CSES PTA Newsletter Principal Jodi S. Poff • 5404 Springlawn Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24018 • csespta.com • 540-772-7558 October ‘17 From the Principal’s Desk. . Fall is here and we are finally feeling it in the air! I hope you are planning to join us at the CSES PTA Fall Fun Run event this Friday at the CSMS track. This is a fun, FREE, family event! A not-so-fun topic is pediculosis, also known as “head lice”. These are tiny, wingless insects that live close to the human scalp. It is hard to spot head lice because they are very small, avoid light and move fast. The eggs, also called nits, are easier to see. Nits may appear yellowish or white. Nits are most often found in the hair behind the ears and at the back of the head and neck. Unlike dandruff or dry scalp/skin, nits cannot be easily flicked off the hair because the nits are attached to an individual strand of hair and are difficult to remove. Head lice move by crawling (not jumping or flying) and are spread through head to head direct contact with an affected person. It is possible, but not common, to spread head lice by contact with items that have been in contact with a person with head lice - such as clothing, hats, scarves, combs, brushes, or towels. The spread of head lice is not related to hygiene. While teachers and school staff have experience with the detection and prevention of head lice, it is imperative that schools and parents cooperate together to prevent this nuisance from spreading. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of School Nurses indicate that, while a nuisance and frustrating to families directly affected by it, head lice does not pose a health risk and should not keep otherwise healthy students from attending school. Here are some resources that can help you in checking your child(ren) for head lice: http://www.healthline.com/health/lice-symptoms#1 or https:// www.centerforlicecontrol.com/how-to-check-for-lice/ or contact Karen Barr, CSES school nurse. If you notice your child scratching his/her head or would like your child’s head checked at school please let us know. Unfortunately, I have first-hand experience with this - my own kids were not good at sharing with each other, until they shared head lice with each other and me one summer! Sometimes parents discover head lice on a child at home and provide treatment without sharing this information with the school. It is certainly a parent’s decision whether or not to notify the school, but I’d like to ask all parents to please notify school if you discover that your child has nits or lice so we can limit head-to -head and article-to-article contact at school to help prevent the spread of this nuisance. Students may be encouraged to store jackets/coats/hats in backpacks rather than having these items touching each other while at school. Lice may also spread by transfer from one person to another by items such as brushes/combs/hair accessories, headphones (personal headphones are allowed for classroom and computer lab use), pillows/ towels. If head lice is discovered on your child at school, you will be notified by the school nurse that lice/nits have been found on your child. The school nurse will also notify you of the need for treatment. A key step in eliminating and avoiding reinfestation is diligent monitoring of your child’s head for approximately 7-10 days after the initial discovery of head lice. I hope you find this information helpful and will let me know if you have questions or need clarification. As always, please don’t hesitate to call or email me with ideas, questions, or concerns – I enjoy hearing from you – (540) 772-7558 or [email protected]. Jodi Poff, Principal
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CSES PTA Newsletter Principal Jodi S. Poff • 5404 Springlawn Avenue, Roanoke, VA 24018 • csespta.com • 540-772-7558
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From the Principal’s Desk. .
Fall is here and we are finally feeling it in the air! I hope you are planning to join us at the CSES PTA Fall Fun
Run event this Friday at the CSMS track. This is a fun, FREE, family event!
A not-so-fun topic is pediculosis, also known as “head lice”. These are tiny, wingless insects that live close to the human scalp. It is hard to spot head lice because they are very small, avoid light and move fast. The eggs, also called nits, are easier to see. Nits may appear yellowish or white. Nits are most often found in the hair behind the ears and at the back of the head and neck. Unlike dandruff or dry scalp/skin, nits cannot be easily flicked off the hair because the nits are attached to an individual strand of hair and are difficult to remove. Head lice move by crawling (not jumping or flying) and are spread through head to head direct contact with an affected person. It is possible, but not common, to spread head lice by contact with items that have been in contact with a person with head lice - such as clothing, hats, scarves, combs, brushes, or towels. The
spread of head lice is not related to hygiene.
While teachers and school staff have experience with the detection and prevention of head lice, it is imperative that schools and parents cooperate together to prevent this nuisance from spreading. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of School Nurses indicate that, while a nuisance and frustrating to families directly affected by it, head lice does not pose a health risk and should not keep otherwise healthy students from attending school. Here are some resources that can help you in checking your child(ren) for head lice: http://www.healthline.com/health/lice-symptoms#1 or https://www.centerforlicecontrol.com/how-to-check-for-lice/ or contact Karen Barr, CSES school nurse. If you notice your child scratching his/her head or would like your child’s head checked at school please let us know. Unfortunately, I have first-hand experience with this - my own kids were not good at sharing with each other,
until they shared head lice with each other and me one summer!
