Alton R-IV Student Meal and Academic Packet Pickup Instructions for Sunday April 5, 2020 from 2:00-3:30 pm
We will follow the same general format and process as last week for those that participated concerning where and how vehicles drive through campus. Note the change in times to 2:00-3:30pm. Please do not arrive early and wait, as our staff will not be prepared to begin before 2:00pm.
Meal & Academic Packet pickup participants will circle the HS Building and receive food at the entrance to the Elementary Building. Requirements mandating the child be in the vehicle to receive the student meals have now been waived at the State of Missouri level. However, we do ask for integrity and ethical conduct from adults when obtaining the meals for children. Academic Packets from the week of March 30 – April 3 can be returned and exchanged for the Academic Packet for the week of April 6 – 10 as you exit campus going up the hill.
Academic Packet pickup and exchange only (no Student Meal pickup) will again occur on the east side of the Superintendent’s Office at the corner of Hodge and Owens streets and run from 2:00-3:30pm. Academic Packet pickup will again be for all students, grades PK-6 as well as select 7-12 students.
SENIORS: I am in my office from now until about 2:00 today. Please make sure you turn in all scholarships that are due today or tomorrow (Thurs. or Fri., April 2 or 3) by 2:00 today, Thurs. Make sure you have all documents with them. I am mailing them out today when I leave!
SENIORS: 6 scholarships are due today (Wednesday, April 1st) and 3 tomorrow. I am here until 1:30 or so today. Don't miss out! Mrs. Gilliland
5th and 6th Graders and Parents: Mrs. Gilliland, the high school counselor, is creating google classrooms for 5th and 6th grade. Your child should be receiving a message via their school email about joining the classroom. Please allow them to do so.
Mrs. Allen's 5th Grade English classes, I miss your smiles, laughter and wonderful conversations that we have throughout the day. Please check your school email and Google Classroom so that we can still have class discussions and just catch up on what everyone is doing during this long break.
I want my students to know that if they need anything to please reach out. We can talk (via phone or email or google classroom). If you are in need of anything else, I will do my best to get whatever I can for you. Mrs. Gilliland - High School Counselor
8th - 12th graders who are working on online courses such as Launch, Acellus, or MSU-Dual Enrollment, please keep working on these. If you have an issue with internet access, you need to be emailing Mrs. Gilliland. This includes SCCC and ALC students on Acellus.
9th - 11th Grade Students: MSU-Dual Enrollment forms are due today (Wed., April 1st). If you need a copy, email me or call and I will get you a form. pamgilliland@alton.k12.mo.us 417-778-7215 ext 224
SENIORS: Get your scholarship applications that are due this week turned in. Several are due today and any that are due Thursday or Friday will need to be turned in on Thursday. Email or Google Classroom is preferred, but I will take drop-offs. Call into my office and I will come get them. 778-7215 ext 224.
Mrs. Gilliland is in her office today from 8:30 until 1:30 or so. You may call her at 417-778-7215 ext 224 if you need to or email her with questions and such!
Congratulations to senior, Cordell Hufstedler on earning "Honorable Mention" for the 2020 Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri's top academic students in the 2020 graduating class!
SENIORS: Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative has extended their scholarship deadline to May 15th. If you haven't turned that one in, you might want to do so!
SENIORS: Some of you are rocking the many ways you are getting your scholarship applications to me! Keep up the good work - emails and google docs and drive-by drop-offs are doing the trick! Mrs. Gilliland
Alton R-4 will be extending our closure through April 24, 2020.
While nothing would make us happier as educators than to return to normal in-person operations immediately, that simply is not prudent or practical at this time. With that said, it also is not in anyone’s best interest to be left guessing on a daily and weekly timeline as to the operational plans of the Alton R-4 School District.
This closure extension through April 24, 2020 will include the formal position that no co-curricular or extra-curricular practices/competitions or events/trips will occur as well as the continued protocol of no public use of campus facilities by members of the community.
Please continue to check our website and Facebook page for ongoing updates and notices relevant to COVID-19 situation.
Seniors: 5 scholarships are due today Tuesday, March 31)! I will be here until 2:00 or so. Make sure you have them to me by email or bring them to me at the school before then.
9th - 12th Grade: If you planned to take a dual enrollment course for next year (2020-2021) and you did not return your application to me, please email me - pamgilliland@alton.k12.mo.us. I need this information by Wednesday, April 1st if at all possible. Mrs. Gilliland
Students in Mrs. Thompson's freshmen and sophomore classes: I have assigned a new assignment on Study Sync. Please check your school email for vocabulary and the name of the assignment. Stay well and hope to see you soon!
All academic packets (PS-6th gr.) that were not picked up yesterday at the school were mailed today. We had several that we could not mail because the address had not been updated. PLEASE make sure that your address, email, and phone number have been updated with us. If you need to make changes, email Holly Reese (hollyreese@alton.k12.mo.us).
Academic packets are expected to be returned each Sunday during grab and go pickup. If you are unable to return the packet on Sundays we will SOON have a drop box available outside the Superintendent's office. We will make an announcement when it is ready.
Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for your patience with us as we try to figure all of this out! We appreciate you!
Remember, TODAY from 2:00-4:00 PM we will be having our grab and go meals and academic packet pickups at the school. You don't have to sit in the meal service line if you only want the academic packet. Visit our COVID-19 page for further guidance. https://www.alton.k12.mo.us/covid-19-preparedness-and-response--7 See you soon and please stay IN your vehicles.
Seniors: The Shelter Insurance Scholarship and the Jane Biles Reese Scholarship both have deadlines on their applications of March 30th. We are moving those to Tuesday, March 31st. Mrs. Gilliland will be at school on Tuesday to take those applications and any others you have ready. There are several due next week. Keep working on them!