School Related Information

Chicken Pox 

There is a confirmed case of  Chicken Pox in Grade 3.  Symptoms include low grade fever, general discomfort, skin rash with blisters. Students/Adults cannot attend school until the last blister has dried. 

Chickenpox (varicella) is a highly contagious viral disease caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The main symptom is a blistering skin rash. Chickenpox can be dangerous for pregnant women, new born babies and people with depressed immunity.   Please seek medical attention for advice.

Chickenpox is spread by air-borne droplets from the upper respiratory tract (coughing, sneezing) or from the fluid in the skin blisters (lesions). An infected person is contagious for 1–2 days (possibly five days) before the onset of the rash and remains infectious until the blisters form scabs (usually around day five of the illness) and therefore is excluded from attending school for this period.

The symptoms of chickenpox include:

• Low-grade fever
• General discomfort, illness or lack of wellbeing (malaise)
• A skin rash appears as little blisters surrounded by irregular-shaped patches of inflamed skin and usually  starts on the body, then progresses to include the head and limbs
• The rash is intensely itchy
• The little blisters burst and develop crusts, usually about day five.

Rapid Antigen Tests

At the moment we have a stock pile of RATS to give away. If you are interested in obtaining some please visit reception.