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(4/2025)
Students Entering 7th Grade in Fall 2025
*UPDATED IMMUNIZATION RECORD NEEDED BY AUGUST 1st*
All students entering 7th grade are required to have:
Box “E” of the TN Certificate of Immunization checked
Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis booster (Tdap) - evidence of one Tdap dose given any time before 7th grade entry is required regardless of Td history
Varicella - 2 doses or credible history of disease
Please contact your health care provider or local health department if your child needs these vaccines.
The required immunization form for all students who are attending school in TN is the TN Department of Health Certificate of Immunization Form. No other documentation is acceptable as verification of immunization.
All immunizations and documentation must be uploaded to your child’s Magnus Health Account by AUGUST 1st, 2025. (Magnus login information is here.) If your child has already received his/her tdap booster, then please go ahead and upload his/her updated immunization record now if you have not already.
If there are any questions or concerns about meeting this requirement by August 1st or any additional questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Sage Dining - Allergy Free Meals Offered Daily
At Silverdale, we have 102 students (K-12th) with a food allergies and 27 of those kids have a life threatening food allergies. We take food allergies very seriously and want to keep each other as safe as best as possible.
While Sage (our dining services) continues to be completely "nut-free", they have taken an additional step this year to keep our students safe from their food allergens. Sage has put together a separate food option called their Freestyle service. This service offers lunches made without the 12 most common allergens. Read more on this service below.
Click the downward arrow on the right of screen to read more on FreeStyle.
Return to School after Flu, Strep, and Covid
Flu - Your child can return when he/she is 24 hours fever free (without fever reducing medications) and symptom free.
Strep - Your child can return after he/she has been on antibiotics for 24 hours and is 24 hours fever free (without fever reducing medications) and symptom free.
Covid - Your child can return after he/she is 24 hours fever free (without fever reducing medications) and symptoms significantly improved.
Return to School Timelines After Illness
Silverdale Baptist Academy Health Clinic
Mrs. Anne Widener heads our Health Services Department providing preventative and immediate nursing care as well as health education to preschool through 12th grade students, faculty, and staff. Nurse Anne and Shelby provide care for chronic and acute illnesses and injuries, prepare and implement emergency health plans, serve as a liaison to community health resources, and promote overall wellness with our students.
Contact Information
Contact Information
Location: Room 113 located on the Preschool hall
Hours : Monday thru Friday 8:00AM – 2:30PM
Anne Widener, RN BSN MBA: Director of Health Services & School Nurse
awidener@silverdaleba.org
423-892-2319 ex. 2260
Fax: 423-892-2147
Shelby Vandegriff, BS MA: Nurse Assistant
svandegriff@silverdaleba.org
423-892-2319 ex. 2261
Fax: 423-892-2147
Doctor's Notes
Doctor's Notes
When are doctor's notes required?
After the 3rd consecutive day of sickness
After surgery
After injury that interferes with student functioning normally in school setting (ie, casts, crutches, elevator use, excuse from physical education)
Missing school due to doctor's appointment
Has suspicious skin eruptions or rashes not readily identified. These should be considered contagious and will require a doctor’s note to return to school.
Has untreated redness in eye as well as crusting or excessive drainage from eye. A doctor's note is necessary that states the student has been treated for at least 24 hours and has been cleared to return to school.
Where do you submit doctor's notes?
Preschool & Elementary School submit doctor’s notes to nurse@silverdaleba.org.
Middle & High School submit doctor’s notes to attendance@silverdaleba.org AND nurse@silverdaleba.org.
School Dismissal Guidelines
School Dismissal Guidelines
A child will be dismissed if he/she:
Vomits
Has a temperature of 100.0 or greater
Has diarrhea
Has persistent abdominal discomfort
Has a persistent headache
Has persistent pain anywhere, with or without impaired mobility.
Has a severe cold, cough, sneezing, sore throat, or red watery eyes.
Has suspicious skin eruptions or rashes not readily identified. These should be considered contagious and will require a doctor’s note to return to school.
Has untreated redness in eye as well as crusting or excessive drainage from eye. A dr note is necessary that states the student has been treated for at least 24 hours and has been cleared to return to school.
Demonstrates any other condition rendering him/her unable to function and fully participate in school.
If your child is sick at home...
If your child is sick at home...
If your child is sick,
Stay home
Email:
Nurse Anne (nurse@silverdaleba.org) with your child’s symptoms AND
Your child’s teacher for preschool and elementary school students OR attendance@silverdaleba.org for middle school/high school students
Sick with COVID? Return to campus information for COVID.
If your child is sick at school...
If your child is sick at school...
If your child becomes sick at school,
The student will be referred to the School Nurse.
After a nurse visit, you will receive an email from Magnus Health with more details from your child's visit to the nurse office.
Immunization Forms
Immunization Forms
Upload your child's immunization records (including COVID vaccine card) to their Magnus Health account under Immunizations. Any time new immunizations are received, please upload an updated immunization record
Care Plans Forms
Care Plans Forms
Please submit your student's care plan via your student's Magnus Health. Templates can be found below and in Magnus Health. New care plans will need to be submitted at the beginning of each school year.
Medication Authorization Form
Medication Authorization Form
If your child needs to take a medication at school, download the Medication Authorization Form and submit to your student's Magnus Health account. New medication authorization forms will need to be submitted at the beginning of each school year. The medication must be in the original pill bottle and transported to the school nurse or receptionist by an adult.
Athletic Physical Form
Athletic Physical Form
Once form is completed, upload directly to your child's Magnus Health account.
All physicals, to be good for 2021-2022 school-year, must be completed AFTER April 15, 2021.
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