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(2) Nutrition at ABC-B!

(3) Have Fun @ Work!

(4) Dental Health Month

(5) Slow Down Flu Spread

(6) Fun @ Patrick!

(7) The Family Connection Classes

(8) Reflective Supervision

Mission Statement Southern Oregon Head Start prepares all children and their families for success in school and throughout life.

Meetings and Trainings February 17 —Monday

Presidents’ Day Holiday

February 18 —Tuesday

Immunization Exclusion Reports

Sent to Centers

February 19 —Wednesday

Immunization Exclusion Day

9:00-10:30 Reflective Sup., Admin

12:30-3:30 Directors Ctr. Support

1:00-4:00 Ed Dept Mtg/RS, Blue

Conf Rm

February 20 —Thursday

9:00-9:30 MO Safety Mtg, Blue

Conf Rm

9:00-12:00 PFCE Dept Mtg, PFCE

Office

10:00-12:00 Mtg w/Mary Foltz,

Admin

10:30-12:00 CORE Dept Mtg, Blue

Conf Rm

1:00-2:30 Health Dept Mtg, Blue

Conf Rm

2:30-4:00 Health/SSA Mtg, Blue

Conf Rm

February 21 —Friday

Child Guidance/MH Updates

Make Up Day

8:00-10:00 EHS/HS ED Planning @

Cntrs

10:15-12:15 EHS/HS Ctr Mtgs @

Ctrs

1:00-2:00 EHS TLC Group, Library

1:00-3:00 Values Cmte Rollout

Workgroup, Blue Conf Rm

February 24 —Monday

9:00-9:30 Fiscal Team Mtg, Fiscal

10:00-12:30 Insurance Renewal,

Admin

3:00-4:30 TLC w/Crystal & Nichole,

Admin

February 25 —Tuesday

9:00-12:00 Management Team,

Blue Conf Rm

1:00-4:00 Site Mgrs Mtg, Blue Conf

Rm

February 26 —Wednesday

Family Survey Distribution

8:30-12:30 New FA Cohort, Blue

Conf Rm

12:30-3:30 Directors Mtg., Admin

1:00-2:30 Type 10 Van Trng., Blue

Conf Rm

February 27 —Thursday

9:00-12:00 PFCE Dept Mtg, PFCE

Office

11:00-12:00 Health/PFCE Mtg, PFCE

Office

1:00-2:30 Health Dept Mtg, Blue

Conf Rm

1:30-4:00 Advisory Council/OPEC

Mtg, Blue Conf Rm

February 28 —Friday

End of Quarter Two

Goal Tracking Sheets Due

Guidance Plans Due

8:00-10:00 EHS/HS ED Planning @

Cntrs

11:00-12:00 TFC Finance, Blue Conf

Rm

1:15-3:00 Jackson CO Safety Cmte,

Blue Conf Rm

Weekly Memo Submissions Please send your PDFs, jpegs, and text to Nancy

Helms or Ashley Clayton by Wednesdays @ 12 pm.

We have so many

wonderful pictures of

SOHS activities this week

to share!

Please keep ‘em coming!

Two

students

pose at the

event!

Sarah

Emerson,

Wendy

Anderson,

and Faith

Cox prepare

for “Careers

in Gear!”

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At ABC-B Duration, the children made orange juice in sandwich bags as part of a

nutrition activity! Thanks to the staff “cookers:” Marina Hughes, Brittany

Branum, Ada Senften, Debbie Turner, and Dan Woods. Thanks also to Head

Teacher Katherine Lozano for taking the photos and to Amber Weathers, AA, for

sending them in!

Above: Marina Hughes teaches

the kids.

Left: Marina Hughes,

Food Services Supervi-

sor, and Debbie

Turner, Cook Assist,

help everyone out.

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On January 31st it was “Have Fun at Work

Day.” At Park View (top, center) everyone

tried to eat a donut on a string as quickly

as possible, held a scavenger hunt, and

finished it off with root beer floats!

At the Main Office (left) Jean Lehmann

helps serve at the Ice Cream Social!

We hope you ALL had fun at work that day,

and EVERY day!

Thanks to Shelbey Jasper, AA, and Wendy

Anderson, Ed Manager, for the photos.

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February Is National Children’s Dental Health Month Program Planning Guide offers resources to promote the benefits of good oral health to children, their caregivers and teachers, and others. The guide includes activities, program planning tips, posters, and much more.

Healthy Habits for Happy Smiles, a handout series for pregnant women and parents of infants and children, provides simple oral health tips. The handouts are

also available in Spanish (español).

Questions to Ask When Looking for a Dental Office provides a list of ques-tions for parents to ask a dental office to find out if it is best for the parents and child. The questions are also available in Spanish (español).

Share the Love in February. It's National Children's Dental Health Month is a slideshow that offers tips for child care and Head Start staff to help improve children's oral health.

