Weekly Family Update 11/8/21

      

THANK YOU to all our families who joined us for Stanton's Student-Led Conferences last week! We appreciate your involvement and partnership! Lotus conferences are coming soon...please read on for more details! 

Mark Your Calendar!

This year's Family Reading Night will be held virtually on Thursday, November 18th.  Click here for more information!

December 11--D114 PTA Drive Thru Santa Breakfast at Lotus from 9:30-11 AM!

Weekly Surveillance Testing

For families opting in on surveillance testing, if you DON'T get an email with the results,  please email results@ohareclinicallab.com and they will solve the problem.

Vaccination Updates for 5-11 Year Olds

LCHD Updates:

The Lake County Health Department is excited to announce that the Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was expanded to include children aged 5-11.

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for children and adolescents aged 5 and up, as a 2-dose series administered 3 weeks apart. The dose for children aged 5-11 is one-third of the dosage of the vaccine for older adolescents and adults.

Both the CDC and IDPH recommend that children aged 5 and up get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect themselves and others against the virus. 

The Lake County Health Department encourages parents to explore their options for the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine:

• Contact your child’s pediatrician or your family doctor.
• Check with your local pharmacy.
• Register at allvax.lakecohealth.org so that you will be notified when you can schedule an appointment through the Lake County Health Department.
• Visit vaccines.gov to find a provider near you that may have pediatric vaccines available.

Please register in AllVax to be notified when you can schedule an appointment for your child at one of these locations. There are over 200 locations in Lake County that you may also schedule an appointment with, so please check with your healthcare provider, pharmacy, or other retail locations.

We are considering offering a vaccination clinic in D114 in December/January if there is enough interest. Please email me at heather.friziellie@foxlake114.org BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 if you would be interested in getting your 5-11 year old vaccinated at an onsite clinic. 

Current Local COVID Data

11/7/21--Click here for Daily D114 COVID data.

11/5/21 

Current D114 Daily Data

CDC thresholds and local data for Lake County

Indicator	Low Transmission	Moderate Transmission	Substantial Transmission	High Transmission	Current Status
Incidence Rate: Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days	0-9	10-49	50-99	100 or greater	117.87
7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate	Less than 5%	5.0%-7.9%	8.0%-9.9%	Greater than 10%	2.2%

D114 Local Zip Codes Data from Northwestern University COVID Dashboard--ALL DATA INCLUDES ACTUAL AND PROBABLE CASES!

Indicator	Low Transmission	Moderate Transmission	Substantial Transmission	High Transmission	Current Status
Incidence Rate: Total new cases per 100K persons in the last 7 days	0-9	10-49	50-99	100 or greater	192.7
7 Day Average Test Positivity Rate	Less than 5%	5.0%-7.9%	8.0%-9.9%	Greater than 10%	3.62%

Remote Learning Access

To access short term remote learning, students must:
1. Have positive COVID diagnosis, or
2. Be identified as close contact by D114

Situations that do not qualify for remote access:

1. Symptoms in the absence of a COVID diagnosis.
*Students should stay home until symptoms resolve.
*Student will be encouraged to take a COVID test and share results
*COVID testing can be done onsite using O'Hare surveillance weekly testing or Binex Now Rapid with parent/guardian permission.

2. Student identified as close contact with a family member
*Student should stay home and monitor symptoms
*Student will be encouraged to take a COVID test and share results
*COVID testing can be done onsite using SHIELD PCR (once program launches) or Binex Now Rapid with parent/guardian permission.

3. Family vacations.

4. General illnesses.

5. Any other non-COVID related reasons.

Remote Learning Parameters:
Student get “eyes and ears” into the classroom using Google Classroom and Google Meet.
Student is provided at least 5 hours of instruction, of which 2.5 must be synchronous.
Remote access is given 24 hours after notification that a student qualifies.

November 11--Veterans' Day Holiday--enjoy the day off!

Also November 11--November PTA Meeting

Time: 6:30 pm

Where: Virtually

Click the link below to be admitted into the meeting. (*you will need a Gmail account)

https://meet.google.com/rps-xjos-qnn

November 16--BOE meeting at 7PM at Lotus or via Meet

November 18--Lotus Virtual Family Reading Night...Click here for more info!

November 22 and 23--Lotus Virtual Parent/Teacher Conferences

LOTUS ONLY

11/22--Early Release for Conferences

11/23--No student attendance

Stanton follows normal schedule!

November 24--No student attendance

November 25 and 26--District closed for Thanksgiving

December 11--D114 PTA Drive Thru Santa Breakfast at Lotus (9:30-11 AM)

 

D114 Text-A-Tip

United Way

 

Ways to access:

*Call 211 from any phone.

*Text your zip code to 898211

*Access the database via web at https://211lakecounty.org/

 

You can reach us at District Office at 847-973-4028. Feel free to email me with questions, ideas, or concerns at heather.friziellie@foxlake114.org. We are here to help, so don't hesitate to reach out for assistance!

With commitment to our students and families, 

Heather Friziellie, Superintendent