HughesNet has been doing an emergency update this morning. If you are a HughesNet customer and were unable to get Zoom to load for your classes, the teachers are aware of this issue and will post the videos to Google Classroom for you to watch when the HughesNet update finishes in about an hour.
Attention High School and Middle School Students
Teachers are working diligently to be prepared for your zoom meetings starting at 8:00 am tomorrow morning. If you have not gotten a meeting invite, be patient, you will get them before they start.
Schedule:
1st Hour--8:00-8:25
3rd Hour--8:30-8:55
4th Hour--9:00-9:25
5th Hour--9:30-9:55
6th Hour--10:00-10:25
7th Hour--10:30-10:55
8th Hour-11:00-11:25
Teachers will be able to visit via phone/email/zoom from noon-3:30 for individual help.
Chromebooks are available for 3rd graders also. Please pick up at the HIGH SCHOOL.
Chromebook Pick-up
Today from 8:00 am. to 7:00 PM in the High school office
If you do not have internet access, we need to know today by 7:00 PM so we can have flash drives ready on Friday. Flash drives will go out this Friday from 8:00-3:00.
The blood drive planned for students and staff on Wednesday September 16, will be rescheduled. Details on a new date for our blood drive will be given out in a couple weeks. Thank you for your support and willingness to donate.
MS/HS will be running the following schedule with our virtual class time. Teachers will hosting zoom meetings Wednesday and will give further information for each class. Students that do not have internet may call into zoom meetings.
1st Hour--8-8:25
3rd Hour-8:30-8:55
4th Hour-9:00-9:25
5th Hour-9:30-9:55
6th Hour-10:00-10:25
7th Hour-10:30-10:55
8th Hour-11:00-11:25.
From Noon to 3:30 all teachers will be available to communicate with students for individual help via phone/email/video.
If you do not have internet access, all materials/instruction will be on flash drives that you can pick up Friday from 8-3.
We will not be cleaning lockers out while we issue chrome books. Parents/students may come by and pick up chrome books from 1-7 today, and 8 am-7pm tomorrow.
Agricultural students and FFA members, given the circumstances we need to pause our fundraising activities for the next two weeks. Please turn in all of your fundraising brochures and money envelopes on Monday when you come pick up your chrome books.
Due to the rapidly increasing number of students required to quarantine, large number of students exhibiting illness and positive cases of COVID-19, the Bakersfield R-IV School District will be going virtual for the next two weeks. All in-person classes, extra-curricular activities, sports, practices are postponed. Vo-tech students will not attend SCCC in West Plains for two weeks. School will resume on Tuesday, September 29.
Parents of students in grades 4-12 may pick up chrome books in the high school office Monday after 1 PM until 7 PM and anytime on Tuesday between 8 AM and 7 PM. Virtual classes will begin at 8 AM on this Wednesday, September 16. Students will simply need to check their school email for directions. If you do not have internet at home, you will be able to pick up a flash drive of all lessons. Please contact your building principal for more information on the flash drive option. Mr. Byrd is available at the high school office at 417-284-7333 ext. 403. Mr. Hollis is available at the elementary office at 417-284-7333 ext. 408. Both will be dispersing materials/chrome books so if they don’t answer, please leave a message and your call will be returned.
Because we are still waiting on over 130 chrome books that are backordered, Kindergarten through 3rd grade will be receiving packets with books they need to complete their work. Mr. Hollis will be overseeing the delivery of needed materials to each elementary child’s home beginning Tuesday. If you are coming to pick up materials or chrome books for older children, please let Mr. Hollis know by sending an email to brianh@bakersfield.k12.mo.us or calling 417-284-7333 ext. 408 so this can be coordinated with the pickup of the chrome books.
Teachers will be checking in with students. Please feel free to email or communicate with your child’s teacher with any questions about assignments. As soon as the chrome books are delivered, we will let everyone know when they can be picked up.
This is the last thing we wanted to happen this year. We had high hopes that the mitigation measures we implemented would make this unnecessary. We reached a tipping point over the weekend with so many additional cases of illness and quarantines. At this time, it makes sense to go virtual for two weeks to deep clean the facility and hope that the virus in any asymptomatic students or staff would run the two week course. It is our goal to quickly get back to a healthy school environment for everyone!
