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4-17-09
FROM the nurse’s office:
In school if a child receives a bump to the head, the child is checked by
the nurse and treated as needed. If the injury is serious we will call the
parents. If a child receives a mild bump a head injury letter is completed
and sent home with the child. In addition, we are starting a system of placing
a head bump sticker on the child shirt. The sticker will say, “keep
an eye on me I bumped my head”. The reason for the sticker is to alert
the teacher, and to serve as a reminder to the child to give the letter to
their parent. So, if you should spot, “I have bumped my head today”,
on a sticker on your child’s clothing, please ask for the letter.
Go For the Greens
Day
Click
here for pictures from our Go For the Greens celebration.
11-20-2008
Holiday Food Drive
Penn London Elementary is again sponsoring
a Holiday Food Drive. The items that are collected during this event will
be donated to families in need on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Below you will
find a list of items that each family has been assigned. If you would like
to donate your "free turkey" grocery coupon, please send it to the
attention of the School Nurse. REMEMBER - NO GLASS ITEMS PLEASE!
KINDERGARTEN: cereal, oatmeal, cereal
bars, pop tarts, breakfast items
YELLOW FAMILY: canned fruit, applesauce
and fruit cups, canned juices
BLUE AND RED FAMILIES: canned vegetables,
pasta, pasta sauce, rice, fresh potatoes, dried beans, soup
GREEN: canned meats (tuna, chicken),
instant canned meals (Spaghettios), macaroni and cheese, quick all-in-one
boxed meals
10-31-08
11-1-08 The nurses' office is in need of new boys underwear
due to the occasional “accident”.
We are also in need of socks and pants for boys and girls, sizes 6-12. Any
donation
would be greatly appreciated. We are also looking for gently used sneakers,
size 11-2, and new socks, for boys or girls. We lend out many of these items
to the children and greatly appreciate any donations.
Thank you to all who participated in the YMCA Get Fit And Give Back. Those
who participated are now healthier on all levels. Thank you for helping our
community members who are struggling to feed their families. As always we
appreciate your support and generosity. We will be picking the winning classrooms
for the pool party at the YMCA this week.
The holidays are right around the corner and this year may be a tough year
for many of our families. Each year the school is contacted by churches and
community groups who would like to help families in need. If you know of a
family, please contact either the school nurses, (Helen Arrell, red/blue or
Gail Berardi green/yellow) or your child's Guidance Counselor (Joan Ayers,
red/blue or Margaret Bodine, green/yellow). You can reach us at 610-869-9803
or by email.
Posted 10-24-08
Recess
Information
Please send your child to school
dressed for outdoor recess, as children will go out most days. The policy
is: 25F and above—outdoor recess, 15F and below, rain, snow—indoor
recess, 25F-15F--half outdoor/ half indoor (temperatures include wind chill).
All children must go outside barring disciplinary or valid medical conditions.
A Doctor’s note is required to excuse outdoor recess. Posted
9/08
WE NEED YOUR EMERGENCY CARDS
Please return your child's emergency if you still have it at home. We are
still missing about 50 cards. Without these cards we can not provide any medication
for your child and we will not have the information needed to contact you
if your child is sick.
If you have not returned your 1st grade dental reports or any Kindergarten physical
forms, please do so as soon as possible. Posted 9/08
WARM
WEATHER DRESS CODE
As you prepare to send your child to school in
their spring/summer clothes, please keep the following guidelines in mind:
*The hem of shorts should approximately touch
the fingertips when arms are hanging at the side.
*No fish net, bare midriff shirts, see-through
clothing, tie straps, halters, t-shirts with inappropriate pictures and/or
slogans, muscle or tank tops (shirt straps must cover the shoulders.) The
building is air conditioned and children are outside for a 40 minute recess,
and these shirts increase the risk of sunburn. If you are concerned about
sunburn, please apply sunscreen to your child prior to sending
him/her to school, as we are not able to apply sunscreen at school. One application
will last all day.
*Sandals are allowed, but no open back footwear
or bare feet (for safety reasons.)
*Sunglasses may not be worn or in view (around
neck, on the head) while in school.
