ECLC Family Newsletter

Welcome Ranger Families!

It is with great excitement that I welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year. As your principal, it is my sincere pleasure to work with our dedicated staff and community to help provide an excellent educational experience for our students. We are committed to empowering students to design their preferred future by focusing on the development of the whole child to ensure success for all learners.

Below in the newsletter, you will find important information about the start of the school year, including information about Open House, the supply lists, and the arrival and dismissal procedures for this year.

I will be sending out newsletters, like this one, to provide upcoming information and to share some of the amazing things that are happening in our building.

I am looking forward to partnering with you this year and hope you are all enjoying your summer vacation and are ready to start the school on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Andrea M. Vance

24-25 Returning Student Form

Step by Step Directions

Names and Numbers

Karen Cross - Administrative Assistant - 440-353-1100

Victoria Landis - Attendance - 440-353-1184

Shari Piper - Nurse - 440-353-1284

Attendance Line: Call or Text 440-353-1169

Late Arrivals

• Car rider students that arrive at 8:50 am/12:50 pm or later must be walked into the school and signed in by an adult in the main office.

Reporting an Absence

• Please call or text (new this year!) the attendance line at 440-353-1169 to report any student attendance/tardy information before 9:30 am./1:30 pm Both are accessible 24 hours a day.

Pick up Procedures

• All students must have an identified regular way to get home: car rider, bus rider, or aftercare. Please ensure that your student is aware of their plan.

• Any change in their normal way home must be in writing to the teacher in the morning. This can be handwritten and put in their take-home folder.

• It is helpful if any changes in pick up procedures are made prior to 3:00 pm the day of the change. The office begins preparing for dismissal at this time and has limited access to the phone and email.

Change in Contact Information (Address, Phone, Email)

• Remember to update the Parent Portal on PowerSchool if you change your phone number, address, or email.

Across the district, schedules/teacher assignments will be released to families on Tuesday, August 13th at 3:00 pm via PowerSchool with the exception of ECLC which will be making phone calls on Friday, August 23rd by the end of day regarding your child's teacher.

Welcome Back ECLC!

My name is Holly Milkovich and I will be the 2024-2025 ECLC PTA President. I am looking forward to working with you this school year. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. I have included information below. We would love to have you join PTA. We look forward to seeing you at our first meeting on Tuesday, September 17th.

Holly.Milkovich@gmail.com

Membership to join the ECLC PTA for the 2024-2025 school year is now open! Membership dues are $5.

Online Membership Form: https://forms.gle/hruWZfCyZeRbaSTv8

Online Payment Link: https://2024-2025-eclc-pta-membership.cheddarup.com

We have several open committee positions - please reach out if you would like more information.

Meeting Dates-2024-2025

Tuesday September 17

Tuesday October 15

Tuesday November 19

No December Meeting

Tuesday January 21

Tuesday February 18

Thursday March 13 (date change due to Spring Break)

Tuesday April 15

Connecting for Kids provides resources, support and community to families in Northeast Ohio who have concerns about their child. We serve all families, including those children with and without diagnoses.

Resources are available for a number of concerns including anxiety, attention and academics. Connecting for Kids supports families who have children with mental health concerns, developmental delays and disabilities as well as those facing major life changes such as divorce or kinship care. No concern is too big or too small.

2024-2025 Meal Prices:

K -2 Breakfast: $2.50, K-2 Lunch: $3.70

There are several ways to add money to a lunch account. Cash or a check can be made out to North Ridgeville City Schools and can be sent in with your child. You can also add money via PaySchools. As a note, PaySchools charges a fee. Click here to be directed to the PaySchools Central login page to replenish your child's account with additional funds via PaySchools Central.

Vision and Hearing Screening

9/23- Vision and Hearing Screening

9/25-Preschool Vision and Hearing Screening

9/30-Kindergarten Vision and Hearing Screening

10/2- Preschool Vision and Hearing Screening

PBIS Rewards

Students will be rewarded with Andy Paw stickers to reinforce all of the Ranger Strong behaviors we would like to see all around our building. We will be looking for students who are using:

-Walking feet

-Safe hands

-Quiet Voice

Please remember to check your child's sticker chart. Once they are filled they can pick a prize from our prize chart. Volunteers will be needed to help with the prize cart. The volunteer form will be sent out by the PTA in September.

