Please join us this weekend for the PTO BBQ!!
Lots of “PTO – Join the Fun” enjoyment on tap. Chances to win valuable prizes and also support the PTO in their main fund raising activity of the year. This is family fun at its finest and we hope everyone will come out and join us! Saturday, September 15, starting at noon.
Yours truly will be doing time as a target on the Dunk Tank at around 1:15p. Principals, Teachers, and others will be before and after me. Later in the day, we will have a tournament dodgeball game as well. Come join us for all of this!
If you can still help for a short time during the day, we have needs for additional adults on Raffle Sales and in the PTO Wear-House for a shift. These online sign-ups are here:
Please help if you can for just 30 minutes. Or sign-up to do a couple of slots if you are able. Thanks in advance for your assistance!!
Water Update & Hydration
Hopefully you received my message on Tuesday detailing our actions taken while dealing with our high Manganese levels in recent water tests. We are waiting on the next round of tests after the application of remedies by GTC and will inform you of the results.
In the meantime, our protocols seem to have worked well with the deployment of bottled water throughout the building. Our supplies seemed to be sufficient to the need and I appreciate all the flexibility of students and staff as we adjusted to these changes.
One thing that struck me, and I’ve been reflecting on this both before and after the current situation. I’m concerned that children, in general, may not be hydrating enough. I reminded myself of the health benefits of good hydration and would suggest that we could do better, both at school and at home, with encouraging good hydration habits for our children. Children are much more prone to dehydration due to their size and body weight while growing up. I know for early childhood, we often have to remind students to get a drink before continuing an activity. Symptoms of dehydration are some or all of the following:
- Headaches
- Poor concentration
- Thirst
- Cracked lips
- Dry mouth
- Constipation
- Lethargy
Like sleep and good eating habits, good hydration habits are important for growing and learning. We should all make sure that children have water bottles and that they use them effectively in making sure that they get the necessary fluids each day. Recommendations for children under 8 is 4-6 glasses of water per day. Over 8, the recommendation climbs to 6-8 glasses. That means refilling the water bottle (depending on size) 3-4 times per day at a minimum. Weather conditions and temperature can certainly affect this recommendation up or down a bit, but it is clear that all of us may need to rethink how much water we get per day just like we reflect on how important a certain am0unt of sleep is to our health and well-being.
At school, we will always make sure that we have necessary supply. Even in this current situation, our supply will meet the needs of our kids. Make sure kids have a water bottle and encourage them to make hydration a good habit! By the way, it should be noted that the PTO Wear-House has a few remaining ASW branded water bottles available! They’ll be ordering more soon. 😉