Dear Families:
As we near the almost two-month mark of school being open for in-person instruction, we wish to THANK YOU! We can only imagine the adjustments you've all had to make to align with all the new protocols. Your children have adapted with such grace.
Thank you also for attending our All School Meeting earlier in the week. For those who were unable to attend, here is the link for a recording of the zoom meeting.
To date, we have had occurrences of reported illness among our students and staff, but no cases of COVID! Having said that, no doubt, at some point, someone will come to campus positive for COVID; however, if we are implementing our policies and procedures correctly, we should be able to significantly decrease the chance of transmission to others and hopefully, avoid being required to close for a period of time.
The following is a very informative and graphically clear article from the Spanish newspaper El Pais on how the coronavirus is spread through the air in a room, a bar and a classroom according to several scenarios.
As "COVID fatigue" settles in, we urge you, more than ever, to remain vigilant. Cases in our area are on the rise, and just this week, the Wallkill School District closed after a student tested positive for COVID. Valley Central School District also confirmed two positive cases in their High School.
Please remember, even when your child is absent on a schoolday, to complete the SchoolCues Health Screening and to take your children's temperature. Keep in mind though, not everyone who gets COVID has a fever. Therefore, we cannot allow ourselves to become complacent in thinking no one on campus has COVID because no one had a fever during the morning screening. Our Faculty and Staff remain vigilant throughout the day watching our students for signs of illness and contact the administration immediately if there is a concern.
