Kerr Elementary School

Dear Families,

Our students will have free access to the myON digital library and daily news articles they can access from home during the current COVID-19 school closure period.

This will help them continue reading and learning—and provide additional opportunities for them to explore topics they are interested in.

What’s available

Thousands of digital books with optional reading supports for students from pre-K through grade 12.

Five daily myON News articles, which are written by journalists and reviewed by a child psychologist, along with an archive of previous issues.

These resources can be accessed on any digital device that is connected to the Internet and are available 24/7.  myON books can also be downloaded onto mobile devices for offline reading.

How to log into myON 

Go to: https://www.myon.com/school/bossierparishreads

Log in with the following credentials

Student username: bossier

Student password: books

Resources to support reading with myON at home

• What is myON?—provides more information about these resources
• Welcome to myON video—provides step-by-step instructions for logging in and reading
  with myON
• Offline reading tip sheet—provides instructions for accessing, setting up, and reading offline using free myON mobile apps
• Reading myON books offline video—offers step-by-step instructions for selecting and using
  the appropriate myON mobile app
• At-home family reading activities—provides suggestions for supporting and sharing in your students’ reading experiences

Thank you for the important role you play every day to support our students’ learning.

March 27, 2020 

Bossier Schools to Reinstate Meal Program 

Bossier Schools will reinstate its grab-and-go meal program with modifications for students 18 years of age and younger beginning Monday, March 30, 2020.

In an effort to provide meals to our students in need, yet limit contact and protect employees, the district has contracted the services of an outside vendor, Revolution Foods, to provide pre-made meals and enlisted the help of volunteers to distribute them at eight school sites.  

Bossier Parish students will be provided two breakfasts and two lunches on Mondays and three breakfasts and three lunches on Wednesdays. Volunteers will distribute the meals between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the following serving sites:

● Benton Elementary

● Bossier Elementary

● Central Park Elementary

● Elm Grove Middle 

● Meadowview Elementary

● Plantation Park Elementary 

● T.L. Rodes Elementary

● Waller Elementary 

Another option being made available by the USDA and Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty is home delivery of meals. Families can elect to have meals shipped via UPS if their child attends one of these 15 Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools: Bossier Elementary, Bossier High, Butler Educational Complex, Central Park Elementary, Elm Grove Elementary, Greenacres Middle, Haughton Elementary, Kerr Elementary, Meadowview Elementary, Plain Dealing K-12, Plantation Park Elementary, Platt Elementary, Rusheon Middle, T.L. Rodes Elementary and Waller Elementary. 

Eligibility is automatic, but parents must apply by Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at https://mealstoyou.org/emergency-meals-to-you-application/. Please note that applications cannot be approved until after the April 1 deadline and meal shipments will not begin until the week of April 6.     

Bossier Schools is pleased to be able to offer this valuable service again to the children of our parish. Special thanks to Northpoint Community Church for coordinating with local churches to supply volunteers to hand out the meals at our school serving sites.  

School closed due to the corona virus. Please check teacher websites and google classroom sites for supplemental  educational support. Stay safe.