A Message From Our School Nurse Mrs.Mclean

We are in the thick of cold and flu season. The best defense is a good offense: keep up with flu and covid vaccines, get plenty of rest, hydrate well, and eat nutritious food. Kids can be at school with cold symptoms such as a cough, headache, sore throat unless they have a fever of 100.4 or higher in which case they should stay home until the morning they no longer have a fever.

We are working to keep kids focused on school. Please instruct your kids that if they feel unwell, to ask their teacher for a pass to the health office. If I think your child needs to go home from school early, I will contact you. If you hear from your student directly, they probably have not seen me for an assessment. Of course, you always have the right to pick up your child.

The health office is currently out of the over the counter medications (ibuprofen and acetaminophen), and hope to receive more stock in early 2025. As a reminder, when they are back in stock, we are able to offer pain medication 2 times per school year. If more is needed, an order from a healthcare provider is needed along with the student’s own bottle of medication.

Should your student be in pain from muscle strain or menstrual cramps, consider medicating them for pain before the school day as directed on the medication.

Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Email is best because I am tending to students and can’t always answer the phone nor talk for long, email is best: Margaret.mclean@sweetwaterschools.org.

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Soccer and Field Hockey Tryouts

Greetings Kingsmen Families,Winter sports tryouts are beginning for those students interested in playing soccer or field hockey. Tryout dates for our teams are as follows:

Boys’ Soccer Nov. 12,13,14 3:30pm to 5:30pm and Nov. 15, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Girls’ Soccer Nov. 12,13,14 3:30pm to 5:30pm and Nov. 15, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Field Hockey Nov. 19-20 3:30pm to 5:30pm

Students are not required to attend all dates, however it’s recommended. Practice will begin after tryouts and the season will run from 12/7- 2/1 (6 Saturdays total). If your student is selected for a team, they will need to be enrolled in our afterschool program for the duration of the sport. Games are played on Saturday and students are responsible for their own transportation to and from games. Our games are played at a local high school within our district. No physical is needed for middle school sports, however students must be cleared through HOMECAMPUS.COM (instructions below).This new clearance system requires you to upload proof of health insurance. Once you’ve completed the registration and clearance, you must print, sign and return the “Confirmation Message Page” to the ASB office. Students are NOT cleared until the school reviews the information. You will receive an email once your student is cleared to participate.If you have any questions please email:
alejandra.mondragon-zumstein@sweetwaterschools.org or call 619-336-2650Thank you,
Mrs.Mondragon
ASB/After School Coordinator

Saludos familias de Kingsmen,Están comenzando las pruebas de deportes de invierno para aquellos estudiantes interesados en jugar fútbol o hockey sobre césped. Las pruebas para nuestros equipos son las siguientes:Fútbol masculino 12, 13, 14 de noviembre de 3:30 p. m. a 5:30 p. m. y 15 de noviembre, 2:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m.Fútbol femenino 12, 13, 14 de noviembre de 3:30 p. m. a 5:30 p. m. y 15 de noviembre, 2:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m.Hockey sobre césped 19 y 20 de noviembre de 3:30 p. m. a 5:30 p. m.No se requiere que los estudiantes asistan a todas las fechas, sin embargo, se recomienda. La práctica comenzará después de las pruebas y la temporada se desarrollará del 12/7 al 12/1 (6 sábados en total). Si su estudiante es seleccionado para un equipo, deberá estar inscrito en nuestro programa extracurricular durante la duración del deporte. Los juegos se juegan los sábados y los estudiantes son responsables de su propio transporte hacia y desde los juegos. Nuestros juegos se juegan en una escuela secundaria local dentro de nuestro distrito. No se necesita un examen físico para los deportes de la escuela intermedia; sin embargo, los estudiantes deben obtener autorización a través de HOMECAMPUS.COM. Este nuevo sistema de autorización requiere que usted cargue un comprobante de seguro médico. Una vez que haya completado el registro y la autorización, debe imprimir, firmar y devolver la página del mensaje de confirmación a la oficina de ASB. Los estudiantes NO son autorizados hasta que la escuela revise la información. Recibirá un correo electrónico una vez que su estudiante tenga autorización para participar.