In the month of May our pre schoolers will meet several of our local community helpers. The first to visit us was Nancy Olin, the Salem parish nurse. Nancy met many of you parents at our Parent Orientation meetings in the fall. I continue to be amazed by Nancy and her ability to work with every age group in our church. Last week we invited her to Pre School to talk to the children about hand washing. As you probably know, young children often swish their hands under cold water, wipe them on their pants and figure they have washed their hands. We're hoping for more then that if we want to keep our families healthy. Nancy demonstrated how to wet your hands, lather the soap on all surfaces of your hands, including the fingernails (while singing "Happy Birthday"), rinsing them thoroughly, drying them and turning the water off with the towel, in case there are germs on the faucet (especially if you are not at home.) We all had a chance to name circumstances when we need to wash our hands. Any good answer deserved applause! Then we "pretended to wash" as we sang "Happy Birthday" together. Good hand washing habits can be fun!
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