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Fill out Online Registration (OLR)

www.pleasval.org > Schools > Bridgeview> New Student Enrollment

(you must have immunizations and physical paperwork turned in before your child can attend preschool) If you have any questions regarding the online enrollment process please contact the administration center 563-332-5550.

Send the classroom teacher my child’s photo

Send the classroom teacher a family photo

(the link for signing up will be sent out in August)

Enews Registration: stay connected to PVCSD building communications through email, called Enews. Sign up HERE.

THINGS TO DO

Welcome to Preschool!

We're so excited you're here!

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Our Staff

Bridgeview Elementary School

Pleasant Valley Community School District

316 S 12th Street

LeClaire, IA 52722

563-332-0215

Mrs. Megan Halverson | Principal

Mrs. Karen Brown | Secretary

Preschool Teachers

Mrs. Michaela Conover Mrs. Taylor Fox Mrs. Dawn Casto

Paraeducators

Subha Jericho Laura

Mamillapalli Checchin Wight

Support Staff

Amber Larson, SLP

Kraig Hartz, OT

Rebecca Wilson, PT

Rebecca Nelson, Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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OUR PHILOSOPHY

Preschool students learn best in an engaging environment that allows them to explore interesting materials, interact with peers, and develop skills through play. The role of the adult is to provide appropriate activities, model appropriate skills and behaviors, and to support interactions between students. The Creative Curriculum® and SMART Teach skills for development provide the framework for the skills and activities presented in the preschool program.

OUR BELIEFS

We are an integrated preschool program that brings together children of diverse abilities, including those who are neurodiverse learners with developmental delays or disabilities and those who are neurotypical, in the same classroom setting. The goal is to promote inclusive learning through shared activities, where all children can grow socially, emotionally, and academically alongside one another.

We believe that parents are a child’s first teacher and should continue to participate in their child’s preschool education.

We believe that support from siblings and extended family members will enhance the child’s preschool education.

We believe opportunities for learning and developing skills occur at school, at home and in the community.

We believe a strong partnership between home and school offers children increased opportunities to practice developing skills; to generalize skills across environments and to include skills for home and family settings in the educational program.

Optional (but recommended) Supplies:

backpack
water bottle with name
extra clothes

If your child is not yet potty trained:

You must provide diapers/pull ups and wipes.

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Arrival/Dismissal

Students attend school:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY

The morning session 8:10 to 11:10.

The afternoon session 12:15 to 3:15.

Arrival: Parents are asked to wait outside of Door E2 (labeled) with their child until 8:10/12:15 when a teacher will meet them outside of the door and bring them to the preschool classroom.

*Students who arrive after 8:15/ 12:20 will need to go check in at the front office.

*If you are late picking your student up, we will have them wait in the office for you.

Dismissal: Students will be dismissed at 11:10am/3:15pm through Door E2. Teachers will accompany the children out to meet their parents.

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Parking Procedures

For AM classes:

It is very important to leave the parking lot in a timely manner in the morning as all T2K-6th grade students will be arriving for classes that begin promptly at 8:25.
If you need to get out of the driver’s seat to assist your child, please park in the parking lot and use the sidewalk &/or crosswalk to safely cross. Please do not leave your vehicle unattended in the dropoff lane.
Pick up students promptly at 11:10 am to ensure time for teachers to prepare for PM classes.

For PM classes:

To avoid congestion, please do not arrive until after 3:10 pm to pick up students, as all T2K-6th grade students are dismissed at 3:00.
If you need to get out of the driver’s seat to assist your child, please park in the parking lot and use the sidewalk &/or crosswalk to safely cross. Please do not leave your vehicle unattended in the drop off lane.

If parking in the front parking lot, please use the sidewalk &/or crosswalk.

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Communication between home and school is very important for your child’s educational beginning.

Notes will be sent home informing you of the plans and activities in the classroom. These notes will tell you what story we will be reading, what type of activities we will work on at table work time and any special dates that you need to mark on your calendar.

We welcome notes from you, especially those that let us know about special activities or accomplishments – this gives us information to talk about with your child at school.

You can reach us by calling 332-0215 or by email:

Mrs. Michaela Conover | conovermichaela@pleasval.org

Mrs. Taylor Fox | foxtaylor@pleasval.org

Mrs. Dawn Casto| castodawn@pleasval.org

If you call before 8:00 am or after 3:15pm, we may be able to take your call – otherwise you can leave a message, and we will return your call as soon as possible.

Teaching Strategies Gold is our assessment tool. We will send notes, photos, and videos throughout the year via our Teaching Strategies Gold App. To sign up, a teacher will send an email and you can follow the instructions on the email.

