School News/Announcements Week of 12/23/20

• An important reminder for the holiday season: for families traveling over the winter break, please review and follow the Maine CDC's travel restrictions and quarantine guidelines (found at: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/airborne/coronavirus/travel.shtml).

• If your family is quarantined due to travel or illness when school resumes, please email the principal and your child's teacher to make arrangements for remote learning for the duration of the quarantine.

• Additional guidance from the CDC for the holiday season can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html

• As we move into wintery weather this time of year, a reminder that Alexander Elementary will continue to observe snow days as usual. There will be no remote learning on days when school is cancelled due to snow/weather.

• School resumes on January 4th from winter break.

• For Remote Learning Families - please email the principal and your child's teacher as soon as possible of your intent to continue remote learning or return to school on January 4th.

• Picture retake day is scheduled for January 21st - for any students/staff who did not have their pictures done in the fall.