Bobcat Bulletin

Happy New Year, Byrd Families!

I hope you all had a nice, restful break. It's amazing that we are already in the second semester of the school year. The first half of the year was fantastic! We have had many successes, and I look forward to having even more this semester. Our school attendance was exceptional last year and is this year too. Thank you for supporting Byrd by ensuring that your kids are here to learn every day. We are starting a running club for girls this semester. Please see the attached link for information if your child is interested. https://www.gotrgreaterhouston.org/.

Thank you for sharing your children with us,

Dr. Amy Frank

January Lunch Visitor Sign-Up

Lunch visitors will be allowed on Wednesdays and Fridays of each week.
There will be a maximum of 12 visitors per grade level (PK–5) each day.
Please sign up for only one slot per child per month so that all families have an opportunity.

Students may have lunch visitors who are guardians or grandparents. For non-guardians to attend, a note from a guardian must be provided on the day of the visit. This is for the safety of our children.

Visitors who have not signed up in advance will not be accommodated.

We have many before-school activities, so we need to keep one car rider lane open in the mornings. Please don't park in the far-right lane until 7:40 am (closest to the building). Also, no one should be walking across the car rider line when cars are moving. If your student walks by themselves, please remind them not to cross when cars are moving. To ensure the safety of our students, please refrain from using cell phones in the car rider lines.

Thank you for your support.

Welcome Back Byrd VIPS Our Library and Byrd Boutique have Volunteer Opportunities for You this Month Please Use the Links Below to Sign Up

Link Tree

https://linktr.ee/byrd.vips

Byrd Boutique

https://www.signupgenius.com/.../10C0A4DABAA29A6FAC43...

Library

https://www.signupgenius.com/.../10C0A4DABAA29A6FAC43...

Keeping Sick Children at Home

A sick child who is unable to participate in school in a meaningful way should be kept home to rest and recover until symptoms resolve.

Keeping a sick child home also protects other children, school staff, and visiting community members from contracting an illness that can be spread from person to person.

Please be aware of the following guidelines for school attendance.

· Fever: A child must remain home with fever equal to or > 100° F and may only return after he/she has been fever free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine such as Tylenol or Motrin.

· Diarrhea/Vomiting: A child with diarrhea and/or vomiting must stay at home and may return to school only after being symptom-free for 24 hours.

· Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): Following a diagnosis of pink eye, a child may return to school 24 hours after the first dose of prescribed medication has been administered.

· Rashes: Common infectious diseases with rashes are most contagious in the early stages. A child with a suspicious rash must stay at home and may return to school after a health care provider has made a diagnosis and authorizes the child's return to school in writing or symptoms have resolved completely.

· Head lice (pediculosis): Students who have an active case of live lice may attend school only after treatment which eliminates all live lice. Head lice do not jump or fly and are most commonly contracted by head-to-head touch. Head lice are common in school-aged children, so parents should routinely monitor children for live lice and teach the avoidance of behaviors that spread lice.

If you take your child to a healthcare provider for an evaluation of illness or injury, please be sure to request a written letter stating when your child may return to school and any accommodations required upon his/her return.

A healthy school community requires parents and schools to partner with each other. To prevent/minimize local outbreaks of contagious disease, parents must keep children who have an illness that can be spread from person to person at home, and CFISD school nurses will exclude students with symptoms of a communicable illness from school attendance.