Letter from Head of Early Childhood Julie Patel - The Miami Valley ...

Field Trips
The children and faculty at the EC take field trips throughout the school year. We travel by
MVS school bus or parents are asked to drive. Attendance is taken before boarding the bus,
after exiting the bus, and periodically throughout the field trip. All emergency contact
information plus a first aid kit is carried on all field trips.
Sick Policy
*If your child has a fever, even a low grade fever, they must stay home for 24 hours after
the fever has broken.
*If your child has nasal discharge other than clear, please keep them home until all
symptoms disappear.
*If your child experiences an abrupt onset of chills, sore throat, cough, diarrhea, etc., please
keep your child home.
A note from a physician must accompany a child’s return to school following a contagious
illness such as pink eye, lice, rashes, chicken pox, etc.
Clothing
Please dress your child in comfortable play clothes that can get dirty. Throughout your
child’s day, he/she will be playing outside, creating art projects and playing with sand and
water. This is their time to explore, and getting messy is part of the fun. Please make sure
your child wears shoes that are appropriate for running and climbing. Sandals and crocs
are not encouraged. Make sure to send an extra set of clothes-underwear, socks, shirt and
pants/shorts. This will be stored in your child’s cubby. As the seasons change, we will ask
for snow gear, rain boots, etc., to be left at school, so the children can continue to enjoy the
outdoors. If it is above 20 degrees, we will be going outside to play, so hats, gloves and
scarves, are a must.
Snack and Lunch
Each child will need to bring a daily snack to school. We encourage a variety of fruits, and
vegetables. You, also, may find additional suggestions in the addendum to the MVS Parent
Handbook. The Ohio Dept of Ed. requires that we provide this information to all families.
The children staying for a full day should pack a healthy lunch including water, milk or
juice in a thermos. Snack and lunch are great opportunities for children to manage real life
tasks, learn about nutrition, and socialize with friends and teachers. Children are
responsible for opening their lunch boxes, using good manners, and cleaning up their lunch
items. Please purchase lunch boxes and food containers that allow your child to be
independent.
Rest Time and Big Kids’ Work/Junior Kindergarten
In accordance with the Ohio Dept. of Ed., all first year students (3 year olds) must be
provided a time to rest during their day. This time is from 1:00-2:00 pm every day. Our
second year students, will resting at the beginning of the school year, as they adjust back to