Log Books
Where would you record a report of stomach illness in your class?
On the child's Health Symptom Log AND in your Daily Classroom Log
What is the school policy for returning to school after an illness?
The child must be symptom free for 24 hours.
The child must be able to participate fully in all activities.
In the event of an outbreak (2 or more cases with similar symptoms in one class), a child must be 48 hours symptom free before returning.
Where are Allergy lists posted?
The complete School Allergy list should be posted in your classroom in a locked cupboard.
Your classroom allergy list with first names only, must be posted in a visible location in the area where you have snack.
Allergy lists are also posted where snacks & lunches are delivered, in the main lunch room AND in the playground & the library.
Can any parent become a lunch volunteer?
We accept lunch volunteers in our Kindergarten and Primary programs.
Volunteers are required to provide a recent Criminal Reference Check and sign off on our Supervision of Students and Volunteers, Playground, Confidentiality Policies and our Program Statement.
How often do you need to do a new Vulnerable Sector Criminal Reference Check?
What happens in the years between?
A V-CRC is completed every 5 years and must be dated within 6 months of starting work.
An Annual Offence Declaration is completed each year between - within 15 days of the annual signing.
When are we required to flush the taps for our Safe Water Policy?
On the first school day of the week, before the school day begins
A child in your class has a cold. Are they able to attend school?
Children are able to attend school if they do not have a fever and are able to fully participate in all activities of the day. This includes outdoor play periods.
What must be available to the children at all times in the classroom?
Water bottles.
You should have an identified 'water bottle station'.
When a parent submits emergency medication (ie: Epi Pen) for their child, what should you check?
Ensure that an Individual Emergency Plan and Anaphylaxis form are completed.
The Epi Pen must have a prescription label with the child's name.
The expiry date.
A parent tells you they've put a syringe of medication in a child's lunch box for lunch time. What do you do?
Let the parent know that we do not permit children to administer medication at any time.
Admin can administer medication to children in the All Day programs, provided it comes in the original packaging, with prescription label and an 'Administration of Medication' is completed and signed.
Non-prescription medications require a doctor's signature.
Describe some items in the classroom that need to be cleaned/sanitized: after each use, daily, weekly, monthly
Each use: snack/lunch table, water play
Daily: Table tops, carpet (vacuum)
Weekly: Toys, Cots, Furniture
Monthly: Sand in sensory table
What is the proper procedure for when a child has an accident with soiled clothing?
Soiled clothes are rolled, bagged and tied in a plastic bag with the child's name written on the outside of the bag, placed in the cubby to be sent home for laundering. Soiled shoes should be placed in a separate plastic bag, tied with the child's name and placed in the cubby to be sent home for cleaning/disinfecting.
We may not rinse or clean clothing at school.
We cannot rinse or clean items at school.
Staff and child will follow handwashing procedures.
What must you have in your classroom in the event a child is sick and cannot be sent to the Office to wait for pick-up.
An isolation area - somewhere both teachers are aware of that can be used to isolate a sick child.
When travelling through the school, what must the teachers always carry with them?
Attendance and emergency medication (Epi Pens)
What is used for cleaning and disinfecting and how is it prepared.
We use a bleach solution for cleaning and disinfecting.
Each morning program staff will prepare the bleach and water solution in a labelled spray bottle.
Regular Concentration is 500ppm (5mL bleach to 495mL warm water).
For blood and bodily spills or outbreaks a 5000ppm (50mL bleach to 450mL warm water) solution will be used.
List 5 important things that should be recorded in the Daily Log
1. Absences
2. Fire Drills
3. Accident Reports
4. Field Trips/Local Walks
5. Visitors (parent volunteer, SLP/OT, etc.)
6. Changes to routine
7. Parent concerns or issues
Describe the steps to take in a fire drill.
Remain calm and instruct all children to line up quickly and quietly. One teacher will take the attendance and epi-pens and do a head count before leading the children to the nearest exit.
The teacher at the end of the line should check the washrooms and close all doors (washroom, classroom, hallway) behind them.
Lead the children to a safe distance (ie: Sidewalk), do another head count and roll call.
Remain outside until Admin gives the all clear to re-enter the building.
True or False - SCELS is an Anglican school because we're in an Anglican church.
False - SCELS is non-denominational, all families are welcome regardless of faith or cultural heritage. We recognize holidays around the world and children will learn about different cultures, celebrations and traditions.
What is the purpose of the Supervision of Children for Playground Transitions Policy?
To provide an outline of how to safely transition children to the playground, as it is a non-adjacent playground.
Describe the steps to properly cleaning toys.
3 methods may be used for cleaning toys:
1. for toys not able to be submerged - spray with a bleach solution (500ppm) and let air dry for 2 minutes.
2. use the two bin method - toys are washed (with agitation!) and rinsed in the first bin, put into disinfectant in the second sink and then air dried.
3. the toys can be washed then put the the dishwasher for disinfecting.
The Nursery attendance should include what two important pieces of information
1. Time of arrival & pickup
2. Wellness check
How do you complete an Accident Report
First attend to the child - provide first aid as needed.
The supervising teacher should fill out all parts of the Accident Report, indicating how the accident occurred, the severity, treatment provided, steps to prevent.
Take the report to have signed by Admin. If the accident occurred in the playground, it must be entered in the Playground Injury log.
Contact the parent to let them know what has happened (ensure the Office knows if a message was left).
Make note of the Accident Report in your Daily Log book.
Have the parent sign the accident report (send home if needed but follow up to ensure it's returned).
Provide a copy to the parent and give the original to the office to file.
What are some of the steps we take to ensure the safety of children with Anaphylaxis?
-emergency plans are collected from the parents in writing.
-the plan is reviewed with the teachers directly by the child's teachers
-all staff read and sign off on children's plans (in addition to supply staff or volunteers)
-annual Epi-Pen training is provided, in addition to First Aid training
-allergy lists are posted in all rooms (including playground)
-emergency medication (Epi Pens) are carried at all times by the teachers (a set of two)
-snacks are labelled when provided by caterer
-teachers check children's lunches (Kindergarten/Primary)
What is the Nursery ratio? When can it be reduced and when can it never be reduced?
1:8
Reduced ratio when children are resting on their cots, 1:12
OR for 90 minutes at start/end of All Day Nursery program or 30 minutes at start/end of Nursery programs less than 6 hours (NOT on playground)
Ratio can never be reduced on the playground.
Name 3 types of Serious Occurences
1. Death of a child
2. Abuse, neglect or allegation of abuse or neglect
3. A life-threatening injury or illness
4. incident where a child goes missing or is temporarily unsupervised
5. Unplanned disruption of normal operations that pose a risk to the health, safety or well-being of children in our care