Congratulations, Mrs. Jenny! We are most appreciative for your dedication and love for working with young children. You help make the ELC a great place to learn.

If you have a child that is enrolled in our PK4 class, they are at the appropriate age to enter Kindergarten next school year. Please complete the 2024-25 Kindergarten Information Form below as this will help with district-wide planning for next school year. Please share this form with others residing in the Basehor-Linwood School District who have children that will be age 5 on or before August 31, 2024.

The application to enroll for new students is now open and is available via our website (elc.usd458.org). This would be the form to complete for any child who has not attended the ELC district preschool.

**If you have a child that is a younger sibling of a current student, you will complete this form for the younger sibling.

**If your child is enrolled in the district childcare and they will attend the district preschool for the first-time next year, this is the form you will complete.

Absences

If you child will not be at school, please call or email your child's teacher AND our secretary Mrs. Kristen.

Transportation Change

If you need to make a transportation change for your child please do so by 10:30 for the AM classes and 2:30 for the PM classes.

Car Signs

If at any time you need a replacement for your car sign, please email kbernal@usd458.org.

Tuition needs to be paid by the 15th of each month.

Your payment is considered late if it is not paid in full by the 15th of the month (August - May).

Please make payments via Skyward, check, or money order.

** As always, if you have questions or need to make special arrangements, please contact Kristen Bernal in the office.**

Safety is a top priority here at the ELC.

We have a very firm policy that all of the cars in the carline must stay in the carline until the car ahead of you is leaving.

Thank you for your help and continued support of our important safety measures.

If you have any safety concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our building secretary, Kristen Bernal at kbernal@usd458.org.

As a reminder, you must have a car sign (issued by our school) in order to pick up your child. We understand that it can be inconvenient should the adult picking up your child not have a car sign and need to enter the school. Please be sure to communicate this policy to grandparents and other adults that help with picking up your child from school. Again, the safety of our students is our top priority.

Recommendations:

With the warmer weather we have been having we know it's tempting to bust out those sandals. However, please be mindful that tennis shoes are best for students. Sandals, flip flops, etc can be a major tripping hazard.

Immunizations:

If your child has received any school required vaccines throughout the school year and you have NOT provided that updated information to Nurse Corey, please do so as soon as possible.

Please be mindful of the following illnesses and district guidelines for returning to the building:

Diarrhea: two or more loose watery stools during the school day. All students must be free from diarrhea for 24 hours without the aid of any medication before returning to school.

Localized rash: a rash of undetermined origin as a sign of potential illness.

Temperature greater than 100 degrees: all students must be fever free for 24 hours without the aid of fever reducing medication.

Uncontrolled coughing: student may be sent home if coughing becomes disruptive to the educational environment.

Thank you for helping keep our school community healthy!

Corey Quattlebaum RN, BSN
School Nurse
Early Learning Center
Basehor-Linwood School District
(p) 913-662-7150
(f) 913-662-0004

MARCH

1 - BLOCK Fest during school day

4 - Cat in the Hat Storytime for AM classes

5 - PTO Meeting @ 5PM

5 - Spring Picture Day!

6 - Mr. Patrick from Basehor Library visits today!

7 - End of 3rd Quarter

8 - No School; Collaboration & Teacher Workday ~ Employee Childcare in Session

11 - 15 - SPRING BREAK

15 - Tuition Due Today

Only 3 more months left, and there are some fun Events in store for the rest of the year!

Yearbook: Be sure to get your yearbook to capture all of the fun memories from the school year. Remember you can customize 2 pages for free to make YOUR Yearbook extra special!

Yearbook order link Here !

Spiritwear: Didn't have a chance to order last time?? No worries, we will be opening the shop up March 18th with a NEW design, and it will close at MIDNIGHT April 1st! Keep your eyes peeled for the link!

Ronald McDonald Pop Tab Contest: We may have gotten a SnowCone Party, but there is more fun to be had! Keep sending in those pop tabs!

Woot-Woot Cart: Don't know what drink/snacks our ELC staff like? We got you covered! Follow the link to shop their Amazon Favorites! Click Here !

ELC Staff Favorites: Looking for a way to treat your favorite ELC staff?? Follow the link to view a list of their favorite things! Click Here

PTO Membership Drive:

-Membership Form

-PTO Membership Dues (suggested donation of $5)

-Can be paid by cash, Check ( made payable to Basehor-Linwood ELC PTO ), or PayPal

Upcoming Events:

Keep your eyes peeled for details on the following events!!

-Week of the Young Child--April 1st-5th: It's going to be a fun week for our Bitty Bobcats!

-Spring Fling May 3rd, 5-630pm: Gather the family to swing by the Early Learning Center for all kinds of fun!

-Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week May 6th-10th: Help us celebrate our amazing teachers and staff at the ELC!!

Basehor Community Library we will have a special (weather depending outdoor) storytime for families of all ages on Thurs. March 14th during Spring Break!

Spring Reading Marble Madness all month

Every Monday, Knitting at 4:30 & Yoga at 5:30

Every Tuesday, Playtime at 10am

Every Friday, Storytime at 10 , Dr. Seuss Birthday Party on March 1!!

Read Across America - March 2

Tuesday March 19 at 4:30 - Mario Kart

Thursday March 21 at 4:30 - Juggling & 6:00 Irish Stew and Live Music