Wednesday Weekly - June 30, 2021

WEDNESDAY WEEKLY

June 30, 2021

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 1

Deadline for Camp Families to Submit COVID Test Results to Nurse Kathy

Results must be sent to nurse@wmsde.org by 4 p.m.

Deadline for Submission of Magnus Forms for School-Year Families

Click here to complete your forms.

July 5

No camp in observance of the Fourth of July holiday

July 6-9

Camp Week 3

July 7

Spirit Day: Crazy Hair Day

Virtual Admissions Open House

Noon - 1 p.m., Zoom

July 12-16

Camp Week 4

Full Calendar

Summertime

Many of us have been waiting for this summer to arrive. We’ve had visions of rejoining friends, family and stepping out beyond the routines established during the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps you’ve had friends over for an outdoor meal or visit, traveled to a favorite destination, or maybe gone to the movies - in a theater. These are all things that were part of our everyday lives until March 2020, and we all look forward to returning to them in the coming weeks and months.

At Wilmington Montessori School, as a facility licensed by the Delaware Department of Education's Office of Child Care Licensing, we continue to stay up to date on the latest information and guidelines regarding camps and schools - even in the summer! The procedures we have in place are in direct response to the guidance provided by these governing agencies. We’ve always held our community’s health and safety in the highest regard and will continue to maintain this priority.

Now that the 2020-21 school year has come to an end and Camp Montessori 2021 has begun, we look forward to welcoming some new and familiar faces to the WMS campus. We will continue to wear masks, maintain appropriate physical distancing, test our staff and campers, and do all we can to ensure the best summer experience for everyone.

Thank you for your continued support in working to keep us all safe!

Lisa A. Lalama

Head of School

NEWS & NOTES

Drop-off/Pick-up Information for Camp Families

Thank you for all of your help keeping our car lines running smoothly this summer!

Reminders:

Our staff is available for screenings until 9 a.m. each day. If you arrive after 9 a.m., please pull up to your designated drop-off location, remain in your vehicle and call 302-475-0555. You may have to wait several minutes for a staff member to assist you.
Camp programs dismiss at 3:30 p.m. If you need to pick your child up earlier, please notify camp staff in advance so that your child will be ready for dismissal.
If you have more than one child attending camp, please drop-off and pick-up from the location designated for your youngest child. Your older child will be escorted to their classroom by a staff member.

Drop-off/Pick-up Schedules/Locations:

Turtles (Toddlers)

All drop-offs and pick-ups for toddlers are at the Toddler Entrance, including before-care, camp day and after-care.

Pandas (Preschool)

Drop off:

Before-Care (7-8:30 a.m.) - Great Room

Camp (8:30-9 a.m.) - Front Entrance

Pick up:

Regular Camp Day - 3:30 p.m. - Front Entrance

After-Care - Great Room

All Elementary - Kindergarten and up (Kangaroos, Tigers, Meerkats and Dragons)

Drop off:

Before-Care (7-8:30 a.m.) - Great Room

Camp (8:30-9 a.m.) - Side door/Elementary Entrance

Pick up:

Regular Camp Day - 3:30 p.m. - Side/Elementary Entrance

After-Care - Great Room

Notes from Nurse Kathy

Thank you to everyone who has completed Magnus Health requirements so far!

Camp families: Campers' health forms are now past due - please be sure to complete your child's requirements as soon as possible.

School-year Families: Health forms for families returning in the fall are due on July 1.

Vaccination Updates: If your child has received the COVID-19 vaccine or does so over the summer, we encourage you to notify Nurse Kathy (including the dates for each shot) - this will support our contact tracing efforts this summer and into the fall. This information will be kept confidential.

COVID-19 Testing: Next Results Due Tomorrow for Camp Families

Thank you for all of your efforts to keep our community healthy through regular COVID-19 testing!

This summer, all families must submit a negative PCR COVID test result prior to their child's first week of camp. (The test must be taken during the week before the child begins camp - older test results will not be accepted.) Following this initial test, all camp families will follow a bimonthly testing schedule, with results due on the 1st and 15th of each month (beginning tomorrow).

Results must be emailed to Nurse Kathy at nurse@wmsde.org as soon as they become available. If you are sending a screenshot, please include the date tested.

Important: Please understand that if no results are forwarded to Nurse Kathy, your child will not be permitted on campus for camp. If your results are forwarded after 4 p.m. on the due date, you may experience a delay in drop-off the next morning. A last-minute result may delay or prevent your child from attending camp; time must be allowed for communication to the staff members conducting screenings in the car line.

Upcoming required due dates (for camp families only!) are as follows:

Thursday, July 1 (tomorrow!)
Thursday, July 15 - Test on or after Thursday, July 8.

You are still welcome to have your child tested more frequently and may forward the results to Nurse Kathy. Wilmington Montessori School only accepts PCR test results (no rapid tests) - please check with your provider in advance to confirm that your child will be taking a PCR test.

PCR tests are available through Delaware Curative - click here to find locations near WMS.

Thank you, and please contact Nurse Kathy if you have any questions!

Full list of test sites: coronavirus.delaware.gov/testing-events

More Information about WMS COVID-19 Testing Requirements

Policies & Procedures

WMS's COVID-19 policies are based on guidelines from the CDC and Delaware's Office of Child Care Licensing. We continue to monitor those sources for information to adjust our policies and practices as needed.

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