Grant Monthly
October/November 2018
Fall Weather is Here!
Now that fall is upon us (and winter is right around the corner), we know that temperatures can swing very quickly. Please make sure that your child comes dressed for conditions. We will go outside for recess as long as the "feels like" temperature is 10 degrees or above.
Please plan accordingly and pay attention to the weather conditions. Also, please make sure to label your child’s coats and sweatshirts. This will result in fewer items in our lost and found.
We Need Your Numbers!
Please keep these numbers current with Mrs. Roenfeldt in the office so we can contact you quickly if needed!
Our Partnership with First United Methodist Church
For example, FUMC gives free books to our students--twice a year! The provide classroom volunteers, and offers free child care during Parent-Teacher Conferences. They even took the time (and expense) to completely remodel our teacher's lounge/work room a couple of years ago.
We are trying to think of ways that we can help the church--or at least show our appreciation! Over the last couple of weeks, we've completed a Kindness Rocks project. Our students have painted a small rock (the ones pictured here are examples of what our kids have done) and we delivered them to FUMC on Oct. 12, 2018. The idea is that the receiver of the rock could carry it in his pocket, could put it in his rock garden at home, display it somewhere in his home, or pass it on to someone else to hopefully brighten their day.
I then spoke to the congregation on October 14, 2018 to thank them for all of their support.
It's been a wonderful partnership thus far and I hope to see it grow even stronger in the future!
No Homework? No Problem!
There are many ways you can help your child at home:
- https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home
- Turn off the screens and get moving!
- https://www.we.org/we-families/resources/all/9-ways-support-childs-learning-home-insider-tips/
- Read a book!
- Practice Math Facts!
- Practice Spelling Words!
- Have a device?? Ask your child's teachers for ways to practice these skills online!!
Please Consider Joining our PTO!
We're always looking for good ideas!
Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 6 at 6:30pm and we have our Family Game Night set for Thursday, November 8, also at 6:30pm!
Information about Head Lice
No, we do not have an outbreak of head lice at Grant! But whenever you have 230 students in close quarters, you're bound to have it sometime. In addition, it seems like October and early November in Nebraska are prime time for head lice to appear. Here are the steps the school (and you) can take to minimize your exposure to head lice:
Screening for head lice is done as the need arises. Infected children will be excluded from school until treatment is received and lice are cleared. We suggest that you examine your child's hair at the beginning of the school year and periodically throughout the year. If you detect head lice or nits, contact the school nurse so that we can give you further information and examine students in your children's classes. Also, notify the parents of your children's playmates so that they can check their hair.
INFORMATION ABOUT HEAD LICE:
The head louse usually stays on the head, attaching its eggs (nits) to the shaft of the hairs. Lice can reproduce quite rapidly since the eggs usually hatch within a week and the newly hatched young reach maturity and reproduce eggs within two or three weeks. Lice lay eggs on the hair shaft. The eggs are white or gray in color. They look like dandruff, but cannot be brushed or shaken off the hair.
TRANSMISSION OF HEAD LICE:
Lice are usually acquired by direct contact with an infected person or indirectly by contact with personal belongings, especially clothing or headgear. Long hairstyles, the use and exchange of headbands, and the use and exchange of protective headgear in athletic programs create conditions for lice to spread.
TREATMENT OF HEAD LICE:
Several types of shampoo prescribed to kill lice are on the market. You may consult your physician for recommended treatment.
PLEASE FOLLOW DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY FOR NONPRESCRIPTION LICE TREATMENTS:
- Use shampoo as directed.
- Use Debac comb (fine-toothed comb) to remove nits (lice eggs).
- Put on clean clothes after shampooing and bathing.
- Wash all clothing, towels, and bed linens used by persons with head lice; using very hot water and soap.
- Dry-clean all clothing (including hats and coats) that cannot be washed.
- All initially-infected persons should be retreated in 8-10 days.
- To prevent spread, articles that come in contact with the head, neck, or shoulders should not be shared. (For example: combs, brushes, towels, hats, coats, etc.
Grant Elementary School
Email: troyberryman@npsne.org
Website: norfolkpublicschools.org
Location: 1106 Phillip Avenue, Norfolk, NE, USA
Phone: 402-644-2544
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PTOGrantElementary/
Twitter: @GrantElemNPS