"Life's most persistent and urging question is, what are you doing for others?" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said to an audience in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957 and it could not be more fitting even now. The health and safety of our community and keeping school open are dependent on what "you are doing for others".
This weekend please find the time to give back for the National Day of Service in memory of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Kindness and service have the power to break down barriers and unite people. Sea Kings, we're doing a fantastic job of teamwork! Share your give-back spirit.
#BeKind #MLKDay
Be Well, See You Next Week!
Micah J. Farrell
Proud Principal
*12:15 dismissal on Wednesday and Thursday
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COVID UPDATES
Test kits went home with your student Friday and each kit contains two tests. Please use one test tomorrow, Monday, January 17, and IF POSITIVE, WRITE STUDENT NAME ON TEST WITH DATE AND SEND PHOTO TO [email protected]. Please stay home and follow the current isolation protocol.
We appreciate your diligence in continuing to implement all of our safety measures. As a reminder, we ask that all students:
Stay home if exhibiting symptoms.
Wear a mask when on campus, and we ask that it is a paper surgical mask or KN95 mask
Maintain distance from others
Frequently wash your hands, especially before eating
Complete the daily health screen before coming to campus, and do not come to campus sick.
Report positive tests to the Principal and follow protocols (see infographic).
If notified as close contact, follow protocols (Test Day 5)(see infographic)
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SAGE Counseling Update:
While we continue to navigate new COVID surges and protocols, our SAGE therapist is available to meet with students online during school hours for anyone needing to stay home from school temporarily. If a student is struggling at home or wants to talk with someone, you can contact her via email or phone to set up a time to meet online - Sage Therapist: Alana Samaha, [email protected], 310-751-0852
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Please read Dr. Cherniss's Update & Test kit information
This week continued to present challenges as we navigate this Covid surge. Despite these difficult conditions, our district continues to do everything in our power to limit transmission at school by utilizing a variety of safety procedures and protocols. In addition, this week we added supplemental academic services through our new Teacher Office Hours program to further support our students.
iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test (Home Kit) Distribution Today!
All students at school today will be taking home an iHealth COVID-19 Antigen rapid test kit, which contains two Covid tests. The district is requesting that all students take one of the two tests on Monday, January 17, to verify a negative test result prior to returning to school on Tuesday, January 18. Students who test positive are required to notify their school site administrator immediately. Students who test negative are not required to notify the school. Students who are recently recovered from COVID-19 within the last 90 days and are asymptomatic do not need to test.
For instructions on how to take this iHealth COVID-19 antigen test watch video below:
The time to apply for the high school AVID program is fast approaching!
AVID is a 4-year program for students in the academic middle who have the desire to do better in school and to attend a 4-year college. It is a program for students who are capable of the rigorous curriculum at the high school level but just need some help and support to do so.
The PVIS Booster Club supports an incredibly diverse collection of academic activities, clubs and lunchtime events, music & drama, and athletics. We work to provide a way for every student to feel connected and have a positive middle school experience. 100% of all funds raised during registration will be used to support funding of PVIS’s four A’s – Academics, Activities, Arts and Athletics.
We invite you to join the PVIS PTSA and help support the students, teachers, staff, and parents in the Palos Verdes Intermediate School community in shaping our wonderful and successful school.
All District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
Title IX Contact: Richard Licciardello, 310-378-9966 x 417
Section 504 Contact: Michael Bosler, 310-378-9966 x 444
