November ELC Newsletter
November 2024
ELC Picture Day
ELC Families,
Mark your calendars! ELC Picture Day is happening on Thursday, November 7, 2024. This is a wonderful opportunity to capture your child’s smile and create lasting preschool memories. Please have your child dressed in their favorite outfit and ready for their close-up!
To order photos, please visit www.barksdalephoto.com and use the access code 0113297IN.
We’re excited to see all those bright smiles!
Due to a change in school code by the Illinois State Board of Education, this school year a medical note is required for parents/guardians who select the: “MEDUE: Medical/Dental Appointment” excuse option for their student in Infinite Campus or call their student out of school for a medical/dental appointment.
The revised school code defines "valid cause" for absence as the following: Illness, including the mental or behavioral health of the student; attendance at a verified medical or therapeutic appointment; appointment with a victim services provider. Please note that the student’s absence will be marked unexcused in Infinite Campus until a medical note is provided.
We understand this is a change in practice from previous years. Please know that our front office is here to help answer any questions or concerns you may have.
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.
Keri Personette, RN, PEL-CSN
Phone: 224-770-4320
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.
- Our next PTO meeting will be held on Wednesday November 6th at 7PM via zoom. All are welcome! Join the meeting here!
- Join us for the ELC Family Art Night on Friday December 6th at 5PM! This fun evening is open to all ELC students, staff, parents, siblings and friends. Registration will open soon and the cost includes admission to the ELC student art show, a step by step art workshop with Kaleidoscope School of Fine Art, a Paint Set (watercolor paper, paints, brush, frame), and snacks!
- Barrington Giving Day is a non-profit organization that provides necessities to over 900 families within District 220 who either qualify as low-income or experiencing hardship. The ELC has signed up to focus on donations of diapers and wipes. Please consider dropping off some diapers or wipes to the Red Box in the front of the school. They also will accept new or gently used coats, boots, blankets, toys, books, etc. Check out the website for more information (https://www.barringtongivingday.org/). The last day to donate is December 6th.
- Eat at Moretti's in Barrington Wednesday December 4th and 15% of your order total will go directly to the ELC PTO. This works for dine in, delivery, or carryout! Don't forget to mention ELC PTO at checkout.
- November 1- December 6: Giving Day Donation Drive
- November 7: Picture Day
- November 8: PTO Spirit Day
- November 12: Randall Oaks in-house field trip
- November 27-29: Thanksgiving Break - No School
- Week of December 2nd: Erin's Law taught in classrooms
- December 6: PTO Art Night
December 13: Prairie Band Concert
December 13-14: Barrington Winter Wonderfest
December 17: Prairie Orchestra Concert
- December 23-January 3, 2025: Winter Break - No School
- January 6: Inservice Day - No School
- January 8: Chipotle PTO Dine and Share Fundraiser
January 17: Screening Day - No School
January 20: Martin Luther King Day - No School
- January 22: ELC Community Conversation: Assistive Technology. Core Boards in Early Childhood
- January 27: Jim Gill Concert
- January 30: Picture Day - Retake/Makeups
- February 12: ELC Story Walk and ELC Community Conversations: “Building Language and Literacy Skills for Young Children”
- February 14: In-service Day - No School
- February 17: President’s Day - No School
- February 25: SOUL Harbour Ranch Therapy PM Session
- February 26: SOUL Harbour Ranch Therapy AM Session
- March 7: Screening Day - No School
- March 19: Parent-Teacher Conferences - Full Day of School
- March 20: Parent-Teacher Conferences - No School
- March 21: In-service Day - No School
- March 24-28: Spring Break - No School
- April 11: Multicultural Family Dance
