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Field Trips/Combo/Snow Day Sites 2

New KC Cubbies Preschool Flyer 3

Snow Day Letter 4

Spring Break Information 5

Newsworthy Notes & Helpful Info 6

Staffing Update 6

Character Education 6

Neighborhood News 7-8

Nurse Christy’s Corner 9

BASS Advisory Council 9

Parents’ Night Out Summary 10

Business Partners 10

January Snack Calendar 12

Inside this issue:

DATES TO REMEMBERDATES TO REMEMBERDATES TO REMEMBER

• 1/1/15—Happy New

Year!

• 1/2—Full Day

• 1/5—Full Day

• 1/6—Classes Resume,

NEW KC Cubbies pro-

gram opens @ Colbern Road location

• 1/19—Full Day

• 2/2—Groundhog Day

• 2/16—Full Day, see

field trip schedule on

pg. 2

• 3/8—Daylight Saving

Time starts—move your

clocks forward 1 hour

1151 NE Colbern Road • Lee’s Summit, MO 64086 • (816) 986-3440

http://bass.lsr7.org/

JANUARY 2015JANUARY 2015JANUARY 2015

Dear BASS Families,

The start of a New Year… ask yourself

these questions.

� Who should I spend more time with

to help them be the best that they

can be?

� Who should I send a note of appre-

ciation to that has had or currently

has a positive influence on my life?

� Who should I call on that I have not

spoken to in quite some time and

ask him/her what I can do for them

to brighten their day?

� Who brings a smile to my face when

I think of him/her and that I should

let them know why he/she brings a

smile when thought of?

� Who can I trust?

� Who would I drop everything for

and come to their side in a time of

need and why?

� Who is willing to go the extra mile

for me in a time of need and why?

� Who inspires me and why?

� What does a healthy relationship

with others look like to me?

I once was told that asking great ques-

tions leads to great outcomes. How can we

as adults role model this way of thinking

for children? First, one would have to em-

brace that this is something that is worth-

while for children and adults. Secondly, it

would need to be a priority. Often we only

make changes in areas that are of high

priority. Lastly, being on the receiving end

of a great question may allow you to feel

the positive affect and cause you to want

to do that for others.

The world is spinning swiftly with tech-

nology. We are inundated with choices of

activities and entertainment, while never

having truly experienced life at a slower

pace such as in the early 1900’s. This

leaves us with a mighty task at hand—How

to cultivate healthy relationships, how to

spend quality time with one another, and

how to talk at the dinner table without a

device at hand? How to truly give value to

the one we care most for? How to prepare

children for the future roles they will have

in leadership?

So consider this year to be the year to

ask great questions. Pass along your ex-

perience of doing so to another. Be mind-

ful of making today the best it can be while

moving forward to the days ahead.

~ Dawn Butler, Director

BASS 4BASS 4BASS 4---111---111

Now Enrolling for Preschool ages 3Now Enrolling for Preschool ages 3Now Enrolling for Preschool ages 3Now Enrolling for Preschool ages 3----5555

Location: 1151 NE Colbern Road

Opening Day: January 6, 2015

Open House on Monday, January 5th

Come and go 5:00—6:30 p.m. (More information on page 3)

Note: Times listed do not include travel time. Students may bring up to an additional $5 for concession stand and/or tokens at Lunar Bowl and

Paradise Park. Times and locations are subject to change. Parents will always be notified of any field trip changes.

BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL SERVICES NEWSLETTER—JANUARY 2015

2014-15 Field Trip Schedule

Sites February 16 March 6

Longview Farm, Cedar Creek Lunar Bowl

1:00 pm—3:00 pm

Paradise Park

1:00 pm—3:00 pm

Meadow Lane, Hazel Grove, Lee’s Summit, Westview Lunar Bowl

10:00 am—12:00 pm

Paradise Park

10:00 am—12:00 pm

Prairie View, Highland Park, Pleasant Lea Bump City

10:00 am—12:00 pm

Lunar Bowl

10:00 am—12:00 pm

Underwood, Mason, Richardson Paradise Park

1:00 pm—3:00 pm

Emerald City Gym

1:00 pm—2:30 pm

Sunset Valley, Greenwood, Woodland Paradise Park

10:00 am—12:00 pm

Emerald City Gym

1:00 pm—2:30 pm

Summit Pointe, Hawthorn Hill, Trailridge Bump City

1:00 pm—3:00 pm

Lunar Bowl

1:00 pm—3:00 pm

3LYNX—PLMS, BCMS, SLMS Lunar Bowl

10:00 am—12:00 pm

Extreme Fitness

1:00 pm—3:00 pm

Selected sites will combine their site on full days with their snow day site. This allows schools with lower enrollment numbers to

contain costs due to lower staffing needs as well as provide a more enjoyable environment for children. Refer to the chart below to

determine schools participating with the combo site on full days.

