Eckville Elementary News - Parents
Summer 2025
Hello Families,
As we wrap up the school year, I want to take a moment to thank all of you — families, students, and staff — for such a warm welcome in my first year as principal. It’s been an incredible year of learning, growth, and connection. I feel so lucky to be part of this school community!
A special thank you to our School Council and the Fundraising Society for their ongoing support, time, and care for our school. Your efforts truly help make the school a better place for all our kids!
On behalf of the entire Eckville Elementary staff, I want to wish each of you a safe, restful, and fun-filled summer. Enjoy the sunshine, make some memories, and we’ll see you back in the fall, ready for another great year together.
Read on below for all the information you need for back to school!
-Mr. Jay Cottell
Fall registration numbers are important for determining school budgets, class sizes, and in-school supports; particluarly in the early years.
Our Open House was held on March 5 and it was well attended!
Click HERE for the updated 2025-2026 EES Parent Handbook.
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Grade 1 - Zeplyn Eliuk, Harper Weiss
Grade 2 - Kastle Dudman, Remy Konashuk, Everitt Waisanen
Grade 3 - Levi Daniels, Juniper Enns-Bartolf
Grade 4 - Avery Bramall, Grace Rodney, Keeley Sampson
Grade 5 - Oakland Eliuk, Chloe Schmidt
Grade 6 - Reagan Kary, Lauren Kary, Savannah Schickerowski
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Grade 1 - Clark Muddle
Grade 2 - Cole Dziadek
Grade 3 - Nixon Kehler
Grade 4 - celebrating everyone at the end of the year!
Grade 5 - Liam Zinger
Grade 6 - Jackson Nergard
The Universal Consent for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten will remain the same as last year. WCPS contracted rehabilitation service providers will be visiting classrooms to work with assigned students and consult with school staff. If an assessment is required for their child, the school will request parental consent, and it will be assigned in School Engage.
Click the photo to link to a short video that explains the difference between speech and language.
For many years, Eckville Elementary School has provided a Chromebook for each student in Grades 4-6. This has allowed us to offer a wide variety of teaching styles that meet the needs of your child and engage them in 21st century learning.
Due to our Chromebooks having an “end of life” date, we are set to lose a large number over the next two school years. This has made it a necessity to encourage parents to consider purchasing a Chromebook for their child in Grades 4-6.
As a school, we really want to be able to provide one to one Chromebooks but financially this is becoming more and more difficult. If you are able to purchase a Chromebook that could be used for school, that would ensure your child has access all the time, at home and school. If your child already has a Chromebook and is able to bring it to school, please send it and let your child’s teacher know. The Chromebooks from home can either go back and forth with the student each day or they can stay at the school, with the charger, to be charged and ready for the next day.
Chromebooks sync perfectly at school as we use Google for all of our school technology. They are cheaper than a traditional laptop and do not get viruses. With a Chromebook, students can access their online school work anywhere that they have a wifi connection, which is very beneficial for sick days or completing homework.
Connecting Chromebooks that come from home is very simple. As long as they know how to log on, they just have to be connected to the wifi at school and they are good to go!
Thank you for considering purchasing and/or sending your existing device with your child for the school year.
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