Weekly News - January 30th, 2024

We hope you had a wonderful holiday break and a Happy New Year!

1. January is almost over, but February’s Schoolwide Fact Challenge continues: We are doing very well; keep up the excellent work! - Our goal is for students to learn their basic facts!  Help us achieve this goal; we will begin with all students learning addition and subtraction facts. So MANY students are completing their gyms! Way to go! Thank you, parents, for encouraging this. Just 10-15 mins a day is helpful! Every EMC student has a First In Math account. They can practice their facts in the GYMS section of the program. Students have been presented with the challenge to complete the addition and subtraction gyms!
    
   Here is how to log on from any device...
   
   >Open any web browser and go to launchpad.classlink.com/soudertonsd
   >Log in with the STUDENT Google Account or QR Code
   >ClassLink will take you to many apps including…First in Math
   
   Family Participation in First In Math- Many of our parents have shown interest in supporting their students with FIM and they would like to play along with their children! Fun!  Attached is a short video on how to play along with your child on your own account. Please do not play on your child’s account, we would like to see their progress! Thanks!

   • First In Math Family Link Instructions - ENGLISH

   • First In Math Family Link Instructions - SPANISH

   • First In Math Family Link VIDEO
      

2. Bean Bag Cereal Box Donation: - February 1-22^nd. February is a month of caring and sharing! We would love for every student to donate a box of cereal for our Bean Bag Food Drive. As a school, we will do some fun collection activities with all the cereal boxes we receive, like math problems, and a large cereal train with a “domino” run. Then we will deliver the cereal boxes to Zion Church for their Bean Bag distribution!  
    
3. This Month’s Newsletter: The Panther Press
    
4. Arrival and Dismissal: It is very important to us that we keep our EMC families safe. Please view the Arrival and Dismissal video as a reminder of EMC’s procedures. Thank you for your help in making our school a safe place. 
    
5. Message From Home and School: Do you have any photos you could share for the school yearbook? We need as many photos as we can get, and you contributing any school photos you have - is the best way to make sure your student is well represented in the yearbook. Submit photos with this form or via e-mail to yearbookEMC@gmail.com  Yearbook sales will start this spring! Be on the lookout for 2023-2024 flyers. 2023-2024 Yearbook Picture Upload Form  
    
6. Here is a link to our School Calendar this month!
    
7. School Dentist Visit -Smiles Dentist will be on site at EMC on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Visit the Smile Dentist Web site to register. Any questions please reach out to Mrs. Aldredge the school nurse taldredge@soudertonsd.org   
    
8. Coffee with the Principal- Grade 2-3 Parents: Friday, Feb. 9   8:20-9am in our Library