The Preschool "Hoot"

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Thank you for sharing your amazing children with us!

You will receive a monthly newsletter from the Early Learning Center with important information and updates for the month ahead. If you are at an offsite preschool location, a lot of this info is still important, and we wanted to make sure you were included. In the future there will be a lot of ways to connect. Look for information about Facebook, Instagram, and our website soon.

We are proud to share that we follow research based & developmentally appropriate preschool curriculum for your child.

It's more than just ABC's and 123's!

Please see the attached links to find out more. You can also find this information on our Early Learning Program website.

Was your child absent on picture day? Do you want a second chance at the perfect smile? Well, you're in luck! November 17th will be our picture retake day! Look in your child's backpack for more information.

At the Early Learning Center, we will focus on celebrations that are developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant for all students. We are proud to share that we have many different religions, nationalities, and cultures represented in our program. Because of this, we will not celebrate religious holidays as part of our curriculum. We will, however, participate in many fun spirit and themed days throughout the year.

Children Who are Ill

Preschool aged children have unique needs that require an extra layer of support to protect themselves and others from transmittable diseases. At all our preschool locations, we not only follow the CVSD illness policy, but we also follow guidance from the Spokane Regional Health District.

Sometimes it can be difficult to tell how sick a child is. Here are a few guidelines to help you make the best decision for the health and safety of your child and those around them.

Stay home and consider contacting your healthcare provider if your child is experiencing any of the following:

• FEVER of 100.4 degrees F or higher.
• FLU (fever, headache, body aches, exhaustion)
• VOMITING within the past 24 hours.
• DIARRHEA within the past 24 hours.
• SORE THROAT with difficulty swallowing and/or white spots in back of throat.
• UNIDENTIFIED RASH or spreading rash.
• EYE DISCHARGE or bacterial pink eye.
• FATIGUE or too tired or sick to participate in daily activities.
• PERSISTENT COUGH or difficulty breathing
• RUNNY COLORFUL DISCHARGE from the nose or ears.
• INADEQUATE IMMUNIZATIONS
• YELLOW SKIN OR EYES
• MOUTH OR SKIN SORES that are weeping fluid.
• SEVERE PAIN OR HEADACHE
• EAR PAIN with a fever, or drainage from ear.
• ASTHMA or asthma-like symptoms.
• BLOOD in urine or stool.
• UNTREATED SCABIES, RINGWORM, OR LICE or visible nits (see below).

If your child is sent home from the program due to any of the above symptoms, that child may not return for 24 hours or without a doctor’s note, clearing the child of any illness that could be spread to others.
Children need to be free from fever, diarrhea and vomiting for at least 24 hours (without the use of medication) before they are cleared to return to school. They need to show significant improvement in symptoms with a return to normal activity level.

Parents will be notified immediately upon staff recognizing any of the above symptoms. Parents are obligated to pick up the child within an hour of notification that their child is ill and needs to be removed from the program for the day. If parents cannot be notified, an emergency contact will be notified to come and pick up the child. All communicable diseases will be reported to the local health department, and notification and information will be provided to all parents so appropriate observation and action can be taken to protect other children.

One of the unique parts about the Early Learning Program is that you have a team of support to help your child and family. Your Family Support Specialist will be scheduling a meeting with you to discuss goals, needs, and what makes your family amazing!

We welcome parent participation in preschool! If you are interested in helping out your child's classroom, please contact their teacher. If you'd like to help with field trips or attend school parties the CVSD policy is that all volunteers fill out an application. To ensure the safety of our students, individuals are accepted only after the screening process is complete. Please see the link below to start!

https://cvsdvolunteers.myschooldata.net/

We love working closely with your family. In order to protect your privacy and to keep our communication focused on your child, the ELC staff will no longer accept friend requests from preschool families. If you're already social media friends with your child's current or past teacher, please understand if the "friend" status is changed until your child graduates from the ELC. Thank you for understanding!

Thank you for your patience while we all get used to our ELC valet lines. There are many new parents and staff that are learning to run valet smoothly while keeping your children safe.

Quick reminders:

• Morning valet begins at 8:15 and will end at 8:30. These times might change but you will be notified.
• A car MUST have a car tag to pick up a student. Staff will not release a student without one. If you need a temporary tag: please park, bring your ID to the front office to get a pass, and join the valet line. If you lost your tags, don't worry! Your FSS would be happy to make you more.
• Please see the QR code to watch a video about our valet process. Feel free to share with anyone transporting your child to and from school. If you have questions please contact your FSS.