EC Parent Newsletter
1/22/24
Dear Families of Lansing's Littlest Lions!
Greetings EC families,
I hope everyone has been able to stay warm! We have some structural changes at the Child Care Center, including an interim Child Care Director, Julie Fink. She is coming to us as a seasoned director from Xavier Catholic schools. She has been working with us in Lansing since the summer and she has fallen in love with us! Please welcome her and feel free to send any questions/concerns to her and myself.
Dr. Rebecca Dalton
913 727 1755
For your Calendar
Early Childhood Upcoming Dates to remember
JANUARY
Thursday 1/25 Unity Day - wear stripes!
Wednesday 1/31- Last day to turn in little lion gear forms
FEBRUARY
Friday 2/2- Count Your Kid in Screener
Thursday 2/8- ECSE/Peer Model and No-Fee Class event Flurries of Fun 5:00-6:00
Friday 2/9 - No Fee Class does not have class today, 1-5 Preschool and Child Care open
Wednesday 2/14 - Friendship parties & ECSE/Peer Model and No Fee Class P/T Conferences 4-8pm
Thursday 2/15 - ECSE/Peer Model and No Fee Class-No School- P/T Conferences 8-3pm
1-5 Preschool and Child Care open
Friday 2/16- ECSE/Peer Model and No Fee Class-No School, 1-5 Preschool and Child Care open
Tuesday 2/27 Ernie Miller Animal Tales in house field trip
Little Lion EC Gear Orders Due January 31st!
The proceeds will go towards our in-house field trips, school-wide events, school furniture and equipment.
Please take a screen shot or print out and send into your child's teacher with payment (or notice of payment)
*There are 3 ways to Pay*
1. Cash- exact change only
2. checks made out to Lansing Early Childhood
3. Go to the web store on Revtrak, Linked Here select miscellaneous and put EC shirts in the comments. Once confirmed, your order will be made.
Repeating Information
Interested in opportunities to learn along side EC staff?
If so, please contact Rebecca.Dalton@usd469.net and we will get you signed up.
Understanding the Meaning of Behavior
Wednesday,
January 31, 2024
6:30-8:30pm
Tuesday,
March 13, 2024
6:30 – 8:30pm
Head to toe
(knowing what is developmentally appropriate
can help understand behavior as well)
Wednesday,
April 10, 2024
6:30-8:30pm
The Dynamic Duo of Science and Technology for infants and toddlers.
Making a peer model payment online
making a peer model payment online
Go to the Webstore on usd469.net
Click on Revtrak
Select Miscellaneous Payments
Enter the amount you are paying for Peer Model Fee
In the box below, enter your last name, first name and what the payment is for
Ex smith, johnny Peer Model Payment
Click on Add to Cart and complete the payment
Please see video below
Friendly Reminders
As our safety needs continue to be met and we have additions to our building the Early Childhood Crisis Response Team are going to continue to update parents and community members with our protocols.
We are focusing on making sure everyone who picks up our little lions who attend the ECSE and No-Fee programs are on the pick up list on skyward. Staff is instructed to double check if unsure. This could look like asking to see a drivers license or if the adult is on the pick up list. If you have questions or concerns please contact me directly
Protocol for entering the building:
Childcare side:
Please ring camera doorbell and stand in front of it where we can see you. Please respond to the person speaking to you from the speaker. Parents have the option of picking up/dropping off their students in their classrooms or having a staff member do it for them. The Early Childhood Crisis Response Teams is working on funding for parents to have badges or stickers to wear in order for them be identified to everyone in the building. Please stay tuned for those details.
ECSE/No-Fee Classroom Side:
Our staff has been advised to ask everyone who comes to the door to state their name and the reason they are there before they enter. Upon entering the building, every guest will sign in, if they are going past the front entry way. Also, if a parent is picking up their student early from school, they are required to show their ID.
If there any questions, please contact Becca or Andrea