Health Office

Attendance:

Please call the school daily before 9:30am to report an absence.  If your child will be coming to school late please call to let us know.  If the health office does not have contact with a parent/guardian absences and tardies will be marked unexcused. A three consecutive day absence does need a MD note.  After 10 absences in the school year, a doctor’s note will be required in order to excuse any further absences.  Please read the Student and Family handbook for further information on attendance.

Medication Administration:

All students who require medications, prescription or OTC, must have a medication form filled out by their physician and parent/guardian.  All medications must be in the original containers and properly labeled. Students are not allowed to carry medications to or from school unless authorized. 

Physicals:

It is state mandated that students entering Pre K, Kindergarten and 7th grade have a physical with proper immunizations.  A notice will go out to parents in advance so proper time can be made to make an MD appt's.  Physicals must be in before the first day of school unless other arrangements have been made.

Flu Vaccines:

All Pre-K students are required to have a yearly flu immunization between August 1st and December 31st.    Please contact me if you need one of these forms.  According to state law, if this is not done prior to December 31st your child will be excluded from school until after flu season at the end of March.  

If you have any questions please call Mrs. Casey, RN.

860-653-7207 or email me.

Health Office Information

Winter Weather Information

Winter Outdoor Play Guidelines

The National Nurses’ Association has established the following guidelines for outdoor recess during the winter months. Before the students have been let off the bus, and before recess, the principal or head teacher will make a decision with the guidance of the nurse. The following factors will be considered as well as going outside to check on the conditions:

OUTDOOR BEFORE SCHOOL PLAY~ Feels like 15 degrees and above (considering wind chill factor), unless there is frozen precipitation that makes the playground unsafe.

OUTDOOR RECESS ~ Feels like 20 degrees and above (considering wind chill factor), and the playground equipment is safe or the blacktop is accessible.

INSIDE RECESS ~ Feels like 19 degrees or below (considering wind chill factor), and/or there is frozen precipitation that makes the playground unsafe.

CLASSROOM TEACHERS OUTDOOR RECESS PLAN ~ Feels like 15 – 19 degrees (considering wind chill factor) try to get students outside for 5 or 10 minutes, as fits their schedule. If there is significant snow/ice on the ground or the equipment, check with the principal or head teacher first.

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