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The Anne Arundel County Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation or familial status in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs. Questions regarding nondiscrimi-nation should be directed to Mr. Leslie Stanton, Specialist in Human Relations, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401: 410-222-5318; TDD 410-222-5500

Administrator’s Message: Janet Lancaster, Rochelle Barrett

The mission of Cape St. Claire Elementary is to create and maintain an environment that pro-motes academic success and responsible citizenship as measured by county, state and national stand-ards. We are dedicated to differentiating instruction, maintaining high expecta-tions and collaborating in professional learning com-munities.

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COUNTY PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

November 2018

Cape News

CAPE ST. CLAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Principal:

Janet Lancaster

Assistant Principal:

Rochelle Barrett

Cape St. Claire Elementary 931 Blue Ridge Dr.

Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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We are on the Web! aacps.org/aacps/capesces

It’s hard to believe the first marking period is coming to a close. We con-ducted parent teacher conferences on October 23 with about half of our students’ parents. Report cards for the first marking period will be dis-tributed on Tuesday, November 20. Please sign the envelope to indicate your receipt of the report card and return it to your child’s teacher.

Thank You! Our 4th annual Race for Education was another tremendous success. Our students ran/walked over 7,000 laps and brought in over 5,000 labels to help our school raise close to $34,000. All made possible by our outstanding PTO, RFE race committee, many volunteers and countless hours of planning and preparation. We are extremely grateful for all of your support and look forward to continued enhancements in technology.

American Education Week Cape St. Claire will celebrate American Education Week with parent visita-tion on Monday, November 12. We look forward to sharing our outstanding educational program with our parents and guardians. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate our non-school aged siblings. Classroom visitation will be open from 8:30—2:30, please stop in at any time during our open house. We look forward to seeing you!

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Administrators’ Message: Janet Lancaster, Rochelle Barrett

School Attendance

It is very important for your child’s academic progress and success that he/she attends school on a regular basis. If your child is absent, a written note from the parent/guardian explaining the cause of the absence is re-quired within three school days, or the absence will be recorded as unlaw-ful. Students who are absent in excess of five days must bring in a doctor’s note. Some of the lawful reasons for absence for which make up work will be provided include the following: illness of student, death in the immedi-ate family, observation of a religious holiday or court summons. Going on a family vacation is not a legal absence. Prompt arrival at school each morning is essential for a good start to the day. Students are to be in their seats by 8:30 a.m.

Arrival and Dismissal Reminders

School bus lanes are for the use of the yellow school buses. We have 5 bus-es that are used to transport students each day. They arrive at staggered times so that they may all fit in the lane. Cars and daycare vans may not be in the bus land until all buses have left the campus. If you are picking your child up, you may park in the overflow field until the lane is opened for car riders. If you are dropping off in the morning, please use the hug and hop lane in the main parking lot. Once all buses have arrived, you may use the bus lane. Look for the sign at the entrance of the bus lane that indicates if it is open or closed. Thank you for your assistance and patience.

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931 Blue Ridge Dr.

Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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A LOOK AHEAD to December

Mark Your Calendar:

11/6

Election Day—Schools Closed

11/8 & 11/9 2 Hour Early Dismissal

11/20

Report Card Distribution

11/22—11/24 Thanksgiving Break

NOVEMBER 2018

Thursday 12/6 2 Hour Early Dismissal

Thursday 12/13 6:30 pm Winter Concert

Monday 12/17 Interims Distributed

12/24/18—1/1/19 Winter Break—Schools Closed

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Administrators’ Message: Janet Lancaster, Rochelle Barrett

Report Cards

Report Cards will be distributed to all students in grades K-5 on November 20th. We will recognize Honor Roll and Principal’s Honor Roll for students in grades 2-5. In order to achieve Principal’s Honor Roll, students must earn all As and have no areas with an ND, “needs improvement.” Honor Roll will be awarded to students who earn all As and/or Bs on their report cards and have no NDs in any area.

For more information regarding report cards and progress reports, AACPS publishes Family Guides. These guides can be located on the AACPS website, https://www.aacps.org/cms/lib/MD02215556/Centricity/Domain/246/familyguidereportcards.pdf.

