Green thumbs are budding at Pineville Primary School.
Thanks to a grant from the Ozark Society Foundation’s Youth Environmental Engagement Grant Program, students at Pineville Primary are getting hands-on experience with learning how things grow.
Teachers say the grant helped them buy raised planters and various herbs and flowers to plant a sensory garden.
The grant also inspired the local parent-teacher organization to get donations of trees and plant them at the school.
And a local garden club designed and planted a butterfly garden around the school’s flag pole.
Students are able to help water the plants, identify the trees and learn how they grow, and explore the sensory garden.
Teachers say the various gardens and trees help kids put into practice what they learn about nature in the classroom.
More things are planned for the spring.
Just another great example of how teachers and volunteers at McDonald County Schools are making a difference in every child, every day, whatever it takes!
We wrap up the school week in the McDonald County School District with COVID Levels holding steady. Four schools are still at Level 0. The other six schools are at COVID Level 1. For individual school information and definitions, see the attached graphic.
Six schools across the McDonald County School District remain at COVID Level 1. That's no change from previous numbers. Four other schools are at Level 0. Please see the attached graphic for infomation on individual school levels and definitions.
COVID levels across the McDonald County School District are holding steady. Six schools remain at Level 1. The others are at Level 0. See the graphic for individual school levels and the criteria for each Level.
Some juggling around of COVID levels in McDonald County Schools. One school goes to Level 1 while another slips back to Level 0. We continue with six campuses at Level 1. The others are Level 0. See the attached graphic for specific details of levels and schools.
A slight shift in COVID levels in the McDonald County School District as we start the week.
One school has dropped to Level 0 as another school goes to Level 1.
Six campuses are now at Level 1.
The rest remain at Level 0.
See accompanying graphic for more information.
Help us say a big "Thank You!" to all our hard-working McDonald County School custodians on this National Custodian Day, October 2!
They are the first line of defense against germs and dirt in our schools!
With 10 different campuses, they have a lot of floors, classrooms, windows, and bathrooms to clean!
We just want you to know how much we appreciate all you do to make sure our schools are safe and clean for every child, every day, whatever it takes!
No change in COVID building levels across the McDonald County School District today. Six campuses remain at Level 1. The other four are at Level 0. See the accompanying graphic for more information and descriptions of levels.
COVID Levels in the McDonald County School District remain steady as the school week continues. Six campuses remain at COVID Level 1. All other campuses are at Level 0. See the accompanying graphic for individual school levels and explanations.
Another campus jumps back up to Level 1 on the COVID list in McDonald County Schools. That makes it a total of six schools on the Level 1 list. The other schools remain at Level 0. The attached graphic shows each school's level and the explanations.
Starting off the week with some encouraging news on the COVID front
in the McDonald County School District. Noel Elementary has dropped to Level 0 on the COVID list. Five schools remain at Level 1. See the accompanying graphic for specific schools and more details.
One less campus is on the COVID Level 1 list in the McDonald County School District.
Six schools in total remain at Level 1. The rest are at Level 0.
For more information on individual school levels and descriptions, see the accompanying graphic.
Another campus in the McDonald County School District slides up to a COVID Level 1. Seven schools in the District are now at Level 1. Three school remain at Level 0. See the attached graphic for individual school levels and information on the level descriptions.
We are back up to six schools in the McDonald County School District on the Covid Level 1 list. Rocky Comfort now sits at Level 1. It joins five others. The rest are still at Level 0. See the attached graph for level explanations and more information.
One school in the McDonald County School District drops to COVID Level 0 after being at Level 1 since the beginning of classes. Five schools are now at Level 1. The rest are Level 0. See the accompanying graphic for school levels and descriptions.
We see a slight change in COVID Levels across the McDonald County School District as one school drops to Level 0 while another hits Level 1. See the accompanying graphic for the latest numbers and explanations.
As part of Homecoming week, several McDonald County High School students returned to their "home" schools to welcome kids to class for the day.
Here's a look at some of the students from around the District.
Go Mustangs!
McDonald County School District to Hire Eight New
Health Aide Positions
Pandemic creates the need for more help in schools
McDonald County, MO – The McDonald County R-1 School District is adding staff to help address a growing health need across the county. The District is hiring eight new health aide positions to help with extra work in each school building due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
School officials say these positions will be working under the direction of the district's RN's to ensure full coverage of health services at each campus. The RNs will train the health staff regarding school health protocols and procedures. Each new staff will need to be CPR certified.
With the continuation of the pandemic, District leaders say the schools need to be able to provide full-time coverage of their health offices and not ask the staff working in those areas to divide their attention with other job assignments not related to health care.
The additional staffing is a change for the district. Many of the elementary schools across the district did have dedicated health staff several years ago. However, due to budget constraints, those positions were combined with other secretarial duties. Now, with COVID relief money coming in from state and federal sources, the district is able to budget for these positions.
According to school leaders, these new health aide workers will be able to help students by being able to address health their health care issues in a timely manner. This will help students receive the care they need when they need it.
District officials say they hope to have the positions filled by the October board meeting.
To apply for one of these new positions, interested applicants can go to the following link:
https://mcdonald.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
Another school in the McDonald County School District has made it on the Level 1 Covid list. Noel Primary now joins 5 other schools at Level 1. The other schools in the district remain at Level 0. See accompanying graphic for more information on Levels and their requirements.
We've hit midweek in the McDonald County School District, and COVID levels remain the same.
Five schools are at Level 1. The rest are at Level 0.
See the attached graphic for the latest numbers and their meanings as we monitor the situation.