Busy week of softball for our Lady Lions at Pride Park. Monday September 14th 4:30 vs Gainesville. Thursday September 17th 4:30 vs Alton. Saturday September 19th tournament all day starting at 9.
Thank you to the local First Responders/Law Enforcement that attended our Patriots Day Ceremony. The Honor Society did a great job in remembering the attack on 9/11/01, and honoring our local heroes. To all First Responders, Firemen/women, and Law Enforcement Officers, thank you for making the Bakersfield Community a great place to live and work. God Bless you all!!
Bakersfield R-IV School District has received two confirmations of positive COVID-19 tests in students. Both students are in the elementary building. Close contacts have been contacted with quarantine instructions per health department guidance. All students in grades 2nd and 5th who have not been contacted are not considered close contacts and are not required to quarantine, but should still monitor for symptoms including fever over 100.4, cough, difficulty breathing, loss of taste/smell, runny nose/congestion, headaches, sore throat, body or stomach aches, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea. If students exhibit these symptoms, please contact your health care provider or health department.
All Students will have FREE Breakfast and FREE Lunch beginning this week and continuing through December 31, 2020 or until the grant funds run out. However, at this time we will have to suspend the supper program because they are two parts of the same program source and we can't do both. Once this grant expires, we will go back to the normal National School Lunch Program and continue with the supper program. IF you have not filled out a free and reduced application, please go ahead and do that so it is ready for when the FREE grant for ALL expires after Christmas break.
Dear Parents/Guardians of 3rd and 4th graders,
We would like to inform you that your child has had a possible low risk exposure to the COVID-19 virus. We ask for your help in monitoring your child/children for potential signs or symptoms of illness. If they are not feeling well, please keep them at home and follow up with your primary care provider if needed. Below is a list of symptoms that would indicate your child/children should follow up with their doctor:
High Risk Symptom
• Fever- >100.4*
• Cough
• Difficulty breathing
• Loss of taste/smell
Low Risk Symptoms
• Runny nose/Congestion
• Headache
• Sore throat
• Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea
• Body aches
There have been several reports of different types of viruses making their way through our students, as there are every year. It is our goal to keep all of our students healthy and learning here at school, so please be aware that they can still have a virus and not run a fever. The stomach virus often does not have fever with it and usually starts making its way through the student body about this time every year, so please keep that in mind also. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We would also appreciate it if you would let us know if your child is having symptoms, or if you plan to have them seen by a medical provider. Thank you for helping us keep everyone in school and healthy!
The Missouri Association for College Admission Counseling (MOACAC) in coordination with StriveScan is hosting a virtual “college fair” from September 13 to October 8. This event will consist of panel sessions, as well as individual college sessions. This is a great opportunity for parents to participate with their child to view a large array of institutions across Missouri. Click on the link for more information regarding this even and to register.
https://www.moacac.org/show-me-my-future-student-registration
Lady Lions Softball upcoming schedule. Tuesday, September 8th HOME vs Dora, Thursday, September 10th @ Willow Springs and Friday, September 11th HOME vs Mansfield and it will also be SR night.
All First Responders, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, active or retired--Bakersfield High School would like to invite you to an outside assembly at the High School Flag pole on Friday, September 11, at 9:30 a.m. as we honor the memory of the 402 First Responders who lost their lives in the attacks on 9/11. We will require mask to be worn and we will ask people that attend to socially distance as much as possible. Bakersfield High School appreciates all area First Responders!!
The softball game for today, Thur. Sept. 3rd is a rain out.
The softball game at Gainesville scheduled for this Friday has been postponed.
Parents of Vo-Tech Students: You may have received a message from South Central Career Center but we want to make sure everyone understands what their plan is for the foreseeable future:
This week--students will attend as planned for the rest of the week.
Vo-Tech will not be having students next week-Sept. 7-11. Vo-Tech students will need to be on the BHS campus at 11:00.
Starting the week of Sept. 14, our students will not go to Vo-tech on Mondays. They will go to Vo-Tech Tuesday through Friday.
If you have any questions, call the HS office at 417-284-7333 and Mr. Byrd or Mrs. Summers will try to answer your questions.
Middle School Basketball players should have come home today with a new game and practice schedule.