November Newsletter L ongwood E lementary S chool
Longwood Elementary School 441 Longwood Drive Glenwood, IL 60425
School: (708) 757-2100 Absentee Line: (708) 756-2872 Dr. Reginald Patterson, Principal
A Message From The Principal
Dr. Reginald Patterson Longwood Parents/Guardians, Brookwood School District 167 and Longwood Elementary are inviting you to participate in the [5Essentials Parent Survey]. Your participation in the parent survey will help us understand the conditions at your child’s school and guide improvement. Your identity and individual survey responses will be kept completely confidential and will never be connected to you or your child.
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Parents, teachers, and 4th through 12th graders throughout Illinois are taking the 5Essentials Survey. School-level 5Essentials Reports will be generated if parents, teachers, and students meet their required number of responses. Please visit: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ to take the parent survey. Also, the survey can be taken on-site at the Parent-Teacher Conference on Thursday, November 7th. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact 5Essentials Customer Support at (866) 440-1874. Dr. Reginald Patterson Principal, Longwood Elementary School
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“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” –Arthur Ashe
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Change Of Information Parents/Guardians are required to notify the school immediately of any changes in name, address, home, work or emergency telephone numbers; a change in the emergency contact person, changes in guardianship, etc. Any information that might be pertinent to school records or contacting parent/ guardian in case of an emergency.
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Parent-Teacher Conferences/Report Card Pick-Up Thursday, November 7th 11:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. | 5:00p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Appointments are not necessary. Conferences will be closed from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 33
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GET INVOLVED!
Please remember to review the “Parent/Student Handbook� with your child. It is very important that your family is familiar with all school procedures.
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Weather Is Changing! Here is a reminder to make sure your child has dressed appropriately for the change in weather. Even with the winter weather approaching, our students still will have a twenty minute outdoor recess period. The recess period will continue to be outside as long as the weather is dry, and the wind chill is above 25 degrees.
What Is Teaching Mindfulness? WE ALL TEND TO BE REACTIVE! For example, when someone says something we don’t like to hear, we react. Sometimes we say something that we would like to take back the moment after we blurt it out. Or we are knocked down by a heavy emotion and it can take days to bounce back, sometimes even weeks. Mindfulness helps us create space between strong emotions and our actions. We learn to deal with positive and negative experiences more calmly and by making better decisions. When we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings, we can respond in a more clever way, without hurting our own feelings or the feelings of others. As we create more emotional balance, we are less easily knocked down by our emotions, but in moments when we are knocked down, we bounce back faster. Through [Social-Emotional Learning] we teach mindfulness. Pretty awesome, isn’t it? Most students deal with strong emotions, and mindfulness skills can really make a difference.
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November 1st
Early Dismissal
2:00 P.M.
November 1st
End of the 1st Quarter
November 7th
Parent-Teacher Conferences/Report Card Pick-Up
11:00 A.M. - 3:45 P.M. 5:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M. November 8th
Early Dismissal
November 11th
Veterans Day (School in session)
November 13th
2nd Grade Field Trip
November 14th
Picture Retake Day
November 27th-29th
Thanksgiving Break
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11:30 A.M.
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ABSENCE REPORTING Parents must call the school and report any student who will be absent. Should a child become ill at school, parents will be notified and it is their responsibility to see that the child is picked up. For each absence or tardiness, a parent must call the school before 8:30 a.m. When calling, please IDENTIFY yourself; give the STUDENT’S NAME, GRADE, and the TEACHER’S NAME and REASON FOR BEING ABSENT. LONGWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (708) 756-2872
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Nurses’ Corner - “Should I Keep My Child Home From School? Our goal in sharing these guidelines is to reduce the spread of communicable disease at the school and to promote a healthy environment for students attending school. They were created to help you in your decision making process as to whether to send your child to school or keep your child at home. The following is a list of common ailments a child may have. If your child is ill, you may want to discuss these problems with your child’s pediatrician to determine if an office visit is needed. •
FEVER — If your child has a temperature at 100.4 degrees or over without medication, they should remain at home. When accompanied by sore throat, nausea, or rash a contagious illness is suspected. He/she should remain at home until fever free for twenty-four hours without medication.
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VOMITING & DIARRHEA — A single episode of vomiting or diarrhea without accompanied fever may not be enough reason to miss school. However, children with watery diarrhea (loose runny stool or cannot get to the bathroom in time) should remain at home for 24 hours. If diarrhea or vomiting is frequent or accompanied by fever, keep the child home and consult your doctor.
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RUNNY NOSE & COUGHING — A minor cold or allergy symptoms (stuffy nose with clear drainage, sneezing, and mild cough) should not be a reason to miss school. If your child’s cough is persistent or productive and accompanied by thick or constant nasal drainage, he/she should be kept home.
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SORE THROAT WITH FEVER — Sudden onset of a sore throat accompanied by a fever may indicate a doctor visit. If the doctor diagnoses strep throat, the student must remain home for 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has begun.
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PINK EYE (CONJUNCTIVITIS) — If your child’s eyes are mildly red and watery and no other symptoms are present this may indicate irritation or allergy. However, if your child’s eyes are markedly red (including under the eyelids) and accompanied by thick, yellow or green drainage, he/she may have pink eye.
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RASHES — Rashes can be caused by many things, a few of which may be contagious. A sudden appearance of a rash over any part of the body with an unknown case and accompanied by fever or other symptoms should be evaluated by the doctor.
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RINGWORM — Any circular scaly patch seen along the hairline or in the scalp must be evaluated by a physician as it may be ringworm of the scalp, which is high contagious. Oral medications are usually the treatment of choice, but your doctor may recommend a special shampoo or ointment. Your child may return after treatment has begun,
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LICE — If your child persistently scratches his head or complains of an itchy scalp, check for pin-point sized grayish white eggs (nits) within 1/4 inch of the scalp that will not flick off the hair shaft. The louse bug is very small and wingless and the eggs are more easily detected. They are often found behind the ears, along the nape of the neck or on the crown of the head. Treatment is a special shampoo available at drug stores or grocery stores before retuning to school. Treatment must be repeated in 7-10 days. Please follow the instructions on the container carefully. Please notify the school nurse if your child is treated for head lice so she can do appropriate case finding.
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Longwood Elementary School 441 Longwood Drive Glenwood, IL 60425
School: (708) 757-2100 Absentee Line: (708) 756-2872 Dr. Reginald Patterson, Principal