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Sickness is hitting every school hard right now, with flu, Covid, strep and various viral infections going around. With so many students sick, we wanted to send out a reminder for all parents that the guidelines state that students should not return to school if they have had a fever or vomited within the last 24 hours. Below are the remainder of the guidelines for review. Thank you for helping us to keep everyone healthy!

When should your child stay home from school?

Stay home if:

• Fever in the last 24 hours
• Used Tylenol/Ibuprofen (or other fever reducing medication) to control fever in last 24 hours
• Difficulty breathing - or change in what is normal
• New onset severe headache - especially combined with fever
• Strep throat - until 24 hours of antibiotics - must be fever free for 24 hours
• COVID or Flu positive- Must be symptom and fever free for 24hrs
• Vomiting in the last 24 hours
• Diarrhea in the last 24 hours not related to any certain trigger
• Eye drainage that is yellow/green with the eye being pink or irritated
• LIVE head lice
• Rash with discomfort/not feeling well/drainage that cannot be covered

Remember to send in either a doctor note or a parent note to excuse your absence. The state allows 6 parent notes per year.

It's that time of year for our class basketball games!

On Thursday, March 26th, we will meet at Bernheim Middle School for our annual class basketball games. Our teachers will coach their own class in a friendly game of basketball where every student is guaranteed to play. Students have been working on basketball skills like dribbling, passing, and shooting in PE and this will be their night to shine!

The link below will take you to the more information about this event.

Do you have a 5th grader who is interested in cheering for Bernheim Middle? Check out the flyer below for information about clinics and tryouts.

Online Registration (OLR) for the 2026-2027 school year will officially open on Monday, March 9, 2026.

Please note a significant change to this year's OLR process
All registering existing families will be required to upload a current photo ID/driver's license of parent/guardian with their current address as well as 2 proofs of residency.

This is a necessary step in order to ensure the accuracy of our enrollment records and to ensure we have updated addresses for all of our families.

We encourage you to begin preparing your necessary residency documentation ahead of the registration opening date, which is March 9th.

Below you will find a list of acceptable proof of residency:

Current photo ID/driver's license

2 Proofs of residency

• Authentic home builder contract with approved district transfer, lease, closing statement, or other home dwelling document
• Utility bill: current electricity, gas or water bill with current address
• Current employee check stub with current address
• Current vehicle registration that matches the driver's license submitted
• Government agency correspondence with current address
• Voter registration card with current address

thank you for your assistance as we prepare for the 2026-2027 school year.

As we plan for events to round out the end of the year, remember that any visitors to our building during the school day must present a driver's license or photo ID at the front doors for entry and front desk to sign in. This includes end of year award ceremonies.

We hate having to turn family away from awards ceremonies and other family events during the school day, but student safety is our first priority.