Well, I don't know about you, but I was happy when I realized that the front page story about traffic lights coming to Monticello was just an April Fool's joke!
Father Steve Pessah, pastor at Christ Episcopal Church, invites the community to join with his church family by way of online services, until further notice. Facebook Live Morning Prayer is held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 a.m. Compline is held on Tuesday and Thursday at 9 p.m. The website address is christchurchmonticello.com or call the church at (850) 997-4116 or Father Pessah at (386) 341-2528.
Refuge House of God is holding a car wash in the Monticello News parking lot on Saturday, April 4, beginning at 9 a.m. The church is located at 685 S. Jefferson St. Elder Lucius K. Wade is church pastor. For more information, contact Linda Wade at (850) 815-0474 or (850) 728-9466.
Cindy Hutto shares that the global COVID-19 outbreak has changed our world dramatically and rapidly and our efforts to raise awareness and engagement during CAP Month are more vital than ever. Social distancing practices have impacted our community events, but we are committed to providing a robust schedule of advocacy and awareness efforts...especially now! Prevent Child Abuse Florida will be hosting a few virtual activities to raise awareness and impact positive change virtually during this year’s child abuse prevention month. On Wednesday, April 1, the virtual Pinwheels for Prevention Child Abuse Prevention Month kickoff was launched on its Facebook page. On Friday, April 3, show support for children and families by wearing blue on Wear Blue Day. Post a picture or video on social media including the #WearBlueDay2020 hashtag. To support families during COVID-19, a weekly webinar series on Bringing Protective Factors to Life will start on Thursday, April 9, at 3:30 p.m. Each webinar offered will feature one protective factor and facilitate conversations and perspectives from participants. This conversation will continue after the webinar on Facebook. For more details contact Hutto at cjhutto@healthystartjmt.org.
The Monticello Garden Club Circles have ended their 2019/2020 year of meetings and events because of the coronavirus scare. Meetings will start back up in September. Members will be in contact via phone and email until then.
The ongoing global health pandemic has disrupted traditional school learning, prompting Florida K-12 teachers to quickly mobilize, rethink their curriculum and launch virtual classrooms. To help with this transition, the University of Florida, Thompson Earth Systems Institute Scientist in Every Florida School program has developed a suite of digital, on-demand K-12 resources that teachers can easily deploy using their virtual teaching platform of choice. The materials are readily available for use on the program’s website. The resources, organized by topic and grade level, are specifically designed to meet state science standards. The lessons culminate every Friday during a live online discussion with a scientist on the subject. SEFS is partnering with UF Research to curate stories and short videos from the university’s Explore research magazine that can be packaged as part of the lesson plans. Like its name sounds, the SEFS program matches working scientists with classrooms in Florida, either in-person or through videoconferencing software like Zoom or Google Meets. During the COVID-19 crisis, the online program is now open to teachers statewide. Educators who have already been working with SEFS can still request individual virtual classroom visits. To access the Scientist in Every Florida School Digital On-Demand K-12 Resources, visit: floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/sefs-digital-on-demand-k-12-resources or make contact with Stephanie Killingsworth at skillingsworth@floridamuseum.ufl.edu, (561) 644-2397; or Brian Abramowitz at babramowitz@floridamuseum.ufl.edu, (516) 225-9390.
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