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Warrior Times USD 398 District Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 2 September 2020 Peabody-Burns Board of Elementary Education Pre-School Classroom Door K-2 West Main Entrance Pres.- Donna Glover From the Superintendent….. 3-5 South East Entrance V-Pres.- Shayla Clark Once in their building they will have Welcome to the 2020-2021 School their temperature checked, sanitize Julia Ensminger Year! It certainly seems like a long their hands, and then proceed to their time in the making...and it was! Hope Reynolds classroom or breakfast area (in the ele- I appreciate the response to our last mentary they are one-in-the-same). Tiana Gaines newsletter with positive comments 3) Masks about how informative it was. I hope Stacey Parks Masks or face coverings that cover the not to disappoint you with this issue. mouth and nose must be worn in the Dr. Timothy Caldwell In it we will try to address back-to- building and when social distancing school questions many may have; Inside this issue: cannot be maintained in an outdoor 1) What will students experience venue. Masks must be cloth and safety on their first day? approved. Continuation of information 2 from page 1 Staff is not on duty until 7:35 am. Stu- 4) Social Distancing; Symptoms 3 dents who arrive before then will have Throughout the day students will follow to wait outside until being allowed procedures and guidelines that mini- Isolation s. Quarantine 4 into the buildings. Class start/finish; mize any cross contamination and al- Contact Flow Chart 5 PBES: 7:55 am to 3:25 pm lows for follow-up procedures and disin- PBMSHS: 8:00 am to 3:30 pm fecting to be more effective. Just as Counselor’s Corner 6 there is a possibility of contracting the They will arrive wearing their Principal’s Corner 7 virus at any place a person may go, the masks. This is our frontline defense possibility of it happening at school is against spread of the COVID-19 virus. Activities Corner 8 real. But with proper guidelines and Grades 7-12 will wear their personal plans, we hope to minimize the threat A.D. article cont. / 4-H 9 mask all day, and care for it. Pre-K—6 as well as isolate and address any ill- will place their personal mask in their Calendar Updates 10 ness issue with swiftness and efficiency. back-pack and will be issued a clean Preventable Diseases 11 mask daily, which they will turn in at 5) Water Fountains/Water Bottles; Immunization Recommen- 12 the end of the day and put their per- There will be no public water fountains, dation through 6 years old sonal one on. If they choose to wear only water bottle filling sta- their personal mask all day, that is ok. tions. Students will be given a water Music & FFA Info. 13 Note: Each student will also be given a bottle and need to make sure that it Bus Guidelines/Rules 14 Warrior “gaiter” for their personal use. gets labeled. PBES Staff 15-17 Students will enter their respective 6) Symptoms buildings, socially distancing in the See the chart on page #3. Peabody Fall Festival 18 process; 2020 Census Info. 19 MS-HS 7) Buses 9-12 - West Main Entrance Any student riding the bus must Parent Alert 20 6-8 - West Brown Gym Doors wear a mask and keep hands to Retirement / 4-H 21 Bus Riders — East HS Doors themselves. Continued on the next page…. Do the Census; How it helps 22 PAGE 2 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 continued from page 2…. Mandatory assigned seating for route riders, and activity riders are to use the same seat that they used going to the event. 7) Visitors Visitors will not be allowed in the building unless prearranged or attending a scheduled meeting with school staff. Visi- tors will be asked to push the button at the front door and a staff member will assist you. There will be a drop box/table outside the entry for items that need to be delivered to a student or staff member. 8) Athletic Events; Fall School Expectations and Guidelines: Seating at some venues may be limited per county or local guidelines. Tickets may have to be procured to attend. Currently this is not the case at PBMSHS, but could change if dictated. Required mask and temperature checks at gates to indoor events for spectators. Masks required at outdoor events for entry and to be used in common spaces when distancing can’t be achieved (admission, concessions, restrooms). Masks may be removed if distanced and with family unit. Spectators are asked to sit with their family unit in the stands. Concessions stand menus will be modified. Teams will do temperature checks prior to getting on the bus for away activities. Locker room access will vary pending facility limitations. No pre or post game handshakes will take place. No non-essential personnel before and after the event on the court or the field; i.e.