Structure Projects

Structure projects have started pouring in. If your child would like to send in their project before Thursday May 3rd feel free to do so! If anyone has any questions about the project or the little write up to go along with it please let me know! REMEMBER PROJECTS AND THEIR WRITE UP ARE DUE MAY 3RD.
Here are a few of the great projects that have been brought in so far!

Mrs. Ashley Daley-Creamer

Whooping Cough Notice

Parents/Guardians,

     Please be advised that there is a confirmed case of Pertussis (whooping cough) in our class. I  sent the letter below in your child's agenda today. I am posting this as an added precaution (things tend to fall out book bags).

Mrs. Ashley Daley-Creamer

Department of Health

Health Protection Branch

P.O. Box 93

Saint John, NB 

E2L 3X1

Date:      ______________________

School/Class: __________________

*****NOTICE TO PARENTS*****

Dear Parent/Guardian,

This letter is to advise you that there has been a case of Pertussis (whooping cough) in your child’s classroom. Public Health recommends that students 1)who have a sibling who is an infant < 12 months of age and/or 2) have sustained contact with a pregnant women in her third trimester and  3)  have not had a Pertussis containing vaccine in the last 5 years, should receive a Pertussis booster as soon as possible. Please contact your normal immunization provider to arrange an appointment and take this letter with you. If you do not have a primary care provider you can contact Public Health at 658-2454 to book an appointment for this immunization.

Important notice: During the month of May, Public Health nurses will be going to all middle schools in the region to immunize eligible grade 6,7 ,8 students. 

For other students and staff, public health recommends a Pertussis containing vaccine at the first opportunity unless the vaccine was administered within the last five years.

For more information on Pertussis please see the Fact Sheets found at:

http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/ocmoh/cdc/content/whooping_cough.html

It is important to remember that, if you or your child develops symptoms like those described in the fact sheet, please see your family physician and inform him/her that you or your child may have come in contact with whooping cough.  Whooping cough is spread by coughing or contact with saliva and may cause severe disease in infants.  

If your physician suspects that you or your child has whooping cough, appropriate testing should be done to confirm the diagnosis. A positive result will allow Public Health to do further follow up to protect others who may be at risk for this disease.

If you have any questions, please contact Public Health at 658-5188.

Sincerely,

C. Scott Giffin, MD, MPH

Medical Officer of Health

South Region

Welcome Grade 3 Parents and Students!

Hello!
      As a few of you know I have wanted to set up a blog for 3 Costello for quite some time. I had set up a blog for my Kindergarten class earlier this year and found it to be a great communication tool that we could also use in Gr. 3! I have been hesitant to set up a blog for our class as I did not know if or when Mrs.Costello would be returning to class. While I am still uncertain about Mrs. Costello's return I am certain that a blog would be very beneficial to our class!
     On this blog I will be posting homework, project information, upcoming events (like tests, activities at the school) and stories from our class. Parents and students are free to posts comments and ask questions about each post. I will try to update the blog at least twice a week.
     Please continue to use my email, call the school or send notes in the agenda. This blog is to be used as an extra way for us to communicate. I will not be replacing our other ways of communication with this blog. I will continue to send notes, write newsletters etc.
      Enjoy the blog. The kids are pretty excited about it! Gone are the days where our kids can reply with "Nothing!" when asked what they did in school.
                                                                                                                                                    

Enjoy! :)
                                                                                                                    
 Mrs.Ashley Daley-Creamer