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D. 202 students in Plainfield are now attending school 5 half days a week

Take a glimpse of their first day back

Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School Principal Trevor Harris offers to carry a first grader’s book bag to class on Wednesday, April, 7, 2021. District 202 students who chose to, returned to five half-days a week of in-person instruction on April 7. (Photo provided)

By Denise M. Baran-Unland

District 202 students returned to five half-days a week of in-person learning on Wednesday – for families who chose that option.

It’s the greatest amount of in-person learning for the students since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools 13 months ago.

Central Elementary School kindergarten teacher Alyssa Milano talks to one of her morning kindergarten students on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. District 202 students who chose to, returned to five, half-days a week of in-person instruction on April 7. (photo provided)

In fact, the only issue keeping students from returning for five full days of school is lunch since social distancing and wearing facemasks during lunch aren’t possible, Tom Hernandez, director of community relations at Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, said in an April 1 Herald-News story.

But band students wore a special facemask while their played their instruments.

Heritage Grove Middle School students practice “Ghostbusters” during band on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Members wore special masks with a hole for their mouth so they could play their instruments. District 202 students who chose to, returned to five, half-days a week of in-person instruction on April 7. (Photo provided)

Students participated in sewing classes.

Heritage Grove Middle School Family and Consumer Science teacher Kendall Stachelski helps a student with his sewing card on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. District 202 students who chose to, returned to five, half-days a week of in-person instruction on April 7. (Photo provided)

And kindergarten teachers are now able to guide their young students in person.

Lincoln Elementary School kindergarten teacher Sheli Witt helps a student with his shape tracing assignment on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. District 202 students who chose to, returned to five, half-days a week of in-person instruction on April 7. (Photo provided)

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Denise Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.