Good Evening BHCS Community,
Great job navigating the roller coaster of this week, everyone!
1.There are new mask guidelines from the Department of Education in place moving forward that I'd like families to be aware of. Mask breaks will now be limited to 5 minutes each, up to a maximum of 15 minutes per day and must be outside. During a mask break, students must be seated, 6-feet apart, and facing the same direction. All recess time is now masked (most of our students were doing this anyway). Students will be eating inside now that it is colder, and must maintain 6 feet of distance while also facing the same direction. Please review this video with your children to ensure safe and properly fitting masks: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NnrdqEzPoWgLB-jBpxH5bOUI9Dg6oQOb/view
2. We are looking forward to seeing students back in person, however, we hope that you will be especially mindful of our school community each day you send your child to us. One way that you can do this is to please take great care and consideration when filling out your child's green tickets. Also, before sending your child to BHCS on Monday, please consider the following and contact our awesome school nurse, April Chapman at achapman@bhcs.org if any of the following scenarios apply:
If your child has been ill with any COVID like symptoms while on break.
If you, or someone in your household is a close contact of a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.
If your child has travelled outside of the state of Maine anytime within the last two weeks.
3. Be sure to return all materials to school on Monday. This includes bins or bags, iPads and iPad CHARGERS (blocks and cables).
4. If you plan to have your child switch to remote learning, please email me.
If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. We appreciate your support!
Warmly,
Shelly