Elk Neck Express

Ashlee Groce, Principal, ajgroce@ccps.org

Kimberly Whitney, Assistant Principal, krwhitney@ccps.org

Website: https://enes.ccps.org/

Location: 41 Racine School Rd., Elkton, MD, 21921

Phone: 410.996.5030

Who To Contact Document

Hello Elk Neck Elementary Families,

I hope that you enjoyed the fall weather this weekend! Our ALICE Drill with the Cecil County Sheriff's Office is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. The intent of this drill is for students to practice the ALICE procedures. CCSO deputies will be on location to provide us with feedback on our response. Please note that the school campus will be closed from 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. as we conduct our drill.

Red Ribbon Week is next week! This year, our theme is, "I ELECT to be Drug-Free!" Please see the spirit days we have planned in the flyer below as we teach our students the importance of being drug free.

October is the beginning of CCPS' budget development process. It's important that I receive your input on our school's budget for the 2025-2026 school year. Please take a few moments to complete the budget survey for families. I value your input on our school's needs. The survey should be completed by Friday, October 25, 2024.

Elk Neck Elementary School's Book Fair begins next week! Students will shop during their Information Literacy (media) special time. The book fair will also be open during Trunk-or-Treat on Thursday, October 24, 2024! Check out the link below to set up an eWallet for your child to shop! https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/elkneckelementaryschool

PTO's Trunk or Treat is quickly approaching, and we are in need of candy donations. Students can bring in candy donations through Thursday, October 24, 2024, which is the day of the event. Our PTO is an amazing group of volunteers who enhance the educational experience for our students and our overall school community. At this time, only 25 parents/guardians have joined this organization. This is only one more parent/guardian since last week. Joining PTO does not mean that you need to attend meetings or volunteer (but we would love it if you do!); however, the money is used to fund various events throughout the year. It's only $5 to join! The flyer with information to join is located in the PTO information section of this newsletter. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

As always, we are here to serve our families, students, teachers, and the community. Should you have any questions or concerns, please don't ever hesitate to contact us. Please reference the Who To Contact document to reach the staff member who can best respond to your need.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Ashlee Groce, Principal

Mrs. Kimberly Whitney, Asst. Principal

We have begun tracking daily and weekly attendance percentages as we monitor progress towards our school goal of having a 94% or better monthly attendance average for our school.The grade level attendance averages for the week of 10/7/24 are below.

Pre-kindergarten: 96%

Kindergarten: 97%

Grade 1: 91%

Grade 2: 97%

Grade 3: 94%

Grade 4: 92%

Grade 5: 90%

Schoolwide average: 94%

Check out more information about our reading program!

ELA Express

PBIS NEWS ALERT:

• Congrats to Mrs. Taylor-Fink’s Class who recently earned their first Golden Paw Print!

• We have had 21 sunshine calls so far in October.

Congratulations to these amazing Elk Neck Retrievers who earned the Above and Beyond Award!

Conner White in Mrs. Webb's Class

Isidora Thomas in Mrs. S's Class

Jagger Egan in Mrs. O'Brien's Class

Delaney Peters in Mrs. Taylor-Fink's Class

Blayke Pristash in Mrs. Miller's Class

Emelia Wilson in Mrs. Walker's Class

Dexter Miller in Ms. Reilly's Class

Kylie Rea in Ms. Moore's Class

Willow Ross in Mrs. Blessing's Class

Bowdrie Townley in Mrs. Hubb's Class

Jude Allen in Mrs. DiPietro's Class

Justin Treut in Mrs. Cantera's Class

Kensington Ganzman in Ms. Hilliker's Class

Jaxtin Troy in Mrs. Lyneis' Class

Mia Moore in Mr. Gilbert's Class

Kaylia Hendrickson in Mrs. Parker's Class

Layla McKinzie in Mrs. Hartman's Class

Fin Weinert in Mrs. Strauss' Class

Recently, Board of Education candidates met to share their ideas and platforms. The links to the Cecil TV recordings can be found below.

Cecil Chamber Candidate Forum, October 9 2024, Board of Education - District 1, Dianne Heath

Cecil Chamber Candidate Forum, October 9 2024, Board of Education - District 2, Tierney Davis, Dita Watson

On 10/22/24, the NAACP will host a candidate forum at Elkton High School beginning at 6:00 PM. All candidates for local office have been invited to participate.

Local elections have a significant impact on our schools. Please make an effort to learn about the candidates running for local office and support and vote for those that are committed to supporting public education in Cecil County!

Turnk-or Treat is coming up! Please see the flyer to join in on the fun. We also have received raffle donations from The Old Dusty Cupboard. Raffle tickets will be sent out to staff and family next week and a winner will be chosen the morning after Trunk or Treat. ALL proceeds go to the PTO and back into the school.

• If your child previously received Medicaid benefits please remember that there is no longer an automatic renewal. You can find more information on how to renew your child’s benefits HERE.

• The Office of Multilingual Education will be offering virtual (zoom) parent workshops twice a month on Tuesdays starting on October 15, 2024. Time: 10 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Flyer

• School Cash -To put money in your child's meal account and pay for items such as field trips, prom, homecoming, spirit wear please use: School Cash Online.

• Schoology - Students in grades 1-5 have access to Schoology which is a learning management system. They can access Schoology using their ccps username and password at cecilcounty.schoology.com. Should you need access to the account, please contact your child's teacher or the main office.

• PowerSchool -The PowerSchool Parent Portal gives parents and students access to on-line information including attendance and grades. If you do not have access to PowerSchool, please contact the main office.

Monday, 10/21/24

Book Fair Begins

Red Ribbon Week: Wear Red

Tuesday, 10/22/24

Red Ribbon Week: Wear Anything Disney

ALICE Drill with the Cecil County Sheriff's Office @ 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, 10/23/24

Red Ribbon Week: Wear Neon

Fourth Grade Family Meet and Greet with Ms. Fanning @ 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, 10/24/24

Red Ribbon Week: Favorite Team Jersey or Military Clothing

PTO Trunk-or-Treat from 6:00 -7:00 p.m.

ENES Book Fair Evening Sale

Friday, 10/25/24

Red Ribbon Week: Super Hero Dress Up Day

Bubblegum Day!

Last Day of Book Fair

Last Day to Complete the FY26 Budget Survey

Grade 1 to Ashland Nature Center

Thursday, 10/31/24

Fall Walk @ 10:00 a.m.

Friday, 11/1/24

Grade 5 to Fair Hill Nature Center