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WELCOME BACK 2007-2008 |
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Dates to Remember
VISION SCREENINGS: COMING THIS FALL...ALL STUDENT (KIND-6TH GRADE) WILL HAVE THEIR HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AND VISION SCREENINGS. YOU WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED OF THESE RESULTS UNLESS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR CHILD'S NEAR OR FAR VISION IS DETECTED, OR YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER SUSPECTS THAT THERE IS A POSSIBLE CONCERN. HEARING SCREENINGS MANDATED HEARING SCREENING ARE DONE ON ALL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 3RD GRADE. THE DATE FOR THE 2007-2008 HEARING SCREENINGS HAVE NOT BEEN SCHEDULED. THIS IS SCHEDULED WITH CHRIS HUGHES ARIN HEARING SPECIALIST, AND IS DONE AS A MASS SCREENING, AND IS BASED ON HER AVAILABILITY. HOWEVER, IF YOU FEEL THAT YOUR CHILD MAY NEED IT DONE, PLEASE CALL THE SCHOOL, AND YOUR SCHOOL NURSE CAN DO THIS EXAMINATION. HEIGHT AND WEIGHT YOUR CHILD'S HEIGHT AND WEIGHT WILL BE DONE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. YOU WILL BE SENT A LETTER IN FORMING YOU OF YOUR CHILD'S BODY MASS INDEX PERCENTILE. PLEASE VISIT THE BODY MASS INDEX SITE THAT EXPLAINS HOW THE PERCENTILES ARE CALCULATED. |