USD 243 - Lebo Grade School: News

Update

Lebo Elementary, Junior High and High School were recognized by the Kansas State Board of Education for achieving the Standard of Excellence on the 2008-2009 Kansas State Assessments in 3rd, 7th, 8th & 11th Grade Reading; in 4th & 5th Grade Math & Reading; and 6th Grade Math. We also achieved the Building Level Standard of Excellence in Reading and Mathematics in both the Elementary and Junior/Senior High Schools.
Congratulations!

AR has a new look!

Now from the District Web page, you can follow the AR link to the AR Home Connect webpage. With your child’s user name & password, you can log in to the AR program and watch your student’s progress on AR Quizzes and Vocabulary Quizzes. You can also look at their AR Bookshelf, which includes all books they have read for the AR program. An informational letter, including the user name & password for elementary students, should go home before Thanksgiving, with JH and HS students after the break.
Another good source for reading and supplement for the AR program is the Kansas Book Connect. Through KSDE and AR, you can look for books in your child’s interest and reading range. www.kansas.bookconnect.com
These books are all AR quizzes and many not necessarily be available at the school library. To request books from the Coffey County Library, go to www.cclibraryks.org. With your library card number and pin number, you can place a request for delivery to the Lebo Library of books located. For more information, contact Lebo Public Library.

10 Steps to staying ahead of head lice

Lebo Elementary continues to have students with head lice. Head lice are not uncommon among young children. Parents should assume that head lice are present in the schools as well as other community settings at all times. Parents should continue weekly inspections of their children for lice throughout the school year. Head lice can not be completely eliminated from communities or schools. Neither the occurrence of a case nor an outbreak should be considered as evidence of a breakdown in hygienic practices on the part of the individuals, families or schools. Practices should have minimal disruptive effect on children’s educational experiences and minimal stigmatizing impact on children.
1. Watch for signs of head lice, such as frequent head scratching. Anyone can get head lice... mainly by head-to-head contact but also from sharing hats, brushes and headrests. Lice do not jump or fly.
2. Check all family members for lice and nits (lice eggs) at least once a week. Only those infested should be treated. Lice are reddish-brown wingless insects, nits are grayish-white, always oval shaped, and are glued at an angle to the side of the hair shaft.
3. Be sure not to confuse nits with hair debris such as bright irregularly shaped clumps of dandruff stuck to the hair shaft or elongated segments of dandruff encircling the hair shaft and easily dislodged. Lice treatment is not appropriate for hair debris.
4. Consult your pharmacist or physician before applying or using lice treatment pesticides when the person involved is pregnant, nursing, has allergies, asthma, epilepsy, has pre-existing medical conditions, or has lice or nits in the eyebrows or eyelashes. Never use a pesticide on or near the eyes.
5. Remember, all lice-killing products are pesticides. If you choose to purchase an over-the-counter treatment, follow the directions carefully and use with caution. If the product fails, do not switch to other over-the-counter treatments or use any prescription products as a "last resort". This can be potentially harmful. Manual Removal is the safe alternative and a necessary component to any head lice treatment regimen.
6. Follow package directions carefully. Use the product over the sink, not in the tub or shower. Always keep the eyes covered.
7. Remove all nits. This assures total lice treatment. Separate hair in sections and remove all attached nits with a lice comb or your fingernails.
8. Wash bedding and recently worn clothing in hot water and dry in a hot dryer. Combs and brushes may be soaked in hot water (not boiling) for 10 minutes.
9. Avoid lice sprays! Vacuuming is the safest and best way to remove lice or fallen hairs with attached nits from upholstered furniture, rugs, stuffed animals and car seats.
10. Notify your child's school to report a lice outbreak. Check for lice on a regular basis. This is the best way to protect your family and community.
For more information about head lice, go to:
www.headlice.org.

Doug Piper op Wednesday 31 December 1969 - 18:00:17
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