March 25, 2020
Dear Hardeman Families, Staff and School Board:
As we wrap our heads around all the changes that have been imposed upon us, the staff and I have been working diligently to figure out how to best provide educational opportunities for our students. For each grade level, subject area, and individual student capabilities the lessons and expectations will look different.
We do not expect our kiddos to spend more than one to three per day hours (depending on age, grade and ability level) working on lessons provided by the teachers; we do not expect a six hour school day as we realize the uncontrollable stresses that families are already experiencing.
Technically, we are on spring break through Friday. Therefore, Monday will be our first day of “school”. I instructed the staff to come up with 7-8 days of lessons/work for the kiddos. We are scheduled to resume school on April 6th however, as we all know, information and guidance is changing daily and sometimes hourly. As I learn new information regarding school closure I will notify you via text alert. If our time out of school is prolonged, the staff and I will reconvene regarding our next steps to continue helping you all educate your kiddos from home.
Mrs. Griffin and myself have already practiced video conferencing with our students through Zoom. This tool is a great way to help us stay connected with our kiddos and our kiddos to stay connected with us and their peers. I had positive feedback from staff, parents, and students who have been my guinea pigs the past few days as I have been educating myself with this tool. I helped Mrs. Sims with it this morning and will continue to assist other staff as well. I encourage each of my classroom teachers to explore this amazing tool. The way I am familiar with how to use it is by sending an email request to those who I want to join my “on-line meeting”. The 3-8 graders all have school email accounts however, the younger students do not. Therefore, Mrs. Sims, Blumhorst, Boston and I will send our meeting invites to the students through their school email accounts (there will be a separate note for 5-8 grade parents regarding our expectations for email and on-line video conferencing). Mrs. Griffin has all her parent’s emails and I have encouraged Mrs. Deal and Mrs. Whyte to get email addresses for each of their families so we may all implement use of this wonderful tool, especially if we are not able to resume school on April 6. Again, this is a wonderful way to stay connected and provide some normalcy during these abnormal times. If there are any families that need to use a school chromebook, please let me know by phone call or text message so that we have them ready for you to pick up with student packets tomorrow. I cannot emphasize enough that the use of the chromebooks is to be limited only for completion of schoolwork, for students to check email, and for student to participate in on-line video conferencing with their teachers. Please do not allow your child(ren) to play video games or use them for recreational use. These were a large expense to the district, but your school board and administration want our students to continue to excel and be provided the most adequate education we can make available.
A vast majority of you stated you would be able to come pick up packets of work tomorrow between 1-3pm. For those of you who indicated you will need the packets delivered, we will have a staff member bring them to your home tomorrow afternoon.
All staff are still under contract and are technically working. Therefore you are welcome to reach out to your child(rens) teachers Monday through Friday from 7:45-2:45. You may contact them through their school email, text alerts or via phone call or text message- if provided. I have given my number several times, but once again it is 660-202-9093.
Finally- I am willing to help coordinate meals/groceries for any Hardeman family that is in need. Just reach out to me and let me know and I will get things coordinated to assist you.
We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as we continue to do our best to help your kiddos.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Forrester and all the
VERY dedicated staff and
our priceless volunteer-
Jessica Leimkuehler
5-8 Grade Parents:
This morning I conducted a video conference with 11 of my 16 English Language Arts students. It was refreshing to communicate “face-to-face” and will serve as a great tool for us to stay connected during this unexpected time. Here are the expectations for 5-8 students:
-The 5-8 graders will be expected to check their school email one time per day Monday through Friday. This will begin on Monday, March 30th. Mrs. Forrester, Blumhorst, and Boston will be providing directions, instructions, and necessary information to students through email. This will also provide a way for students to ask questions and seek help throughout the week between video conferencing (see next two bullets).
-The 7-8 graders will be expected to video conference on Thursdays with Mrs. Forrester from 11:00-11:30, Mrs. Boston from 11:40-12:10 and Mrs. Blumhorst from 12:20-12:50.
-The 5-6 graders will be expected to video conference on Wednesdays with Mrs. Blumhorst 11:00-11:30, Mrs. Forrester from 11:40-12:10 and Mrs. Boston from 12:20-12:50.
We cannot conference on the same day as 7-8 as we have many 5-6 and 7-8 siblings. We cannot run two video conferences at the same time; it will bog down the internet and video feed. 5-6 grade parents, please keep in mind that the teachers and I have not had the opportunity to do any trial runs with this class yet. (Mrs. B. will be coordinating video conferencing “trial and error” and a refresher on how the students check their emails. I am sure she will send the 5-6 parents a text alert when she is ready to coordinate these two things).
