Hello Parents:
As we start on this journey through a new school year together, I want to welcome you back, and in some cases, welcome you for the first time, to Ezell-Harding Christian School. I look forward to working with you and your children this year! The beginning of every new school year is an exciting time. A tremendous amount of energy goes into this beginning, on the part of all of us - parents, students, faculty, and staff. We all want to start the year right, to give students the best possible beginning to help them make this year a successful, productive, and happy one. To this end, we will help both new and returning students understand their roles in making EHCS a school that is free from teasing and bullying, as well as a safe and productive environment for everyone. Please help us by reinforcing these expectations at home. With your help, EHCS will continue to be a school community in which every person feels respected, valued, and encouraged and challenged to achieve at the highest levels. I love this place, and I know we all take great pride in what we have to offer here. **Please note the post this week will be unusually long due to explaining lots of new things. I promise to not be so long-winded in the future. I really want to be open and to communicate with you all as much as possible! **
I want to start by giving you a quick tutorial of what you will find on the blog. As you know, each Thursday there will be a new post, and in that post I will remind you of many things and discuss what is going on here at school. I will also let you know any time I add something new somewhere else on the blog. For example, I have updated several of the TABS that you will find above this post and below the "committed to excellence" picture. Those tabs are: "Home" "Terrific Tickets" "Eagle Happenings" "Discipline Plan" "School Calendar" "Reminders" "PK3 & PreK" "Kindergarten & 1st" "2nd-4th"
If you click on any of these tabs, you will find regular updates. There will always be pictures under the grade level tabs and the Eagle Happenings tab and new information under the other tabs. Also, please look to the right of this post. You will find several things you can click on there as well. Above the "Caught Ya" students you will find policies reminders (absences and tardies). Below the “Caught Ya” you will find guidance information from Mrs. Pomeroy, Teacher Feature (still under construction), and a trivia section where you can discuss the questions at dinner time with your family. PLEASE CLICK on these features and see all the information at your finger tips!
We have several new teachers I would like to introduce to you. In PreK3, we have Mrs. LouEllen Pickard, who graduated from Goodpasture Christian School and continued her education at MTSU. Also in PreK3, we have Brandie Garland, who already has two children here at EHCS, who is also a certified nurse to help us in time of need! In first grade, our new addition is Matt Birchett. He has a sweet three month-old baby boy, Lincoln. He completed his undergraduate education at Tennessee Technological University and his masters degree at Trevecca Nazarene University.
We have two other new staff members who will be interacting with your children daily. We have Mr. John Sullivan, our new campus minister, who came to us from Harding University. Mrs. Laura Ice, who has transitioned out of first grade, is now our Fine Arts Director. She will be in charge of drama, chorus, plays, and programs school-wide! We are excited that all these teachers are here with us!
A link to the new school handbook will be on the blog next week. We are still making a few corrections. Just a reminder: school starts at 7:45 a.m. with dismissal at 2:40 p.m. Once the bell has rung at 7:45 a.m., students that are late must be accompanied by an adult to the office to sign them in. If you click on "POLICIES" to the right of this post, you will find what the handbook states about tardies and absences. Even if you see our morning person outside, your child is still late after 7:45 a.m.
Be sure to click on "Eagle Happenings" and the grade level tabs to see the latest pictures I have posted!
*BRING IN BOX TOPS!!! We are going to have some cool prizes for our top classes, so cut, clip, and bring them in!!
If your child has received a "Caught Ya" button, their name will appear on the blog for a week. Each Thursday, I will update the new names for that week. Make sure your child gets to see it. If they receive a Terrific Ticket, they get their picture on the blog under the "Terrific Ticket" tab! Let's encourage
our students to make those good choices!
*Every Friday = Spirit Friday (Jeans & an Ezell-Harding T-Shirt)
*Spirit Trailer open on home Football games!
Parents, I love you all and your children! I am very excited about the challenges of the new school year. I encourage us all to work together to foster a partnership in support of spiritual development and academic excellence for our students. Remember, ongoing communication is essential. I’m committed to keeping you informed about what is happening in school, and I welcome your thoughts and ideas. Please feel free to contact me at 361-5717 or kbledsoe@ezellharding.com.
The new blog looks FABULOUS!! thank you SO much for taking the time to provide us with this very helpful resource!
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