IMPORTANT MESSAGE: 1 Case of Swine Flu Confirmed at Mather Heights

A message from MATHER HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MATHER HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Message sent - 8/28/2009
H1N1



Dear Mather Heights Families,

This is your principal Mrs. Hamlin. Please read this important message about the H1N1 virus.

We learned late this afternoon that a member of our student body was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.

While there may have been cases reported of the H1N1 virus from within our school community, we are consistently monitoring the condition of our students and taking all necessary steps to ensure student safety and a safe school environment. We are in regular contact with the Sacramento County Health Department, and we will keep you informed about any developments that affect the health of our students and staff. At this time they are not recommending any school closure and if your child is feeling well, they are encouraged to come to school.

We ask that parents monitor their children and report any students with flu-like symptoms to both the principal and your health care provider. Signs and symptoms of influenza include:

• Fever of 100 degrees or higher
• Chills
• Sore throat or trouble swallowing
• Coughing or sneezing
• Body aches, headache
• Fatigue

When we have a report of the flu at a site, we will take all reasonable steps to sanitize the desks and other surfaces that students are likely to touch. Students, staff and parents can best protect themselves by following the advice of health professionals. They have been reminding everyone to:

 Wash their hands frequently and thoroughly
 Cover their mouths with a tissue when coughing or sneezing
 And to stay home if feeling ill


Thank you for listening to this message.

More information about the H1N1 Virus can be found at the district’s website at www.fcusd.org

Got Paper?

Hi Everyone!

Mather Heights will be hosting a Paper Drive September 1-30, 2009 to help our children in this time of budget cuts. We are asking each family to donate a minimum of 2 reams of white photocopy paper.

The reams of paper will be stacked by the cafeteria by grade level so that the children can see their progress.

On October 1st the grade level with the most paper will be announced. The grade level that wins will receive an additional recess and snowcone party.

Thank you to everyone for all of your help!

Just a reminder that the Fall Festival planning meeting is tonight (June 25) at 6:30PM in the staff lounge. We encourage all Room Parents to come as we will be choosing booths and silent auction baskets for each class. Anyone else that has new ideas or would like to help out in anyway are also welcome to come. Remember, the FF can not be successful without help from parents! :) If you are a Room Parent please reply back so that we can add you to the Room Parent distribution list. We are also looking for volunteer(s) for Room Parents for Harlin's and Cain's class. If your child is in any of these classes and you would like to help out please let us know.

Our PTA membership is still going strong! Almost 100 members have joined!!! Membership is only $7 per person and the classroom with the most members will help earn a $25 gift certificate for their teacher to help out with supplies for their classroom. If you can't be actively involved a paid membership shows that you support PTA and all the we do for the school. We also have open positions on the PTA. If you want to be involved with the board, the following positions are still open: Historian and Room Parent Coordinator. If you are interested in any of these positions or would like more information, please talk to PTA President Gena Pascual.

Lastly, the Sally Foster/Otis fundraiser ends this Wednesday the 26th. Please remember to send your child's orders back to school.

Mather Heights Calendar - Mark the Dates!

The school district is moving to paperless and did not print out a calendar of events. Below are the events for Mather Heights. They will be updated as changes occur.

thanks!

August:
25th: Fall Festival Planning meeting 6:30PM in staff lounge.
26th: End of Sally Foster/Otis fundraiser. Orders due back.

September:
1-30: Paper Drive!
[CHANGE IN DATE] 3rd: PTA Meeting 6:30PM in staff lounge
7th: No school
8th: Parent Participation Preschool starts
15th: Fall Festival planning meeting 6:30 pm
25th: Recycling Drop Off at the school (or email MatherRecycles@gmail.com to have your recycling picked up any time) and Movie night (tentative)

October:
1st: Cookie Dough/Sally Foster delivery
2nd: 9th Annual Fall Festival
6: PTA Meeting 6:30pm
16: Costume Swap (tentative)
23rd: Blue Flyer Lunch (lunch with Principal)
30th: Recycling Drop off (or email MatherRecycles@gmail.com to have your recycling picked up any time)

November:
2-18: Can you spare a dollar fundraiser (money due back on the 18th)
6th: Super min day. Everyone out at 11:48AM
11th: Veteran's Day. No school
16th-20th: Parent teacher conferences (Min day 1:31PM release)
23-27: Thanksgiving break

December:
4: Blue Flyer lunch
12: Pancakes with Santa
21-Jan 4: Winter Break

January:
5: Return back to school from break
18: MLK No school

February:
5: Blue Flyer lunch
12: Min day (tentative)
15-19 President's week, No school
26: Min Day (1:31PM)

March:
2: Star writing (4th grade)
15-19 5th graders field trip to Shady Creek
26: Blue Flyer Lunch
29-April 5th: Spring Break
30: Blue Flyer Lunch

May:
12: Open house
14: Blue Flyer Lunch
21: Super Min day (11:48AM)
28: Last day of school

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