May 25 - Resource Wednesday: WIC

May 27 - Coffee & Conversation: Meaningful Summers

May 27 - PTA General Meeting in MPR

June 2 - PTA Virtual Storytime

June 3 - Last Day of School

WIC will be on our campus this Wednesday, 5/25. Please be sure to stop by their table to get more information on their amazing Resources.

May 27, 2022

1:15 pm via Zoom: Click Here to Register

Join us for a conversation with ECLC’s Administrators and Specialists on Meaningful Summer Activities and come help us celebrate PTA. This will be a great way for parents to get to know each other and close out the school year. It will be followed by an optional PTA general meeting. Refreshments will be provided.

PTA will be holding their final general meeting on May 27th in the MPR after the Coffee and Conversation event. This will begin around 2:00 pm. Voting for the next year's PTA board members will occur at this time. All parents are welcome to come!

Join us for our next PTA Meeting: ALL PARENTS ARE WELCOME!

Please use this Zoom link if you are unable to attend in-person (Meeting ID: 853 7788 8620; Passcode: 5JE58w)

Date: May 27th

Time: 2:00 pm in the MPR

PTA has a few more Spirit Wear Shirts left. Please see what is available below and reach out to Amberly Blevins at amberlyblevins@gmail.com while supplies last!

Join PTA in a virtual story time Thursday June 2nd

Zoom Meeting ID: 426 214 5621

Passcode: 9g6GEW

You will be receiving Spring Photos from your teacher sometime this week. If you decide to purchase photos, please keep the ones you purchase and return the envelope back to your teacher. If you decide NOT to purchase any photos, please return the entire envelope back to your teacher.

Regional Center of Orange County’s Comfort Connection Family Resource Center connects families who have children with special needs to community resources and support, free of charge. Please be sure to check out the flyers below:

Potty Training:

Wednesday, August 31st, 2022, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Community Resources Flyer

Early Start Flyer

General Comfort Connections Flyer

Parenting can be challenging, but School Readiness is here to help! Join us online, at NO COST, through Zoom. Topics include:

• The Power of Positive Parenting
• Raising Confident, Competent Children
• Raising Resilient Children

• SPANISH Tuesday’s, starting May 10th @ 11am-12pm or 5pm-6pm
• ENGLISH Thursday’s, starting May 12th @ 11am-12pm or 5pm-6pm

• Pre-registration required. To register See Flyer or for more information, please contact Brenda Garcia at 714-559-0798 or email sr@theprioritycenter.org

Let's Go Potty, Toilet Training: Join the School Readiness Program, AT NO COST, through Zoom as we teach parents how to understand when children are ready for toilet training and how long the process can take. Learn how to prepare for toilet training and how to teach a child to use the toilet. We will review tips for boys and girls and how to prevent accidents.

• ENGLISH, Wednesday, May 25th at 11am-12pm or 5pm-6pm
• SPANISH, Wednesday, May 18th at 11am-12pm or 5pm-6pm
• Pre-registration required! To register See Flyer or for more information, please contact Brenda Garcia at 714-559-0798 or email sr@theprioritycenter.org.

Check out the flyer below for this training given in Farsi by Hoag on May 31st:

This year marks the Irvine Unified School District’s 50th anniversary and is a time to reflect on the “US” at the center of IUSD, which has enabled our school district to provide the highest quality educational experience we can envision for generations of students. Throughout 2022, IUSD will be honoring, celebrating and recognizing our collective history.

Students, staff, families and the community are at the heart of the “US” in IUSD and we invite you to help us visually capture the wonderful aspects of our school district, through IUSD’s 50th Anniversary Photo Contest!

The Contest is Open to Photographers of All Ages!
The Contest, which runs through May 17, is open to current and former IUSD students, staff and families, along with community members of all ages!

Students participating in yearbook, photography or other related courses, or who are involved with ASB, clubs and other school events are welcome to submit photos they have taken for these activities.

READY FOR THE BEST SUMMER EVER?

Join us for IPSF Summer! This year, students can become Coding & Roblox Masters, have the Ultimate Esports Experience, join a Rock Band, or enchant audiences with Songwriting & Poetry. With hundreds of classes to choose from at sites throughout Irvine and online, your students are guaranteed to have a blast wherever their interest lie!

