COVID-19 Pandemic UPDATE as of April 10, 2020
Meridian Public Schools is sharing the following information concerning the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
Elementary
Student belongings will be sent home on a weekly schedule.
April 14 will be 3rd grade
April 20 will be PK & K
April 27 will be 1st
May 4 will be 2nd
May 11 will be 4th
May 18 will be 5th & 6th
High School
Seniors last day will be May 11
Students will check materials - including books, computers etc on the following schedule:
Seniors will be May 12
Juniors will be May 15
Sophomores will be May 18
Freshman will be May 19
8th grade will be May 20
7th grade will be May 21
Jr High and High school students can come in and clean out their lockers starting Tuesday April 14th by appointment only. To organize that you need to call the school and organize a time with Trish. Her extension is 2.
Elementary packets and lunches will continue to be delivered on Mondays with only lunches being delivered on Wednesdays. The exception to Monday deliveries is there will be no delivery on Monday April 13th it will be delivered on Tuesday April 14th and followed by lunch delivered on April 15th.
In order to deliver lunches there must be someone there to acknowledge they are home. This is a simple talk through the door or a wave from the window. Just some indication someone is at the house.
Elementary Library books send back on delivery days
The fitness center has been closed until further notice
During this time the calls and need for mental wellness has dramatically increased. If you are needing to reach out please visit our schools website for resources to help you or your family.
COVID-19 Pandemic UPDATE as of April 3, 2020
Governor Pete Ricketts announced another Directed Health Measure (DHM) indicating that schools are to operate without students in their buildings through at least May 31, 2020. This directive includes the cancellation of all school extracurricular activities.
The staff has been preparing for this and have begun a variety of measures to continue education throughout the remainder of the school year. Students have been contacted in how that will look for their classes or grade level. If you have questions, please email your teacher.
Brown bag lunches will be served to those who have requested. Delivery dates will be on Mondays and Wednesdays except the week of Easter and deliveries will be Tuesday April 14th and 15th.
Activities and plans:
Pre-K and Kindergarten round-up: Meridian will hold a zoom meeting with the date to be determined later this month. Parents will be notified by phone or email and posted on the webpage when the date is set.
Awards Night - canceled: Results and announcements will be placed on the webpage when the results have been tabulated. This will be early May.
National Honors Society: Recognition will be given during a Facebook Live ceremony or some type of virtual event. Candidates will be contacted by Mrs. Kruse.
Cleaning out lockers: We will begin to send elementary students personal items home during the Monday deliveries throughout the month of April. Returning items will begin in April and continue through May. Each week it will be a different class sending items home.
7-12 students will have designated times to collect belongings. This schedule will be set at the beginning of May and the dates will be through the dates of May 18 - 21.
Prom: We will be looking at pushing this event back into June or canceling the event.
Graduation: Discussions will take place to discuss a virtual ceremony, a parade of cars or pushed back to a potential date in June. This will be decided after Easter break.
