ECLC Family Newsletter

Hello Ranger Families!

As we settle into the school year, I want to remind you of the benefits of routines for your child. Some benefits of routine can help with the following:

• Reduce stress: Routines can help parents feel organized and reduce stress.
• Find time for activities: Routines can help parents find time for enjoyable activities.
• Strengthen family bonds: Routines can help parents build in time together throughout busy days.
• Help children feel safe: Routines can help children feel safe and develop a sense of control.
• Help children develop life skills: Routines can help children develop life skills and build healthy habits.
• Help children handle unexpected stressors: Children who develop self-regulation through routine are typically better able to handle unexpected stressors.
• Help children adjust to change: As children grow, routines can help them adjust to change more easily.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Andrea M. Vance

Names and Numbers

Karen Cross - Administrative Assistant - 440-353-1100

Victoria Landis - Attendance - 440-353-1184

Shari Piper - Nurse - 440-353-1284

Attendance Line: Call or Text 440-353-1169

Late Arrivals

• Car rider students that arrive at 8:50 am/12:50 pm or later must be walked into the school and signed in by an adult in the main office.

Reporting an Absence

• Please call or text (new this year!) the attendance line at 440-353-1169 to report any student attendance/tardy information before 9:30 am./1:30 pm Both are accessible 24 hours a day.

Pick up Procedures

• All students must have an identified regular way to get home: car rider, bus rider, or aftercare. Please ensure that your student is aware of their plan.

• Any change in their normal way home must be in writing to the teacher in the morning. This can be handwritten and put in their take-home folder.

• It is helpful if any changes in pick up procedures are made prior to 3:00 pm the day of the change. The office begins preparing for dismissal at this time and has limited access to the phone and email.

Change in Contact Information (Address, Phone, Email)

• Remember to update the Parent Portal on PowerSchool if you change your phone number, address, or email.

The Sandy Hook Promises' Start With Hello program will be coming to ECLC the week of September 30th. This is a national week that focuses on encouraging students to reach out to others who may be isolated and can become victims of bullying, violence, and/or depression. Mrs. Eberwein, our school counselor, is sending out a letter with more background information on this very important week.

Hope everyone is having a great start to the school year!

Our PTA Fall Fundraiser kicked off last week and runs until Friday September 27th. Go to registercw.com and use ORGANIZATION ID 23913 to sign up. Prizes will be sent home weekly (not daily as noted in the Charleston Wrap fundraiser packet). If you would rather make a monetary donation to support the ECLC PTA, you can use the CheddarUp link https://donation-eclc-pta-fall-fundraiser-2024.cheddarup.com or send cash/check (made payable to ECLC PTA) to school with your child in an envelope labeled “PTA Fall Fundraiser”. Thank you for supporting the ECLC PTA!

Mark your calendars! ECLC Trunk or Treat is on Thursday October 24th. The event will be held in the high school parking lot from 6:00 - 7:30.

ECLC participates in Box Tops for Education. Simply download the app and scan your receipt when you purchase participating products

Our first PTA meeting of the school year will be Tuesday September 17th @ 7pm. The meeting is at ECLC and free childcare is provided.

If you are interested in joining PTA, membership dues are $5. Be sure to join the PTA Facebook page also. Membership link: https://forms.gle/r3tHxiLgxwwyE2xD6

Holly Milkovich

PTA President

nreclcpta@gmail.com

Meeting Dates-2024-2025

Tuesday September 17

Tuesday October 15

Tuesday November 19

No December Meeting

Tuesday January 21

Tuesday February 18

Thursday March 13 (date change due to Spring Break)

Tuesday April 15

Connecting for Kids provides resources, support and community to families in Northeast Ohio who have concerns about their child. We serve all families, including those children with and without diagnoses.

Resources are available for a number of concerns including anxiety, attention and academics. Connecting for Kids supports families who have children with mental health concerns, developmental delays and disabilities as well as those facing major life changes such as divorce or kinship care. No concern is too big or too small.

Connecting for Kids will host more than 75 free programs offered this fall at locations across Northeast Ohio.

https://www.connectingforkids.org/Flier/

2024-2025 Meal Prices:

K -2 Breakfast: $2.50, K-2 Lunch: $3.70

There are several ways to add money to a lunch account. Cash or a check can be made out to North Ridgeville City Schools and can be sent in with your child. You can also add money via PaySchools. As a note, PaySchools charges a fee. Click here to be directed to the PaySchools Central login page to replenish your child's account with additional funds via PaySchools Central.

Vision and Hearing Screening

9/23- Vision and Hearing Screening

9/25-Preschool Vision and Hearing Screening

9/30-Kindergarten Vision and Hearing Screening

10/2- Preschool Vision and Hearing Screening

PBIS Rewards

Students will be rewarded with Andy Paw stickers to reinforce all of the Ranger Strong behaviors we would like to see all around our building. We will be looking for students who are using:

-Walking feet

-Safe hands

-Quiet Voice

Please remember to check your child's sticker chart. Once they are filled they can pick a prize from our prize chart. Volunteers will be needed to help with the prize cart. The volunteer form will be sent out by the PTA in September.

PBIS Parent Newsletter

We had our first prize cart on 9/6/24 for students who filled up their Andy Paw charts. Please check with your students to see if they are earning Andy Paws for having a quiet voice, walking feet and keeping their hands to themselves. This month we are focusing on the character trait RESPECT. We are looking for students who are also displaying this trait as well. Way to go students and thank you to our parent volunteers who helped with the prize cart!

