Hi, parents.
These are just some gentle reminders to help your students have a successful and healthy school year:
1. Please make sure your students are up to date on their vaccines. If a student is not, I have no choice but to keep them out of school until they receive the necessary vaccines. That is PA Health Law.
2. Please make sure your students are wearing their glasses to school if they have them prescribed. If your student has a school pair of glasses already here, in the health room, please remind them to come and pick them up every morning at the beginning of the school day.
3. Please remind your children to Wash, wash, and wash their hands (before eating, after using the restroom, and when they get dirty). This really makes a HUGE difference in decreasing the amount of students getting sick in school. Have your student practice washing hands by singing the alphabet song. A minimum time of 20 minutes of handwashing is considered to be effective.
4. Please consider having your student vaccinated against the Flu, COVID, and RSV, especially if they are at a higher risk for these infections (chronic diseases like asthma, heart conditions, kidney conditions or immunocompromised). That also makes a HUGE difference in keeping students healthy. Please speak to your children's primary care provider to discuss the benefits and risks of these vaccines.
Thank you. I look forward to working with you and your students this year.
