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Special Dates:
9/18
South African Fundraiser
Concert School House
Rocks
9/22-9/29
Scholastic Book Fair
9/23
IB Overview 5:30-6:00
Open House 6:00-8:00
9/26
7
th
Grade Field Trip Bradley
Bowl Windsor Locks, CT
9/29
PTO Fundraiser begins
10/1
PTO Meeting 6:00-7:00


Passport Update
September 2014 Volume 1, Issue 2

The 8th grade will be taking a trip to the Big E!
One of the main reasons we would like to take students to the Big E revolves
around team building amongst peers and staff.
Opportunities to visit authentic recreated villages are important to acquaint our
students with living history. They will have the opportunity to learn how early
Americans cooked on the fire, made dairy products and weaved. The museum
offers students who are 13 and older the opportunity to volunteer, another reasons
to have our students introduced to a service learning opportunity. Students will
complete a scavenger hunt and through that process learned the history of the New
England Grange, daily life in the 17th century (tool/clothes making, how to produce
and cultivate crops). In science, students will be learning about engineering and will
be able to apply their studies to how villages were built from a civil engineering
prospect. Safe farming and protecting the ecosystem is another area students will
be focused on in both science and social studies class. In math, students will learn
probability and can apply their skills to how the fair is run with so many moving
components at once.
Permission slips have gone out and the cost is $16.00 which covers the bus and
entrance fee. Please send cash/money order/bank check to Ms. Asrelsky by
Wednesday September 10th. If money is brought in after the 10th the price will
increase by $2.00.
Student Residency Verification Forms overdue.
Please have the form completed by your home district and return to Ms. Geffken. It is a
requirement of all CREC families (except for Hartford Families), that a Student Residency
Form be signed by your home district and returned to MLC at the start of the school year.
Please be sure to have them to the main office no later than September 17.
Thank you to many of you who have already done so.
** Sept 22 & 23 **
MLC will be hosting 12
Principals from schools in
China. Lets provide them with a
warm and inviting welcome to
MLC!



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Flu Season is Near!

The flu or influenza is a very contagious virus. It is spread when you either breathe infected droplets in
the air (from a cough or sneeze) or by touching something infected with the virus -- a pen, table, spoon,
etc. The virus may live up to 8 hours on an object!
Flu symptoms are more severe than the common cold and include:
- Fever up to 104 degrees - Chills and shakes with fever
- Extreme tiredness - Headaches and body aches
- Dry hacking cough - Sore throat
- Vomiting and belly pain

Hand washing is very important in preventing the spread of germs. Also staying healthy by eating a
balanced diet, exercising regularly, and getting a good nights sleep will assist in preventing the spread of
germs and the virus.
The NUMBER ONE way to prevent the flu is by getting the annual flu vaccine. The CDC (Center for
Disease Control) recommends all people over the age of 6 months get one yearly in the fall.
This year the SBHC (School Based Health Center) is offering the Flu Vaccine to MLC Students who are
currently enrolled in the SBHC. If your child is enrolled, and you would like them to receive the
influenza vaccination, please review the attached consent form ON THE BACK OF THIS LETTER. Please
complete the top portion of the form, sign/initial where indicated, and return the completed form to
the Health Office (the line item marked with an asterisk **).
There are two forms of Flu vaccine: an injection in the arm, and a nasal spray. The injection is available
to all children with asthma or immune problems. The nasal spray is available only to students that have
HUSKY insurance and do NOT have asthma or immune problems.
Please understand that without your consent, your child cannot receive the vaccination.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at 860-242-7834 x2306, x2380, or
x2315. Thank you!

Dawn Carter, RN
Sue DeGennaro, APRN
Chyane Colon, Office Assistant



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Its going to be a tough season for allergies!
Fall means grass, outdoor molds and trees and ragweed, which are releasing
pollen into the air. If you are allergic to the pollen particles (also called allergens)
you probably have the signs and symptoms of hay fever (seasonal allergies). You
can have sneezing, congestion, runny nose, coughing, and itchy watery eyes. If
you have asthma, keep on top of it because hay-fever can trigger an asthma flare-
up.
There is no cure for seasonal allergies but there things you can do to help with
the symptoms:

1. Try to cut down contact to pollen by staying inside, keeping windows closed, air
conditioning on if the pollen count is high. Shower and shampoo nightly to rinse pollen
off.
2. Rinse your sinuses with distilled salt water using a netipot or a squeeze bottle available
at any pharmacy.
3. Medications can help: The newer antihistamines last 24 hours and dont cause the
drowsiness that Benadryl does. Examples are Claritin, Zyrtec, and Allegra.
4. There are non-prescriptions eye drops that can help with those eye symptoms, like
Visine AC, Opcon or Vasocon.
5. Talk to your primary care provider about prescription medication, like anti-inflammatory
nasal spray and prescription eye drops.
Talk to your primary care provider about allergy shot (immunotherapy) which over time can
help you become much less sensitive to the allergies.
Of course, you can always talk to your School Based Health Center staff!


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Grade 7 News
Welcome to Grade 7! We are looking forward to a
great year. We have exciting field study opportunities
planned for this year that we are hoping all 7th
graders can enjoy.
Just to share a couple:
Our first trip is scheduled for Friday, September 26th
to Bradley Bowl in Windsor Locks, CT, where we will
participate in several rounds of bowling in teams.
Our overnight trip for the year will be to New York
City from Wed., May 20 Fri., May 22, 2015!
You should have received permission slips for both.
Please contact us if you did not and we will see that
you get one. Please stay tuned for more information
as the year progresses!

International Food and Drink Festival
To Benefit Trips Abroad for MLC Students
Once again we are challenging parents and students to make themed
baskets for the International Food & Drink Festival. Each grade
level will donate items from a given theme to be part of the silent
auction at the Festival. Last years baskets were a great hit and were
valued at almost $1000.
This years themes:
6
th
Family Game Night 7
th
Movie Night
8
th
Coffee/Tea/Cookies/Chocolate 9
th
Holiday
10
th
Baking/Cooking 11
th
Mexican 12
th
Italian
Please bring in themed items to Open House on 9/23. Collection
areas will be in each pod. Thank you for your support.


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The schedule dates are Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6th.
Please contact Ms. Martinez lamartinez@crec.org /860.242.7834 x2344
for information and prices.