Notice to Parents and Visitors

All parents/visitors must report to the office before proceeding into the school. This helps ensure the safety of all of our children and staff. In or-der to gain entrance into the school, you will be required to provide valid, Government issued photo identification which will be scanned through our V-Soft program. This software allows us to track who is visiting our school and where they are going in the building. It also has the ability to provide alerts about people who may jeopardize the safety of our students. After signing in at the office, you will be asked to wear a visitor sticker or volun-teer badge. In order to help us better track and limit the number of visi-tors in the building, we ask that you say our morning goodbyes at the front door and allow your child to proceed to his/her class independently.

We also ask that you help your child be responsible for bringing all materi-als needed everyday, including lunches, instruments, and homework. Forgot-ten items can be brought to the main office and will be delivered to your child by a staff member.

We welcome classroom observations. In order to get the most from your classroom visit, we require that you make advanced arrangements with the teacher.

Homework Students are provided time each day to record homework assignments and prepare for dismissal. Students should not need to return to school for homework, instruments, jackets, or lunch boxes. Please help us reinforce the importance of organizational skills.

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931 Blue Ridge Dr.

Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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Report Cards

For Parents & Visitors

Homework

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Administrators’ Message: Janet Lancaster, Rochelle Barrett

Remember to sign up for an account with ParentCONNECTxp. ParentCONNECTxp is a secure web-based program which enables par-ents to access their children's school records including class assign-ments, current class grades, marking period report cards and attend-ance. On-line registration began on September 18th. Parents are encouraged to go the AACPS home page, click on Parents and then ParentCON-NECTxp. Follow the instructions to request your new user account. If you already have an active account, your elementary student can be add-ed.

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Classroom Counseling Lessons: We are finishing up the Bully Prevention Lessons from October. Here are some of the strategies that the children learned on how to deal with someone who is bothering/bullying you:

DEBUG – Ignore, talk nicely, talk firmly, walk away, and tell and

adult. • A Bug and a Wish – It bugs me when _______ I wish you

would ______. • Thank you – when someone insults you, say thank you with a

big smile • Huh? What? – pretend you can’t hear the bully • Answer the question – if a bully is asking you questions, simp-

ly answer the questions with no emotion and walk away • Swoop in – bystanders often see bullying happening. The by-

stander can go and take the victim to play and take them out of the bullying situation

• Talk to adults! Parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches to report bullying.

We take bullying and personal safety very seriously. Please let myself or administration know if you feel your child is being bullied. You can also fill out the Bullying, Harassment or Intimidation Reporting Form at https://secure.aacps.org/bully/bullyForm.asp

Human Relations Committee: The Harvest for the Hungry Food Drive was a great suc-cess. We gathered over 250 pounds of food to donate to the Anne Arundel County Food Bank! Next month we will begin our Toy Drive to benefit needy families through the Sharing Foundation. Please look for more

information around the middle of November. Thank you for all of your generous donations!

Cape St. Clare Elementary

931 Blue Ridge Dr.

Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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The School Counselor’s Corner Mrs. Bachman hbachman@aacps.org 410-222-1685 Please feel free to con-tact me with any ques-tions or concerns.

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Fifth Grade Parents: There are several options available to your child as a middle school student. Below are some links to the various programs offered in AACPS. A representative from the Magnet program has been to our school to share information with your child about their options.

Link to IB page: https://www.aacps.org/Page/920 Link to PVA page: https://www.aacps.org/Page/1305 Link to STEM page: https://www.aacps.org/Page/916 This is a link to the booklet an all of the options for middle school. https://magnet.aacps.org/webapps/AACPS_Magnet/Docs/Magnet_Information_Guide.pdf To apply online, use your child’s school computer log-in number and password. Your child knows this information. The deadline to submit an on-time application for the IB, PVA, or STEM Magnet pro-gram is noon on November 30, 2018. More information can be found here: www.aacps.org/magnet. The application can be ac-cessed here: https://magnet.aacps.org/webapps/aacps_magnet/LogIn.aspx.

