Hello JMS!

This week's Update contains information about the following:

• A Note From the Health Office
• Musical Ticket Sales
• Schoology Tip for Students

Please notify our nurse, Mrs. Raco, and complete this FORM if your child has tested positive for COVID-19.

Take care,

Dr. Sarah Shaw, Principal

sshaw@mtlsd.net

Mrs. Amanda Jackson, Assistant Principal

amandajackson@mtlsd.net

Tuesday - Day 3

Wednesday - Day 4

Thursday - Day 5

Friday - Day 1

Monday (3/20) - Day 2

Healthy children are successful learners. Children work hard during the school day and need to be healthy to be able to put the needed energy into a school day. An ill child is not able to put forth their all to be a successful learner during a school day.

To protect all the children in the district…Mt. Lebanon follows the Allegheny County Health Department Guide to Infectious Diseases. (ACHD Guide to Infectious Diseases in Schools); the CDC Guidelines and the AAP).

Knowing when to keep children home, helps protect everyone and gives the ill child time to recover.

Please keep your child home from school if they have:

• Fever - greater than 100 degrees

• Will need to be fever free without the use of fever reducing medications 24 hours prior to return

• Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea

• 24 hours since symptoms have subsided

• Contagious Illnesses - such as:

• Strep Throat

• Pink Eye

• Positive Covid - 19

• Influenza (flu)

• Unexplained/undiagnosed rash

• Chicken Pox

• Fifths Disease

• 24 hours have passed since the start of an Antibiotic for an illness

• Continuous coughing/sneezing that impacts the child’s ability to learn and be in class.

Practicing good health hygiene is important…please encourage proper handwashing and to cover your cough/sneeze.

Please make sure to contact your child’s physician with any symptoms or concerns and to notify your child’s school nurse of any illnesses.

PSSA/Keystone Testing Schedule

The district will be administering the PSSAs and the Keystones this year. The results we achieve on these exams provide us with valuable information that can be used to assess our students knowledge of grade level standards, our teaching, and our educational programing.

Our testing schedule for the Spring of 2023 is as follows:

• April 24-26 - English Language Arts (ELA) PSSA - Grades 6-8
• May 2 & 3 - Math PSSA - Grades 6-8
• May 4 & 5 - Science PSSA - Grade 8 only
• Keystone Algebra 1 - May 23 & 24 - Grade 8 only

Please understand that during the testing window, pre-approved absences will not be approved.

The federal government released an additional program this year for families in need that will subsidize their home broadband Internet access as well as partially reimburse the purchase of personal devices at home.

The FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is highlighted on our Families=>Technology Resources=>Internet@Home page (LINK).

PTA Membership and Directory Access

Our Membership Store is now open! We hope you will consider joining out PTA to help fund excellent educational opportunities for our children. Directory access is available to JMS PTA members only.

You can join the PTA HERE.

Please email jmsptamtl@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Local Resources for Families

The MTLSD School Counselors in partnership with The Allegheny Children's Initiative Inc., have compiled a list of social services resources that may be helpful to you and your family. Please take a look and reach out to these organizations. They are here to help with any of the following:

• Food
• Rent/Mortgage
• Utilities
• Pets
• Abuse
• Mental Health
• General Assistance