Hi all,
Thanks to Colin's proposal in class meeting on Wednesday (and our awesome amendments and consenus decision making powers), we will be having pie in advising.
I am making pie right now! And we will commence our feasting on pie at 11:00. Here is why:
The general schedule for tomorrow is...
8:30-9:30 All School Meet
9:30-10:30 HS Meet (full agenda)
10:30 Gap Year Guest Speaker (within hs meeting)
10:50-11am Break (talk individually with Gap Year guy)
11-12pm Be the Change Class in Advising
Ken
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Head Lice Information
Hi Advising Famillies.
If you have a younger student at Trillium you know that the 345 classes have had several students found (and sent home) with head lice. A High School student was also found to have head lice. On Thursday, we checked all of the Upper School students for lice during advising. In order to contain this within the school any students found to have nits and/or lice will be sent home. It would be helpful if you could do a thorough head check in the morning before your kiddo comes into school.
Below is some helpful information for preventing and treating. Please let me know if you have any questions and I'll give an update on how we're doing.
- Ken
Head lice are extremely contagious. Close contact or sharing personal belongings, such as hats or hairbrushes, puts people at risk. Children ages 3-11 and their families get head lice most often. Personal hygiene has nothing to do with getting head lice. Parents, please express to your child how important it is for your child NOT to share hairbrushes and combs, barrettes and rubber bands as well as hats.
As a school, we cannot stress how important it is to be vigilant in following the proper procedure when dealing with lice &/or nits. The school requires children to be free of lice and nits before returning to the classroom.
Below is information gathered from Medline Plus
Head lice are parasitic wingless insects. They live on people's heads and feed on their blood. An adult is called a louse and is about the size of a sesame seed. The eggs, called nits, are even smaller - almost like a dandruff flake. Lice and nits are easiest to detect at the neckline and behind the ear, but they can really be found anywhere on the head. The students that I sent home today both had nits and/or lice on the TOP of their head.
Symptoms are
• Tickling feeling in the hair
• Frequent itching
• Sores from scratching
The most important step in treating head lice is to treat the person and other family members with medicine to kill the lice.
How can I treat head lice?
Head lice can be treated with over-the-counter or prescription products. Shampoos and lotions that kill head lice contain pesticides and other chemicals, so it is important to talk to your doctor before using these products, especially if you are pregnant or nursing, or if you have allergies or asthma. It is also not safe to use products with pesticides on or near your eyes. If you find head lice or nits in eyelashes or brows, talk to your doctor.
The products that kill head lice don't usually kill all nits. To reduce the risk of another lice infestation, pick the remaining lice and nits by hand or by using a special comb (one brand name: LiceMeister comb) to remove them. Comb through all of the hair one section at a time every 3 days or more often, for at least 2 weeks or until you stop seeing head lice and nits.
You should also use hot water to wash any bed linens, towels and clothing recently worn by the person who had head lice. Vacuum anything that can't be washed such as the couch, carpets, your child's car seat and any stuffed animals. Because head lice don't live very long away from the scalp, you don't need to use lice spray on these items.
Additional information regarding non-toxic methods can be found by clicking here and detailed instructions by clicking here.
Here are some other tips and suggestions that might be helpful:
Steps to take at home
1. Children WITHOUT lice should lather up their heads with hair gel each morning before school. Lice do not like hair gel. And girls should wear their hair in a braid or pony tail every day.
2. Place your child's hats and coat in a very hot dryer the moment you come home from school.
Preventative Care:
I've read (several places) that head lice are repelled by tea-tree oil & rosemary. You can find all natural shampoo, conditioner & hairspray formulated to repel head lice (supposedly) here
Also, I found at New Seasons Giovanni shampoo and conditioner that has tea tree oil & rosemary oil.
Additional tips and suggestions:
* KeepKidsHealthy.com
*Center for Disease Control
* Pediatrics.com(1)
* Pediatrics.com(2)
* CDC (2)
* KeepKidsHealthy.com (2)
LiceGuard Robi Comb (available at drug stores)
Retail Price: $35.00
Web Price: $29.95
International Bestseller
ZAP LICE dead on contact while combing DRY hair.
As the comb slides through the hair, it makes a soft humming sound until it encounters a louse.
The humming sound stops and a small electrical charge passes from the comb's teeth through the louse. Using the small brush included in the package, the user removes the dead louse from the comb's teeth and resumes combing.
The comb can be stored and used repeatedly by the entire family!
If you have a younger student at Trillium you know that the 345 classes have had several students found (and sent home) with head lice. A High School student was also found to have head lice. On Thursday, we checked all of the Upper School students for lice during advising. In order to contain this within the school any students found to have nits and/or lice will be sent home. It would be helpful if you could do a thorough head check in the morning before your kiddo comes into school.
Below is some helpful information for preventing and treating. Please let me know if you have any questions and I'll give an update on how we're doing.
