Argentine School News

November 25-26: No School - Preschool Conferences (four year old classrooms)

November 27-29: No School - Thanksgiving Break

December 5: LCS Follies 5:00 and 7:00

December 6: Happening in Linden Parade- meet at the airport at 6:00 (wear lit-up attire)

December 16: Gus Turns One!

December 18: Winter Festival Jamboree 10:45/2:45

December 20: No School - Teacher Work Day

December 23 - January 5: No School - Winter Break

January 6: Family Open Gym Night 5:30-7:00

January 8: District Half Day

January 20: District Closed

There is no preschool November 22-29, 2024 (with the exception of 11/15 for Ms. Kathy and Ms. Kursty's classes) due to 4-year old conferences and the holiday. Three-year-old conferences will be held in January.

Eagle Club is still open Monday November 25 and Tuesday November 26.

Wear your best lit-up and red/green attire (the parade organizers would like everyone lit up if possible), and represent Argentine Early Childhood Center. Meet at the airport at 6:00.

In January, Ms. Alisha will be promoted to Lead Teacher! She's worked hard to earn her bachelor's degree, and we are so excited that she is able to transition into the Lead Teacher role in Classroom 1.

Ms. Amy has been working in Classroom 4 part time, but in January she will be joining us full time!

Ms. Jillian has been splitting her time between Classroom 1 and Classroom 4, but in January she will transition to Classroom 5 full time.

Qualifications: must have a CDA

Qualifications: must meet Edustaff requirements and pass a LARA fingerprint check

GSRP rules state that at certain intervals, the income level of students who qualifies increases. At this time, any family in the community who is still looking for free four year old preschool slots is strongly encouraged to visit Argentine's enrollment page, where there is information on the process and links for the two applications that have to be completed. Students must be four before December 1. We do still have a handful of four-day, half-day slots for four year olds. There are minimal five-day, full-day slots for three year olds available as well.

On November 20, several parents joined Mrs. Bradley for an information and feedback session. Please see the attached slideshow below if you weren't able to join us.

Recently the teaching teams at Argentine participated in a "Teaching Team Twin" day as a teambuilding activity. We love our teaching teams!

We will still go outside unless it is below freezing. Please make sure that your child comes to school each day with outerwear appropriate for the weather. Once it snows, all children will need a coat, snow pants, boots, gloves and a hat every day. If it is easier to just leave these items at school, please let us know to keep them here. If your family is in need of assistance with warm weather clothing for your child please reach out to your child's teacher.

Please call your child's classroom to report an illness.

• Fever over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (with or without fever reducing medication) within the last 24 hours
• Vomiting, diarrhea, upset belly within the last 24 hours
• Rash of any kind within the last 24 hours
• Persistent cough, green snotty nose, etc.
• Illness diagnosed by a medical professional as being contagious, until medically cleared to return
• A great rule of thumb to follow is: If I have to give my child medication to feel better, or if my child isn't well enough to play outside, he or she isn't well enough to come to school.

It can often be very frustrating to parents when their young child seems to be sick every other week. But this is a part of establishing healthy immune systems, and is actually a good (albeit inconvenient) thing! For many children, preschool is the first time they have been exposed to so many germs. Young children inherently put things in their mouths, touch their faces, etc., which leads to the sharing of all kinds of yucky germs.

The classrooms are cleaned daily. Tables are washed before and after meals. And we'll establish frequent handwashing routines right from the get-go. You can help by reinforcing these habits at home and by keeping your little one home when they're under the weather. If your family chooses to vaccinate, flu and covid vaccines are available from most pharmacies and doctor's offices, often free of charge.

• Read to and with your child. Identify familiar words around your home and around town.
• Practice identifying letters, especially those in your child's name
• Practice opening lunch items
• Practice putting on/taking off jackets, boots, mittens, etc.