School Notebook Week of Jan 3 7 Elementary Schools
Weekly updates from Austin Blackshear Blanton Burnet Cavazos Johnson Milam Reagan Ross elementary, noting after school activities, meetings, rodeos, pledges, writing prompts, essays, and student programs. Highlights include PTA meetings, report cards, sponsorships, and special events across campuses.
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Austin Elementary
Reading Your Child’s Stress Signals At School
Parents are advised to know their child to judge if staying home is best or if riding the bus is appropriate when illness or stress arise. The guidance emphasizes personal understanding over rigid rules to decide attendance.
When Should a Child Stay Home From School
Guidance from pediatric professionals on distinguishing real illness from feigned issues and the role of parental insight. Indicators include diarrhea vomiting fever or a new rash. Consider stressors like bullying or tests and communicate with the child and teachers to decide if rest at home is best. If fever or coughing is present, keep them home to recover and prevent spreading illness.
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Chool
Sharon Hermiller
Pediatrics
Lima (Ohio) Memorial Hospital
Hermiller
Becky Gebhart
St. Rita’s Medical Center
Lima
Ohio
Dorothy Mershman
What is a charter school and how it works
The piece explains charter schools as independently run under a contract for set years, with loss of charter if results fail. In Milwaukee, two forms exist within MPS: traditional charters with union staff and more autonomous non MPS schools. It notes voucher programs are separate and religious schools are not charter schools.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Public Schools
MPS
Meet Marsha Dry Backstory Readies Ireland Librarian
Marsha Dry, a librarian at Ireland for 29 years, grew up in Wickett and Mona Hans. She is married to Bill Dry with a cat named Sissy, loves reading, and values friends. A Sul Ross State University and Texas Women's University graduate, she teaches kids to use technology for research and school projects, while promoting reading aloud and literary discovery. Her mission is to give students lifelong skills and show the value of education. For more information, call 333-7795.
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Dry
Ireland
Wickett and
Monahans
Bill Dry
Sissy
Sul Ross State University
Texas Women’s University
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