Minnesota New Country School

Announcements

Upcoming Dates to Remember...

Stay up-to-date and check out our MNCS 2025-2026 Calendar at any time to see what exciting things we have planned for this school year!

1/19: No School

1/28: Early Release (1:00pm ELEM)

Early Release - Bus Schedule:

Palmer Bus Early Release Schedule

Trailblazer Transit (Gaylord, Arlington, Green Isle, Belle Plaine, Winthrop: parents need to call Trailblazer to set up transportation. Trailblazer phone number: 1-888-743-3828)

2/6: Stages Theatre - Giraffes Can't Dance Musical

Community Resources Information:

Announcing the Launch of Nuts N Bolts 2.0!

We’re excited to introduce Nuts N Bolts 2.0 — a refreshed and re-energized version of our organization, dedicated to supporting the mission and day-to-day operations of Minnesota New Country School (MNCS).

Nuts and Bolts began in 2013 as a staff-led team that recognized the importance and value of parent and guardian involvement in supporting MNCS. Over the years, it has been a vital behind-the-scenes force, helping our school thrive through volunteer efforts and fundraising support.

To align with financial best practices and regulatory requirements, Nuts and Bolts will no longer engage in fundraising activities. While this marks a shift, it also opens the door to formalize Nuts N Bolts 2.0 as an independent, school-affiliated organization.

With this next chapter, we’re building on a strong foundation to serve MNCS students, staff, and families in fresh and meaningful ways. You can expect more streamlined support, increased communication, and creative new ways to make a lasting impact.

This is your chance to get involved! (And if you’re thinking someone else will step up — they probably won’t )

1. Visit our website to learn more.  (https://tinyurl.com/ymdmxsdc)

2. Join our contact list to be updated on future meetings and activities.   (https://forms.gle/PE3QhUaxo76Rgcds6)

3. Submit your ideas online using our Idea & Feedback Form (https://forms.gle/nFUEXZg43MnJ9pfW8) 

4. Have questions? Reach out to us at admin@nutsnbolts.org

Thank you for being part of the MNCS family — we can’t wait to grow together!

ALL MNCS Families, New, & Existing Students Need To Be Registered through JMC!

If you have not done so already, you will need to log into our JMC portal and make sure ALL of your forms have been submitted (double-check even if you have already filled them out). 

If you have any questions about the process that the video is unable to answer or are unable to log in, please contact us via email.

When logging in to JMC, please make sure the school year drop-down menu has a blue '2025-2026' selected.

(Elem) Brianne Fuhrmann - bfuhrmann@newcountryschool.com or (HS) Ashley Poppler - apoppler@newcountryschool.com

Please make sure to UPDATE Your Contact Information  

Please update your contact information in the JMC Portal. Starting January 2022, you will be receiving emails through MNCS Website/JMC (School Announcements, Alerts, along with School Closings, etc). 

For more information and log in, instructions CLICK HERE

Other Information

K-12 MNCS School Lunch Program 2025-2026

Upcoming Hot Lunch (Served Every Tuesday):

January 20th: Mini corn dogs, corn, and potato emojis

January 27th: Happy Hot Dish and a dinner roll

February 3rd: There will be NO hot lunch offered on this day

We are providing hot lunch one day per week at both sites. Hot lunch will be served every Tuesday and we will be providing a variety of different meals each week! Everything from chicken nuggets, to hamburgers, General Tso chicken, spaghetti, to french toast sticks and more! Our monthly hot lunch menu will be highlighted in each weekly email announcement communication!

Cold lunches will be available every day! This year, instead of Lunchables for cold lunch, we're going to provide brown-bag lunches made by our High School ServSafe-certified staff and students! Cold lunches will rotate between three options based on supplies we have on hand:

Option 1: Turkey or ham and cheese sandwich on whole grain bread, with chips, fruit, and milk.

Option 2: Homemade lunchables of ham or turkey, crackers, cheese cubes, fruit, and a cookie

Option 3: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, gogurt or chips, cheese stick, fruit, and milk

**Cold lunch menu items will likely change daily based on supplies on hand

All lunches are free and available to any student who needs a lunch!

We will always ensure that our students are given a meal in the chance that they forget to bring a lunch from home.

Free and Reduced Lunch Program: Parents need to fill out this form Application for Educational Benefits . You can turn applications into the Administrative Assistants at either school or send to Carrie Rice, MNCS Nutrition Manager at crice@newcountryschool.com

We will keep you informed regarding any changes with our lunch program 2025-2026 and we thank you for your support and understanding!

YEARLY MILK SUBSCRIPTION

Yearly Milk Subscription- Milk is available for elementary students.  To purchase ONE milk a day for your child, cost is $50 per child per year. To purchase TWO milks a day for your child, cost is $100 per child per year. Checks can be made payable to MNCS or online payment through our MNCS Online Store (Here)

Classroom Supply List

Frogs (Kelsie Kluender)

Busy Bees (Jessica Garrison)

Swans (Jane Hibscher)

Loons (Will Riitters)

Wombats (Mary Thom)

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 On your next Amazon purchase shop through AmazonSmile - AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of your purchases to MNCS, at no extra cost to you! Already set up, THANK YOU! If you are using AmazonSmile on your mobile app, it may need to be renewed.

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