EEC Paw Print

Fall is such a great time of year! It is also the time when we start to get really busy around here—as you can see by all of the upcoming activities listed. Please take note of some of the dates. The end of our first 9 week grading period will be on October 12 and report cards will go home on October 20th. Your child’s teacher will be scheduling a conference with you, if he/she hasn't already. Please note there is NO SCHOOL Oct. 13th & 16th. Along with fall weather, also comes a need for jackets. Please, please make sure that you label your child’s jacket so that we can return it to them if it is misplaced. Also remember to send a seasonal change of clothes to school with your child, We have lots of spills and accidents around here. Please keep your phone number and address updated with the office. We must to be able to get hold of someone if your child is ill or in an emergency.

Our PTO/Watch DOG kick-off was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who came. We got a lot of dads signed up for our Watch DOG program. If you would still like to sign up, please contact our school counselor, Mrs. Vanzant.

Here are some reminders to help our car pick-up line flow smoother in the afternoons: Continue to use your car tags. If you need another one, please notify your child's teacher and we will make sure you get one. Please pull to the side to buckle your child. You are welcome to pull up or into a parking space, but please do not get out and hold up the line getting your child buckled.

Please remember that when at all possible, your child needs to be in school for the entire day. Coming late and leaving early affects attendance. If you take your child out early or bring them late due to a medical apoointment, please bring a doctor's note so that your child can be excused.

Please plan on attending our 9th Annual Morris Monster Mash on October 28th from 5:00-8:00. Tickets are 25 cents each and all proceeds directly benefit our campus.. It will be great fun and we will need lots of volunteers! And, speaking of volunteers, I would like to send out a big thank you to all of our workroom volunteers and parent helpers! I would also like to remind you that if you plan on volunteering in any capacity this school year, or if you plan on attending a field trip, you MUST fill out a Criminal History Background Check. These forms were sent home at the beginning of the year and are also available in our front office and on-line. Don’t wait—get it done so it doesn’t sneak up on you right before an event.

We have an exciting evening coming up on November 2. This will be our Family Literacy Night (from 6:00-7:00) and our Open House (from 7:00-8:00). You do not want to miss being here that evening. We are having an author visit from Susan Stevens Crummel. She is a well known children's author and her presentation is interactive. We will be serving refreshements and there will be a book given to each child (one written by our visiting author). We will also be having our Scholastic Book Fair from October 30-November 3. It will be open that evening for your shopping convenience.

Tammy Morris

EEC Principal

• October 12 - Progress reports
  
• October 13 - No school
  
• October 16 - Student holiday/Teacher work day
  
• October 18 - Fire Department Comes!
• October 19 - 1st Grade Field Trip
• October 20 - Report cards go home
  
• October 20 - Kindergarten field trip
  
• October 23-27 - Red Ribbon Week
  
• October 28 - Reading with Rover @ The KRUM Public Library
  
• October 28 - Monster Mash 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  
• October 30 - 50th Day of School

1st grade will be going on a field trip on Thursday October 19th to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. You can click the link for directions https://goo.gl/maps/opPCJUUVZtu

*Please make sure you have a background check on file with the school if you plan on attending the field trip with your child. If you do not know if you have completed background check this school year you can call the front office at 940.482.2605

*To fill out a background check online you may click on this link https://krumisd.quickapp.pro/

Kindergarten will be going on a field trip on Friday October 20th to Black Creek Pumpkin Patch in Decatur TX. Buses will depart at 8:45 am and return around 2:30 pm. You can click the link for directions https://goo.gl/maps/bsFpKPFt2FM2

*Please make sure you have a background check on file with the school if you plan on attending the field trip with your child. If you do not know if you have completed a background check this school year you can call the front office at 940.482.2605

*To fill out a background check online please click on this link https://krumisd.quickapp.pro/

Tuesday October 30th is the 50th day of school!

Students may dress up in 50's themed attire if they wish.

Last month the students learned about listening rules. Ask your child to show you “Eyes watching, ears listening, voice quiet, and body still.” We also worked on improving our focus using our attent-o-scopes. (hands like binoculars to pay attention where needed)

This month we will be learning about fire safety, drug awareness, and bullying.

My lessons will focus on:

• Fire Safety--Students will participate in the activities when the Fire Department visits the EEC.
• Drug Awareness – Students will learn how hard it is to tell the difference between medicine and candy. We will discuss how important it is to always ask an adult before you touch, smell, taste or drink anything new or unusual.
• Bullying – Students will learn how to be a “Buddy not a Bully” focusing on treating each other with kindness.

