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LoginUseful linksParent WorkshopsPreventing Underage Drinking-A Town Hall Meeting: Wed, April 25 7-8:00, Colusa High School Library Cyberbullying: Wed, April 18 6:30-7:30, Egling Middle School Cafeteria How to Keep Your Kids Safe: Wed, April 24 6-7:30, Egling Middle School Cafeteria Open HousePlease join us on April 4th for our Egling Middle School Open House from 5:30-7:00. We will have several displays set up in the cafeteria and the gym including 4th grade missions, a book fair, parent information, student work, a performance by the band and choir and much more. Hope to see you there!
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NewsTdap required next school year for incoming 7th graders
For the 2012-2013 school year, and all future school years, all students entering, advancing or transferring into 7th grade will need proof of an adolescent whooping cough booster immunization (called “Tdap”) for school in the fall. This requirement applies to all public and private schools. The new requirement was signed into law in 2010. In 2010, California experienced its worst outbreak of pertussis in more than half a century, with more than 9,000 confirmed cases and 10 infant deaths. The new immunization requirement is intended to help reduce the spread of whooping cough among California’s youth. Most children are fully protected prior to entering kindergarten because of the DTaP vaccine, a vaccine made for younger children. However, protection to these diseases wears off and preteens and teens may be at risk for catching this dangerous disease without a booster. The Tdap requirement affects all incoming 7th grade students in California, so it’s important to avoid the back-to-school rush and to get our children vaccinated now. Tell other parents with children in the 6th grade about the requirement and encourage them to schedule the shot early, before summer. It is important to bring proof of this vaccine to your child's school as documentation. Remember, in addition to the Tdap booster, there are several important vaccines recommended for preteens and teens including the meningococcal vaccine, a second chickenpox shot (if they never had chickenpox disease), and the HPV vaccine series. Everyone older than six months old is recommended to receive a seasonal flu vaccine.
The California Department of Public Health and the California Department of Education have been working collaboratively on this important measure. Information on the new Tdap requirement, including information on where to get free or low cost vaccines, forms, and FAQs are available at www.ShotsForSchool.org.
Based on article submitted by the California Immunization Coalition www.immunizeca.org
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Out-of-School Time Homework Help
The Colusa County Library is offering a free program that allows students of all ages (K-16) to go online and access free homework help through the website Tutor.com. Tutor.com offers expert tutors who work one-on-one with the student in an easy-to-use online classroom between the hours of 2 pm-11 pm. Students can also access web pages that provide reviews of hundreds of different topics. Students are able to get help with homework, test prep, studying, proofreading, essay writing, projects and many other types of homework that may be assigned. The Skillscenter Resource Library is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The website can be accessed from anywhere there's a computer and internet service available. Students can even study and interact with a tutor in Spanish. Tutor.com can also be accessed from iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices. To use this resource, students should go to the library website at www.countyofcolusa.org/library and look for the link to tutor.com. Links to both the library and tutor.com are also provided on this page under "Useful Links." Students will need the number from their Colusa County Library card to log on.
NotesA Note from the Nurse...
There have been reports of increased stomach flu in our schools. Please take a minute to read the information below. If your child is vomiting or has diarrhea or a fever of 100 ◦ or more, please keep them home until they are symptom free. The stomach flu is not actually caused by the influenza virus, as the common name might suggest. The correct term for the illness is viral gastroenteritis, and it is a viral infection of the digestive system. Flu-like symptoms such as a fever and muscle aches may accompany the predominant symptoms of the stomach flu, which are nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Stomach flu is contagious therefore limiting exposure from someone who is sick can be the best form of prevention.
Virginia Yerxa Community Read
The Virginia Yerxa Community Read was founded in the fall of 2009 by family and friends of Virginia Wilson Yerxa, a beloved and vital member of the Colusa community for more than 60 years. John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," a book which many families in Colusa County can relate, has been chosen as the book for the third annual Virginia Read. It is the saga of a family, the Joads, who are forced out of Oklahoma during the Great Depression, and seek a new life in California. Published in 1939, Steinbeck was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 for the classic novel. Like the past selections, the Virginia Read organizers are planning a variety of events surrounding the book, such as panel discussions, the annual picnic that typically offers a variety of activities, music, art displays and the possible showing of the movie that stars Henry Fonda. Planning for those activities are under way for the spring event. But all anyone really has to do to be involved in the Virginia Read is to pick up the book and start reading. More information about upcoming events and the 2012 Virginia Read is available at www.virginiaread.net .
Access to Grades Online
We continue to have the process that allows parents to access their child’s grades and attendance online. (Aeries Browser Interface). If you have not signed up and would like to use this service, please contact the office for the step-by-step process. We strongly encourage all parents to take advantage of this opportunity. You can see exactly which assignments have been turned in and each part of their grade (homework, tests, quizzes, projects, etc.).
Student Pick-up and Drop-off
Just a reminder to be very cautious when picking up and dropping off children at school. After school, please use Webster and 8thStreet side of the school as much as possible. Also, the use of Fremont Street in the back of the school is an excellent option.
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Developmental Assets Information LinksWanted...Gently used E-readers for the Colusa County Library. See the attached flier for more information. Book Fair!!!!Egling's Spring Book Fair is coming...April 2nd-6th in Media II. It will be open during Open House as well. If you can't make it in person, here is a link to our school homepage for the book fair. Parents can purchase books from our website and it has an expanded selection of books as well. Thanks for your support!
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Colusa,
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Colusa,
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