Health & Wellness
March 17th, 2022
D6 Staff
I hope all of you have enjoyed this warmer weather as much as I have! Let's hope it continues on into the weekend. As we move away from COVID mitigations, and with masks being optional, the district will supply disposable masks while supplies last. Currently, we have no adult masks left other than what has already been distributed to the buildings and we have enough children masks to get us through the school year. There are plenty of cloth masks available for buildings who would like some of those.
Reminders
Beulah- Mobile dentist on 3/18
Shiloh- V&H on 3/28
ZCMS V&H on 3/31
Please make sure your building has a space ready for these teams when they arrive.
Also, on 3/18, Dr. Nudi and myself will be visiting each building. We will try not to disrupt your day! Dr. Nudi is the clinical coordinator for Herzing University. She will be doing a site visit as the final step before we have student nurses joining the building nurses.
Nurse of the Month
Joy Elverman, Lakeview's school nurse, is our nurse of the month. Joy has gone above and beyond to get us resources and donations much needed for the Health and Wellness department. We appreciate her and all she does for our students! If you see Joy, make sure you tell her thanks for being a great school nurse!!
Thank You!!
On February 28th a student started choking in class. Mikaela Senycia, a 4th grade teacher at West Elementary, jumped into action performing the Heimlich maneuver. Ms. Senycia is an everyday hero and real life saver! Thank you Ms. Senycia.
If you have a positive story you would like me to share in my smore, please send it in an email. I will share as many of the stories as I can.
Random Knowledge
The bristled toothbrush originated in China around the year 1498. The bristles, fixed to a bamboo or bone handle, were neck hairs from Siberian boars. Prior to the bristle toothbrush, chew sticks were used to clean teeth. A chew stick was a twig with a frayed end that could be used to brush the teeth. There is evidence of Chinese chew sticks made from from twigs from fragrant plants and trees as a way of improving the breath while getting the teeth clean.
Laffy Taffy Corner
Cheri Sinkovec BSN RN
District Nurse Administrator
Email: csinkovec@zion6.org
Location: 2800 29th Street, Zion, IL, USA
Phone: 847-379-0093