ELC Principal Newsletter
April 2022 Newsletter
ELC Update & News
I hope you are all doing well. Our students are immersed in their new units of study and focused on transportation and buildings. Our Dual Language Kindergarten students are reading and focused on numeracy in preparation for 1st grade at Grove Elementary School.
Early Childhood/Preschool students returning to the ELC 22-23 SY:
Our schedule will be the following for our preschool students. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have a strong preference regarding AM or PM classes. We cannot guarantee your preference but we always strive to work with families.
Morning Session: 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Afternoon Session: 12:05 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Wednesday Early Dismissal: 2:10 p.m.
PTO News
If you have not already done so, please consider paying your PTO dues. The money collected from these fees helps to fund various family, student and staff events throughout the school year. Some examples include: Family Bingo Night, Jim Gill concert, Pumpkins for every student, Staff Appreciation events, etc. PTO dues can be paid at the link below.
ELC PTO Membership Dues 2021-22
Upcoming PTO meetings: April 26th and May 24th via zoom; all are welcome to attend.
Mitigation Strategies
- Mitigation updates continue throughout the district. Starting Monday, April 4th, water fountains will be uncovered and may be used by students. If you prefer to continue to send a personal water bottle to school for your child to use, please do so. Also, as more mitigations are lifted please be aware we continue with regular sanitation and cleaning of our school as well as the regular use of hand sanitizer.
Randall Oaks Zoo Visit
Ms. Lorie's classroom
Walter the Therapy Dog Visit to Ms. Laura's classroom
Ms. Caralee's classroom
Ms. Elizabeth's classroom
Randall Oaks Zoo Visit
Health Reminders
If your child is sick with covid symptoms, please keep your student at home and call our ELC School Nurse, Keri Personette, for further guidance.
Keri Personette, RN, PEL-CSN
Phone: 224-770-4320
District Covid Dashboard: https://bit.ly/3tRFlmR
Our district Health and Wellness Policy supports the state level effort to combat childhood obesity. In addition, we have students in our school with allergies that we need to keep safe. In support of this effort, we do not celebrate birthdays with treats. We recognize that birthdays are an important occasion in a child's life, and we do honor that. Teachers have special birthday traditions in their classroom to recognize a child’s birthday. Please do not bring in treats into the building as we will need to send them home with your student. Thank you for honoring this decision as we support the health and wellness for all our students.
Transportation
Barrington Transportation Company's contact information in the event that your child is not picked up or if you want to reach them directly - (847) 381-1043.
If you have questions regarding your child's route or alternate transportation, please contact Megan Polzin - businfo@barrington220.org
If you would like to request Alternate Transportation from a daycare provider or another location within Barrington 220 district boundaries, please request that directly at: https://bit.ly/3j4DVPA.
Important Dates Coming Up
April 7th: Spring Picture Day
April 15th: Good Friday / No School for all students
April 22nd: Randall Oaks Zoo Bugs Presentation for students
April 26th: April PTO meeting via zoom at 7pm
Week of May 2nd: Staff & Teacher Appreciation Week
May 11th: 123 Andres Presentation for students
May 18th: Last day of SHIELD testing
May 24th: May PTO meeting
May 30th: Memorial Day / No School for all students
June 1st: Last day of school!
Michelle Acosta, ELC Principal
Email: macosta@barrington220.org
Website: https://www.barrington220.org/elc
Location: 40 East Dundee Road, Barrington, IL, USA
Phone: 224-770-4300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ELC220/
Twitter: @MsAcosta220