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Kramer Enews 9/10/21

Posted on: September 10, 2021

KRAMER E-NEWS 9/10/21

 

Happy Friday we hope you have had a great week.  The students and staff were working hard in their classrooms this week.  

 

COVID 19 Quarantine Procedures Q and A

Some questions have come up regarding quarantine procedures.

 

As a reminder, a person is considered a contact when they have been within 6 feet of a person who has tested positive for COVID 19 for 15 minutes or more without a mask or when they have been within 3 feet of the person for 15 minutes or more with a mask.  

 

Keep in mind, in most classrooms we cannot keep all students 3 feet apart from each other so your child may be seated closer than 3 feet to 1 to 2 students.  We try to match who they sit by in art, music, and PE but the seating options in these spaces are not exactly the same as the classrooms so it may add another student to the mix.  

 

In addition, we seat students at lunch based on their classroom seating to limit the number of possible exposures.  HOWEVER, lunch is unmasked and so the distance becomes 6 feet.  This means the number of possible exposures can be anywhere from 2 to 4 students depending on where they sit at the table.

 

If your child is considered a contact we will provide you a letter with the quarantine dates and guidelines.  The length of a typical quarantine is 10 days from the last date of exposure.  Individuals may test on days 5, 6, or 7 from their last contact with a positive person.  If the individual has a negative COVID19 test on days 5, 6, or 7, the individual may return on day 8.  The test results must be submitted to the school.

 

If your child has been exposed and is considered a contact,  the question as to whether to test or not is certainly up to each family.  Here are some of the things that we have found out.  If your child is not having any symptoms and you test and they test positive then the 10 days starts over from the date of the positive test.  You have to weigh the advantages of knowing versus not knowing and a shortened quarantine versus a longer one.  If your child is having any symptoms, it may be a good idea to have them tested so that you know and if they are positive then you can closely monitor their health and yours ; in addition, they would not need to be quarantined again any time in the following 90 days from their positive test if they are considered a contact during those 90 days.  

 

Finally, if anyone in your family is exhibiting symptoms or they are being tested for COVID19 then please keep all children in your family home until you know the results or have an alternate diagnosis.  This will help limit the spread and/or need for quarantines.  Thank you for your help and support.  




Talawanda Spirit Wear- Mrs. Gregory FCCLA

The FCCLA chapter would like to ask if you could share the spirit wear flyer with all the families in your building and staff members. Thank you so much for your help and support!!! 

 

Here is the link to her page: https://gotchacoveredcustomts.com/

Direct Link

Spirit Wear Flyer

 

THS Athletic Ticketing

Please see this flyer for information on how to purchase tickets for home THS events.

 

TSD Lunch Program

The National Lunch Program has extended the free meal status for all students for breakfast and lunch for the 2021-2022 school year.  

September Elementary Lunch Menu

 

We are excited to offer a NEW program for students who pack, and it's FREE packages of snacks/veggies/fruit and optional milk.  Any student can take advantage of this, including packers.

Please see this flyer for additional information.

 

Fees

School fees can be paid on the Talawanda website via EZPay or by sending a check to school with your child.  Please include the child’s name in the memo. 


Talawanda Brave Select Youth Basketball Tryouts

Boys and Girls in grades 4, 5, 6  Use this link for more information.

 

Girls Flag Rugby

Girls in grades 2nd-8th grade interested in rugby please use this flyer for more information. 


Talawanda Community Events Page

Please use this link for the Talawanda Community Events Page.

 

Enjoy the weekend!

Jason Merz

merzj@talawanda.org

513-273-3500

Principal

 

Calendar

October 12 & 14 - Parent-Teacher Conferences

October 18- No School- Fall Break

October 21- Picture retake day

November 2 - No School, Professional Development Day

November 24-26 - No School, Thanksgiving Break

December 20-31 - No School, Winter Break

January 3 - No School, Teacher Work Day

January 4 - Students Return

January 17 - No School, MLK Day

February 18 - No School, Professional Development Day

February 21 - No School, President’s Day

March 8 & 10 - Parent-Teacher Conferences

March 21-25 - Spring Break

March 29 - Lifetouch Spring Pictures

April 15 - No School

April 18 - No School, Teacher Work Day

May 26 - Last Day of School