ECC PE teachers Ms. Sarah and Ms. Lesley, along with Lexington 4 Professional Development School Liaison Dr. Sally Miedema, attended the Annual South Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (SCAHPERD) Conference this past weekend in Myrtle Beach! This conference provided an opportunity to network and learn from other top professionals in the field. Thanks to this experience, Ms. Sarah, Ms. Lesley, and Dr. Miedema are equipped with new, valuable knowledge and resources to bring to our students at the ECC and the entire Lexington 4 district!
Friday is Disney Day at the ECC! Help celebrate Mickey and Minnie's birthday by wearing attire with Disney characters. Please remember no costumes!
For World Kindness Day, students in Mrs. Cann's class made beautiful thank you cards for different people in our school!
Happy World Kindness day from Mrs. Cann's class and the ECC!
TOMORROW is World Kindness Day! We will celebrate at the ECC by wearing shirts with a positive message and doing random acts of kindness for our friends and teachers. Please join us in this celebration by having your child wear their favorite Kindness/Positive message t-shirt.
Mrs. Fanning’s and Mrs. Clayton’s daughters came to read to their class this week. It was a fun surprise! If you're interested in being a guest reader for your child's class, contact your child's teacher.
Today our Special Olympics Young Athletes celebrated our Veterans with a parade down each hall of the ECC. Staff and students participated with musical instruments and waving flags. Happy Veterans Day! ❤️💙
Congratulations to Sarah Lewis and Lesley Payne for being recognized as Teachers of the Month and Shandon Hook as the Support Staff Member of the Month for October!
"Ms. Lesley Payne and Ms. Sarah Lewis work jointly to plan and deliver engaging and fun PE lessons for all boys and girls at the ECC. They also jump in and support all aspects of teaching at learning at the ECC. We especially want to recognize their support of the Special Olympics!"
"The staff recognized Ms. Hook as this month's Support Staff Member of the Month. We can count on Ms. Hook's daily smile and positive energy as she navigates the halls of the ECC helping everyone she comes into contact with."
Congratulations to these three women. The ECC is very lucky to have all of you!
For the month of October, Mrs. Jones had her students and families decorate pumpkins based off children's books. Check out the pumpkins that were brought in! Do you recognize any characters or books?
This week is our Scholastic Book Fair! Here are the hours the book fair is open. Don't forget you can stop by tomorrow or Thursday after PALS to shop!
Congratulations to our students of the month for October! These students were chosen by their teachers for showcasing the district motto Lead, Learn, Serve, Excel. We are proud of these Early Risers!
Mrs. Frick and Ms. Shandon’s class had a fun morning carving their pumpkin and dressing up in the dramatic play center!
Students in Mrs. Whetstone's class carved their own jack-o-lantern today!
The ECC's young athletes traveled to Swansea High School to participate in the Special Olympics fall games!
It was another special day here at the ECC with our 3K Parenting Partners families this past Wednesday! 3K Parents and Grandparents joined us this week to learn about communication that works. Students were excited to join their family members at the end for a fun craft activity - talking sticks! Talking sticks are a great tool to use with young children to teach active listening skills! 3K families please join us for our next workshop, Creating Structure for Achievement on Wednesday October 25th from 8-10 am here at the ECC!
Students celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month in Room 208 by exercising and counting to ten in Spanish, listening to Latin music while coloring pictures, and learning how say some of our colors in Spanish!
Last week students in Mrs. Manuel's class celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by reading "Round Is A Tortilla" and enjoying tacos for lunch!
Check out our ECC PE highlight reel with these action shots! ECC athletes put their skills to the test to wrap up the SuperMario obstacle course unit!
Congratulations to these students for being recognized as September's Students of the Month! They were nominated by their teachers for showcasing the district's phrase of "Lead, Learn, Serve, Excel."
Day 5 of Swansea High School's Homecoming Week for us was Swansea Pride Day! We wore Swansea colors! Once a tiger, always a tiger!
Day 4 of Swansea High School's Homecoming Week for us was Wild About Learning! We wore animals or animal print!
