Eagle Family Weekly News

We have lots of great things happening at East Lake. You'll see details within this newsletter for how we can support hurricane relief efforts, celebrate Hispanic Heritage, and so much more! I hope to see you on Thursday night for our 1st Annual Multi-Cultural Literacy Night. You don't want to miss it!

We Love Ms. Kirschner!

We will honor Ms. Kirschner this week. As our Heart Coach (or Mental Health & Wellness Facilitator), she makes a tremendous impact on our school by sharing her contagious positive energy. We love you, Ms. Kirschner!

Spirit Night Update:

Thank you to all that supported our Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night last week! We raised $348 for
Relay for Life!

Important News:

• We have an Early Release Day on Friday! Please make sure you have shared your child's transportation plans for this day. If you have not already done so, please click here (the form is also linked below).
  
• The parking lot is for one way traffic only in the morning. Please do not enter the exit ramp to park your car and walk your student to the door. Let's work together to ensure the safety of all students, families, and staff.
• School starts at 7:35 a.m. In order to be counted present (and not tardy), students should be in class by that time.
  
• Afternoon checkouts end at 1:50 p.m. After that, please wait until dismissal begins and join the car lane.
  
• All students should be picked up by 2:45 p.m.

Let's make this a great week, East Lake!

Dana

Congratulations to our recent winners of the More Talk: Less Tech Family Time Challenge!

Congratulations to these friends who were recognized as classroom leaders! We are so proud of you!

BETA Club is hosting a drive to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. Please see the flyer for needed items. If you are able, please send in items this week. BETA Club students will collect donations in the front lobby each morning.

We are proud of our Wolverines and love to build that cluster spirit by joining in the fun of Spirit Week! ***Dress Code still applies***

Monday:

• UGHS Spirit Week: East Lake Style - Minion Day

Tuesday:

• UGHS Spirit Week: East Lake Style - Tacky Day
  
• PTO Meeting, 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday:

• UGHS Spirit Week: East Lake Style - Training Day (workout gear)

Thursday:

• UGHS Spirit Week: East Lake Style - Favorite Movie Star
• Multi-Cultural Literacy Night: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Come join us for literacy activities, games, and make & take learning tools. 2nd Grade has prepared a special song, family fun will be throughout the building, and...we have food trucks! Tacos, eggrolls, and donuts!

Friday:

• UGHS Spirit Week: East Lake Style - School Spirit Day (ELE or UGHS, maroon/black/gray/white)
• Early Release Day!

Saturday:

• 3rd Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration (see flyer below!)

Our annual school fundraiser begins this week! This year, we are raising money to purchase our own folding chairs! Instead of renting chairs for the musical, awards days, and other large events...we would like to purchase our own! Additional funds raised will be utilized for student awards and celebrations, family events (like the Back2School Bash), and other school activities.

In an effort to provide a special, most enjoyable lunch experience for our families, we have moved the Eagle Family Café to the front of the school. We had our first families join us this week! This does look a little different, but I hope that everyone will enjoy this dining experience with their students!

To clarify the process of the new café:

• Families will sign in at the front office the way they always did.
  
• Your student's teacher will be informed that they have a lunch guest.
• Your student will meet you in the café for lunch. You can hear each other talk and enjoy some conversation and laughter.
• Your student will rejoin their class at the end of the lunch period.
• Lunch Guests are not permitted to leave the front office or Family Café areas. At the end of the lunch period, guests will sign out at the front office and will exit those doors as usual.

Answers to questions we received this week:

Can students buy ice cream?

• As a general rule, the student should not plan to purchase ice cream on days they have lunch guests. This is simply due to the logistics of walking back and forth and losing conversational time with their lunch guests. If you feel it is imperative for them to purchase ice cream, you can notify the office at check-in. As long as ice cream is being sold that day, we can provide instructions on when to send your student.
  
  

What about Friday Feather Drawings?

• No one loves Feather Drawing Fridays as much as I do! If students are located in the Eagle Family Café and their name is drawn, they will still receive their visit to the prize cart. It is true that they will miss out on all the cheers from their friends, but we will still make sure to celebrate their awesomeness. If that is something extra important to your student, I encourage you to schedule lunch visits on any other day of the week.
  
  

Please let me know if you have any ideas to make this an even better opportunity for our students and lunch guests. We appreciate our families and look forward to seeing you soon!

• We recognize two parties per year in our classrooms. Outside of those school-planned events, parents may not bring outside food to share with students who are not their own.
• For birthday celebrations, parents may choose to send in Goody Bags for each classmate (without any food or candy within) for teachers to distribute. This allows all students to participate regardless of food allergy, etc.
• Neither teachers nor students are permitted to delivery birthday (or any other) invitations to students in the class.

• Student cell phones (and other digital devices, including AirPods and smart watches) are to be turned off and left in student backpacks for the duration of the school day, which includes transportation on the school bus.

Each year, there are adjustments made to the HCS Code of Conduct. This is the guide used to determine consequences for behavior violations, and can be a helpful reference tool for conversations with school staff and with families.