HCS Elementary School Updates

November 13th is World Kindness Day.

No act of kindness is ever wasted: A small act of kindness can change someone's life.

Congratulations to the Students of the Month for September. The character trait of September was Respect.

Click here for full calendar: https://www.highlandercharter.org/for-families/events/calendar/

TIP: Fall seems to be a natural time to think about gratitude, start a gratitude journal and share with your family.

Thank you to all of the families that supported the many activities we had during October. From chaperoning, donating snacks to joining us on the many activities we had, my heart is full with gratitude for our Highlander Community.

We have many fun events for November which means opportunities for families to be involved.

We will have a Penny War Yearbook Fundraiser at the PVD Campus from Nov. 12 -22 and we will need help counting and rolling up the change. Please contact me 😉 (Ms. Tatiana) if you can help.

November 13th and 14th is our Title 1 meetings (one virtual, one in person) we encourage ALL FAMILIES to join us either day to learn about what it means to be a Title 1 School, but most importantly to share your opinion on how our funds should be use to support the school and students.

Please save the date Nov. 16 for a Gift Card & Toy Drive event hosted one of our Alumni Cam'ren Wheeler to benefit Highlander Families. More info in the next couple of days.

Have a shoutout for a staff, a student or group of students? Please use the following link to share: https://forms.gle/mKG7d5aU2iLoq7Yx5

Hello,

If we haven’t met yet, either in person or over the phone (or on Dojo!), my name is Julia and I am Highlander Elementary’s school nurse. I am so happy to have joined this community! If you ever have a question or concern for the school nurse, please call the main office and they will send the call to me.

I have been a nurse for 15 years, and have worked in many different settings from hospitals, home care, schools, and prenatal care. One of my main areas of interest is diabetes prevention and management. I have two children, age 10 and 13, and my family is looking forward to adopting a dog for the first time this year.

Please keep in mind:

• Highlander requires an up-to-date school physical form on every student. All students should have a physical exam completed by their doctor every year, and the school requires a copy of the school physical form for the health office record. If your child has already received a physical exam this year, please bring or fax a copy to the school. Highlander Charter Elementary fax number: 401-277-2603

• If your child has any food sensitivities–for example, lactose intolerance–please have your doctor write this on the physical form or write a note for the health office so that the cafeteria can provide lactose-free milk as needed.

• Highlander’s sick day policy states that students should stay home and rest with the following symptoms:

• Fever of 100.4 or higher

• Vomiting

• Diarrhea

• Itchy, red eyes that are draining or crusty

• Rash that has not been evaluated by a doctor

• Seizures

• Any symptoms that will keep your child from participating in class:

• Very tired

• Frequent cough, runny nose, or sneezing that interferes with ability to do school activities

• Severe headache, body aches, earache

• Sore throat - a little sore throat is ok, but a bad sore throat could be strep throat, even if there is no fever. Call your doctor if concerned.

• If a student has been sick with FEVER, the student should stay home until they have had no fever for 24 hours, WITHOUT the use of fever-reducing medications (Tylenol, Ibuprofen)

• If a student has VOMITING or DIARRHEA, then the student must stay home for 24 hours after the LAST episode of vomiting or diarrhea

• If a student has been prescribed ANTIBIOTICS by a doctor, the student must stay home for 24 hours after the FIRST dose of antibiotic (for example, strep throat infections).

• COVID: If a student tests positive for COVID, the student may return to school when, for at least 24 hours, the symptoms are improving overall, and if a fever was present, the student has been without fever for 24 hours, WITHOUT the use of fever-reducing medications (Tylenol, Ibuprofen). Masks are recommended for 5 days after returning to school, but are not required.

Please help prevent others from becoming ill by staying home when you are sick. If your child is sick and unable to attend school, please send a Dojo message to the nurse on each day that your student is sick.

Thank you,

Julia Vaca

Email: jroseberry@hc.school