Argentine Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Kathy Haycock
Ms. Kathy not only teaches our three-year-olds, she also facilitates Play Together Learn Together and provides before and after school care to our Eagle Club students. She truly is the face of Argentine! Ms. Kathy has been teaching for 33 years, 23 of them at Argentine. Her favorite part of teaching is getting to know the children and their families. Ms. Kathy loves Argentine because, over time, it has become a part of who she is. She is proud of how the building and staff has grown, the relationships we make with families, and the joy and learning that take place within these walls.
Linden Community Schools will be closed today, Friday, December 20, 2024, due to poor travel conditions. We will continue to assess the conditions within our district and make additional announcements regarding after-school activities later this afternoon. Please be safe.
Tomorrow is Pajama Day at Argentine! We can't wait to see all of our comfy preschoolers!
Argentine Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Melanie Howard
Ms. Melanie has worked at Argentine for over 7 years. Her favorite part of teaching is seeing the moment of discovery on a child's face. Argentine is a special place for Ms. Melanie because every day it fills up with tiny people she loves and she gets to share a small part of their lives at the beginning of their educational journey. Ms. Melanie appreciates the grownups who have chosen to give their children this experience!
Argentine Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Felicia Cool
Ms. Felicia joined the Argentine team this school year, and has quickly fit right in! Her favorite part of teaching is building connections and being a safe space for the children to take risks. Ms. Felicia loves Argentine because it's always been a special place; her mom attended Argentine, Ms. Felicia attended Argentine, and Ms. Felicia's kids attended Argentine!
Happy first birthday, Gus!
Linden Community Schools is currently without phones or internet.
Help Argentine raise funds for activities and materials for our students! Join us at Texas Roadhouse in Fenton on January 5 from 11:00-9:00. Be sure to show this post to your server, and 10% of the proceeds of your meal will be donated directly back to Argentine.
Linden High School students "Unlocking Your Potential" with Pre-Apprenticeship Progam and partnership with Niles Industrial Coatings, LLC.
The children and staff at Argentine are loving our gnome, sponsored by Seniors Helping Seniors!
Argentine Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Heather Ezell
Mrs. Ezell has been an educator for over 30 years, recently joining the Argentine team as a teacher in Classroom 2. Her favorite part of teaching is seeing the sparkle in children's eyes as they discover and learn more about our world. Mrs. Ezell loves Argentine because it has been a wonderful place for her to return to a classroom after raising her children. Everyone and everything is geared to young children and to helping them learn and grow.
Argentine Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Kursty Switzer
Ms. Kursty taught for two years before taking time off to raise her children; she has been back in the classroom and at Argentine for the last four years. Ms. Kursty's favorite part of teaching is seeing the joy and magic on the children's faces, watching them grow from three year old "babies" to four year old independent kiddos, building connections with families, and those daily hugs and smiles! Argentine is special to Ms. Kursty because Argentine was her boys' first school experience (Play Together Learn Together); she says that Argentine made it easy on her as a mom to trust letting them go; it felt like home from day one. Everyone was so kind, caring, nice, happy, and went above and beyond. Ms. Kursty feels lucky to be a part of the staff at Argentine and to be able to provide similar experiences to other families.
LCS Update on after-school activities for today, Thursday, Dec. 5.
All Middle School activities and events have been canceled.
The boys' freshman and junior varsity basketball games will be played at the MPB at their scheduled times.
Varsity and sub-varsity coaches will be in contact with their players about practices.
The Multip purpose building is open.
Linden GymStars Gymnastics will proceed as scheduled.
The Faculty Follies will proceed this evening with their regular scheduled shows at 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
Linden Community Schools is closed today, Thursday, December 5, 2024, due to poor road conditions. Additional announcements regarding after-school activities will be made later this afternoon. Please be safe.
Argentine Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Shaun Liss
Mrs. Liss has worked at Argentine for the last 20 years, 14 of those as a Lead Teacher. Her favorite part of teaching is acting out a story or using fun voices while reading to the children. She also loves hearing kids use the phrases staff model to resolve conflict all on their own. Mrs. Liss loves Argentine because we are a small staff with big hearts.
Argentine families, please read this important message if you are participating in the parade with us on Friday. Last-minute additions are more than welcome!
We have to be in place at Price's Airport no later than 6:15. The parade is larger than usual, so parking and finding us will likely take a bit of time. Our position is 5C; volunteers will be onsite to direct us where to go when we arrive at the airport.
Please wear light-up attire and/or accessories and dress WARM. The predicted temperature at 6:00 on Friday is 26 degrees.
Strollers and wagons are more than welcome- we will be walking the entire route. Thank you for helping us represent Argentine!
Preschoolers in Classroom 1 at Argentine read "Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate?" today, which is a story about what animals do to stay warm. Then, the kids built their own homes for animals using marshmallows and toothpicks.
Argentine Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Monica Raddatz
Ms . Monica has been teaching preschool for a little over a year, and started at Argentine this school year. Her favorite thing about her job is seeing the look of excitement on the kids' faces when they master a skill. Argentine is special to her because both of her children attended preschool here.
Preschool families, help us complete our 2024-2025 enrollment. We have just 12 slots left to fill before December 1! If you know a four year old who is not yet in school (they don't necessarily have to live in the Linden School District) send them to Argentine's Enrollment Page: https://argentine.lindenschools.org/o/aecc/page/early-childhood-information
Argentine Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Jillian Boughner
This is Ms. Jillian's first year at Argentine, and her second year teaching. Ms. Jillian loves watching children's eyes light up when they figure something out, and she loves Argentine because we are the beginning of the district's learning community. She is proud to be able to be one of the students' first in-school educators.
