Welcome Back 2024-2025 school year:

School Year 24/25 Classroom Screening for Hearing and Vision have been completed.  If a vision or hearing referral has been sent home please take the letter to your child's doctor for a follow up exam. Please send the completed letter in to the school nurse for inclusion of the health record. If you have any questions contact information is below.

If your child was Exempt from school screenings please have them screened by their PCP and send in the updated information for your child's health file.

Physical exam: In accordance with the Massachusetts 105 CMR 200.100 a copy of the student’s physical exam for grades K, 3, 7, 10 and any student who is participating in athletics, must be provided to the school nurse. Physical exams are acceptable for 13 months from the date on the physical form.

State required 3rd Grade Physicals  are due by the end of the year 2025. If you have not sent your child's updated physical in please do.

Please contact the Nurse if your child has an allergy and you would prefer them to sit at the allergy free table at lunch. 

If your child takes medication  at school, Please remember that all medication, even over the counter medicine will need a parent consent form filed out  accompanying  medication order form filled out by your child's Medical Doctor or a Nurse Practitioner. 

All medication should be transported to the school by an adult in the pharmacy bottle. Please check expiration dates. No medication or over the counter meds should be sent on the bus. They should be brought in by an adult.

Updated  Covid Guidance for school year 2024-2025:https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-isolation-and-exposure-guidance-for-children-and-staff-in-child-care-k-12-out-of-school-time-ost-and-recreational-campprogram-settings

Last but not least, thank you for continuing to keep our school safe by keeping your child home if they do not feel well and contacting the school for guidance. 

Free at Home tests.

Each household is entitled to 4 testing kits through this program. These rapid antigen at-home tests can be ordered from the U.S. Post Office at COVID Home Tests | USPS.

 You can learn more about this federal program at: COVIDtests.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests.

Massachusetts residents have a number of options to get tested for COVID-19. For more details, visit www.mass.gov/gettested.

Some important reminders as stated above for the start of school

1.  All new students must have all immunizations up to date and a current physical exam (within the last year,) to start school.

2.  If your child is ill please keep them home. Examples of illness's that your child should stay home:   Fever of 100.0 or more, vomiting , diarrhea, rash of unknown origin, conjunctivitis.

3.   Please communicate with me any illness your child may have. 

4.    Please do not ever send medication into school with your child. This includes cough drops.  If your child needs any medication while at school: prescription or over the counter, please contact me to make arrangements and have the proper paper work filled out. 

5.  Physical exams are required upon entry to Kindergarten, 3rd grade, 7th grade and 10th grade.

Message from The School Nurse

September 2024/2025

Annual Health Screening:

The health office will be conducting our annual vision and hearing screenings as well as heights and weights for all grades starting this fall. If you do not want your child to have a school screening please send in a letter stating this as soon as possible. Complete exemption request form here.

The screenings may reveal changes that require we send a note home urging follow up with a specialist.  If we find your child needs further testing, a call to home will be made as well as the 2-way school form requiring completion and return with the specialist’s recommendation.  If your child sees a specialist please keep us informed. Notices are only sent to those students that do not meet the states standards. If your child wears glasses or hearing aids please have them wear them.

Physical Reminder:

Please send in your child’s 3rd grade physical for the 2024/2025 school year. If your child had a physical over the summer please forward a copy to the health office.    

 Weather: Weather is changing daily please send your child in layers. Please send in a refillable water bottle daily for your child.

Classroom Celebrations:

Thank you for working closely with the classroom teachers before sending in any foods for party celebrations.  We have had great fun and full participation of all students when veggies/ fruits/ popsicles/ Italian Ice or similar treats are sent in.  This is all an important part of the need for FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS in our school community.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call the school.

MOBILE DENTIST : 

Last but not least, thank you for continuing to keep our school safe by keeping your child home if they do not feel well and contacting the school for guidance. 

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-isolation-and-exposure-guidance-for-children-and-staff-in-child-care-k-12-out-of-school-time-ost-and-recreational-campprogram-settings