Pawnee School District RE-12

2nd and 3rd Grade are planning on a bright year!

Coronavirus Screening Questionnaire for Students and Staff Have you traveled outside of your home to another state or countries in the last 30 days? Have you been in close contact (closer than 6 feet for greater than 15 minutes) with an individual who has traveled outside of our area? Have you been in close contact with an individual who has had any of these symptoms or have you had any of these symptoms in the last 14 days? o Fever over 100.4 degrees or chills o Persistent cough o Shortness of breath/difficulty in breathing o Fatigue o New loss of taste or smell o Sore throat o Muscle or body aches o Congestion or runny nose o Nausea or vomiting o Diarrhea o Headaches If yes to any of these symptoms, how long have you had them and have you seen a doctor or been diagnosed? Please let the school know by calling the office at 895-2222 if your student shows any of these symptoms before sending them to school. Remember health screenings for Coronavirus and other infectious sickness start at home. Please help us minimize risk!

Welcome back to the families of Pawnee School! We are all looking forward to a great year! This has been one of the most interesting times we have had for our school, community, and as a Nation. Some of us have not seen each other in person since last March when the pandemic changed so many things for us all. We hope this summer has been both refreshing and productive for all of you, and some of your life has gotten back to normal! Summer staff have been working hard up at the school to prepare for the new academic year by cleaning, ordering supplies, and doing routine summer repairs. We are excited about some of the safety improvements made to your school so we can resume in-person learning. We will be following the calendar published last April with a couple minor modifications. Please see our website or Pawnee App for the latest updates regarding starting school; including relaxation of current COVID rules as some of them are set to expire soon. The board makes the final decisions regarding how these rules affect the district. I know the one many of you are watching is the mask order. If you have a high school student and would like to review or change their schedule, plan on stopping by and spending some time with me in the afternoon of August 13th. You can also call the office and make an appointment for an earlier day. Schedule changes are also possible the first week of class. Screening for symptoms of COVID should start at home. This will help the district keep all the students and staff safe and keep us in school. If your student is sick for any reason, please keep them at home. At this time “Back to School Night” will be postponed due to restrictions and complications in staying in compliance with the current COVID rules. We plan to have a back to school celebration once some of the restrictions are lifted and we can all really enjoy the evening! Thanks, Bret Robinson, Supt.

CHSAA just released their approved calendar for sports and activities. They have delayed most fall sports including football and volleyball until spring. Please reference the article posted on the chsaanow website. We will keep you posted as we move forward.

Please help us celebrate Graduation and 8th Grade Continuation on Sunday July 12! See the Calendar tab and News tab for details!

Congratulations to Erin Ellis! Erin won 1st Place at the 2020 FBLA State Leadership Conference in the Public Speaking Event! This was held virtually and qualifies her for the National Level FBLA event to be held next week.

Upated News Article https://www.pawneeschool.org/article/206135?org=pawnee-re12

Employment Opportunities for Pawnee School: https://www.pawneeschool.org/o/pawnee-re12/browse/88716

Some awesome projects happening during at-home schooling!

Summer Reading Adventure - The High Plains Library is hosting a virtual reading adventure. For more information please visit www.mylibrary.us/sra for more information.

FFA Live Stock show is Cancelled

The Freshman and Sophomore classes have done a great job getting all their chocolate sold under some tough circumstances. We have only one full box left and it is available for $45 (usually $60). Please contact Bethany if you're interested.

The Pawnee School District would like to express sincere thanks to Kory Fenton from Leeward Renewable Energy, with facilitation from Board President Kevin Hahn, for the donation of 9 Dell Chromebooks. This made it possible for the online portion of the district at-home learning program to be extended to the 5th and 6th grades. THANK YOU!

Please check the News article for updated information about At-Home Learning. https://www.pawneeschool.org/article/206135?org=pawnee-re12

As a fun assignment for the 8th graders, I let them make math related memes! Here are a few funny ones!

High School Math, Desmos Art Projects The HS math students tried their hand at art using a graphing calculator! Check out their awesome work! I've submitted the entries; some of them might win money!

High School Desmos Art Project. Even one of my Algebra 1 students tried the DAP! Each one of the submissions have been entered and we will wait and see if any of our Pawnee Students placed!

Updated information for At-Home learning https://www.pawneeschool.org/article/206135?org=pawnee-re12

Some of the preschoolers and kindergarteners would like to share pictures of themselves and their plants they are growing as part of our science unit. This has been a big hit with both classes.

Bookmobile news- Please return all Bookmobile materials to the school for pickup by the Bookmobile. We have extended the due date to May 15th for all Bookmobile materials and have removed all blocks on student accounts, so that you can access their digital resources. If students, teachers, or parents need assistance in accessing these digital resources, please contact them at 888-861-7323 or visit their website at www.mylibrary.us. If parents are unable to find or return books, give the Bookmobile a call at the Virtual Library (888-861-7323) or email them, and they will work with you to extend the due dates.