Steps for Toothbrushing at the Table: Growing Healthy Smiles in Early Child Care and Education Programs, a video for Head Start and child care staff, trains staff to begin a daily toothbrushing routine in Head Start and child care programs. Explore information about how children can brush their teeth as a group at the table. A Spanish (español) transcription of the video is also availa-ble.

Ideas for Classroom and Family Night Activities

Door Decorating Contest. Choose a theme, a timeframe for the contest, and a panel of judges. Themes might

include “Healthy Teeth Are Important,” “I Can Do a Lot to Keep My Teeth Healthy,” or “Many People Can Help Me Take Good Care of My Teeth.” Awards can include best overall, best attention to the theme, most creative, funniest door, best design, and most accurate information.

Family Night for Children and Parents. Invite children and their parents to attend a family night dedicated to oral health. Serve healthy foods and drinks from Cook’s Corner: Recipes for Healthy Snacks, which is also available in Spanish (español). Invite a dentist or dental hygienist to speak to parents. Use family engagement activities from Cavity Free Kids or individual lesson plans from Oral Health for Maryland’s Kids: A Head Start Teacher’s Guide for Creating Healthy Smiles to educate families about good oral health practices.

Toothbrushing at the Table. Use the video Steps for Toothbrushing at the Table: Growing Healthy Smiles in Early Child Care and Education to start a daily toothbrushing routine in the classroom.

Find more oral health resources on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC).

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How To Clean and Disinfect Schools To Help Slow the Spread of Flu Cleaning and disinfecting are part of a broad approach to preventing infectious diseases in schools. To help slow the spread of influenza (flu), the first line of defense is getting vaccinat-ed. Other measures include staying home when sick, covering coughs and sneezes, and washing hands often. Below are tips on how to slow the spread of flu specifically through cleaning and disinfecting.

Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that are touched often Follow your school’s standard procedures for routine cleaning and disinfecting. Typically, this means daily sanitizing surfaces and objects that are touched often, such as desks, counter-tops, doorknobs, computer keyboards, hands-on learning items, faucet handles, phones, and toys. Some schools may also require daily disinfecting these items. Standard procedures of-ten call for disinfecting specific areas of the school, like bathrooms.

Simply do routine cleaning and disinfecting It is important to match your cleaning and disinfecting activities to the types of germs you want to remove or kill. Most studies have shown that the flu virus can live and potentially in-fect a person for up to 48 hours after being deposited on a surface. However, it is not neces-sary to close schools to clean or disinfect every surface in the building to slow the spread of flu. Also, if students and staff are dismissed because the school cannot function normally (e.g., high absenteeism during a flu outbreak), it is not necessary to do extra cleaning and disinfecting.

Flu viruses are relatively fragile, so standard cleaning and disinfecting practices are sufficient to remove or kill them. Special cleaning and disinfecting processes, including wiping down walls and ceilings, frequently using room air deodorizers, and fumigating, are not necessary or recommended. These processes can irritate eyes, noses, throats, and skin; aggravate asth-ma; and cause other serious side effects.

Clean and disinfect correctly Always follow label directions on cleaning products and disinfectants. Wash surfaces with a general household cleaner to remove germs. Rinse with water, and follow with an EPA-registered disinfectant to kill germs. Read the label to make sure it states that EPA has ap-proved the product for effectiveness against influenza A virus.

If a surface is not visibly dirty, you can clean it with an EPA-registered product that both cleans (removes germs) and disinfects (kills germs) instead. Be sure to read the label direc-tions carefully, as there may be a separate procedure for using the product as a cleaner or as a disinfectant. Disinfection usually requires the product to remain on the surface for a certain period of time (e.g., letting it stand for 3 to 5 minutes).

Handle waste properly Follow your school’s standard procedures for handling waste, which may include wearing gloves. Place no-touch waste baskets where they are easy to use. Throw disposable items used to clean surfaces and items in the trash immediately after use. Avoid touching used tis-sues and other waste when emptying waste baskets. Wash your hands with soap and water after emptying waste baskets and touching used tissues and similar waste.

Article from the Centers for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/cleaning.htm

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Recently, the staff at the Patrick Center had a Family Day. The

children have been studying clothing and celebrated with a Tea

Party and Fashion Show! Thanks to Walaa Al Zein, TA; Rene

Fenton, Long-term Sub; Rachel Jack, Head Teacher, and to

Renea Walker, the Cook at Rogue River, who made all the

muffins and “tea” sandwiches!

Thanks to Stephanie Finch, SM, for sending the pictures in!

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Free Parenting Classes and Workshops on our website and at our Facebook

www.thefamilyconnect.org | 541-734-5150 x1042 | DBennington@socfc.org | BGrace@socfc.org Clases interpretadas al español. Haga clic en el enlace para obtener información en español.

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Resource: Center for Health Education Info RD + (H) April 2002

Sent in by Val Erceg, EHS PFCE Manager, as part of Reflective Supervision.

These important concepts have been with us since its conception!