Dear ECDC Families,

We had so much fun in March. We started the month with Dr. Seuss Week. It was wonderful seeing the kids and teachers celebrating Dr. Seuss and all the whimsical fun he brought to children’s literature. From silly hair and sock days to career dress up days and all the creative artwork, it was a week of exploring and learning about a wonderfully unique author and illustrator. Another highlight in March was our Ash Wednesday Chapel. Pastor Carl, Ms. Alyssa and Ms. Paige put together a meaningful kid friendly Chapel. The 3s, 4s, and TK participated and were able to receive ashes and learn a little about the season of Lent. I hope you and your families enjoyed Spring Break the following week and, upon returning, we had caterpillars ready to be observed through their transformation into butterflies. More photos of this project, still in progress, to come.

April’s Chapel theme is “Happy Day.” We will be talking about Easter being the happiest day and how everyday can be happy because Jesus is alive. Our verse this month is “I am alive forever and ever!” -Revelation 1:18

April will be another month full of fun at ECDC. Easter is coming and there is lots of learning and celebrating to be done. Hopefully, you have seen information about the Family Easter Chapel we have added this year. It will be similar to Family Christmas Chapel, taking place in the Sanctuary at 9:30 on Tuesday, April 15th. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Hope to see you there!

Blessings,

Ms. Katie

Interim Director, St. Peter’s ECDC

March brought the celebration of Dr. Seuss week! It’s that magical time of year where we embrace the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss, filled with curious creatures, vibrant rhymes, and boundless imagination. Students and teachers dressed up, made fun art inspired by Dr. Seuss books and read popular titles by the famous author. Each classroom planned fun themes and activities for each day and had so much fun celebrating! "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." ❤

ECDC held a special, kid friendly Ash Wednesday chapel with Pastor Carl, Ms. Alyssa and Ms. Paige from Children's Ministry. The children celebrated Ash Wednesday with worship songs, a Bible story and the offering of ashes. We are so thankful to have had this special chapel to celebrate Ash Wednesday and come together during this special time with all of the classes.

Live caterpillars arrived this month for our annual Caterpillar to Butterfly Project! Each class received a total of 8 caterpillars that they will watch grow into butterflies and will release them as a class outside! We are so excited to do this project every year and let the children learn the life cycle of butterflies in a fun and interactive way!

Our last week of March was Scribble Week! Scribble Week was inspired by the book "I'm Not just a Scribble" by Diane Alber. This special week encourages students to create art regardless of their artistic abilities. Our classes read "I'm Not just a Scribble" before creating their own scribble art. The students were encouraged to create their own scribble character. We loved seeing the displays of the scribble art in the hallways and we hope you all did too!

Tuesday April 22nd-Thursday April 24th

Each day families are asked to bring a small token of appreciation for our teachers, please see the Teacher Appreciation Menu for what to bring on each day! Our ECDC Parent Council will also be treating teachers during the school day and are looking for some help for Wednesday April 23rd! Sign up at the link below to help us provide breakfast for our teachers!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C49ADAC28A0F85-55809832-edcd

• April 7-10, NAEYC Week of the Young Child
• April 14-17, Easter Parties/Hunts- All classes
• April 21, KISD Holiday- School Closed
• April 22-24, ECDC Earth Week
• April 25, Spring Parent- Teacher Conferences
• April 28-29, Mom's Appreciation Days

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