ROUND HILL HEALTH office
Round Hill Release From Quarantine Attestation
Round Hill Release From Isolation Attestation
REMINDERS FROM THE NURSE
- Please remember to send your child to school with a coat, as all students are required to go outside for recess/PE. If your child cannot participate in Physical Education or Recess, please submit a note excusing your child for the day. If your child needs to be excused for an extended period of time, please submit a doctor's note with the reason.
- Physical exams are due by October 30th for all new entrants , Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1, 3, and 5 grade. Please send in your child's physical or contact the Health Office if you have a physical scheduled by a private physician. We will be conducting in-school physicals in January for those who do not submit a physical.
- Dental certificates are also being requested along with physicals for new entrants, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1, 3 and 5 grade.
- If your child needs to take medication during the school day, please have your doctor complete a medication authorization form and bring the medication in the original container to the Nurse. Children are not allowed to carry medication while in school, this includes any prescription or over the counter medications, even cough drops.
- Vision and Hearing Screenings will be conducted on all new entrants, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1, 3, and 5 grades, and will begin in October. Any child who fails the screening will receive a referral to see a physician. Please have the referral completed by a Physician and return it to the Health Office as soon as possible. Scoliosis screenings will be done on all 5th grade girls.
NOTIFICATIONS OF ABSENCES
Notification of your child's absence may be made by calling the Health Office at 497-4000 ext. 25531 or using the email contact form, or writing a note to the Attendance Office.
If your child is out for 3 or more days, please call the Health Office.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at the above telephone number.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Val Sullivan, RN
ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS
Regular school attendance and punctuality are required of all pupils. Round Hill Elementary School's student schedule runs from 8:50 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. A child's learning may be seriously affected by repeated absences and/or tardiness. The faculty urges parents to make non-emergency medical and dental appointments for their children either after school or on weekends and during vacation periods. Most physicians, dentists, and orthodontists are cooperative when the importance of not disrupting your child's education is explained. When a child is absent for an extended period of time, he/she misses much more than just assignments. He/she misses the teacher's explanation, the class discussion, experiments, demonstrations, and the opportunity to ask questions. In short, the child misses the chance to receive as full an education as can be provided. Please consider this matter seriously. By stressing the importance of regular school attendance and punctuality, you will help your child establish a work ethic that will serve him or her well in the future.
If your child is late, he/she must report to the Health Office to obtain a late pass. If an absence is to be longer than one day, please phone the Health Office at 497-4000 ext. 25531 and report the child's name and the nature of the illness. Communicable health problems such as chicken pox, head lice, ringworm, conjunctivitis, etc. should be reported immediately. State law prohibits school attendance for children with these conditions.
Provision for school financial aid under New York State Law is affected by unnecessary absences as support is based on the average daily attendance of pupils. If your child is absent from school, the following procedures should be followed:
- Give your child a signed written excuse for the absence indicating the date(s) and reason(s) for the absence.
- When the child arrives at school, he/she will present the excuse note to the teacher.
- If the absence was due to a communicable disease, the youngster will be asked to report to the school nurse for a brief examination to determine if the child should be in school.
- The school nurse, after examination, will determine whether or not the child may return to class.