Amendment to Quarter 1 Week 3

Spalding - Spelling Words:
You may notice that your child hasn't brought home any spelling words for Spalding this week. Our scholars are using their time to carefully complete the rule pages in their blue Spalding notebooks during class. There is no homework associated with this class during at this time. Before we can move to spelling words, we must complete the rule pages to understand how the English language works. Please stay tuned for an update on our progress, next week.

Grammar - Paragraph Editing:
Your child may be wondering where week three went in their proofreading packet. Please instruct them to do Monday-week four tonight (Tuesday night). Some of them may do this automatically, as this is the next proofreading section in their packets.

Illness
Many of our scholars have been home sick over the past couple days. A letter went home in our scholars' red folders informing you that strep throat has been reported in our class. Please watch your child for the symptoms which usually appear 2-5 days after exposure.

- Throat Pain
- Difficulty Swallowing
- Red and Swollen Tonsils
- Tiny Red Spots on the Soft or Hard Palate
- Fever
- Headache
- Rash
- Stomach Ache
- Swollen Lymph Nodes

For accurate diagnosis, a throat culture needs to be taken. Symptoms generally occur 2-3 days before a culture will show positive results. If medication is prescribed for strep throat, your child needs to be on the medication for 24 hours before returning to school.

Please call the school's Health Office if you have any questions or concerns.

This message is from school nurse, Kristine Hodgkins.
(480) 222-4261