ELC at George Earle Weekly Update

Can you believe we are halfway through kindergarten already? We wanted to take this time to revisit what our Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 goals are as well as introduce you to what Quarter 3 will look like.

Parents, this is a great time to discuss goals and create actions steps with their children at home to help them reach these goals of the things they envision for themselves before they leave Kindergarten!

This week in specials Ms. Brooks, our gym teacher, Ms. Fraze, our librarian, and Mrs. Crouch, our music teacher spent the week focusing on Yoga! The kids learned different yoga poses, the power of deep breathing, stories about Yoga, and much more! There are so many wonderful resources for teaching your kiddos yoga. They love the stories they can read teaching them the poses, they love Cosmic Yoga on YouTube, and they also love the yoga monkey on YouTube. Ask to see their best snake, dog, cat, frog, or lion!

We are in the middle of a journey of the bones in the human body and will have a BIG project of interactive hands-on fun that we will need some extra hands-on deck!

The 24th is Swims, Metz (9:30-11:00) and Boyle, Buckley, and Kelly (12:45-3:00) and the 31st is VanMilligan, Schiller, and Mihalich (9:30-11:45) and Rosenbaum, Helminski, and Swartz (12:45-3:00)

Please reach out to Ms. Fraze if you would like to volunteer! mfraze@hobart.k12.in.us

This week and next in STEM the kiddos are diving deep into the insides of their bodies!! They are learning about hand bones and can’t believe we have 206 bones all together and that the hands alone have over 100 bones in them, they are learning about big bones, our lungs and how they work, our stomachs, and where all our organs are in our bodies with some hands on fun!

Information came home this week. Look for the flyer in their folder! Everyone who participates will receive a trophy and the one with the highest dollar amount collected will also receive a gift card from the Lake County Public Library. Make sure the bottom portion of the form gets sent back to Ms. Fraze so she can get a collection envelope sent home with your child 😊

Did you know that you as parents can nominate a staff member to be recognized as someone who is Being Excellent On Purpose? Dr. Buffington LOVES to know about and celebrate the positive!

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Winter is here, so please be sure to dress your children for the weather. We will continue to have outdoor recess as much as possible, but students will not be able to go out if they are not properly dressed for the weather. If you need any assistance with winter clothing please reach out to us at 219-942-7263!

If your child isn't feeling well, please keep him or her at home. You must report the absence IN SKYWARD before 10:00AM. There is no need to call the school to let us know. If there are any questions about the absence, we will reach out to you.

Need to get out of the house? School City of Hobart children ages birth to 5 years and their families are invited to join us for Cabin Fever Frenzy on Saturday, January 25th. We will have an open play gym day at the ELC gym! Drop in anytime between 10:00am and noon. Please RSVP: https://forms.gle/zyvd7s8mjGVeXChd7

Brickies from the Start needs your help! We are a non-profit, self funded program that relies on donations to provide services like developmental screenings, parent support and Community Playroom to Brickie families. During our Month of Giving, you can create a team and collect donations to win a prize. Sign up here: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/monthofgiving/

The School City of Hobart Building Brickies' goal is to strengthen families by empowering parents as their child’s first and best teachers. Every day, we advocate for families so every child-in every neighborhood-can thrive.