Sincerely,
Mrs. Forrester
Dear Hardeman Families, Staff and School Board:
As we wrap our heads around all the changes that have been imposed upon us, the staff and I have been working diligently to figure out how to best provide educational opportunities for our students. For each grade level, subject area, and individual student capabilities the lessons and expectations will look different.
We do not expect our kiddos to spend more than one to three per day hours (depending on age, grade and ability level) working on lessons provided by the teachers; we do not expect a six hour school day as we realize the uncontrollable stresses that families are already experiencing.
Technically, we are on spring break through Friday. Therefore, Monday will be our first day of “school”. I instructed the staff to come up with 7-8 days of lessons/work for the kiddos. We are scheduled to resume school on April 6th however, as we all know, information and guidance is changing daily and sometimes hourly. As I learn new information regarding school closure I will notify you via text alert. If our time out of school is prolonged, the staff and I will reconvene regarding our next steps to continue helping you all educate your kiddos from home.
Mrs. Griffin and myself have already practiced video conferencing with our students through Zoom. This tool is a great way to help us stay connected with our kiddos and our kiddos to stay connected with us and their peers. I had positive feedback from staff, parents, and students who have been my guinea pigs the past few days as I have been educating myself with this tool. I helped Mrs. Sims with it this morning and will continue to assist other staff as well. I encourage each of my classroom teachers to explore this amazing tool. The way I am familiar with how to use it is by sending an email request to those who I want to join my “on-line meeting”. The 3-8 graders all have school email accounts however, the younger students do not. Therefore, Mrs. Sims, Blumhorst, Boston and I will send our meeting invites to the students through their school email accounts (there will be a separate note for 5-8 grade parents regarding our expectations for email and on-line video conferencing). Mrs. Griffin has all her parent’s emails and I have encouraged Mrs. Deal and Mrs. Whyte to get email addresses for each of their families so we may all implement use of this wonderful tool, especially if we are not able to resume school on April 6. Again, this is a wonderful way to stay connected and provide some normalcy during these abnormal times. If there are any families that need to use a school chromebook, please let me know by phone call or text message so that we have them ready for you to pick up with student packets tomorrow. I cannot emphasize enough that the use of the chromebooks is to be limited only for completion of schoolwork, for students to check email, and for student to participate in on-line video conferencing with their teachers. Please do not allow your child(ren) to play video games or use them for recreational use. These were a large expense to the district, but your school board and administration want our students to continue to excel and be provided the most adequate education we can make available.
A vast majority of you stated you would be able to come pick up packets of work tomorrow between 1-3pm. For those of you who indicated you will need the packets delivered, we will have a staff member bring them to your home tomorrow afternoon.
All staff are still under contract and are technically working. Therefore you are welcome to reach out to your child(rens) teachers Monday through Friday from 7:45-2:45. You may contact them through their school email, text alerts or via phone call or text message- if provided. I have given my number several times, but once again it is 660-202-9093.
Finally- I am willing to help coordinate meals/groceries for any Hardeman family that is in need. Just reach out to me and let me know and I will get things coordinated to assist you.
We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as we continue to do our best to help your kiddos.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Forrester and all the
VERY dedicated staff and
our priceless volunteer-
Jessica Leimkuehler
5-8 Grade Parents:
This morning I conducted a video conference with 11 of my 16 English Language Arts students. It was refreshing to communicate “face-to-face” and will serve as a great tool for us to stay connected during this unexpected time. Here are the expectations for 5-8 students:
-The 5-8 graders will be expected to check their school email one time per day Monday through Friday. This will begin on Monday, March 30th. Mrs. Forrester, Blumhorst, and Boston will be providing directions, instructions, and necessary information to students through email. This will also provide a way for students to ask questions and seek help throughout the week between video conferencing (see next two bullets).
-The 7-8 graders will be expected to video conference on Thursdays with Mrs. Forrester from 11:00-11:30, Mrs. Boston from 11:40-12:10 and Mrs. Blumhorst from 12:20-12:50.
-The 5-6 graders will be expected to video conference on Wednesdays with Mrs. Blumhorst 11:00-11:30, Mrs. Forrester from 11:40-12:10 and Mrs. Boston from 12:20-12:50.
We cannot conference on the same day as 7-8 as we have many 5-6 and 7-8 siblings. We cannot run two video conferences at the same time; it will bog down the internet and video feed. 5-6 grade parents, please keep in mind that the teachers and I have not had the opportunity to do any trial runs with this class yet. (Mrs. B. will be coordinating video conferencing “trial and error” and a refresher on how the students check their emails. I am sure she will send the 5-6 parents a text alert when she is ready to coordinate these two things).
Sincerely,
Mrs. Forrester
Hardeman R-10 School
21051 Highway D
Marshall, MO 65340
660-837-3400
FAX 660-837-3411
21051 Highway D
Marshall, MO 65340
660-837-3400
FAX 660-837-3411