Notes from the Nurse
April 2021
April 22, 2021
- Every Kid Healthy Week is next week: April 26 - April 30
- DEA National Drug Take Back Day: April 24, 2021
- April Health Observances
Continued Reminders...
- Covid-19 Information & Reminders
- How to Report an Absence Related to Covid-19
- When to Keep Your Child Home from School
- Mask Tips
Every Kid Healthy Week: What is it?
Every Kid Healthy Week: Take Action at Home
Mindful Monday: Social Emotional Health
1. Explore imagination through play-based yoga
3. Use mindful movement to build energy
Tasty Tuesday: Nutrition and Food Access
2. Explore what farm-to-table means
Wellness Wednesday: Self-Care Strategies
1. Create a family self-care plan
3. Role model healthy behaviors
4. Use creative outdoor learning strategies
Thoughtful Thursday: Connectedness, Relationship Skills, Social Awareness
1. Create learning spaces that inspire
2. Help them understand their feelings through art and color
3. Explore empathy through physical activity
4. Try these play activities while on-the-go
5. Use some family conversation starters to talk about feelings
Fitness Friday: Physical Activity and Active Play
1. Limit screen time with these strategies
2. May the fitness be with you: Play Star Wars-themed games
3. Incorporate walking programs
4. Play nutrition-based physical activity games
A list of local participating sites is pictured below.
Covid-19 Information & Updates
What do I do if my child has symptoms or tests positive for Covid-19?
Complete a Student Reporting Form if...
- Your child OR a household member is being tested for Covid-19
- Your child is identified as a close contact of an individual positive for Covid-19
- Your child develops symptoms that could be Covid-19
- Your child tests positive for Covid-19
Click this link to report: Student Reporting Form
Once the report is received, your school nurse will contact you with additional information.
You can also e-mail the nurse directly at: Christina.Allen@pisd.edu
Covid-19 Symptoms
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus.
Symptoms of Covid-19
When to keep your child home from school
A student with any of the following symptoms must be excluded from school until such time as the student is free of symptoms, has been satisfactorily treated or submits a signed physician’s statement that he/she is not contagious.
Please note: students with symptoms likely to be Covid-19 or that have been diagnosed with Covid-19 will adhere to the return to school requirements specific to Covid-19 symptoms as detailed below. Many flu-like symptoms are also symptoms of Covid-19.
- Temperature of 100.0 degrees or more without other symptoms. Student must be fever free for 24 hours, without requiring the use of fever-reducing medication, before re-entry.
- Undetermined rash over any part of the body accompanied by fever.
- Undiagnosed scaly patches on the body or scalp.
- Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. Student must be symptom free for 24 hours, without medication, before re-entry.
- Red, draining eyes.
- Intense itching with signs and symptoms of secondary infection.
- Open, draining lesions that cannot be contained in a clean, dry bandage.
- Symptoms likely to be Covid-19: at least two of the following symptoms: fever/chills, fatigue, body/muscle aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea/vomiting or diarrhea or at least one of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
- Quarantine Period for symptoms likely to be Covid-19: The individual may return to school/work when fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication AND at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset OR until the individual receives a negative PCR or antigen test OR until the individual receives a doctor's note indicating an alternative diagnosis for the symptoms and releasing the individual to return to school/work.
- Quarantine Period for Confirmed Covid-19: The individual may return to school/work when fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication AND at least 10 days have passed since symptom onset AND symptoms have improved.
April Health Observances
Questions?
Contact Information
Email: christina.allen@pisd.edu
Website: https://www.pisd.edu/coviddashboard
Location: 7500 Marchman Way, Plano, TX, USA
Phone: 469-752-2309