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Elementary K-5 Blended Learning Plan
Plan B is a blended learning model with staggered attendance for students. Plan B allows for enhanced social distancing by reducing the total number of students on campus by half. These two groups will be divided based on student last name. Households who have a student with the last name beginning A through K would be physically present at school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Households who have a student with the last name of L through Z would be physically present at school on Wednesdays and Fridays. Building principals will communicate assigned days for families. On Mondays, all students will receive virtual instruction.
School Day Times
Virtual Mondays:
Elementary schools will follow their building's school day times which are listed below:
Beasley and Blades: 8:00 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Bierbaum, Forder, Hagemann, OES, Point, Rogers, Trautwein, and Wohlwend: 8:45 am to 3:35 pm
MOSAIC: 9:10 am to 4:00 pm
A condensed daily schedule will be taught over Google Meet with large group, small group and one-on-one sessions.
In-Person Days (either Tuesday/Thursday or Wednesday/Friday depending on cohort):
Elementary schools will follow their building's school day times which are listed below:
Beasley and Blades: 8:00 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Bierbaum, Forder, Hagemann, OES, Point, Rogers, Trautwein, and Wohlwend: 8:45 am to 3:35 pm
MOSAIC: 9:10 am to 4:00 pm
At-Home Learning Days (either Tuesday/Thursday or Wednesday/Friday depending on cohort):
Students and families can choose to do the assigned learning activities at a time convenient for their family.
Safety and Wellness
Staff Members:
The Mehlville School District has purchased Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Mehlville employees to be able to wear during times when they are at school. This includes face coverings and face shields. Additionally, plexiglass barriers have been installed at various points in the building, signage has been posted within the building to practice social distancing and staff are to review the screening questions related to their own personal health on a daily basis.
All staff members will follow the elementary safety procedures. This covers:
arrival and dismissal procedures
social distancing measures
materials that may need to be taken home in the event of a shutdown
traffic flow inside buildings
hand washing schedules
use of playgrounds and cafeterias
status of visitors during the school day
Students:
At this time, students 5 and older are required to wear masks. IEP accommodations for students with disabilities must be met related to Health related services. Students will be washing/sanitizing hands regularly during the day. Parents should review the health screening questions to assess their child's daily wellbeing.
Curriculum
Instruction will be based on the district-written curriculum which can be found on our district website under Elementary Curriculum.
Students with IEP's or other services required: Students must continue to be provided services based upon the goals of their IEP's and/or other service documents. Services at the K-12 level are provided by Special School District, in partnership with the Mehlville School District.
Virtual Mondays:
A condensed daily schedule will be taught over Google Meet with large group, small group and one-on-one sessions.
Days when students are physically at school (either Tuesday/Thursday or Wednesday/Friday pending cohort)
New curriculum will be taught.
Teachers will create a daily schedule, building time in for all subjects.
Days when students are learning at home (either Tuesday/Thursday or Wednesday/Friday pending cohort):
Your child will be provided a variety of learning activities to complete at home that will reinforce content taught on days at school which can include independent reading, i-Ready, working on writing pieces, watching instructional videos, practicing math skills, continue work on projects, etc.
Recommendations for independent reading minutes by grade level are as follows (students may need to work their way up to these expectations):
Kindergarten and First Grade - 60 minutes/week
Second and Third Grade - 80 minutes/week
Fourth and Fifth Grade - 100 minutes/week
Recommendations for i-Ready minutes (students may need to work their way up to these expectations):
K-5: 40-50 minutes/week
Communication
Classroom teachers will:
communicate to families frequently via district Gmail, phone calls, and/or through SeeSaw or Google Classroom.
utilize interpreters for families that need them.
Student Feedback
Elementary teachers will continue to utilize standards-based grading. To learn more about this type of grading system, click here. To view the power standards and rubrics, go to the district website which is linked here.
Teachers will:
provide verbal feedback during small group instruction and one-on-one instruction
provide written or verbal feedback on student work
collect assessment information on power standards through observations, conversations, and written work
formally report out progress on the power standards using SIS four times a year
Parent Resources
Student Guide to Google Meet: this is a resource developed specifically for students.
SeeSaw and Google Classroom support can be found on the Family Tech Support page which can be found by clicking that tab at the top of this site.
Student Resources
Teaching in Room 9: The Nine Network is producing three hours of literacy, math, science and social studies instruction for prekindergarten through 3rd grades, weekdays from 11:30 am–2:30 pm, free of charge on television. The grade-appropriate instruction, taught by committed local educators at home, ensures all kids in our region have access to quality teaching during the academic year shutdown and into the summer, regardless of access to internet or computers. More information on the schedule and the teachers who are providing instruction can be found here.
Food and Nutrition Services
Schools will continue to provide breakfast and lunch, free of charge, to all students through December. This includes days that students are in the building. Click here for information.
District Calendar
The blended calendar for the Mehlville School District can be found here.