Gallatin CUSD 7

Gallatin County Schools will NOT be accepting deliveries for Valentine's Day this year.

ATTENTION STUDENTS, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS: This is a reminder that Gallatin County Schools will return to our in-person “blue day” schedule starting this Monday, January 4th. We look forward to seeing our students! If you have any questions, please call (618) 272-3821. Virtual learners can continue to pick up grab and go breakfast and lunch meals between 10am-11am each day by phoning ahead to order. As you know we have learned during this pandemic that things may change in a moment, but we are looking forward to returning to in-person learning to finish up the 20-21 school year. Please remember to wear your mask and practice social distancing as we continue our mitigation practices for the safety of all students and staff. Early drop off for working parents is still at 7:30. Cannot wait to see everyone back in the building Monday morning. Happy New Year Everyone! Let’s Do This! #HAWKSTRONG

Gallatin County Community Unit School District No. 7 Judy Kaegi, Superintendent 5175 Highway 13 Junction, Illinois 62954 December 14, 2020 Students, Parents, and Guardians, Given the unique circumstances of this year, we believe there is great value in providing our students with as many instructional minutes as possible. Therefore, this year we will provide students with remote/eLearning on days when in-person learning is not possible due to adverse weather conditions (usually known as snow days). On these days, students will have abbreviated schedules that allow them to receive quality instruction and enjoy some free time for snow cream and snowman making! A call and text message will be sent out if we cancel in-person schooling for the eLearning snow day option! NOTE: The weather forecast for Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning is a possible light dusting of snow. They are expecting NO accumulation; as always, we will check roads and have an eLearning day if road conditions are unsafe. Thank you and have a marvelous Monday! Mrs. Kaegi

Gallatin CUSD #7 Would Like To Welcome The Newest Additions To Our Staff

Correction: Friday December 18th early dismissal for students is at 11:15 a.m. (NOT 11:45). Sorry for the confusion.

Good morning Students, Parents and Guardians, Just a reminder that tomorrow is picture retake day for Gallatin County Pre-K-12 grades. If you are a virtual student, please come to the gymnasium entrance between 9:00 -10:30 am. Only High School Senior Athletes will have individual sports pictures tomorrow. Also, this Friday December 11 there is no school for students and next Friday December 18th will be an early dismissal for students at 11:45 to begin Christmas Break. Currently we plan to return to school on Monday, January 4, 2021. If you have any question, please call 618 272-3821. Have a wonderful day!

Congratulations to the 2020-2021 Lady Hawks High School Softball Team: Seniors: Jayde Pennington Jayln Ellison Hannah DeNeal Morgan Oldham Hailey Gwaltney Avery Golden Juniors: Kenzie Russell Reece Brockett Megan Morgan Soph: Kadence Lunsford Bailee Brown Madi Cruson Sidney Bickett Halli DeNeal Caitlin George Freshmen: Aundreya Blaine Jenna Vickery Zoe Robbins Congrats ladies, look forward to a fun season this spring -Coach Cruson

Gallatin CUSD #7 Would Like To Welcome The Newest Addition To Our Staff Mrs. Patti Stacey will be working with our school nurse as a nurse aide. Prior to her nursing career she joined the military and is a proud veteran of the United States Army. Patti attended Southeastern Illinois College to pursue her education in the nursing field. She has been a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for 30 years. Most recently Patti was working as a school nurse for the Hardin County School. Patti enjoys working with children and is most excited to get to work in the same school that her 4 grandchildren attend.

This is a reminder that Gallatin County Schools will return to our in-person “blue day” schedule starting tomorrow Monday, November 30th. We look forward to seeing our students! If you have any questions, please call (618) 272-3821. Virtual learners can continue to pick up grab and go breakfast and lunch meals between 10am-11am each day by phoning ahead to order. As you know we have learned during this pandemic that things may change in a moment, but we are looking forward to returning to in-person learning. Please remember to wear your mask and practice social distancing as we continue our mitigation practices for the safety of all students and staff. Early drop off for working parents is still at 7:30. Cannot wait to see everyone back in the building in the morning. We are #hawkstrong

Lunch menu for this week (November 30-December 4): Monday: Ham and cheese sandwich, chips, pudding cup Tuesday: chicken nuggets, green beans, bread, banana Wednesday: pizza, corn, sidekick Thursday: mini corn dogs, chips, peach cup Friday: Bosco sticks, marinara, carrots, strawberry cup

There are those who go the extra mile, and there are those who when you ask them to go the extra mile, go two. When Gallatin County School’s culinary team, together with Gallatin County teacher aides, bus drivers, and Sara Rushing, was met with the challenge of feeding 750 students from a fleet of yellow busses, they did it not only with positivity, but with excellence. In this season of Thanksgiving, we would like to say, “Thank You” to these individuals for the love and care that they put into each meal. In this year of COVID, we would especially like to express our gratitude for the wonderful Thanksgiving meal of turkey, potatoes, gravy, dressing, green beans, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. This was not an easy task, but their team was determined that the children of Gallatin County would celebrate the tradition with a sense of normality. We cannot say it enough…Thank you Jamie Rider, Betty George, Carla Philipps, Robin Waddle, Melanie Stanelle, and Ruby Berlin for all you do. You are the best!

