West Smiths Station Elementary School Goes Virtual

Staff Reporter (newsdesk@chattvoice.com)

Another east Alabama school has announced plans to transition from in-person classes to virtual learning for a limited amount of time.

SMITHS STATION- Another area school has announced it will be going to virtual learning as a precaution as COVID-19 cases continue to increase.

The Lee County Schools announced through its website that West Smiths Station Elementary School will transition to virtual learning beginning on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Plans are in place to resume classes on Thursday, September 9, 2021.

In addition to the cancellation of in-person classes for students extracurricular activities have also been cancelled until Friday, September 10, 2021.

In a notice on its website the Lee County Schools says:

WEST Smiths Station Elementary School will transition to a blended learning model (students work virtually from home while staff that is not quarantined or COVID positive will report to the school building) from Tuesday, August 31st - Thursday, September 9, 2021. All co-curricular and extra-curricular school activities WILL BE CANCELLED and will resume on Friday, September 10, 2021. Please continue to be on the lookout for any updated information should changes occur.

Lessons will be provided via Google Classroom. Teachers will upload assignments to their Google Classrooms, meet with students via Zoom, and hold daily office hours. During these office hours, teachers will be available to zoom in with students to answer questions about the content. There is still a great deal of instruction we need to provide to our students, so it is IMPERATIVE that they continue to work hard, attend the Zoom scheduled sessions, turn in assignments, and ask for help from their teachers. Teachers will provide a schedule in Google Classroom. Students will be instructed to take all their belongings with them when they leave school today, Monday, August 30th. Also, the lunchroom will be serving meals from the car rider line of the school, if students will be needing a meal. Please drive through the car rider line loop between 11:00 – 12:00 CST to pick up breakfast and lunch. The student must be in the car to receive their meal. Zooms will not be scheduled during the lunch hour.

West Smiths Station Elementary School becomes the fourth Lee County School to transition from in-person learning in recent weeks. Smiths Station High School, Beulah Elementary School and Wacoochee Elementary School have all transitioned to virtual learning in recent weeks.

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