Bobcat Bulletin

Happy September, Byrd Families!

The first three weeks of school have been wonderful!

It's always amazing to me how quickly routines and procedures are established and how quickly relationships are grown. It feels so great to have all of our 1,264 kids back on campus. Thank you, parents, for following our arrival and dismissal procedures every day. Our number one priority is the safety of our students. Please do not walk across the car rider line, whether with or without your students, when cars are moving. I am also thrilled to share that Byrd Elementary earned an A rating and all six distinctions for our STAAR scores last year. I could not be prouder of our students, staff, and families. A lot of hard work and grit went into this success. I'm eager to see what this year holds. I know that we will continue to excel in all endeavors. That's what we do. Byrd Best and Nothing Less. Thank you for sharing your children.

Dr. Amy Frank

Proud Principal of Byrd Elementary

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.

The Sign Up for September is now open.

There will be 12 lunch visitors, per day, per grade level (K-5) on Wednesday and Friday of each week.

Please make sure you only sign up for one slot per child, per month, as we want to make sure every parent has an opportunity.

Students may have lunch visitors who are guardians and grandparents. For non-guardians to attend, a note from a guardian must be sent 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.

Pre-K lunch visitors will begin in January