FEBRUARY From the School & Office

Leawood Elementary School

Enrollment Secretary Leah Lefevre       

Financial Secretary Margarita Russell 

Health Aide Stacy Pitts

Preschool and Kindergarten Registration happening now! Choice enrollment for the 2020-21 school year is here!

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FULL DAY: Leawood will have limited space in our Full Day Preschool so be sure to accept your offer, if you received one, before it expires. All Jeffco Kindergarten programs will only be full day starting in the 2020-2021 school year.

Incoming Preschoolers for the 2020/2021 school year

If you have accepted an offer for the 2020/2021 school year, please come to the school by February 21, 2020 to fill out the paperwork that is required for next school year.

These documents must be brought to the school or your enrollment will be incomplete. 

Incoming Kindergarten's for the 2020/2021 school year

Please bring the following documents to the school by February 21, 2020:

These documents must be brought to the school or your enrollment will be incomplete. 

More Information on the main Enroll Jeffco website HERE

From the Health Room:

If a child becomes sick at school the parent will be called. It is expected that the parent, or another designated adult, will pick up the child within the hour. We recommend that a child with a fever should return to school when they have been FREE of the fever (without medication) for a 24-hour period and recovered from their symptoms. Same rule applies to children that have the stomach bug.  We ask that all parents follow the “Golden Rule of Health”. Please remember that a child who is too sick to take part in outside activities would be more comfortable at home. For the protection of your child and his/her schoolmates, it is advised that children be kept at home if the following symptoms are present: 

With the weather slowly changing we would like to remind everyone that the Health room does not provide any type of Chap Stick/Vaseline or lotion. Your student is allowed to keep Chap Stick in their back pack/class. The best way to stay healthy for the upcoming sick season is to wash hands thoroughly.  Also remember, as we’ve stated in previous newsletters, if you want your student to have any type of over the counter or prescription medicine, you must have your doctor fill out the appropriate medical forms.  We have them on our website or they are also located in our parent information rack outside the front office. 

Stay Healthy,

Mrs. Pitts

Free & Reduced applications for Preschool

Did you know that our preschool families are also encouraged to complete a Free & Reduced application? Although it will not cover your tuition fees, if approved, this will provide your student with breakfast or lunch at no cost.  Breakfast and lunch is available for all our preschool families, but we ask half day families wishing to stay longer or come earlier for lunch, a parent must be with them. 

From the Financial Office

Please don't forget to go login to Jeffco Connect and verify that all of your student's fees have been paid. This year Food & Nutrition Services had some delays approving Free & Reduced applications. If you completed the application for Free & Reduced and your student’s fees have not been waived, please contact Food & Nutrition Services at 303-982-6748. Since the district changed to a School Based Budget, we have to pay all of our fees directly out of our school budget. Keep in mind that all of our field trips are again paid online this year. We will be adding the fees to your student as the date of the field trip approaches. While you are in Jeffco Connect, please verify your personal information and make sure we have updated phone numbers and email addresses. In addition, please be sure to add additional emergency contacts other than just parents listed just in case we are unable to reach a guardian. If you need assistance with fees, feel free to contact Mrs. Russell at 303-982-7860 ext. #5. If you would like to apply for Free & Reduced, here is the link to the application.

Make Your Voice Heard Survey

MYVH is a survey designed to promote engagement in school, improve the school learning environment, and combat problems such as bullying. Leawood will be giving students in grades 2-5 the survey between January 13th and February 7th, 2020. More information can be found in the MYVH family notification letter. 

AFTER HOURS SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

It’s that time of year again when many before or after school activities and clubs begin. If you are dropping off or picking your child up from one of these, please keep in mind that there will be no access to the building before 8:30am or after 4:00pm. Please make arrangements with the teacher or activity coordinator as to where you will drop/pick your child up.

UPDATES FROM THE CAFETERIA

Information regarding personal checks

Chef Diann will no longer be able to separate a parent’s personal check for lunches between two siblings. You will have to submit two separate checks for each of their accounts. Also, she cannot transfer money from one siblings account to another’s. You can add money to your student’s lunch account online at Food and Nutrition Services.

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