Cape St. Clare Elementary

931 Blue Ridge Dr.

Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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COUNTY PUBLIC

SCHOOLS

The School Counselor’s Corner Mrs. Bachman hbachman@aacps.org 410-222-1685 Please feel free to con-tact me with any ques-tions or concerns.

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Kindergarten is cooking up some fun in November. The theme we have just completed is The Power of Me. The theme that we are starting this month is The Power of Us. During this theme we will discuss what makes our community special, including land features, manmade fea-tures as well as goods and services. Also, students will continue to work on individual letters, sounds and sight words. As it is getting colder it is a great time to warm up with a good book. We encourage you to take a trip to the library to pick out some books for you and your child to read together. As Thanksgiving approaches we will learn about the First Americans and Thanksgiving in Social Studies. In math we will be working on the numbers one through fifteen. We will also sort objects by their attributes. Please have your child prac-tice writing the numbers and use them in everyday experiences. Chil-dren can practice working with numbers through cooking, shopping or even card games. Thank you to all the parents who helped to make Halloween a suc-cess. We hope you enjoyed all the wonderful parade, costumes and fun activities.

Have a wonderful, happy Thanksgiving!

Cape St. Clare Elementary

931 Blue Ridge Dr.

Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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Language Arts

Social Studies

Math

Mrs. Fisher, Ms. Franco, Ms. Garrott, Ms. Paraschak, Ms. Sharpe

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November reminds us that we have much to be thankful for. We are thankful for our school, students, and parents and appreciate how much you support us in educating your children. I Am Curious About How Things Are Connected is our next theme. Our Primary Talent Development lessons, entitled Design Dilemma, encourage students to use resourceful and creative behaviors to think like a scientist. They will demonstrate these behaviors in or-der to design and build a suitable structure for a fourth little pig. Students will also discover how all living things are connected by the traits we share and how plants, animals, and people share traits that are similar and different. In reading, we will continue to read a variety of literary and infor-mational texts to ask and answer questions using key details, identi-fy the main idea and key details of a text, and know and use text features to locate information. We will use long vowel patterns to help us in our reading and writing as we begin to write books that give information. In math, students will be examining place value and developing a foundation of two digit numbers. Students will use base ten blocks and transfer their understanding of place value to represent-ing numbers on a hundreds chart and modeling two digit numbers in a place value chart. This foundational understanding of place value will be important as students begin comparing num-bers. Continue to practice math facts at home using flash cards You can even create games using a deck of playing cards!

As the weather is getting colder, re-member to dress for the weather and put your name inside coats, hats, and gloves. We enjoy going outside for re-cess to get some fresh air and exer-cise!

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Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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Science

Reading

Math

NOVEMBER 2018 Ms. Thierry, Mrs. Main, Ms. Ricucci & Ms. Wood

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It’s hard to believe that we about to enter the 2nd marking period. Look for report cards to come home on Tuesday, November 20th. Please sign and return the report card envelope. The re-port card itself is for your records.

Our first field trip to the Chesapeake Bay Envi-ronmental Center was a blast. The children

learned a lot about healthy tidal pools and birds of prey. Thank you to all parents who volunteered to chaperone. If you weren’t chosen for this trip, please volunteer for our next trip. Please make sure your up to date on your background check and have attended the Volunteer Orientation. Keep an eye out for the next one.

Our calendar for November is the same this year as last year. School will be in session on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving. No conferences will be held that week. The next conference day will be March 5th. In math, we have completed our unit on measurement. The unit after that will be extending our place value knowledge to 3-digits. Please continue to practice addition and subtraction math facts to 20 at home. Our next unit in science and social studies cen-ters on being a digital native and how to use technology responsibly. As we enter the cooler days of late fall, please remember to dress children appropriately for outdoor recess. Please continue to have your child read at home nightly for a minimum of 20 minutes. Thanks for all of your support at home.

