Spring-Ford Area School District

The nurse can be found in the Health Suite located just past the school office.  If you are called by the nurse to pickup your child from school because of illness or injury, please enter the school office and sign your child out.  Then proceed to the Health Suite. 

Please refer to the Elementary School Handbook for detailed policies on Health Services.  An excerpt from that policy states:  If a child is sick in the morning, he/she should not be sent to school. An elevation of temperature is a positive indicator of the beginning of a cold or possibly some contagious disease. One of the reasons for the spread of childhood diseases through the lower grades is because the children are not isolated during the early stages of the disease and sometimes not even when the rash appears. If your child is sick, please keep him/her home.  We will not treat illnesses and/or injuries that occurred in the home. This is the responsibility of the home and not of the school. Do not send your child to school with instructions to see the nurse to see if he/she is ill or injured.

• Click here for a Lice Information Sheet
• Medication Guidelines - Completed when your child needs to take medication at school.
• Medication Field Trip Form - Must be completed when any medication, which is ALREADY AT SCHOOL and taken on a regular or as needed basis, will need to be taken during the hours of a field trip.

Click here to visit the SFASD Healthy Choices website.
 

REMINDER:  If your child comes home in unfamiliar clothes it’s because he or she had some kind of mishap at school and needed something clean and dry to wear to finish up the day. The only way these clothes can remain ‘clean and dry’ is if you return them that way. As always, the under garments are new and are yours to keep.  However, the shirts, pants, coats, etc. are recycled and I rely on parents to return them in the same condition that I gave them to your child - freshly laundered. While they’re here, your kids are my kids, and I’d want nothing less for them!  Thank you!

Nurse Notes!     Second grade parents:  Check those backpacks for dental forms! I know at our house summer is often the time we catch up on doctor visits, get our eyes examined, and generally do the things we can’t get done during the school year.  Since dental exams are required by the state in 3rd grade, giving you a head start sometimes helps to get the exams done in a timely manner. It’s a great idea to take the form with you to the dentist so (hopefully) there won’t be a charge for it to be completed. I also recommend making copies of ALL completed medical forms, sometimes the originals don’t make the trip between your hands and your child’s medical chart. Allergy season seems to have snuck up on us, I’ve already seen a few students with red, itchy eyes. Here are some clues that you may have developed seasonal allergies: Nasal congestion or clear runny nose. Sneezing. Itchy nose, eyes and/or throat. Tearing eyes. Dark circles under the eyes. Coughing, wheezing or trouble breathing. Here are some tips to help deal with these symptoms: Shower every evening to remove pollen from skin and hair and keep it from contaminating your sheets and pillowcases. Peak pollen times are between 5am & 10am so plan outdoor activities at other times of the day. Keep your windows closed while driving and, at home, use air conditioning and change the filters often. Don’t line dry your bed linens or clothes.  Take a quick shower and change clothes after prolonged periods outside. Avoid going outside when the pollen count is high or on dry windy days. Take your medicine as prescribed, the right dose and at the right time. The diagnosis of seasonal allergies should be made by a doctor. The decision to use medication, even over the counter medicines, to treat an allergy is an important one and should only be made with the help and expertise of a trusted medical professional. Enjoy the spring, it’s a beautiful gift! Linda Ipri R.N. School Nurse Oaks Elementary School