ADDITIONAL COMBO SITE DATES & LOCATIONS

Designated

Attendance Site

Combo Site

Phone #

Schools Attending

Designated Site

Dates to Combine

(All non-school days)

MEADOW LANE 986-3261 Hazel Grove, Lee’s Summit,

Meadow Lane, Westview • Tues., Nov. 4

• Wed., Nov. 26

• Mon., Dec. 22

• Tues., Dec. 23

• Fri., Jan. 2

• Mon., Jan. 5

• Mon., Jan. 19

• Fri., Feb. 16

• Fri., Mar. 6

SUNSET VALLEY 986-4251 Greenwood, Sunset Valley,

Woodland

UNDERWOOD 986-3291 Mason

SNOW DAY / SPRING BREAK COMBO SITES

Designated Attendance Site Site Phone

Number Schools Attending Designated Site

LONGVIEW FARM 986-4191 Cedar Creek, Longview Farm

MEADOW LANE 986-3261 Hazel Grove, Lee’s Summit, Meadow Lane, Westview

PRAIRIE VIEW 986-2291 Highland Park, Pleasant Lea, Prairie View

SUMMIT POINTE 986-4221 Hawthorn Hill, Summit Pointe, Trailridge

SUNSET VALLEY 986-4251 Greenwood, Sunset Valley, Woodland

UNDERWOOD 986-3291 Mason, Richardson, Underwood

Dawn Butler



Blast Off to

Spring Break

Space Camp

Mark your calendars for March 16-20, 2015 Spring Break Camp! Kids will have an opportunity to explore the universe with a variety of

week-long activities and games that provide children with a greater under-

standing of space. Some things to look forward to as we launch into space:

Design and launch a rocket using a paper towel tube, PVC pipe, and 2-liter bottle

Make astronaut pudding

Play fun theme-based games like, “Martian Rock Scramble” and “Man from Mars”

Make moon sand and shaving cream planets

Enjoy 2 field trips

Enrollment information coming in February

Donations of empty 2-liter bottles needed


Newsworthy Notes and Helpful Information

� 2014 Tax Statements—Due to BASS implementing a new billing system for the 2014-15 school year, par-

ents who had children enrolled in the BASS program from January through August 2014 will have 2 sepa-

rate statements for the 2014 tax year. Statements for August through December can be obtained on the

BASS website through the parent portal link with your email address and password. Tax statements for

January through the first of August can be obtained by contacting the BASS Admin office at (816) 986-

3440.

� Security Reminder—Parents, please make sure when you are entering or

leaving our buildings that the door closes completely behind you. For security

purposes, we request that each family be buzzed in separately and no one holds

a door open for other individuals entering. We appreciate your cooperation as

we strive to maintain a safe environment for all

families.

� Donations Needed! - BASS would appreciate donations of empty 2-liter

pop bottles for use with one of our Spring Break projects. Please rinse

out empty bottles and turn into your Site Coordinator at your conven-

ience. Thank you for helping collect the necessary supplies for a fun and

unique activity!

Staffing Update

We continue to add new staff members to our BASS team. Please

join us in welcoming the new faces at your site and help them get ac-

quainted with your child!

Ben Ramirez—Associate, KC Cubbies

Cheryl Swartz—Associate, Summit Pointe & Trailridge

Jenika Welte—associate, Lee’s Summit Elementary

David Panek—Associate, Trailridge

Character Education

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Longview Farm kids have been very busy! We did a really cool science experiment watching colors mix and change, we

made tissue paper wreaths, and our newest staff member, Dylan, had fun switching hats! Mr. Doug poses with the

older kids club before they take over the gym (looking natural, of course), while the younger kids show off their rein-

deer gear. Happy New Year!!!

Neighborhood News


Science experiment mixing colors Making tissue paper wreaths

Fun switching hats!

Older kids club posing for the camera!

Younger kids in their reindeer gear :)

December has been a busy month for Sunset Valley Kids Country! We

started our “Secret Service” project where our kiddos all became Secret

Service Agents to perform anonymous random acts of kindness and re-

ported their missions to Santa through Kids Country HQ at the front ta-

ble! Our Older Kids worked together to make a Billy Goats Gruff bridge

out of popsicle sticks and clay, as well as created hot air balloons to help

them reach their goals, and made videos illustrating our character trait of

the month, Kindness! Our Elf on the Shelf, Buddy, has gotten pretty ad-

venturous this year and has started a school-wide search for his latest

antic every morning! Our kiddos have had a lot of fun and are ready for a

well-deserved winter break.

