September ELC Newsletter
September 2024
Back to School Night & Safety Week
Hello families & caregivers!
We have enjoyed welcoming back our students. Our students are learning about kindness, routines, and expectations. Additionally, students are building strong relationships with their classroom teachers and therapists. Thank you for entrusting your children with us. Please communicate with the teacher and classroom teams if you have any pertinent information to share regarding your child.
Back to School Night
On Wednesday, September 18th we will hold our back-to-school night. This event is at ELC from 5:00-6:00 pm for your family to learn about our school and district priorities. Students and families are welcome for fun, dancing, and an opportunity to get to know our staff. We will have a live preschool DJ and fun stations set up.
Barrington D220 Safety Week
During the week of September 9th, our district engages in safety drills. Please read the letter below regarding the drills at ELC.
- With the addition of the new turn lane off Dundee Road, please be especially mindful when entering and exiting the lot.
- Upon arrival in the parking lot, please park in the back row or the upper lot, to ensure our many buses can arrive, load and unload safely and timely. They are required by law to report violators.
- Please adhere to all posted signs, avoid distractions while driving, and be on the lookout for our young pedestrians. Additionally, remind your little ones to always use designated crosswalks and to wait for an adult’s guidance when navigating the parking lot.
- We also want to remind you to review the post shared on Seesaw regarding the procedure for daily student pickup by car (also linked HERE).
Your vigilance is crucial in ensuring the safety of our students. Together, we can create a secure and welcoming space for our community. Thank you for your cooperation and commitment to our children’s safety!
Our district Health and Wellness Policy supports the state level effort to combat childhood obesity. In addition, we have students in our school with many allergies that we need to keep safe. In support of this effort, we do not celebrate birthdays with food or treats. We recognize that birthdays are an important occasion in a child's life, and we do honor that. Teachers have special birthday traditions in their classrooms to recognize a child’s birthday.
Please do not bring in food treats with your child as we will need to send them home with your student. A daily snack is provided to all students. To keep all of our students safe, students should not be bringing any food or snacks to school at any time. Thank you for honoring this decision as we support the health and wellness of all our students.
When to keep your child home from school:
Parents/guardians should keep a child home when any of these symptoms are present:
● Fever (within the last 24 hours of 100 degrees or more)
● Nausea or vomiting
● Skin rash or sores
● Reddened, swollen, or watery eyes
● Red or swollen joints
● Diarrhea
● Excessive coughing or sneezing
● Sore throat
● Headache or earache
Children should be kept home for 24 hours after an elevated temperature has returned to normal without fever-reducing medication. Parents/guardians are asked to keep their child home for 24 hours after vomiting or diarrhea. If any of these symptoms persist, please contact a healthcare provider. If a child is on an antibiotic, they may not return to school unless they have been on medication for a 24-hour period as well as fever-free for 24 hours.
Keri Personette, RN, PEL-CSN
Phone: 224-770-4320
Our preschool students will be assessed throughout the school year to help guide instruction. For early childhood students, teachers assess with the PELI, GOLD, and ESGI throughout the year. For further information, please review the assessment letter below or speak to your child's teacher.
During the first half of 2024, more than 2,500 community members collaborated on a plan to continue to improve Barrington 220's aging school buildings. The final $64M community-driven plan will go to you, the voter, for approval as a referendum question on this November 5 election ballot. If successful, the referendum will:
- Increase Safety & Security throughout Barrington 220
- Build a New Community Auditorium at Barrington High School
- Enhance STEAM and Instructional Spaces for Students
Join us at one of our upcoming community meetings to learn more about the referendum, tour current spaces, and see why these improvements are needed:
- 6pm Monday, Sept. 9 at Barrington High School
- 6pm Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Station Campus
- 6pm Thursday, Sept. 19 at Barbara B. Rose Elementary
- Noon Saturday, Sept. 28 at Barrington High School (immediately following the homecoming parade)
Please review the My Ride K-12 app for further information on bus routes. As ELC welcomes new students throughout the year, please note that routes may change. Barrington Transportation Company appreciates your flexibility and patience.
https://www.barrington220.org/families/transportation
- All students were provided with transportation. If you would like to decline transportation service and will be transporting your child to and from ELC, please contact Arely Gamez (ELC admin assistant) at agamez@barrington220.org or call 224-770-4300.
- If you would like to request Alternate Transportation from a daycare provider or another location within Barrington 220 district boundaries, please request that directly at the link below. It will take 72 hours or longer for any change to be effective. Please submit your transportation requests asap.
- Finally, if you have additional questions, please contact Barrington 220 Transportation Specialist, Megan Polzin at our District Administrative Center by email at businfo@barrington220.org or phone at 847-842-3545.
On the following dates, ELC students will not have school. We conduct developmental screenings to accept new students to our program. If you have a child approaching 3 years of age, please sign up for a screening using the link below. Also, please share this information with other families in your neighborhood as we love accepting new students who need our program.
2024-2025 SCREENING DATES
September 27, 2024
October 25, 2024
January 17, 2025
March 7, 2025
Our first PTO meeting of the school year: Tuesday, September 3rd at 7pm via zoom.
*Zoom Link will be shared closer to the date*
Please remember to pay your school fees which include your PTO membership dues.
https://elc.barrington220.org/families/pto
- September 2: Labor Day - No School
- September 9-13: Barrington School District 220 Safety Week
- September 18: Back to School Night 5-6:30 pm
- September 27: Screening Day - No School
- September 28: D220 Homecoming Parade
- October 16: Parent-Teacher Conferences - Full Day of School
- October 17: Parent-Teacher Conferences - No School
- October 18: In-service Day - No School
- October 25: Screening Day - No School
- November 1: In-service Day - No School
- November 4: No School
- November 5: Election Day - No School
- November 7: Picture Day
- November 27-29: Thanksgiving Break - No School
- December 23-January 3, 2025: Winter Break - No School
