Intermediate East Newsletter
From the Desk of Principal Madigan, June 12, 2024
Congratulations to our Attendance Matters raffle winners: Michael Gabriel, Mia Lin, and Kendal Lenaghan. 🚀
Congratulations to our Rocket Ready Challenge Winners. Great job, everyone!!
ATTENTION: INCOMING 6TH GRADE PARENTS
SPORTS
Please be advised that if your child is interested in trying out for any sport at Intermediate East, including intramurals and cheerleading, he/she is required to have a sports physical to do so. You can download a copy from the Toms River School website under “Parents,” then “District Health Forms” on the left, then “District Sports Medical Packet,” or you can pick one up in the main office at Intermediate East.
If your child is planning to try out for a fall sport (Soccer, Field Hockey, Cross Country, Volleyball, Cheerleading, and Intramurals), he/she must turn in a sports medical packet to the main office at least two weeks prior to the first day of school. Physicals will not be accepted after August 20th for fall sports. There is a login sheet to complete when you drop off your packet. You may drop off the packet for the 24/25 school year to Intermediate East beginning the last week in June. Please do not send paperwork via email, paper copies must handed into the school to prevent them from getting lost.
Fall sports try outs at the intermediate level usually begin the first week of school, and no student will be able to try out without a cleared physical from their own doctor. Also, all sports physicals must be cleared by the school physician prior to try outs, which can take up to two weeks. Only physicals that are signed, stamped, and contain the signed cardiac assessment module will be considered completed and valid.
Please note that the DATE OF THE EXAM ON A PHYSICAL is only good for one year from the date of exam. It does not go by the date that you hand it in to the school.
HEALTH HISTORY UPDATE QUESTIONNAIRE form will need to be completed to update a student’s health history for every new sport season (fall, winter, spring) for which a student with a cleared physical tries out. You will also need this form if a sport was not played within 90 days of the date on the physical. This form (green) is available in the Main Office.
IMMUNIZATIONS
The State of New Jersey requires all students born after January 1, 1997, and entering grade 6 to receive a booster dose of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (TDAP) vaccine as well as one dose of meningococcal vaccine (Menactra). These immunizations are given ON/AFTER THE STUDENT’S 11th BIRTHDAY. If your child is 11 years of age as of September 5, 2024, please make sure to bring proof of these vaccines before the start of school. Please note, you may drop off the immunization record for the 24/25 school year to Intermediate East beginning the last week in June.
ORIENTATION
Our 6th Grade Orientation is set for August 27, 2024, with two sessions, 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., depending on your last name. Please be advised this will be the only opportunity for you and your child to get a tour of the school and receive pertinent information for the upcoming school year. Please keep this date in mind when scheduling vacations and/or appointments. The Nurses will be available during orientation if you have medication that needs to be brought in; otherwise, you will have to bring it on the first day of school. Medication should not be sent in with your child. If you need to speak with the nurses about health concerns please call and set up an appointment. 732-505-5775 ext. 2.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Intermediate East main office at 732-505-5775 ext. 7.
