WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING CONSENT FORMS FOR THE H1N1 VACCINE. ONLY STUDENTS
WITH A CONSENT FORM ON RECORD WILL BE RECEIVING THE VACCINE.I WILL BE SENDING
HOME A CONFIRMATION LETTER FOR ALL STUDENTS FROM WHOM I HAVE RECEIVED A
SIGNED CONSENT. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY GLOBAL CONNECT AS TO THE DATE OF
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. PLEASE CALL MY OFFICE AT 732-613-6828 IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS.
Fifth grade parents please be aware of the immunization requirements that
need to be met for your child to enter Hammarskjold Middle School in
September 2010.
Immunization requirements are given below.
For up to date information on Swine Flu please go to the following websites,
both are excellent resources:
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu
http://www.state.nj.us/health
A Swine Flu Fact Sheet can also be found on the district website.
East Brunswick Board of Education is following CDC guidelines in regards to
fever. Children are to stay home until they are fever free for 24 hours
without taking fever reducing medication.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CLOTHES THAT YOUR CHILD HAS OUTGROWN
WOULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER SENDING THEM IN TO THE NURSE'S OFFICE. OFTEN
CHILDREN HAVE ACCIDENTS OR SPILLS AND REQUIRE A CHANGE OF CLOTHING. (Pants
and socks are especially needed.) Also if your child borrows clothing from
the Nurse's Office please wash and return it so that others may use it. Thank
you.
Any student entering Chittick Elementary must meet the
current immunization requirements set forth by the New Jersey Department of
Education. They must also have a current physical exam on record. This
physical must be done within the past calendar year.
The following documents are required for registration:
4 forms of proof of residency
Original birth certificate with raised seal
Complete immunization record
Proof of a current physical exam (done from September 2008 to September
2009). Based on September 2009 entry.
Any questions feel free to call Mrs. Schreyer at : 732-613-6828.
The NJ Department of Health and Senior Services are requiring the following
additional immunizations for preschool children:
Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
Every child 12 months to 59 months of age enrolled in a preschool on or after
September 1, 2008 shall have recived at least one dose of PCV on or after
their first birthday. This must be completed before the child enters school.
Influenza Vaccine
Children 6 through 59 months of age attending preschool on or after September
1, 2008 shall annually receive at least one dose of influenza vaccine between
September 1 and December 31 of each year.
The following immunizations are now required for every child born after
January 1, 1997 and entering grade 6 in September 2010:
Diptheria and Tenanus Toxoids and Pertussis Vaccine
Every child born on or after January 1, 1997 and entering Grade 6 or a
comparable age level special education program on or after September 1, 2008,
shall have received one dose of Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular
pertussis)given no earlier than the tenth birthday.
Children entering or attending Grade 6 on or after September 1, 2008 who
received a Td booster less than five years prior to entry shall not be
required to receive a Tdap dose until five years have elapsed from the last
DPT/DTap or Td dose.
Children born on or after January 1, 1997, transferring into a NJ school from
another state or country after September 1, 2008, shall have received one
dose of Tdap, provided at least five years have elapsed from the last
documented Td dose.
Meningococcal Vaccine
Every child born on or after January 1, 1997, and entering or attending a
comparable age level special education program on or after Sepotember 1,
2008, shall have received one dose of a meningococcal-containing vaccine,
such as the medically preferred meningococcal conjugate vaccine. The vaccine
must be given after the eleventh birthday.
Every child born on or after January 1, 1997, and transferring into a NJ
school from another state or country on or after September 1, 2009, shall
have received one dose of meningococcal vaccine.
All vaccine doses that are administered less than or equal to fours days
before either the specified product label minimum age or dose spacing
interval shall be counted valid and not require revaccination in order to
enter or remain in school.
Please send a copy of your child's updated immunizations (physician note or
immunization card) to the school nurse documenting that the above
immunizations have been given to your child by September 2010.
