As a reminder, these Tiger Talk e-newsletters will be distributed on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month during the school year and as needed in the summer. Have a great rest of your week!
Winter Break
The Republic School District will be closed for Winter Break on December 23-January 4. Students will not attend school on Monday, January 4 for a teacher work day. The second semester will begin on Tuesday, January 5. For families in need of childcare, Cub Care through the STRIPES 360 program will be available for kindergarten through 8th grade students on limited days throughout this break and preschool students enrolled in PALS on January 4.
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has released information in regards to schools implementing modified quarantines. This allows students to continue attending school after a properly masked, low-risk exposure to COVID19. In response, the Republic School District now requires all students in kindergarten and older in addition to all adults to wear masks while on campus or on our buses.
Take note, if your child is exposed and qualifies for a modified quarantine you will receive an email notification, not a phone call. However, if your child needs to traditionally quarantine due to a high-risk, unmasked exposure you will receive an individual phone call.
New CDC Quarantine Guidance
Please review the information at https://conta.cc/3lDb7Nh in regards to updated quarantine protocols in response to the CDC's new guidance released on December 2. This information reduces the required days of a traditional quarantine to 10, and also provides an option to "test out" of quarantine for release on day 8.
Athletics & Activities Guidelines: Winter 2020-21
Social Media Highlights #repmoproud
As a reminder, you can find Republic School District on Facebook and Twitter! In addition, all buildings and the STRIPES 360 program have a Facebook pages. RMS and RHS also have Twitter accounts, and RHS is on Instagram. Check them out! Here are a few highlights:
NOVEMBER 24:
These RMS students learned about the first Thanksgiving and the key role Native Americans played in helping the new settlers survive. They were able to explore authentic Native American artifacts in their classroom before we moved to virtual learning last week. #repmoproud
NOVEMBER 25:
Prior to our students moving to virtual learning, the Dickerson Park Zoo came to OUR classrooms virtually for a "field trip!" We're thankful for these types of experiences our students can have through the use of technology! #repmoproud
NOVEMBER 27:
Our RHS Tiger Theatre students are OH SO TALENTED!!! Here are a few pictures from their latest productions, Blithe Spirit and See How They Run. #repmoproud
NOVEMBER 30:
The Republic Tiger Pride Marching Band didn't let their Christmas parade rainout keep them from performing! Listening is sure to bring you some holiday spirit! #repmoproud https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=123286042728163
DECEMBER 3:
It is FANTASTIC to have our students back in our buildings today! #repmoproud
DECEMBER 3:
Check this INCREDIBLE news out! RHS senior, Phillip Lisun matched with Washington University in the QuestBridge program. This means he will be receiving a completely FULL RIDE ride scholarship to the school with a retail value of 320K! WOWZA!!! He's pursuing a degree in political science, then law school. He aspires to have a career in politics. Congratulations to Phillip on this achievement!!!! #repmoproud
District and Community Announcements
Upcoming Dates
December 11: Progress 5 Reports Distributed (RMS & RHS) December 17: Board of Education meeting, 7:00 p.m. at Central Office December 22: End of Semester K-12 December 23-January 3: Winter Break January 4: Teacher Work Day (no school for students) January 5: Start of Semester 2 January 8: Grade cards distributed
*Reminder that every Friday during the school year full day preschool-12th grade students are released one hour early for teacher collaboration time.
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has released information in regards to schools implementing modified quarantines. This allows students to continue attending school after a properly masked, low-risk exposure to COVID19. In response, the Republic School District now requires all students in kindergarten and older in addition to all adults to wear masks while on campus or on our buses. 
