The ECC Extra

Supervisor of Early Childhood Programming

Email: danielle.truesdell@royaloakschools.org
Website: aecc.royaloakschools.org
Location: 2222 West Webster Road, Royal Oak, MI, USA
Phone: 248-288-3220

This will be our last ECC Newsletter of the school year! Every year in June I am amazed at the growth of all of our students. They enter the building in September looking like "babies" and leave in June looking like big kids! The staff does a tremendous job preparing our students socially & emotionally as well academically. We are lucky to have dedicated staff who go above and beyond each day!

Parents should be proud too! Sometimes we take you out of your comfort zone and ask you to trust us. We do not take this trust for granted! Your children are your prized possessions and we could not do anything without your constant support.

I hope you all have a wonderful summer! Good luck next year whether you are returning to the ECC or heading off to the next adventure. We wish you all the best!

Thursday Theme: Rainbow!

Upcoming Dates:

June 6 -- Last day of school for most classes (NOT White Dogs & Macaroni Penguins!)

June 12 -- Last day of school for White Dog & Macaroni Penguin Classrooms

Thank you,

Mrs. Truesdell

Summer Reading Opening Day!

Friday, June 14th, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

• Sign up for a Library Card
• Button Making
• Glitter Tattoo Artist and Face Painting
• Bounce Houses facilitated by Oakland County Parks
• OUR Credit Union will be here with popcorn.
• Bubbles and chalk

• Trader Joe's will be providing snacks and water.
• Goldfish© Swim School will be here with their mascot Bubbles the Goldfish
• The Friends of the Royal Oak Public Library Book Sale

Thank you to those families who attended our informational meetings. Please see the presentation that was shared at the meeting. If you have any questions or are looking for information specific to your family please contact our main office 248-288-3220.

Universal Preschool "PreK for All" Presentation

QR Codes are posted on the doors to help with this process. Below are very simple and quick (2 minutes) videos to help you all become more familiar. As a parent you are able to add any and all contacts to your child's Brightwheel account. Also, your unique 4-digit code is found in the profile section of the app. You can change this code to any 4-digits.

Brightwheel Check-In Tutorial

Brightwheel Parent Sign-Up

Brightwheel App Basics for Parents

Before Care Hours: 7:30-8:45

After Care Hours: 3:45-5:30

Friday Hours: 7:30-5:30

Program Cell Phone: 248-321-8220 (only available during program hours, no texting).

Friday Care Families--Please remember to send 2 snacks and a lunch with your child. All items must be labeled with your child's name. Also, please remember to send a small blanket and pillow. Those in full day programs will move your child's rest bag to their Friday Care locker.

Parents will enter through our ECC main office (door #27). Extended Care begins at 7:30 and ends at 5:30 which is outside of our main office hours. You will call our program cellphone or ring our doorbell to notify staff you have arrived. If you are within the normal office hours, you will be buzzed in by office staff.

When you arrive please place your child's items in their "Extended Care Lockers" which are located right outside the main office. This is also where you will gather your child's belongings if they stay for After Care. The Extended Care Program is housed in room 108, the Gray Elephant Classroom! (also known as the Gross Motor Room or GMR).

• Before and After School Schedule
• Friday Schedule

“Blessings in a Backpack” is a program designed to provide students on the free and reduced lunch program with enough food for three meals a day during the weekends. This program, sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester, is active in Royal Oak Schools. If you agree to take part in this program during the school year, your child will receive a bag filled with food for the weekend.

If you are interested in receiving food please complete this quick questionnaire.

Please remember to call our main office to report your child's absence, 248-288-3220.

Oakland County Health Department has recently updated the preschool-aged quarantine and isolation guidelines. At this time preschool-aged children will follow a 5 day quarantine and isolation. If symptom free and able to properly wear a mask, students may return to school after 5 days. If student return to school for days 6-10, they must wear a mask. As always, please contact the office with any close contact exposures or positive cases. Please reach out if you have any questions. 248-288-3220.