Flue Vaccine for O'Maley Students
Every year at the beginning of the flu season, the Gloucester Department of Health and the Gloucester Public Schools provide in-school flu clinics to ensure that every school-aged child in Gloucester has the opportunity to receive the flu vaccine and to make getting the flu vaccine convenient for parents.
We will be hosting school-based flu vaccination clinics at each school. The flu vaccine will be offered free of charge and regardless of insurance status. Any student can be vaccinated with a parent’s permission.
This year, the influenza virus is expected to be circulating in Massachusetts throughout the fall, winter and spring. The flu can cause serious illness and can result in missed days of school as well as missed days of work for parents. Vaccination is the best way to protect your child from this potentially serious disease.
Registering Your Student for the Flu Vaccination Clinic
If you want your student to participate in the flu vaccination clinic please complete the online registration prior to the clinic date using this link below. You will need to select the correct school for each student that you register.
REGISTER YOUR STUDENT BY CLICKING HERE
The Gloucester Public Health Department host our flu vaccination clinics at each school on the following dates and times:
11/23/2021 O'Maley Middle School 8:00 am -11:00 am
If you have questions regarding the flu vaccine, please contact the Gloucester Health Department nurse, Cindy Juncker, at cjuncker@gloucester-ma.gov or Bridget Nelligan, at bnelligan@gloucester-ma.gov.
COVID-19 Updates & Weekly Testing Sign-Up
Please remind your child(ren) that masks are required on buses to and from school at all times.
COVID-19 at O'Maley: We had two new case of COVID-19 reported at O'Maley since our last update and currently have three active cases. All close contacts have been contacted. Since we started school August 31st there have been a total of 16 cases reported among the O'Maley community. See the new GPS COVID Dashboard for updated data each week: https://backtogether.gloucesterschools.com/updates/dashboard-covid-cases
Please remember to conduct a daily symptom check with your children. Link here for the daily symptom check information. Please be sure to call the nurses' office at 978-281-9847 if your child is experiencing any of the symptoms as described. Our nurses, Kim Cameron and Alycia Gossom can answer questions and will guide you as to what you need to do related to testing and/or documentation from your child's doctor. Students must not come to school with symptoms.
As we head toward the holiday season, please be aware of the COVID-19 Travel Guidelines. Link here for information on what is needed to return to school following travel.
To Sign Up for Weekly Testing: Link here: https://www.cic-health.com/consent/ma?district=Gloucester.I encourage families to sign their children up to be tested. Individuals signed up to participate last year DO need to re-register. Parents/Guardians MUST complete the form to give permission in order for a student to be tested.
Masks & Distancing: Per the Massachusetts DESE and the Gloucester School Committee, all students and staff will be masked in GPS buildings except at lunch or mask break when they are socially distanced at 3 feet or more. Per DESE, masks are required in public schools until at least January 15, 2022. Masks are not required outdoors. For details on our health and safety protocols district wide, please visit the GPS COVID Guidance and Updates website at https://backtogether.gloucesterschools.com/.
Students must bring their own masks to school each day. While we all wish we did not have to wear them, masks continue to be required indoors at school. Thank you!
Contact Information
Email: lbeattie@gloucesterschools.com
Website: http://omaley.gloucesterschools.com/
Location: 32 Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA, USA
Phone: 978-281-9850
Twitter: @omaleyprincipal