Posted on

It’s that time of the year for…. GERMS!

We have had many sick kids these past two weeks …. and the types of illnesses have been:

  1. Common Cold
  2. Fevers of 100-104:  Sign that body is fighting germs
  3. Strep
  4. Influenza – Diagnosed and reported to Health Department
  5. Pneumonia = very sick kids
  6. Walking Pneumonia = presents with no fever and a persistent cough.  These kids have been coughing for weeks and get more and more run down until a doctor discovers the virus is pretty serious.

We have to be a team to keep these kids healthy and limit the spreading of germs.  To do this, please abide by the following:

  1.  DO NOT send your child to school until s/he is fever free for 24 hours.  This means fever free with no motrin/tylenol to mask the fever. If your child has as fever, s/he is fighting a virus and is contagious.
  2. If we call you to tell you that your child has a fever, we need you to pick up your child.  We will not send your child back to the classroom to spread the virus. S/he will be in the health room until someone arrives.  It’s not fun for a child to be in the health room feeling yucky and waiting a long time.  
  3. If your child has thrown up or has had diarrhea, DO NOT send them to school until they are 24 hours free of this.  PLEASE. If they throw up or have diarrhea at school, we will call you and tell you to keep them home until s/he is 24 hours free of the symptoms — without medication to suppress the symptoms.

The school setting is one in which viruses have ample opportunity to spread.  We do our best by cleaning regularly — and removing kids who are sick from the classroom space.  

Please help us to keep your child healthy and all the other children healthy.

Mrs. Reagan

Print Friendly, PDF & Email