Belpre City Schools

Parents: Please take a moment to complete this short survey as a means to help with our distance learning. At the end of the survey you will be given a chance to provide additional feedback. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/95TV7BZ

Here are a few pictures from the first two days of our Virtual Spirit Week. You can view all of the pictures by following the Google Photo Links for each day. We will put together a slide show at the end of the week with all the pictures. Keep sending them to us! We love it!

Washington County just received its preliminary results and only about half of Belpre citizens have responded to the census. If you haven't yet, please consider going to https://2020census.gov/ and complete your survey today! Our school district and community depend on the federal dollars we receive and, without an accurate count, we could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ohio is also on the bubble for possible losing a member of the House of Representatives if we do not all participate and make sure we are counted.

Next week Belpre City Schools will hold a Virtual Spirit Week for the entire district. Click the link to access a Google Doc with links so you can upload pictures of students (and families) showing their school spirit with each daily theme. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yw7PT_n6TYWauw7jcRsmw9CW2RwmlW0fqr7wP0lP4Cc/edit?usp=sharing

Kindergarten Registration 2020 - Modified Please check our News section for a guide on how to register for Kindergarten. https://www.belpre.k12.oh.us/article/186949?org=belpre-city-schools

Yesterday Governor Mike DeWine announced that he is extending the school closure to the public until at least May 1, 2020. We will continue operating via distance learning through the end of next month.

We will continue to serve meals to all community members under the age of 18 at the sites and times found on this map https://5il.co/e9br

Please see below or this link https://5il.co/e78h for additional guidance on what e-learning will look like in our district starting next Monday.

We have a few reminders to put out this evening. First, students who will need access to a computer during e-learning can pick up a computer tomorrow, March 24, 2020 at Belpre Elementary School from 11:00 - 1:00 or at Belpre High School on Thursday, March 26, 2020 from 11:00 - 1:00. Chromebooks will be signed out in the main office through the security entrance. Please see below for a letter with more information as well as a usage agreement families will need to sign to check out a computer. In order to stagger arrivals and keep groups of people below 10, families with the last name of A-G should report at 11, H-N at 11:30, L-S at 12:00 and T-Z at 12:30. Paper blizzard bag packets are also available for pickup in the security office entrance at BES from 8:00 am - 2:30 pm.

Just a reminder that we are serving lunches today from 11:00 - 11:30 at both buildings and at remote sites listed on our webpage.

BELPRE ELEM families! https://www.tsphotos1.com/f397801227 I have the Spring Individual Pictures uploaded now and if you are wanting to purchase you will still be able to do so online! There is a shipping fee and the photos will be delivered directly to you, NOT the school. There will be NO paper proofs sent home this year so please spread the word/share this post so families are aware. To access your child's photo please use their Student ID number. (If your code isn't working please reach out and we can help to see why!)

Please see below for additional guidance from the school district on blizzard bags, e-learning and meal drop off locations.

We just received word that the Career Center will be closed tomorrow. We will therefore not be running a bus to the campus.

The regular monthly meeting of the Belpre City School District board of education will be held on Monday, March 16, 2020, beginning at 5:00 p.m.at the Stone Administration/Early Learning Center. This meeting is a meeting of the Belpre City School District Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the meeting as indicated in the agenda. The public is invited to attend this meeting and all meetings held by the Belpre City Schools Board of Education

Please see attached correspondence outlining several decisions that we are announcing after the Governor's decision to close all K-12 schools around Ohio.

Yesterday county superintendents collaborated with health professionals from the City of Marietta/Belpre and the Washington County Health Department to produce the enclosed letter with additional guidance on what we are doing to keep students safe and what families can do to support that effort.

REMINDER: Thursday, March 12th is an Early Release Day at 1:00 p.m. and Parent/Teacher Conferences. Friday, March 13th is Records Day - NO SCHOOL.

Please visit the news section of our website or app to learn about our district plan to keep our buildings safe and clean and how your family can support us in following CDC guidelines to prevent the spread of any illness in our buildings. https://www.belpre.k12.oh.us/article/204091?org=belpre-city-schools

On Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m., Marietta Community Foundation and Peoples Bank Theatre will be hosting a one-night-only showing of “The Library That Dolly Built,” a new documentary film about the beloved country music star and her efforts to increase literacy around the world through the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program [DPIL]. DPIL is a book gifting program for children ages birth to five years old. Registered children receive one free, high-quality book in the mail each month aimed to increase their literary capacity. On the night of the event, for just $12.50 per ticket, Dolly fans will not only experience a night of entertainment, but they will also help support early childhood development for local Washington County children who wish to become registered. For more information please visit www.peoplesbanktheatre.com/events.

Thanks to all who came out Friday evening to paint! Artist, Sherry Bender, and the 6th grade team hosted a Paint Party as a fundraiser to help with the 6th grade field trip. It was an exciting night of friends, fun, and painting!