Cape St. Clare Elementary

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Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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Chesapeake Bay

Environmental Center

Math

NOVEMBER 2018 Mrs. Vickers, Mrs. Bathras, Ms. Sharp, Ms. Crocker & Mrs. Bohlman

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Language Arts – We continue to work on determin-ing the main idea and theme of text, describing character motivations and feelings and how they contribute to the plot, and asking and answering questions referring to the text as the basis for an-swers. Students are using text features and context clues to maximize understanding while analyzing dif-ferent text structures. We are working on perfect-ing our personal narratives but adding dialogue, using “show” not tell, adding similes / metaphors, peer ed-iting, and more! Please encourage your child to read for at least 10 minutes each night to increase stamina. We also hope you continue to re-view spelling words each night focusing on the pattern of the week (long o, etc.)

Math – Our third-grade mathematicians are diving into fractions. Stu-dents begin by using division to show how to share whole numbers equally. This concept directly relates to fractional understanding by showing how to share one whole equally among different groups. By using fraction tiles and circles, they will create and identify fractional parts. This work helps students deepen their understanding why we need fractions to de-scribe numbers that result from the partitioning of a

whole. We will then compare fractional parts, look at unit fractions, and then explore fractions greater than one whole. Please remember to prac-tice math facts! A great way to do this is through First in Math! Social Studies – We are looking into communities, especially our local community and how it is organized and the human-made and natural fea-tures of our area. Later, we will dive into our unit on immigration, start-ing with the reasons people move. We will specifically think about why people move to Maryland based on geographical and economic reasons. We will think about how immigrants have contributed to our culture.

Cape St. Clare Elementary

931 Blue Ridge Dr.

Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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Language Arts

Math

Social Studies

Ms. Garrett, Mrs. Wilkinson, Ms. Weller & Mrs. Ziemer NOVEMBER 2018

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Science – In this next unit, called “From Molecules to organisms: Struc-tures and Processes”, students will develop models to describe that or-ganisms have unique and diverse life cycles, but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death. This standard focuses on the patterns formed when organisms go through changes during their lives and how those changes help them to survive. Our scientists will be taking part in some fun lab experiments this month! Other- Thank you to all the volunteers who helped at our Halloween par-ties and with the parade! A spooky good time was had by all! November is a great time to check and make sure your child still has all the supplies that he/she needs to be successful this school year. We are excited for our first field trip to the Natural History Museum in Washington, DC on November 13th. All permission slips and $15 per child are due by November 7th!

We enjoyed meeting with all of you at our conferences in October and are looking forward to meeting with others later this year. Our partnership is essential to stu-dent success!

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Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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Science

Ms. Garrett, Mrs. Wilkinson, Ms. Weller & Mrs. Ziemer NOVEMBER 2018

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Once the second quarter begins, we will be writing nonfiction pieces about topics we are learning in Social Studies. The second quarter will focus heavily on non-fiction texts. This month, students will analyze text structures, de-termine the main idea and supporting details, and integrate information from multiple sources. Second quarter math will include understanding fraction equivalence and com-parison, an introduction to measurement conversions, problem solving using multiplicative comparison, and solving measurement problems using the four operations.

In Science we are finishing our unit on plant and animal adaptations and how adaptations lead to survival. We will be taking the Science Quarterly Assessment dur-ing the first week of November. We will then move on-to the study of topographic features of the earth and how earthquakes are caused. This should be a fun and exciting unit for the children to study and learn.

In Social Studies, we are finishing up our unit on explorers, and we will be moving into a unit on colonial Maryland. There are so many cool local resources for this, making it a great excuse for a family field trip! You could head on over to the Annapolis state house, visit the William Paca house, take a tour with Watermark tours - there are so many possibilities!

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Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

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NOVEMBER 2018 Mr. Poorman, Ms. Bisson, Ms. Heintz, Ms. LaRosa & Ms. Taylor

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Thank you to all the parents that came to conferences. We really en-joyed meeting you and discussing your child’s progress so far this year. As always, if you have any concerns regarding your child’s progress throughout the year, please reach out to us. The Monster Bash was a blast! Thank you to our wonderful 5th Grade Committee for putting the bash together! Many 5th grade events will be scheduled this year by our PTO 5th grade committee. Please be on the lookout for information regarding these events as well as how to join the committee! Middle school magnet information flyers have been sent home with the specific dates for each program and online applications. Remember that magnet school applications are due November 30th. Please check www.aacps.org/magnets for more information or contact the Magnet Office at 410-222-5391 ext. 1. Please check out our Blackboard page for more information.

