Important Dates ~ Looking Ahead:

• October 24th - ECC/FL PTA Meeting @ ECC - 6:30 p.m.

• October 31st - Halloween Parade and Parties - 1:15 p.m., Students dress in their Halloween costumes!

• November 3rd - Picture Re-take Day

• November 6th - SAVE THE DATE for Family Wellness Night @ 6:00 p.m.

• November 7th - No School for Students - Election Day

• November 16th and 20th 3-7p.m. - Parent - Teacher Conferences; A sign-up will be forthcoming.  The Scholastic Bookfair will also take place on the evenings of parent-teacher conferences.

Save the Date for Family Wellness Night!  November 6th @ 6:00 p.m.

Interested in learning more about how you can support the social and emotional needs of your child?  Join us for Family Wellness Night on November 6th!   In addition to helping our students learn and grow academically, it is our goal at Falls-Lenox to help students to grow socially and emotionally.  We teach students strategies for solving "Big" and "Small" problems, as well as tools for how to regulate their emotions.  We will be holding Wellness Week the week of November 6th and hosting a Family Wellness Night on November 6th at 6:00 p.m. This family night is for children and their parents/guardians in grades K-3rd grade.  

Veterans Day Letter and RSVP (Program November 10th at 8:15 a.m.)

Halloween Parent Letter (Parade and Classroom Parties on October 31st)

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

ECC/FL PTA Fundraising through Kindness Raise Craze

The ECC/FL fundraiser will run from September 25 - October 20, 2023. Students will be paying it forward through acts of kindness aligned with our PBIS Program and participating/winning prizes at the classroom level (No individual prized for most pledges/dollars raised, etc.). This will allow all students to participate and for the class to work collaboratively, as they show kindness.  Please see below to register your child!

RAISE CRAZE (GOAL: $25,000 // DATES: Sept. 25 – Oct. 20) -- We’ve gotten a few questions and I wanted to quickly address them here. Money from this fundraiser will cover the cost of this school year’s FLECC PTA activities (i.e. field trips, family engagement events, field day, etc.)

1. Students will be participating in the fundraiser as a classroom, but it requires each individual student to at least register on the Raise Craze site and, ideally, send at least one email to a potential donor. (Hint: the email can even go to yourself)

a. You can register your student(s) here: my.raisecraze.com/AWJWRUK

2. Review the list of Acts of Kindness (AOKs) with your student(s) and identify 3+ they are aiming to complete over the course of the fundraiser.

3. As AOKs are completed, log into your student(s)’ page and check off what they’ve done. You an even add AOKs not on the list.

4. Classroom teachers will receive updates on how their classroom Bingo Cards are filling up and will share with the class when incentives are reached!

a. They could win: Game Day/Free Choice Time; Mystery Reader; PJ Day; Popcorn party and the highly coveted prize of extra recess!! (see attached)

5. The fundraiser information flyer that was sent home with your student has also been posted to our Givebacks site: https://fleccpta.memberhub.com/public/uploads/f163721e-ae17-4c45-ae43-d959f825f1db

CHARLESTON WRAP (DATES: Now – Oct. 31)

FLECC PTA has used Charleston Wrap the past few years for their Fall fundraiser. With the shift from selling items to completing acts of kindness, we wanted to still make Charleston Wrap available to those who were looking forward to placing an order. Our shopping link will be live through October 31.

• Shopping link: https://registercw.com/gateway?organizationMidasId=22872

Join Our ECC/FL PTA!  

News from Terrific Kids!

Lunch Menu/Schedule ~ 2023

In the Loop October Newsletter from Julianne Allen, Family Engagement and Communication Specialist

NEW Ident-a-Kid Visitor Management System - Proper ID required for Building Entry or Student Pick-Up

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.