Westview Kids Country jumped at the opportunity to give back to their

school. We were asked to decorate table cloths for a special lunch be-

fore winter break. The kids enjoyed coming up with themes for each of

the 12 table cloths. Some tables were winter/holiday themed; some

had “Happy Holidays” written in different languages; and others were

covered in stockings, presents or ornaments.


Neighborhood News Continued

Secret Agents accepting missions

Secret Agent reporting assignments Reaching for our goals We never know where we’ll find Buddy

Older Kids working together

Artists at work decorating table cloths

Cold Exposure Injuries

If a person is outside during cold

weather, especially in wet or windy con-

ditions, it is easy to sustain injuries from

Cold Exposure. These injuries can be mi-

nor, or deadly. Please remember to dress

for the weather this winter.

Types of Injuries:

Hypothermia---Occurs when the body

loses heat faster than it can make heat. Symptoms include

shivering, exhaustion, and shallow breathing. The low

body temperature can affect the brain resulting in symp-

toms such as confusion and drowsiness. If severe, it can

affect the heart causing an irregular heartbeat leading to

heart failure and death.

Frostnip---Usually affects skin on the face, ears, or fin-

gertips. It can cause numbness or blue-

white skin color for a short time. After

warming, everything returns to normal.

Frostbite---Is freezing of the skin and the tissues under

the skin. The skin looks pale or blue and feels cold, numb

and stiff or rubbery. This can cause permanent damage to

the skin and surrounding tissues.

For more detailed information on causes, symptoms

and treatment of Cold Exposure Injuries please go to the

internet and type in Cold Exposure or Hypothermia. You

can also visit the following web sites for further informa-

tion.

http://www.medicinenet.com/frostbite/article.htm

http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/hypocold.shtml

Have a safe and happy winter.


Before & After School Advisory Council

AIQ (Awareness, Inclusion, Quality) Committee— At our

first meeting, the members of the AIQ Committee settled

on pursuing an enrichment activity for the sites. In Febru-

ary, all of the sites will be taking part in a really awesome

program that will be given by the students from Summit

International Studies Academy. There are four teams of

these students and every one of our sites will receive a

visit from one of these teams. Our students will be given

the opportunity to learn some amazing items of informa-

tion about students in other cultures. We look forward to

working with these students.

Chore Core— We continue to work on incorporating

STEM into our curriculum for both the school year and

summer. To accomplish this we have 3 members of our

Chore Core committee that are attending a Science Pio-

neer workshop. The first workshop in December was on

Engineering and the next one will be Force in Motion in

January. The third workshop in February will be Rock and

Roll where we will be identifying and studying rocks and

minerals. Interested individuals can go to the Science Pio-

neer website to get more details and information on the

actual classes offered for Science, Technology, Engineer-

ing and Math.

TEAM BASS— T.E.A.M BASS welcomes you to 2015! We

are excited about the new KC Cubbies-UW preschool facil-

ity that will open on January 6 and all the new possibilities

of incorporating a preschool playground into the Garden

design. We continue to collaborate with local colleges to

implement a Recruitment plan for BASS.

Below are the dates of future meetings to add to your

calendar if you would like to be involved in providing

feedback and input for these meetings. Meetings are

held at the Bernard Campbell Middle School Media Cen-

ter, 1201 NE Colbern Road from 6:30 PM—7:30 PM

� Thursday, January 22 (inclement weather date of

February 5)

� Thursday, April 23

Nurse Christy’s Corner

This year’s Parents’ Night Out theme was The Grinch. We had approximately 40 kids who came to Prairie View to eat

pizza, play games, and watch Jim Carey’s version of The Grinch movie. To top it off, Belfonte donated four large tubs of

ice cream so the kids got to make ice cream sundaes and share them with their parents at pick up along with some hot

chocolate. Our very generous families also donated items to the district’s Back Snack program. We were able to col-

lect an entire grocery cart full of food! We also appreciated having several metro businesses donate prizes for a draw-

ing give-a-way. Congratulations to the winners of the prizes which are listed below:

$25 Lee’s Summit Parks and Rec gift card

Courtney W.—Mason Elementary

Summit Hickory Pit gift set

Connor W.—Richardson Elementary

$75 Alter Egos Photography gift certificate

Riley and Logan S.—Prairie View Elementary

$25 BASS gift certificate

Landon M.—Woodland Elementary

$25 Quik Trip gift card

Mozaye W.—Lee’s Summit Elementary


Parent’s Night Out Summary

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