ENROLL NOW

Wildfire Preparedness: Is your home wildfire ready? Set up a FREE Wildfire Home Assessment to protect your home today! Wildfires can happen at any time. Take the steps to protect your family, home, and neighborhood from Orange County’s #1 fire risk. Prepare now at ocfa.org/RSG

• Safety Flyers

• ABC’s of Water Safety
• BBQ Safety

• Ready, Set, Go!

• Home Assessment
• Safety Tips

• Firework Safety
  

https://vimeo.com/542900867

For additional information on these topics and to find the safety flyers in additional languages please visit https://ocfa.org/safetyflyers.

The City of Irvine’s recreation activities newsletter for IUSD, is now available online. This latest edition includes information about enrichment activities, along with spring camps for school-aged children. To learn more, including how programs have been modified for COVID health and safety guidelines, click here. To sign your student(s) up for programs, visit yourirvine.org. For questions, call 949-724-6600 or email yourirvine@cityofirvine.org.

Our next and very last virtual event is on Wednesday, May 25th @9:00am. Learning Link is an interactive center for parents and their children, ages 0-5. Activities for all ages will be available for you and your child to do together. Click here to learn more and register for FREE

Learning Link has returned to in-person on Monday's and Fridays for children 0-5 years old, please follow this link for more information on how to get started.

Virtual Wednesday's 9:00am to 9:30am

Your voice matters when it comes to your child's education. Join the PTA to obtain knowledge and voice your opinions on what is happening at ECLC. This partnership between parents and educators will enhance student learning and enrich the lives of the students within ECLC. Click here for the 2021-2022 membership form.

PTA Calendar Click Here

Please reach out to PTA at eclcptairvine@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more.

Join us for our next PTA Meeting: ALL PARENTS ARE WELCOME!

Date: May 27th

Time: 2:00 pm in the MPR

The Nominating Committee is looking for Parents who are interested in being part of the ECLC PTA Team for the 2022-2023 School year. Fill this form out if you are interested!

Please consider being an involved parent with the ECLC PTA by taking one of the leadership positions listed in the flyer below.

In order to better serve our students, families, and staff IUSD has partnered with Care Solace mental health services to connect families to outside care providers. Care Solace provides concierge services to assist families in navigating mental health services in the community. To get started you can begin your request through https://caresolace.com/site/iusd/ or call 888-515-0595.

The Irvine Family Resource Center collaborates between Irvine Unified and several community agencies to provide:

• Short-Term, Evidence-Based Mental Health Services
  
• Parent Workshops
  
• Teen Workshops
• Resource Linkage and Referral

Free Online Parenting Course

Family Support Network offers a Free behavior management services for children ages 0-5 called Bloom. It includes five individualized sessions to meet the unique needs of each family. They help to educate families experiencing behaviors due to unexpected changes, diagnosis, or emotional trauma.

Interested in enrolling in Medi-Cal? Click here for more information on how to get started or check out the infographic below.

The Child Resource Center (CRC) is a member-based lending library for families and early childhood education professionals. The CRC is open Monday through Thursday, from 12 to 7 p.m.

What is the Lending Library?

The CRC Lending Library features tools to support every area of children's development from birth through school age, including:

• Children's books to extend early learning
• Children's music CDs: classical, jazz, world music, and contemporary children's artists
• Child development, parenting, activity, and curriculum books
• Family child care business reference materials
• DVDs and training materials for parents and early childhood educators
• Educational toys: math manipulatives, music and movement materials, emergent literacy resources, science materials
• Lamination and Ellison die cut machines. Click here to view list of available die cuts.

If families need food assistance, Families Forward offers a drive-thru food pantry (M-F) 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., located at 8 Thomas Drive in Irvine. The drive-thru stations will provide non-perishable items to families each week. No appointment is necessary. Visit Families Forward for more information.

Families Forward also offers counseling services, housing programs, career services and more. If any family is facing a housing crisis as a result of COVID-19, please click here. For additional information, please visit our website at iusd.org/nutrition or email nutrition@iusd.org.

Click on the image to watch the video on how to enroll!

Curious about kindergarten readiness and making sure your child is on track? Check out our school readiness site, where you can find parent education videos, monthly articles, and more!

Email: tinaali@iusd.org
Website: https://eclc.iusd.org/
Location: 1 Smoketree, Irvine, CA, USA