CUB PACK WEEKLY

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

Monday, October 19th -School Pictures/Water Glass Arts (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Tuesday, October 20th - School Pictures/Soccer Shots (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Wednesday, October 21st - Chess Club (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Thursday, October 22nd - Soccer Shots (3:30pm - 4:30pm)/Culture Club (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Monday, October 26th - WaterGlass Arts (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Tuesday, October 27th - Soccer Shots (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Wednesday, October 28th - Science Explorers (3:30pm - 4:30pm)/Chess Club (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Thursday, October 29th - Soccer Shots (3:30pm - 4:30pm)/Culture Club (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Friday, October 30th - Harvest Parade (2:30pm)

Monday, November 2nd - WaterGlass Arts (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Tuesday, November 3rd - NO SCHOOL - TEACHER IN SERVICE

Wednesday, November 4th - Science Explorers (3:30pm - 4:30pm)/Chess Club (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Thursday, November 5th - Soccer Shots (3:30pm - 4:30pm)/Culture Club (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Monday, November 9th - WaterGlass Arts (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Tuesday, November 6th - Soccer Shots (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Wednesday, November 11th - Veterans Day Breakfast (9:30am - 10:30am)/Science Explorers (3:30pm - 4:30pm)/Chess Club (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Thursday, November 12th - Culture Club (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Monday, November 16th - WaterGlass Arts (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Wednesday, November 18th - Picture Retakes/Science Explorers (3:30pm - 4:30pm)/Chess Club (3:30pm - 4:30pm)/1st Grade Curriculum Night (5:30pm - 7:00pm)

Thursday, November 19th - Culture Club (3:30pm - 4:30pm)

Monday, November 23rd - EARLY DISMISSAL - Parent Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, November 24th - EARLY DISMISSAL - Parent Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, November 25th - NO SCHOOL

Thursday, November 26th - NO SCHOOL - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Friday, November 27th - NO SCHOOL

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM NURSE SAM

Friendly Reminder for Parents Regarding Head Lice Prevention

There has been an increase in cases of head lice reported in the school. We are sending this letter home with all students to remind you of the importance of monitoring your child for head lice. Head lice is a common occurrence, and cases of head lice often increase following school breaks when children have spent time in close contact with each other at sleepovers, parties, play groups, on sports teams, at camps, and other places where there can be head-to-head contact. We are providing this information so that you take steps at home to monitor and prevent your child from contracting head lice. We believe that enlisting the proactive support of parents in preventing outbreaks of lice will help to prevent what often becomes a time consuming and frustrating process.

How to prevent your child from getting lice:

Head lice is not associated with cleanliness. Lice do not fly, jump, swim. They do, however, crawl. Close head-to-head contact is the most common way children contract lice. Checking your children for lice and nits regularly can help to prevent transmission. Additionally, sharing combs, brushes, hats, scarves, helmets, hair bands, headphones, etc. increases the risk of spreading lice. Teaching this to your children can help to prevent these behaviors. Students with long hair can wear their pulled back or have their hair up in a ponytail, braid or bun.

How to check your child for lice:

Look for signs that your child has lice such as itching and scratching of the scalp, the feeling that something is moving in their hair, or visible lice crawling on their scalp. Examine your child's hair using a bright light and a comb or tongue depressor to separate the hair into small sections. Look close to the scalp, especially behind the ears and the back of the head. Nits and eggs are tiny, tear-drop shaped eggs the size of a sugar granule that are glued to the hair shaft and appear tannish in color. They might look like dandruff, but cannot be wiped away or brushed off like dandruff. Live lice are small tan or gray bugs with six legs that range in size from a pinhead to as big as a sesame seed.

What to do if nits or lice are found:

Contact your family healthcare provider and school nurse for more information and to determine the best treatment. Here are treatment options from the CDC.

Many families will experience a head lice infestation during their child's school years, and we appreciate your assistance in this matter. If you would like more information regarding head lice or AGCS policy please refer to our website.

VETERAN'S DAY BREAKFAST

VETERAN'S DAY BREAKFAST RSVP

UPDATED ATTENDANCE POLICIES

Dear Families,

We are sharing a reminder that per our new attendance policy, any medical absences over 10 cumulative days require a school conference with our administration and nursing staff for any medical notes over 10 to be considered excused. At that meeting a determination will be made if a release is needed to consult with a treating medical professional, if the student requires a temporary medical excusal from school, if the student needs homebound instruction, or if the student has an ongoing medical need that requires school based accommodations.

Until that meeting occurs and necessary plans are put into place to support students' attendance and education, the days would be considered unexcused. As a reminder, as explained in our handbooks, medical notes need to explicitly state the days students are absent from school and that they are medically unable to attend school on those days otherwise they will be considered unexcused.

We remind you that at this time that missing school for more than 2 days a month greatly impacts students' learning resulting in an 80% chance of reading below grade level for our younger kids and is a better predictor of school dropout than test scores for our older kids. See the attached for more info on attendance.

IT REMINDER

PICTURE DAY IS COMING!

Forms were sent home the week of October 12th. Forms and payment should be brought in the day your student's class is having their picture taken (Your child's teacher will give you this information) and handed directly to the photographer.