The ECC Team of amazing educators met for their first staff meeting this past week. They took part in an Epipen training presented by our very own Nurse Anna. They also had the opportunity to use some new student resources that promote academics, play, communication and teamwork. We cannot wait to see you Monday ECC families!
Do you love these smiles? I know we do! These amazing students took part in the ECC summer reading challenge and won a scooter! All together our students read 1522 books (so far) with their parents, grandparents, siblings and even read to their pets. Reading to and with your child is one of the most important skills you can give your child. Reading with your child helps build language and thinking skills. Even before children can talk, story time helps build babies’ brains.
-Enjoy Story Time Together: Make funny sounds or sing songs as you read or tell stories. Reading is a great time for back-and-forth interactions with your child. This is how children learn best.
-Reading Daily: Pick a regular time to read to your child, like every morning or at bedtime. Routines help children thrive. They may even like to hear the same books over and over again.
-Books Introduce New Words: Choose books in your home language that focus on different topics, like animals, noises, or shapes. This is a great way to expose children to a variety of words. Reading books with new words helps build your child’s vocabulary.
-Create a Dialogue: Talk to your child about the pictures in the book. “See the duck? The duck is yellow! What else in this picture is yellow?” Storytelling can go beyond the words on the page. This helps children build language and thinking skills.
If your child has Extended Year Services (EYS), they still have time to get their papers into the ECC. The last day to pass them in is Monday, August 1st. They could win a scooter too.
Have FUN!
The ECC is buzzing with energy during these hot days of July. New decorations are being added to the walls. Chloe C. is posing in front of her silhouette that we created. We also have a reading challenge going on. For every book a child reads with his/her parents, grandparents, siblings, etc., he/she receives a ticket that is entered into a drawing. Students in the photos are adding their tickets to the raffle box. We will be drawing the names of lucky students who will win an awesome scooter board. If your child is attending EYS or Going to K Bootcamp make sure they bring in the form that shows us how many books they have been reading with you. Keep reading!
Session 2 of the ECC Bootcamp started today. Students came in and got straight to learning with their friends! We played with puzzles, we drew pictures, we glued and we created with sand. Happy Monday from the ECC.
We are celebrating summer at the ECC while we learn! Students in our "Ready for K" Bootcamp celebrated with a Hawaiian Luau and wore leis in Miss Marylou's and Miss Debbie's classrooms. Pretend play was everywhere as they "swam" with their floats. The ECC is the place to Bee!
Monday morning smiles at the ECC! Students were happy to see us as they arrived for Boot Camp and Extended Year Services.
ECC summer Boot Camp students enjoyed delicious fruit salad today. They listened to a story and learned about the colors of the rainbow and summer. The kids gave the fruit salad a yummy thumbs up!
Extended Year Services at the ECC are in full swing. Check out these photos of some of our students enjoying school as they learn. "The ECC is the place to Bee!"
The ECC summer session is back in swing. Students and parents were greeted by excited staff for their first day of extended year services and boot camp. Students did not waste any time using their fine motor and social skills. It's going to be a great summer!
The ECC had a Stepping Up/End of the Year Celebration today. Students, families and teachers had so much fun! What a great day!
Some of our ECC students had a little fun at the district wide Color Run today. I don't know who had more fun...the students getting splashed with color or the adults throwing the colors. I know I had fun. Great job everyone!
As part of our community unit, ECC students had the fun opportunity to meet police officers and firemen today. They were great listeners hearing and learning about how these departments help our community. They even got to sit in the police cruiser and see the emergency lights. A huge thank you to the Agawam Police and Fire Departments for spending time with our students.
Everyone is welcome! The ECC loves this sentence. We loved it so much we purchased a new rug that states "Everyone is welcome!" and "Hello" in the many languages that make up the Agawam community.
Amazing things are happening at the ECC! Students are learning with their peers. We are reading together, writing stories and having learning fun. Check out these pictures of some of our amazing ECC students.
The teachers and staff at the ECC want to send a HUGE thank you to the Parents of the ECC! They spoiled us with breakfast, lunch, ice cream and flowers. Thank you to all who donated: parents, Big Y, Costco, Stop and Shop and Wanieskis. We are very thankful.
Kindness and caring are contagious! These two ECC students overheard Nurse Anna and I talking about the spilled water on one of our footstools and our concern that kids could fall and get hurt. They independently grabbed some paper towels and dried it up. Amazing! They were rewarded by choosing a prize from the prize box. Great job boys! We are proud of you.
Hello ECC families! Enjoy your April vacation! We will see you on Monday, April 25th!
A little wind, rain and hail couldn't keep ECC families from having some FUN on Saturday! Renee Coro from Harmonious Happenings lead the singing and dancing for our families. The Parents of ECC sponsored the event.
ECC Families are you ready to have some music FUN? Come join us this Saturday, April 9th from 12-2 at the ECC. There will be music and a snack and book sale. All profits will benefit the Parents of ECC to help provide events for the students and staff at the ECC. Spread the word and be ready to have some Spring fun!
Let's light it up with blue. On Thursday, March 31st we invite ECC students, staff and families to wear blue. This is to support World Autism Day which is officially on Saturday, April 2. We don't have school on this day so we are celebrating early! I'll be wearing blue...will you?
