We are about to have numerous students return to school after their quarantine period is over. If you had students who were quarantined, you should have been contacted to make sure the return date is correct. We have been working hard to make sure that we have the correct dates for everyone. This includes steps such as having to sometimes retrace through additional contacts as they become known. If your student is scheduled to return, please do not send them if they are showing any symptoms and have them report to the office before returning to class. If they were to end up being positive, that could restart the process all over again. Even if your student isn’t under quarantine, do not send them if they are sick. I apologize that this process is sometimes confusing and difficult to get through. We are working in concert with the health department and I want to give my appreciation to everyone involved in the process, from school employees to staff at the health department. I would also like to thank everyone for their understanding and patience as we work together to get through this.
Junior High basketball plays at Climax Springs on Monday, October 12th, at 5:00. Order of games: A girls, B girls (one quarter), then A boys. Please note that all adults entering the building will be required to wear masks while there. People that refuse to wear a mask will be asked to leave the premises. Good luck Bears and Lady Bears!
Lady Bears softball received the 2nd seed in districts. They will play Crocker on Wednesday, October 14th at 6:00. Districts will be held at Crocker High School.
Softball against Stoutland on Monday, October 12th, has been cancelled.
Around the halls @ Richland Elementary
Around the halls @ Richland Elementary
Picture Day for the junior/senior high school originally scheduled for Friday, October 9th, has been postponed. We will post the rescheduled date as soon as it is confirmed.
Junior High Basketball will play Iberia at home on Friday, October 9th at 5:00. Order of games: B girls (2 quarters), A girls, then A boys.
Tonight's boys and girls junior high basketball games against Newburg will, unfortunately, not have a concession stand available. We look forward to seeing you cheering on our Bears and Lady Bears to victory.
Junior high basketball plays Newburg on October 5th. Order of games: B girls, A girls, then A boys.
Richland Elementary students enjoyed ice cream sundaes today. Students received ice cream today as their monthly PBiS reward.
I would like to send a sincere Thank you to all of our custodial staff for all that they do for our students and staff. This is especially true with everything we are currently dealing with. If you see them, please take the time to say thanks and wish them a Happy Custodian Appreciation Day!
Junior High basketball plays at Plato on October 2nd at 5. Order of games: 2 quarters B girls, A girls, then A boys.
Congratulations to all of these students for reaching their 1st quarter fluency goal! Way to Go!
Kindergarten sidewalk art. They created positive messages for the bus riders.
Update on high school sports cancellations due to COVID-19:
Softball: all games through October 9th (9/29, 10/3, 10/5, 10/6, 10/8, 10/9)
Soccer: Frisco League Tournament October 1-3
Baseball: all games through October 9th (9/29, 10/1, 10/5, 10/6) this concludes the fall baseball season
Richland R-IV is in session today! There has been some confusion because Richland R-I in Essex (in SE MO) is out today and some have received notifications of that. Whenever school is cancelled here we will send out our own notifications and you can check the website as well.
This afternoon we received confirmation that up to 4 more of our high school students have tested or are considered positive for COVID-19. We have completed the process of contact tracing and have been able to reach the affected students. The Health department is also working on contact tracing with us. If you do not hear from the school or the Health Department, your child was not directly exposed to the positive cases. We continue to follow the procedures set up by local health authorities.
We continue to follow social distancing and disinfecting measures as much as possible. Deep cleaning will occur this evening in the building. We will be prepared to welcome your students back to class tomorrow.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we work together to face the challenges presented by COVID-19.
The baseball and softball games for tonight are cancelled.
This afternoon we received confirmation that one of our students tested positive for COVID-19. We are in the process of contact tracing and have been able to research most of the affected students. Due to the timing of the notice we have not been able to contact every class but should have that finalized before the start of school tomorrow. If you do not hear from the school or the Health Department by then, your child was not directly exposed to the positive case. We continue to follow the procedures set up by local health authorities.
We continue to follow social distancing and disinfecting measures as much as possible. Deep cleaning will occur this evening in the building. We will be prepared to welcome your students back to class tomorrow.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we work together to face the challenges presented by COVID-19.