Newsletter: April 27
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Happy Wednesday, Common Ground Families!
We wanted to give a hearty THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our low-key, totally relaxing and fun Bring Your Own Dinner Event last Friday! Sharing space with all of you reminded us how much we miss spending time with our community, and we look forward to more of those in the future. All of these events will be outside, so make sure to bring a picnic blanket!
Speaking of being outside…
Spring has been showing its lovely, warm face here in Reston! We have sent you all SKIN PRODUCT FORMS via adobesign.
What is our skin product form? We provide sunscreen, bugspray, aquafor, and aveeno lotion in our classrooms to protect your child in all weather! This form is a permission slip for us to use our products on your child. You may choose to opt out of our skin products and provide your own. It is really important that you fill this out as soon as possible and send it back to us so that your child can be protected while they’re outside! If you have any questions or cannot find the form, please let us know.
PICTURE DAY WITH LIFE TOUCH IS TUESDAY, MAY 3RD!
The pictures are all in the morning so please send them in their nice outfits. Pack a change of regular clothes for the rest of the day!
62% increase in area COVID cases
Fairfax County has shared this post: https://fairfaxcountyemergency.wpcomstaging.com/2022/04/26/uptick-in-covid-19-cases-prompts-fairfax-health-district-to-urge-continued-vigilance/
With the uptick in cases, we ask that you continue to remain vigilant. We have PLENTY of proctored tests that can be used the night before or the morning of attendance of your child develops symptoms!
Please ask for a test if you need one and see the procedure below on how to use the proctored test.
Covid-19 Proctored Test Procedure
Covid-19 is on the rise again in Fairfax County. While it is allergy season, and a lot of our kiddos are experiencing symptoms that are MOST LIKELY allergies, we must work to keep our vulnerable population safe! You can review Covid-19 policies and FAQs HERE. Our Test-To-Stay program for ages 2 and up is live! We have a bunch of these tests pictured to the left, and Ms. LJ has gone through the process at home with her son(negative!). We are going to walk you through it now with instructions and pictures! The initial set-up takes five to ten minutes, but once the app is downloaded and the profiles are created, the process is pretty simple!
Get one of these BinaxNOW Covid-19 Proctored Test kits from the Common Ground Office: We will make sure to give you one any time it is necessary, but don’t hesitate to ask about it if we haven’t done so.
Download the NAVICA APP: We know… another app?? The Navica App is pretty amazing, however. It records every test for each member of your family and makes sending the official, Health Dept. certified results anywhere you need them sent a breeze!
Set yourself up as the Primary Profile: Even if you are just downloading this app for your children, YOU must be the first profile you set up. The proctor will ask for a Photo ID during the test to make sure they are testing the right individual or testing with the right individual’s minor. Once your profile is set up the app will allow you to add other profiles for your family members that you can switch to for each test.
See Below for pictures on this next part:
On the home page of the app, click “I have a Test”
on the “which Kit do you have?” page, click the appropriate test box
On the next page, click “Test with eMed”
On the “Perform a Test” page, click “no take me to emed.com”
Once you’ve been redirected to the browser, click “Start Testing” on the Emed website page and choose your state.
Click “Other” when picking what you’re testing for, even if you’re testing for school/work
Sign into your NAVICA profile. Once you are, make sure you’re picking the appropriate person for the proctored test.
From there, you will be taken to your proctor, where they will walk you through step by step. You will be on camera, and asked to position the camera so that they can see the entire test box. They will ask to see your photo ID and confirm who is getting the test. They will ask you to show them the box, all the items in the box, and will want to be able to clearly see you following the instructions. Once you have set up the test, they will set a fifteen minute timer. Afterwards they will look at the results and have you confirm them. In about 15 minutes your shareable results will show up in your Navica App. They can be emailed, texted, airdropped, etc.
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up…
Please make sure you check out our letter from our board of trustees for information on how to BEST show our teachers some appreciation!
You can access that here: https://www.commongroundchildcare.org/teacher-bonus-fund
Summer Camp at Common Ground!
We still have space in our AMAZING Summer Camp! If you know any families near you with school-age kids who are looking to give their kids a summer they’ll never forget, please have them send an interest form!
Our Summer Camp is for rising first graders to rising fourth graders, but we do have a "leadership" camper role that is up for discussion for older kids.
Summer at Common Ground Childcare is simple. It’s sunshine and sunscreen. It’s dirt and chlorine and tie-dye shirts. It’s learning to trust yourself, be brave, and try new things without fear of failure.
Our program runs from June 6th through August 19th for rising kindergarteners - 11 full weeks of summer fun! We only take off Monday, July 4th, but are otherwise open every day during the summer.
As always, if you have any questions or need anything please feel free to reach out!!
Love,
Your CG Family