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Welcome back to The eMule. Before providing an important update from the Poplar Bluff R-I School District, we would like to take the opportunity to thank our medical professionals, grocery store employees, public safety officials and all the other folks who have served on the frontlines during this pandemic! We appreciate you.
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Dr. Dill replies to frequently asked questions
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Remote learning opportunities made available
Poplar Bluff teachers have enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with students during the districtwide wellness break.
Faculty will continue to be available to support exploratory learning for students at all grade levels on a regular basis through the end of the school year.
For those unable to participate during weekly office hours, a special
website packed with academic resources for grades pre-K to 12 has been created by R-I curriculum leaders for parents/guardians homeschooling to help combat regression.
For upper and lower elementary students unable to access the Internet, updated educational packets are being distributed by administrators each Friday at the community's nine curbside meal pickup sites.
All supplemental instruction is for enrichment purposes only, and the voluntary assignments will not be graded during this time.
Above: Kristen Spain of Eugene Field reads a book with her first grade class on Thursday, April 16, over Google Meet.
Below: The Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center holds a reading blitz on Saturday, April 4, giving away over 1,500 children's books to families.
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Free Wi-Fi hotspots opened throughout PB
A dozen businesses and organizations have partnered with Poplar Bluff Schools to offer guest Wi-Fi for students seeking Internet services, thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for reaching out to its membership.
Click
here to view the map of the hotspots available for free throughout the community, including several access points the district has opened up across campus.
Network partners ask that visitors continue to practice social distancing, and please be respectful when utilizing parking lots, as many of the buildings are temporarily closed during the stay-at-home order.
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Chartwells, District continues to serve meals
Chartwells, in partnership with Poplar Bluff Schools, is serving nearly 6,200 meals per day to over 2,000 students in need at pickup sites and by delivery, and will continue to do so through the end of the school year on Thursday, May 21.
The grab and go bags-packaged to include breakfast, lunch and dinner-are available free of charge to anyone 18 years of age or younger from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on weekdays at nine curbside service
locations throughout the community, as well as six bus
routes. On Fridays, additional meals for the weekend are provided.
Above: Brittany Currie (left) and ReJeenia Chappell prepare to serve meals on Tuesday, March 24, at Midland Church.
Below: Shannon Ponder (left) and Trish Wilson serve bags of food last month at the Bread Shed location, which also hosts a weekly bicycle drawing.
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Students find ways to help during crisis
"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'" ~Mr. Rogers (by way of Jim Ward of the Bread Shed)
Above: Addy Tinsley of Poplar Bluff Junior High School, who learned to sew from her seamstress great-grandmother, has been making cloth face masks to donate to essential workers during the pandemic. The sewing machine was given to the student by Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley.
Below: Madison Massie of Poplar Bluff Middle School made a pet food donation earlier this month to dog trainer Linda Kush, on behalf of the Animal Welfare Alliance, to help stock the organization's pantry.
Butler County Emergency Management Director Robbie Myers, whose temporary office is located in the RISE Transition Center, helped facilitate both transactions.
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Bonus: We miss (y)our students!
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State Ordered Closure
On Thursday, April 9, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson
ordered all public schools across the state to remain closed for the length of the school year in an effort to curb the spread of Coronavirus.
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On Tuesday, March 10, the DAR
reported about Brad Owings being named a distinguished principal.
On Wednesday, March 11, KWOC
also reported about Dr. Owings' MAESP award.
The ShowMe Times
reported about Book Bingo at O'Neal.
On Thursday, March 12, the ShowMe Times reported
about Dr. Owings' regional award.
The DAR
reported about our PBHS presidential primary Mock Election. Click here to view our photo gallery!
On Friday, March 13, the DAR
recognized our PBHS Honor Roll; and posted a photo gallery and video from Leadership Day. Click here to view our running photo album!
On Saturday, March 14, the DAR honored our PBHS Students of the Month.
On Thursday, March 19, the DAR
reported about our curbside meal service.
On Monday, March 23, KWOC
also reported about our curbside meal service.
On Tuesday, March 24, the DAR
reported about Dawson Hanner and Carson Webb of PBHS signing National Letters of Intent to play baseball for Three Rivers College.
On Saturday, March 28, the DAR
reported about Kiley Bess of PBHS being named to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association's All-State team.
On Tuesday, March 31, KWOC
reported about our meals in the bus service.
The DAR
reported about retired instructor Tim Gaebler being appointed to our Board of Education; and our meals on the bus service.
On Friday, April 3, the DAR
recognized our Earth Day contest winners.
On Monday, April 6, the ShowMe Times
also reported about the Earth Day contest.
The DAR reported about our remote learning announcement.
On Tuesday, April 7, the DAR
produced a video about our food service operation; and reported about our remote learning announcement.
On Thursday, April 9, KFVS12
reported about businesses and organizations offering free Wi-Fi access to our students.
On Friday, April 10, the DAR
reported about our Wi-Fi partnerships throughout the community; and recognized our February Athletes of the Month.
On Friday, April 17, the DAR
reported about Superintendent Dr. Scott Dill's COVID-19 update provided at the school board meeting, which can be viewed in its entirety here; and spotlighted Book Bingo at O'Neal.
On Saturday, April 18, the DAR
honored our Athletes of the Month for March.
On Tuesday, April 21, the DAR
reported about our remote learning plan.
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