Last Friday, all current families should have received an email from Head of School Lisa Lalama explaining our plans to remain open until winter break, which begins at the end of the school day on Tuesday, December 22 (with 12/23/20 as a child-care day), pending any changes in the state’s guidelines.
We are continuing to monitor the situation in the state and will be in touch before the 22nd with further information about how we will proceed in January. While we would like to be able to return to the campus on January 4, we know that may not be advisable or possible as we get closer to that date. Regardless of our return date, we are asking families to have their children tested before returning to school. The test sites are listed in the Wednesday Weekly and can also be found here. When we confirm our return date, we will share the window of time during which you should be tested. Please plan to share your test results with Nurse Kathy.
All of us at WMS thank you for your ongoing support, helping us stay healthy through the fall and into the holiday season. As we approach winter break, we know that there may be additional opportunities to travel and gather with friends and family. We strongly encourage you to continue to keep the safety of our community in mind as you make your plans.
Please keep in mind the state's ongoing restrictions on indoor gatherings:
- Indoor gatherings in homes must be capped at no more than 10 people.
- Indoor gatherings outside of homes must be limited to 30 percent of the venue's stated fire capacity, up to a cap of 50 people.
We are asking you to follow the guidelines above (or those applicable to your state) and to continue to follow the protocols we follow each day at WMS when you are away from school: hand-washing, wearing appropriately fitting masks, maintaining social distance, and to continue to be tested on a regular basis. We, in turn, will continue to do the same - our staff's monthly testing schedule will continue through the weeks we are away from school on break. When we return from our break, we will continue our routine of health screenings at drop-off, hand-washing, mask wearing, social distancing, increased air circulation and remaining in cohorts.
Thank you again for all you do on behalf of the WMS community. We wish you well in the coming weeks and are happy to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to reach out to Nurse Kathy, Sarah or Lisa.