Visit this link (or scan QR code): https://blackboard.aacps.org

• Click on the blue Guest Login.

• Enter username/ password in all lowercase letters. Contact your teacher if you need this information.

• Click green link, “What’s Happening at Cape St. Claire Elemen-

tary School”.

• Navigate the site by using the left menu buttons.

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5th Grade Happenings

Ms. Smith, Mrs. Weekley, Ms. Green, Ms. Stuhlman

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Business Tagline or Motto

Cape St. Clare Elementary

931 Blue Ridge Dr.

Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

General Music News Ms. Harrison, Mrs. Rossell

If your child has a cast or sling, or requires the use of crutches, please notify the Health Room and provide physician documentation regarding the level of activity restriction.

Kindergarten will be performing melodic contours and rhythmic ostina-to patterns using classroom instruments and their voice. First grade will be playing rhythmic patterns with short and long sounds by playing instruments, moving and singing. Second grade will be reading rhythmic notation with quarter, eighth, half and dotted half notes by playing instruments and singing. Third grade will be performing songs in Binary and Ternary form. They will recognize the different between Verse and Refrain by singing, moving, and playing instruments. The students will also be reading notes on the treble clef by singing and playing instruments. Fourth grade will be reading rhythmic patterns and notes on the tre-ble clef by singing and playing instruments. The fourth-grade field trip to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is Nov. 2nd. Fifth grade students will perform songs in a variety of forms and styles. They will be reviewing note values and the note names on the treble and bass clef for performance.

NOVEMBER 2018

CULTURAL ARTS & HEALTH ROOM

Health Room Mrs. Kehs, RN, Ms. French, HA

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Cape St. Clare Elementary

931 Blue Ridge Dr.

Annapolis, MD 21409

Phone: 410-222-1685

Fax: 410-222-1687

October was an exciting month in Physical Education. Students in grades all grades began the month by participating in a soccer/kicking unit. During this unit, the students focused on dribbling with their feet, kicking for distance, and kicking for accuracy. All students worked hard to improve their skills. During the second part of the month, all students participated in a fit-ness unit that included the climbing wall. There were a variety of ac-tivities that focused on the health related fitness components of mus-cular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and cardiovascular en-durance. As a part of this unit, students in 4th and 5th grade complete their fall Fitnessgram assessments. We are looking forward to November. Thank you for your support.

We would like to welcome our new part time Media Specialist, Mrs. Michelle English. Mrs. English comes to us from Crofton Middle School. She will teach here on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are very pleased to announce that our Garden Club held it's first Family Gardening event. The result is a beautiful courtyard. We thank the children, parents and staff members like Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Hourican that participated in that event. Our other clubs like Readers of the Round Table and the Intercultural Club are enjoying their weekly meetings. Parents of Intercultural Club members are encour-aged to present information on their particular culture or countries they have visited. Our Intercultural Club meets on Tuesdays during fifth grade lunch from 1:10 to 1:30. Lastly, we are always in need of volunteer support in the Media Cen-ter. Opportunities include, but are not limited to: check-in and out books, shelving, laminating, covering books, assisting with Reading Clubs (Chessie/Black-eyed Susan) and computer assistance with 1st and kindergarten, book repair. Please contact your child's teacher or send a note to our Media Specialist if you have some time to spare.