- Ken
Head lice are extremely contagious. Close contact or sharing personal belongings, such as hats or hairbrushes, puts people at risk. Children ages 3-11 and their families get head lice most often. Personal hygiene has nothing to do with getting head lice. Parents, please express to your child how important it is for your child NOT to share hairbrushes and combs, barrettes and rubber bands as well as hats.
As a school, we cannot stress how important it is to be vigilant in following the proper procedure when dealing with lice &/or nits. The school requires children to be free of lice and nits before returning to the classroom.
Below is information gathered from Medline Plus
Head lice are parasitic wingless insects. They live on people's heads and feed on their blood. An adult is called a louse and is about the size of a sesame seed. The eggs, called nits, are even smaller - almost like a dandruff flake. Lice and nits are easiest to detect at the neckline and behind the ear, but they can really be found anywhere on the head. The students that I sent home today both had nits and/or lice on the TOP of their head.
Symptoms are
• Tickling feeling in the hair
• Frequent itching
• Sores from scratching
The most important step in treating head lice is to treat the person and other family members with medicine to kill the lice.
How can I treat head lice?
Head lice can be treated with over-the-counter or prescription products. Shampoos and lotions that kill head lice contain pesticides and other chemicals, so it is important to talk to your doctor before using these products, especially if you are pregnant or nursing, or if you have allergies or asthma. It is also not safe to use products with pesticides on or near your eyes. If you find head lice or nits in eyelashes or brows, talk to your doctor.
The products that kill head lice don't usually kill all nits. To reduce the risk of another lice infestation, pick the remaining lice and nits by hand or by using a special comb (one brand name: LiceMeister comb) to remove them. Comb through all of the hair one section at a time every 3 days or more often, for at least 2 weeks or until you stop seeing head lice and nits.
You should also use hot water to wash any bed linens, towels and clothing recently worn by the person who had head lice. Vacuum anything that can't be washed such as the couch, carpets, your child's car seat and any stuffed animals. Because head lice don't live very long away from the scalp, you don't need to use lice spray on these items.
Additional information regarding non-toxic methods can be found by clicking here and detailed instructions by clicking here.
Here are some other tips and suggestions that might be helpful:
Steps to take at home
1. Children WITHOUT lice should lather up their heads with hair gel each morning before school. Lice do not like hair gel. And girls should wear their hair in a braid or pony tail every day.
2. Place your child's hats and coat in a very hot dryer the moment you come home from school.
Preventative Care:
I've read (several places) that head lice are repelled by tea-tree oil & rosemary. You can find all natural shampoo, conditioner & hairspray formulated to repel head lice (supposedly) here
Also, I found at New Seasons Giovanni shampoo and conditioner that has tea tree oil & rosemary oil.
Additional tips and suggestions:
* KeepKidsHealthy.com
*Center for Disease Control
* Pediatrics.com(1)
* Pediatrics.com(2)
* CDC (2)
* KeepKidsHealthy.com (2)
LiceGuard Robi Comb (available at drug stores)
Retail Price: $35.00
Web Price: $29.95
International Bestseller
ZAP LICE dead on contact while combing DRY hair.
As the comb slides through the hair, it makes a soft humming sound until it encounters a louse.
The humming sound stops and a small electrical charge passes from the comb's teeth through the louse. Using the small brush included in the package, the user removes the dead louse from the comb's teeth and resumes combing.
The comb can be stored and used repeatedly by the entire family!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Paradise Lost: Kirabati Found Poem Assignment
Here is the link to the video clip we watched on Kiribati. Write a "found poem" on your impression of the situation.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
PSAT
Good Afternoon,
We should send some communication home regarding this upcoming test this is what I have, feel free to edit, copy or paste as needed.
Trillium will be administering the PSAT on Wednesday the 14th in the morning. It is important that on the 14th everyone taking the test is prepared to do so. They should have eaten breakfast, come prepared with a calculator or arranged to borrow one, have sharpened number 2 pencils and have arrived to school on time. Students arriving late will not be tested. All eleventh graders are expected to take the exam, unless they have a written note from their parents excusing them. All other grades taking the exam should come with $13 for the exam. On the morning of the 14th, it is extremely important that the hallways remain quiet and as clear as possible.
If you have an question regarding the exam please go to this website: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html
Thank You,
Jess
We should send some communication home regarding this upcoming test this is what I have, feel free to edit, copy or paste as needed.
Trillium will be administering the PSAT on Wednesday the 14th in the morning. It is important that on the 14th everyone taking the test is prepared to do so. They should have eaten breakfast, come prepared with a calculator or arranged to borrow one, have sharpened number 2 pencils and have arrived to school on time. Students arriving late will not be tested. All eleventh graders are expected to take the exam, unless they have a written note from their parents excusing them. All other grades taking the exam should come with $13 for the exam. On the morning of the 14th, it is extremely important that the hallways remain quiet and as clear as possible.
If you have an question regarding the exam please go to this website: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html
Thank You,
Jess
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