Mendoza Elementary                                                                                         July 2004

 

You're Invited! PTO meetings will be held the first Tuesday of each month in the Media Center.  Mendoza is very lucky to have such dedicated parents and we hope that you will plan to join.  The PTO Hot Line is 472-1958.

Meet The Teacher/Curriculum Night, Tuesday, August 10, 2004 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 

MOVING

If you are planning to move over the summer, or are enrolling your student in another school, please let us know.  This helps us prepare and forward your child’s records, enabling his/her smooth transition.  Thank you.  If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Barrett, Registrar, at 472-1953.

DRESS STANDARDS

Mesa Public Schools recognize that student dress and grooming practices are generally a matter of personal choice.  The district also recognizes that there is a relationship between a student's choice of dress and school atmosphere.  School pride, self-esteem, general welfare of the students, the accomplishment of curriculum goals and educational objectives can be influenced by our appearance.  Students are expected to dress in a manner that promotes our mission.  School handbooks provide details.

ECA DONATION

If you would like to donate funds to Mendoza’s extra-curricular activities for students, please ask for a form and mail it to MPS.  The dollar for dollar tax credit of up to $250 for taxpayers filing jointly will make more extra-curricular activities available to more students.  Donations must be received by December 31 in order to be eligible for the tax credit this calendar year.

LOCK YOUR BIKE

      Bicycles are brought to campus at the risk of the student/owner. Bicycles are not insured by the school.  Mendoza does not take responsibility for lost, stolen or vandalized bikes.  The bike rack is at the front of the Health office.

A FEW MATTERS OF PROCEDURE

v     Visitors on campus must stop in the office, sign in and obtain a visitor badge. 

v     Volunteers When volunteering for any activity at school, please check in at the office and sign in our volunteer “guest book” on your own sheet.  We want you to become known to all our students, staff, and other volunteers and ask that you make sure to put on your volunteer nametag before beginning your activity.  Our students have been instructed, as part of our personal safety program, that adults wearing volunteer nametags are invited guests of the school. 

v     Lost and Found – If your child loses an article of clothing, school materials, a lunch box or other possessions, please check the lost and found table located right inside the front gates.  It’s a good idea to label personal possessions so that we may easily locate the owner.  Unclaimed items are donated to local charities periodically. 

v     Reporting Absences – Please notify the Mendoza office at 472-1954 as soon as possible, providing the student’s name, grade, teacher’s name and the reason for the absence.  If your child’s absence will be more than two days, notify the teacher if you need to request homework.

v     Messages - Please make sure your children have their after school instructions before they leave home in the morning. We cannot guarantee messages will get relayed and interrupting classrooms with messages is very disruptive.

v      Classroom Visits - Please do not go to your child’s classroom even if you are just dropping off homework, lunch, or money without checking in first.  We would like very much not to interrupt learning and testing time.  If you are on campus to go beyond the office and are not wearing a visitor or volunteer badge, you can expect to be asked by our staff to go to the office and sign in.  (Please be patient with us while we get to know you and if we have to ask for I.D.)

 

 

Welcome to the Nurse's Office!

Tricia Russell, R.N., B.S.N. / Susan Andazola, Health Assistant / Phone 472-1955

Mendoza Elementary School Nurse Tricia Russell, RN, B.S.N. and H. A., Susan Andazola staff our Health Office during school hours.  We are available to assist students with illness and injury related problems. In addition to these primary services, we conduct health screenings, assist students and families with referrals for medical services, follow-up, and act as a health education resource person for students and staff. The goal of Health Services is to remove barriers to the health and safety of students, enabling them to achieve their academic goals at school. 

ILLNESS/EMERGENCY

School is no place for a sick child. Please do not send your child to school if he/she has had a fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, deep cough, or a communicable disease such as chickenpox, strep throat, pink-eye, etc. in the last 24 hours.  You will be notified if your child becomes ill enough to be removed from school, sustains more than a minor injury, or has an emergency. It is the parent's responsibility to make arrangements to pick up an ill or injured child as promptly as possible. We suggest that you have someone listed on your Emergency Data Sheet in case you are not available or cannot leave work.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL INFORMATION

It is imperative that you notify the nurse if your child has a medical condition such as diabetes, seizure disorder, asthma, heart disease, allergies, (environmental and food), a physical or mental disability, etc. This will help all the school staff better serve your child. This information should be placed on the emergency section of the data sheet also. This is used to contact a child's parent in case of illness or injury so they must be returned immediately.

IMMUNIZATIONS:

ARIZONA STATE LAW ARS 15-803 states that children must have immunization (shot) information on file at school. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to furnish the school with the month, day, and year of each immunization and initiate having the child receive any needed immunization before they are allowed to attend school.

MESA SCHOOL DISTRICT

MEDICATION POLICY

Under certain unusual circumstances when it is necessary for a child to take medication during school hours, the following requirements must be met:

1.   Prescription medication must be in the original container with a non-expired prescription label and current directions.

2.   Over-the-counter medications must be in the original container with directions.

3.   Appropriate dosage including age as stated on the label will be dispensed.

4.   A written permission medication consent form must be signed by the parent/guardian to administer medication to the child.

5.   Dosage amount, time, dates to be given and name of medication must be stated.

6.   We recommend that all medication be brought to and picked up from school by a parent/guardian or another responsible adult.

7.   Inhalers cannot be kept on the child's person without a written doctor's order.

8.   It is recommended that when you get a prescription filled that needs to be given during school hours that you have the pharmacists label two bottles and send the appropriate one to school. (This is usually free). This is especially important with liquid medicines that have to be refrigerated like antibiotics. Medications that are given 3 times a day need to be given before and after school.

9.   Medications brought to school and not meeting necessary requirements will not be dispensed by the nurse and will be locked in the office until a parent/guardian verifies the medication, signs the proper form or takes it home.

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