April 2018
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March was Marvelous!
Congratulations to ELC for Record Breaking Jump for Heart!
Mrs. Schuitema's class came in first place for raising the most for Jump for Heart! Congratulations to ELC as a school for the best year EVER with donations! Thank you everyone for your support!
Wacky Wednesday!
We celebrated Read Across America at the ELC with a week of themed days that referenced popular titles by Dr. Seuss! Here are some friends from Mrs. Adzia's class with their Wacky Wednesday attire!
PBIS Second Quarter
Each grading period we recognize students for PBIS and GRIT. PBIS honorees display leadership, kindness and good choices in our school everyday. GRIT workers show perserverance with their learning goals. Congratualtions to our second quarter winners!
Marco's Pizza
Thank you to all of our students and families who participated in our Marco's Box Top Challenge. This month Mrs. Carrillo, Mrs. Crouch and Mrs. Schiller's classes competed in the challenge with Mrs. Carrillo's class being the winner. If we are eating pizza, everyone wins :)
Shoe Tie Shuffle
Students are getting hands on practice with tying their shoes in gym class. Students who are not wearing gym shoes on gym time have an opportunity to practice with Mrs. Cooper's hands on model! Check out this great video for an inspiration for your child's shoe tying success!
Chick Excitement
Kindergarten classes studied the hatching of eggs into chicks in March. Each classroom received a collection of eggs and an incubator. Students studied the eggs and incubation process through hatching! They wrote about the process in their chick journals.
One Good Deed
ELC honored kindness with a Kindness Awareness Day in March. All students received a copy of the book, "One Good Deed" for their home library. Your child can read along with me with their book and this video!
https://youtu.be/5QG_44CkXsY
Coming Up!
April promises to be an exciting month at the ELC! We will welcome our incoming students and their families during Kindergarten Kickoff and Registration. Kindergarten students will participate in our "Charlotte's Web" book club. All kindergarten classes will do a read-aloud of the book with families activities at home. We will end our book club with a Book Bash on April 24th. Kindergartners aren't the only one's invited to our Book Bash! Preschool students will receive a copy of "Giggle, Giggle, Quack" and are invited to attend our book bash which promises lots of family activities! We hope to see everyone for a night of family fun!
Brickie Maker and Innovator Showcase
Makers unite! From crafts and artwork to simple machines and technological wonders, our Brickie Maker Showcase is the place for students of all ages to proudly display their creations. All students in SCOH are invited to present and attend our Maker and Innovator Showcase.
Week of the Young Child
April 16-20th is The Week of the Young Child for the City of Hobart! The ELC will start the celebration off with a Bubble Kickoff and Kindergarten Kickoff on April 16th. Activities throughout the community will be offered to celebrate! Follow the ELC on Facebook to get updated schedule for these events!
Barnyard Bonanza and Book Bash at ELC!
We are so excited to stoke our students' love of books and support our reading culture with fun activities and of course, BOOKS for our students! Join in the fun at home by following along with family themed activities sent home from your classroom!
More Than Flashcards
Check out these tips from our Kindergarten and Coffee Series for fun ways to sneak site word practice into your child's day!
Audio Books Support Literacy Skills
Listening to audio books boosts children's' literacy skills and helps to enrich vocabulary. In a pinch for time, download an audio from iBooks, Overdrive or Audible and indulge your child in reading on the go!
Raiding Readers
Build a reading culture in your home by incorporating a few of these tips into your routine. Having a regular reading routine at home will help foster a love of books and reading and boost academic success!