Alexander Elementary School

Reminder - Commerce Students will not have school tomorrow, August 20th, 2021. Teachers will be attending professional development activities. Thank you!

Parents and Guardians, I am writing to you today to inform you of a concerning issue that we see on social media. We are beginning to see disturbing trends that are perpetuated by social media platforms such as Tik Tok, Instagram, Snapchat, etc. Most recently, there is a social media challenge nationwide encouraging students to vandalize their school bathrooms and/or steal items from their classrooms. Students film themselves engaging in these acts and post them to the various sites. Because of this viral trend, we have had incidents of theft and vandalism happening throughout the district. We do not know whether or not these incidents are the result of the social media videos encouraging such behavior, but we find it problematic that we have seen this type of activity while it is being perpetuated online. We encourage you to talk with your students about their use of social media, and appropriate behaviors while at school. Our buildings are meant to be a safe, clean space for our students and staff and the destruction and theft of school property will not be tolerated. There will be consequences for students who choose to engage in this behavior and can include restitution and the involvement of law enforcement. We appreciate your support and encourage you to discuss your child’s social media accounts and the adverse effects of peer pressure that are often promoted by these platforms.

Congratulations to Mrs. Terra Morgan Alexander Elementary’s Employee of the Month. Mrs. Morgan is one of Alexander’s special education teachers. We are all thrilled to give her this honor for all her hard work and dedication.

Congratulations to Alexander Elementary’s September Students of the Month. Kolt Epperson is in Mrs. Boyd’s Pre-K class. His parents are Clint and Kelsey Epperson. Next to Kolt is Valeria Pascual. She is in Mrs. Cass’ third grade class. Her parents are Maria Gonzalez and Kevin Pelico. Keep up the good work!

Commerce Families, After our fourth full week of in-person instruction we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. AES - 12 Students and 1 Staff CMS- 2 Students CHS - 6 Students and 2 Staff Members All who came into close contact have been notified. 28 opted for quarantine.

Commerce Families, After numerous phone calls, I feel it is important to clarify the current mask situation at our schools. We do not currently have a mask mandate. Students and staff are encouraged to wear a mask, but they are not required at this time. Thank You, Stephen Moss Superintendent

https://bit.ly/3kUulPS The link above will take you to our current COVID-19 numbers at Commerce Schools. Feel free to save the link it if you want to keep current. Sadly, our numbers have been increasing. As you may have known, District Judge Natalie Mai ruled in favor of the Oklahoma State Medical Association and a group of parents suing to overturn SB658 which blocked mask mandates. We are awaiting further guidance from school attorneys but please know that, when the law allows, Commerce Schools will always err on the side of caution when it comes to the health of our students and staff.

Commerce Families, After our third full week of in-person instruction we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. AES - 8 Students CMS- 4 Students CHS -1 Student and 1 Staff Member All who came into close contact have been notified. A total of 8 students have opted to quarantine after being notified.

Commerce Families, After our second full week of in-person instruction we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. Alexander Elementary - 2 Staff Members and 4 Students Commerce Middle School - 2 Students All who came into close contact have been notified.

Commerce Families, After our first full week of in-person instruction we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. Alexander Elementary - 2 Staff Members and 2 Students Commerce Middle School - 1 Student All who came into close contact have been notified.

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Commerce Schools' first day of classroom instruction is Thursday, August 12th, 2021. We can't wait to see the smiling faces of our students once again. Happy first day of school to everyone!

Stuff The Bus Saturday August 14, 2021 9 am - 5 pm Miami Wal-Mart

https://5il.co/wmlj Follow the link above to view Commerce Public School's FERPA Notice for the 21-22 school year.

http://frapps.horizonsolana.com/COMP03 Commerce Public Schools will be offering free lunches to all students for the 2021-2022 school year but we need you to complete the forms above for us to be able to provide this service to all students. If you do not want to complete your form online, paper applications are available at each school. Please assist us in getting these completed for all students.

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Hello Parents/Guardians, Alexander Elementary School's Open House will be on Monday, August 9th from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Thank you.

https://www.commercetigers.net/o/cps/page/online-enrollment--41 Parents, if you have not completed re-enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year, NOW is the time. Follow the enrollment link above to enroll new or returning students. If you do not remember your username and password or have any enrollment questions email - enrollment@commercetigers.net and we'll get back to you. Once you are logged in to the Parent Powerschool select FORMS on the left and complete all enrollment forms for each student. The building secretaries are back to work now if you would prefer to drop by and get help in person.

https://www.commercetigers.net/o/cps/page/online-enrollment--41 Parents, if you have not completed re-enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year, NOW is the time. Follow the enrollment link above to enroll new or returning students. If you do not remember your username and password or have any enrollment questions email - enrollment@commercetigers.net and we'll get back to you. Once you are logged in to the Parent Powerschool select FORMS on the left and complete all enrollment forms for each student.

https://www.commercetigers.net/o/cps/page/online-enrollment--41 75% of returning students have completed their enrollment forms as of July 11, 2021. Thank you to those that have completed enrollment! Parents, if you have not completed re-enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year, NOW is the time. Follow the enrollment link above to enroll new or returning students. If you do not remember your username and password or have any enrollment questions email - enrollment@commercetigers.net and we'll get back to you.