Michelle Vanzant

School Counselor

michelle.vanzant@krumisd.net

(940)482-2550

We want to thank everyone that donated change to help the EEC raise money for the GlobalGiving Disaster Relief Foundation last month. The EEC was able to raise $284.68!

On October 18th the Krum Fire Department will be here to help teach our students about fire safety. The students will get to go through Sparky's Fire House, see a Fire Truck and Fire Gear up close, and spray a Fire Hose!

Monday:

• Red Out - "Good character, Good choices... Bully & Drug Free!"
  

Tuesday:

• Jersey Day - "Team up to be Bully & Drug Free!"

Wednesday:

• PJ Day - "Follow your dreams, don't do Drugs!"

Thursday:

• Hat Day - "Hats off to being Bully & Drug Free!"

Friday:

• Book Character Day - "Dress like your favorite book character!"

The window to nominate your Kindergarten or 1st grade students for Gifted and Talented testing is Oct. 30th-Nov 10th. Your child is NOT eligible if they were tested in the previous year per KISD policy. To nominate your child you must come in person to the EEC office to obtain a GT nomination packet.

Please call Michelle Vanzant at 940-482-2605 for more information on our Gifted & Talented program.

• School starts at 7:45

• Dismissal is at 3:10

• ALL Absences must be verified with a signed and dated explanation of the missed school time. (Doctor or parent note)

• Please call the front office when your child is absent 940-482-2605.

• Tardies and leaving early count as parts of days and are enforced within the attendance laws.

• Students missing 10% of the school year CANNOT receive credit and will be retained for the next school year.

If your student will be eating breakfast here on campus please have them here by 7:30. We understand that things happen in the morning and we do not want a student to be hungry. However instruction starts as soon as the students get into their classrooms. If they are eating in the cafeteria they are missing out on important classroom instruction.

Thank you for your help with this matter!

Hydration is vital to our overall health and well-being. In addition to helping the body function properly, water helps regulate body temperature and flush out waste. Please put a reusable water bottle in your child's backpack each day.

Not all accidents are bathroom related. We spill things, get into mud, and just get messy here at the EEC. Please place a seasonal change of clothes in your child's backpack each day.

FEVER—check your child’s temperature with a thermometer. If a temperature of 100.0 degrees or more is present, please do not send your child to school. It does not help your child's health to give medication for fever and send them to school, nor does it take care of the illness that is causing the fever. Coming to school sick (possibly contagious) not only exposes other children to the illness, but also delays your child’s healing time. Children must be fever-free without the assistance of medicine before returning to school. Attendance and punctuality are so important but, staying home to recover from illness is a greater need. Stay healthy!

In computer class we have been practicing how to log on and off the computers. Each student has their own login and passwords that they use to log onto the computers here at school. They have been working hard on memorizing their logins and passwords! ​

1st graders are starting on Spelling City, this is a website that helps students study their vocabulary words. Kindergarten classes are staring on Reading Eggs, this website helps them on their reading skills, letters, and sight words. Pre-K classes are still working on how to use the mouse and exploring Starfall.

All classes have been doing awesome!

Jaclyn Basham

Computer Teacher

Krum EEC

jaclyn.basham@krumisd.net

940.482.2605

This month in our first grade classes we will be learning all about Veteran's Day! We have a performance coming up at our annual KISD Veteran's Day Celebration. This year it will be on November 9th at the high school stadium. The first graders will be singing God Bless America. It will be a great learning experience and fun time for everyone! The kids will ride the bus over in the morning for the performance and then be back at the EEC before lunch starts. Feel free to join if you can, if not, no worries!

In our kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classes we have been focusing on various choreographed movement activities, steady beat rhymes, song fragments, echo singing, and other various expressive movements. If you have any questions about our curriculum please don't hesitate to email me or come join us in music class sometime!

Lastly, I mentioned this is the last newsletter, but as a reminder I will tentatively be out on maternity leave from November 6th - January 9th. Wendy Dollins will be my long-term substitute during this time. She is wonderful and I know the kids will have a blast with her!

Lindsey Masterson

EEC Music Teacher

lindsey.masterson@krumisd.net

940.482.2605

Ms. Tammy Morris, Principal

Mr. Kevin Outlaw, Assistant Principal

Mrs. Michelle Vanzant Counselor

Email: tammy.morris@krumisd.net
Website: eec.krumisd.net
Phone: 940.482.2605
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Krum-Early-Education-Center-277939575687276/
Twitter: @KrumEEC