We are expected to wear our masks all the time when we are inside the school. Of course, we can take them off when we are eating, or when we drinking. So, where do the masks go when we are eating or drinking.? We will place them "inside up" on our tables.
Please practice with your child so they are able to put on and take off their masks independently. We realize that some might need some help, but if we have to help every child, then most of our day will be spent in line putting on and taking off our masks. When they are taking off their mask, please encourage them to try to only touch the elastic.
We also must wear our masks when we walk through the school to go outside. Once outside, we will put our masks in labelled fabric bags. (Ms. Brown will make them) and hang our pouches on the fence. Fabric is preferable to ziplock bags as it breathes and will dry out a bit. We could have used paper bags, but we worry about them blowing away in the yard. The pouches that Ms. Brown makes will stay at school (we will wash them and hang to dry at the end of the day), then have them outside the next morning in our lineup. Your child's mask pouch will be labeled with their name and they will always use the same one. (it won't be as "deep" as this example!)
If your child has a fanny pack they could use it if you prefer. We would like to avoid lanyards for kindergarten (even with breakaway clasps), as the mask could be dragging on the ground or against the play structure, etc. If they have their own mask pouch from home,
they will bring it home every day.
When we are finished outside, we will hand sanitize before we put on our masks to re-enter the school.
Here is a link if you would like a lot more information about masks - it is very "in depth", and gives some step by step instructions to acclimatize your child to a mask -- but it says to do it over a few weeks, so we are a bit late with this info! Sorry!
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