Lion Nation News Sept. 29-Oct. 3
Tuesday: Softball Home vs. Harville 4:30
Wednesday: See you at the Pole 7:15
Cross Country at Couch
Thursday: Softball at Dora 4:30
MS Basketball Home vs. Gainesville 5:00
Friday: MS Basketball Home vs. Norwood 5:00
Saturday: Pride Park Tournament/Bakersfest
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes would like to invite all community members to our annual "See you at the Pole" on Wednesday, September 30th at 7:15 am. at the High School Flag Pole. We will be praying for our country, community and school.
Welcome back, Lion Nation!!!! Come out and support the Lady Lions tonight at Pride Park at 4:30. Social distance and enjoy the game!
Schools BACK IN SESSION!! Bakersfield R-IV will be back in session starting on Tuesday, Sept. 29th!! We have worked hard to make sure that the buildings, and buses are clean and sanitized so everyone can return to a safe environment.
Students need to bring back their chromebooks, flash drives, and all other work on Tuesday. We are excited to have everyone back in live, in person school!!
This week's flash drives are available in the High School office today. Please return last week's flash drives when you come-we will be here until 4:00 pm.
Flash Drive Pick-up and Return
Week 2 Flash Drives can be picked up this Friday from 7:30-4:00 in the HS office. Please return last week's flash drives with completed work when you pick up this weeks.
Middle school basketball practice for Thursday September 24th: girls 4-5 & boys 5-6:30. Monday September 28th: girls 5:30-6:30 & boys 4-5:30.
Middle school basketball practice for Thursday September 24th: girls 4-5 & boys 5-6:30. Monday September 28th: girls 5:30-6:30 & boys 4-5:30.
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.