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Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years Eve… It doesn’t matter what or how you celebrate. At Halsey Schools we open up our doors and arms to all. We have lots of fun learning opportunities as we share our traditions and culture with each other. Happy Holidays! Check out some of the fun last year! |
Events
Parent – Teacher Conferences: Please look for your child’s assessment on Monday, November 28. You will be able to see how your child is progressing based on the California Department of Education guidelines. The assessments are based on teacher observations and interaction with the children. No pressure is put on the children. They all learn at their own pace. Parent-teacher conferences will be available from December 5th – 9th. Please look for the sign-up sheet in office for available conference times.
Cultural Diversity – Sharing Family Traditions: We encourage each of you as families to join us in our holiday celebrations December 1 – 31. Even if you cannot be with us, please share your family traditions, recipes for holiday foods, and any special items that reflect your heritage and family history. Your participation would be greatly appreciated. Please look for a sign up sheet in your child’s classroom and ask a teacher for more information.
Visit Retirement Home: Sing Holiday songs with out Adopted Grandparents December 9th @ 10:00.
Visitor: Librarian- Tuesday December 14th @ 10:00.
Field Trip: Thursday, December 8th (9:15 – 1:00) @ Bright Child – 618 Lindero Canyon Rd, CA 91377. Lunch is provided. Field trips are available for Busy Bees, Dragonflies, Penguins & Potty Trained Pandas If your child is under 3yrs he/she may attend the trip if you or your spouse join us.
Stardreams Recital: Tuesday December 13th at 10:15 in the Preschool.
Monthly Staff Development Seminar: Wednesday December 14th- 7 Musts for Using Manipulatives
Holiday Social: Please join us for our Holiday Social on Friday morning, December 16th at 9:30 Infants, 10:00 Tiny Tots, Teddy Bears 10:30, & Preschool 11:00. It will be amazing so don’t miss it.
School Closed: Monday, December 26 & Monday, January 2nd. Happy Holidays!
Reminders
Holiday Plans: At Halsey Schools we understand the importance of family togetherness. As a result, whenever possible we like to give our teachers special time to spend with their families. The Holiday Season provides an excellent opportunity to do so. In order to plan for this we need your help. Please complete What are your Holiday Plans?
Immunization Updates: Please remember to bring in your Yellow Immunization card for us to copy whenever your child gets any new immunizations.
Winter Change of Clothes: Please make sure your child has at least one complete set of extra winter clothes & shoes. Don’t forget to label everything.
Busy Bee’s Homework: In order to prepare you and your children for Kindergarten, the Busy Bee teachers send homework packets home every Monday. The activities help the children practice the concepts they are learning at school and give you an opportunity to see some of the ways your child learns at school. Packets should be returned the following Monday. The children are not required to complete the homework but those that do receive recognition for it during circle time. The homework is not graded or returned. So please try to complete at least some of the activities. They’re fun!
Happy Times: Each class has their own webpage with Curriculum information, schedules, calendar of events and themes, etc.
Infant Center | Tiny Tots | Toddler Center/Teddy Bears | Pandas | Penguins | Dragonflies | Busy Bees
Illness Policy
Halsey Schools Illness Policy
Would you like to keep your child from getting sick? We can all help keep the spread of illnesses down at school by keeping our children home when ill.Your child becomes ill by catching viruses, (a.k.a. Germs, bacteria): from other children at school, from you (after getting something from work or elsewhere), from neighbors, from brothers and sisters, etc. Viruses are transferred: by touching others, breathing air born viruses, touching items with viruses on them etc. Colds are not caused by cold weather, exposure to cold, or changes in temperature. The ONLY way to catch a cold is to be infected by a virus.
At Halsey Schools we help control the spread of viruses with regular cleaning and sanitizing of bathrooms, floors, carpets, toys, equipment etc. We, both teachers and children, wash our hands regularly throughout the day and always before we eat.
Did you know you can decrease your child’s illnesses by as much as 50% by simply washing his or her hands before leaving schools, grocery stores, movie theaters, or other social gatherings? It’s true! So be sure to wash those hands.
The following are some common illnesses children contract. The right-hand column states our general policy on school attendance with these illnesses. Halsey Schools reserves the right to exclude a child from school at anytime for any reason, even if a doctor or other recommends otherwise. If your child visits a doctor, please ask for a return authorization note. Even with a note Halsey Schools reserves the right to refuse attendance at anytime for any reason. (If we have 3 or more children come down with something we provide more information on the illness.)
If your child is sent home with an illness today
he/she will not be permitted back to school tomorrow.
| Illness | Can my child come to school? |
|---|---|
| Chicken Pox | Must stay home until blisters have scabbed over. Six days to two weeks or more. |
| Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) | Must stay home for at least 24 hours after receiving doctor prescribed medication. There must be no eye discharge. |
| Diarrhea (2-3 times) and/or Vomiting that is/are not symptomatic of an illness. | Should stay home for 24 hours after symptoms stop as long as not symptomatic of an illness. |
| Fever – Any fever registering above 99 degrees, or any signs of a fever: warm touch, lethargy, sweating, chills… | Should stay home until fever is gone. Child must be fever free for 24 hours w/o being on any fever reducing medication before returning to school |
| Cold, CLEAR Runny Nose (Usually allergies) w/o any of the other illness signs | As long as the child is comfortable and “feeling up to it,” he or she can attend. (The other children have already been exposed to the virus since symptoms do not appear until a few days after.) |
| Flu (aches, fever, vomiting/diarrhea, chills, etc) | Child must stay home for at least 24 hours after ALL symptoms have stopped. |
| Running nose with green or discolored discharge (May be a bacterial infection) | Must stay home for at least 24 hours after receiving doctor prescribed medication. May return if Doctor sends return authorization explaining the cause of discharge and confirming it is not contagious. |
| Strep Throat | Must stay home for at least 24 hours after receiving doctor prescribed antibiotics. |
| Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (Rash/blisters) | Must stay home until blisters & scabs are completely gone. Usually 3-5 days. |
| Croup | Must stay home until a doctor provides a return authorization. |
| Roseola and other rashes, blisters, etc. | Not permitted back to school until cleared by a doctor and Halsey staff. You must get a return authorization from the doctor. Never send your child to school with an unidentified rash. |
| Thrush (white patches inside the mouth) | Must stay home for 24 hours after being prescribed anti-fungal medication. |
| Impetigo | Must stay home until blisters & scabs are completely gone after using Dr. prescribed antibiotics. |
If your child will be out for any reason please call or email the school by 10:00 a.m.
Sick@HalseySchools.com
Did You Know?
Halsey Schools was established in 1978 for children ages 2 – 12 years old in response to new bussing regulations that took Woodland Hills children out of their neighborhood schools and bussed them each day to down town LA schools. After many years with 100′s of successful elementary graduates, the needs of the neighborhood changed and the Elementary School was converted to Infant & Toddler Care for children ages 6 weeks to 2 years old.
We are looking forward to a fun-filled December!
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