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  I am very excited to meet my new friends in EC4A! Letters were mailed on August 14th to inform you of your scheduled orientation with me in the classroom. Orientations will be held August 27 and 28 in the classroom. Parents and children attend the orientation.
  
  ***Please contact the office if you have not received a large white envelope with my Welcome letter and Shoe decorating craft!!!
  
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  Students in the EC4 Program will require the following supplies:
  Please be sure that all are labeled with your child's name!
  
         - backpack that is large enough to carry a folder (which is
           provided by the school), lunch box, and rest towel(send home
           each Friday for laundering)   No rolling backpacks permitted.
  
         - lunch box to carry lunch and morning snack, also a water
           bottle each day to drink after recess and throughout the day 
  
         - If your child attends Eagles Club, please send a snack that is separate
           from the lunch box. It may be placed in front pocket of backpack or in a
           smaller bag inside the backpack. When inside the lunch box, children
           tend to get confused and eat it during the day.
  
         - Towel or blanket for rest, no larger than 2 ft. x 5 ft.
           Fitted crib sheet to cover rest mat, please no sleeping bags or large
           blankets as they do not fit inside the cubbies.
  
         - 1 inch hard binder, any color. If possible, plastic pocket on outside to
           insert papers. These will be kept in school for your child's portfolio.
  
         - Two boxes of tissues
  
         - Two containers of Clorox wipes   
              * If your child is enrolled in Eagloes Club, please send in a third
                 container.
  
         - One bottle of hand sanitizer
  
         - Six gluesticks, Elmer's brand is preferred. Please send in a zip lock bag.
  
         - Velcro sneakers are preferred in the Early Childhood program
  
         -  Change of underwear, socks, and shoes in a zip lock bag. I have
            several spare uniform shirts and bottoms that can be borrowed if a
            change of clothing is necessary.   
  
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                            Volunteers Needed!!!!!
  
  In EC4A, there are many opportunities to volunteer in the classroom, as well as the school. Parents and other family members are welcome to be a Guest Reader, Letter of the Week Cooking volunteer, Field trip chaperone, Lunch/ recess aide, or assist in one of our Special classes. Volunteers must have a completed background check. The cost is $30 and is completed every five years. Please contact Mrs. Malatesta via email and let her know you are interested. Volunteers must also have a signed Acceptable Use Policy and Volunteer Covenant on file.
  
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  Monday, August 19         New Early Childhood Families Orientation  6:30 p.m.
   
  Tuesday, August 20        New Early Childhood Families Social    6:30 p.m.
  
  Tuesday, August 27        Orientation in classroom for students who attended
                                       our school last year, there will be a group assigned at
                                       8:00 and a group assigned at 10:00
                                       Please bring decorated shoe, supplies, forms, rest
                                       sheet and blanket, change of clothes to meeting.
  
  Wednesday, August 28    Orientation in classroom for students who are new
                                       to our school, there will be a group assigned at
                                       at 8:00 and a group assigned at 10:00
                                       Please bring decorated shoe, supplies, forms, rest
                                       sheet and blanket, change of clothes to meeting,
  
  Tuesday, September 3        First Day of school for EC4A
  
  Thursday, September 19     Back to school night. Parents are welcome to come
                                           and learn about the EC4A Program.   6:30 p.m.                  
  
                     
                     
   

                 
   

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