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Community Letter

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Reminder! Tomorrow - Wednesday April 28 is an Early Release Day

School Year 2021-2022 Calendar

Important reminder - Class of 2023:Class of 2025 High School Registration Night Monday, April 12th at 6:00PM All 8th grade parents/guardians and students are invited to attend this Zoom session to register for 9th grade. An email was sent with the zoom link, if you did not receive this please email erica.tweedie@rsu29.org or katherine.currie@rsu29.org for the Zoom link.

Reminder! Wednesday, April 7th is a Teacher Inservice Day - there is no school for students. May 12 is also a Teacher Inservice Day - no student day.

There will be a one hour delay this morning - March 29, 2021. No AM Pre-K.

Spring Sports! High school springs sports will be in full swing on Monday March 29th! This week we have Pitchers and Catchers for Baseball and Softball. Baseball will go Monday-Friday 130-3 and Saturday 8-930 am Big Gym Softball will go Monday 630-8 Tuesday- Friday 615-745 Big Gym On Tuesday, the 23rd Track and Tennis will have an informational meeting Track at 2pm and Tennis at 3pm both meetings will be held in the cafeteria.

A big Thank You to Bangor Savings Bank for the appreciation goody bags given to all RSU 29 employees! Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated!!

Community Letter - Positive Covid - 19 Case

Travel Guidelines to keep in mind if you have to travel:

Student Support Services at RSU 29

Please see the revised school calendar below. Also available on our website www.rsu29.org Changes highlighted at the bottom of the calendar.

Please remember if your February break includes travel outside of Maine, NH, or VT - your children will need to quarantine for 10 days upon your return or until a negative test result. Please contact your child(ren)'s school to make arrangements for remote work. Thank you for helping us keep our kids safe!

Upcoming Date: February 10th - Early Release - 11:30 February Break - 15th- 19th

RSU 29 willl have a 1 hr delay this morning. There will be no AM Pre-K and no Region 2 classes.

RSU 29 No School Today February 2nd, 2021 Due to Weather

January 26, 2021 Dear Parents and Staff, This letter is to inform you that a worker for the Houlton Recreation Department has been deemed a positive case for COVID – 19. This has impacted some of our students in RSU 29 as they have been now identified as close contacts. Recreation Department personnel have notified the students and staff considered close contacts to the person who has tested positive and who must quarantine for ten days from last contact. A follow up letter from the school district was also sent to those identified individuals to give them information regarding when they can return to school. If you have not been contacted, your son or daughter is not considered a close contact and will not be required to quarantine. All of our schools remain open at this time. The Recreation Department personnel and RSU 29 officials have been in contact with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDS) and are following the protocols and procedures outlined to follow when a case of Coronavirus impacts a school setting. At this time, no positive cases have been identified as originating at our schools. Many recent studies have shown that schools are one of the safest places for our students to be. It can not be stressed enough however, that we all continue to practice appropriate precautions such as wearing face coverings and practicing social distancing outside of our schools as well. We continue to work closely with the CDC, Department of Education, and our local health care partners. As always, please monitor yourself/your student for signs and symptoms. Call a health care provider if symptoms start. It is important that you call a health care facility before you show up in person. Stay home if you are sick. COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that ranges from mild to severe. It can be more severe in adults 60 years and older and in those with underlying conditions. The virus mainly spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes and an uninfected person breathes in the virus. Signs and symptoms include: Fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, or diarrhea. Please keep in mind that many things can cause respiratory illness, so students and staff should be up-to-date on influenza and routine vaccinations. For school specific questions please contact Holly Hodgkins, School Nurse, at (207) 731-7866. For general COVID-19 questions, dial 211 (or 1-866-811-5695). You can also text your ZIP code to 898-211 or email info@211maine.org. Call a health care provider for questions about your symptoms. More information can be found at www.maine.gov/dhhs/coronavirus or www.cdc.gov/coronavirus. Sincerely, Ellen Halliday Superintendent of Schools RSU 29