*Any accessory or apparel which could constitute
a potential safety hazard or disrupt the educational environment for the student
or peers is prohibited.
When your child comes home from school in clothing
provided by the Nurses' office, please WASH and RETURN the items to school
as soon as possible. UNDERWEAR provided by the Nurse should NOT be returned.
The school had a very large inventory of clothing at the beginning of the
school year which is now exhausted. The clothing is used when children have
accidents or spills at school but should always be returned. If you have any
gently used sweat pants/shirts that you would like to donate, we would be
glad to accept them. Thanks very much for your cooperation. Updated
9/08
IT
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that
parents update your emergency information when home/cell/work phone numbers
change. This is important when we have to contact you because your child is
ill, etc. Also, anyone who has not returned an emergency card should do so
asap. Thank you.Updated 9/08
HEALTH
NOTES:
None at this time.
Our
Dental Hygienist wants to remind first grade parents to be sure to return
their completed dental forms. Posted 9/08
If
you call the nurses’ office and are unable to get through,
please do not leave a message if it is something that needs to be addressed
immediately. Our phone system sometimes sends our phone messages
to email and we only check that a few times a day. The messages are recorded
and the quality is not always good. We have missed some timely information
due to this process.
Please either call back and speak to someone in our office or leave a message
with the front office. We don't want to miss your call or be unable address
a concern as soon as possible. If you have information that does not need
to be addressed immediately feel free to email either harrell@avongrove.org
or gberardi@avongrove.org Thank
you for your understanding.
Posted
9/08
ILLNESS
POLICY
In order to curb the spreading of illness, when your child is absent because
of illness, please do not send the child back to school until he/she has been
fever free and/or has not had a vomiting/diarrhea episode for
24 hours. If your child awakens in the night with fever or vomiting,
but feels well the next morning, please keep your child home until the 24
hour time period has passed. Thank you!
9/08
It has come to our attention that
some of our students are bringing in soda for their lunch. While it is a parent’s
choice to choose their child’s food, we highly recommend that soda not
be included with the children’s lunches. We recently received information
from “CHILD HEALTH ALERT”, a newsletter that addresses children’s
health issues. The front page reported an article on the results of a study
involving children who drank soda daily. The results showed that children
who drank more than 12 ounces a day of soda consumed less milk, juice, and
water. These children had lower intake of protein, vitamin A, calcium, and
other important minerals. In addition the children who consumed the extra
calories from the soda gained more weight. (Information from Child Health
Alert, volume 21). If interested in reading more on this study the newsletter
is available in the nurse’s office.
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Penn
London Elementary Policy for children with peanut allergies(9/08):
1. Meet with parents regarding child’s allergies.
2. Request allergy action plan from doctor.
3. Inform classroom teacher and special area teachers and bus drivers.
4. Develop plan for classroom, bus and lunch.
5. Inform lunch aides of children with allergies.
6. Have child sit at area in cafeteria that is peanut free.
7. Provide aides with bed roll paper to use on tables. (The paper is placed
on table as barrier between table and child. Have another student throw
paper in trash).
8. Keep epi-pen in nurse’s office in marked accessible location.
9. With parent consent meet with the class and speak to the students about
peanut allergy. Read the book titled “The Peanut Butter Jam”.
10. Present the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network program titled “PAL”
Protect A Life from food allergies to the students.
11. Provide teachers and aides with information outlining signs of anaphylaxis.
Instruct teachers and aides to notify nurse if child exhibits any symptoms.
12. Offer parent the option of keeping snacks for the child in the nurse’s
office to eat when treats are brought into the classroom for special occasions.
13. Adapt plan as needed.
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More
information to come on Kindergarten
Registration, Vaccination Requirements, and other health related issues.
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Health
Websites to Review
We will be discussing the food pyramid and nutrition so I wanted to provide
websites for parents to access
www.5aday.org Learn more about the health benefits
of eating 5 A day the color way.
www.dole5aday.com A kid's website where they
can play fun 5 a day games.
www.dole.com Simple and delicious fruit and vegetable
recipes for the family.
www.mypyramid.gov Information and games regarding
nutrition.
Information on childrens health issues
www.kidshealth.org
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