Spurger ISD

JH students learning about moon phases in Science class!

NOTIFICATION OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASE ON CAMPUS 01/20/2021 Dear Parent/Guardian, In keeping with Spurger ISD’s practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying all student families that a Staff Member who was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 was present on the Elementary on 01/15/2021. You are receiving this notice, because you or your child was present on the campus in the seven days prior to the individual’s diagnosis of COVID-19. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the individual or details that may identify him or her. Spurger ISD’s Mitigation Plan provides for extensive cleaning and sanitization protocols, as well as social distancing procedures, including the wearing of face masks. As such, CDC guidance provides that the risk of someone contracting COVID-19 from the staff member is low and this notice is being provided in an abundance of caution. The local health department has begun a case investigation and will contact any individuals determined to be in close contact with the infected individual. All students and staff that came into close contact will be directly notified no later than 01/20/2021. Those that were in close contact will remain off campus for up to 10 days to ensure they do not have the virus, so that there will not be any further spread. We will keep you apprised of further updates. Any of the following symptoms indicate a possible COVID-19 infection: Temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher when taken by mouth; Sore throat; New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (or, for students with a chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline); Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain; or New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever. If you or any member of the Elementary School community does begin experiencing any of these symptoms in a way that is not typical, we encourage you to contact your physician. We encourage anyone in the Elementary School community who is lab-confirmed to have COVID19 to please notify our school by contacting (409) 429-3464. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to huttop@spurgerisd.org or visit our website at https://www.spurgerisd.org/ . Sincerely, Morgan Wright

Seventh Graders learn about energy flow through an ecosystem.

Hip! Hip! Hooray! Third grade congratulated Mr. Horn, our Prek- 6th Art and Music teacher, on winning a special edition Alex Acuna Cajon (drum box) from playdrums.com and Gon Bops. Way to go Mr. Horn! ! 😊

Good Citizenship winners, from 1st - 6th grade, enjoyed lunch with Mr. Drake and Mrs. Odom yesterday. We would like to thank Elijah's Cafe in Woodville for treating our students to lunch. 😊

School Tools, a division of Southeast Texas Food Bank, recently received a large donation of Lysol Disinfecting Wipes via The Kids in Need Foundation. Elementary school teachers who participate in the School Tools program each received Lysol wipes for their classrooms. Thank you to both foundations for helping to keep our students safe. 😊

Fall Picture Retakes will be January 22 in the Elementary Gym. Spurger ISD students who were absent or were remote during Fall Pictures are encouraged to come to the school. Remote Elementary students should arrive starting at 9am. Parents can escort their children to the Elementary Gym and someone will be waiting at the doors to sign them in. Remote Junior High and High School students should arrive starting at 8:30am. Seniors, please be aware that your photos will be taken last so Remote Seniors may want to arrive closer to 9am. We hope to have all pictures completed by 10am so please be here on time so we can keep the number of people in the gym down and help the photographers stay on schedule.

Spurger ISD Student shots February 8, 2021 *Please sign up using the following link: https://form.jotform.com/auroraconcepts/student-vaccine-consent?School=Spurger%21ISD MCV4 – required for colleges Men B – a 2 shot series that is the optional 5th strain of meningitis Deadline to sign up is February 1, 2021 *All insurance policies will be verified, please sign up with the link if you plan to participate! *If you plan to pay out of pocket, please submit your info! You will put “NA” in all insurance blanks. No insurance: $5/shot – up to 18 yo 19+ - self pay adult prices Flyer link: https://5il.co/oje0 Aurora Concepts, LLC 233 Hurst St. Suite B Center, TX 7593536-598-3296

NOTIFICATION OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASE ON CAMPUS 01/11/2021 Dear Parent/Guardian, In keeping with Spurger ISD’s practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying all student families that a Staff Member who was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 was present on the Elementary on 01/06/2021. You are receiving this notice, because you or your child was present on the campus in the seven days prior to the individual’s diagnosis of COVID-19. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the individual or details that may identify him or her. Spurger ISD’s Mitigation Plan provides for extensive cleaning and sanitization protocols, as well as social distancing procedures, including the wearing of face masks. As such, CDC guidance provides that the risk of someone contracting COVID-19 from the staff member is low and this notice is being provided in an abundance of caution. The local health department has begun a case investigation and will contact any individuals determined to be in close contact with the infected individual. All students and staff that came into close contact will be directly notified no later than 01/11/2021. Those that were in close contact will remain off campus for up to 14 days to ensure they do not have the virus, so that there will not be any further spread. We will keep you apprised of further updates. Any of the following symptoms indicate a possible COVID-19 infection: O Temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher when taken by mouth; O Sore throat; • New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (or, for students with a chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline); • Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain; or • New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever. If you or any member of the Elementary School community does begin experiencing any of these symptoms in a way that is not typical, we encourage you to contact your physician. We encourage anyone in the Elementary School community who is lab-confirmed to have COVID19 to please notify our school by contacting (409) 429-3464. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to huttop@spurgerisd.org or visit our website at https://www.spurgerisd.org/ . Sincerely, Morgan Wright

Spurger I S D will begin school at 10 A.M. January 11th, due to expected winter weather conditions.

Mrs. Robinson, our District Counselor, has been visiting with elementary classes to discuss learning styles and career choices. The students tallied their likes and dislikes in a Multiple Intelligence Quiz, then were able to graph and discuss the career choices based on their learning styles. 😊

When I grow up, I want to be a .... PreK students learned about careers today. Look out world. Here comes PreK! 😊

Game on! Students had fun practicing their alphabet with Mrs. McGallion today. 😊

You go girls! These girls each received a prize for making a 100 on 10 AR books. They also got to be in Mr. Drake's first selfie! 😊

We have received a request from Big Sandy that there will not be any spectators allowed in their gymnasium due to COVID for any basketball games.

What a great day for celebrations! Our Pirate Pride Award winners got a trip to Elijah’s and our Junior High students won some awesome prizes for their success in reflex math!

You go Pirates!! These students have shown tremendous improvement on Istation this year. They are not only great students academically, but great citizens as well. We're proud of you! 😊

We would like to say Thank You to our School Board!! Our School Board Rocks!!

So long germs!! Students learned the importance of proper hand washing to rid germs and keep illnesses away. They were also reminded to cover coughs and sneezes. This was a fun learning experience with our Glo Germ friend! We will beat the nasty flu and COVID 19 season! Thank you Nurse Pam, Nurse Ginger, and Nurse Katlan for all that you do!

The remote learning contract for the third nine week grading period is available. This contract needs to be completed ASAP and will cover dates 1-5-21 through 3-12-21. Please indicate whether your student will be face to face or remote learning by completing the form in Parent Portal. The link is located on the website or use this link, https://txeis05.txeis.net/ParentPortal/login?distid=229905,