School Nurse

From the Nurse's Office

As cold and flu season begins, please remind your children to wash their hands frequently and to cough and sneeze into their elbows. Practicing this at home makes it become a habit! Getting enough sleep and eating nutritious meals is helpful as well. Children with a fever should not be sent to school and should not return to school until they are fever-free without fever-reducing medication and they are eating and acting normally.
A doctor's order is required for medication (including cough drops) to be given during school hours. 

Does your child get enough sleep?
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend the following:

Ages 3-5 years: 10-13 hours (including naps)
Age 6-12 years: 9-12 hours
Age 13-18 years: 8-10 hours