NOVEMBER 2018

CULTURAL ARTS

Physical Education Mr. Gillette, Ms. Shuck

Media Ms. Horton, Mrs. English, Ms. Randall

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Business Tagline or Motto

Family Involvement

Conference

Young Authors Contest

READING CORNER

Reading Specialists Mrs. Burrows, Ms. Dimka

Reading Corner November 2018

AACPS will be holding a Family Involve-ment Conference on Saturday, Novem-ber 10th from 8:15-2:00 PM at the Anne Arundel Community College. Breakfast and lunch will be provided as well as childcare. To register, go to: https://www.aacps.org/conference

Young Authors Contest Grades 2-5

Are you a writer in Grades 2-5 that goes to school at a public or pri-vate school in AA County? This contest is for YOU! Enter your poem or short story into the Young Authors Contest! For more information, please contact your child’s teacher or the reading teachers: Kim Bur-rows (kburrows@aacps.org) and Emily Dimka (edimka@aacps.org)

Contest Guidelines

• Entries must be the student’s original work. • All entries must use no smaller than 12 point font in Times New

Roman or Comic Sans. • Short story entry may range from a minimum of 300 words to

no more than 800 words. • Poem entry will consist of a single

poem, any style from a minimum of 25 words to no more than 150 words.

• Entries must not include graphics. • Each entry must include a completed

cover sheet signed by the student author and sponsoring teacher.

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“Sick Day Guidelines: Making the Right Call When Your Child Has a Cold”

Should I keep my child home or send him or her to school?

Consider keeping your child home if he or she:

• Has a fever of 100.0 degrees or higher

• Has been vomiting

• Has symptoms that prevent him or her from participating in school, such as:

Excessive tiredness or lack of appetite

Productive coughing, sneezing

Headache, body aches, earache

Sore throat

A minor sore throat is usually not a problem, but a severe sore throat could be strep throat even if there is no fever. Other symptoms of strep throat in children are headache and stomach upset. Contact your pediatrician as your child needs a special test to determine if it is strep throat.

Keep your child home until his or her fever has been gone for 24 hours without medication. Colds can be contagious for at least 48 hours. Returning to school too soon may slow the recovery process and expose others unnecessarily to illness.

Does my child have the flu?

• The flu is serious! Call your pediatrician at the first sign of flu symptoms, which typically come on suddenly,

including:

High fever

Chills

Headache, body aches or earache

Nausea, vomiting

Dry cough

If you’re unsure about the best way to treat your child’s cold or flu, ask your school nurse, doctor, pharmacist, or other healthcare provider.

How do I make my child feel better?

• Make sure your child gets plenty of rest and put limits on TV watching

• Encourage fluids; like water, soup, juice and ice

• Help your child relax by reading him a story and giving him plenty of TLC

• Consider using a cool humidifier

• When used as directed, children’s cough and cold medicines help relieve cough and cold symptoms while your child is getting better. Read and follow the directions carefully and give the exact recommended dose for the child’s age. Do not use over the counter cough and cold medications for children under the age of four in the U.S.

How can I prevent my child from getting a cold? • Teach your child to wash his or her hands frequently using plenty of soap and warm water. Proper

hand-washing should take about 20 seconds or the time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice

• Teach your child to cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or their sleeve.

• Keep the child’s environment tobacco free

• Try to minimize the time your child spends with other children who have cough or cold symptoms

• Pack easy-to-use products like disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizers in your child’s backpack to use when he or she is at school

• Keep an annual well-child exam to follow changes in your child’s health

• Keep all of your child’s immunizations up-to-date (The Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines now recommend a flu vaccine for most children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday)

• Serve a balanced diet with lots of fruits and vegetables. Giving a daily vitamin may be recommended by your pediatrician

• After your child is feeling better, clean all surfaces; wash the bedding and air out the room

• Keep surfaces like door knobs, phones, remote controls, toys, and keyboards clean

• Always make sure to consult your school nurse or doctor if you have any questions

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CAPE ST. CLAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ABSENTEE FORM

My son/daughter _______________________________________________, Grade __________ (First Name) (Last Name) was absent from school on _______________________________________________________ (Dates) *Per AACPS Policy – Five (5) or more consecutive school days absent require a doctor’s note*

Illness of child

Court

Doctor or Dentist

Religious Holiday

Death in Immediate Family

Other (explain below)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parent Signature: _________________________________________ Date: _________________ Phone Number: ___________________________________________

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30—

2:30