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GRAD PHOTO RETAKES ARE SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Two cases of head lice have occurred at MEMSS, which have been treated.  Head lice do not carry disease and do not have anything to do with cleanliness.  Please check your child’s hair carefully for head lice and nits.  Check all other members of the family for head lice as well.  Treat only those who have lice or nits, following the directions posted below.  Let the school know if you do find any head lice or nits.  You should now increase head lice checks of your family from weekly to daily. Thank you for helping stop the spread of head lice.

You can buy different kinds of products to treat head lice from the drugstore without a prescription.  These are in the form of shampoo, crème rinse or lotion.  You may with to talk to the pharmacist, your doctor or public health nurse about these products.  TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TREATING ANYONE WHO IS PREGNANT OR NURSING A BABY.

The most important step is use the product exactly as the label says. Remove all nits(eggs) by hand or with a fine toothed comb.  Pull them off the end of the hair.  Put them into a paper bag and then into the garbage outside.  Check the hair in 24 hours.  Remove any nits that are found. Check the hair in 7 days.  If there are any live nits left they will be hatching now.  Re-treat if any are found.  DO NOT TREAT MORE THAN TWO TIMES.  DO NOT SEND A CHILD TO SCHOOL WITH LICE OR NITS!

Home & Clothing:  soak hair brushes and combs in very hot water for 10 minutes or in a disinfectant solution for one hour.  Wash all clothing, towels and bed linen used by the person with head lice in hot water and soap.  Dry at high heat for at least 20 minutes to kill any nits. (eggs).  Dry clean items that cannot be washed or put in the freezer for 24 hours.  Vacuum carpets, furniture, mattresses and pillows.  Avoid using insecticide sprays as they are unnecessary.

To all Grad parents:

We have a busy couple weeks and are needing your help:  Tuesday December 1: cookiedough/cheesecake order forms are due back

**Tuesday December 1: Grads and parents; we need volunteers to move old decorations from upstairs old wing to a dumpster bin outside.  This is an easy job that will go quick with grad and parent help.  Please meet at 4:30 (or when you can make it) in the parking row by the MEMSS track.  **Thursday December 3: Purdy’s is arriving on Thursday.  Bev is looking for a parent who can arrive at the school when the Purdy’s comes in. Also we need as many parent volunteers as possible to arrive after 12:30 to start chocolate sorting and bagging orders so grads can collect orders that afternoon. Please contact Bev asap to let her know if and when you can come:  bevshaw99@gmail.com      December 5th and December 11: Parent volunteers are still needed for Designated Driving fundraising opportunity.  Please text or call Deanna Baldo 250-279-9785 before November 28th if you can help drive for a few hours or have any questions.   Thank you everyone for your support!