Welcome Back Letter 2017-2018 School Year
Palmyra Eagle School District employs a part time registered nurse to serve the students and families of the district since Oct. 2017. The role of the school nurse is to assist you the parents/guardians with health concerns that your student may have and to make sure that students are healthy and ready to learn!
Here are some items to have completed prior to the start of the school year:
- Physicals –annual physicals address any health concerns and promote health prevention
- Immunizations up to date
- Immunizations are required by state law to attend school. Immunizations are given for the protection of your student and for those around. I encourage you to contact me if you are unsure of your student’s vaccination history or you may also visit Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR) https://www.dhswir.org/PR/clientSearch.do?language=en . If in the past you have waived an immunization, please be sure to get those immunizations up to date as quickly as possible. If an outbreak of a disease would occur in a school and you have waived that vaccination you will be required to keep your student home until vaccinated or the disease outbreak is no longer a threat.
- Student Immunization Record - Please fill out this form annually and turn into your student's school office.
- Immunization Letter 2017-2018 School Year
- Eye exams –essential to your child’s success in the classroom (most vision difficulty is undetected) 1 in 4 children have a vision disorder
- Dental exams – recommendation every 6 months for good overall health
- Medications at School-
o Medications may be administered at school when necessary; however medications are always encouraged to be given at home. If medication will be needed at school, please see the district website for a medication form or contact your student’s school office. This form must be completed and signed by you for any medication prescription and non - prescription that you request be administered to your student while at school. Please note that prescription medication also requires a health care provider’s signature as well as you the parent/guardian.
I encourage you to email me at ljensen@peasd.org or call me at 262-443-0792 any time or feel free to contact me at your student’s school; Palmyra Elementary School 262-495-7103 ext. 3146, Eagle Elementary 262-594-2148 or MS/HS 262-495-7101 ext. 2311.
Wishing you a healthy school year!
Lisa Jensen, BSN, RN
Palmyra Eagle School District Nurse
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