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PCCS : Field Weekly Newsletter 1-21-22

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Press release from Plymouth-Canton Community Schools:

01/21/2022 6:00 PM

Hello Field Families,

Find out what's happening in Plymouth-Cantonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

 

 

Find out what's happening in Plymouth-Cantonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • P-CCS, in conjunction with the Wayne County Health Department, will offer a vaccination clinic for the community on Monday, January 24 from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at Canton High School.  This clinic will include the newly approved booster doses for those 12-15 years old, as well as first or second doses for those 5 years and older and boosters for those 16 years and older.

 

For those who received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the vaccination clinic on January 5 (including those 5-11 years old), you may receive your second dose at this clinic. 

Booster doses for those ages 11-15 years also will be included in this vaccination clinic. A parent signature is required for anyone under 18 to receive the vaccine.  All students are encouraged to have a parent or guardian present.  Here is the link to the pre-registration form https://forms.gle/h3k7tEgjwCyBXKZ99

 

  • Free At-Home COVID test kits available beginning the week of January 24th

MI Backpack Home Test Program is a voluntary program offered by MDHHS for Michigan K-12 students and staff who want an extra layer of protection against COVID-19. Every person enrolled in the program will receive one at-home COVID-19 test "kit," which includes 2 at-home tests. MDHHS will provide the kits and educational materials, and P-CCS will distribute the kits to students and staff who choose to enroll. There is no obligation to participate.

The first wave of distribution of these test kits for P-CCS will occur the week of January 24th.  If you would like a test kit (2 tests total), please complete this google form to reserve your kit.  If there is more than one P-CCS staff member and/or student in your household, you may pick up multiple kits.  But you must fill out the google form multiple times, once for each person. 

Parents of students:  Test kits will be available for pick up during the COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Monday, January 24th.  Please come to Canton High School between the hours of 3:30 and 7pm.  Turn left as you enter the main building doors by the flagpole.  The google form must be filled out before you can pick up a kit.

 

  • This week, P-CCS began implementing the updated COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidelines from the CDC and Wayne County Health Department. Here are the highlights:

 

Isolation Process for Positive Cases:

Student and staff members who test positive for COVID-19 and/or display symptoms suggestive of COVID, regardless of vaccination status, must:

  1. Monitor for symptoms for days 0-10; AND

  2. Isolate at home for days 0-5 (day “0” is the day symptoms begin or day test was taken for those without symptoms); AND

 

If symptoms have improved or no new symptoms developed, 24-hours fever-free without fever-reducing medication, you may return to school, while wearing a well-fitted mask, for days 6-10.

 

WCHD Close Contact at School -- Mask to Stay:

In accordance with the WCHD Guidance, if a COVID exposure occurs in the school setting, school personnel will no longer complete individual close contact tracing. Students and staff exposed at school will not be required to quarantine, but must wear a well-fitted mask while in school and at school-related events. This includes in-school contacts, including classrooms, buses, lunch, and most extra-curricular activities. School personnel will continue to utilize contact tracing measures in high-risk areas, as identified by the WCHD, where masking and distancing may be less achievable. 

 

When there is a COVID exposure in the school setting, P-CCS will continue sending a general notification letter to each school community instructing individuals that they should closely monitor for COVID symptoms for 10 days.

 

P-CCS will continue managing daily positive and probable COVID cases for both staff and students, and report all school associated cases to our transparency report located on the official district website found at www.pccsk12.com.

 

Quarantine Process for Close Contacts Identified Outside of School:

If a COVID-19 exposure occurred away from school, those students and staff who are unvaccinated and have not tested positive for COVID within the past 90 days, may have the options below:

 

Home quarantine for days 1-5, monitor for symptoms, test on day five, provide proof of negative test, return to school on day six, and “Mask to Stay” for days 6-10

OR

Home quarantine for days 1-10 

 

Vaccinated staff and students, or those who have had a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the last 90 days (with proof), are exempt from close contact quarantine, as long as they are asymptomatic. For all Students and Staff Currently on a 10-day Isolation with Positive Test:

a. Isolate at home for a minimum of five full days (day zero is day symptoms began or day test was taken).

 

b.Return on day six if asymptomatic, if symptoms have significantly improved, or if fever free for 24 hours without medication.

 

If symptoms have not improved by day six, quarantine for a total of 10 days.

 

*All students and staff currently quarantined as a result of being a close contact to a positive case, and are asymptomatic, are eligible to return according to the updated quarantine guidelines.

 

Please see this convenient visual (PDF) for a representation of these new guidelines for P-CCS.

 

  • Order your yearbook today!  We are sharing this information with you early so that everyone who wants one can receive a yearbook.  Here is the link and a few flyers with information about placing your order.  

Order your yearbook for Field Elementary School!

  • New Year, New Beginnings! 

Some people make resolutions to be more physically fit.  Did you know that being financially fit is important to be prepared for your future? Making frequent deposits will make sure your savings grows big and strong. Make a deposit to your student savings account at our next Field Deposit Day on Tuesday, January 25th.   All students who deposit will be added to a drawing for 4 tickets to any regular season USAHockey game in Plymouth at the USAHockey arena on Beck Road.  Chances of winning are dependent on entries received.

