Important Dates ~ Looking Ahead:

• October 13th - No Schoool for Students and Staff; NEOEA Day

• 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.

Title One Open House Information

If your child qualified for our Title One Reading Intervention Program, and you were not able to attend the Parent Open House, the information presented can be found below.

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!

“Screens and Social Media: Helping Your Teen Develop Safe and Healthy Practices” 

Dear Bulldog Parents and Caregivers,

It’s not easy being the parent of a young person with an internet connection. You may have frequent battles about screen time, worries about social media, and questions about how it all impacts your child’s well-being. There are also some positive aspects of social media for young people who use it to connect with friends and explore new interests. It’s a tug-of-war sometimes, and often we end up dropping our side of the rope entirely and just hoping that it will all turn out okay.

While it’s understandable to want to hope for the best, hope is not necessarily a great strategy when parenting in the age of 24/7 internet access. Fortunately, we are here to help. Join Olmsted Falls High School and the LINK Family Engagement Program for an engaging and informative presentation for parents and caregivers featuring pediatric psychologist Dr. Meghan Barlow. “Screens and Social Media: Helping Your Teen Develop Safe and Healthy Practices” will take place on Wednesday, October 11th at 7:00 PM at Olmsted Falls High School. Please click HERE to register or scan the QR code below. 

Bring a friend and take advantage of this opportunity to add some extra tools to your tool-box that will help you manage this challenging aspect of parenting. 

Sincerely,

Julianne Allen

Family Engagement & Communication Specialist

Internet Safety and Social Media Parent Program

Lunch Menu/Schedule ~ 2023

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.