I hope I don't freak any of you out by sending out a back to school newsletter already. Since back to school seems a bit early this year I knew I better get some information out for all parents and community members.
We have a ton of information to pass along so I will just start at the beginning. All grade enrollment will be held at EHS from 12:00-8:00 PM on Tuesday, August 6th. It will continue on Wednesday, August 7th from 8:00- noon. All grades should come and enroll. This includes any Pre-K age student as well. Also any Pre-K who wants to enroll in half day child care. We still have some open slots for Pre-K and half day child care to fill, so come on in and take advantage of our wonderful early learning opportunities.
Teacher assignments and class lists will be shared with teachers by Friday, August 9th. Be on the lookout for a letter from your child's assigned teacher. Class assignments will also be posted at Sneak Peek on the 14th.
Pre-K fall screenings will be held on Tuesday, August 13th. Pre-K teachers will be in contact with times for those who still need to be screened. Parents will be notified on the 13th and 14th about class assignment and time.
Our EES sneak peek night will be held on Wednesday, August 14th from 5:00-6:00 PM. Parents of new students as well as kindergartners and their parents will be invited to stay from 6:00-7:00 to complete a few screenings as well as be a part of our first parent academy to help ease the transition into EES. We will present information that is important to the success of our students and should help us all have a great year. We have three additional Parent Academy times scheduled on the 15th as well.
The first day back to school will be on Thursday, August 15th. This will be a full day for grades 1-5. This day will also be our Kindergarten Round-up day for those entering kindergarten this year. Please read the flyer contained in this newsletter for more information on this date.
Pre-K and Kindergarten will report fully on Friday August 16th. This will be a full day for our kindergarten classes and the regular scheduled day for our Pre-K students. Our half day child care will begin on Monday, August 19th.
The weeks of August 19th and August 26th will be full weeks with a regular daily schedule. Our regularly scheduled day runs from 8:00- 3:30. Students may enter at 7:30 to begin breakfast service. Buses normally depart around 3:35 each day. Students will be marked tardy if they are not in class by 8:10.
As a reminder, our building at Erie Elementary will not be unlocked and open until 7:30 each day. We cannot provide supervision inside or outside the building until this time. Please do not bring students any earlier for their own comfort and safety.
Additionally all visitors must schedule visits and sign-in on regularly scheduled school days. We don't ask this to inconvenience, only to protect our learning environment and our kids. Please do not pass the front office area without signing in.
Students will enter only the front main doors in the morning. They will proceed to the gymnasium or breakfast service at this time depending on their needs. At dismissal time, we will dismiss students who are picked up at 3:30 sharp. Please pick students up at the south end of our main building. We ask that you not enter the building at this time to ease the congestion of our students leaving the building.
School supply lists will be attached to this newsletter as well. Don't forget to check our website, Facebook, and Twitter for updates as well. There will be a lot of information to be found there in the next few weeks as we kick-off the year. We did some wonderful things last year and we hope to do even more this year.
Here at Erie Elementary we love our students, families, and community supporters. We would like to welcome you to schedule a visit or even volunteer to share your knowledge and experience with us. It takes a village to educate a child and we would love to see our families and community members. If you have any questions or concerns please email or call.
