Dear WES Families,
I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving with your family and are enjoying the holiday season.
I am writing to you today to provide brief updates around our COVID travel policies for the upcoming holiday break.
In another effort to maximize on-campus learning while also protecting the health and wellness of our community, we have once again made a few changes to our COVID policies for the winter holiday.
We know that whether people are staying home or traveling far distances, exposures during this time will be higher than normal. Therefore we will require additional COVID PCR testing to participate in on-site learning for the week of January 3.
Our testing company, Capital Diagnostics, will provide on-site testing at WES on Sunday, January 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Capital Diagnostics has assured us that the test results will be returned prior to the start of school on Monday, January 3.
Families who are unable to participate in on-site testing may test at another location of their choice. The test must be a PCR test and must be taken between Friday, December 31, and Sunday, January 2. Negative results should be emailed to covid@w-e-s.org prior to the start of school on Monday, January 3.
This additional testing will also allow unvaccinated students to travel during the holiday without needing to quarantine.
Reminder: Vaccination Clinic This Weekend
For those of you whose children received their first vaccination shot at the WES clinic, please remember that the second dose will be given this Sunday, December 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You must pre-register to attend. You can sign up HERE.
I hope to see many of you at our upcoming Book Fair, Early Childhood Chapel, Grade 7/8 holiday concert, or a basketball game! We are overjoyed to once again open our doors to our families, and we are looking forward to a magical holiday season.
Sincerely,
