Liberty Early Childhood Center
November 2019
Dear Families
Happy Fall Everyone
This week we will take off a few days to celebrate the many reasons we have to be thankful. At the ECC, we have many reasons to be thankful. First, we had a number of families participate in fall conferences. We hope that you all find these opportunities as meaningful as our teachers do. We are also thankful for all the parents and family members who came to the fall parties. This is a great opportunity to see your child in a different environment. In just a few weeks we will host our winter parties on December, 19th.
During the week of conferences we had the Scholastic Book Fair in our library. As a result of your book fair purchases, our building earned over 700 Scholastic Dollars that will help us purchase additional books for our classroom libraries. We are thankful for the incredible sales job you all did to get so many trash bags purchased. In the end we made over $2000 to be used for projects in and around our building. Those resources are not possible without all your generous work.
Finally, we are thankful to all of you for continuing to partner with us as we work to help support your child's development.
Best regards,
Dr. Sarah Birk, Principal
Mr. Bart Tittle, Assistant Principal
Cold Weather Reminders
With the weather beginning to cool off, please make sure to send appropriate clothing with your child. Classrooms monitor weather closely but will continue to go outside as often as possible. Labeling jackets, hats, etc with your child's name helps us ensure that it leaves with the correct person each day.
School Hours:
In an effort to limit disruptions to classroom instruction and make the most of our learning time together, we ask that you please follow our hours of attendance if you are transporting your child.
Morning session times:
9:30-12:30
Afternoon session times:
1:20-4:20
Reminders about the bus:
- Children are NOT allowed to eat on the bus. Please be sure your child has time to eat their breakfast or lunch before you expect the bus to arrive.
- Any changes in bus transportation will require a minimum of 3 days to process. Remember, a change in your transportation address may impact your child's ability to have bus service. Since we serve the entire Liberty school district-addresses are routed either as an AM or PM attendance area.
- Make sure someone is available to meet the bus at pick-up and drop-off times. An adult must be present for the child to be released off the bus. Please see your parent handbook for additional information.
If your child will be absent from school:
Regular attendance is important to help your child make the most of this learning year in preschool. We understand children will miss occasionally due to illness or family emergency. When this happens, please call our attendance number and either speak directly to an ECC staff member or leave a message.
To report an absence, please call 736-5324
Early Years...Ideas for Supporting your Early Learner
Looking Ahead:
ECC Winter Parties: December 19 (Parties will begin and end sooner than the fall to accommodate car riders leaving before buses. Specific times will come soon)
No School: December 20-January 6 (Winter Break)
Students Return: January 7
Safety and Security
Each month, our staff and students participate in a variety of emergency drills. These include fire, tornado, earthquake, and lockdown. Drills provide our staff and students an opportunity to practice what to do in the event of an emergency.
Safety and security of our students and staff is a priority for our Early Childhood building as well as the Liberty School District. LPS security provides regular and routine patrols of all schools in the district. As the ECC is a Liberty Public School located in Kansas City, the LPS Security Staff and KC PD often partner to provide patrols or follow up on reports. Our staff is trained and encouraged to keep sharp eyes on our grounds. District protocol dictates that we report anything out of the ordinary to LPS security.
Liberty Early Childhood Center
Website: https://www.lps53.org/ecc
Location: 9600 Northeast 79th Street, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-736-5324
Twitter: @Liberty_ECC