Heights Happenings

Eastern Heights Elementary School, January 2025

Happy New Year Eastern Heights Families,

I hope that your family enjoyed a restful Winter Break! The 3rd Quarter is now underway ~ it's hard to believe that we have hit the halfway mark of the 2024-25 school year. Your students will continue to learn, grow and amaze you everyday. Be sure to ask them about something they learned in school each day ~ they are enthusiastic & curious learners!

Thank you families, for your support of our PBIS Family Calendar, something new that we are doing this year to help you and your students have interesting conversations about school. We are excited to see so many families completing and returning the calendars each month and look forward to continuing this tradition. We also LOVE drawing the winning names and the excitement that it generates. We would appreciate your feedback on our PBIS work and have a brief survey that we are asking all families to complete. Please see more information below in Mrs. Adams' note.

The EHES Staff is committed to the growth and learning of each of your children and we are so lucky to partner with each of YOU in this journey. As always, please call the office if there is anything that we can do to support you.

It's A Great Day To Be A Pioneer!

Mrs. Brenda Wittman

Principal

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

January 2025

January 6 ~ School Resumes

January 9 ~ EHES PTO Meeting @ 6pm (Music Room)

January 20 ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ~ all schools closed

January 24 ~ Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grade Dance from 5:30-7:30

January 31 ~ Staff Professional Development Day ~ No School for Students

A Note From Mrs. Adams

Hello Families!

As a district Elyria City Schools utilize PBIS- "Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports," to support student behaviors in our schools. At Eastern Heights Elementary we use PBIS as our basis for school rules, to aid in supporting student behaviors, and to create plans of support throughout the school. As we head into the second half of this school year, we want to take the time to do a reflection on our current practices.

Helping our students succeed is a team effort and you are the most valuable part of that team! Please fill out this quick 6-question survey to help us ensure that we are successfully sharing our students' successes and expectations with you so that you are able to support them at home.

https://forms.gle/5Ar8opaCkYQtjpjZ9

Thank you!

Cori Adams

Counselor's Corner

Cold Weather Reminders

Student supervision begins at 8:50am
Students will be brought in at 8:50am when the real feel temperature is 20 degrees or lower OR the precipitation is heavy enough to warrant it
Drive slowly and carefully when there is snow/ice on the ring road & in the parking lots
Teachers may take their classes outside for a brief recess in the cold weather ~ be sure to dress your child for the conditions. A little bit of fresh air does wonders for their day!

EASTERN HEIGHTS CAMPUS TRAFFIC

Campus traffic rules are in place to keep all students and staff safe during arrival and dismissal times. We appreciate you honoring these rules to keep everyone safe!

Drive slowly and stay alert while on campus; refrain from cell phone use while driving on campus
Follow all building staff directions while driving on campus
Use crosswalks when walking your children to & from the building
Cars must not stop in a crosswalk; while cars are waiting to move, crosswalks must be free for people to cross
Cars should enter campus for drop off and pick up at the Prospect/Cornell entrance and follow the ring road around campus. Using this entrance allows the smoothest flow of traffic.
There is no parking in the pickup lane during drop off or dismissal
Cars should make only 1 lane of traffic on the campus (inside lane closest to the building); do not pull out and pass cars that are in the pick-up lane
Cars should refrain from entering the bus lane on the north side of the building; this lane is used for all ECS busses as well as all daycare and after school program vans.
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!

Safety Drills

With safety as a top priority of the Eastern Heights Campus staff, we want you to be aware that you may see us outside practicing a safety drill. Part of this practice includes having drills during chilly days or on days that there is a little rain or snow. If you see students outside near dismissal, please remember to drive slowly and/or stop to allow the drill to proceed safely. And, be sure to have your student dress appropriately for the weather and know that we practice these drills with all our students to keep everyone safe!

2024 - 2025 Approved Snack List

Sending a special snack into your child's classroom? Please use the 2024 -2025 Approved Snack List below to help you select treats for your child's class. We thank you in advance for selecting snacks from the list, which ensures the health and safety of our students and staff.