“Back to school means a lot of things: new backpacks, new subjects to learn…and new germs. Frequent illness is a normal part of childhood – in fact, it’s perfectly normal for your child to come down with respiratory and/or stomach bugs six to eight times each year!

So how can you prepare for these inevitable illnesses? According to Anjuli Gans, MD, a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) pediatrician, the best thing parents can do during this time of uncertainty is to focus on what they can control. When it comes to managing your child’s health this school year, it may be helpful to specifically focus on these three areas:

• Practice healthy habits at home
• Get organized with your child’s school
• Make a plan with your pediatrician in the event your child is sick

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – Published Sept 6, 2022

In general, you should keep your child home from school when they have any of the following symptoms or illnesses:

• Fever of 100.5 or higher
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• COVID-19
• Norovirus
• Certain illnesses and rashes like chickenpox, measles or hand, foot and mouth disease

Colds, coughs, runny noses and sore throats are common in children and do not always require them to stay home from school if symptoms are mild. However, if cold symptoms include fever or a cough that is excessive enough to disrupt their learning, you should keep your child home to rest.

 

Welcome Back to School for the 2022-2023 School Year!

We are so excited to be welcoming our students and our staff back for the 2022-2023 school year at Culdesac School. We are looking forward to an amazing year, focused on student success as well as a strong focus on continuous improvement in all areas of our school environment.

We are currently in the process of implementing improved security measures at our school. You may have noticed the reflective window tinting on our entrance doors. This will also be placed on our other doors as well, in the near future.  When you visit our school, please remember that all visitors are to enter through the front door and sign the visitor log. This will also provide you with a visitor pass to wear while you are here.

This school year will have a lot of exciting things to offer for our students.  We look forward to working to ensure that our students are receiving the best educational experience possible to become critical thinkers and responsible citizens who are prepared for successful endeavors after high school. We look forward to seeing you on campus for our academic and extracurricular functions.

This afternoon we were able to speak to North Central Public Health and it has been determined that there was no direct exposure to COVID-19 by our students thanks to the quick actions of their parents/guardians. The students have also all tested negative after their mandatory waiting period.

We will be able to lift our mask mandate in the elementary and middle school classes.