ECC Families Newsletter

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As the year winds down, we are excited to celebrate the joy of learning happening in our classroom! November was a busy month, and we couldn't have done it with you!

Thanks to your contributions and purchases, our bake sale was a great success! The proceeds will directly benefit our classroom activities and projects!

Thank you for your continued support in making this a wonderful year for our students. We are so grateful to have your children, and we are looking forward to an exciting December.

Wishing you and your family a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

Warm Regards,

Kristi Baze

Principal

DECEMBER REMINDERS

3rd 4 Kinder classes to Ecoland (Bray, Schomp, Johnson, Wheeler)

5th 4 Kinder classes to Ecoland (Kleam, Tilton, Aubuchon, Davidson)

6th Kinder Kona Ice

16th Grinch day

17th Reindeer day

18th- Frosty day

19th Polar Express day/PJ day

20th Class parties /early release

** Visitors attending class parties must have a car tag or valid ID**

(Teachers will send details about their class party)

23rd-Jan 3 Christmas Holiday

JANUARY 2025

23rd-Jan 3 Christmas Holiday

6th Inservice day NO students

7th Students return

Beginning of 4th six weeks

Kindergarten reading logs begin

We are excited to kick off our ECC Reading Logs! Beginning in January, we will send home monthly reading logs. Reading-together at home is a wonderful way to help your child grow as a reader and develop a lifelong love of books.

Here's how it works:

Read together: Spend about 10 minutes reading with your child every day. This can be a favorite book from home, your child's book bag from school, or a library book.

Color: For each day you and your child read, color the item on the reading log.

Turn it in: At the end of the month, send the reading log back to school.

🎉Earn a Dance Party🎉 If the school collects 70,000 minutes by the end of the month, we'll celebrate with a special dance party in the hallway! Every log counts toward reaching our goal, so let's work together to make it happen!

Thank you for supporting your child's reading journey. We can't wait to see their excitement!

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.