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Health Care Tips
- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds.
- Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze and or cough.
- Try to keep your hands away from your face and eyes. Cold and flu viruses enter the body ghtough your nose, eyes and mouth.
- Do not come to school when you have a fever over 100 degrees or if you have vomiting and or diarrhea.
- When you have cold or flu symptoms, stay away from crowds and disinfect telephones, door handles, keyboards, and light switches.
- Wear sunscreen when you go outside.
- Wear your helmet when riding a bicycle or skiing/snowboarding.Remember to eat healthy foods, drink plenty of fluids, exercise daily, and get the proper amount of rest at night.
Medications
According to New York State Law, nurses are restricted from giving any internal medication except on written directions by the physician of a pupil. This includes all medications such as aspirin, nose drops, decongestants, antibiotics, etc. If your child needs to take medicine during school hours, please have your doctor send a written note stating the child's name, the name of the medication, the amount of medicine to be taken, the hour it is to be given, and the date the medication is to be stopped.
Important Information
- All students entering the 6th grade are also required by NYS Dept of Health to show proof of varicella (chicken pox) immunization or doctor verification that your child has had the disease.
- Notify health office of any changes in emergency contact information (home phone number, cell phone number and or address change).
- All students who are 11 years or older entering 6th grade in the fall are required to have a Tdap immunization. Students who are 10 years old entering 6th grade need the vaccine on or after their 11th birthday.
- All new enterers, Kindergarten, 2nd and 4th graders are required by NYS law to have updated proof of immunizations and a physical exam for that year. It is requested that parents/guardians send a dental certificate for those grades as well.
- *Emails and phone messages are checked periodically throughout the day but only on school days during school hours.
- Excuses - Legally, we must have written excuses concerning the reason a student was absent. All absences are considered illegal if no excuse is provided. If a parent emails me, I will use that email as the written excuse.
- Tardiness -When a student arrives at school after morning announcements he/she must report to the nurse's office before going to class.
- Attendance policy -If your child is absent or tardy for any reason, you will need to call or email the nurse's office with the reason in the morning. However, my answering machine is always on and you may leave me a message at any time.
- Stay at home if you are sick with a fever, persistent cough and or sore throat, body aches, chills, headache, fatigue, vomiting and or diarrhea.
Healthy Web Sites for Children and Parents
Swine Flu Information- CDC
Healthy Foods
Fire Safety
Parents - Info and products for a healthier life
Parents - Health Information
Forms
Health Appraisal Form
Medication Authorization Form
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