School Nurse
Feb/March Newsletter
Red Ribbon Week kicked off the second quarter for us this year. Sgt. Bauerly from the Woodbury County Sheriff’s office spent some time with the Jr High and High School students and talked with them about the dangers and consequences . . . read more
PARENT MEETING RESCHEDULED TO FEB. 23RD AT 6:30PM DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
Dear River Valley Parents, Iowa code section 279.50 requires public schools to provide age-appropriate and research-based instruction in human growth and development including instruction about human sexuality, . . . read more
More information on Pink Eye
Preventing the Spread of Pink Eye According to the American Journal of Infection Control, more than 164 million school days are missed annually in U.S. public schools due to the spread of infectious diseases. An astonishing 3 . . . read more
Medicine Safety
Preventing an Accidental Medicine Overdose For a medicine to work for you—and not against you—you’ve got to take the right dose. Many over-the-counter liquid medicines—such as pain relievers, cold medicine, cough . . . read more
Notes from the Nurse
We started October with a very successful “Start Somewhere Walk”. This was held October 7th and was sponsored by the Governor. A walk was held at both the Elementary and High School Buildings. We also had a . . . read more
Summer Nurse News
It’s been a very busy couple of months at both buildings. Our Dental Screening Audit was completed in April with very good results with only a couple of students missing forms. Kindergarten Round-Up was held April 1st with . . . read more
Vaccines
Vaccines received as a baby were a great start, but adolescents need protection against infectious diseases as well. Some vaccines received as a baby may need boosters to continue to provide protection. . . . read more
River Valley School Buildings are Peanut-Free
Due to the increasing number of students with peanut allergies in our school district, we have begun working toward making both of our buildings at River Valley, peanut-free. According to The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis . . . read more
