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May 11, 2020: Here is an update from Dr. Jones
Information on Free Lunches for Students for May and June (due to Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, May 25, pick up will be Tuesday, May 26)
Cobb Schools to Continue Feeding Students in Need through the SummerPosted By: Nan Kiel April 30, 2020
Each Monday, Cobb students across the District have been able to pick up a 5-day supply of breakfasts and lunches at eight school locations from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thanks to the public/private partnership approach which was initiated when COVID-19 closed school buildings on March 13th, Cobb students will be able to continue to pick up food through at least the end of June.
Since Cobb Schools began providing the curbside food distributions, Cobb students have been provided approximately 217,582 meals for students in need. Cobb students were even able to pick up meals during spring break. In what has been a challenging and ever-changing environment, the approach Cobb has taken to feed students in need hasn’t had to change as public health guidance has changed. By providing food once a week, in a financially responsible and socially distant manner, both Cobb students and staff have been kept healthy, safe, and know what they can expect every single Monday, including Monday’s this summer.
The Cobb Food and Nutrition Department, led by Executive Director Emily Hanlin, has also played a big role in making sure students-in-need receive a sustainable supply of food. Ms. Hanlin’s team of Food and Nutrition experts have been serving Cobb students on the front lines sine the COVID-19 pandemic began. Their ability to make food, anytime and anywhere they’ve been asked has been an example of what it means to serve students as “One Team”.
Although the Food and Nutrition team makes it looks easy, feeding students in need isn’t as easy you might think. “What most people don’t know about distributing food to students during COVID-19 school closures is local taxpayer dollars aren’t spent on food for students, Federal dollars are. These eight sites were selected because they allow us to be reimbursed by the Federal government, many of our schools across Cobb don’t allow for that option”, said Chief Operations Officer Marc Smith.
Meals will provided to anyone who is under 18 and present at the pick up location, including pre-K students, rising kindergartners, recent graduates under 18, and even students new to Cobb County. School staff anticipate serving about 225,000 meals from May 25 to June 26.
“Our students need us now more than ever, and we are committed to helping our Cobb students who may be struggling during this time. We have been very thoughtful about supporting our students in a sustainable, financially responsible way. I am thankful we live in a community with such supportive staff and volunteers who are dedicated to every student in the Cobb County School District,” said Superintendent Chris Ragsdale.
Monday Breakfast and Lunch School Distribution Locations 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.:
Cobb Schools to Continue Feeding Students in Need through the SummerPosted By: Nan Kiel April 30, 2020
Each Monday, Cobb students across the District have been able to pick up a 5-day supply of breakfasts and lunches at eight school locations from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thanks to the public/private partnership approach which was initiated when COVID-19 closed school buildings on March 13th, Cobb students will be able to continue to pick up food through at least the end of June.
Since Cobb Schools began providing the curbside food distributions, Cobb students have been provided approximately 217,582 meals for students in need. Cobb students were even able to pick up meals during spring break. In what has been a challenging and ever-changing environment, the approach Cobb has taken to feed students in need hasn’t had to change as public health guidance has changed. By providing food once a week, in a financially responsible and socially distant manner, both Cobb students and staff have been kept healthy, safe, and know what they can expect every single Monday, including Monday’s this summer.
The Cobb Food and Nutrition Department, led by Executive Director Emily Hanlin, has also played a big role in making sure students-in-need receive a sustainable supply of food. Ms. Hanlin’s team of Food and Nutrition experts have been serving Cobb students on the front lines sine the COVID-19 pandemic began. Their ability to make food, anytime and anywhere they’ve been asked has been an example of what it means to serve students as “One Team”.
Although the Food and Nutrition team makes it looks easy, feeding students in need isn’t as easy you might think. “What most people don’t know about distributing food to students during COVID-19 school closures is local taxpayer dollars aren’t spent on food for students, Federal dollars are. These eight sites were selected because they allow us to be reimbursed by the Federal government, many of our schools across Cobb don’t allow for that option”, said Chief Operations Officer Marc Smith.
Meals will provided to anyone who is under 18 and present at the pick up location, including pre-K students, rising kindergartners, recent graduates under 18, and even students new to Cobb County. School staff anticipate serving about 225,000 meals from May 25 to June 26.
“Our students need us now more than ever, and we are committed to helping our Cobb students who may be struggling during this time. We have been very thoughtful about supporting our students in a sustainable, financially responsible way. I am thankful we live in a community with such supportive staff and volunteers who are dedicated to every student in the Cobb County School District,” said Superintendent Chris Ragsdale.
Monday Breakfast and Lunch School Distribution Locations 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.:
- Acworth Elementary School
- Bryant Elementary School
- Campbell High School
- Compton Elementary School
- East Cobb Middle
- Garrett Middle School
- Osborne High School
- Riverside Intermediate School
Here is a video from the staff at Powers Ferry Elementary (4/24/20): We Miss You!
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April 17, 2020
Below is a letter posted on the Powers Ferry Website from Dr. Jones: April 16, 2020 Dr. Jones' Journal Hello Panther Families, I hope that this edition of Panther Press finds you and your family well and safe. I want to thank each of you for continuing to stay connected with our teachers and staff during this time of Distance/Digital Learning and Sheltering in Place. We are still working hard to provide you with digital resources and connected time with classroom teachers to assist with continual student learning. Please stay in consistent contact with your child's teacher through email, Remind, Class Dojo, SeeSaw, video chats, etc. They will continue to reach out to you and the students using one or more of these platforms. We encourage ALL students to continue working and growing academically with teachers during distance and digital learning as much as possible. I know this has been a difficult time for all of you with school closing suddenly and the switch to our digital learning platform. It has been equally stressful for our staff because many of our teachers have children of their own. I’m sure that many of you may have questions and concerns. Hopefully, this will answer some of your questions and provide clarity regarding learning expectations for students for the remainder of the school year.
I hope that this communication helps to relieve some stress. This unprecedented school closure was out of our control. We want to make sure that our students are not penalized due to this unfortunate event. These are challenging times for all of us. While many things are still uncertain in our society right now, we know we were able to teach our students for 7 ½ months. We will not allow this school closure to derail your student’s academic progress or trajectory, but we need your help. If your child has not been working online, please make sure that he/she begins to do so or completes some of the suggested learning activities that we provided. We have already begun to develop a plan of action to support our students to cover this period of missing face-to-face instruction. We will hit the ground running in the fall! Again, thank you for staying in contact with us. We look forward to hearing from you. With ❤, ~Dr. Jones~ #GameOnGameChangers |
Hi, everyone, below is listed how we are going to begin our digital learning! Each teacher from the 5th grade team has a blog. The choice board is how we are going to get started, and we will update you as we determine how much content we can cover in the video chat.
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