Hi, families! For our third day of Read Across America Week, we’ll be focusing on our wild, wonderful state. Please join us in wearing gold & blue or anything that features a WV state symbol as we read “M is for Mountain State” tomorrow!
Don’t forget that tomorrow is Move it Monday! Our first day of Read Across America Week will be spent reading about keeping our bodies active. Come in your sweats or other athletic gear so that you can active your muscles after learning about how they work! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, Little Beavers!
Mercer County BOE Votes to Make Mask Wearing Optional
At the February 22nd meeting, the Mercer County Board of Education voted to move its mask guidance from mandatory to optional. This means that mask usage in buildings and on school buses will be optional for both students and staff.
This decision is being made as Mercer County and Mercer County Schools positive case numbers are going down after the increase during the winter holidays. Masks may also be required at individual school sites if Covid-19 transmission rates warrant a mask requirement.
Mercer County Schools will still have masks available to anyone wanting one. We will also continue communicating with the Mercer County Health Department about special cases and any concerning trends in classrooms or schools. The superintendent may institute practices if determined necessary in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ultimate goal is to protect our students and prioritize learning. Given the quick spread of the Omicron variant and its rapid clinical course, it has made contact tracing in schools impractical when combined with the newly reduced timelines for quarantine and isolation set by the CDC. With that being said, Mercer County Schools will not perform contact tracing on behalf of the Mercer County Health Department.
All Mercer County schools are now reporting positive cases to a new WV DHHR tracking survey, which appears on Fridays at https://wvde.us/covid19/school-covid-dashboard/
Menu update for tomorrow, Tuesday, 2.22.22:
Breaded Chicken Sandwich, Tossed Salad, Baked Beans, Fruit, Milk
Also, don’t forget your tutus, tie dye, or twin gear tomorrow to celebrate this palindrome!
We’re celebrating “Twosday” at BIS this coming Tuesday!
Many thanks to our Little Beaver families for their generosity in sending in canned goods for our 100th Day of School Challenge!! We collected over 1,200 nonperishable items for our local Union Mission!
