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Welcome back from winter break! Our classrooms are full again, and we are so happy to see our preschool students’ smiling faces. Watch us grow as we learn new things, continue to make friends, and have fun every day!

We are excited to announce that the Early Learning Center has began a new platform for unified communication across Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123. With SchoolStatus Connect, families will be able to receive communications (Email, Text Messages, Phone Calls) from the district, as well as the school and classrooms, all in one place. Click below for how to set your preferred language, communication method, notification preferences and more!

• January 9th: Wear BLUE for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
• January 9th: Mobile Dentist Visit (see Nurse Kristin's Care Corner below for more info)
• January 19th: NO SCHOOL - Federal Holiday
• January 23rd: 1-2-3 Day
• January 28th: PAC Meeting at the ELC - 5:30 pm

Starting January 23rd up until March 12th, we will have some special furry friends visit us from Love on a Leash to enhance student learning as it relates to the PET STUDY!

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR IN-SCHOOL DENTAL CARE!

Click HERE to fill out the form online to sign the permission slip.

The D123 preschool program provides all items needed for snacks, which are distributed by Whitson's School Nutrition and are free of cost to all families. CLICK HERE to view the menu and review nutrition information, ingredients and allergen information, accessible from any mobile device or computer.

***THE ELC SNACK CALENDAR IS LISTED UNDER OAK LAWN-HOMETOWN SD ELC CENTER***

• To ensure the safety of pedestrians, vehicles and staff members, please adhere to traffic patterns outlined during orientation.
• Vehicles should not block driveways and parking lot entrances.
• Once the curbside line has formed, the line wraps around the corner from Keeler Ave onto 93rd in front of the school. Please make your way to the end of the car line when entering the curbside lane and do not try to cut in where there may be a gap.
• Please remember that ALL preschool-age students MUST be in a child restraint system.

Thanks for teaming up with us to keep our school community safe!

D123 uses the Visitor Aware Program to immediately identify visitors and create a temporary ID badge to wear for the duration of their time spent at our schools.

In order to ensure a smooth visit to the ELC, please use THIS LINK to complete the pre-registration for Visitor Aware for any future classroom volunteering and visits inside our building.

You will be prompted to take a picture of yourself and answer a few questions, including Driver's License #. Once you complete this, you will be added to the system and will not have to resubmit this information every time you visit the building. You will receive a QR code via text and email to scan which is what you will use when checking into the school for a visit.

You can find common questions about the Visitor Aware System answered HERE. Click HERE for SPANISH.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact the Main Office.

Early Learning Center

4201 W. 93rd Street, Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453

Director: Christine Fuller - cfuller@d123.org

Website: d123.org Instagram: @d123elc