PBIS Parent Newsletter

Each month ECLC will focus on the social-emotional curriculum, Character Strong. The topics for each month are listed below. Please discuss these topics at home to help reinforce these traits.

September: RESPECT

October: RESPONSIBILITY

November: GRATITUDE

December: EMPATHY

January: PERSEVERANCE

February: HONESTY

March: COOPERATION

April: COURAGE

May: CREATIVITY

Mrs. Eberwein is our school counselor. She will be at ECLC on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and two Friday's a month this year. She will be sharing a monthly newsletter that will be featured in here.

ECLC Preschool Student Hours 2024-2025

ECLC Kindergarten Student Hours 2024-2025

Monday, September 16th (Kindergarten)

Thursday, September 19th (Preschool)

More information will be shared in September.

Car Rider Procedures 24-25

ECLC Map

Please use this link for updated bus information.

DAILY TRANSPORTATION UPDATE - CLICK HERE

If you have questions regarding transportation, please reach out to the transportation department.

Joseph Schultz

Transportation Supervisor

Tim Kaczmarek
Head Mechanic

Melissa Phelps
Administrative Assistant
(440)-327-4422

Ensuring the safety and well-being of all students on school buses is of our top priorities. Please take note of the following guidelines that your child must adhere to while using school transportation. Students who repeatedly do not follow expectations will be subject to a bus referral. Multiple referrals can lead to loss of bus privileges.

From the Student Handbook:

The following regulations pertain to school bus conduct and are intended to ensure the safety and welfare of the students, the bus driver and other drivers on the road and to ensure the safety and proper maintenance of school buses.

Students will:

• Follow classroom conduct rules at all times.

• Be at designated place of safety on residence side of street (not in house, car, etc.) for pick up five minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive.

• Be courteous. Use no profane language or gestures. No disruptive behavior, fighting, bullying, indecent behavior, possession of weapons, tobacco products, drugs, alcohol, etc.

• Stay in seat while the bus is moving. Keep head, hands and feet to self and inside the bus.

• Maintain an aisle way. Only objects that can be held on lap are permitted. No animals of any kind are allowed on the bus. We discourage the use of book bags with wheels and the bringing of skateboards, fishing rods and/or large projects on the bus.

• Not eat or drink on the bus. Keep the bus clean. Do not be destructive.

• Cooperate with the driver and follow directions regarding pick-up, drop off, crossing, silence at railroad tracks, etc.

• Sit in seats assigned by bus driver.

• Remain at the designated place of safety for drop off on residence side of street until the bus has left before proceeding home.

Thank you for helping us reinforce these rules with your child. By working together, we can ensure a safe and positive transportation experience for all students!

The North Ridgeville City School District has a partnership with Right At School which will provide after school care until 6 PM. Click here to visit the Right At School North Ridgeville City Schools website to see more on the plans, pricing, and curriculum.

If you any questions, you can contact Right At School in the following ways:

• Visit RightAtSchool.com and select "contact us" to use the online chat option or fill out the "get in touch" form.
• Call 855-287-2466
• Parent questions regarding individual children, email Heather Knoll at heather.knoll@rightatschool.com

August:

• 8/16 - NRCS Back to School Event @ 4:30-6:30 pm
• 8/20-8/22 -ECLC Kindergarten Screening Dates
• 8/23-Preschool Orientation
• 8/26- ECLC Open House
• 8/27- First Day of School for Preschool and Kindergarten

September:

• 9/2 - No School, Labor Day
• 9/16 - Kindergarten Picture Day
• 9/19- Preschool Picture Day
• 9/20 - No School for Students
• 9/23-Kindergarten Vision and Hearing Screening
• 9/23-9/27 - Start with Hello Week
• 9/25-Preschool Vision and Hearing Screening
• 9/30 - Kindergarten Vision and Hearing Screening