Mrs. Krista Bales

West Elementary School

Park Hills, MO 63601

573-431-2616 ext. 2132

kbales@centralr3.org

August 18, 2020

Dear Students and Parents,

Welcome to West Elementary! I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break/summer vacation. I am so excited to start a new school year and I hope you are too! I know the beginning of the school year can be filled with mixed emotions, especially during a pandemic and when changing buildings. I will do my best to make this an easy transition for you and your child.

West has put new policies and procedures in place to make sure your child stays as safe and healthy as possible. One of the biggest changes will be no water fountains. We are asking that you send a water bottle with your child that can stay at school, we will have scheduled times during the day to refill them. Next, we will maintain as much social distancing as we can and we will also be using consistent groupings so that your child is around the same children and has as little exposure as possible. Your child can wear a mask, but I ask that you please talk with him or her about when he/she is expected to wear them because I am not going to be able to monitor all the masks. I will do my best, but it will be helpful if your child knows what you expect them to do with the masks.

This year your child will have three teachers. I will teach Math, Mrs. Mapes will teach ELA, and Ms. Hedrick will teach Science/Writing.

There is usually time to complete assignments during class. However, sometimes not all work is completed or some things just have to be done at home. If this is the case, then your child will have homework to take home.

Communication between us will be a big factor in your child’s education and success. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you might have. There are many ways you can get in contact with me.

• The fastest and most efficient way to contact me is through the Remind App. You simply text “@e7c7d” to the number “81010”. This app will allow me to send class announcements and to communicate individually through text message.

• You can also reach me by email: kbales@centralr3.org

• Or by phone 573-431-2616 ext.) 2132

Third Grade Goodies

Throughout the year we do many projects and have a need for many household items such as:

Lunch size paper bags hand sanitizer

paper plates clorox wipes

paper towels, post-its

individually wrapped candy for rewards, baggies

These items are not mandatory, however, we would really appreciate any donations of one or more of these items. It makes it easier to do fun projects when we have the supplies on hand. Thank you in advance for your help. I am looking forward to a fantastic school year.

PLEASE keep visiting my google sites page where I will post classroom news, school announcements, and any upcoming events.

Thank you,

Mrs. Bales