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COVID CONTACT ISOLATION DAY 4 (3/19/21)

COVID ISOLATION DAY 4 SUNDAY books and Chromebooks. DECEMBER 19, 2021 3:00 P.M. Government announces schools will be open tomorrow for students and staff. The goal is for both to get an opportunity to get their required materials including Chromebooks. Schools will be closed for students on Tuesday and Wednesday when teachers will be given an opportunity tok prepare for possible online learning in the New Year. Heightened restrictions particularly on travel. It will make it difficult for those coming to the province as they will required rapid testing.
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COVID CONTACT ISOLATION DAY 3 (12/18/21)

DAY 3 12/18/21 Today included a Google Meet of the most pleasant kind. Staff organized a gathering of the clan with lots of fun and games. It was great to see everyone and check in to see how everyone was coping with the restrictions.
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COVID CONTACT ISOLATION DAY 2 (12/17/21)

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DAY 2 Friday Dec. 17, 2021 9:00 A.M. I woke up late this morning regretting spending it in the bed with my wife. Not words I ever thought I would hear myself say or think. 9:01 A.M. After reading a few texts from some male colleagues I realized I was probably the only one not self-isolating from their wife. That changes NOW. I gather a few items from the bedroom, a couple of books to read, my back pain creams, MacBook and heating pad and I head downstairs (A.K.A. my new home for the next few days). I figure my office is my "safe" place with lots of entertainment options. However, with no bed downstairs I will need the couch for a bed. The unfortunate part is this means both my wife and mother-in-law will have to remain upstairs for the duration (or at least avoid these two areas of the house). Our laundry room, deep freeze, storage room are located on the same level as I am and will need to be accessed by them occasionally. I will use the downstairs bathroom but it does no...
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COVID CONTACT ISOLATION DAY 1 (12/16/21)

2:20 P.M. (12/16/21) our staff was paged by the office and told to check our e-mail. The e-mail informed us that we were exposed to COVID-19 via a member of our school community. Immediately, people gravitated oward the school office for further details. Substitiute teachers who did not get the email were questioning regular staff about the situation. Admin were unable to answer questions as they were otherwise engaged with Eastern Health. A very fluid situation to say the least. When admin were ready they called for a quick staff meeting. Teachers gathered in the staff room to be told that until they heard otherwise that a "normal" return to school was expected as long as they felt "asymptomatic". The original email from NLESD suggested if we were deemed a close contact Eastern Health would be contacting us by 3:00 P.M. otherwise school would be open for in-class instruction as usual on Friday and we to report in. 2:23 P.M. (12/16/21) While in our staff meeting we...
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