 

If you would like to start a savings account you can visit www.cfcu.org/scu to sign up today!  Savings accounts may be used at school on deposit days, online, or at any Community Financial branch during regular business hours. 

 

 

Thank you for your continued support of Field Elementary. 

~Mrs. Thomas

Hello Field Families,

 

 

  • P-CCS, in conjunction with the Wayne County Health Department, will offer a vaccination clinic for the community on Monday, January 24 from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at Canton High School.  This clinic will include the newly approved booster doses for those 12-15 years old, as well as first or second doses for those 5 years and older and boosters for those 16 years and older.

 

For those who received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the vaccination clinic on January 5 (including those 5-11 years old), you may receive your second dose at this clinic. 

Booster doses for those ages 11-15 years also will be included in this vaccination clinic. A parent signature is required for anyone under 18 to receive the vaccine.  All students are encouraged to have a parent or guardian present.  Here is the link to the pre-registration form https://forms.gle/h3k7tEgjwCyBXKZ99

 

  • Free At-Home COVID test kits available beginning the week of January 24th

MI Backpack Home Test Program is a voluntary program offered by MDHHS for Michigan K-12 students and staff who want an extra layer of protection against COVID-19. Every person enrolled in the program will receive one at-home COVID-19 test "kit," which includes 2 at-home tests. MDHHS will provide the kits and educational materials, and P-CCS will distribute the kits to students and staff who choose to enroll. There is no obligation to participate.

The first wave of distribution of these test kits for P-CCS will occur the week of January 24th.  If you would like a test kit (2 tests total), please complete this google form to reserve your kit.  If there is more than one P-CCS staff member and/or student in your household, you may pick up multiple kits.  But you must fill out the google form multiple times, once for each person. 

Parents of students:  Test kits will be available for pick up during the COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Monday, January 24th.  Please come to Canton High School between the hours of 3:30 and 7pm.  Turn left as you enter the main building doors by the flagpole.  The google form must be filled out before you can pick up a kit.

 

  • This week, P-CCS began implementing the updated COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidelines from the CDC and Wayne County Health Department. Here are the highlights:

 

Isolation Process for Positive Cases:

Student and staff members who test positive for COVID-19 and/or display symptoms suggestive of COVID, regardless of vaccination status, must:

 

If symptoms have improved or no new symptoms developed, 24-hours fever-free without fever-reducing medication, you may return to school, while wearing a well-fitted mask, for days 6-10.

 

WCHD Close Contact at School -- Mask to Stay:

In accordance with the WCHD Guidance, if a COVID exposure occurs in the school setting, school personnel will no longer complete individual close contact tracing. Students and staff exposed at school will not be required to quarantine, but must wear a well-fitted mask while in school and at school-related events. This includes in-school contacts, including classrooms, buses, lunch, and most extra-curricular activities. School personnel will continue to utilize contact tracing measures in high-risk areas, as identified by the WCHD, where masking and distancing may be less achievable. 

 

When there is a COVID exposure in the school setting, P-CCS will continue sending a general notification letter to each school community instructing individuals that they should closely monitor for COVID symptoms for 10 days.

 

P-CCS will continue managing daily positive and probable COVID cases for both staff and students, and report all school associated cases to our transparency report located on the official district website found at www.pccsk12.com.

 

Quarantine Process for Close Contacts Identified Outside of School:

If a COVID-19 exposure occurred away from school, those students and staff who are unvaccinated and have not tested positive for COVID within the past 90 days, may have the options below:

 

Home quarantine for days 1-5, monitor for symptoms, test on day five, provide proof of negative test, return to school on day six, and “Mask to Stay” for days 6-10

OR

Home quarantine for days 1-10 

 

Vaccinated staff and students, or those who have had a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the last 90 days (with proof), are exempt from close contact quarantine, as long as they are asymptomatic. For all Students and Staff Currently on a 10-day Isolation with Positive Test:

a. Isolate at home for a minimum of five full days (day zero is day symptoms began or day test was taken).

 

b.Return on day six if asymptomatic, if symptoms have significantly improved, or if fever free for 24 hours without medication.

 

If symptoms have not improved by day six, quarantine for a total of 10 days.

 

*All students and staff currently quarantined as a result of being a close contact to a positive case, and are asymptomatic, are eligible to return according to the updated quarantine guidelines.

 

Please see this convenient visual (PDF) for a representation of these new guidelines for P-CCS.

 

  • Order your yearbook today!  We are sharing this information with you early so that everyone who wants one can receive a yearbook.  Here is the link and a few flyers with information about placing your order.  

Order your yearbook for Field Elementary School!

  • New Year, New Beginnings! 

Some people make resolutions to be more physically fit.  Did you know that being financially fit is important to be prepared for your future? Making frequent deposits will make sure your savings grows big and strong. Make a deposit to your student savings account at our next Field Deposit Day on Tuesday, January 25th.   All students who deposit will be added to a drawing for 4 tickets to any regular season USAHockey game in Plymouth at the USAHockey arena on Beck Road.  Chances of winning are dependent on entries received.

 

If you would like to start a savings account you can visit www.cfcu.org/scu to sign up today!  Savings accounts may be used at school on deposit days, online, or at any Community Financial branch during regular business hours. 

 

 

Thank you for your continued support of Field Elementary. 

~Mrs. Thomas

This press release was produced by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

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