—No post game team/family gathering on the field, only players. Last month’s newsletter contained a lot of specifics concerning each buildings functioning that I will not repeat. It is important that everyone realizes that the situation remains one that changes weekly. USD 398 is working to stay current with guidelines and follow the KSDE (Kansas Department of Ed- ucation), CDC (Center for Disease Control, KDHE (Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and the MCHD (Marion County Health Department) guidance. From these entities we take their lead in providing a safe learning environment for our students, and we separate what is national, state, and local in our decision making. Our District Reopening Plan is located on the district’s website un- der documents under each of the building titles. On the school level we are also working to follow the Kansas State High School Activi- ties Association (KSHSAA) and Wheat State League (WSL) guidelines and decisions as it affects our student’s involved with activities. Obviously, large group attended activities garners the most attention. We ask your continued patience as we attempt to get timely information out as it applies to a variety of different settings with schools, and counties. As contact increases, there will obviously be last minute cancelations and changes. Continue to follow the updated information on the district’s web site and Facebook page. VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 NEWSLETTER TITLE PAGE 4 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER PAGE 5 PBMHS – Principal Corner TEACHER SPOTLIGHT Mrs. Yolanda Upchurch PBMHS FACS Teacher I am from a small town in Southwest Kansas and attend- ed Southwestern Heights High School. I graduated from Pittsburg State Uni- versity in December 2018, and I start- ed teaching last spring. I absolutely love my job as a FACS teacher be- cause I get to educate and connect with my students about real life situa- tions. A few of my hobbies include sewing, baking, hanging out with my husband, and taking my dogs on Ms. McQueary’s MS Art Class walks. I am extremely excited to be teaching in Peabody as everyone has been super welcoming! I am looking Principal Notes: forward to a great school year at USD #398. Welcome back to the 2019–2020 school year. I am excited to have the new school year off and running. Your students amaze me every day with their personalities, creativity, athletic ability and desire to learn. As with every new year there are many exciting changes taking place as well as the addition of some amaz- ing new teachers. The new staff at PMS-HS this year are: Ms. Haley Vivone – MS/HS Counselor, Ms. Kaila Schmidt – MS & 10th Grade English, Mrs. Yolanda Upchurch - FACS, Ms. Taylor McQueary – Art, Mr. Wayne Rziha – Science, and Mr. Josh Laney – Activities Director. If you have a chance, stop by and wel- come each of them. We are excited they have joined our Warrior Team. This year is exciting as we launch our first phase of redesign. The main change most will notice is how we schedule our day. With any change it will take time for parents, students and staff to learn how to better utilize classroom time as well as PLT (personal learning time). While this is the first phase, there will be many more areas for us to explore and learn as we continue to make Peabody–Burns the best school and district in the state. A second area that we are excited about revolves around Restorative Justice and Cir- cles, which are used within our Advisory Periods to create a community within our schools. The idea is that with circles we will see aid in addressing bullying, as well as more citizenship responsibility from our stu- dents. I thank everyone for the privilege to be a part of your students lives and for entrusting us with their educa- tion. As we begin a new school year, I want to welcome everyone to come see the exciting things your stu- dents are doing. Scott Kimble – Principal PBMHS Upcoming Events for September: 2nd – No School Labor Day 11th HS Band @ State Fair 20th HS FB vs Chase County 4th – Instrument Rental Night 12th MS VB & FB @ Little River 21st Band & Choir Fall Festival 5th – MS VB & FB vs Canton Galva 13th HS FB @ Little River 23rd JV FB @ Chase County 6th – HS FB vs Centre 16th FFA Greenhand 24th HS VB @ Little River 7th – StayHS VB home, @ Peabody avoid – Burns contact with others, JV andFB @ contactLittle River your personal health26th MScare VB provider & FB @ Centre or 9th – MarionJV FB @ CentreCounty Health Department, 17 620th HS-382 VB @-2550 Herington 27th HS VB @ Wakefield 10th – HS VB @ Rural Vista 19th MS VB & FB vs Goessel 28th HS VB @ Herington PAGE 6 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 PAGE 7 USD 398 DISTRICT NEWSLETTER VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 PBMHS – Principal Corner BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT Mr.