ELC Principal Newsletter
January 2022 Newsletter
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year ELC community!
We hope you had a wonderful holiday season with your family and we cannot wait to welcome our students back to the ELC in 2022! Our first half of the year was filled with care, learning, and excitement. We will continue our learning with the Clothing Unit in Early Childhood and continue with literacy & numeracy in Dual Language using our Units of Study & Math in Focus curriculum.
In January, all of our students will be benchmarked with the following assessments. Our teachers monitor our student's growth and will share with families through progress reports, report cards or within Parent Teacher conferences.
*Preschool Early Literacy Indicators (PELI) for our early childhood students*
*FastBridge Literacy & Numeracy assessments for our Kindergarten students*
Take care,
Ms. Michelle
iPads at ELC
Revise la información y el acuerdo sobre el iPad del distrito escolar 220 de Barrington.
In the event of a snow day or inclement weather day, the school district will inform all families through Infinite Campus, a phone call, and/or email. Please have your child's iPad fully charged with the most recent update of seesaw and zoom in order to participate in distance learning on this date. If you have any questions, please contact our Library Technology Assistant for support.
Elizabeth DeWitt
Library Technology Assistant (LTA)
224-770-4307
ELC Story Walk - welcome to the ELC!
Please review this flyer and come join us at the ELC for a winter storywalk on January 27!! We will have hot beverages and books for students. Please RSVP or send any questions to our Parent Coordinator, Alejandra Acosta Liendo.
English Flyer:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OgPOtXTj9zmKikuDVC0U8HLhErRzqcxa/view?usp=sharing
Spanish Flyer:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MIMJoX-ZZ1z0yrmJNg3D1TCwlGKvUggc/view?usp=sharing
Alejandra Acosta Liendo
Parent Coordinator/Translator
224-770-4330
Kindergarten Transitions
https://www.barrington220.org/kindergarten
We will hold transition meetings of students with IEPs with the Kindergarten teams this Winter. Families will be invited to these beneficial meetings as you are the most important part of our teams. If your child does not have an IEP or has a speech only IEP, our Early Childhood teachers will share information with the Kindergarten teachers across the district to ensure a successful transition for all of our students.
If you have any questions regarding your child's home school or transition, please reach out to me or your child's team.
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.
The Mobile Dentist will be coming on January 14th, 2022. Participation is optional. It includes an exam, cleaning, fluoride treatment and sealants if needed. If interested, please sign up at www.MySchoolDentist.com
Keri Personette, RN, PEL-CSN
Phone: 224-770-4320
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
*Kindergarten students will have different routes on early childhood screening dates. The following screening dates may impact the route times. Please review the screening dates below and the Ride 360 app for the most up to date information.
January 21st
March 4th
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
January 10th: Students return to ELC after break!
January 17th: Dr. MLK Jr. Day / No School for all students
January 21st: Screening #4; No School for Preschool students
January 25th at 7pm: ELC PTO meeting; Nate Rouse attending to discuss equity
January 27th at 3pm: ELC Story Walk
February 1st: Kindergarten Round Up at each Elementary School
February 14th: Valentine's Day celebration
February 18th: Inservice Day / No School for all students
February 21st: President's Day / No School for all students
February 22nd at 7pm: ELC PTO meeting
March 4th: Screening #5; No School for Preschool students
March 16th & 17th: Parent Teacher Conferences in evening
March 18th - March 25th: Spring Break
April 7th: Spring Picture Day
April 15th: Good Friday / No School for all students
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