General Health Information

Hand washing is an easy and effective way to help prevent the spread illnesses. Soap and water are recommended for use after using restroom, before and after eating, after sneezing or coughing, and after touching and animal or any garbage.

When and How to wash your hands

If your child has recently been injured or has recently had surgery, please notify me. If your child must refrain from strenuous physical activity, due to the recent event, it is the parent's responsibility to obtain a physician’s request for Physical Education and Activity Restriction (PE and Recess). Please have the form filled out by your child's physician and turned in to the school nurse.

At times little ones do not make it to the restroom in time and there are times when a student may spill lunch or have a bloody nose.

It is comforting to have your own clothes in case of an accident.

Please place a change of clothes in a plastic bag with your child's name on it in his/her backpack at all times. (Remember to check it daily).

It is a good habit to check your children regularly for lice. Watch for frequent scratching of the scalp, brown or white eggs (nits) on the hair shaft that may look like dandruff but are not easily brushed away, and live lice which are brown and move very quickly.

Per GPISD handbook, students with live lice or signs of active infestation will be excluded from school

If head lice are found, the hair must be treated before the child returns to school on the following day. Upon return to school, the student and parent/guardian must report directly to the school nurse, provide information about the treatment utilized and have the student’s hair checked before reporting to class. Chronic cases and instances of non-treatment will result in unexcused absences.

Please encourage your child to start each day with a healthy breakfast. Look at the lunch menu with your child and encourage healthy choices.

Common food allergies are nuts (peanuts-including peanut butter, almonds pecans, etc.), seafood (shrimp, crawfish, fish), egg (including ingredients containing eggs such as baked goods like cake/cupcakes and cookies), soy (such as soy milk or soy sauce), and milk.

In response to the increase in the number of children diagnosed with food allergies, students may not share food at school.

Visit our Student Nutrition page.

Choose My Plate Webpage

Adequate sleep contributes to a student’s overall health and well-being. Children who do not get enough sleep have a higher risk for many health issues. The CDC recommends children from 6–12 years get 9 to 12 hours per 24 hours. Please click link for more information. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/sleep.htm

Daily physical activity can help children build strong bones and muscles, control weight, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and reduce the risk of developing health issues. Please click link for more information. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/facts.htm