We want to continue to help promote positive behavior during Kindergarten Lunch. Therefore, students can earn a “Fancy Lunch” incentive!

FANCY LUNCH!!! What is it?

• Fancy Lunch is a special “Fancy” table set up that can be earned weekly by individual classrooms.

How does it work?

• Each Friday one classroom per lunch group will come into the cafeteria and see their table decorated for the Fancy Lunch. There will be a tablecloth and flowers decorating the table.

• The students will get to sit and enjoy their Fancy Lunch and may even get a special visit from staff members who will sit and eat with them to celebrate their positive behavior.

How can classrooms earn the Fancy Lunch?

• Each day during lunch, the lunch monitors will give a large Andy Paw to the classrooms who exhibit positive behaviors. These paws will be displayed in the cafeteria for everyone to see. At the end of the week, the classroom with the most Andy Paws earned during lunch will get their Fancy Lunch set up.

How do classrooms earn their Fancy Lunch Andy Paws?

• Students are asked to follow specific Positive Behaviors that are highlighted in the ECLC Matrix 2022 Proof KD.pdf

• Quiet Voice

• Walking Feet

• Hands to Self

• In addition students should follow additional lunchroom behavior expectations.

Where are the Fancy Lunch table decorations?

• The decorations will be stored in the cabinets in the cafeteria.

We feel that this will be a fun way to highlight our students' positive behaviors!

Character Strong Monthly Theme: Respect

Students will be talking about how they can show respect to themselves and to others during the month of September. Below are a few ideas your family can use to connect while practicing respect!

September: RESPECT

October: RESPONSIBILITY

November: GRATITUDE

December: EMPATHY

January: PERSEVERANCE

February: HONESTY

March: COOPERATION

April: COURAGE

May: CREATIVITY

Mrs. Eberwein is our school counselor. She will be at ECLC on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and two Friday's a month this year. Here is the link for her monthly newsletter. https://secure.smore.com/n/cvjgpk

ECLC Preschool Student Hours 2024-2025

ECLC Kindergarten Student Hours 2024-2025

Monday, September 16th (Kindergarten)

Thursday, September 19th (Preschool)

More information will be shared in September.

Thank you for following the traffic patterns and slowing down when entering and exiting the parking lot. We want to ensure the safety of all our families and staff.

Car Rider Procedures 24-25

ECLC Map

Joseph Schultz

Transportation Supervisor

Tim Kaczmarek
Head Mechanic

Melissa Phelps
Administrative Assistant
(440)-327-4422

Ensuring the safety and well-being of all students on school buses is of our top priorities. Please take note of the following guidelines that your child must adhere to while using school transportation. Students who repeatedly do not follow expectations will be subject to a bus referral. Multiple referrals can lead to loss of bus privileges.

From the Student Handbook:

The following regulations pertain to school bus conduct and are intended to ensure the safety and welfare of the students, the bus driver and other drivers on the road and to ensure the safety and proper maintenance of school buses.

Students will:

• Follow classroom conduct rules at all times.

• Be at designated place of safety on residence side of street (not in house, car, etc.) for pick up five minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive.

• Be courteous. Use no profane language or gestures. No disruptive behavior, fighting, bullying, indecent behavior, possession of weapons, tobacco products, drugs, alcohol, etc.

• Stay in seat while the bus is moving. Keep head, hands and feet to self and inside the bus.

• Maintain an aisle way. Only objects that can be held on lap are permitted. No animals of any kind are allowed on the bus. We discourage the use of book bags with wheels and the bringing of skateboards, fishing rods and/or large projects on the bus.

• Not eat or drink on the bus. Keep the bus clean. Do not be destructive.

• Cooperate with the driver and follow directions regarding pick-up, drop off, crossing, silence at railroad tracks, etc.

• Sit in seats assigned by bus driver.

• Remain at the designated place of safety for drop off on residence side of street until the bus has left before proceeding home.

Thank you for helping us reinforce these rules with your child. By working together, we can ensure a safe and positive transportation experience for all students!

The North Ridgeville City School District has a partnership with Right At School which will provide after school care until 6 PM. Click here to visit the Right At School North Ridgeville City Schools website to see more on the plans, pricing, and curriculum.

If you any questions, you can contact Right At School in the following ways:

• Visit RightAtSchool.com and select "contact us" to use the online chat option or fill out the "get in touch" form.
• Call 855-287-2466
• Parent questions regarding individual children, email Heather Knoll at heather.knoll@rightatschool.com

September:

• 9/2 - No School, Labor Day
• 9/2-9/27- PTA Charleston Wrap Fundraiser
• 9/16 - Kindergarten Picture Day
• 9/19- Preschool Picture Day
• 9/20 - No School for Students
• 9/23-Kindergarten Vision and Hearing Screening
• 9/25-Preschool Vision and Hearing Screening
• 9/30 - Kindergarten Vision and Hearing Screening
• 9/30-10/4- Start with Hello Week

October:

• 10/11 - Schools are Closed
• 10/15: BOE Meeting @ 6:00 pm
• 10/15 - PTA Meeting @ 7:00 pm
• 10/18- PTA Pajama Day
• 10/24- End of Quarter One
• 10/24 - ECLC Trunk or Treat @ 6:00-7:30 pm
• 10/25 - No School for Students
• 10/31 - PTA Harvest Parties (Specific classroom times will be shared in a separate flyer)