Attention Girls Volleyball Parents- practice for tonight has been canceled. We will resume our regular schedule Monday. Have a great weekend!
Happy 100th day! Third grade is feeling 100 days smarter, and maybe a little older, today! ❤️👵🏼🧓🏼 Have a great weekend everyone!
Reminder! We have 1:55pm early dismissal today. Have a great day!
The Archery unit in PE is in full force! The 7th graders are loving it! ❤️🏹
The volleyball team is ready for their game against St. Thomas Philo tonight at home at 6pm. Doors open at 5:30!
Regionals for Basketball will be in Chrisman-Scottland Jr high Gym at 10:15. We will be playing Hume Shilo
At the Board Meeting on Tuesday, the Thomasboro Board of Education voted 4-3 to retain the Indian mascot.
Due to restrictions with the Gym space, practice is canceled for Tuesday Jan. 18th. Practice will resume tomorrow.
Tonight’s Volleyball Game at Holly Cross has been postponed until February 7th. There will not be practice.
Some Title I Night fun! Thanks to everyone who came out ❄️📚
Happy holidays from 6th grade! ❤️🎄🎅
Good afternoon Students, Parents, and Staff,
Last night, as you may know, was the first home volleyball game. We are very pleased with the start to the year this year. Not only were athletes fantastic, but we also had a good turn out. We would love to encourage the turn out, although there are a few things that we need to keep in mind to keep us from having to implement restrictions on the number of spectators that we allow to be at the game.
1. Per IESA Mandate, all spectators, staff, and athletes must wear a mask at all times.
2. Masks must be worn properly, this means the mask must cover the nose, the mouth and the chin.
3. Masks must be the appropriate style. Please keep in mind that gators, bandanas and slotted masks do not pass as appropriate face coverings.
With that being said, many other schools have implemented restrictions. We will do our best to let you know before we head out to those events. Many are placing restrictions on when you may arrive and the number of spectators that are allowed to be at the games. Please keep this in mind as you head out to said events.
We appreciate your efforts to keep our school, spectators, athletes, and staff safe. The last thing we wish to do is implement more restrictions, though we will if it becomes necessary. We look forward to having another fantastic season this year in volleyball. With your help, we can keep our school safe.
Sincerely,
Johnson Glascock
Thomasboro Athletic Director
First Volleyball game tonight! First game is at 6:00. Good luck, girls! ❤️
Girl’s Volleyball is ready to work hard in their first game! Go Thomasboro!
Reminder! Our 11:30 early dismissal scheduled for Friday, January 21st has been changed to this Friday, January 14th. We will dismiss this Friday, January 14th at 11:30 and will dismiss at our regular time on Friday January 21st. Have a great week everyone! 😁
Happy New Year! 🎉 Check out the January Newsletter. ❤️
NEW COVID-19 GUIDANCE
Good morning TGS families. We realize that COVID cases are rising, we will continue to do everything in our power to keep our schools open. Currently, we have no plans to close our school buildings to go remote unless CUPHD, ISBE, or the Governor states otherwise. If that happens, I will follow their directive and inform our staff and you immediately to give you as much time as possible to make any necessary arrangements.
We received new guidance regarding exclusion from school for positive and close contact cases.
• Staff or students the test positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, will isolate for 5 days after onset of symptoms, or 5 days from specimen collection.
• Staff or students who test positive for COVID-19 and have no symptoms can be released from isolation after 5 days. Day 0 is the first day of symptoms. If they develop symptoms they should end isolation when they are fever and symptom free for 24 hours.
• When either of the above cases return to school on day 6 students should:
o Continue to wear a well-fitted mask around others for 5 additional days. If unable to wear a mask when around others, the case will need to continue isolation for a total of 10 days.
o Avoid being around students or staff with immunocompromised or at high risk for severe disease.
o When eating breakfast, lunch or a snack the student must be 6 feet of physical distant from all others until 10 days after symptom onset or positive test.
CLOSE CONTACTS
Ages 5-17 years of age that have completed the primary series of Covid-19 vaccines. OR confirmed Covid-19 within the last 90 days (you tested positive using a viral test).
• Quarantine not required.
• Wear a mask around others for 10 days
• Test on day 5, if possible
• If you develop symptoms, they should immediately isolate until a negative test confirms symptoms are not caused by Covid.
