JANUARY 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!
Round 1 for the 2020-21 school year is Dec. 10, 2019 - Jan. 15, 2020.
Round 2 for the 2020-21 school year opens Jan. 21
Choice applications offers will go out in late January
Happening Now
FULL DAY: Leawood will have limited space in our Full Day Preschool so be sure to apply early. All Jeffco Kindergarten programs will only be full day starting in the 2020-2021 school year.
CURRENT Jeffco K-12 Students
The first step to this process is EnrollJeffco. All returning students will use EnrollJeffco for the upcoming school year to indicate where they will be attending school in August. 5th grade families need to complete this process as well to indicate which middle school you will be attending. If Leawood was NOT your home school, you will need to CHOICE enroll at Ken Caryl.
The second step to this process is Jeffco Connect. In July/August, you will still need to register your student(s) through Jeffco Connect, making sure your contact information is updated, pay fees, and sign off on agreements (Code of Conduct, Media Releases, and other OPT out agreements with your digital signature).
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:
Skin Rash or sores
Stomach ache or nausea
Vomiting
Flushed face
Inflamed eyes
Chills symptoms
Diarrhea
Earache
Coughing
Fever of 100˚ or more
Heavy nasal discharge
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 welcome 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.
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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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.