Correction: The WIFI Buses will be out tomorrow Friday, November 20th from 8 am until 6 pm. Sorry for the confusion!

Tomorrow, Friday, November 19th, the WIFI Buses will be in the communities all day from 8 am until 6 pm. We are sorry for the difficulties we had with the routers and hope this will help students get the work they need from the week downloaded. Also, we will be sending out Lunch on our Yellow Meals on Wheels. They will be at the regular stop in each community between 11-12. Our buses may run a little late tomorrow, so if they are not there right at 11, please wait; they are coming. Thank you, and have a great evening!

WIFI BUSES! The wifi buses will be back in location tomorrow, Thursday, November 19. We are sorry for any inconvenience this outage has caused and thank you for your understanding and patience. Again, Teachers will allow students time for makeup work now that the problem has been alleviated. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Also a big Thank You! to Shawnee Communications for stepping in and providing students access to Shawneelink Internet in Equality and Ridgway.

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES! We are still experiencing a problem with the routers on the internet buses. We hoped to have this problem resolved today but were not successful and are still actively working to resolve the issue. So there will be no wifi buses in the communities tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 18. If you have wifi internet service at home you can continue with school work as usual. Teachers will allow students time for makeup work once this problem is alleviated. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

PreK Remote Learning Plan https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1103824373406968&id=725032884619454

Letter from Gallatin County Superintendent Judy Keagi regarding closure. Click---> https://5il.co/n2pd

Gallatin Elementary Full Virtual Schedule Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade: ​Please sign in daily on your virtual attendance under your google classroom. Monday - Thursday Schedule 9:00-9:15 - Homeroom Google Meet for Calendar time and an introduction to the reading lesson. 9:15-10:00 - Breakout session - Please watch your Reading and Phonics videos. When finished please work your assigned Reading and Phonics activities. 10:00-10:15 - Homeroom Google Meet for a review over the Reading activities and an introduction to the math lesson. 10:15-11:00 - Please watch your Math video and work your assigned Math activities. 11:00-11:15 - Homeroom Google Meet for a review over the math activities and an introduction to the spelling activity. Friday Schedule Homework Day: Please check your google classroom to watch any assigned videos and to work on your assigned homework. Elementary Teacher’s Lunch 11:20-11:50 - Lunch Elementary Teacher’s Office Hours: 12:00-3:15 - Office Hours (Teachers will be available to answer questions by phone or email during office hours.) *Students will be required to get online during their class time. Teachers should give lectures, do discussions, etc during the class time on Google Meets. Attendance will be taken. Teacher office hours will give teachers a chance to answer additional questions and also time to plan future lessons. Gallatin Elementary Full Virtual Schedule 3rd and 4th Grade Students: ​Please sign in daily on your virtual attendance under your google classroom. Monday - Thursday Schedule 9:00-9:40 - Google meet with Reading Teacher 9:40-10:20 - Google meet with Math Teacher 10:20-11:00 - Google meet with Language Teacher 11:00-11:15 - Homeroom Google Meet for Spelling on Monday and Thursdays only Friday Schedule Homework Day: Please check your google classroom to watch any assigned videos and to work on your assigned homework. Elementary Teacher’s Daily Lunch Schedule 11:20-11:50 - Lunch Elementary Teacher’s Daily Office Hours: 12:00-3:15 - Office Hours (Teachers will be available to answer questions by phone or email during office hours.) *Students will be required to get online during their class time. Teachers should give lectures, do discussions, etc during the class time on Google Meets. Attendance will be taken. Teacher office hours will give teachers a chance to answer additional questions and also time to plan future lessons.

If you missed the premiere of the online Veterans Day Program yesterday, you can follow the link and watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pda0YbYNo4E

Gallatin County Veterans and Community We would like to invite you to view our online Veterans' Day Program for 2020 this Wednesday, November 11th. This year we could not do a live program due to COVID 19. We thought the next best thing would be to show you scenes from our past programs 2014-2019. This will air live at 6:00 p.m. on Veterans' Day. It will then stay on the website for the rest of the month, and can be viewed at any time. Feel free to leave comments. Go to: gallatincusd7.com click on menu click on events look for Veterans' Day 2020 Happy Veterans' Day and thank you for your service!!