October at Lindenwold ECC

Our school year is off to a great start! Students that were nervous and worried about walking into school on our first day are joyfully running in to the building. Students who had never been in a classroom before are making friends and learning important skills. It's been great to see your children's progress! That said, below are a few important points we’d like to share as get ready for October to begin.

⦿ We have opportunities for families to get involved in the building in October. We’d love to see you at any of these upcoming events, listed at the bottom of this newsletter.

⦿ Preschool and Kindergarten families-Please make sure your child has a change of clothes in their classroom. Lots of things can-and do-happen in Preschool and Kindergarten!

⦿If your child is out sick, please send Doctor's note to Ms. Rivera and Ms. Vanoyen in the Main Office.

⦿ If you qualify for Free and Reduced lunch and have not yet filled out the necessary form, please know they’re available in the Office and can be printed from our website.

⦿ Please be mindful that we are still need of Flu Vaccine paperwork from many Preschool families. If we do not have record of students having received a flu vaccine, these Preschoolers will not be able to return from school after Winter Break until we do.

⦿ Thank you for being understanding as we have worked through our Kindergarten and First Grade Arrival process. Things seem to be getting better every day!

UPDATED: Thursday, October 2nd based on COMMUNITY PARKING FEEDBACK

We are pleased to announce that the ECC will be holding building-wide Hispanic Heritage parades on 10/23. We we will be doing the same parade three times-once for the families of our Preschoolers, once for the families of our Kindergartners, and once for the families of our 1st Graders.

The parades will be identical.

We are holding our first parade-for the families of our Preschoolers at 10:00.

We will hold our second parade-for the families of our Kindergartners at 11;00

We will hold the third parade-for the families of our 1st Graders-at 2:30.

Doing three separate parades should, hopefully, make it so that the parking lot is accessible. We ask that no students be picked up after the parade. Each parade should last 20-30 minutes.

Preschool also has its own monthly Family Engagement activities. Preschool's October Family Engagement Activities will be Hispanic Heritage read-alouds. If you’d like to come to your Preschool child’s class and read a story (in Spanish or in English) that fits that theme, please stay tuned for more details. We want to make sure all of our students feel represented and comfortable at school. Expect more opportunities like this throughout the year!

[Please note that the Character Parade that has historically been done at some buildings in October is being shifted to March in conjunction with Read Across America week]

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Sending your child to school daily is the number one thing our families can do to ensure their child is successful in school. Please see the graphic below for some helpful suggestions and reach out if you have any questions or concerns about your child's attendance.

*Please note that a typically developing child in the Preschool program may be dropped from the Preschool program if regular attendance cannot be established or absences exceed twenty (20) cumulative days in one school year.

10/6: Week of Respect Day 1-"Wear Blue" for Bullying Prevention

10/7: Week of Respect Day 2: "Wear Your Favorite Hat" to "Put a Cap" on bullying

10/8: Week of Respect Day 3: "Wear Mismatched Clothes"-Wear mismatched clothes to show we respect each others' differences

10/9: Week of Respect Day 4: "Wear Your Favorite Sports Attire" as we team up against bullying

10/10: Week of Respect Day 5: "Wear Blue and Yellow" as we respect our friends and respect our school
10/13: School Closed for Staff In-Service

10/14: Preschool Family Engagement-Hispanic Heritage Read Alouds: Ms. Alison Horner, Mr. Jeremy Poole, Ms. Melissa Balman, Ms. Rashena Jones

10/15: Preschool Family Engagement-Hispanic Heritage Read Alouds-Ms. Alessandra Tramo, Ms. Hannah Boegly, Ms. Winifred Otobo, Ms. Rebecca Nicoletti

10/16-Preschool Family Engagement-Hispanic Heritage Read Alouds-Ms. Evamarie Kearney, Ms. Ashley Litchendorf, Ms. Melissa Bates, Ms. Karla Lusinski

10/17-Preschool Family Engagement-Hispanic Heritage Read Alouds-Ms. Claire Henry, Ms. Claire McEachern, Ms. Stephanie Cook, Ms. Angela Chapman

10/20: Preschool and Kindergarten Fire Department Visits (Students Only)

10/23: Hispanic Heritage Parade (see details above)

10/24: Picture Day at the ECC!

10/31: Cubs Pride Glow Dance Party for K-1 (students only)