Joni Jay Principal

General John Nixon School 472 Concord Road, Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776 Telephone (978)443-1080 Facsimile (978)443-0282

September 5, 2006

Critical HEALTH & SAFETY FORMS & INFORMATION
Please read & respond immediately

Dear Parents(s) or Guardian(s):

Welcome to the new school year! In order to ensure your child’s safety and well-being at school, we need some critical information from you. You will be receiving one form on paper, and ask that you print the following forms, fill them out, and return them to school immediately.

The easiest way to do this is to follow the big link at the bottom of this page--which provides submission instructions and allows you to print several forms at once. However, please review the important safety information on this page first.

• Emergency Notification Form -To be completed and returned
• Illness Letter - Please save at home for reference.
• Over the counter Medication Form - To be completed and returned
• Prescription medication form - To be completed and returned
• Phone Chain Form - To be completed and returned
• Do Not Photograph Form - To be completed and returned
• Criminal Offender Background Check (CORI) Form – To be completed and return IN PERSON with ID 6 WEEKS prior to ANY volunteering in the school for anyone without a current CORI form in place. This may be done on Open House night.
• NEW Regular Weekly Dismissal Plan - To be completed and returned
• Free and Reduced Lunch Application—OPTIONAL - To be completed and returned

At this busy time of year, I know it can be challenging to remember to complete all of this paperwork, and the school has sometimes not had all information back until November. After trying several methods in the past, I have found a very effective way to help parents remember this important task. All of the children of the school will have been informed on Tuesday that if 95% of the forms are returned by September 13, they will all have an extra recess!

Some other important safety reminders:

The school will continue with the safety procedure of locking all outside entrances after the school day begins. In order to ensure that we know who is in the building at all times, we will continue asking all parents and visitors to enter through the main entrance, SPEAK TO SOMEONE in the office about who is expecting you, sign in at the office to obtain and wear an identification badge. With such a large staff, many of whom may not know every parent, we ask that even the most frequent volunteers follow this procedure.

We will also continue keeping the circle clear of all cars except handicapped vehicles at all times in order to ensure that emergency vehicles have quick access to the school building. We ask that you park in marked spaces even if you are just doing a quick stop to school.

We know that you want us to know where your child is at all times. As has been done in previous years, if your child is not here and we have not heard from you and cannot reach you or an emergency contact, we will call the police.

If you are not familiar with our Food Allergy Policy, please carefully review it before sending or bringing any food product to school. See the district website at http://www.sudbury.k12.ma.us/parent-handbook.html.

Thank you for your cooperation in these very important matters. I look forward to getting to know many of you in the coming months.

Here is the promised link to the one-click form packet and submission instructions.
The easiest way to print the forms is to use this link:
ONE-CLICK FORM PACKET AND INSTRUCTIONS

Sincerely,

Joni Jay
Principal