Strawn ISD

Letter from Mr. Mitchell Regarding Guidance on Preventing the Spread

Let's stay connected while we're apart with a VIRTUAL Spirit Week! ▪️Morning All Monday! ▪️Team Tuesday! ▪️Wacky Reading Wednesday! ▪️Thankful Thursday! ▪️& Selfie Picture Day Friday! Make sure to post your photos in the comments or send them to cassie.ellis@strawnschool.net to be featured on our Strawn ISD Website and Facebook Page! We can't wait to see yours!

Practice Social Distancing by staying 6 feet apart!

SENIORS: Are you looking for scholarship applications? Mrs. Mallory has compiled available local scholarship applications for you to view and download. Check out her resources at the Counselor Corner on our website! https://www.strawnschool.net/o/strawn-isd/page/counselor-s-corner--228

Our cafeteria staff prepared and distributed 60 meals yesterday! To pick up meals tomorrow, please send an email TODAY to nmontgomery@strawnschool.net or text through the Remind, requesting how many sack meals you need per family. These will be available from 11:00 AM - 12:00 noon, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Form a drive through line in the new gym parking lot, remain in your car, and Strawn ISD staff will deliver your meals to you! ***To join our Remind where you can request your meals through text, type 81010 in the recipients bar and @h9ckck in the message. Once joined, you can send a text requesting the number of meals you would like to pick up.

April is National Autism Awareness month, and today is World Autism Awareness Day. Autism affects 1 in 54 children.Resources are available for families and schools to help keep children safe and to support them in leading happy and healthy lives. Visit the National Autism Association website for resources, guides, and tips for families and schools. "Different and beautiful. Different and amazing. Different and equal. Different, not less." - from nationalautismassociation.org

Let's stay connected while we're apart with a VIRTUAL Spirit Week! ▪️Morning All Monday! ▪️Team Tuesday! ▪️Wacky Reading Wednesday! ▪️Thankful Thursday! ▪️& Selfie Picture Day Friday! Make sure to post your photos in the comments or send them to cassie.ellis@strawnschool.net to be featured on our Strawn ISD Website and Facebook Page! We can't wait to see yours!

It takes all of us to save lives. By staying apart now, we can all be together again faster.

Tomorrow is Packet Pick Up & Return Day! Please bring back completed work and any library books you may still have. Come to the parking lot in front of the New Gym. Remain in your vehicle and the SISD staff will have your materials ready to deliver. Your students do not need to attend. Please attempt to be at the pick up point at your designated time slot to avoid overcrowding. The designated family time slots are arranged by Oldest Sibling's Last Name: A-H 8:00-9:00 AM L-R 9:00-10:00 AM S-Z 10:00-11:00 AM Please contact the school if we can assist your family in any way.

Let's stay connected while we're apart with a VIRTUAL Spirit Week! ▪️Morning All Monday! ▪️Team Tuesday! ▪️Wacky Reading Wednesday! ▪️Thankful Thursday! ▪️& Selfie Picture Day Friday! Make sure to post your photos in the comments or send them to cassie.ellis@strawnschool.net to be featured on our Strawn ISD Website and Facebook Page! We can't wait to see yours!

We are still collecting items for 4th & 5th Grades' service project. These items will be delivered to Amy May, who will deliver the care packets to the homeless. Please hold on to these items for now. We will communicate next steps when we know more. Thank you for your generosity!

Our amazing Cafeteria Staff were able to prepare and distribute 36 meals to our community yesterday, March 30th, and they are hoping to serve even more in the future! To pick up meals tomorrow, please send an email TODAY to nmontgomery@strawnschool.net or text through the Remind, requesting how many sack meals you need per family. These will be available from 11:00 AM - 12:00 noon, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Form a drive through line in the new gym parking lot, remain in your car, and Strawn ISD staff will deliver your meals to you! ***To join our Remind where you can request your meals through text, type 81010 in the recipients bar and @h9ckck in the message. Once joined, you can send a text requesting the number of meals you would like to pick up.

Let's stay connected while we're apart with a VIRTUAL Spirit Week! ▪️Morning All Monday! ▪️Team Tuesday! ▪️Wacky Reading Wednesday! ▪️Thankful Thursday! ▪️& Selfie Picture Day Friday! Make sure to post your photos in the comments or send them to cassie.ellis@strawnschool.net to be featured on our Strawn ISD Website and Facebook Page! We can't wait to see yours!

School offices and campuses will remain closed during this extension. Leaders in each respective district will continue to monitor recommendations from health and safety officials and announcements from state and federal elected officials in order to determine an appropriate date for return to school. Once a return-to-school date is selected, school officials from each ISD will alert their communities with ample notice through their usual channels of communication. Please continue to watch our school Facebook Page and Website for more information. https://www.strawnschool.net/o/strawn-isd/page/coronavirus-covid-19-updates--10

Let's stay connected while we're apart with a VIRTUAL Spirit Week! ▪️Morning All Monday! ▪️Team Tuesday! ▪️Wacky Reading Wednesday! ▪️Thankful Thursday! ▪️& Selfie Picture Day Friday! Make sure to post your photos in the comments or send them to cassie.ellis@strawnschool.net to be featured on our Strawn ISD Website and Facebook Page! We can't wait to see yours!

Here are some fun Virtual Field Trips we found for the end of March through May! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qpFAQz_QJt0ZTVTixAyuGRjsKGYI23CjlaO9eLBkThE/edit?usp=drivesdk *We did not create this calendar, but are thankful for the gathered information.

We have created a Remind to help communicate about meals with those without internet! If your family needs meals which will be distributed M,W,F from 11-12, please join our Remind group by sending @h9ckck to 81010. Once you're in the group, you will be able to text us the number of meals you need. If you have any questions, please reach out! Please, everyone share this so we can get information out to families who may not see it otherwise.

REMINDER: Meal pick up is tomorrow (March 30) from 11:00 AM to 12:00 noon. Please e-mail nmontgomery@strawnschool.net to request the number of meals you need for your family!

Let's stay connected while we're apart! Next week we will have a VIRTUAL Spirit Week! ▪️Morning All Monday! ▪️Team Tuesday! ▪️Wacky Reading Wednesday! ▪️Thankful Thursday! ▪️& Selfie Picture Day Friday! Make sure to post your photos in the comments or send them to cassie.ellis@strawnschool.net to be featured on our Strawn ISD Website and Facebook Page! We can't wait to see yours!

Thank you to all who made our switch to online/at-home learning a smooth transition! Strawn ISD Administration and School Board have worked tirelessly with government officials and other districts' administration to give our students their best opportunity for success. Our technology director set up each student with his/her own google account and prepared Chromebooks for distribution. Newcastle ISD provided our district with 25 additional Chromebooks and around 60 cases, allowing us to send a Chromebook home with every one of our students. NISD's technology director shared information and tips on digital resources such as Google Classroom and Zoom Meetings. Our teachers have changed their teaching styles to accommodate our students home learning environments, provided packets to those without internet access, and have made themselves available through online live streams, text, call, and e-mail to answer any question students and parents might encounter. Our students' parents have worked with us to complete surveys, pick up materials, and provide the best at-home learning they can. We truly appreciate every single one of you and your contributions during this time. Our community is full of wonderful people who come together for our children. It's a great time to be a Greyhound!