NHUF News - October 1, 2021
Upcoming Events
October 4 - Run, Fight, Hide Drill
October 7 - Fire Prevention Day
September 27 - October 10th - PTCA Scholastic Virtual Book Fair
October 11 - No school for students
October 13 - Early Dismissal - 12:25, KAM - 8:45-10:35, KPM - 10:35-12:25
Day Cycle
We will be following a 6-day cycle for school this year. Your child's special schedule will be based on the cycle days rather than days of the week. Below are the cycle days for the next two weeks.
Oct. 4 - Day 4
Oct. 5 - Day 5
Oct. 6 - Day 6
Oct. 7 - Day 1
Oct. 8 - Day 2
Oct. 12 - Day 3
Oct. 13 - Day 4
Oct. 14 - Day 5
Oct. 15 - Day 6
From NHUF
Intruder Drill - Run, Hide, Fight
New Hanover-Upper Frederick Elementary will be practicing three intruder drills on October 4th. A “run, hide, fight” procedure would be utilized in the unlikely event that there was an intruder in the school. During the first drill, students will practice the “run” portion of the drill where they walk swiftly outside, similar to a fire drill. The second drill will see the students “hide” in their classroom where they try to become invisible. During the third drill, I will be announcing where the “intruder” is located and the teachers will need to decide what to do. The students and staff will be prepared for the drill in advance. Teachers will review procedures in a calm fashion prior to the drill.
We do not want to scare the students so we want them to be aware that it is a drill. Our purpose is to communicate our safety procedures to staff and students and have them practice the drill together. We will then gather feedback to make sure we have the most effective procedures in place as we continue to work with Homeland Security, The Pennsylvania State Police, local police departments, emergency service organizations and the Berks County Intermediate Unit in the development of the countywide all hazards plan.
Fire Prevention Day - Parent Pick Up
RTII Letter to Parents
From the Nurse's Desk
Below you will find information regarding health room procedures. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the health room nurses at 610-473-1770.
Physical & Dental Forms: All state mandated Kindergarten and 3rd grade private dental forms and all Kindergarten private physical exam forms are due now. If you have an upcoming appointment, please notify the health room of the appointment and we will make note of the date in your child’s record.
Mandated Health Screenings: All current state mandates are still in effect. Students in grades K-5 will have their annual health screenings from now through December. If your child does not pass a screening, a referral letter will be sent home for you to follow up with a private physician.
Medication Information: If your child requires prescription or over-the-counter medication while at school, a medication authorization form (found on the BASD website) must be completed by your physician. Once completed, please submit the paperwork, and then contact the health room to schedule an appointment to drop off your child’s medication. Due to COVID-19 policies and procedures, parents will not be permitted to come into the health room to drop off medication, so it is necessary that you schedule an appointment prior to dropping off any medication. Prescription medications must be in an original pharmacy labeled container. Over-the-counter medication must be in original packaging. Please refer to the BASD website for more information.
Returning Paperwork: Please return any health room forms (Physical, Dental, Medication) via email if possible. You can scan and email the original document or email a photograph from your phone to either ewismer@boyertownasd.org or ekovach@boyertownasd.org
COVID-19 Information: Please ensure that you are monitoring all family members for symptoms of illness. See below for a list of symptoms consistent with COVID-19 and be advised that if a student presents with these symptoms during the school day, he/she may be sent home and require follow up with a physician.
· Fever over 100 degrees F
· Cough
· Shortness of Breath/difficulty breathing
· Chills
· Fatigue/muscle or body aches
· Headache
· New loss of taste or smell
· Sore throat
· Congestion or runny nose
· Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
If your child is sent home from school due to symptoms of illness consistent with COVID-19, one of the following must apply before returning:
1. A negative PCR test result.
2. A doctor’s note with an alternate diagnosis AND no fever for 24 hours, without the use of fever reducing medication AND improvement of respiratory symptoms.
3. 10-day quarantine
Change of Clothing: Please consider keeping a change of clothing in your child’s backpack. Clothing can become soiled due to a bathroom accident, fall outside in the mud, or because of spilling food/drink. The health room may not have appropriately sized clothing, so if your child does have an accident of any sort, a parent will be called to bring clothing in for the child.
Parent Pick Up
Parent/Principal/PTCA Coffee
December 6th - 9 am.
February 24th - 9 am.
Annual Student Information Verification Reminder
If you have not completed your student’s Annual Student Information Verification, the verification window was reopened on September 22, 2021. You will have until October 22nd to complete your student(s) verification. For the safety and well-being of all BASD students, the District must have the student's most recent demographic, emergency contacts, and health information.
Below are instructions on how to complete your student's Annual Student Information Verification from within the Parent Portal.
If logging in from a computer, please use the steps below. Infinite Campus works best on a Chrome web browser.
- Log into Infinite Campus Parent Portal
- Click on More on the left side of the screen
- Click on Online Registration
- Click on "Click here to go to Existing Student Verification"
- Click on Begin Registration button
If logging in from the app on your phone, please use the steps below.
- Log into Infinite Campus Parent Portal
- Click on the 3 black lines in the upper left corner to view the drop-down menu
- Click on More on the left side of the screen
- Click on Online Registration
- Click on "Click here to go to Existing Student Verification"
- Click on Begin Registration button
An Infinite Campus Parent Portal account is needed to complete your student's ASIV. If you do not have a Parent Portal account, please contact your student's school for an activation key and instructions. Only one account per family is required. Please note, the activation key is person-specific. Only one account is needed per family; however, each parent can create their own account for the student(s).
Lifetouch Picture Retake Day - Monday, November 8th
Week in Review
All NHUF News and flyers can be found on the NHUF Website. Go to our district website, choose NHUF Elementary, choose Students/Parents, choose Week in Review Attachments or use this link:
From the PTCA
Kid Stuff Coupon Books
Virtual Book Fair
Please click on the link below:
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