News from the Nurse May 2016
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Parents, guardians and students are invited to attend the last
School Health Advisory Committee meeting
of the school year which will be held on May 9 at 6:00 PM at the Kittredge
School’s Special Education room. Kathy Buckley, Principal at Kittredge School,
who is a parent of a transgender young adult will give a presentation on
Transgender Insights. The committee, with representation from the school
committee, physical education, school nurses, food service and parents and
guardians, meets quarterly to discuss health issues that relate to students
district wide.
All parents, guardians, teens and teachers are also invited
to attend Dr. Ruth Potee’s engaging and informative presentation on The Teen Brain & Risk Taking, on
May 26, 6:30 PM at Taconic High School Auditorium. Dr. Potee is a family practice physician in
Greenfield and is Chair of the Healthcare Solutions Opioid Task Force of
Franklin County. Her talk is free and open to the public. Attendees will gain
insight into how the teen brain develops and functions and how to apply this
information in daily interactions with teens.
Parents and Guardians of 9th graders are reminded
to provide the school nurse with an updated physical exam report and
immunization record before the start of the 2016-2017 school year. Vision, hearing and postural screening as
well as measurement of height and weight of the 9th graders will be
concluded by the end of the year. You will be notified by mail if your student
does not pass one of the screenings.
Please keep the school nurse informed of changes to your
child’s health whether illness, injury, medication or significant life event. I
can be reached at 684-1330 x 5; fax: 684-1602; pbushway@cbrsd.org.
Sincerely,
Phoebe Bushway RN MS NCSN
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