First Vandalia #203 COVID-19 Vaccinations
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Vandalia #203 Nurses thank FCHD and FCH! #VandalStrong
Statement from Nurse Joy Lewis:
We are honored and excited to receive the COVID vaccine. We thank the FCHD and FCH for acknowledging our frontline work at the school. School nurses bridge the gap between healthcare and the education worlds. Besides caring for sick students and staff, we play a big role in educating our staff, students, and parents throughout this COVID-19 pandemic. Receiving the safe vaccination on Friday is another way we can hopefully educate and encourage our staff and community to receive this vaccination and promote a healthy and safe school environment for all.
Good morning! Our superhero school nurses received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday (12-18). I am happy to report that all went well, and they have not experienced any side effects. Tell them thank you for being brave and leading the way for us!
ATTENTION VJHS:
Teacherease is not working at the moment just for the Junior High. We are working on it and hopefully it will be working within the next hour. Please try entering your remote-student attendance after 9:00am.
Thank you for your patience!
Early Dismissal, Christmas Break & 2nd Semester Return Information:
- Monday 12/21/20:2:00 Dismissal(Grades K-4); 2:15 Dismissal(Grades 5-12); VCHS Exams
- Tuesday 12/22/20: 2:00 Dismissal(Grades K-4); 2:15 Dismissal(Grades 5-12); VCHS Exams
- Wednesday 12/23/20 - Friday 1/1/21: No School - Christmas Break
- Monday 1/4/21: No School - Teacher's Institute
- Tuesday 1/5/21: No School - Remote Learning Planning Day
- Wednesday 1/6/21 - Friday 1/15/21: All-Remote Learning Plan for All Schools
**Information about Breakfast/Lunch Sign-up for the all-remote days will be coming soon
Please see the attached for the updated Fayette County COVID Update
In lieu of the traditional winter concert, enjoy some Holiday Video Greeting Cards from our 7th -12th band students!
https://youtu.be/F70dZk7m3Ro
Here is the link to today's Board Meeting at 5pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z_fmOjkvPA
Here is the link to tomorrow's Board Meeting at 5pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z_fmOjkvPA
Attention VJHS Parents:
This is a reminder that if you intend to enroll your student for all-remote learning for the beginning of second semester, you must enroll your child using the link below. Only complete this form for remote learning for second semester. If this form is NOT filled out, students will be enrolled for in-person learning.
The deadline is 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 12-15.
https://forms.gle/Xe9LP1utsa7g4oyq7
Please see the attached document for the Fayette County COVID Situational Awareness Report.
VJHS Parents/Guardians,
We want to clarify for everyone what in-person learning will be beginning January 5. Due to the current cases in our county and knowing that families will gather during the holidays, we will begin second semester all remote for the first two weeks (1/5/21-1/15/21). We will then transition back to our current hybrid learning model if at that time the metric data is in line for this transition. We would stay in hybrid learning until either the county positivity rate is less than 8% or the cases per 100K is less than 50 for two consecutive weeks. At that time, we would transition to 100%/ 4 day per week learning. Under the 100% in-person learning would be attendance Monday-Thursday. Dismissal at VJHS would be 2:32pm on these days. Fridays would be remote for all.
IF the county metrics would allow for a 100% return after the first two weeks of remote learning in January, and this is a huge IF, we could transition to 100% learning on 1/19/21. Again, I want to stress that we have a long way to go as a community in slowing the spread of Covid-19 before we can get to this point.
Please see this flow chart to summarize what will be used to make these decisions of when to return to in-person learning:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1041039/Vandalia_C.U.S.D.__203_COVID-19_Mitigation_Metrics_Infographic.pdf
If you enroll your child using the link below for all-in remote learning for 2nd semester, it will be for the entirity of the third grading period. Only complete this form for remote learning for second semester. If this form is NOT filled out, students will be enrolled for in-person learning.
The deadline is 4:00 p.m. on 12-15.
https://forms.gle/Xe9LP1utsa7g4oyq7
If you have questions, please contact me via email at bkern@vandals203.org or call 283-5151.
Return to Learn Metrics Infographic-County level metrics will be shared weekly. They are released by the state weekly on Friday afternoons. Watch for the update later this afternoon/evening.
Attention Parents of All-In Remote Learners for 2nd semester. You must enroll your child using the link below for all-in remote learning for 2nd semester. Only complete this form for remote learning. All other students will be enrolled in person. The deadline is 4:00 p.m. on 12-15.
https://forms.gle/Xe9LP1utsa7g4oyq7
Our holiday order deadline is right around the corner. All orders placed before December 13th will arrive before December 25th!
For the next 3 DAYS enjoy 25% off. Valid TODAY through 12/12.
http://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/illinois/vandalia/vandalia-high-school
Here is the link to tonight's Board Retreat at 5pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHzcb8srbV4
Here is the link to the stream for Thursday's Board Retreat December 10th at 5pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHzcb8srbV4
Here is the link to the stream for Tuesday's Board Retreat December 10th at 5pm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHzcb8srbV4