FISD Early Childhood School
Where the Adventure Begins...
HAPPY FRIDAY!!
Happy New Year to all of you!! We were so excited to see all of our kids back at school this week! Everyone has done such a great job getting back into the swing of things.
Tuesday night is our first Parent Partnership and Performance Night of the new year! This is a night where we provide a brief training for parents on how to increase academic language at home through your normal family routines in preparation for Kindergarten. We end the presentation with a performance by different classes throughout the year. You can check out our upcoming events below to see when your child's class will be performing this semester. Your child's teacher will also provide information as the date of your child's performance gets closer. The parent presentation piece will be the same each month, so you only need to attend the night your child's class is performing!
This week we welcomed over 25 new students bringing our enrollment to 904! To all of our new families, we are so happy you've joined our ECS family!
For Kids,
Melissa Ellis, Principal
Early Childhood School
The Counselor Corner
Happy New Year ECS families!
We are starting the new year with lessons that help regulate emotions. Read on to learn what we will do in ECS classrooms this month.
Pre-K will focus on anger management. Students will listen to the story The Grouchies by Debbie Wagenbach. Students will discuss what the illustrations of “grouchies” represent in the story. Students will discuss what can cause us or others to feel grouchy or angry. Students will be able to differentiate between positive words and negative words or put downs. Students will identify how grouchy feels and looks, how to manage angry feelings, and how to choose a positive attitude with positive communication skills.
PPCD will continue with Baby Doll Circle Time lesson 3.2. Students will interact with the baby dolls to practice various social skills. I’ll use a modified version of a nursery rhyme to provide opportunities for them to practice empathy, impulse/emotional control, flexibility, working memory, and attention. These skills opportunities include activities to wait for all students to have a doll, wait for instruction, & practice calming strategies. They will also have an opportunity to stay engaged on task for about 10 minutes and respond to signals during instruction.
Orli Mascorro
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Mrs. Jenkin's Library
Here’s the link to our librarian’s blog. You’ll find wonderful weekly updates from our library! Be sure to take a minute each week to see the wonderful things going on!
http://earlychildhoodschoollibraryblog.blogspot.com
Follow on Twitter for daily ECS Library Updates https://twitter.com/EcsJenkins
Thank you!
Mrs. Jenkins, ECS Librarian
Upcoming Fall Events
JANUARY 15
5:30-6:30 Parent Partnership Night (Shallcross, Tiffany, Petrunin, Crawford)
JANUARY 21
Holiday - No School
FEBRUARY 5
5:30-6:30 Parent Partnership Night (Watson, Ethridge, Weka, Thoren, Holifield)
FEBRUARY 14
9:15 AM Valentine Party
1:15 PM and Full Day Students Valentine Party
FEBRUARY 15
Staff Development - NO STUDENTS
FEBRUARY 18
Holiday - No School
FEBRUARY 26
5:30-6:30 Parent Partnership Night (Irons, Russell, Pearson, Johnson, Dintelman)
MARCH 5
5:30-6:30 ECS FUN RUN
MARCH 11-15
Spring Break - No School
MARCH 26
Spring Pictures
APRIL 1-5
Kinder Round-Up
APRIL 2
5:30-6:30 Parent Partnership Night (Bush, Serna, Jones, Nguyen, Terrill)
APRIL 19
Holiday - No School
APRIL 22
Bad Weather Day - No School @ This Time
APRIL 22-26
Spring Book Fair
APRIL 23
5:30-6:30 OPEN HOUSE AND 10 YR CELEBRATION
MAY 3
Storybook Character Parade
9:15 AM & Full Day Classes
1:15 PM Classes
MAY 6-10
Teacher Appreciation Week
MAY 17
Big Day in Pre-K
MAY 24
Bad Weather Day - No School @ This Time
MAY 27
No School
MAY 28
AM Classes
9:15 Parade
9:45 Party
PM & Full Day Classes
1:15 Parade
1:45 Party
MAY 30
Last Day of School
All About ECS!
Email: ellisme@friscoisd.org
Website: http://schools.friscoisd.org/spc/ecs/site/home
Location: 10330 Red Cedar Drive, Frisco, TX 75035
Phone: (469)633-3825
Facebook: facebook.com/fisdecs
Twitter: @fisd_ecs
2018-2019 ECS Calendar of Events
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WU7a7s2bazVohnX2C6xO2V4K-YpFvdWy/view