Health Office News

 

Dear all,

Summer is here and this is our last newsletter for this school year! Yayy!!

A few things to remind you about before we let you off to enjoy your summer break:

😷  Please continue taking care of yourself and remember the importance of personal protection precautions (masks, gloves, social distance). We want you to stay safe and protected!

💉  We definitely encourage COVID vaccination! Therefore, if a student gets vaccinated during the summer, please send us his/her vaccination certificate for our records!

❗️  As you have your travel plans organized, please, keep us updated as well as that will help us to keep things organized for next year, and we’ll be able to better guide you as well.

      Fill In Summer Travel and Return Survey

🛡  Please complete the required immunization updates that were sent from school with your children. If you don’t have it, please, let us know and we will send it to you!

☀️  Summer is finally here!! If you are planning to spend some time outside, please, be mindful:
      - dress appropriately
      - ensure you are well hydrated
      - try to avoid spending time outside in the afternoon, when the heat is particularly high outside
      - stay in the shade, if possible
      - use your sunscreen 

✈️  International travel policy is being changed for the upcoming fall semester, as you will see it in the Summer Travel and Returning to School Survey. We are anticipating a few other changes coming, but, we will keep you updated and will let you know as soon as we have any updated information!

Important dates to remember for the end of the summer break:

August 21 - new family orientation

August 23 - open house

August 24 - first day of school

We are, obviously, hoping to have everyone back and celebrate the beginning of the new school year as before, all together in one place! However, in light of the current pandemic, things might be different and we will update you as soon as we are aware of any changes!

We would like to thank every family and every parent for your outstanding support and patience throughout this extremely eventful year! Also, thank you to all the students, they all worked extremely hard to keep up with all the constant changes and challenges that were thrown their way! Therefore, enjoy your well-deserved summer break and will see you all back next year! 

Thank you!
AAS Health Office Team

 

❤️  Thank You to Parents

We would like to say thank you to all our hardworking AAS parents!

We are slowly nearing the end of the school year and would like to thank all of you for helping us to fight through the endless covid restrictions! We appreciate your help by keeping your children home, staying mindful during challenging situation, and helping us keep our community and students safe! We also appreciate all your work and efforts when it comes to updating your children’s immunizations and health files!
 
Regarding any COVID news and/or updates that are happening at school, please, read the weekly director’s notes!
 

😷  Masks

Just a reminder to send extra masks for kids as they need to be changed every 2-3 hours, or at least once a day to ensure their effectiveness. 

Learn more about masks 
 

🩺  Health Screenings

The health screenings are completed for this year.

• For those students that did not have their screening completed, please, visit the Health Office and we will arrange a time.
• For those students that will not be able to have it completed for any other reason, - parents will be contacted with immunization letters and the description of heath requirements to be updated for next school year.

If you have any questions, please, contact the Health Office.
 

🎫  Daily Passes

Please sign your daily passes!!

The 3 questions on the pass can only be answered by parents/guardians. Please make sure to carefully fill out daily passes with legible information. If daily passes are not complete, the students are required to wait until the Health Office staff verifies all the required information with everyone’s parents. As a result, students may be late for their classes!

It is especially important these days as students are writing their exams and definitely would not want to be late! Students are not allowed to sign their passes!

If you don’t have passes at home, students can have blank passes from their respective division offices.
 

🤒  Sick Family Members

If you have a family member that is experiencing any flu-like symptoms, please, keep your children home for the safety of everyone else in your home and our community. It’s been confirmed on multiple occasions that even minor symptoms, such as sudden headaches, general malaise, dry cough, and a runny nose - could be a sign of COVID, especially if there’s a combination of several symptoms together.

Moreover, if you have a family member sick with COVID, - everyone in the family should be tested and quarantined. We definitely recommend staying home and getting tested if you are having any questionable doubts about yours and your family’s health. If you are in doubt, - please, reach out to the Health Office for further guidance.
 

🤢  Any GI Issues / Fever Concerns

We would like to mention that we’ve noticed an increased incidence of GI concerns in the last few days.

Not to alarm anyone, but, if your child is not feeling well, and it is a GI related issue (vomiting/diarrhea), - please notify the Health Office as it would be helpful for us to know and to keep track of the occurrences.

We also would like to remind you that if your child has a fever, he/she should remain home until fever free for at least 72 hours without any fever-reducing medications. In the case, if you child had an episode of vomiting/diarrhea – he/she should remain home for 48 hours until there are no further episodes for at least 24 hours before coming back to school. Also, please keep siblings home as well as these symptoms are very contagious and spread very easily, especially among kids within the same family unit.

All situations are unique, please, if you are in doubt, contact the Health Office and we will guide you further, depending on your situation.
 

✈️  International Travel

14 days quarantine is still in effect for ALL international travelers.

Please keep the Health Office updated about your travel plans and return dates as we are constantly monitoring all COVID related information in the AAS community in order to make sure everyone’s safety and wellbeing. If you develop any symptoms, please, get tested, inform the Health Office, and provide your test results as soon as possible.

Also, if an individual family member travels alone outside of Russia he/she is required to isolate, the rest of the family members do not have to and can continue living their regular everyday lives, and to continue monitoring themselves for any possible symptoms.
 

🌼  Allergies

Springtime is an allergy season.

If you child suffers from environmental allergies and requires medication, please let us know! If they do need a medication to be administered, please, contact us and we will guide you through the required steps.
 

☀️  Weather changes

Summer is finally here!!

If you are planning to spend some time outside, please:

• dress appropriately
• ensure you are well hydrated
• try to avoid spending time outside in the afternoon, when the heat is particularly high outside
• stay in the shade, if possible
• use your sunscreen

Thank you for your commitment to keep our students and the AAS community healthy and safe!
The AAS Health Office team.