Important Dates Worthy For Your Refrigerator!
10/23-11/13 Cupcake Sales
10/24 & 10/26 Luce Musical Auditions in the Cafeteria 6-8 pm
10/25 GMS Building Community Forum 7 pm @ GMS Library
10/27 Early Release Day 8:20-11:50 am
10/27 CHS Halloween Costume Party
10/29 Family Photo Day 9-3 pm @ Bradley Estate
10/31 Favorite Book Character Day
10/30-11/3 Scholastic Book Fair @ Luce
11/8 Brain Games Assembly (Postponed)
Luce Musical Auditions
Hello!
All 4th and 5th grade students are invited to audition for a role in their musical play, Finding Nemo, Jr! All students will be offered a role, but we would love to see you perform! Audition materials will be provided on the day of auditions. Please try to complete the audition form to bring to your audition. Auditions will be on Tuesday, October 24, from 6-8 pm and Thursday from 6-8 pm in the Luce School Cafeteria! Lots of great roles for everyone! Please use the sign-up genius to pick your slot! Have questions? Email juliepoznysz@yahoo.com or call/text at 781-856-1030.
Please see the character breakdowns to learn more about the characters before the audition.
It’s almost Halloween time but witches brew is not the only thing that’s bubbling up in Massachusetts. Please be aware of common illnesses that are emerging and our school protocols to abide by if your child is diagnosed with any of them.
Conjunctivitis (aka Pink Eye)
Pink eye is a condition that causes inflammation of the eye. It can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or allergens, or if something gets in the eye (such as chemicals or dirt). Viral and bacterial conjunctivitis are very contagious, spreading easily to others.
Symptoms: Pink or red color in the white of the eye; Swelling of the conjunctiva (the tissue that lines the white part of the eye and inside the eyelid); Eyelids Itching or feeling like there is sand in their eye(s); Irritation; Eye drainage (clear, thick white, yellow or green), crusting of eyelids or lashes, especially in the morning. The drainage is usually continuous and will return soon after cleaning the eyes; Fever is not a common symptom and may indicate something else going on as well. If your child also has a fever please contact your child's pediatrician for evaluation.
What do I need to do? Watch your child for signs and symptoms. If your child develops symptoms, especially if they also develop a fever, please call your healthcare provider for an evaluation, inform the school nurse, and keep your child home. Please follow your health care provider’s instructions for home care and take medications as directed. Good hand washing and keeping the person, and others, from touching their face is key to helping reduce the chance of spreading it to others. Per CPS policy: A student may return to school 24 - 48 hours after the first dose of medicine, no eye drainage evident, and a doctor's note provided to the nurse, clearing them for re-entry.
Strep Throat
Strep throat infections are caused by streptococcus bacteria.
Symptoms: People with strep throat usually have a red, painful throat, often with fever, and sometimes with headache, rash, abdominal pain and nausea and/or vomiting. Your child may exhibit some or all of these symptoms.
What do I need to do?
The only way to diagnose strep throat is by visiting your health care provider and having a throat culture done. Positive cultures are treated with oral antibiotics. It is important that your child finish all of their prescribed medicine, even if they are feeling better within a couple of days.
School attendance guidelines are as follows: individuals with a positive strep throat culture should stay home until they have completed at least 24 hours of antibiotics and fever is gone.
Coxsackie Virus (aka Hand Foot Mouth)
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common illness of infants and young children, most commonly caused by a virus called coxsackie virus.
Symptoms: Mild fever, poor appetite, and a sore throat. One or 2 days after the fever begins, tiny blisters develop in the mouth. A skin rash also develops over 1–2 days with flat or raised red spots, some with blisters. The rash is not itchy and is usually found on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Illness is usually mild and most people get better in 7–10 days.
What do I need to do? There is no specific treatment for hand, foot, and mouth disease but your health care provider may suggest treatment to relieve some symptoms. Always wash your hands with soap and running water after using the toilet, changing a diaper, helping a child use the toilet, and before touching food or eating. Also wash your hands after wiping or blowing noses or after touching nose, throat, or eye secretions. Babies and children need their hands washed at these times, too. Encourage your child not to share food, drinks, or utensils at school.
A child with hand, foot, and mouth disease can return to school as soon as they feel well enough to attend and are fever free (under 100 degrees) without any fever reducing medications for 24 hrs.
Dean S. Luce Elementary School
Email: lamoury@cantonma.org
Website: https://www.cantonma.org/luce/index
Location: 45 Independence Street, Canton, MA, USA
Phone: 1(781)821-5075
Twitter: @LuceSchool