FISD Early Childhood School
Where the Adventure Begins...
Happy Friday, Families!!
Happy Friday! I hope everyone has had a wonderful week. We definitely have here...but NEXT week is going to be even better!!
Tuesday night is our annual FAMILY FUN RUN! Please join us from 6:00-7:00pm. We will have lots of great information tables set up in the cafe with treats for the kids, we'll walk or run together, and we'll have special visitors!
Wednesday and Thursday, during the day, several of our Frisco Firemen will be here to teach our children about fire safety. They always do such a good job of teaching our kids that their equipment is to keep everyone safe, not to be scary. They will also get a chance to check out the fire trucks!
I wanted to share some of our student writing with you. Our goal with writing is to meet our children where they are developmentally and grow them into budding writers! Some children are working on holding a crayon and making a mark on paper. Some are making scribbles to convey meaning. Some are ready to work on their names and starting to form letters. ALL of this is great! The most important part is that they learn that when they make marks on paper they can share their thoughts, feelings, and opinions. Their writing means something! We want to encourage them to tell us about their pictures and praise them for all attempts so that they develop a love for writing. Check out a few samples of student writing from this week right below this box. We are so proud of ALL our students!
For Kids,
Melissa Ellis
Principal
Early Childhood School
It's Almost Here! Please Sign Up!
https://forms.friscoisd.org/backgroundcheck/
Then, go to this Sign-Up Genius to schedule the time you'd like to volunteer!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0948A4A72AA5FD0-fall
Thanks, in advance, for sharing your time with us!
Come to Our Fun Run!!
Tool Time!
Join us Friday, October 16th from 8:30-10:00 at ECS to LEARN STRATEGIES you can use to get the behavior you want!
· Routines
· Schedules
· Priming
· Reinforcement
· And much, much more!
Presented by FISD In-Home/Parent Trainers :
Colleen Kugler, Kimberly Goushey, and Kristin Foster
Here are the flyers with more information!
Behavior Strategies – Spanish
Behavior Strategies – English
Carpool Courtesy!
First of all, I realize most of you are not smiling like the mom in the picture when sitting in carpool. But if you are, the awesome! And Thank You! Haha
If you come through car pick-up at the front of the school and wait in the car line along Red Cedar Drive, please make sure NOT to block any resident driveways. This is actually breaking a city ordinance and you can be fined. We certainly don't want that to happen AND we want to be courteous to ALL our neighbors! Thank you!
Want to Volunteer?!
1. Please complete your background check. This is something that has to be done every year. Here is the link:
https://forms.friscoisd.org/backgroundcheck/
2. Email your child's teacher or our librarian, Phyllis Jenkins, to let them know of your interest. jenkinsp@friscoisd.org
3. Check my weekly newsletters to look for opportunities to sign up for things!
Nuts & Bolts
If so, please be sure to send a note to school regarding the absence. Notes can be emailed to earlychildhood@friscoisd.org or placed in your child’s folder and sent to school. If you are unfamiliar with the attendance policy please visit http://www.friscoisd.org/ly/ParentsStudents/AttendanceInfo.htm for more information.
Have you scanned your license?
If you haven't done so already this year, please pop in the office to have your driver's license scanned. They have to be scanned once each year before you are able to attend events. If you scan it soon, then it will be super quick to attend parties or other events for your child during the school year!
Other Upcoming Events
Parent/Teacher Conference Day - NO SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN
October 12 - Please schedule a time with your child's teacher if you have not done so already! Our goal is to meet face-to-face with 100% of our families to give you dedicated time to talk about your child.
ECS FUN RUN!!
October 13th @ 6:00pm
Fall Pictures
October 22nd
Gary Burns Community Fun Run
October 24th
2nd Parent Partnership & Performance Night
November 17th @ 6:00pm
Annual Multicultural Night
December 8th @ 6:00pm <We will be looking for families to host tables to share about their cultures!>
Parent Partnership & Performance Night
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015, 06:00 PM
ECS Cafeteria
All About ECS!
Email: ellisme@friscoisd.org
Website: http://schools.friscoisd.org/spc/ecs/site/home
Location: 10330 Red Cedar Drive, Frisco, TX 75035
Facebook: facebook.com/fisdecs
Twitter: @fisdecs
ECS Parent/Student Handbook
http://schools.friscoisd.org/docs/default-source/spc-ecs/parent-student-handbook-14-15.pdf?sfvrsn=2
2015-2016 ECS Calendar of Events
http://schools.friscoisd.org/docs/default-source/spc-ecs/2015-2016-ecs-master-calendar.pdf?sfvrsn=2