Pecatonica CUSD 321

Tune in to Stateline Quizbowl this weekend to see the Pecatonica Indians take on North Boone!

Dear Parents and Community Members, Currently, the State of Illinois is in Tier One and Phase four of the Covid-19 mitigation. Being in phase four tier one, the restrictions are reduced. Extracurriculars are now allowed and we have teams travelling. As travelling is increased, we encourage everyone to be safe. Please keep students home who have any of the symptoms or situations on the self certification checklist. Sincerely Bill Faller

This is a reminder that parents choosing in-person instruction will need to self-certify their children by 7:00 am today. Parents can self-certify by utilizing their Teacher Ease/School Insight account. Self-certification is a requirement for in-person instruction. Also, today is an early dismissal day, the Elementary School will be dismissing at 11:05 am and the Middle and High Schools as 11:15 am. There will be no school (in-person or remote instruction) on Monday February 15.

When a confirmed case of COVID-19 occurs we will notify all parents and staff in the impacted building(s). This communication is to inform you that one individual has tested positive at Pecatonica Middle School. The individual is currently in isolation at home. The individual is not scheduled to return to school until cleared by the Winnebago County Health Department to do so. The school is currently working with the Winnebago County Health Department to identify those in close contact with this individual. Close contact is defined by the Center for Disease Control as someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for asymptomatic clients, 2 days prior to positive specimen collection) until the time the patient is isolated. Based on the health department’s contact investigation, anyone identified to have been in close contact will also quarantine at home. If additional close contacts are identified as part of the investigation, the health department will reach out and provide appropriate guidance. We continue to work proactively to keep students and staff safe by following Winnebago County Health Department, Illinois Department of Public Health, and Centers for Disease Control guidelines. We encourage everyone to practice social distancing, wear a face covering when in public, frequently wash hands and hard surfaces, and stay home if they are ill or experiencing any COVID symptoms.

This is a reminder that parents choosing in-person instruction will need to self-certify their children by 7:00 am today. Parents can self-certify by utilizing their Teacher Ease/School Insight account. Self-certification is a requirement for in-person instruction.

Congratulations to the ACES Academic Challenge team (formerly known as WYSE) on their first place finish in the 300 Division of the regional championship last week! The team advances to Sectionals the first week of March! Individual results will be released tomorrow!

Boys basketball will be playing at Galena tonight. 6:00 JV start with varsity to follow. You can watch the game using the link below. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBPS_6elS-Jik_vRrdxPF_w Good Luck Guys!

It is with great pride to announce the following have won the February Student of the Month Award: Senior – Taylor Lapp Junior – Austin Kendell Sophomore – Kelsey Magee Freshman – Auberie Gilson Congratulations!

This is a reminder that parents choosing in-person instruction will need to self-certify their children by 7:00 am today. Parents can self-certify by utilizing their Teacher Ease/School Insight account. Self-certification is a requirement for in-person instruction.

Pecatonica Schools will be using an E-learning day today, Tuesday February 9. All school buildings are closed. Students will be working on their coursework from home. Your students' teachers will give learning instructions through Google Classroom or other methods they have established with the students. ATTENDANCE is a very important part of this day. Parents will need to log in to www.teacherease.com and CLICK on the attendance pop up for EACH STUDENT YOU HAVE. You will not need to COVID self-certify.

Pecatonica won the Linda K. White Spirit award at the 2021 Snow sculpting competition! Team members are Emma Gocken, Annah Dulaney, Macy Sager, and Sadie Wiemers. The sculpture was titled, On Thin Ice” which showcases a llama who has fallen from iceskating.

Good morning, today is Monday February 8. Bus 9 is running late this morning. We do not have an eta for you at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience.

This is a reminder that parents choosing in-person instruction will need to self-certify their children by 7:00 am today. Parents can self-certify by utilizing their Teacher Ease/School Insight account. Self-certification is a requirement for in-person instruction.

The Pecatonica vs Polo girl's basketball game scheduled for tonight has been canceled due to poor road conditions.

Due to severe weather conditions Pecatonica Schools will be using an E-learning day tomorrow, Friday February 5. All school buildings are closed. Students will be working on their coursework from home. Your students' teachers will give learning instructions through Google Classroom or other methods they have established with the students. ATTENDANCE is a very important part of this day. Parents will need to log in to www.teacherease.com and CLICK on the attendance pop up for EACH STUDENT YOU HAVE. You will not need to COVID self-certify tomorrow.

Due to severe weather conditions Pecatonica Schools will be using an E-learning day tomorrow, Thursday February 4. All school buildings are closed. Students will be working on their coursework from home. Your students' teachers will give learning instructions through Google Classroom or other methods they have established with the students. ATTENDANCE is a very important part of this day. Parents will need to log in to www.teacherease.com and CLICK on the attendance pop up for EACH STUDENT YOU HAVE. You will not need to COVID self-certify tomorrow.

Mrs. Hoffman's class wrote How-To Paragraphs on how to build a snowman. Once the paragraph was completed we went outside to follow their steps. However, the snow was not cooperating! So, we made the best of it.

This is a reminder that parents choosing in-person instruction will need to self-certify their children by 7:00 am today. Parents can self-certify by utilizing their Teacher Ease/School Insight account. Self-certification is a requirement for in-person instruction.

Pecatonica High School Key Club is excited to announce that we will be hosting our third blood drive in less than a year in support of Rock River Valley Blood Center on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, from Noon until 6:00 P.M. in the high school auxiliary gym. To schedule an appointment or view a list of available times, please follow the link - https://donor.rrvbc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/53937 . We look forward to seeing you. Thank you for signing up to give the gift of life!

February 2, 2021 Dear Parents and Community Members, On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 and Friday, March 19, 2021 the Winnebago County Health Department will vaccinate the staff from both Winnebago School District 323 and Pecatonica School District 321. In order for this to occur Tuesday, February 9 and Friday, March 19 will be scheduled as E-Learning/Remote Learning for our students. During these E-Learning days students will be working on their course work from home. The students' teachers will provide learning instructions through Google Classroom or other methods they have established with the students. Teachers will be available during the day to help with any questions the students may have. ATTENDANCE is a very important part of this day. Parents will need to log in to www.teacherease.com and CLICK on the attendance pop up for each student that you have enrolled . We have established an attendance check-in window between 5:00am and 3:00pm. Please complete the attendance for each student within this time frame. You will not have to COVID self certify for E-Learning days. In addition to the dates above, we want to remind you Friday, February 26 and Monday, March 15 are Remote Learning Planning Days and are non-attendance days for students. Sincerely, Bill Faller