Heights Happenings
Eastern Heights Elementary School, October 2023
Dear Eastern Heights Elementary Families,
Happy Fall, Eastern Heights Families~
October is here and fall is on its way! There is a lot going on this month so please be sure to check the important dates, directly below. Our 2nd Annual Campus Boo Thru, conferences, and a popcorn fundraiser are all on the calendar. We will end the month with the Scholastic Book Fair.
Fall conferences will be held from 3:30 - 8pm on Thursday, October 26th and November 2nd. Keep an eye on your email and in Class Dojo for the sign up link, which will be sent to all families next week. Please remember that you must make an appointment with the classroom teacher.
Picture Day information will be coming home with your student so be sure to look for that. The pre-order link can be found below.
Talk to your students about our 3 Bees ~ they can tell you what the 3 Bees are and how they practice them everyday.
Thank you for all you do for your children ~ we appreciate our Eastern Heights Elementary families!
It's A Great Day To Be A Pioneer!
Mrs. Brenda Wittman
Principal
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
2 ~ School Custodian Appreciation Day
3 ~ Popcorn Fundraiser begins
6 ~ PTO Meeting at 6pm in the Music Room
10 ~ Marco's Night
10 ~ Right to Read Screening at 6:30pm (EHS Performing Arts Center)
13 ~ NEOEA Day No School
17 & 18 ~ 3rd Grade Fall Ohio State Testing
18 ~ Picture Day (information below)
19 ~ 3rd grade Field Trip to PAC for "Junie B. Jones"
19 ~ Eastern Heights Campus Boo Thru
20 ~ End of 1st Quarter
23 ~ Records Day No School for Students
24-27 ~ Spirit Week
26 ~ Fall Conferences (see below for more information)
30 ~ Book Fair Begins (see below for more information)
31 ~ Halloween ~~ students may wear school appropriate costumes
THE COUNSELOR'S CORNER
Please take time to read Mrs. Becka's update, which recognizes October as National Bullying Prevention Month.
FALL CONFERENCES
Fall conferences will be held on Thursday, October 26th and Thursday, November 2nd from 3:30-8pm. The conference sign up link will be sent home the week of October 9th via email and will also be available on Dojo. We love to meet our families so please be sure to use the link to sign up with your student's classroom teacher.
Popcorn Fundraiser Information
It's Book Fair Time
We are excited to, once again, be holding the Scholastic Book Fair. The Fair will run from Monday, October 30 through Friday, November 3rd. The Fair will be open the evening of conferences on November 2nd for family shopping. All Eastern Heights Elementary families are invited to shop that evening.
Individual classrooms will visit the Book Fair so be on the lookout for details from your student's classroom teacher.
We will be working with PTO on parent volunteers. If you have a couple of hours to help, we truly appreciate it. More information to come.
EASTERN HEIGHTS CAMPUS TRAFFIC
Thank you for following our campus traffic rules and helping us keep our students & staff at arrival and dismissal. A few reminders:
- Please use crosswalks when walking your children to & from the building
- Refrain from cell phone use while driving on the ring road
- Drop-off & pickup your student using the spaces between the 2 orange cones directly in front of the building
Thank you for helping us make drop-off & pickup safety the #1 priority!
APPROVED SNACK LIST
Sending a special snack into your child's classroom? Please use the list below to help you. This our 23-24 Approved Snack List. We thank you in advance for selecting snacks from the list. This ensures the health & safety of our students and staff.
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ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS BELIEF STATEMENTS
- Learners thrive when school is engaging and personally meaningful
- All Pioneers have a voice in decisions that affect them
- Excellence is achieved through vision, commitment and moral leadership
Eastern Heights Elementary School
Email: wittmanbrenda@elyriaschools.org
Website: https://www.elyriaschools.org/Domain/8
Location: 528 Garford Avenue, Elyria, OH, USA
Phone: (440) 284-8011
Facebook: facebook.com/EasternHeightsElem