Conferences/Progress Reports

Parent-teacher conferences will be held twice a year. At these conferences, a written progress report will be used. In addition, a third progress report will be issued at the end of the year.

Home Visits

Home visits are a wonderful opportunity for us to work together to help your child. We will have a required initial visit before school starts. These visits will last about 45 minutes. There will be optional home visits throughout the year. We will bring some materials from school in order to show you some of the activities we’ve been working on. Sometimes we can have our visits at school so that your child can show you our room and toys or materials that are too large to bring home. This is also a time you can celebrate your child, ask questions, or we can discuss any of your concerns.

*If anyone in your household has a fever up to 24 hours before your scheduled home visit, please contact your child’s teacher to reschedule.

Enews Registration

The Pleasant Valley School District sends all non-confidential information in an electronic format

(E-news) instead of paper. Confidential information and information that is specific to a student or groups of students will not be sent electronically. You can register for e-news through the district’s website, sign up HERE.

Late start/ Early Out

In the event of a late start or an early out, the following procedures will be followed:

When there is a late start: AM preschool is canceled that day.

PM bus schedules and class times will remain the same.

When there is an early out: AM students will be dismissed at 11:00 or as determined by administration

PM preschool is canceled that day.

WE'RE A TEAM!

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Attendance

Please notify office staff (332-0215) each day your child is ill. The Iowa Department of Public Health mandates this reporting to help track communicable diseases and alert us as a community of outbreaks. (If your child rides the bus, please call transportation # 332-4949 and let them know your child will not be riding.)

While it is important for students to attend school on a regular basis, they need to stay home when they are sick. We recognize that preschoolers may have numerous absences or illnesses, especially if this is their first experience with other children. To encourage regular attendance, district policy includes sending a letter to parents when a child has six or more absences. This formal letter is automatically sent, whether your child’s absences are excused or not. If you have any questions about your child’s attendance; or district policy, please contact your child’s teacher, or the principal.

Please keep your child home if they are showing cold symptoms:

Fever - A child with a temperature of 100 degrees or higher should not attend school. The child should be fever free for 24 hours without the use of medication before returning to school.

Sore Throat/Colds/Cough - Minor cold symptoms are common and usually don't interfere with school attendance. A persistent, frequent cough and/or constant nasal drainage may affect your child's performance at school, and he/she may be more comfortable at home. A cough or breathing that sounds different than usual should be evaluated by a doctor. If your child is diagnosed with strep throat they may return to school 24 hours after antibiotics have been started.

Vomiting/Diarrhea - A child who has vomited should wait 24 hours from their last episode and be able to retain solid foods before returning to school. A child who is having frequent diarrhea stools should not attend school.

Influenza/RSV/Covid-19- Return to school when fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication and symptoms are improving.

Pink eye - Some eye infections are highly contagious. Symptoms include redness of eyes or eyelids, crusting of lashes and/or drainage from eyes. This infection is spread by hand to eye contact. Students should return to school after treatment has begun or when there is no longer a discharge from the eye.

Head Lice- Students are checked for head lice on an as needed basis only. Iowa Department of Public Health 14- day treatment plan

HEALTHY & STRONG KIDS

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First Aid/Medication

The school nurse, Mrs. Joette Stobbe, will be available on a daily basis. The nurse teaches, promotes, and directs health activities and keeps detailed records on each student. Vision and hearing checks done by the school should never be substituted for a doctor’s examination.

Pleasant Valley Community School District will administer prescribed medications and over-the-counter medicine when it is necessary for these medications to be taken during school hours. However, medications will not be administered unless the following requirements are met:

Prescribed medicine must be properly labeled. The medicine shall be sent to school in the original prescription container which shall be labeled with:

Name of student d. Name of physician
Name of medicine e. Name & address of pharmacy
Directions for use f. Date of prescription

Over-the-counter medicine will be given if the following conditions are met:

The medicine is in a closed container
The container has the child’s name on the outside
The outside of the container also states the contents inside

A signed note from the parent must accompany the medication indicating to the school the time the medication is to be given and the amount of the medication to be given.

It shall not be the duty or responsibility of the district to determine if the correct medication is supplied by the parent in the marked container.

Birth Certificates and Immunization Records

We must have a copy of your child’s birth certificate and an up-to-date immunization record on file in our school nurse’s office. Any child who does not have these records on file will not be allowed to attend preschool until they are turned in. The Scott County Health Department audits our program and we must comply with state regulations.

Birthday Celebrations

If you choose to send a snack with your child for their birthday, it must be something from our Spartan Safe Snack List! We cannot serve anything that is not from this list.

Snack

A snack will be provided for your child off the Pleasant Valley Safe Snack List which is linked above. If your child has any dietary restrictions or allergies, please let your teacher know.