Rounding out Week One
Coldstream Elementary Sept.16, 2020
Finishing up our first week
Parking Lot Routines
- use pick up lanes only - do not park in the parking lot. We do not have supervision for students walking through the parking lot and want to avoid this.
-please ensure your child knows what the after school plans are. Bus - Car - Walk? Teachers are dismissing them into their proper areas at the end of the day.
- if families have alternate pick up spots, students will walk off the grounds to meet parents.
-K parents will begin using the east end of the field and church parking lot for their drop off and pick up area.
-congrats to all of our bikers and scooter riders - a great way to stay active!
Morning drop off - drop offs begin at 8:15.
Please have your child/ren exit the vehicle on the sidewalk side of the vehicle.
What if I am picking my child up early?
Informing the school when your child is going to be away.
More clarity about what to do if your child has symptoms
Students and staff should stay at home when new symptoms of illness develop. The key symptoms to watch for are fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, loss of sense of smell or taste, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
• If the staff or student (or their parent) indicates that the symptoms are consistent with a previously diagnosed health condition and are not unusual for that individual, they may return to school. No assessment or note is required from a health care provider.
• For mild symptoms without fever, students and staff can monitor at home for 24 hours. If symptoms improve, they can return to school without further assessment.
• If symptoms include fever, or if after 24 hours, symptoms remain unchanged or worsen, seek a health assessment. A health assessment can include calling 8-1-1, a primary care provider like a physician or nurse practitioner, or going to a COVID-19 testing centre.
When a COVID-19 test is recommended by the health assessment:
• If the COVID-19 test is positive, the person should stay home until they are told by public health to end their self-isolation. In most cases this is 10 days after the onset of symptoms. Public health will contact everyone with a positive test.
• If the COVID-19 test is negative, the person can return to school once symptoms have improved and they feel well enough. Symptoms of common respiratory illnesses can persist for a week or more. Re-testing is not needed unless the person develops a new illness. BCCDC has information on receiving negative test results.
• If a COVID-19 test is recommended but is not done because the person or parent chooses not to have the test or a health assessment is not sought when recommended, and the person’s symptoms are not related to a previously diagnosed health condition, they should stay home from school until 10 days after the onset of symptoms, and then may return if feeling well enough.
If a COVID-19 test is not recommended by the health assessment, the person can return to school when symptoms have improved and they feel well enough. Testing may not be recommended if the assessment determines that the symptoms are due to another cause (i.e. not COVID-19).
Our second order of face masks will arrive later this week. We have given each student one mask and will hand out their second mask when the order arrives.
PAC Meeting - Via Zoom - Wed.Sept.16 6:30 pm
Join us on zoom for our first PAC meeting of the year this Wednesday, Sept. 16th at 6:30 pm. You can also find this link on the PAC Facebook page.
https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/5431697700?
pwd=UIRNZUc4eFZ4VIhrU0UrSUhIS0Z2dz09
Meeting ID: 543169 7700
passcode: 094280
We are asking that everyone really consider joining our exec so that we are eligible for the Gaming grant.
Coldstream Elementary
Email: csiegmueller@sd22.bc.ca
Location: 10104 Kalamalka Road, Coldstream, BC, Canada
Phone: 250-545-0597
Twitter: @coldstreamel