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Jennifer Blake, RN
School Nurse
847-362-0730 ext.333
Fax 847-362-8130
My background and credentials:
- Associate Degree in Nursing from College of Lake County
- This is my 1st year in School Nursing
- I have been certified in CPR since 2018
- Member of the National School Nurse Association (NSNA) and Illinois School Nurse Association (ISNA)
Thank you for visiting this page. My name is Jennifer Blake and this is my first year at St. Joseph Catholic School (SJCS). I grew up Libertyville and attended the public school system. After graduating from Libertyville High School, I attended the College of Lake County where I earned my nursing degree. I started my career at Chicago Behavioral Hospital in Des Plaines, and now I am excited to start my career in School Nursing. I enjoy continuing my education, and I am currently attending Illinois State University for my Bachelors in Nursing.
I live in Libertyville with my son Kenny, and parents Patrick and Kathy. I enjoy cooking, reading, exercising and spending time with my family.
Please be sure to periodically check back or subscribe to my page for health updates and information throughout the school year. My door is always open so please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Thank you and I look forward to working with your children this upcoming school year.
Kindly,
Ms. Blake, RN
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Safe Treats for Halloween and other Classroom Parties
Safe Party Foods/Snack List
Peanut & Tree Nut Free
Please avoid snacks that contain peanuts (including peanut flower, peanut oil, or peanut butter) or tree nuts (including almonds, cashews, pecans, macadamias, hazelnuts/filberts, Brazil nuts, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts, and coconut, or any flour, oil or butter).
Please read labels carefully to make sure the products are safe. This includes avoiding labels with cross contamination warnings such as:
- May contain traces of peanuts/tree nuts”
- “Produced in a facility that also processes peanuts/tree nuts”
- Or any similar statement.
Fruits/Vegetables
All fresh fruit, Prepackaged/Bagged fruit
Market Pantry Raisins
Ocean Spray Craisins- Plain only
Sunmaid Raisins
All fresh vegetables-Pre Packaged/bagged
Fruit Cups/Applesauce
Fruit Cups- Delmonte, Dole
Applesauce- Musselmans, Mott’s
GoGo Squeez Applesauce on the go
Mott’s Snack and Go
Dairy
Yogurt in individual cups/tubes (NO nut based alternatives or flavors)
String cheese-Kraft, Frigo, Horizon Organic
Yogurt- Yoplait, Stonyfield Farms, Horizon Organic, Dannon, Trader’s Joe’s (Squishers tubes), GoGurts,
Crackers/Chips/Snack items
Triscuits and Triscuits Thin Crisps
Cheez Its
Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers
Honey Maid Grahams
Back to Nature-Honey Graham Sticks
Teddy Grahams
Keebler Scooby-Doo Graham Cracker Sticks
Fruit Newtons
Animal Crackers ( Specific brands- Austin’s, Barnum and Annie’s)
Nilla Wafers
NAbisco Ginger Snaps
Pirates Booty
Clif Kid ZFruit or Z Fruit and Veggie bars
Nutri Grain soft baked cereal bars
Cheetos and Simply cheetos, Doritos, Tostitos
Sun Chips
Lays or Simply Lays
Skinny Pop
Boom Chicka Boom
Pretzels:
- Keebler town house flipsides pretzel crackers
- Rold Gold
- Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps
Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Treats
Chips Ahoy
Oreo:
- Original
- Double stuffed
- Mini’s
- 100 Calorie Pack
- Thins
- Mint
Enjoy Life Brand cookies
Hostess Donettes ( Not crunch variety)
Pudding- Handi snacks, Snack Pak
Fruit Snacks:
- Florida’s Natural Au’Some Fruit Nuggets
- Cliff Kids- organic fruit rope
- Mott’s Original assorted fruit snacks
- Welch’s fruit snacks
- General Mills fruit snacks
Bakery Items
Nutphree’s bakery products: cupcakes, frosted sugar cookies ( Jewel, Walmart, Mariano’s, Whole Foods)
Lee Donut Shop- Donuts (nut free store)
Candy/Marshmallows
Airheads
Dots
Tootsie Brand Candies (all)
Candy Canes (Spangler Brand)
Starburst
Dum Dum suckers
Gummies- Albanese brand
Hershey Kisses- milk chocolate only
Junior Mints
Laffy taffy
Pixy stix
Ring pops
Correction to "Snack time" post
Mrs. Wegener

Nurse Notes

Optional Medication Pick Up Tomorrow
Supplies Wish List
- Clorox or any brand of sanitizing wipes
- Purell or any brand of hand sanitizer
- 1- Aquaphor Healing Ointment
- Band Aid Brand, Neosporin Brand or any generic form of Antiseptic/ First Aid Wash
- Sanitary pads, Ultra Thin
- Life Saver Mints Pep O Mint
- Large flexible bandages
- Travel sized Tissue packs
- Jumbo sized cotton balls
- Large latex-free exam gloves
Frequently Asked Questions About Whooping Cough
Fever and Illness Reminder
- If a student has a fever of 100 degrees or above, he/she may not return to school until they have been fever free (without the use of any fever reducing medications) for 24 hours.
- If the illness requires the use of an antibiotic, the student must be on the medication for 24 hours before returning to school.
- If a student is vomiting due to illness, they may return to school after 24 hours of non-vomiting.

Gentle Dental Reminder
- Kindergarten
- Second Grade
- Sixth Grade
Be on the Lookout..........Germs of the Joe!!
When to Keep Your Child Home from School
- If they have a fever of 100 degrees or higher (they cannot return to school until they have been fever free for 24 hours without the use of a fever reducer such as Tylenol, Ibuprofen). This is a school policy.
- Appears ill, and not well enough to participate in class
- You think they may be contagious to others