Connally Independent School District

Connally Early Childhood Center Update

Week of 10/28/2024 - 11/01/2024

Principal's Update:

Good Morning,

This week we have a lot of fun things happening. Our coin challenge kicks off today as well as Red Ribbon Week. At the kindergarten and pre-k level, our focus during Red Ribbon Week is on keeping our bodies safe and healthy. We talk about making good choices that will help us be successful! The last day of this week is Halloween, but instead of wearing scary costumes to school, students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite storybook character. It's so fun to see the creative costumes each year.

In November the annual Thanksgiving lunch is coming up! This year tickets must be pre-paid by filling out the order form. Order forms were sent home last week. Check your child's folder for the orange piece of paper. If you need a new one, just reach our to your child's teacher! Tickets are $5.00 and must be paid for in cash. No other form of payment will be accepted.

As you know we are building readers and writers here at Early Childhood. One easy way you can help your kindergarten child is to review their sight words daily (ask your child's teacher for a list) and an easy way to help your pre-k child is to review letter names and sounds daily! The more practice they get, the better!

Have a great week!

Spotlight

This week's Feature Teacher is Mrs. Maribel Castro. Mrs. Castro works as a reading intervention assistant. SHe pulls small groups of students daily to support their literacy development. We are so proud of your Mrs. Castro!

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Upcoming Events:

10/28-10/31:  Coin Challenge - see below for which coins to send each day!

10/28-10/31:  Red Ribbon Week - see below for dress-up days!

10/30:  Fall Individual Picture Retakes 

10/31:  Storybook Character Day 

10/31:  Fall parent conferences end 

November 

11/01:  No School

11/04:  Pumpkin Run Money Due 

11/07:  Kona Ice Fundraiser: students may purchase a snowcone

11/07:  Swat the Gatesville Hornets.  Wear a baseball cap. 

11/13-11/20:  Fall Book Fair 

11/13:  Pre-K Thanksgiving Lunch

11/14:  Kindergarten Thanksgiving Lunch 

11/15:  Intervention Friday 

11/18:  Food Drive Begins 

11/21:  Fall Candle Fundraiser order forms go home

11/25-11/29:  Thanksgiving Break 

December 

Kindergarten school board recognition month 

12/02-12/20:  Christmas Dress Up Days (calendar coming soon!)

12/03:  Candle order forms due

12/03:  Lacy Lakeview Christmas Parade 6:00pm  

12/05:  Kona Ice Fundraiser 

12/06:  Intervention Friday 

12/12:  Kindergarten Christmas Program @ CHS 6:00-6:30 

12/12:  Literacy Night @ CECC 6:30-7:30 

12:16:  West Middle School students come to Pre-K

12/17:  QU Wedding for Pre-K 

12/19:  Class Christmas Parties 

12/20:  Early Release 

12/23-01/03:  Christmas Break 


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Schoolstore Fundraiser

Finally our Schoolstore fundraiser continues all year! We have had great response so far with lots of help provided for our school. We encourage you to continue to shop using SchoolStore. It gives money back to your child's teacher as well as our school. Your child will earn a cool wrist pet when you sign up!

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Other Important Reminders:

Lunch Visitor Schedule

With a valid ID, parents are welcome to join their child for lunch based on the alpha of their last name!

CECC Lunch Schedule

Attendance

The best way to get your child off to a great start is to make a commitment to have them at school every day. Good attendance is a strong predictor of future academic success. We are busy every minutes of the day in Pre-K and Kindergarten with learning and we do not want your child to miss out on anything!

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