June 2025
June Awareness
June is recognized as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month to bring attention to and spread the word about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related conditions. Learn more here.
End of the Year Reminders
As we have entered the last stretch of the current school year, here are a few gentle reminders for the upcoming school year.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Law requires every child attending public school to have a physical examination on entry into school and at intervals of every three years thereafter.
Students in grades 1, 4, 7 and 10 must provide the school nurse with an updated physical exam report that includes a current immunization record.
Please contact your pediatrician to request documentation of a current physical exam or Well Child Check if you do not have one already. It is the same form that is needed to attend most summer camps.
If your child currently receives medications at school, it is time for us to begin preparations for the next school year.
Medication Pick Up
Please contact the school nurse before the end of the year to make arrangements to pick up any unused medication. In some cases, we can keep the medication over the summer for use in the coming year, but we need your permission to do this. If we have not heard from you by the last day of school, unused and unclaimed medication may be discarded.
Summer Programs
If your child will be attending a Salem Public Schools summer program, please contact the school nurse to make arrangements for the medication to be sent to the program.
Planning for Next Year
If your child will need medications at school for the coming school year, please use the time over the summer to meet with your child's physician and obtain the necessary medication orders and current prescriptions. The orders must be renewed for the 2025-26 school year.
Health Tips
There are so many great reasons to ride your bike: It offers fun, freedom and exercise, and it's good for the environment. We want kids and families to ride their bikes as much as possible. Here are a few tips so that you'll be safe while you do so.
The Hard Facts
Properly-fitted helmets can reduce the risk of head injuries by at least 45 percent – yet less than half of children 14 and under usually wear a bike helmet.
Top Tips
Wear a properly-fitted helmet. It is the best way to prevent head injuries and death.
Ride on the sidewalk when you can. If not, ride in the same direction as traffic as far on the right-hand side as possible.
Use hand signals and follow the rules of the road. Be predictable by making sure you ride in a straight line and don’t swerve between cars.
Wear bright colors and use lights, especially when riding at night and in the morning. Reflectors on your clothes and bike will help you be seen.
Ride with your children. Stick together until you are comfortable that your kids are ready to ride on their own.
Recipes
Grilled shrimp is quick and easy to put together. It can be served as an appetizer or a main dish.
This simple chopped salad makes a great warm weather side dish. It can be found on most restaurant menus in the Czech Republic.
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Grilled Bananas are a great way to use up those ripe bananas sitting on your counter! Pair them with vanilla ice cream for a delicious summer dessert.
