Alexander Elementary School

Fall is finally here, and so are Alexander Elementary’s October Students of the Month. On the left is Kayden Mills. Kayden is in Mrs. Darr’s Pre-K class. His aunt is Charley Pedrino. Next to Kayden is Jensen Crosby. Jensen is in Mrs. Ogle’s kindergarten class. His parents are Justin Crosby and LaDonna Murphy. Congratulations to both of you!

Commerce Families, We are proud to report our numbers dropped again this week. As of 10/10/21 and 8 full weeks of in-person instruction, we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. AES - 1 Students and 0 Staff CMS- 0 Cases CHS - 0 Cases All who came into close contact have been notified.

Hello Parents/Guardians Attached is our October Newsletter Thank you

Parents/Guardians Due to supply chain issues, Red Wheel needs to cancel our pick up date for tomorrow…our new date is Oct. 19 from 3-6pm…see attached notice…thank you

Commerce Families, As of 10/03/21 and seven full weeks of in-person instruction, we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. AES - 6 Students and 0 Staff CMS- 0 Cases CHS - 1 Student and 0 Staff All who came into close contact have been notified.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held this week at each site on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 and Thursday, September 30, 2021 from 3:30-6:30. Please take this opportunity to meet with teachers. Research shows parental involvement is a crucial factor in student success.

Commerce Families, As of 09/26/21 and six full weeks of in-person instruction, we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. AES - 7 Students and 1 Staff CMS- 0 Cases CHS - 0 Students and 1 Staff All who came into close contact have been notified.

Commerce Families, After our fifth full week of in-person instruction we currently have the following COVID-19 positive cases. AES - 10 Students and 1 Staff CMS- 1 Students CHS - 4 Students and 1 Staff All who came into close contact have been notified. 18 opted for quarantine.

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!