November Family Messenger
2026
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Notes from the Nurse
Procedure for Exclusion from School due to Illness
Certain conditions require exclusion from school to prohibit the spread of viral and bacterial disease. This is to protect both the uninfected population and the infected person. The school nurse will use his/her professional judgment when assessing the person and judging whether to exclude.
Students/staff with the following symptoms should be excluded until symptom free or a licensed care professional submits a letter of non-contagious status:
● Fever of 100.4F or more ● Persistent coughing or abnormal nasal drainage ● Any unidentified and/or widespread rash or weeping lesions ● Persistent pain (ear, stomach, etc.) ● Any untreated or suspected cases of conjunctivitis ● Communicable diseases such as influenza, chicken pox, untreated impetigo or scabies ● Vomiting ● Diarrhea ● Tinea Capitis - (ringworm of the scalp). Highly contagious. Students must be treated with oral medication 24-48 hours before returning to school. May require a licensed provider note for readmission.
Students may not return to school until they are free from all symptoms for a 24 hour period without medication assistance.
If your child has been found to have live lice (pediculosis), parent/guardian will be contacted by the school nurse. We recommend that you treat your child that evening. SDOW follows the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC guidelines in treating head lice. www.cdc.gov www.aap.org
Important Dates
3-Picture Retakes; Choir 3:00
6-Character Ed Assemblies; Blue Friday
9-13-SRO Safety Week
11-Veteran's Day Program 9:00 (Donuts and Juice 8:00-9:00)
13-Blue Friday
16-20 Food Drive
17-PTG Meeting 5:00
20-Blue Friday
23-Progress Reports Sent Out; Manners Luncheon
24-House Meeting (WEAR COLORS)
25-27-No School- Thanksgiving Break
Water Bottle Fillers Stations and Drinking Fountains
Water bottle fillers are available for students to fill up their own water bottles. Please send a labeled water bottle with your child each day. We do not have extra water bottles to give out.
Communication
Links for the district and school calendar can be found below. A calendar of events will be included in the monthly newsletter as well. Please refer to the main calendar throughout the year for more information.
PTG Fundraisers
Technology
Visitors and Volunteers
Tabs for Ronald McDonald House
This is a House competition! Full milk jugs earn 5 House points!
Students can pour their tabs straight into the jugs in the cafeteria. Jugs are labeled with House colors. Thank you in advance for supporting this great cause!
The Optimist Club in Washington collect at the end of every quarter. The competition starts over every quarter!
PTG
Here are the dates:
November 25
December- No Meeting
January 27
February 24
March 24
April 28
May-No Meeting
June/July-Planning meeting
Counselor's Corner
Food bags are back! Please reach out Elise Collins, on Parent Square, if you would like your child/children to be sent home with a bag of non-perishable items on Fridays to help with food over the weekend.
House Points Update
Altruismo-1704
Amistad-1684
Isibindi-1641
Reveur-1429
