LECC Tiger Talk

Dear Families,

I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable Spring Break, spending quality time with your child(ren). With the kids back in their school routines and the warmer weather approaching, it’s a great time to get outside and enjoy the outdoors together.

Looking ahead, next Thursday we will have our first Tornado Drill of the year. Students will practice exiting their classrooms and getting to their designated safe spots in a quick, safe, and quiet manner.

That’s all I have for this week. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Matt Patterson

LECC Principal

patterma@lovelandschools.org

• Kindergarten Registration Opens: January 23
• Green Acres Field Trips: April 9-23 (more to come)
• Good Friday: April 18 NO SCHOOL
• Community Helper Day: April 24
• Stage Band Visit: May 5
• KG Graduation Days: May 12-14 (more to come)

Are you interested in being more involved with LEPTA next year? We could really use your help! We have several open positions next year on the board including:

• Communications / Membership
• LECC Yearbook Co-chair
• Building representatives for LECC and LPS.
• Walk-A-Thon Coordinator (or co-chairs if two people would like to do it together)
• Vice President

We'd love to tell you more information about these positions to see if you think it would be a good fit!

You can email lovelandelementarypta@gmail.com if you are interested, and we will be sharing more information about it on our Facebook page as well (follow us at: Loveland Elementary PTA).

The dentist is coming to our school on April 9th! If your child has not seen the School Smiles dentist before and you would like them to be seen on April 9th, please register them at https://schoolsmiles.com/student-signup/ with over 100 languages to choose from when completing the online form. All students who were seen in the fall are already on the dentist's list to be seen on April 9th.

The School Smiles on-site dental program provides comprehensive on-site dental care at our school for students that sign-up to participate. The dental team will set up inside our school to see students for dental cleanings. They accept Medicaid, private insurance, offer self-pay rates and grants through their foundation. If your child needs grant funds to pay for the visit, indicate it when filling out the online registration for your child.

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Our goal is to match your child's overall learning needs and preferences to an appropriate classroom environment. If there is specific information you would like us to consider as we make placement decisions regarding your child, please let us know using the Parent Input Form. Please avoid specific teacher requests and instead share information on a classroom environment/teacher personality that would be best for your child. If an older sibling had a teacher at Loveland, you may comment on that experience and it will be taken into consideration. If your child is a kindergartener, this form will be sent home in his/her folder on Friday, March 21st and will need to be sent back in by Thursday, April 17th. If your child is a preschooler, this input opportunity is found on the Kindergarten Questionnaire which is part of kindergarten registration. Please share ALL relevant placement concerns/information via the form provided. We are unable to accommodate individual emails, personal notes, phone calls, and impromptu meetings, due to the high number of students placed each year. We look forward to working with you and your child next year!

Every parent knows school friendships are important. Friends enrich children’s lives and they help make school fun! Developmentally speaking, making a friend in school is every bit as important as getting an A. Learning how to form successful peer relationships is a critical skill for kids, and one that they will be using—and refining—all their lives. How can parents help? Emphasize taking turns and sharing during family playtime, practice different strategies for settling conflict, and model good social behavior when talking to family members and your own friends. Supervised playdates are a great way for children to build their social muscles. Spend time talking before play dates to help them go smoothly:

• Talk with your child about what it means to be a good host. What will your child do to make their guests feel comfortable?

• Have your child pick out a few games in advance. How will your child know when it’s time to move on to the next game?

• Ask your child how they’ll know if guests are having a good time. Are they smiling? Laughing?

Friendships give school-age children a sense of belonging. They also build children's self-esteem and develop their social skills.

Loveland City School District will begin sending automated reminders about outstanding school fees, including unpaid preschool or kindergarten tuition. Families with unpaid fees will receive a call and email with the total amount due for this year and any previous years. These messages will occur monthly when there is a balance to be paid. To see details of outstanding fees or make a payment, please follow this link to log in to PaySchools Central. If you have questions about unpaid fees, please contact Jenna Hawks at: hawksje@lovelandschools.org

You can get information about bus routes and bus delays online or on your smartphone. Follow this link to our Transportation page, or download the “My Ride K-12” app from your phone’s app store. Once you’ve registered and logged in, you can connect with your student’s information with their 5-digit student ID and last name.

The app now allows real-time tracking of your student’s bus. If you activate push notifications, our transportation team can send you notifications about transportation delays.

The school calendars are available for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. You can view and print an easy-to-read version of the calendar and important dates by following this link to our website.

2024-25 LECC School Hours

Full-Day Start Time: 8:00 am

Full-Day Dismissal: 2:50 pm

AM Half-Day Start Time: 8:00 am

AM Half-Day Dismissal: 10:50 am

PM Half-Day Start Time: 12:00 pm

PM Half-Day Dismissal: 2:50 pm

**Please call the attendance line by 9:00am (Full Day KG, 1/2 day AM KG and PS) and no later than 1:00 pm (1/2 day PM KG and PS) to report an absence 513-697-3060**

Stay in Touch!

Loveland Early Childhood Center Administration

Principal: Matt Patterson

Building Coordinator: Susan Craig

School Counselor: Jaime Heybruch

School Psyschologist: Carrie Smith

Secretaries: Penny Dippold & Jenna Hawks

Health Aide: Jessica Bruce

LOVELAND EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Email: patterma@lovelandschools.org

Website: www.lovelandschools.org
Location: 6740 Loveland-Miamiville Road, Loveland, OH, USA
Phone: 513-683-4200
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lovelandcityschools/
Twitter: @LovelandTigers