Sometimes parents discover head lice on a child at home and provide treatment without sharing this information with the school. It is certainly a parent’s decision whether or not to notify the school, but I’d like to ask all parents to please notify school if you discover that your child has nits or lice so we can limit head-to-head and article-to-article contact at school to help prevent the spread of this nuisance. Students may be encouraged to store jackets/coats/hats in backpacks rather than having these items touching each other while at school. Lice may also spread by transfer from one person to another by items such as brushes/combs/hair accessories, headphones (personal headphones are allowed for classroom and computer lab use), pillows/towels. If head lice is discovered on your child at school, you will be notified by the school nurse that lice/nits have been found on your child. The school nurse will also notify you of the need for treatment. A key step in eliminating and avoiding reinfestation is diligent monitoring of your child’s head for approximately 7-10 days
after the initial discovery of head lice.
I hope you find this information helpful and will let me know if you have questions or need clarification. As always, please don’t hesitate to call or email me with ideas, questions, or concerns – I enjoy hearing from you
October 23 - 26 Monday: “Team Up Against Drugs” - Students are en-couraged to wear their favorite team jersey to school. Tuesday: “Your FUTURE is Key, So Stay Drug Free” - Career Dress Up Day - what does your future hold? Wednesday: “Love Yourself, Red-Out Wednesday” - Wear Red, Red, Red!!! Thursday: “Follow Your Dreams, Don’t Do Drugs” -
Wear Pajamas to school!
National Family Partnership,
formerly the National Federation
of Parents for Drug Free Youth,
was established as a grassroots,
nonprofit organization in 1980 by a
handful of concerned and determined parents who were
convinced they should begin to play a leadership role in
drug prevention. NFP provides drug awareness by
sponsoring the annual National Red Ribbon CampaignTM.
CSES will observe Red Ribbon Week from October 23-26th
and will emphasize healthy choices and good character.
To observe this week, CSES will have the following theme
days: THANK YOU to those
who helped with our
Rebecca & Blair Wiegard - Justin & Emily Dudley - Justin, Jennifer, JD, Jessi-ca, Jordan, & Jacob Carr – Jodi Poff, Eric, & Norah Poff – David, Jenny, Bella, Mimi, & Wilson Brooks - Andrew & Eli Raymond - Jen, Andy, & Megan White - Yushen Chang – Meribel & Thomas Pan – Jennifer & Lila Mueller – Christina, Sebastien, & Vincent Cro-teau - Cyndi, Leila, & Fiona Ramey – Jason, Melissa, Chloe, & Liam Dowdy – Andrea & Andrew Draper - Aimee & Alexandra Conlee – Mark, Cindy, Garrett, & Carson Waters – Jessica, Charlie, Kaylee, Kourtney,
& CJ Goens – & Michelle Musser
CSESPTA.COM
Visit our website, the place to find
information about Cave Spring Elementary.
Our website is your source for information
such as the PTA budget, volunteer
opportunities, PTA events, PTA meeting
dates, and much more!
Cave Spring Elementary
School PTA
STAY CONNECTED!
THANK YOU….
… Bethanie Polakowski and Stephanie Weddle for the popping popcorn September birthday bulletin board & and
for the fantastic October spider birthday bulletin board
… Ronald Williams and Andrew Raymond for kicking off the Destination Imagination program!
… to the Fall Fun Run Planning Committee who have been hard at work over the past two months: Christina
Croteau, Andrea Draper, Cyndi Ramey, Heather Lindstrom, Abby Bartley, Chrissy Underwood and Carrie
Garrett. A big thank you to William Alexander for our awesome logo!
...to our hospitality volunteers who welcomed the staff back to school with yummy snacks.
… to Walmart, Fleet Feet Roanoke, Audiotronics, and Elderberrys who made a prize donation to the Fall Fun
Run!
… Erica Moseley for organizing a very successful and fun STEAM night!
… Cyndi Ramey for securing and organizing the Homeroom Parents and holding a training session for them! And
an extra big thank you to ALL who volunteered to be a Homeroom Parent!
… Cyndi Ramey and Stephanie Candelario for securing, organizing and filling the library volunteer slots. Thanks
also to Cyndi, Stephanie, and Luanne Hatcher for the Library Volunteer Lunch!
… Molly Westerhold for organizing all the volunteer forms. In addition, thank you to ALL our volunteers who
sent the form into the school. We can’t succeed without you!
… Beth Smith for putting the school directory together!
… Aimee Conlee for organizing the Fall Grounds Clean-Up Day!
Thank you to all of you that have signed up to become a CSES
PTA member! We are off to a great start but are not at 100%
participation. Please visit www.csespta.com for links and instruction
on how to become a member on-line or contact Melissa Mercure
