ELC at George Earle Weekly Update

Check your child's red folder when they get home today... inside is their first report card! We are so proud of all the hard work they are doing and all the goals that are being met! Celebrate all their accomplishments big and small. Helping students feel successful builds their confidence so much and motivates them to keep them going and learning more.

Parents, you will sign the front of your child's report card envelope and return just the envelope. EVERYTHING that is inside the envelope is yours to keep. Report cards are also available to see in Skyward.

We are using the things we love to learn and experiment with each and every day here at the ELC! This week there was a lot of studying and learning with apples, leaves, and pumpkins! In some classrooms, they used apples to paint, applesauce to practice writing letters and numbers, pumpkins to explore, and leaves to craft and create. It was a great hands-on experience for all!

Today we celebrated our 50th day of Kindergarten. We had a wonderful day full of learning and we all looked adorable dusting off our best 50's inspired outfits and celebrating with a root beer float and sock hop where we learned the hand jive baby!!! We can't wait to see what the next 130 days of K will bring!

Walk Safely on Halloween:

⦁ Cross the streets at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. Teach children to never dart out into the street or to cross from in between parked cars.

⦁ Put electronic devices down. Keep your attention focused with heads up and walk, don't run across streets. If there is a car at the crossing- teach your children to make eye contact with the driver to insure the driver sees them.

⦁ Always walk on sidewalks or paths. If there are no sidewalks available, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible.

⦁ Watch for cars that are backing up and turning.

⦁ Join children 12 & under for trick-or-treating. If kids are mature enough to be out without supervision- tell them to stick to areas they are familiar with that are well lit and to trick-or-treat in a group.

Drive Safely on Halloween:

⦁ Slow down and be especially alert. Children are very excited on Halloween and move in unexpected ways.

⦁ Take extra time and double/triple check for kids at intersections, medians, and curbs.

⦁ Enter and exit driveways and alleys slowly and carefully.

⦁ Get rid of any distractions- like your phone- so you can concentrate.

⦁ Turn your headlights on earlier in the day to help spot children and to help children spot you.

Joseph D. Clemmons, MPSA

Professional Level SRO- INSROA

Hobart Police Department | The Early Learning Center at George Earle Elementary

Look to your child's teacher for more info on Friendship Day. This is an awesome opportunity for you to be able to volunteer your time to help out with this celebration. Each class will need 6-7 parent volunteers, so if you would like to try to volunteer- make sure you come up to the school and get your ID scanned for your background check no later than November 7th to be approved to help with this fun event.

Mothers and Babies Group Sign Up (google.com)