Wednesday Digital Folder
January 19th, 2022
HOME ANTIGEN TEST DISTRIBUTION FOR SME
PUSD employees have been working overtime to help our community get vaccinated, boosted and tested for COVID-19. This Friday at SME, we plan to distribute more than15,000 no-cost, at-home COVID-19 antigen tests provided by the California Department of Public Health. All K-5 grade students attending in-person instruction will receive one rapid antigen testing kit to test your child for COVID-19 at home. The goal of the PUSD Take Home Antigen Test Program is to reduce the risk of transmission by identifying students who may be positive for COVID-19. Please use the kit if you think your student has been exposed, or is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. All kits will come with clear instructions and a link if you have further questions.
SME will be distributing to parents of SME students between 8:30-9:30am and again from 2:30-3:30pm on Friday, January 21st, 2022 in front of the school on Highland Ave. Please make sure you have a mask on and are lining up(either by car or walking on sidewalk) westbound on Highland Ave. starting at the sidewalk steps leading up to the school.
Vaccination Cards
This is not in place of uploading to the district Qualtrics email, but in addition while SME is waiting for those submissions.
Great Kindness Challenge at SME
We will be partnering this challenge with a checklist of ways to be kind at school!
Please encourage your kiddo to show off their kindness in these next few weeks! There will be school BUG tickets and prizes for those that participate!
COVID Screening and Testing at SME
Please STAY HOME if you have ANY symptoms.
Screening Questions Daily before coming to school
- Do I have a fever?
- Do I have a cough?
- Am I experiencing shortness of breath or difficulty breathing?
- Am I experiencing any other symptoms?
- Have I been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days?
- In the last 10 days, have I been directed to quarantine, isolate or take a COVID-19 test?
How and Where PUSD Students and Employees Can Get Tested
PUSD offers COVID-19 PCR oral or nasal swab tests on campuses and at the District’s Primary Clinic, 8 a.m. - 3:30 pm. By appointment, please call (626) 396-3600, ext 88180
On PUSD campuses(SME) weekly testing, on Thursdays, is available for ALL students and staff.
Register your student for weekly testing at SME on the Color system here: https://home.color.com/covid/sign-up/start?partner=19648816021737students
We are holding at 86% of students registered.
STEPS to follow if you get a POSITIVE COVID test result
1. Immediately isolate from all others(family, school, sports, after-school enrichment and daycare)
2. Contact Mrs. Lewis/Ms. Rupp to notify POS results
3. Expect a phone call/contact from Health Department for specific information and quarantine next steps
4. Receive a short-term independent study agreement from SME
5. Complete assigned school work, if feeling well
6. Call and/or contact school/teacher if any questions
STEPS to follow if you are requesting and Independent Study(IS) Agreement
1. Send an email to your kid's teacher and Mrs. Lewis to request an IS agreement
2. Include which days you are agreeing to work remotely on the Canvas work posted by the teacher.
3. Include if you are choosing to do an IS or if you are needing to, due to an exposure or POSITIVE COVID-19 lab confirmed PCR test.
Mask Wearing Update
Please see the following updates from the Los Angeles County Public Health Department for employees and students masking.
The key to this message is that "Cloth face coverings alone are no longer acceptable, as they do not provide the same level of source control or personal protection as a proper surgical mask or higher level PPE."
According to the latest guidance, our students are not required to wear double surgical masks as referenced in correspondence sent to you the other night.
“Better Options” are strongly recommended for our students at this time(see graphic below). This option may be required in the near future when we update the isolation and quarantine procedures in the COVID-19 Safety Plan.
At this time, follow the isolation and quarantine procedures we implemented prior to winter break. We realize these protocols are stricter than the recently updated CDC guidance.
*If you do not want your child wearing a 3-ply mask, being offered by SME staff, please notify their teacher and Mrs. Lewis
PUSD Updates 1.18.22
PTA Announcements
PTA Meeting: Wednesday, January 19 @ 6:30pm
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvde2vpjgpG91kmEhWbNYP4GtCCAEkKiHu
Read It Forward ▸▸▸
We are thrilled to announce a totally new PTA program: Read it Forward
What it is: A way for our students to share their gently used or even new books with our sister school Madison Elementary.
When it's happening: January 24-28
How it works: Send your student to school with K-5th books you'd like to donate, and they can deposit them into the boxes in the Main Office Hallway.
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️ 2022 Virtual Family Dance: Feb. 5 ️
We hope you can join our 2nd ever Virtual Family Dance. Last year's event was a blast! If you plan to attend, please register in advance so that your student/s will receive a dance party swag bag delivered to their classroom.
Each dance party is 45 minutes:
Grades K/1: 4pm
Grades 2/3: 5pm
Grades 4/5: 6pm
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0Krx5rmDlqyof5s5ovriM8gUbPrylPoKxxHfvOdt7CGHngg/viewform
SEEDs Parent Group Announcements
SEED hopes that everyone had time to reflect on the life and lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” - Dr. Martin Luther King
Please check out this months resource guide recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Interested in learning more about diversity and inclusion? Mark your calendars for the upcoming SEED Summit on February 17th.
SEED's next meeting will be the last Monday of the month on January 31st @ 6:30 p.m..
AFB Announcements
SME Yearbooks
Pre-K-4th Grade Order Forms
5th Grade Order Form ONLY
Community Opportunities
Sierra Madre Elementary
Email: lewis.lindsay@pusd.us
Website: sme.pusd.us
Location: 141 West Highland Avenue, Sierra Madre, CA, USA
Phone: (626) 396-5890