Important Dates ~ Looking Ahead:

• November 20th 3-7p.m. - Parent - Teacher Conferences; Teachers will be sending out sign-ups via SeeSaw on November 1st. The Scholastic Bookfair will also take place on the evenings of parent-teacher conferences.

• November 22-24th - No School - Thanksgiving Break

• November 28th - ECC/FL PTA Meeting - 6:30 p.m. @ ECC

• November 30th - 2nd Grade Music Program @ Olmsted Falls High School

  • 6:15 - Ms. Chichester, Mrs. Cieker, Miss LaGruth, Mrs. Mlaady, Mrs. Statz, Mrs. Wallo

  • 7:15 - Ms. Dame, Mrs. Gommel, Mrs. Hoy, Mrs. Timura, Mrs. Vormelker

*Students should arrive to the High School Choir room 15 minutes prior.  Please dress for the special occasion! 

• SAVE THE DATE - 2nd Grade Silver Linings Day (Grandfriends Day) will take place on December 6th and 7th:

  • December 6th - 9:00 a.m. - MS. CHICHESTER, MRS. CIEKER, MISS LAGRUTH, AND MRS. MLADY

  • December 6th - 1:00 p.m. - MS. DAME, MRS. HOY AND MRS. WALLO

  • December 7th - 1:00 p.m. - MRS. GOMMEL, MRS. TIMURA, MRS. VORMELKER, AND MRS. STATZ

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• December 8th - No School for Students; Staff Professional Learning Day

• Week of December 18th - Spirit Week!  Themes will include:  Grinch Day, holiday head gear day,  wear an outfit to represent the holiday you celebrate, and pajama day!

• Friday, December 22nd - No School; Winter Break Begins

• Monday, January 8th - School Resumes from Winter Break

Terrific Kids News - They will be hosting a "Cozy Collection" in December!  

FLECC PTA - "Staff & Community are Key!"

Each month, Ohio PTA runs a membership incentive. November is dedicated to “Staff and Community are Key!”  The goal is to have school staff members and community members and businesses join. The cost for businesses to join is the same price as our individual membership; $7 for the 2023-24 year. At the end of the month, we will acknowledge our business supporters on our Facebook page and via email. 

So, if you are or know a business owner (i.e. Direct Sales representative (Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Color Street, etc.), Realtor, Restaurant owner, Attorney, etc.) please encourage them to join: https://fleccpta.memberhub.com/store

VOLUNTEER NEEDS

The following events have unique volunteer needs FLECC PTA has been asked to fill. Please take a moment to review the requests below and sign up for the event(s) that best fit your schedule and interest.

• Parent Teacher Conference DINNER Volunteers

  • Volunteers are needed on November 16 at Falls-Lenox AND the ECC to help with dinner set-up, clean-up and food delivery

• Parent Teacher Conference Night Volunteers (Falls-Lenox only)

  • Volunteers are needed at Falls-Lenox on November 16 & 20 to assist families locating their student’s classroom

• Book Fair Volunteers (Falls-Lenox only)

  • Volunteers are needed to assist with the Scholastic Book Fair at Falls-Lenox on November 16 and 20. Volunteer shifts are 3:30p-5:00p & 5:00p-6:30p.

DONATION REQUESTS

It would be greatly appreciated if you are able to assist with any of the donation requests below. Do not feel obligated to do so. There is no donation too small.

• Parent Teacher Conference Dinner Donations

  • FLECC PTA will be providing dinner to our FLECC staff during Parent Teacher Conferences on November 16. We are interested in collecting non-perishable items to include in each building’s salad bar which will accompany dinner along with some beverage options. More details are available in the SignUp.

    • Donate to the Falls-Lenox conference dinner

• Stock the Staff Rooms Donations

  • FLECC PTA would love to do a restock of the building staff rooms prior to winter break. To make things a bit easier Amazon and Target wish lists have been created. If you are interested in making a donation, simply order from either list and items will be shipped directly to Chrissy Ferrone-Pettit (FLECC PTA President) and divided between the two buildings. 

Donations Needed for our Clinic

Our clinic is looking for donations of spare clothes that can be kept in the clinic in the event that a spare change of clothes is needed.  We are in need of the following items:

Girls

o  Sizes 6-7, 7-8, 10/12, 14-16

o  Will take tops and bottoms

o  In need of

• undergarments (new only please)

• socks

Boys

o  Size small-large

o  In need of

• • Undergarments (new only please)

  • Socks

  • Small-medium bottoms

  • T-shirts all sizes

"In the Loop" November Newsletter from Julianne Allen, OFCS Family Engagement and Communication Specialist

Lunch Menu/Schedule ~ 2023

Join Our ECC/FL PTA!  

School Times:

School Day:  8:00-2:35

Tardy Bell:  7:55 a.m. (Students must be in their classrooms by 8:00 a.m. Students entering classrooms after 8:00 a.m. will be marked tardy.)

Office Hours:  7:30-3:30 (You can leave a message after 3:30 p.m.)

Note: If your child is a car-rider, doors open at 7:35 a.m. and are open until 7:55 a.m.  The side doors are locked at 7:55 a.m.  If your child is coming to school after 7:55 a.m., they will need to enter through the front doors.  If your child plans to eat breakfast, please have them at school by 7:45.  Students cannot enter prior to 7:35 am.

School Fees:

Grades 1-2:  $90.00 Total

Grade 3: has an additional $25 for a Chromebook Device fee

$7.00 - Art supplies

$16.00 - Field Trips/activities

$25.00 - Technology (Reading A-Z, RAZ Kids, SeeSaw, Compass Learning)

$42.00 - Instructional (Bridges Math Workbook, Science Fusion Workbook, Handwriting workbook, Scholastic News, etc.)

Questions to ask your child about their school day, instead of "How was school"?

1. What made your smile today?

2. Who did you sit with a lunch?

3. If you could change one thing about today, what would that be?

4. What was the hardest rule to follow today?

5. Tell me something you know today that you didn't know yesterday.

6. What did you learn today?  What did you enjoy learning the most today?

7. Tell me what you are writing about during writing workshop.

8. Tell me about a book you read or was read to you today.

Clinic Updates -  Please do not send your child to school with a fever, diarrhea, or more than 2 of the following symptoms:  cough, shortness of breath, chills, fever, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, headache, diarrhea.  Students cannot return to school after a fever or diarrhea until they have gone 24 hours symptoms free (without tylenol for a fever).  Call off your child using our attendance line:  440-427-6411.