Nurse's Notes - May 2021

Reminders for the Parents of the 2021-2022 incoming Kindergarten Students:

Parents of incoming kindergarten students:  If you did not submit your child's physical and dental form when you registered for kindergarten, please submit their physical and dental form on the first day of the 2021-2022 school year. Both a physical and a dental are state-mandated for entrance into public school. Both the physical and dental exam need to have been completed after July 1, 2020.

Parents of current kindergarten and 1st graders:  If you received a notice stating that your student referred either their vision or their hearing screening, please send the referral form back into VVE as soon as possible.  If you are in need of a referral for a vision exam, please contact the school nurse at kcoffman@yssd.org.

Parents of 2nd Graders:

If you have a 2nd grader that will be entering 3rd grade during the 2021-2022 school year, please be sure to submit a dental exam for your child to Mrs. Wolfenberger, Certified School Nurse at Indian Rock.  The exam must have been completed after July 1, 2020. A dental exam for 3rd graders is state-mandated.  If you received anotice that your student referred either their vision or hearing screening, please send the referral form to Mrs. Wolfenberger at the start of the 2021/2022 school year as well.

If you are in need of a dentist or a physician, you may consider contacting Family First Health at 717-845-8617. They accept insurance, and for those that do not have dental insurance, payment is on a sliding scale. Please click here for more information on the services that FFH provides.

Please click here for the dental exam form.

Please click here for the physical exam form.

IF YOUR STUDENT HAS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SEVERE HEALTH CONDITIONS, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE APPROPRIATE HEALTH CONCERN PACKET. OVER THE SUMMER, HAVE THEIR PHYSICIAN COMPLETE THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK AND RETURN TO VVE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!

1.Diabetes

2.Severe Allergies

3.Cardiac Condition

4.Epilepsy/Seizure Condition

5. Asthma

*If your student has a serious health condition that is not listed above, please be sure to contact the VVE nurse right away at kcoffman@yssd.org and also indicate their condition on the Student Health History Form.

If your student will need to take daily medication at school during the 2021/22 school year, please click here for the Medication to be Administered at School Form. Once you and your child’s physician have signed the form and completed the appropriate sections, at the beginning of the school year, please bring the medication in to VVE in the original pill bottle (PLEASE DO NOT EVER SEND MEDICATION IN WITH YOUR STUDENT). We will then be happy to administer your child’s medication to them!

If your child is diagnosed with a health condition and has had medications and/or a medical plan on file in the past school year, please visit the York Suburban website under nursing quick links and choose forms to access necessary papers for your child's physician to complete for the 2021/2022 school year. Please have any needed forms completed and returned during the first week of school in August. 

Have a great summer!

The York Suburban School Nurses

Karla Coffman, RN Certified School Nurse
Tammy Daugherty, LPN