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To help us keep the mud out of the hallways and off the classroom carpets, please ensure your child comes to school with two pairs of shoes:

Outdoor Shoes: Boots are preferred, but any everyday outdoor shoe is fine.
Indoor Shoes: A clean pair to change into once they get inside.

Optional but recommended items:

Rain or mud pants for outdoor play.
A spare change of socks and pants to keep in their backpack, just in case they find a puddle!

Thank you so much for helping us keep the school clean and your kids comfortable!

Illnesses spread by ticks are a serious public health concern in Vermont. You can find ticks throughout Vermont whenever temperatures are above freezing, most commonly during spring through fall.

There are no vaccines available to prevent illnesses from tick bites, but clinical trials are underway for Lyme disease vaccines. The best way to protect yourself is to prevent tick bites, remove attached ticks as soon as possible, and call your doctor if you get sick after a tick bite.

Tick Bite Prevention

Preventing tick bites is the key to preventing tick bite illnesses. The best way is to avoid where ticks live, such as wooded and brushy areas—particularly during spring through fall in Vermont, which is when ticks are biting.

If you can’t avoid these areas, we suggest wearing EPA-registered insect repellent and protective clothing such as pants, long-sleeved shirts, and long socks outside. Always check your body, clothing, gear, and pets for ticks and shower soon after returning inside.

When To See A Provider

Ticks can be hard to spot but the symptoms of tick bite illnesses are not. While not everyone gets sick after a tick bite, some people will get sick 3-30 days after a tick bite. Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, hard tick relapsing fever, and Powassan virus can have very similar flu-like symptoms early in illness. Call your health care provider if you develop any of these symptoms after a tick bite.

Fever
Chills
Headache
Fatigue
Muscle aches
Rash (Lyme disease only)
Joint pain (Lyme disease only

Most people who begin treatment for a tick bite illness early on fully recover.

Resources:

Help Me Grow VT: 211 ext. 6, info@helpmegrowvt.org, text HMGVT to 898211 vermont211.org.
Vermont Department of Health: Tick Bite Illnesses Vermont Department of Health.
KidsHealth Lyme Disease info: kidshealth.org vermont211.org.
Prevent Tick Bites & Tick Bite Illnesses | Vermont Department of Health
HS_ID_TickBooklet.FINAL_.pdf

Meet the Calais Advisory Team (CAT)! 🐾 We are a group of parents and community members dedicated to making school life extra special for our students. Our goal is simple: host one school activity per month!

We meet on the second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 in the Library, and we’d love to have your voice in the room. No long-term commitment is required - just a desire to help! Kids are always welcome, so feel free to bring them along. Come help us dream up what’s next for Calais Elementary!

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 12th. We will be discussing our May event, a "Variety Show" and will be talking about what next year will look like.

Friends of Calais is a volunteer-led organization, collaborating to design fun, engaging events and programs intended to foster closer bonds within the Calais community. Click here for more information and to see a list of all of their upcoming events!