Spurger ISD

NOTIFICATION OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASE ON CAMPUS 10/15/2020 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 campus of Spurger Jr. High/ High School on 10/14/2020. 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 10/15/2020 . 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; o New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (or, for students with a chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline); o Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain; or o New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever. If you or any member of the Jr. High/ High 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 Jr. High/ High School community who is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 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

Take a look at the Spurger Elementary Book Fair website. Take a look at the Interactive Book Flyer found at the website below. You can order online as well to support our school. https://www.scholastic.com/bf/spurgerelementaryschool

Honk! Honk! All aboard! Transportation now has a Remind account! This will allow us to keep you better informed of changes with our bus schedules. If you would like to sign up, please text @f2dka8 to the number 81010. You may also text @f2dka8 to (262)448-0571. You will then receive a welcome text from Remind. 😊

Teachers, students and parents learn more about NASA’s HAS and how to apply for this authentic learning experience for Texas high school juniors to engage with NASA’s mission to become the next generation of Artemis explorers! Students learn about different STEM related fields of study they might want to pursue in college. Check out https://www.nasa.gov/what-is-artemis. Attend our last virtual infosession Oct 14 @ 4 p.m. CDT. Access the Link Here or go to https://go.nasa.gov/3htS8Cx. Applications accepted through Wednesday, October 21, 2020. jsc-has@mail.nasa.gov.

Spurger ISD Student Flu November 20, 2020 *Please sign up using the following link: https://form.jotform.com/auroraconcepts/student-flu-vaccine-form?School=Spurger%20ISD Deadline to register is November 16, 2020 *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: Flu shot: $5 (6 mo-18yo) Flu shot:$25(19yo-64yo) Aurora Concepts, LLC 233 Hurst St. Suite B Center, TX 75935 936-598-3296

Nothing has changed since this morning’s update. We will continue to monitor the hurricane throughout the night. We will post any major changes.

This is the latest impact update for Hurricane Delta for Tyler County. We will continue to monitor the storm. Our next update will be after 5pm

Spurger Pirate Bass Club is taking orders for t-shirts and caps until October 30, 2020. Please turn your order and money into Coach Odom or Cheryl Spangler if interested.

Come out and support SISD!! We will have Kona Ice set up in the parking lot on Monday the 12th from 11am-1pm. Drive through and buy a snow cone or color changing cup. All money raised will go back to the elementary and jh/high school for incentives for our campuses.

Happy Fall y’all. We are proud of Mrs. Conner and our floral students.

Pink Out! Wear pink on October 13 to help show your support for people affected by breast cancer. 🎀 ☺️

Look how talented our floral design students are! This beautiful fall arrangement was designed and created by Alexis Drake! Great job Alexis!!

Kindergarten received the attendance trophy today for best overall attendance in the elementary last week. Way to go kiddos! 😊

Making learning fun, one eclair at a time. PreK learned the letter E last week and enjoyed some yummy goodness! 😊

After working hard all day on Friday, 4th grade enjoyed an afternoon of sunshine. 😊

There's more than one way to solve a math fact. Mrs. Smith's 3rd grade class has been working on one and two step multiplication using different strategies. 😊

If you see Mr. Drake or Mrs. Hatton or any other principal you know, make sure give them a fist bump! We appreciate all the wonderful principals and all they do for our teachers and students! Happy National Principal Month!

Fall is in the air in our Child Development class along with a few scarecrows too!

Mrs. Stephens’ Child Development students were such a big help with our kinders at the pumpkin patch!

Autumn leaves and pumpkins please! Mrs. Kirkendall's PreK class had a great time at the pumpkin patch today. 😊