rural Vista for tonight has been moved up an hour. JV Boys will start at 4pm. V Girls will start at 5pm, with varsity boys to follow.
There will be FCS in the morning, starting at 7:30 AM. It will be held in the gym. Roll Tribe!
Due to changes in practice schedule and games and no available driver, we will not be able to provide an after practice route tonight. Please make plans to pick up your son or daughter from practice at Littler River at the time determined by the coach.
USD 444 Little River will have a 2 hour late start on Thursday, January 6th. AM Pre-K will not attend. PM Pre-K will attend as normal. Breakfast will not be served. Stay warm and safe!
USD 444 Little River has just been informed that due to a chlorine shortage the City of Little River is under a boil water advisory. It appears it is likely to continue for at least tomorrow and possibly Wednesday. Please help by sending adequate water from home the next two days for your child that attends Little River Jr./Sr. High School ONLY. To ensure students have access to clean drinking water, the school will provide on an as-needed basis.
JH/HS Basketball Parents:
Due to the JH/HS music concert tonight, an After Practice Route WILL NOT be ran. A shuttle bus WILL run from Windom to Little River ONLY at 5:30 p.m. JH boys are practicing in Windom with the JH/HS girls practicing in Little River.
Parents, please read the attached information from Superintendent Brent garrison regarding the TikTok Challenge & National School Threat for today, December 17th. If you are unable to open the attached, please go to this link, https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1751849/TikTok_Challenge___National_School_Threat_.pdf. Or you can access it on the district's web page, www.usd444.com, by going to Menu, then choose Documents and it can be found in the Parent Letters Folder.
Little River Jr./Sr. High School's phone lines are currently down. You will need to go into the office to pick your student up from school today.
Due to possible severe thunderstorms and extreme winds, we are asking that you plan on picking up your student from school today. We do not feel it is safe to put buses out on the routes this afternoon. If you cannot pick your student up at 3:35 p.m., please call your child's school and your student will be transported home in a school vehicle. If it works better for you, you may pick your student up prior to 3:35 p.m. by checking them out in the office. No shuttle routes will be ran from Windom to Little River, Little River to Windom and Windom/Little River to Marquette. There will be NO evening activities and basketball practice.
Due to the high wind alert for this afternoon/evening, Wednesday, December 15th, USD 444 Little River will not be running an after practice route. Parents will need to pick up their child(ren) at the Windom Elementary School (JH Girls) and at Little River School (JH Boys and HS Boys) at 5:30 p.m. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
The FREE ACT Test for Juniors will be March 29th and hosted at Little River HS. ALL Juniors are eligible for this FREE TEST. If you would prefer your child NOT take the test, please email Mrs. Wohletz at (ewohletz@usd444.com) by 10:00 AM Thursday, Dec. 2nd.
Due to the Windom Elementary School Winter Concert, the December 13th USD 444 Board of Education meeting location and time have been changed to Windom Elementary School beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Reminder that JH Boys and Girls Basketball will start practice at 6:30 AM tomorrow and will not practice after school. This is to allow parents, students, and fans a chance to go to Madison if they'd like. RT!