Unvaccinated or have not completed a primary vaccine series
• Stay home and mask around others for 5 days, after that continue to wear a mask around others for 5 additional days.
• Test on day 5, if possible
• If a person develops symptoms, they should immediately isolate until a negative test confirms symptoms are not caused by Covid-19.
The health department will no longer send out release letters for you to submit to school upon return. In order to return to school they are requiring us to collect proof of a negative test that was given on day 5 or later. Students can come to the school on day 5 or later and we will test them here, or you may choose to have them tested elsewhere. If they are tested elsewhere we will need proof of the negative test result.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation for your understanding as we navigate this current Covid-19 season together. Thank you for working with us to ensure our children stay healthy, safe and IN SCHOOL!
Sincerely,
Bonnie McArthur
Superintendent
Congratulations to the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll Students
Honor Roll
Tyler Baker
Abigail Combs
Avery Cunningham
Addyson Kruger
Raymond Lizik
Helen McClain
Bryton Ritter
Carmen Sage
Henry Sage
High Honor Roll
Nevaeh Brownfield
Georgia Busboom
Cody Chaney
Daniel Cosand
Leigha Dunn
Ryanna Ednefield
Ryder Evans
Quentin Faulkner
Jordan Franzen
Leland Hollers
Sophie Long
Rebekka Maple
Deacon Morgan
Harper Morgan
Caylee Phillips
Eilla Pope
Jaylen Raab
Haley Sage
Tyler Seals
Aiden Stephens
Skyla Vonderharr
Layton White
Ian Wolken
The board is holding a special meeting to hear public comments regarding the mascot.
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District #130
201 North Phillips
Thomasboro, Illinois 61878
Special Meeting
Public Comments Regarding Mascot
January 18, 2022
5:00p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Thomasboro Grade School Gym
Agenda
Action I. Call Meeting to Order
a. Pledge
b. Roll Call
Info II. Public Comments
Action III. Adjournment
Good Evening TGS Families:
As you know, the new Omicron COVID-19 variant is hitting our State pretty hard. Based on guidance I have received, I am not looking to close schools or transition to remote learning at this moment. I would, however, like to offer the following important reminders to ensure TGS navigates this new surge as safely as possible.
Vaccinations
Vaccination is one of the best tools we have to combat COVID. The District continues to strongly encourage all staff, students, families, and others in the community who are not already vaccinated and boosted to do so now! To find vaccine locations and see appointment availability, visit www.vaccines.gov.
Masks
Mask use is required, regardless of vaccination status. Students and staff must remain masked at all times while indoors, except when eating. Vaccinated staff members may remove their masks in very limited circumstances.
Social Distancing
The District will continue to maintain as much distance between students as possible.
Symptom Screening
Families are required to screen students for COVID-19 symptoms daily and keep their students home if they are sick. Even though we are no longer screening students at school we will continue to monitor students for symptoms. Students should stay home and you should contact the office if they have any symptoms.
Testing
Weekly COVID-19 testing is still required for all employees who are not vaccinated. Testing is encouraged for non-vaccinated students. Testing is not recommended for asymptomatic staff and students who have been been vaccinated.
Community testing sites, including the Marketplace Mall, have expanded testing access based on recent demand. Information from CUPHD, including locations and testing hours, can be found here.
Contact Tracing
When cases surge, contact tracing becomes more difficult for many entities, and our District is no exception. We ask for your understanding and full cooperation while we work through the calls and emails. Please understand that we are prioritizing based on the specifics of what’s been reported so you may not be contacted right away. We appreciate your patience and support.
Updated CDC Guidance
The District is aware of the updated CDC and IDPH guidance for the general public. At this time, these updates do not apply to schools and we will continue to use our current protocols. If and when new guidance is issued, we will review and incorporate it as needed.
Contingency Planning
As stated earlier, although we plan to operate normally at this time, I will continue to evaluate the situation in consultation with our partners at CUPHD. In the event the need to pivot arises, we will do so. It is always recommended that staff and students are prepared to use their Chromebooks/Laptops that were checked out to them at home.
Wishing You A Healthy & Happy New Year,
Bonnie McArthur
Superintendent