ELC Principal Newsletter
September 2022 Newsletter
ELC News - Back to School Night & Safety Week
Hello families & caregivers!
We have enjoyed the last two weeks with our students. Our students are happy and excited for their learning this school year. Thank you as always for entrusting your children with us. Please communicate with the teacher & classroom teams if you have any pertinent information to share regarding your child.
Back to School Night
On Wednesday, September 21st we will hold our first in person back to school night in over three years. This event is at ELC from 6-7pm in order for your family to learn about our school and district priorities.
- 6:00pm All families begin in Family Center to learn about our mission statement, strategic priorities, learner profile, #WeBelong220 & #BetterTogetherELC
- 6:30pm Classroom visits to learn about Creative Curriculum, supplementary curriculum, preschool assessments administered (GOLD, ESGI & PELI), and to continue to strengthen our relationship with families.
This will be an adults only event and we will not be discussing individual students. We will hold Parent Teacher Conferences in October to discuss your child's individual growth in person or via zoom.
Barrington D220 Safety Week
During the week of September 19th, our district engages in safety drills. Please read the letter below regarding the drills at ELC.
Take care,
Ms. Michelle
224-770-4300
Health Information
Assessment Update
Our preschool students will be assessed throughout the school year to help guide instruction. For early childhood students, teachers assess with the PELI, GOLD, and ESGI throughout the year. For further information, please review the assessment letter below or speak to your child's teacher.
Ms. Mandy's students playing together!
Ms. Kelsey's students loving circle
Dr. Hunt visited ELC
Back to School!
Ms. Jen's students
Ms. Caralee's student riding in!
Transportation
https://www.barrington220.org/families/transportation
All students were provided with transportation. If you would like to decline transportation service and will be transporting your child to and from ELC, please contact Arely Gamez (ELC admin assistant) at agamez@barrington220.org or call 224-770-4300.
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 the link below. It will take 72 hours for any change to be effective.
Finally, if you have additional questions, please contact Barrington 220 Transportation Specialist, Megan Polzin at our District Administrative Center by email at businfo@barrington220.org or phone at 847-842-3545.
ELC Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
Our first PTO meeting of the school year: Monday, September 12th at 7pm via zoom
*Zoom Link will be shared closer to the date
Please remember to pay your school fees which include your PTO membership dues.
ELC Developmental Screenings
On the following dates, ELC students will not have school. We conduct developmental screenings in order to accept new students to our program. If you have a child that is approaching 3 years of age, please sign up for a screening using the links below. Also, please share this information with other families in your neighborhood as we love to accept new students that need our program.
2022-2023 SCREENING DATES
September 23, 2022
October 7, 2022
January 13, 2023
March 10, 2023
Illinois Cares for Kids is inviting all families to join Ready4K
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Important Dates Coming Up
September 9th: Spirit Day
September 12th: PTO meeting
Week of September 19th: District 220 Safety Week
September 21st: Back to School Night at 6pm
September 23rd: No School for Preschool students / Screening Day #2
October 7th: No School for Preschool students / Screening Day #3
October 19th & 20th: Parent Teacher Conferences
October 20th: No School for all students
October 21st: No School for all students
November 3rd: Fall Picture Day
November 4th: Inservice Day / No School for all students
November 8th: Election day / No School for all students
November 23- November 25th: Thanksgiving Break
December 1st: Fall Picture Retakes
December 23- January 6th: Winter Break
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