November 15, 2021
Dear LREI Community,
I write with a few reminders for the coming weeks and my continuing reminders of the value of the Covid-19 vaccine for five – 11 year olds.
Community Zoom Gatherings:
- Family Education Workshop Honoring Native American Heritage Month – Tuesday, 11/16, 8:00p.m.-9:00p.m. As we enter the Thanksgiving season, we are confronted with images and stories of the so-called “first Thanksgiving.” How should we view these stories? And how should we help young people come to terms with the complicated nature of our history? Come to hear members of the LREI community discuss essential questions related to Native American history as well as the history of the Thanksgiving holiday. (Zoom link is on the Community Calendar.)
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Covid-19 Vaccine for five – 11 year olds – Wednesday, 11/17, 6:00p.m.-7:00p.m. Join me and our school nurses for a conversation regarding the Covid vaccine for younger children. We will share a few thoughts and will respond to your questions. (Zoom link which is on the Community Calendar.)
Schedule for the Week of November 22 – 26:
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Lower school and middle school families will have conferences on Monday and Tuesday, November 22 – 23. Conference sign up information was sent last week.
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High School students will have online classes on Monday, November 22 and conferences on Tuesday, November 23. Conference sign up information was sent last week.
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No School – Wednesday, 11/24 – Friday 11/26
Thanksgiving Break Travel
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If your child/children is/are vaccinated and you plan on traveling, please read the recommendations on the CDC site – wear a mask, wash your hands, stay home and test if you have symptoms.
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If unvaccinated, the CDC recommendations include a test before travel, precautions while at your destination, and a test 3-5 days after you return, during the 7-day self-quarantine.
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By “travel” we mean, any air or long-distance train travel or traveling by any means to a location with a Covid prevalence of over 35/100k. Unsure? Ask via email at nurses@lrei.org. For the latest stats, click here.
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Please be aware of the current COVID surge in Europe when visiting with friends and family. We encourage you to discuss testing with guests if you are entertaining guests from abroad.
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Week of November 29 – We will be testing 100% of the LREI population (vaccinated and unvaccinated) in school during the week after Thanksgiving Break. Please email nurses@lrei.org if you would like to test your child outside of school.
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A reminder that vaccines are now available for all children, five years old and older.
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A reminder that vaccinated students do not have to quarantine if there is exposure in school, and can return to school with a provider-performed rapid antigen test if they experience symptoms. The good news is that we have only had five exposures in school. For the two that involved vaccinated students, all students were back in class within 72 hours. For the three that involved unvaccinated students, the classes were out for a week.
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In the New Year we will conduct classes for vaccinated students in-person without offering on-line classes for unvaccinated students who were exposed(other than the fours.)
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The vaccine for children will help to mitigate the risk of another virus surge, which seems quite possible this winter.
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Protect your child, your family, your community.
Thanks for your attention and I look forward to seeing you on Zoom later this week.
