Freeland Elementary Newsletter
January 17, 2020
Great Start to 2020
As part of my introduction to students, and in the process of reviewing our expectations here at school, one of the words I emphasize a great deal is choices. Throughout each day, students are faced with numerous choices. In any situation, they always have different choices that are available to them, some that are good and some not so good. We also talk about the fact that making the right choice is not always easy, and like I have shared with them, I have been very impressed with the number of great choices they've been making each day thus far and look forward to a great rest of the school year!
Illness Reminders
As you know, this time of year can present some challenges when it comes to staying healthy. We have not experienced any widespread health-related problems, but I thought it best to share some important information to help reduce the spread of any communicable illnesses that students may get. I realize that one of the most difficult questions parents face is, “What should I do when my child doesn’t feel well?” You certainly don’t want to send your child to school if they’re sick, but you also don’t want to keep them home if they aren’t sick. Below are the guidelines that we follow, all of which are provided by the Saginaw County Department of Public Health. We've also included a useful graphic for your convenience.
When to Keep a Child Home?
- Fever: A child has a temperature of 100.4°F. The child should not return until 24 hours of no fever, without the use of fever-reducing medications.
- Diarrhea: A child has two loose or watery stools, even if there are no other signs of illness. The child should have no loose stools for 24 hours prior to returning to school. Exception: A healthcare provider has determined it is not infectious.
- Vomiting: A child that is vomiting. The child should have no vomiting episodes for 24 hours prior to returning to school.
- Rash: A child develops a rash and has a fever or a change in behavior. Exclude until the rash subsides or until a healthcare provider has determined it is not infectious.
The staff here at Freeland Elementary will continue to take the necessary cleaning precautions to help prevent the spread of any illnesses, but I would also encourage you to talk with your child about the proper hand-washing and coughing/sneezing techniques, as well as the importance of avoiding touching their eyes, nose, and mouth.
Lunch Visitors
Lost and Found
Report Cards
Today marks the end of the 2nd marking period, the halfway point in the school year. Report cards for the second marking period will be made available in Skyward (mid-morning) on Monday, January 27th.
R1SE Offerings
Kids and Adult Sign Language Class
Started January 16th
Kids (5:45-6:30) Adults (6:30-7:15)
6 Thursdays
$50
Kids Professional Painting Instruction
(Jan. 10th and 17th, Jan. 24th and 31st)
$30 for two sessions (painting canvas to come home-included)
4:00-5:00
Kids Nerf Wars
Sunday, Jan. 19th
30 min. time slots from 2:00-5:00
5 on 5 with officials and scoring
$10/student or $45 for team
Email R1SEFreeland@gmail.com to register. Provide phone number.
Autism Resources
Lunch Times
Just as a reminder, our lunch times can be found below.
6th Grade: 10:18-10:48
5th Grade: 11:00-11:30
4th Grade: 11:35-12:05
2nd Grade: 12:10-12:40
3rd Grade: 12:45-1:15