Kennedy School News

Our students at Kennedy School are participating in Jump Rope for Heart, a national fundraising program that promotes physical activity, heart healthy living, and community service to children.

JRFH teaches students how to take care of their hearts while they experience the joy of giving back to their community. All money raised through this program goes to the American Heart Association.

Jump Rope for Heart is taking place through February 9th. Students in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade are working hard during PE class while raising money to help students throughout the country who suffer from different heart diseases.

The last day donations can be made is February 9th. If you have any questions, you can contact Mr. McFadden.

Like many other school districts, Schiller Park District 81 is experiencing higher than usual absenteeism rates in its schools, due to fever, cough, etc. Some of these point to influenza-like illness, which the nursing staff is monitoring in conjunction with Cook County Health & Hospitals System guidelines.

With the arrival of cold and flu season, the Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS) is recommending increased awareness and precautions to help control and prevent the spread of influenza (flu). The CCHHS has created a fact sheet in both English and Spanish which lists important guidelines.

A student should not be in attendance and will be sent home with any of the following:

• Temperature of 100 degrees or above, or with incidents of vomiting and/or diarrhea. Student may return to school when free of above symptom(s) for 24 hours without any fever reducing medication or other medication to relieve symptom(s).

• Symptoms related to possible communicable diseases (skin rashes, redness of eyes, swollen glands, etc.)

• Excessive drainage from eyes, ears, persistent earache, constant cough or painful sore throat accompanied by enlarged lymph nodes.

• Students with (or having the potential to transmit) an acute infectious disease or parasite(ie.live head lice and/or nits present within ¼ inch of scalp).

Any student returning to school with a cast, crutches or other debilitating injury or illness requiring an activity restriction must report to the school nurse. A doctor’s note is needed when a student is able to return to normal school activities (ie PE, recess) after an injury on illness.

A doctor’s note stating that the child may return to school is needed when a child has been absent from school for five or more consecutive days.

A student will not be excused from physical education without a note from the parent, physician or school nurse. A parental note is acceptable for two days, thereafter, a note from a physician is required. Notes should include reason for excuse, and length of time student should be excused from physical education classes.

The Six Flags Read to Succeed program has started! If you would like your child to participate, they will need to fill out the Student Reading Log that went home with your children & record 6 hours (360 minutes) of reading by Friday, February 16th. These forms need to be turned in to your child's classroom teacher upon completion. Each child who returns their reading log will receive a ticket to Six Flags Great America! Happy Reading! Remember, reading on MyOn counts as time reading, too!

Please remember all cell phone use (for texting or calling purposes) is prohibited while in a school zone as per Illinois State Law. This laws works to ensure the safety of everyone on the school grounds, most importantly, our students. Please do not endanger our students. Use hand-free options only, and understand that our staff may respectfully ask you to follow the law if you are disregarding it. Thank you for your cooperation.

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