Is It a Cold or Influenza?
When to Keep Your Child Home
Students need to have good attendance for them to learn along with their peers. Practicing good handwashing and getting their vaccinations helps children keep healthy for school. Children get about 6-8 colds per year. Attending school with the sniffles is ok. Non-stop coughing spreads germs. Symptoms of Influenza (seasonal flu) may include fever over 100 degrees, headache, general aches and pains, fatigue and weakness, chest discomfort, and can last 5-10 days. Treatment with antiviral medication can sometimes be used if started within the first day or two of the illness. For more information about the flu, go to Flu.gov. The Center for Disease Control recommends that
people who are sick with flu-like symptoms should stay home for at least 24 hours after the fever is gone. Fever should be gone without the use of a fever reducing medication. Help send the message to your children that school is important, but keep them home for fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and continuous coughing.
The dentist is coming to Maize Elementary to do screenings in January. The screening is a quick visual inspection with a flashlight. It does not take the place of regular dental checkups. IF YOUR CHILD HAS RECEIVED A CHECKUP IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, YOUR CHILD DOES NOT NEED TO HAVE A SCREENING. Communicate with the school nurse if you do not want your child to participate in the dental inspection.
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OUTSTANDING STUDENT TECHNOLOGY AWARD |
On Friday, December 12th, Ethan Benjamin was awarded the Kansas Infinitec Coalition Outstanding Student Technoloy Award. Ethan is a 2nd grade student at Maize Elementary in Ruth Farrell's classroom. This award is given out to students throughout the state who have shown that they have embraced the use of technology in their daily life to help them access the world around them. Ethan is visually impaired and embraces technology by using a variety of CCTV devices to be able to participate in reading, writing and math with his peers. He has jumped in with both feet with learning to use all of the different technology available to him and has enjoyed getting to learn in new ways beside his peers. Congratulations to Ethan and keep up the great work!
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In the event of school being dismissed because of inclement weather, a phone notification will be sent to the primary residence phone number. Calls will start going out as early as 5:30 am on the day of the closure. If a decision is made the night before to call off school, calls will go out until 10:30 pm. Families and staff may consult other sources of information to determine if school will be closed. The district's website, www.usd266.com, will be updated as soon as the decision is made to call off school and local media will be contacted in traditional methods.
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