ECC Families Newsletter

Welcome to the 2nd semester! The rest of the year is going to fly by quickly and it is going to be busy! Not only do we have a lot of activities to look forward to this semester, but this is also a time when we see students really grow academically. I am excited to see our students grow and succeed in pre-k and kindergarten.

This month we will begin working toward our school wide Dance Party! For the months January - April, teachers will send home a reading log. At the end of each month, we will collect the reading logs and total the number of minutes read. If we reach our campus goal, then we will have a school wide Dance Party in the hallway!

Below is a video on how you and your child read at home. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to your child's teacher or myself.

Please make sure to make school attendance a priority as it is very easy for students to fall behind from being absent, tardy, or leave school early.

Thank you, parents, for your patients during the road construction at our entrances. Traffic may be slower, so please plan for extra time. Also, please be patient and cautious, safety is our top priority. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this temporary inconvenience. As we receive updates, we will let you know. Thank you for helping us keep drop-off and pick-up safe and efficient.

Thank you PTP!

A special thank you PTP for the delicious breakfast and Tom's Coffee Truck! Your kindness and words of encouragement are truly appreciated by all of our ECC staff.

Please read this newsletter for the following information:

-Reading Logs

- ECC Dance Party

- Sweetheart Ball

- ECC Book Fair

- Family Literacy Night

-Individual Spring Pictures

- Kona Ice

For your convenience the following stays on the monthly newsletters:

- Notes from the Nurse

- Drop off and pick-up reminders

- Drop off and pick-up procedures

- Monthly lunch menus

-Safety Procedures

Krist Baze

Principal

Lindale Early Childhood Center

Jan. 7th- Students return

Jan. 7th- Reading Logs/Dance Party incentive begins

Jan. 9th- Report Card/College Shirt Day

Jan. 13th- Sweetheart Ball tickets go on sale

Jan. 20th- MLK Day, No school

Jan. 28th- 100th Day of School

Jan. 31st- Individual Spring Pictures

Feb. 14th- Class parties

2-hour Early Release

Sweetheart Ball

Dear Families,

We are delighted to announce the 21st year of our ECC Sweetheart Ball. This is an evening of fun, dancing, and memories.

Mark your calendars, tickets will go on sale January 13th. We will send a QR code through our S'more's newsletter or you will be able to send cash with your student.

Due to limited space, we respectfully ask that additional family members take photos outside at the balloon arch. LifeTouch Photography will also be available for formal pictures for a fee. We will not be allowing any additional family members inside.

Date: February 14th, 2025

Time: 5:30-6:30, Boys with Ladies, 7:00-8:00 Girls with Gentleman

Location: ECC Gym

Attire: Formal/Church attire

We look forward to sharing this wonderful event with you. If you have any questions, please contact me at 903-881-4400.

Kristi Baze

Principal

The map below, shows you where to enter ECC. All cars and buses enter the West entrance.

If you are walking your child inside, you will still enter the West entrance, park in the parking lot and walk your student to the foyer.

If you are dropping your child off in the car line, the officer will direct the flow of traffic. The car line can seem a bit slow at first, please be patient and kind as we all learn the car and bus line procedures.

For car line dismissal, enter the West entrance. Please have your car tag placed in your front windshield or hanging from a hanger on your rear-view mirror. This allows our staff to easily see your car tag. As the staff member is calling cars, another staff member is typing names, while teachers are lining students up in the cafeteria. It is a very systematic process. Please avoid jumping into a short line because this does cause a delay in our dismissal process. Watch the video below, to see how the morning routine is different from the afternoon pick-up procedure.

If you would like to apply for reduced or free lunch, complete the form below. Keep in mind that breakfast is free to all reduced students this upcoming school year. Breakfast is served beginning at 7:25 each morning. We ask that if your child needs breakfast, to please be at school by 7:45. This gives students time to eat breakfast before announcements.

Please remember visitors are not permitted to walk the halls or be in classrooms without permission. This is for the safety of all of our students. If you are leaving the cafeteria from lunch, please go straight to the office using the hallway closest to the cafeteria.

Breakfast $2.50

Student lunch $ 3.25

Visiting adult lunch$ 4.50

Always double check the YAG, dates are subject to change.

If you are interested in your child attending Mentoring Alliance the contact info. is below. It is the parents responsibility to contact the bus barn, then the office at ECC 903-881-4400. We will place a green Mentoring Alliance sticker on their backpack so the bus drivers and monitors know your child is to get off the bus at EJ Moss West.

If you suspect your child has a learning disability or his/her speech is delayed, please feel free to contact Special Programs. The contact information is below. Theses evaluations and services are provided through LISD.