Flynn Flyer
October 8, 2021
Important Dates
10/11 Indigenous People's Day No School
10/15 Professional Learning Day No School
10/19 Flynn Fall Book Fair (sign up below)
10/21 Flynn Fall Book Fair
11/04 Flynn PTO Meeting- 6 PM
Meeting ID meet.google.com/vfg-tbjd-hoy
11/7- End Daylight Savings- Turn Your Clocks Back
11/22-11-23- Parent/Teacher Virtual Conferences
12/8- Early Release Day 11:30 No Burlington Kids, No Sara Holbrook
Second Grade Citizens
Fall Bookfair
Tuesday, Oct. 19 or
Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021
Time slots available from 4:00-6:45
1.(Use this link to) Sign up your family
for 15 minutes of BOOK SHOPPING FUN!.
2.Come to the Flynn Elementary School cafeteria using the south side/Starr Farm Road entrance at your assigned time.
Meet Para Educator Cy Chapman
Hello,
My name is Cy Chapman, most of the kids call me Mr. "C". This is my first year at John J .Flynn. I have been a paraeducator at BSD for 15 years. Here is a little about me. I was born in Woonsocket, RI. I moved to Vermont in 1990. I went to Champlain college where I earned a bachelor's degree in Communication and Public Relations. I actually wanted to be a disc jockey for a radio station but I got a job at IBM and stayed there for 15 years.
Then, I went to work at the Children's Specialty Center working with children with cancer. I moved on to working at the Baird School. After being there, I decided to join the Burlington School District and worked at I.A.A for 4 years then I was transferred to Lyman C. Hunt middle school. I am now here at John J. Flynn to see what elementary students can teach me. The teacher becomes the student and the student becomes the teacher.
I am an avid comic book reader. At my last count I have over 4000 comic books. I also love science fiction movies. I love Star Wars and Star Trek. I also Teach Martial Arts and have been training and teaching for the last 22 years. I am a huge New York Yankee and San Francisco 49er fan. If you ever want to talk about Star Wars and comic books please feel free to come talk to me. I am happy to be here at Flynn.
Cy
COVID Information
Dear Families,
We want to clearly define what happens when students can return to school if they are sick.
For any new symptom your child has, even if it may be allergies, your child should stay home or be sent home from school.
If the symptom resolves in the first 24 hours, without the use of any medications, your child may return to school the next day.
If the symptom lasts more than 24 hours, or more symptoms develop, please keep your child home and sign up for a PCR test appointment at a state site through https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/testing/where-get-tested. Please keep your child home and refrain from taking them into public places until your test results come back.
If the PCR test is negative, please submit your test result to your school nurse. Following the negative COVID test, your child may return to school if they have been free of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting for 24 hours (without the use of medication) and are feeling well enough to fully participate in learning activities. If the PCR test is positive, your child will have to quarantine at home for 10 days as directed by the Vermont Department of Health.
Even with a negative test result, if your child does not have enough energy to actively participate in learning, is too tired to learn or engage, and does not feel well enough to be at school, your child will need to go home and rest. In this case, your school nurse will call to ask you to pick up your child from school.
Many Thanks,
Becca McCray, MSN, MA, RN, NCSN
Burlington School District Lead Nurse
COVID-19 is an illness caused by a coronavirus discovered in 2019. Coronaviruses are a type of virus named for the crown-like spikes on their surface. There are many kinds of coronaviruses including some that cause respiratory illnesses, like the common cold. The specific symptoms of COVID-19 include:
Fever or chills
Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle or body aches
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea
Headache
WHAT YOU CAN DO!
- Please consider getting vaccinated. We have one remaining free clinic in EMS on September 27
- If you think you may have been exposed to COVID, get tested (it is free)
- Stay home when you are sick (do not go to the grocery store, do not go to work, do not go to school)
- Wash your hands frequently and follow the masking guidelines and recommendations around you
Free Testing Site
405 Pine Street
Monday/Tuesdays 8-4
Wednesdays 12-7
Saturday 9-12
Burlington Health Center of Burlington
617 Riverside Ave.
Monday 1-5 (closed Labor Day)
Tuesday 4-8
Thursday 8-12;1-5
Friday 8-12