Tiger King and sourdough starter may be sooooo 2020, but the clinic nurses would like to remind you that hand washing is still very en vogue.
Please know that we are reinforcing the importance of washing hands at school, especially before eating and after using the bathroom, but we are very much helped when students' first teachers (their parents) are emphasizing this practice at home. We know the cold and dry weather can be hard on hands making hand washing uncomfortable, but we have packets of hypoallergenic, unscented lotion available in the clinic, and wearing gloves at recess can help. Strep and covid are currently circulating in the school, and we want to help keep kids healthy.
Hearing and Vision Screening Permission Slips Coming Home
If you have a K, 3, or 7 student, please check their folder tonight for their permission slip for hearing and vision screening. Because we are partnering with the Lions Club, if you would like them to be screened at school a separate permission slip is required. Students who are referred for further testing will have notes available in their Magnus accounts. If the screening is within normal limits, no additional notes will be made in Magnus.
New Year, New Forms
As you're turning over calendars, you may be thinking ahead about school physicals and forms. Here's a quick refresher on who needs what (and which specialist you may need to follow up with for the forms):
- ALL Pre K: Commonwealth School Entrance form and up-to-date vaccine record (pediatrician)
- ALL Kindergarten (even if they are in Pre K here this year): Commonwealth School Entrance form and updated vaccine record (pediatrician)
- All students who may need an inhaler at school: Updated Asthma action plan (pulmonologist, allergist, or pediatrician)
- All students with food allergies who will need emergency medications at school: Updated Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Response Form (allergist or pediatrician)
- All insulin-dependent diabetics: Updated Diabetes Management Plan (endocrinologist)
- All students with seizure disorders: Updated seizure action plan (neurologist)
- All students taking a scheduled or frequent medication during the school day (ex. methylphenidate, Motrin, Tylenol, etc.): Diocese Medication Authorization form (pediatrician or other specialist)
Hearing and Vision Screening Volunteers Still Welcome
Screenings will take place on 1/26 and volunteers are still needed. No special training is needed (other than VIRTUS). Sign up here.