Welcome Back Students! |
Greetings From Your School Nurses Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! We are excited to welcome our students back to school. As always, the health, safety, and well being of our students and staff is a top priority. We are working diligently and collaboratively to ensure that the proper safety guidelines are being followed. Please know that prior to your child attending on site learning, you will be given more information regarding our new health and safety procedures. As per CDC, Mass DPH, and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education guidelines there are protocols that must be followed. PLEASE do not send your student to school if they have ANY of the following:
If your student identifies as having any of the above symptoms, please be advised that a phone call will be placed to dismiss your student. You will be advised at that time what the appropriate measures are to have your student return to school safely. While awaiting dismissal, your student will be placed in a separate waiting area with proper supervision. More health information will be sent to families in the following weeks. Thank you for your continued support and patience as we work together during these challenging circumstances. Nurse Stephanie <3 |
Face Coverings Policy
Please be advised that Somerset Public Schools has a Face Coverings Policy. It is an expectation that ALL students (PreK-8) wear an appropriate face covering. Gaiters, bandannas, and masks with vent ports are not considered appropriate infection prevention in the school setting. You can find our face coverings policy here.
*Parents are expected to provided face coverings for their child. However, a new clean mask will be provided if your student soils their mask*
Covid Prevention at the Ground Level
LEFT: Covid prevention begins with education. ALL students will be shown a short video prior to their return to hybrid learning. It outlines basic concepts of wearing masks, physical distancing, handwashing, and when to stay home from school. On their return to campus, I will be going into each classroom to do Live presentations with the children. We will review the concepts seen in the video and reinforcing schoolwide expectations. I will also be demonstrating some of the PPE the students may see me wear throughout the course of the next few months.
MIDDLE: This is a preschool classroom with clearly delineated areas of separation for students. As you can see, they each have their own classroom supplies. This greatly reduces the spread of infection by decreasing the amount of high touch surfaces in the classroom.
RIGHT: Minor injuries and ailments will be handled on a case by case basis in the classroom setting. This minimizes the mobility of students throughout the building, allows for easier contact tracing, and keeps them within their designated cohort peer groups. It also keeps "healthy" kids away from the "sick" kids. Children with minor bumps, scrapes, loose teeth, etc are still healthy and keeping them out of the Health Office will keep them that way. My mobile triage cart affords me the opportunity to tend to children in their classroom.
MIDDLE: This is a preschool classroom with clearly delineated areas of separation for students. As you can see, they each have their own classroom supplies. This greatly reduces the spread of infection by decreasing the amount of high touch surfaces in the classroom.
RIGHT: Minor injuries and ailments will be handled on a case by case basis in the classroom setting. This minimizes the mobility of students throughout the building, allows for easier contact tracing, and keeps them within their designated cohort peer groups. It also keeps "healthy" kids away from the "sick" kids. Children with minor bumps, scrapes, loose teeth, etc are still healthy and keeping them out of the Health Office will keep them that way. My mobile triage cart affords me the opportunity to tend to children in their classroom.
