MAIZE unified school district 266
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February 2021
Principal's Message
Dear Fallback,

Happy February! I hope all our students are enjoying coming back to school in person. Teachers are certainly excited about this change. Masking students, while not optimal, is going extremely well. Staff continue to encourage and remind students to wear their masks properly and to sanitize frequently. It is amazing how well our students have adapted to this new procedure. Thanks for all the parental support regarding this effort.

Big news! We are starting our interviews for our new ECC principal today. Candidates will interview with our district administrators as well as an ECC staff team. Staff are excited to have input regarding our new leader. Meg Thimmesch will continue as the ECC interim associate principal this school year with the new principal beginning duties in July 2021. 

Thanks, once again, to our parents who have continued to roll with us through all the changes this school year. Your support means the world to all of us. We appreciate it!

Meg Thimmesch
Interim Associate Principal
Pre-K News
Enrollment for the 2021-22
If you are a returning student, please make sure you have turned in forms for next year. This holds yours spot. Click links below for forms.

NEW student enrollment has begun and will continue until spaces are full. If your student will be moving onto Kindergarten look for more information next month.
Nurse's Corner
Covid-19
Please continue to report all Covid related information to Nurse Allison. This includes if your child is being tested for Covid, test results or is a close contact of someone that tested positive.  
We are now offering rapid testing for students showing symptoms by appointment only.
You can contact nurse Allison at aparkhurst@usd266.com or call 316-462-8403.  
Thank you for your help with this.  

Allison Parkhurst, RN
Parents as Teachers
If you are enrolled in Parents as Teachers, please join us for another Grab and Go scheduled for February 24 from 11:00-11:30 in the ECC parking lot.

Thank you to everybody who filled out our Parent Satisfaction Survey. We appreciate all of your feedback. 

We are looking towards spring and can’t wait to get back to having Playground Playgroup beginning in April!!

If you want to enroll is Parents as Teachers please go to: click here
News from PTO
Big Thanks!
Thank you for all your support through spirit nights, shirt orders, and pie orders! We were able to give our teachers everything on their grant requests. You guys are AWESOME!!! I know the teachers really appreciate all their new things for their classrooms to help teach your wonderful children.
We have a PTO meeting coming up Wednesday, February 10th at 12. We will meet at the Maize Community Building. One of the big things we will be discussing is Teacher Appreciation week. If you have ideas that you would like to bring to the table please join us for our meeting.
We also have a Spirit Night at Freddy's Frozen Custard coming up on Tuesday, February 16th from 5pm-9pm. Let them know you're there to support the ECC. We are looking forward to finishing this year strong. 
Conscious Discipline
Positive choices
Are you looking for resources to help you understand and support your child’s emotions and behaviors? Explore the many excellent Conscious Discipline resources just for parents at https://consciousdiscipline.com/store-category/parent-education/.  

To ask questions or for more information about Conscious Discipline, please contact Ms. Mandy at mglasse@usd266.com. 
Visit the Conscious Discipline website for additional ideas and resources.   https://consciousdiscipline.com/;   
Conscious Discipline: Building Resilience Classrooms by Dr. Becky Bailey
Facebook and Twitter

Join our group "Maize Parents as Teachers and Early Childhood Center" on Facebook! Just search for the group and ask to join. Get updates of activities going on, free tips and more!
Also follow us on Twitter @maizeecc_pat
Important Notes
Calendar change:
  • Reminder that Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, February 17.
  • Friday, February 19 is a NO SCHOOL day.
  • NO spring pictures. It has been canceled.
Curriculum Fees Due

Please log into Skyward and pay the $100 curriculum fee with credit card. If you would like to pay with check or cash that may be sent in your child's backpack in an envelope marked curriculum fee.
If you qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch your fee is waived if you fill out this form and turn it in. Click here for the form.
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