Upcoming Family Ministry Events and Fun
Hello Parents!
We have lots of tools for you and your family together to celebrate the birth of our Lord, — I’ll be giving you some friendly reminder’s each of these next few weeks so you don’t miss out on all the fun!
December 6, Family Advent Calendar begins!
If you don’t already have this calendar on your fridge, pick one up this Sunday at the Information Desk. Each day there are short, easy activities to lead your child(ren) to know Christ more and to understand the meaning of Christmas.
December 13, Happy Birthday Jesus Party
We’ll be talking about the birth of Christ and each class, 2 years through 5th grade will have special crafts, a cake walk, and more!
December 20, My Brother’s Keeper Outreach, 1-4 pm
Kids ages 7 and up are able to serve with parents at this Alief mission, handing out gifts to needy children. Interested? Sign up to serve: Tisha@crossbridge.cc
Crossbridge Sick Policies
PARENTS:
With school starting up and the flu season already making headlines, please don’t take YOUR CHILD’S SICKNESS LIGHTLY.
The church follows guidelines set by the CDC (listed below) in order to keep our families safe and healthy.
NOTE: If your child has had a fever or diarrhea within 24 hours of Sunday, do not bring them to Kids Crossing.
We love our nearly 100 children who attend here each Sunday, and we appreciate you thinking of the other families and our precious teachers before bringing a sick child. Besides keeping germs at home, be sure to keep the health of your area school’s and children’s ministries in your prayers this Fall/Winter!
SICK CHILD POLICY
Children are not permitted to be in Kids Crossing if they have:
–Fever (100°F underarm; 101°F oral or 102°F rectal) AND sore throat, rash, vomiting, diarrhea, earache, irritability or confusion. In babies 4 months or younger, a 101°F rectal temperature is a fever threshhold.
–Diarrhea
–Vomiting
–Body rash with fever
–Sore throat with fever and swollen glands
–Severe coughing (child gets red or blue in the face and makes a high-pitched whoop after cough)
–Eye discharge (thick mucus or pus draining from eye, or pink eye)
–Yellowish skin or eyes
Courtesy of the Center for Disease Control
Children must be free from these symptoms or fever for at least 24 hours.
Returning to Work or School
Guidance for Adults and Children with Seasonal or Novel H1N1 Influenza
V.4 Revised August 21, 2009
These guidelines will be revised as situation evolves.
To date, most illness from the novel H1N1 influenza virus has been mild to moderate, but, as with seasonal influenza, there have been cases of very severe illness and several deaths in Texas. Some persons are at higher risk of severe disease or complications from influenza (see Box 1). To prevent spread of illness, it is important to follow preventive measures to avoid catching the flu and also measures to keep from infecting others. For more information on preventing influenza, taking care of an ill person at home, and other influenza issues, go to Families and Individuals on the www.texasflu.org site.
These Return to Work or School guidelines address the timing of returning to work or school after an influenza-like illness. The cautions apply whether a person has seasonal influenza, novel H1N1 influenza or a similar flu-like illness (see Box 2 for symptoms of influenza). If the novel H1N1 virus (or other seasonal influenza virus) changes significantly in severity, DSHS and CDC may make different recommendations as the situation evolves.
Note: “Stay at home” means persons should not congregate with friends, participate in other school or community activities, or be sent to a different day care. An ill person may leave home for medical appointments but should wear a mask (surgical mask is sufficient) while traveling to and from and during a medical appointment.
Table 1. Guidance for adults with flu-like illness on return to work or school
| Condition | Exclude from work or school |
| Ill and treated with antiviral medication* | Until there has been no fever (>100°F) for 24 hours without fever reducing medications. ** |
| Ill and not treated with antiviral medication* | Until there has been no fever (>100°F) for 24 hours without fever reducing medications. ** |
| Persons who have traveled to area where novel H1N1 or seasonal flu has been confirmed and who have no symptoms | 0 days, monitor for illness |
* Those working in a health care setting should be excluded for 7 days from symptom onset or until the resolution of symptoms, whichever is longer. Refer to www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/guidelines_infection_control.htm for more information.
** If influenza severity increases, people with flu-like illness may be asked to stay home for at least 7 days, even if they have no more symptoms.
Table 2. Guidance for persons younger than 18 years old with flu-like illness on return to work or school
|
Condition |
Exclude from work or school |
| Ill and treated child or youth | Until there has been no fever (>100°F) for 24 hours without fever reducing medications** |
| Ill and not treated child or youth | Until there has been no fever (>100°F) for 24 hours without fever reducing medications** |
| Persons who have traveled to area where novel H1N1 or seasonal flu has been confirmed and do not symptoms | 0 days, monitor for illness |
* If influenza severity increases, people with flu-like illness may be asked to stay home for at least 7 days, even if they have no more symptoms.
Box 1. Persons at Higher Risk for Complications of Novel H1N1 and Seasonal Influenza |
For more information on preventing influenza, taking care of an ill person at home, and other influenza issues, go to
- Families and Individuals on the www.texasflu.org site.
