In order for your child to start school, please be aware that certain health
requirements must be met. The New
York State Education Law requires that school children in grades K, 2nd, 4th and
7th and students new to the district must have a
physical examination. If you plan
to have your family doctor examine your child, please ask him to complete the
attached Annual Physical Exam Form and return it to the school nurse by October
1st of the current school year.
After this date, the school physician reserves the legal right to make a
physical appraisal of all pupils for whom we have no report.
If
your child has been seen by your family dentist, or is currently under
treatment, please have him fill out the Annual Dental Exam
Form.
Your
child will be excluded from school if he/she does not have the required
immunizations. Public Health Law,
Education Law and New York Codes Rules and Regulations for health and education
address immunization requirements for children in New York State Schools.
The
minimum immunizations required for school attendance are:
3
Diphtheria Toxoid (DTP, DPT, DT, DtaP OR DTB/Hib)
3 Doses of Pertussis and Tetanus (children born on or after January 1, 2005)
3
Polio (OPV) or 4 Polio (IPV)
1
Mumps administered after 12 months
of age
1
Rubella administered after 12 months of age
2
Measles, the first administered after 12 months of age and the second after 15
months of age
3
Hepatitis B
All
children born on or after January 1, 2000 and who are entering Kindergarten need
one dose of Varicella.
1 Dose of Varicella (6th graders)
1 Dose of Tdap (6th graders)
If
you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to stop in or call me.
As
our playground has a mulch base, please have your child wear socks and sneakers. This
is safer on both the playground structure and blacktop. A lot of the
children are wearing "flip-flops", sandals and wedge heels and they
are a disaster!!!
Also,
it's a great idea to put your child's name in jackets, sweaters, lunch boxes,
and anything else they may bring to school so that it doesn't end up in the lost
and found. This way, you'll get everything back.
Thank
you for your cooperation.
