Middle School Notes

Good Afternoon!

I hope this has been a good week for you and your middle-schooler!

With the outbreak of H1N1, the regular flu, and other illnesses, I figured it would be a good idea to share some information with you that I hope will be helpful.

One of our parents is a registered nurse at a local hospital, and has been sharing information with us regarding the H1N1 outbreak.  Following is a quote from a recent email she sent me.  It is used with her permission:

Some people think that Tamiflu is like an antibiotic and after 24 hours you are not contagious, but this is not true.  We need to educate our parents that the flu is still contagious until you are totally fever free for 24 hours even if you are on Tamiflu.

It is also important to note that some children with H1N1 have a very mild case, and are not presenting with very many symptoms.  If you are the parent of such a child, I encourage you to keep your student out of school until he/she is fever free, without Tylenol, for 24 hours.  This is the very best way for us to contain the virus and to keep it from spreading here at school.

On that note, we are doing everything possible to keep our campus clean and to remind our students of proper hand washing technique as well as what to do when they cough or sneeze.

Thanks so very much for your continued cooperation in this matter.  

Here are our tests for the coming week:

6th Grade

Friday - Math

7th Grade

Wednesday - Civics

8th Grade

Monday - English

Tuesday - Latin, Earth Science

Wednesday - Bible

Friday - Algebra I

I hope you and your family enjoy a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!