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We are attempting to establish good attendance patterns in our students since it has been shown that there is a positive relationship between regular attendance punctuality, and school success. Some children have been arriving at school after classes have begun in the morning. Please assist us by having your child on the school grounds between 8:05 and 8:10 a.m. so that he/she is seated in the classroom and ready to begin instructional time at 8:15 a.m.

Many families are on the move. Please be sure to update parent work numbers and emergency contact phone numbers. You may do so by sending a note to the Health Office or by phone (420-6334). This is also a reminder to parents who have occasion to go out of town and leave their children in the care of someone else be sure to put in writing your authorization for emergency care during your absence, and to please notify the Health Office of the person who will be in charge.

Regarding medications at school. This is a reminder that the school CAN NOT give medicine, prescription or over the counter, unless we have a signed Permission form from your child's doctor. Medicine should be brought to school in the original prescription bottle (pharmacies will give an extra one when asked), or in the container in which it was purchased. It should be clearly marked with the student's name and dosage to be given. All medicine MUST be given through the Health Office, as it is not safe for your child or for other children to have medicine sent in lunch boxes or pockets.

Physical exam forms for current Fourth Grade students with all current immunizations filled in have been given to parents. It is mandated by the Illinois Department of Public Health that all students entering Preschool, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grades during the 2000-2001 school year will have completed the series of three Hepatitis B immunizations. Optimum intervals for the vaccine are a minimum of one (1) month between dose 1 and 2, and four-six (4-6) months between dose 2 and 3. Student entering Fifth Grade in the fall of 2000 must also have a physical exam done within one (1) year prior to entry. We encourage you to begin the Hepatitis series as soon as possible and to also schedule your physical appointment. Your child may be immunized by your health care provider and/or by the County Health Department at their walk- in clinics. The cost of the vaccine at the clinic is $7.00 per dose. If the child has started the series, you MUST bring the dates of previous immunizations to insure that the series is completed at the appropriate intervals.

Walk-in Clinics are held on the second (2nd) Monday of each month from 12:30 - 4:00 p.m. at Our Saviour Lutheran Church on south Washington in Naperville. All immunizations are of the same quality as those received in a physician's office. Parents must accompany children and bring their current immunization record. Parents will receive written verification of the immunizations received and should take this verification to their regular physician and update their child's record.

Outdoor recess is held unless the temperature or the wind chill is at 0 or below! Please be sure to dress your child appropriately as EVERYONE must go out for recess unless they present a signed and dated note from their doctor.

Please remember that student absences MUST BE reported to the Health Office each day that a student will not attend school. It is especially important that anticipated absences, such as those associated with holiday travel, be called in to the Health Office (420-6334) with the date(s) the student will be gone. Otherwise, the Health Office will be trying to contact you at home, work, or through emergency numbers to make sure your child is safe. Please be sure to keep all numbers current by sending a note to the Health Office or by phone.

Because many communicable diseases occur throughout the school year and because most do not pose a serious health threat to the general population, we do not inform parents every time a new case of illness occurs. If you have a special need to know about cases of communicable diseases such as chicken pox, measles, fifth's disease, etc. occurring in your child's classroom (a family member has sickle cell anemia, is pregnant, if immuno-supressed, or has a similar health concern), please inform the Heath Office and I will contact you if such an illness occurs in your child's class. Please advise the Health Office should your child come down with a contagious illness, especially fifth's disease so that any pregnant teachers or volunteers can be notified.

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Revised on: Thursday, December 16, 2004

Health Office District Health Services and Information

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