ELC at George Earle Weekly Update

We are looking forward to beginning our school year on Wednesday, August 16th. We have planned out a first day that will enable our parents and students to meet their teachers and see their classroom. These are short visits within the classroom with your teacher and a limited number of other students with their parents. It is not necessary to arrive more than 5 minutes early for your time. The rest of the day will take place at home. Please complete the eLearning Activity Board. All squares are required as attendance. The eLearning segment of our day will help parents and students prepare everyone for a successful school year!

~ Students and parents will attend first day of school together. Your meet the teachers portion of the day will be 1 hour. You can bring all their supplies in together.

~After your meet the teacher session, students and parents will go on a scavenger hunt around the school to explore and meet more staff and find all the important places together. This will also be a time you can sign all mandatory forms, sign up to volunteer (so bring your ID), and get their school picture taken. Allow at least 1 additional hour to get all these things done.

After you receive the email with your child's teacher assignment, please follow the steps below to prepare for the 1st day of school.

1. Login to Skyward using your parent login to schedule your 1 hour session. (There will be up to 5 students with up to 2 parents each per session) Please make sure to complete by MONDAY, August 14th.
2. To select your 1 hour session with your child's teacher, please follow these directions:

a. Login to Skyward using your username and password (not your child's) Note: Choose Family Access

b. Click on "conferences" tab to the left

c. Click on "all conferences" in the middle of the page

d. Click on "select time" Make sure you click a slot in HOMEROOM only.

e. Choose from the slots available. It should email you a confirmation.

3. On the first day of school, you will have an assignment to complete. View the eLearning Activity Board to complete at home on Wednesday, August 16th. Be on the lookout for more

directions from your teacher.

We look forward to meeting you and your child on the first day of school! We have an exciting school year ahead! If you have any questions, please free to call the main office at 942-7263.

~After you leave the ELC together, your child will complete the elearning portion of the day from home.

Woo-Hoo! We made it through the first day of K! Here are some things to talk about and be ready for the remainder of the year!

Talk to your child about if they will be eating breakfast at school. If your child is eating breakfast at school, please make sure their teacher is aware and it will be noted on their transportation tag. Breakfast is available to both bus and car riders every morning.

You all received 2 purple signs from your child's teacher. These MUST be presented both at the bus stop to the bus driver and at car rider pickup to get your child from school. Another great option to having the purple sign in your passenger side window in your car is to grab a pant hanger and hang it from your rearview mirror when driving up to pick up your child. These signs need to remain up and visible from when you enter the parking lot until you leave the parking lot. If you do not have your purple sign when picking up in the car rider line, you will be asked to park and come into the office with your ID to get your child. They will then be released to you after all other car riders are dismissed. Walkers will be dismissed from Door 2 after all car riders have been picked up. You do need your purple sign with you everyday to have your child dismissed to you. Walkers usually get dismissed around 3:20 once the car rider line is completed.

LATE START WEDNESDAYS! The first day of school is Wednesday August 16th. This WILL NOT be a Late Start Wednesday. Starting the following week on Wednesday August 23rd and EVERY Wednesday thereafter, School City of Hobart schools all have a late start. Below you will see this as well as all planned breaks and elearning days on the district calendar.

Here at The ELC, and at all over the SCOH district- we LOVE to celebrate Brickie Fridays and encourage the kids to wear their purple and gold every Friday with us! We will be sending home these order forms as soon as school starts so your Little Brickie can get some gear. The due date for this will be September 1st with no exceptions as we want to have the orders back to us before the big homecoming game.

If your child isn't feeling well, please keep him or her at home. You must report the absence IN SKYWARD before 10:00AM. There is no need to call the school to let us know. If there are any questions about the absence, we will reach out to you.