November 17, 2009 6pm - 7:30pm

Come out and see your STARS .

• See what your child has been doing in their classes
• Hear the chorus perform
  
• Learn about the new Accelerated Reading Program
  
• Refreshments will be served
  

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Caldwell County Schools' Parent Academies

Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade teachers from Caldwell County Schools will present information on the imaginative, challenging and energetic students that inhabit their middle grade classrooms.  Discover what to expect during this important year of transition from elementary school to middle school, find methods to help your family adjust to the curriculum and expectations of middle school, and learn stategies to help your student at home.

Sixth Grade Parent Academy

November 12, 2009

5:30-6:30 p.m.

Seventh and Eighth Grade Parent Academy

November 16, 2009

5:30-6:30 p.m.

2nd Floor - Room 206

J.E. Broyhill Civic Center

1913 Hickory Boulevard, Lenoir

Light Refreshments will be provided.

Parent Academies Sponsored by Caldwell County Schools Title 1 Program

For more information contact Susan Walker, Title 1 Instructional Specialist/Parent Trainer - swalker@caa.k12.nc.us or 728-8407 ext. 162

Character Education

Congratulations to these students who were chosen by their teachers for practicing November's trait "RESPONSBILITY"!!

  H1N1

Caldwell County Public Schools are actively working with our Caldwell County Health Department to prevent outbreaks of flu, and to manage and respond to those instances when local and regional outbreaks might occur. The information provided below is a great way to defend your family and your school against the serious desease. We have also attached files with more information.

W hat is H1N1 flu?   2009 H1N1 (referred to as "swine flu" early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) signaled that a pandemic of 2009 H1N1 flu was underway.

Illness with the new H1N1 virus has ranged from mild to severe. While most people who have been sick have recovered without needing medical treatment, hospitalizations and deaths from infection with this virus have occurred.

In seasonal flu, certain people are at "high risk" of serious complications. This includes people 65 years and older, children younger than five years old, pregnant women, and people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions. About 70 percent of people who have been hospitalized with this 2009 H1N1 virus have had one or more medical conditions previously recognized as placing people at "high risk" of serious seasonal flu-related complications. This includes pregnancy, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and kidney disease.

One thing that appears to be different from seasonal influenza is that adults older than 64 years do not yet appear to be at increased risk of 2009 H1N1-related complications thus far.  CDC laboratory studies have shown that no children and very few adults younger than 60 years old have existing antibody to 2009 H1N1 flu virus; however, about one-third of adults older than 60 may have antibodies against this virus. It is unknown how much, if any, protection may be afforded against 2009 H1N1 flu by any existing antibody.

The symptoms of 2009 H1N1 flu virus in people include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. A significant number of people who have been infected with this virus also have reported diarrhea and vomiting.

There is no vaccine available right now to protect against 2009 H1N1 virus.  However, a 2009 H1N1 vaccine is currently in production and should be ready for the public in late October. As always, a vaccine will be available to protect against seasonal influenza .

Everyday actions that can protect your health by helping prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza include:

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners* are also effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
• Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
• If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC recommends that you stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. (Your fever should be gone without the use of a fever-reducing medicine.) Keep away from others as much as possible to keep from making others sick

For more information - www.cdc.gov and www.flu.gov