✨ Pre-K Learning Fun This Week at ECC!
Our Pre-K friends have been busy learning all about the letter N!
👉 Mrs. Mattox’s class got creative by making noodle necklaces while practicing fine motor skills and exploring things that start with N. 🍝💛
👉 Mrs. Mattox and Mrs. Watts’ class put their noses to work during a fun sensory activity! They smelled different scents, worked to match them up, and enjoyed exploring neon noodles for hands-on sensory play. 👃🌈
We love learning through play and engaging all our senses in Pre-K!
🌟 Board Appreciation Month 🌟
We are incredibly thankful for our School Board Members and all they do behind the scenes to support our school, staff, and students. Your commitment makes a difference every single day. Thank you for serving our school district.
📚✨ Second graders stepping up in a BIG way! ✨📚
We love seeing our students grow in confidence and leadership! Today, one of our second graders took on the role of guest reader, sharing a story with younger friends. 💛
Moments like these build confidence, encourage responsibility, and show our younger students just how exciting reading can be. We are so proud of our second graders for being such wonderful role models! 🌟📖
❄️☃️ ECC has SNOW much fun! ☃️❄️
Our kindergarten and T-1 team s are trying really hard to bring on the snow!
Mrs. Balenti’s class turned into little scientists as they created a blizzard in a jar, watching the “snowstorm” swirl right before their eyes. 🌨️🔬
Meanwhile, Mrs. Baker’s friends were busy building snowmen, playing in the snow, and crafting beautiful snowflakes—all without the cold fingers! ❄️🎨
Winter fun, hands-on learning, and lots of smiles filled our day! 💙✨
🎩 Mustache you a question… what letter are we learning?!
It’s M of course! Our pre-K friends jumped right back into learning after winter break and rocked some mighty fine mustaches while mastering the letter M. Way to start the new year strong! 💪
Christmas Break Dec 20th-Jan 4th.
🎄✨ Merry Christmas from all of us at the ECC! ✨🎄
Our hearts are full as we wrap up this special season. We wish all of our ECC families a joyful Christmas, a safe and restful break, and lots of special moments with loved ones. ❤️
Enjoy every minute, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone back in January with big smiles and open arms!
Mrs. Jones’ class had a sweet time!
Her students enjoyed hands-on fun with shaving cream play and used ice cream cones to create festive Christmas trees to decorate. The excitement was even bigger when we had a few special visitors stop by to join in the fun! 🎅🎄
Learning, creativity, and lots of smiles made for a memorable day at ECC! 💚
🎄✨ Guess who stopped by ECC?! ✨🎄
Elfie B, the Gingerbread Girl, and Santa himself made a special appearance to spread smiles, laughter, and a little extra Christmas magic! 🎅🍪❤️
Our halls were full of excitement, joy, and wide-eyed wonder—what a sweet surprise for our ECC friends!
🎄 ECC Field Trip Fun! 🎄
Our ECC students enjoyed a festive field trip to Molly & Socks Christmas Tree Farm, where holiday magic was everywhere! Students had the opportunity to visit with Santa, enjoy face painting, explore the beautiful Christmas trees across the farm, and have fun in the play area.
To top it off, everyone warmed up with delicious hot chocolate while making special holiday memories with friends and teachers. Experiences like these provide meaningful, hands-on learning and create joyful moments for our students during the Christmas season.
Thank you to Molly & Socks Christmas Tree Farm, our families, and staff for helping make this special day possible! 🎅🎄❤️
Today Mrs. Lomenick and Mrs. Baker took a special trip to the local Bristow Rt. 66 Toy Museum to mail their Santa letters! The students were so excited for this festive adventure. While they were there, they enjoyed a tour of the museum and took lots of fun photos. After mailing their letters, each child was surprised with a candy cane as a sweet holiday treat.
On their walk from the museum back to school they also stopped by the town Christmas tree and the beautiful Rt. 66 mural to take more pictures. It was a wonderful and memorable day for all.
🫢🍪 The Gingerbread Man is on the Loose in Pre-K! 🍪🫢
Our Pre-K students walked into quite the surprise over the last few weeks… the Gingerbread Man has ESCAPED and is running wild around our school! 🏃♂️✨
The kids have been busy setting traps, following crumbs, and checking every hallway, office, and classroom trying to catch him. Who knows where he’ll pop up next?! 👀
Stay tuned—our little detectives are on the case, and we’re determined to catch that sneaky cookie!
#RunRunAsFastAsYouCan #GingerbreadMan #PreKFun #EastDCAdventures 🍪🎄
✨🦌 Reindeer Day at the ECC! 🦌✨
Today our halls were filled with the cutest little reindeer you’ve ever seen! From red noses to antlers, our students were ready to guide Santa’s sleigh with all their holiday cheer. ❤️🎄
And don’t forget…
✨ Tomorrow’s Dress-Up Day: Santa Loves Sparkles! ✨
Let’s light up December 2nd by wearing all the glitter, shimmer, and sparkle you can find! Shine bright and help us make the day magical! ✨🎅💫
We can’t wait to see everyone sparkle tomorrow!
Mrs. Plum’s class is thankful for a beautiful day spent learning, laughing, and enjoying time with friends.
Mrs. Mattox’s class had a blast doing fall-themed rotations!
Mrs. Beard’s and Mrs. Shironaka’s classes had a wonderful day exploring, learning, and having fun at the Discovery Lab!
More Kindergarten & T1 Thanksgiving Fun
In Kindergarten and T1, our classes enjoyed their own Thanksgiving-themed snacks and mini-feasts. Some groups worked together to make homemade butter, shaking jars of cream as a team and celebrating when it finally turned into a solid. Others enjoyed a Charlie Brown–style Thanksgiving snack, adding a playful twist inspired by a favorite classic.
No matter the activity, each classroom shared moments of laughter, teamwork, and friendship—making it a memorable and joyful way to celebrate the season together.
ECC has the cutest little turkeys around, and today they celebrated Thanksgiving in the sweetest way — enjoying fun activities and time with their friends.
ECC students had a blast learning how to make their own butter today! With just a jar, cream, and lots of shaking, they got to see science in action — and taste the results!
Today in Kindergarten and T1, we gathered in our building’s common area for an early Thanksgiving — our own little Friendsgiving celebration. Students and teachers came together to sing songs, share Thanksgiving stories, and talk about turkeys, Pilgrims, and Native peoples, a little exploring how things were “back in the day.”
Two of our beloved teachers who will be retiring this year, Mrs. Lomenick and Mrs. Matherly, helped lead the celebration. Mrs. Lomenick shared stories and taught us songs, while Mrs. Matherly brought lots of laughter with her Thanksgiving jokes.
It was a warm, joyful time to come together as a community and celebrate before heading into our Thanksgiving break.
