A word from our district nurses

Sometimes it is difficult, especially early in the morning, to know whether or not to send your child to school. The following guidelines are indications that you should keep him/her home. In this way, you are helping to control the spread of colds, flu, and other contagious illnesses.

Keep your child at home when he/she has any of the following symptoms:

• Fever of 99.6 or higher
• Chills
• Vomiting or Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Sore throat or trouble swallowing     
• Coughing, sneezing, and/or runny nose
• Rash or unusual sores or spots        
• Headache
• Generalized muscle aches and pains
• Wheezing or trouble breathing
• Unusually red, crusted or burning eyes        
• Head Lice

You need to keep your child home until he/she has been symptom free without medication for 24 hours.

Also, NOTIFY THE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY if your child is exposed to or contracts chicken pox, mumps or measles or whooping cough (pertussis).  These conditions can be life threatening to students who are undergoing therapies that suppress their immune systems.

The following information is only a guide to common childhood health concerns. Call our District Nurses (650-444-9702 or 650-537-8119) or personal health care provider for more information. Always bring a copy of a physician’s note to school and/or notify the school if your child will have an extended absence due to a health condition for 10 days or longer.

Pertussis Booster for Students in 6th grade:

Students currently in 6th grade must have proof of a Tdap or Dtap (Pertussis or Whooping Cough) booster given after their 7th birthday (after 10th birthday is recommended) in order to begin 7th grade in August of 2018. Please provide a copy of your child’s immunization record to your school office as soon as possible!

STEM Career Day Events at Egan and Blach

LASD & LAEF are excited to kick off the 2nd STEM Career Day Events at Egan and Blach Jr. High Schools this spring. STEM pervades every part of our life and STEM education creates critical thinkers, increases science literacy, and enables the next generation of innovators. We believe that exposing our students to different aspects and careers in the STEM fields inspire and spark a passion for learning.

We are looking for parents, grandparents or anyone in our community who would like to share their knowledge. If you are interested in presenting at Egan on March 19 and/or Blach on March 20, please contact Karen Wilson, STEM Coordinator at kwilson@lasdschools.orgor Anjana Nagarajan-Butaney, LAEF Board member at anjana.nagarajan1@gmail.com

SpeakDebate

Personality Development & Confidence Building program

Grades -1,2,3

Friday - 3:00-4:00pm for 10 weeks from March - May (no class 4/13)

Mission: To help students express themselves with confidence in their personal and professional lives and be assertive, respectful, responsible and confident.

Syllabus

Activities that focus on improving body language, self-confidence and general articulation like Role Play, Presentations, Drama, Debates and much more.

Yognasium: Yoga and Mindfulness for children

Class timings – Wednesdays, 3:05pm-4:05pm (pre care available for younger grades)

Dates: March 21st to May 30th

Price: $200 per child

Yognasium was founded to bring yoga & mindfulness to kids of all ages, while helping them to build their focus and teaching them to manage stress and increase body awareness. Each class is based on a theme and incorporates different yoga moves, breathing techniques, relaxation techniques and teaches the children to be mindful while including music, dance, visualization, art and a lot of fun.

Contact Nadiya for more info or to register: nadiya.is@gmail.com

Website: www.yognasium.com/