Duck..Duck..NEWS!
April/May 2017
Lincoln County R-III Early Childhood Education Center
Upcoming Events
April
06 - PTO meeting 4:30
12 - Early Release- Bus riders @11, car riders @12
12 - Family Fun Night -5pm-6:30pm
14 - No School
17 - No School
24 thru 28 - Week of the Young Child Celebration
29 - Dogs and a Derby Day 10am- 1pm at ECEC (see flyer below)
May
01 thru 05 - Graduation Week
04 - PTO meeting 4:30
08-09 - K Move Up Day
10 - Early Release-Bus riders @11, car riders @12
11 & 12- ECEC Extravaganza
19-LAST DAY OF SCHOOL-Early Release-Bus riders @11, car riders @12
PTO
APRIL & MAY
Congratulations to those of you who were the highest bidders at our Spring Art Auction! We were able to raise $845 to be used for teacher's supplies and other programs throughout the year. Thank you for all your support!
The school year is flying by but there is still plenty of help needed for the PTO.
We are planning the Dogs N Derby races for Saturday April 29th from 10am to 1pm. Cars will be available for purchase as well as a sack lunch. Saturday May 6th is our rain date if needed.
Please join us Thursday April 6th at 4:30 to help plan this fun event along with Teacher Appreciation Week which is the first week of May.
Our last meeting of the year is May 4th and we will discuss officers and plan ahead for the 17-18 school year.
We want to Thank every single parent who has helped the PTO and the Early Childhood Education Center either by being an officer, donation of money and/or time, and attendance to events. The PTO would not work without you!!!
See you next year!
Preschool Registration for 2017-2018 school year
All children who currently attend preschool at the ECEC have ENROLLMENT NOW. You should have had information sent home in your child's backpack. If you did not get this information, please call as soon as possible.
Open Enrollment to the public starts on April 10th. You can still register after this date, but please know that spots do fill up quickly.
Preschool SUMMER SCHOOL program
Sign up your 3 & 4 year olds to attend our summer school. See the flyer for more info.
GRADUATION IS COMING UP
Each classroom will be holding their own graduation ceremony. Listed below are the dates and times of all the ceremonies. There ceremony will take place in ECEC's Multipurpose room so seating will be limited.
May 1-Ms Amanda 2pm-3pm
May 2-Ms O 2pm-3pm
May 3-Ms McRae/Ms Alecia 10am-11am, Ms B 2pm-3pm
May 4-Ms Sami 10am-11am, Ms Morgan/Ms Oakes 2pm-3pm
May 5-Ms Jocelyn 10am-11am, Ms Jocelyn 2pm-3pm
Early out days in April and May. Please plan ahead for these days.
We have EARLY OUT on April 12, May 10 and May 19.
TUITION FEES
All remaining tuition balances must be paid by May 1st.
From the Nurse...
A few reminders for next school year:
- Please pick up any medication or supplies that your student has kept in the nurse's office by the last day of school.
- All medication orders and action plans must be renewed by your child's doctor every school year. If you need any forms for the 2017-2018 school year, they can be accessed through the district website or you can contact your building nurse.
- If your student is heading off to kindergarten, don't forget that all immunizations must be up to date before the first day of school.
Counselor's Corner
Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person. It is a skill that needs to practiced and modeled. One way to help teach your child about empathy is to bring awareness to a character’s feelings in a book. The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen is a book about a gloomy fish that is cheered up by another fish. How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham shows how a family helps a bird who is hurt and nurses it back to health. Other books include Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes, Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall and The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig. You can help your child further develop this skill by modeling how to feel compassion for others and getting them involved in empathetic acts such as helping an animal who needs help, making soup for a loved one that is sick, donating clothing or goods to an organization, and hugging a sad friend or family member.
Mason's Message
DRESS CODE
Please send your children to school ready to learn and play. ...this means comfortable clothes. They need clothes that can get dirty because they will get dirty. We are also playing outside every chance we get and they need tennis shoes. Flip flops or open toes shoes are not good for running and playing on the playground.
READING CALENDAR
The Nightly Reading Record Sheet is an amazing way to make sure reading is a priority in your house. When your child returns any monthly reading calendar completely filled in, at any time, they will receive a fun book. If they complete 6 calendars in the school year, they will get to pick a book from our “library,” Ms. Kelly will read it to them, and then they get to take it home. The Record sheet can be found and printed here http://www.troy.k12.mo.us/domain/88
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.”
–Emily Buchwald