Mable Woolsey Weekly Update
The Week of January 10, 2022
Mable Woolsey Elementary School
Email: keripala@bluebullets.org
Website: http://mwes.bluebullets.org/
Location: 106 Pleasant Avenue, Knoxville, IL, USA
Phone: (309) 289-4354
Facebook: facebook.com/mweskcusd202
Breakfast and Lunch Menus for the Week of January 10th
Are you missing something? Our Lost and Found is located in the Library. Thank you Mrs. Fleisher for making these items easier for students to find!
Updates Regarding Quarantining and Isolation for Schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its quarantine and isolation guidance with shorter isolation and quarantine periods of 5 days to focus on the period when a person is most infectious, followed by continued masking for an additional 5 days. CDC communicated on Jan. 4 that this guidance applies to the general population in the community, including workplaces and schools, and on Jan. 6, the CDC updated its guidance for school settings.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and ISBE plan to align with CDC guidance on shortening isolation and quarantine periods for COVID-19 for schools. ISBE and IDPH will release updated guidance as soon as possible. In the meantime, please review the IDPH Health Alert for details on key changes that will take effect soon.
The CDC made these changes to reflect accumulating evidence that demonstrates that the majority of transmission occurs during the early periods of infection. Combined with continued adherence to universal indoor masking and highly effective vaccines, these changes will allow more students to stay safely in-person.
Thank you for your patience as we awaited clarity from the CDC, and thank you for all that you are doing to provide students the safe, in-person learning environment they need to thrive.
Sincerely,
Dr. Carmen I. Ayala
State Superintendent of Education
Illinois State Board of Education
This month we are talking about Responsibility!
Winter Recess
If you do not have the above items and can't afford to purchase them, contact your child's teacher to see if there are donations available.