Greetings ELC Families,

We have officially completed our first quarter of the school year and are moving right along in quarter two. We want to thank you all for partnering with us in your child's education. We are so excited to share that we had 99% attendance at our fall conferences! Our Halloween parade and classroom parties were also well attended and we topped off an excellent October with an incredible turn out Saturday for our Trunk-or-Treat event.

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.

Thank you to each of you for sharing your child with us during the most important years of their development. We appreciate the continued support as we strive to offer the best early childhood experience for your child(ren).

#herewegrow

Sincerely,

Mrs. Jillian Porter

ELC Director/Principal

Basehor-Linwood Early Learning Center

15880 Garden Pkwy, Basehor, KS 66007

(913) 662-7150

"Together, we will provide each child a high-quality inclusive early learning program that cultivates kindergarten readiness for the Basehor-Linwood Community"

BLHS Student Remi Turner has been working on her project in the innovation academy to bring a little free library to the ELC students. Part of her project includes opportunities for BLHS students to come read to our students and also collecting books to share with classrooms and to fill our free library once it's complete. If you are interested in donating, please see the flyer below!

Absences

If your 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

During arrival, please be sure your child remains seated at all times and does not exit the vehicle until a staff member is outside the door. Please also refrain from allowing them to hang outside the windows of your vehicles while waiting during arrival. This can be a major safety hazard and we want to keep our students safe.

If your child is feeling ill, please do not send him/her to school. Although we encourage attendance, we prefer to NOT share sickness. Please be sure to notify the office and your child’s teacher if your child will be absent for any reason.

Hey there ELC families!!

October flew by fast and we appreciate everything you did to make the month a blast for our ELC Staff and Bitty Bobcats! Check out what we have coming up! Thank you for your continued support!!!

Basehor-Linwood Early Learning Center PTO

On November 14th from 4-8pm Chipotle at the Legends will be hosting our Dine to Donate! Be sure to swing by and grab dinner but please don't forget to show them your flyer!!

On the go?? Order through the app using the code on the flyer ( PFHJNRP ) and a portion of your order will come back to the ELC PTO!

Pop tab Collection: Don't forget to send in those pop tabs!! Once the ELC reaches their goal ALL kiddos will get to have a POPSICLE PARTY!!! Contest ends May 5th!

Classroom Party Planner: We still have some spots open if anyone is interested in planning one or all parties. You do not have to be present in order to plan the party. Sign up link is here

We are thankful for YOU at the Basehor Community Library! Come get this fun page, along with materials to make a turkey, and fill out the page with some of the things you are thankful for with your family.

Knitting with maryam is every Monday at 4:30 PM.

Playtime is every Tuesday at 10 AM.

Story Time is every Friday at 10 AM.

We’re excited that @Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is now available for ALL Kansas children ages birth to age 5. The Imagination Library inspires a love of reading by gifting books to children birth to age 5. Sign your child up today and together we can ensure all Kansas children receive FREE books from Dolly! #ImaginationLibrary #DollysLibrary #DollysLibraryKansas #ImaginationLibraryofKansas kschildrenscabinet.org/imaginationlibrary

November 1 - Bitty Bobcat Apparel Store OPENS

November 1 - Mr. Patrick Storytime

November 1 - BLAS Food Drive Begins

November 7 - PTO Meeting @ 5 pm - 6 pm

November 10 - BLAS Food Drive Ends

November 10 - No School, In-Service and Collaboration

November 14 - Dine to Donate; Chipotle @ the Legends 4 pm - 8pm

November 15 - Bitty Bobcat Apparel Store CLOSES

November 15 - November Tuition Due

November 17 - CYKI Screening Day, School in Session

November 22 - No School, Vacation Day

November 23 - No School, Holiday (District Offices Closed)

November 24 - No School, Vacation Day (District Offices Closed)