- Category: Holman
Dear Pattonville families and staff,
As we have mentioned in previous communications, our intention is to bring students into our classrooms for in-person learning as soon as possible. In consultation with the St. Louis County Department of Public Health, we have determined it is safe to bring students in preschool through second grade (PreK-2) back for phase 2 of in-person learning. Early childhood will begin on Monday, Sept. 21, and K-2 will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 22. We hope to expand in-person learning to other students as soon as possible. County health officials shared today that children ages 5 to 9 currently have a significantly lower positivity rate for COVID-19 than children ages 10 and up. The county health department continues to recommend virtual instruction for middle and high school students, who make up the bulk of new youth cases in St. Louis County.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently approved extending the meal program the district offered over the summer until Dec. 31 or until funding runs out. The meal service is open to all children 18 years of age and under. No ID or paperwork is required to participate. The program is designed to ensure students have access to healthy meals while school is not in session.
Distribution will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays (excluding holidays) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pattonville Learning Center. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, meals will also be provided from 4 to 6 p.m. This expanded pickup time is a trial only and a decision will be made later on its continuation.
The Holman Pirate Times, the student newspaper at Holman Middle School, was the top-scoring middle school student publication in the American Scholastic Press Association’s (ASPA) Scholastic Newspaper Awards for 2020. This is the fifth consecutive year that Holman topped this national list of award-winning middle schools in their category.
Holman has stopped using Google Classroom and moved to a new tool called Canvas for all virtual learning. We have also dropped Google Meet and now will use Zoom instead. These tools will give teachers a lot more options to create virtual learning activities that will better mimic what would have happened in the classroom. This web site shows how students will access all their classes now and it includes a video demonstrating the process. Students will follow a normal schedule 1st through 7th hour starting at 8:10am and will connect with their teachers online using prepared instructional materials and live instruction. Teachers have been working hard learning the new systems and are excited to get started and "see" their students.
https://sites.google.com/psdr3.org/firstdayessentials/home
Pattonville hosted a one-hour online session designed specifically to help parents and caregivers learn strategies for supporting their children with virtual learning at home.
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Principal Dr. Moran