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Report student absence to the Absence Hotline at 420-6880 ext. 999 by 8:00 a.m. each day that a
student will not attend school
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 by 7:50 a.m. so that he/she is seated in the
classroom and ready to begin instructional time at 8:00 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 420-6399. 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 -Eight 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 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 9th Grade in the fall of 2002 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 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 your child dresses 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 Absence Hotline at 420-6880 ext. 999
by 8:00 a.m. 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 (420-6399 )
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 immunosupressed, or has a similar health concern), please inform
the Heath Office and we 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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