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Families,

I hope you’re able to enjoy the beauty of the season this weekend. The weather forecast has improved and the the foliage has begun to turn! My drive to work is FULL of color right now; and it’s such a hopeful way to start the day. May you find a beautiful path to walk or drive over the next couple of days.

While it was a short week, our days were full. Many of our students enjoyed celebrations from the Summer Fitness, Reading, and Math Challenges; and grade three students had a special assembly with the East Hampton Rotary Club. The Rotary Club has maintained a long-standing tradition of gifting every third grade student with their very own dictionaries. We are lucky to have such wonderful community partners!

As always, thank you for your partnership!

Joey and Andrea

Thank you to the PTO for hosting an amazing event! Our Cheetahs loved getting outside on a sunny day to enjoy some physical activity with their classmates.

Thank you to the Rotary Club for donating dictionaries to each third grade student. Students were bustling with excitement as they each explored their own personal dictionary.

Thank you to the coaches for recognizing students that stayed fit all Summer.

Thank you to our Reading and Math specialists for hosting a Celebration for students who completed their Summer Work packets!

A PAWsitive office referral is submitted when a staff member recognizes a student who is going above and beyond to exemplify one of our three school rules - taking care of others, taking care of self, & taking care of things.

Rebecca Flannery is this week's recipient of Order Of The Cheetah! Mrs. Flannery is the Library Media Specialist at Memorial and Center School. Mrs. Flannery leads Memorial's School Service committee and is part of the Safe School Climate Committee. Mrs. Flannery is a huge asset to our bus dismissal team. Her structure, responsibility, and leadership help make bus dismissal a smooth process. She excels at being a team player. We are so lucky to have you on our team!

The Lion's Club will be coming to Memorial on Tuesday October 17th to complete the vision screenings.

Reminder:

We are asking for your assistance in helping keep our school healthy and safe. We have been experiencing an uptick in the stomach bug, pink eye, strep, and fevers. Please let Nurse Katie or Michelle know if your child has a confirmed illness such as strep, flu, covid, pink eye, etc as Nurse Katie and Ms Michelle are tracking illnesses and will send notes home if there are two or more cases of an illness in a classroom. Please consider the following guidelines, provided by the school nurse, for sending students to school:

Consider keeping your child at home for an extra day of rest and observation if he or she has any of the following symptoms:

• Very stuffy or runny nose and/or cough

• Mild sore throat (no fever, no known exposure to strep)

• Mild headache and/or stomachache

• Fatigue

Definitely keep your child at home for treatment and observation if he or she has any of these symptoms: remember the 24 hour rule.

• Fever (greater than 100 degrees. May return to school after 24 hours of no fever WITHOUT fever reducing medications)

• Vomiting (Even once. Must wait 24 hours after last vomit episode to return to school)

• Diarrhea (Must wait 24 hours after last episode to return to school)

• Chills

• General malaise or feelings of fatigue, discomfort, weakness, and/or muscle aches

• Frequent congested, wet, or croupy cough

• Lots of nasal congestion with frequent blowing of nose

• redness and discharge from one or both eyes

To help prevent the flu and other colds, please remind your child(ren) about good hygiene habits:

• Wash hands frequently

• Do not touch eyes, nose, or mouth

• Cover mouth and nose when sneezing/coughing and then wash hands

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick

Often when a child awakens with vague complaints (the way colds and flu begin) it is wise to observe your child at home for an hour or two before deciding whether or not to bring them to school. Your child should be physically able to participate in all school activities on returning to school. Keeping a sick child at home will minimize the spread of infections and viruses in the classroom. We use our nursing assessment and judgment when students come into the nurse office and make calls home as we deem necessary. Thank you in advance for helping to make this year at school as healthy as possible.

Please also update emergency contact information! In case of an emergency or in instances where your child needs to be dismissed from school, it is extremely important that we be able to reach someone on the contact list. We have also been having trouble with parent voicemail boxes that are full and we are unable to leave a message.

Kindly,

The Health Office Team,

Nurse Katie and Miss Michelle

Please contact your child’s pediatrician first. If unable to be seen, here is a list of

local walk in/urgent care locations if unable to be seen by pediatrician:

CVS Minute Clinic, East Hampton 866-389-2727

ProHealth Extended Hours, Glastonbury 657-5940

Middlesex Health Urgent Care, Middletown 860-358-4170

Colchester Urgent Care 860-531-9749

UNICEF Collection 10/2-10/2710/16- Bus Safety week

10/17- Lion's Club Vision Screening

10/20- Memorial Farm Day

10/27- Cheetah Pride Assembly and Spirit Day

11/1- Picture Retakes

11/2- PTO Family Pasta Dinner

If you have any questions, feel free to call Melissa at Memorial School on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays at email: GelineM@chc1.com

The East Hampton Board of Education and the school community as a whole promote a secure and productive school climate, conducive to teaching and learning that is free from threat, harassment, and any type of bullying behavior. Therefore it shall be the policy of the Board that bullying and/or teen dating violence committed against a student by another student is prohibited. The Board believes that a school environment in which students feel safe, supported, engaged and helpfully challenged is optimal for learning and healthy development. The Board seeks an environment in which students and adults feel socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically safe; an environment that is free of harassment, intimidation, teen dating violence and bullying. Our website provides links to various policies and reporting forms including our Safe School Climate Plan. Hard copies are also available in our main office. If at any point you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to building administration for further assistance.

When considering the number of absences your student has accrued, keep in mind that a student must be present for 195 minutes in order for the day to count! When bringing your student in late, or signing them out early if they have not been in school for a 195 minutes the day will be recorded as an absence.

Memorial School Attendance email:

memorial_attendance@easthamptonct.org * there is an _ between memorial and attendance!

Students, parents, and community members have access to an anonymous tip line on the front page of the school district website to report self-concerns, mental health concerns of a friend, or concerns of violence. Simply click here or view on the website: https://www.easthamptonps.org/.

Email: jbauer@easthamptonct.org
Website: https://www.easthamptonps.org/o/memorial-school
Location: 20 Smith Street, East Hampton, CT, USA
Phone: 860-365-4020
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