It seems to have been a very busy few weeks from our Winter Break until now. Reports, Oman Week, ABIS Biathlon, Mock Exams, Fun Run, getting the farm up and running and of course, all the usual learning that takes place every day! We hope that you all have a wonderful and safe holiday whether staying in Oman or traveling elsewhere.<\/p>\n
School starts again on Sunday 3rd March with the following events coming up:<\/p>\n
3rd-7th March: During the first week back we will be hosting the Ministry of Education for an evaluation visit. This is similar to the CIS and PYP visits and much work has been done in this area.<\/p>\n
8th\/9th March: Kids Lit Festival in Dubai with Ms Sarah and Ms Abby Brewer<\/p>\n
14th March: Swim Gala<\/p>\n
21st March: PLC Fun Event “The Amazing Race”.<\/p>\n
24th-26th March: PYP visit<\/p>\n
28th March: International Evening<\/p>\n
Missing Items After Oman Week<\/strong><\/p>\n Mr Carberry’s bag appears to have been mislaid since returning from Oman Week. Inside are some important clothing items that he would like back. Please double check with your family if you have any extra items that don’t belong to your children. Please return to school, no questions asked.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Head lice<\/strong><\/p>\n It seems to have been a very busy few weeks from our Winter Break until now. Reports, Oman Week, ABIS Biathlon, Mock Exams, Fun Run, getting the farm up and running and of course, all the usual learning that takes place every day! We hope that you all have a wonderful and safe holiday whether […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grades"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Dear Parents<\/h4>\n
There have been cases of head-lice reported at school and your child may<\/h4>\n
have been exposed. During this break please do a thorough check for<\/h4>\n
head-lice on your child.<\/h4>\n
Head-lice are little insects with moving legs. They are often not much<\/h4>\n
bigger than a pin head, but may be as big as a sesame seed. They live on,<\/h4>\n
or very close to, the scalp and don\u2019t wander far down the hair shaft for very<\/h4>\n
long. They can only live on humans; you cannot catch them from animals.<\/h4>\n
What are nits?<\/h4>\n
Nits are not the same thing as lice. Nits are egg cases laid by lice, stuck on<\/h4>\n
to hair shafts. They are smaller than a pin head and pearly white. If you<\/h4>\n
have nits it doesn\u2019t always mean that you have head-lice. When you get rid<\/h4>\n
of all the lice, the nits will stay stuck to the hair until it grows out.<\/h4>\n
How are they spread?<\/h4>\n
Anyone can pick up head-lice. They are most common among young<\/h4>\n
children as they often put heads together during play allowing the lice walk<\/h4>\n
from one head to the next. Head-lice do not<\/h4>\n
reflect standards of hygiene. They are just as willing to live in clean or dirty<\/h4>\n
hair.<\/h4>\n
Can you stop them?<\/h4>\n
The best way is for families to learn how to check their own heads. This<\/h4>\n
way they find any lice before they have a chance to breed. They can then<\/h4>\n
treat them and stop them being passed round the family. The way to check<\/h4>\n
someone\u2019s head is called \u201cdetection combing\u201d. This should be done<\/h4>\n
regularly and in the case of a confirmed infection in one family member, the other members of the household should carry out \u201cdetection combing\u201d twice<\/h4>\n
weekly for one week.<\/h4>\n
How do I do detection combing?<\/h4>\n
You need a plastic detection comb, good lighting and an ordinary comb.<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Wash the hair well, then dry it with a towel. The hair should be damp, not<\/h4>\n
dripping. A small amount of conditioner may help if the hair is tangled.<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Make sure there is good light, daylight is best.<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Comb the hair with an ordinary comb.<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Start with the teeth of the detection comb touching the skin of the scalp at<\/h4>\n
the top of the head.<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Draw the comb carefully towards the edge of the hair.<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Look carefully at the teeth of the comb in good light.<\/h4>\n
\u2022 If there are head-lice, you will find one or more lice on the teeth of the<\/h4>\n
comb. A magnifying glass may be useful in identifying lice.<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Do this over and over again from the top of the head to the edge of the<\/h4>\n
hair in all directions, working round the head.<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Do this for several minutes. It takes 10 to 15 minutes to do it properly for<\/h4>\n
each head.<\/h4>\n
Who needs treatment & how do I treat them?<\/h4>\n
Only treat those who have living, moving lice. If more than one family<\/h4>\n
member has lice, treat all those at the same time.<\/h4>\n
A head-lice lotion\/shampoo should be used. Ask your local pharmacist,<\/h4>\n
public health nurse or GP which lotion\/shampoo to use, and how long to<\/h4>\n
leave it on. Follow the instructions that come with the particular product.<\/h4>\n
\u2022 Repeat treatment again seven days later, in the same way.<\/h4>\n
Check all heads a day or two after the second treatment.<\/h4>\n
Thank you for giving this your attention. If you still find moving lice after the<\/h4>\n
treatment, please ask your public health nurse or your GP for advice.<\/h4>\n
Sincerely<\/h4>\n
R. Willis<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"