Seattle Schools News

Via Facebook:

I have a high school student that wants to start a Seattle coed wheelchair lacrosse team. She needs 8 players to start a team. In efforts to try to recruit I said I would also reach out to this network. Here are the coaches emails if you know of any high school students that would like to play wheelchair lacrosse. 

Thanks
ajsteinberg3@gmail.com
shelbt@sheltonfamily.com

Are you interested in the dual language/immersion program at Lincoln High School? Michele Aoki and dual language pathways principals will be there, including Ruth Medsker. Come learn and ask your questions about dual language at Lincoln. Sponsored by the JSIS, McD and HIMS PTAs

November 6 at 6:30 pm
Where: John Stanford Int'l School Library

Spanish and Japanese interpreters will be there. Childcare will be provided.

SPS is really gearing up to fight the flu.  Here's a schedule of dates for vaccinations. 

This year we are rolling out our biggest effort to prevent illness. School nurses have partnered with the Visiting Nurse Association to come to approximately 50 schools in November and early December to vaccinate both students and staff. Students can get the vaccination regardless of insurance. 

School-based health centers located in 25 of our schools also offer free flu shots to those students who are enrolled in the health center. Two Visiting Nurse Association clinics at the JSCEE are provided for staff to receive the vaccination.

Flu shots protect our most vulnerable students from getting ill and can help keep our students and staff healthy and in school. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), the single best way to protect yourself and your family from influenza is to receive a flu shot each year. The CDC recommends everyone six months of age and older be vaccinated against the flu.

Parents may still register their child for a flu vaccination by sending a completed consent form to school or by being present at school on the day of the clinic to sign the form in person.

Anybody a parent at Jane Addams, Whitman or Madison whose child has taken a personal survey at school? I'd be interested to hear what you were told (if anything) before your child took it or if your child told you anything afterwards.  It might have been called, "Check Yourself."