High Plains Elementary

Health and Wellness Reminders from CCSD Health Services

More information can be found at The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)

How Sick is Too Sick? / (¿Qué tan enfermo es demasiado enfermo?)

The best way to remain healthy and prevent illness from spreading is through good handwashing habits (washing hands for 20 seconds with soap and warm water after using the bathroom, blowing nose, sneezing/coughing, and before/after eating), getting vaccinated for preventable diseases, and staying home when sick!

Stay home when sick!

· If your student is not feeling well enough to take part in their usual activities, due to illness symptoms, they should stay home.

· If your student needs to be picked up from school, have a plan in place to pick them up as soon as possible.

Fever

· Defined as a body temperature over 100.4° F.

· Students may return to school after being 24 hours fever-free without the use of fever-reducing medication such as Tylenol (acetaminophen) or Motrin (ibuprofen).

Vomiting/Diarrhea

· Students may return to school 24 hours after the last episode of vomiting and/or diarrhea unless it is caused by an illness that requires them to stay home longer.

· If your student has a medical condition that causes them to have a baseline of spit-up, reflux, or loose stools regularly, notify your school nurse, so we can best support your student's success.

Cough

· Remind students to cough into their elbow, this helps keep the hands clean from illness and can decrease the spread of illness.

· Keep your student home if the cough is severe or uncontrolled.

· If a cough lasts longer than 2 weeks, we encourage checking in with your healthcare provider.

Lice

· Signs of lice:

o Itching of the scalp, presence of live lice, eggs attached to the hair shaft, and/or small pinpoint scabs at the base of the hairline.

o If live lice are present, students may remain in school until the end of the school day; however, they cannot return until after receiving an approved pediculicide treatment per CDPHE guidelines.

· Reminder: lice is a nuisance and not a public health concern.

o This means it is not a reportable infectious disease, as it does not spread disease.

o It is not due to poor hygiene habits.

o We do not send notification letters home when cases of lice are present.

o We do not perform routine classroom-wide lice checks.

Vaccines

· Many childhood/school-aged illnesses can be prevented by receiving routine vaccines. Talk with your provider or school nurse for more information.

Wishing all students, parents/guardians, and staff a healthy school year!

Cherry Creek School District Health Services Department

We’re Almost There! Only $875 to go!

Thank you to everyone who has helped us get so close to our school fundraising goal of $30,000! We’ve raised an incredible $29,125 so far—just $875 to go! That's just $2 per student. If we can raise the remaining amount by Monday, May 5th, we’ll celebrate with Kona Ice another day (hopefully warm and sunny) for everyone! Let’s lace up and tackle our first Hawk Dash for Cash!

Shoutout to our amazing students for running their hearts our yesterday and all our wonderful volunteers and family members for supporting our first Hawk Dash for Cash fun run! We appreciate your support!

If you have not completed or survey regarding next school year, please do so by April, 18th. This helps us with planning for the upcoming school year. Thank you for your attention to this important task!

• Attendance Line: 720-554-3637, please be sure to call if your student will be absent.
• Please make sure your contact information is up-to-date in the my.cherrycreekschools Parent Portal so you will receive important weather and emergency updates from CCSD. Verify and/or update your information at my.cherrycreekschools.org.
• Our school website: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/highplains
• Please do not use the loop in front of the school for student pick-up or drop-off. This space is reserved for ride-shares and buses. The loop on the west side of the school is for student pick-up and drop-off.
• Please do not allow students to play on the playground or field after school
• Before & Aftercare (GTG) needs access to the playgrounds and field after school.
• They are not able to be in spaces with non registered students, it is a violation with their licensing.
• No Dogs on Campus!
• While we love our furry friends, please do not bring dogs on school property
• Please see breakfast and lunch menus here

• May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and May is Jewish American Heritage Month

• 5/5 - 5/9 Staff Appreciation Week

• 5/5 - 5/9 - Schoolastic BOGO Bookfair open

• 5/7 - Pre- K Orientation - 4:30 PM
• 5/7 - Kindergarten Orientation - 5:00 PM
• 5/8 - May Hungry Hawks - Bad Daddy Burger
• 5/8 - School Accountability Meeting 3:00 PM
• 5/16 - Field Day
• 5/22 - Spring Carnival
• 5/22 - 5th Grade Continuation
• 5/22 - Kindergarten Continuation
• 5/23 - Last Day of School - 11:00 AM Dismissal

If you have questions or events you'd like to add, contact us at HighPlainsPTCO@gmail.com.

Quick and easy ways to donate to High Plains, visit the below links and start giving!

• Minted use code FUNDRAISEHIGHPLAINS *NEW this year*
• American Furniture Warehouse *NEW this year*
• King Soopers
• Box Tops
• Spirit Wear - Stock up on Spirit Wear- shirts, hoodies, sweatpants that share some Hawk spirit! Order year round and it's shipped directly to you!
• Milk Caps for Mooola

• PTCO Events Calendar can be found here
• Want to connect with someone? Our school directory can be found here
• School Lunch Calendar/Menu can be found here

A big thank you to Christofferson Commercial Builders, Inc. for supporting High Plains Elementary!