Ms. Amy's STARS Newsletter
February 4 - 7, 2019
Important Dates and Reminders
February 14- Playdough with pals
February 18 - No School for President's Day
March 12 - Spring Picture Day
March 14 - STEAM night
March 18 - March 22 - No school: Spring Break
March 28 - Kindergarten Roundup
Link to our school website
What will Happen this week
Resources for Parents
2019 Kindergarten Roundup
Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (parents and students attend)
To be eligible to enter Kindergarten for the 2019-20 school year, your child must reach the age of 5 before August 1, 2019.
Online enrollment information will be shared at Kindergarten Round Up. The online enrollment portal will be available after March 28th.
Kindergarten Screening Screenings will be held at each elementary building on: May 6, 2019 – 12:30-7:30 May 8, 2019 – 8:00-4:00 Sign-Up information will be available at Kindergarten Round Up
Kindergarten Round Up will take place at your child’s elementary building. Please check the district website at www.lsr7.org; then “Schools” and “find a school” if you have questions regarding which building he/she will attend. All other questions should be directed to the elementary school in your attendance area.
Children’s Mercy Autism Family Training Series Presents: So Your Child has Autism… Now What?
Join us for an evening designed to give you an opportunity to connect with families on the same journey and for Children’s Mercy staff to share information on topics that will benefit you as you begin this journey.
Children’s Mercy Autism Family Training Series
Dealing With Rigid and Repetitive Behaviors
Speaker: Natalie Haultain, PsyD
When: Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 6:00-8: 00 pm
Where: Children's Mercy Broadway 3101 Broadway Street – 10th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64111
Objectives:
Understand the range of rigid or repetitive behaviors that are seen among individuals with ASD.
Evaluate whether a rigid or repetitive behavior is an appropriate target for intervention.
Identify strategies to improve your child’s flexibility.
RSVP required! Children DO NOT attend!
A light dinner is provided. Call 913-696-5711 or mhammond@cmh.edu
Snow Day/School Cancellations
Lee’s Summit R-7 School District offers a variety of ways to learn about school closings due to inclement weather. After the decision to close school is made, the district will communicate in the following ways:
- A recorded telephone call will go to all students’ families as well as staff members via a service known as SchoolMessenger. Families are encouraged to make sure their phone numbers are accurate and to notify their children’s school if there are changes in these numbers.
- Snow days are shared via R-7 social media, including on R-7 Facebook, found by searching for “Lee’s Summit R-7 School District,” and on Twitter, found via @LSR7.
- Information is shared in the district’s electronic newsletter. To subscribe, visit http://www.lsr7.org/signup.
- The information is posted on the district’s website at www.lsr7.org.
- School closings are included on the district’s information telephone line at (816) 986-1001.
- Local media are provided information about school closings. Listen or watch for “Lee’s Summit R-7 School District.”
Through the district’s SchoolMessenger recorded phone service, Lee’s Summit R-7 has the capability to send a recorded telephone message to all families within minutes. This service is used for school closings as well as other communication. If severe weather necessitates that students be sent home early during the school day, these emergency calls would go to up to six phone numbers per student, including home, cell phones and parents’ work numbers. If a snow day is called the evening before or during the early morning, this emergency call will go only to students’ home phone numbers as well as to all R-7 employees’ home numbers. In the case of families with multiple children in the R-7 School District, SchoolMessenger will call the family just one time.
Families have the opportunity to opt out of the SchoolMessenger calls. Please note that if you do opt out of the calls, you will not receive any calls from the district or your child’s school via this service, including school information, snow-day and other emergency notifications.
For information about Missouri requirements for make-up days related to inclement weather (snow days), please visit the following Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education webpage at https://dese.mo.gov/financial-admin-services/school-governance/school-calendar
Matt and Molly
Music
Amy Hachinsky
Email: amy.hachinsky@lsr7.net
Phone: 816-986-2460