This week we will welcome Gian Paul Gonzalez to present "Strength through Adversity" to all of our students in Grade Level assemblies. Thank you to the LVMS PTA for organizing this great opportunity for our students!

This week is also the FINAL week to submit any health forms / paperwork for Spring Sports. Please see the section below for additional information. Please contact Mrs. Hade or specific coaches with additional questions.

8th Grade Yearbook Ads

Attention 8th grade parents there is still time to place an Ad for your 8th grader in the yearbook. Deadline to submit an Ad is March 31, 2022.

Ads are $25, only 1 per student.

Go this link and click on Yearbook Ads to purchase:

https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/general/homepage?portal=true

OR

Yearbookordercenter.com

School Code: 4877

Please contact LVMS Yearbook Advisors Ms. Denny or Mrs. Burke with additional questions!

2022 Spring Season - (B/G Track, Baseball, and Softball)

• Physicals Due Date - Friday, March 18th (FINAL DUE DATE)

-All student physicals MUST be received, reviewed, and approved by the district physician.

-Incomplete forms can not be approved and will impact your child’s ability to try-out for, or participate in, our sports teams.

-Please mark your calendars - FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE!

• Tryout/Practice Start dates - Monday, April 4th (anticipated)

• End Date of Overall Season - Monday, June 6th (anticipated)

Additional information is available via our LVMS Athletics site.

All required forms can be downloaded here

As a reminder, 6th grade students are ONLY eligible to participate

on the Spring Track & Field Teams.

As per Dr. Turnamian's 3/4/22 Community Update, all Washington Township schools remain on track to move to "mask optional" in all buildings and buses on Monday, March 7th. The district is also moving to follow the CDC's 2/22/22 Recommendations, effective immediately. Please be aware, if community transmission rates begin to rise, the district will consider restoring former mitigation protocols after close consultation with our district medical professionals and local Health Department.

COVID Activity Index Level (CALI): As of 3/5/2022 the district received notification that our region’s CALI score remains Moderate (YELLOW).

Contact Tracing: As of 2/28/22 CDC Guidance, the district will not require contact tracing when transmission rates remain low to moderate. The district will monitor current transmission rates. with the guidance of our district medical professionals and local Health Department, and not conduct contact tracing unless circumstances change.

Testing Positive for COVID-19: If a student tests positive for COVID-19 he/she still needs to isolate for 5 days and it is recommended he/she wear a mask for days 6-10. Most importantly, if a student is sick (COVID related or not) please keep him/her home from school.

Close Contact / Quarantine: If an individual is identified as a close contact due to out of school activity or family contact and has not had a primary series of vaccination, it is recommended he/she quarantine for 5 days and wear a mask for days 6-10.

Daily District COVID-19 Communications: Effective 2/8/22 the district will no longer send out daily communications of newly reported COVID-19 cases from each school. This information will continued to be tracked and updated daily to the Information Hub on the main page of our district website.

Please consult Washington Township's NJDOH COVID-19 Resources as needed.

Any health questions or concerns should be directed to our school nurses, kpinto@wtschools.org and ahade@wtschools.org.