Principal's December Newsletter

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Happy Monday Tiger Families!
With the winter months and more severe weather conditions of winter we wanted to review our inclement weather and student illness procedures to both reassure and help parents and patrons prepare and plan.
•We recommend that students arrive at school no earlier than 8:30 for supervision purposes. If arriving earlier, the building will be open at 8:00 for students to wait for the start of class in the front office area.
•Children should arrive at school dressed for the weather of the day so they can safely and comfortably enjoy recesses. In winter months, children should remember to bring shoes to change into from their snow boots. All healthy children will be expected to go out for recess except in extreme weather conditions (wind chill, rain, snow, etc.).
•If your child cannot participate in recess for health reasons, please send a note to this effect. If it is to be a prolonged indoor stay (longer than 3 days) please send a note from the doctor.
•Students will remain inside in extreme weather conditions such as: very cold temperatures (below 20 degrees) and wind chill, heavy rain and snowfall, unhealthy air/inversions (we check air quality daily).
•Please be considerate and safety conscious as you drop off and pick up students at school. The winter months see an increase in the number of cars. Remember to: not block the flow of traffic, not block cross walk area, use parking stalls not pull through lanes if you need to enter the building.  PLEASE DO NOT PARK BEHIND THE CARS THAT ARE PARKED ON 100 SOUTH!!  This blocks people in and it is so dangerous for students to be entering cars in this area!
•In the event of a major weather event (severe storm, power outage...) The District’s ParentLink system will be used to notify parents this can be in the form of an automated phone call, text, or email. For this information to reach you it is important that you keep your contact information current within the online SIS system. Information will also be posted and updated on the district web page www.nebo.edu. If we need to evacuate the school we would go to LDS Church  (on 100 S, the green church). All teachers and staff members will remain at school to care for the students. Unless otherwise notified, we will release students only to responsible adults or family members.

Child Guidelines. Is your child too sick for school?
You are probably very aware of the fact that there are a lot of cold and flu germs circulating in our community at this time.  This same situation can be found throughout the state and even across the country.

In order to reduce the number of students, faculty and staff being exposed to these illnesses, we are asking that you carefully review the attached list that has been provided by the Utah County Health Department.  By keeping sick children home, the chances of spreading the illnesses is greatly reduced.  If your child shows any of these signs while they are at school, we will notify you immediately so that you can take them home until they have recovered.

We greatly appreciate all that you do to ensure that your children are in school each and every day when they are healthy.  Attendance is so important for student success.  When you child is ill or absent for appointments etc., please call the school office to excuse them.  We greatly appreciate your cooperation in helping us keep our school a safe and healthy place to be.

~Should They Stay or Should They Go?
Children, staff, parents and/or volunteers will be excluded from the classroom if any of the following are noted:
•       Fever of 100 degrees or above orally
•       Nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain
•       Diarrhea-frequent, loose, watery stools
•       Unusual drowsiness or tiredness
•       Sore throat, acute cold or persistent cough
•       Runny nose (thick green/yellow discharge) (non allergenic)
•       Red, inflamed or discharging eyes (pink eye) (non allergenic) must be treated with antibiotic drop/ointment for at least 24 hours before returning to school
•       Swollen glands around jaws, ears or neck
•       Any skin sore oozing of fluid, suspected impetigo (may have a yellow crusty discharge from sore)
•       Suspected head or body lice (untreated)
•       Earache
•       An unexplained rash
•       Symptoms which may suggest an acute illness
Conditions needing treatment with an antibiotic may return to the classroom after at least 24 hours of treatment and a decrease in symptoms.
~Interested in Substitute Teaching? Please contact Kelly Educational Staffing Services: (801) 373-1616 or online at http://www.kesutah.appone.com/http://www.kesutah.appone.com/
We love having our own parents substitute in our school!
~PENNY WARS!  Our Penny War is going STRONG!  We appreciate all the contributions.  We will continue this until Friday.  On Monday, we will be announcing which Grade Level will have the opportunity to choose students to throw pies in my face.  YIKES!!:)

Upcoming Events:

12/12  9:15  Taylor Elementary  Fine Arts Christmas Assembly

12/12 - 12/13 PK Hearing Screening

12/18 PTA providing Monday Munchies to Staff

12/19 2:00 pm  3rd Grade Christmas Program

12/21  EARLY OUT  Dismiss at 12:00

12/22 - 1/1 No School