The DoDEA Student Information System (DSIS) Family Portal will be unavailable from Wednesday, June 25 at 2:00 pm ET until Thursday, July 10 at 2:00 pm ET. Parents and students will not be able to access the system or register students during this time. Registration will resume when the system is reopened on July 10.
Please email attendance.elliott@dodea.edu with any communication regarding your child's attendance or changes in arrival or dismissal. This will help to ensure that the front office receives and can respond to your message in a timely manner. Thank you for your cooperation.
Reminder Elliott Egret Family,
Per DoDEA guidelines, flu shots are MANDATORY for all students and are due by December 1st. To avoid exclusion from school on December 2nd, please submit documentation to Nurse Suzette by November 22nd. Proof can be submitted via email at suzette.torres@dodea.edu or by sending documentation in your student's daily folder.
Flu vaccines can be obtained at most local pharmacies, at urgent care clinics, or at the immunization clinic at the Naval Hospital Mondays and Fridays from 0730-1130 and 1300-1545.
If you need to request a vaccination waiver for medical or religious purposes, please email Nurse Suzette.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Nurse Suzette by email at suzette.torres@dodea.edu or by phone at 843-466-7333.
PreK has been learning about the bee-autiful world of Gardening and Plants. Dr. Rogers’ class has been abuzz with excitement while learning about how bees help pollinate flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
They have been learning through reading books about gardening and bees and by bringing the ideas to life in dramatic play centers. Students have taken various roles in our class's Bee Yard and Market where students have been become beekeeper, product makers, cashiers, and customers. The process of harvesting honey from a beehive has become a favorite activity in our dramatic play area.
With their imaginations in full bloom, they have been exploring and participating in the process through which bees pollinate gardens, bringing pretend bees to life and helping them to pollinate the flowers and drink nectar from the plants in the garden.
Can you bee-lieve how much we are learning through play-based learning activities?
Children develop and learn about these senses through movement, so encourage your child to be active and play outside!
Eight? Beyond the five senses we typically learn about in school (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch) there are actually three more: the vestibular system (sense of balance), proprioception (our intuitive sense of space and position), and interoception (our sense of internal physical awareness).
Sense #6 – The Vestibular System (balance): The vestibular system is the scientific term for our sense of balance, located in the inner ear, and is responsible for keeping us upright and in balance.
Sense #7 – Proprioception (space & position): Proprioception is our body and brain working together to understand and navigate space and objects.
Sense #8 – Interoception (internal physical awareness): This is our awareness of what we feel inside our bodies. For example: Is your heart beating fast or slow? Are you breathing deeply or shallowly? Do you have to go to the bathroom? Are your muscles tense or loose?
Information Center Hours
Open Checkout for Parents & Students
M-F 8:00-8:15 (school days only)
November Check Out Limits
PreK- 1 book
Kindergarten- 2 books
1st & 2nd grades- 3 books
Parents- 10 books
*Quantity of books for students will increase throughout the year. Students with overdue books may have a lower book limit until those books are returned or a replacement plan has been made.
Allison Brown,
Information Specialist
Allison.Brown@Dodea.edu
Reading Challenge
Our October Reading Challenge (READers Are Leaders) will be wrapping up soon with papers due back on November 1st. The November Reading Challenge will be going out the following week. Congratulations to the 60 students who completed the September Challenge – they read 874 books in September- keep up the good work!
Participation is voluntary but everyone who completes the challenge (choice board) will get recognition & a treat. Books used for the Reading Challenge can be books checked out from any library or ebooks from Destiny Discover or MackinVIA accessed through your child’s Class Link account. (To access the these, you will need your child’s school email address & password given by the school. If you need any help with our ebook process, please contact me.) More details are on the Reading Challenge papers that were sent home with your student. If your child needs additional recording papers for extra books, please let me know.
Overdue Books
Student books are checked out for 2 weeks and can be renewed if needed. Overdue notices get emailed out to parents each Sunday so if you receive this email, please look around your home for the materials and return them at your earliest convenience. If you believe that a book is lost, please contact me so that we can discuss our replacement process.
Book Care
Please continue to encourage your child to use clean hands to handle their library books and try to keep the books away from food and water. We are still having books returned with food residue and barcode/spine labels removed. TIA!
Volunteers Needed!
If you have time to volunteer anytime during the week, please email or stop by after school to get more information. We would love to have your help!
In November we are celebrating books about Thanksgiving, Veteran’s Day and Elections!
We will be doing a mini-series on support services that are available for our military families and though we would start with Military One Source, an excellent, one-stop location to find resources on parenting, marriage, finances, moving, deployment, and just about every other day-to-day challenge that you may face.
"You do your best every day to make sure your children are happy and healthy — especially with the extra challenges that military life can add. From first steps to toddler tantrums, or taking care of teens, you've got solid support to help you through each step of your parenting journey."
Military OneSource has resources that are used and approved by military parents for MilKids of all ages. https://www.militaryonesource.mil/parenting/family-life/military-parent-resource-center/
In today’s digital age, our children are constantly exposed to a vast array of information from various media sources. As parents, it’s crucial to equip them with the skills to navigate this complex landscape. Media literacy is the key to helping our children distinguish between fact and fiction and understand media bias.
Understanding Fact vs. Fiction
Children often encounter stories, news, and advertisements that can blur the lines between reality and imagination. Teaching them to question the credibility of what they see and hear is essential. Encourage your children to ask questions like, “Who created this message?” and “Why was it created?” This critical thinking helps them discern factual information from fictional content.
Recognizing Media Bias
Media bias occurs when information is presented in a way that favors a particular perspective or agenda. It’s important for children to recognize that not all media sources share the whole story. Discuss with your children how different news outlets might report the same event differently, where your family likes to get their news, and why you choose that source.
Practical Tips for Parents
Watch Together: Spend time watching news or educational videos with your children. Pause to discuss what you see and hear.
Ask Questions: Encourage your children to ask questions about the media they consume. Who made this? What is their purpose?
Use Resources: Teach students to utilize trustworthy resources such as the databases that are available through libraries or through our school's Classlink page.
Model Critical Thinking: Show your children how you evaluate media. Share your thought process and discuss why you trust certain sources over others.
Encourage Open Discussions: Help your children know and understand the trusted adults in their life that they can come to when they are unsure about whether something is fact or fiction or if they are getting the whole story.
By fostering media literacy, we empower our children to become informed and thoughtful consumers of information. This skill not only helps them navigate today’s media landscape but also prepares them for a future where they can make well-informed decisions.
Let’s work together to build a foundation of critical thinking and media awareness in our young learners!
We’re excited to share that DoDEA has won the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) Publications and Digital Media Excellence Award – Website Award of Merit for our School Newsletters Project! This NSPRA award honors outstanding school communication efforts that help connect schools with their communities. This wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication of our amazing school webmasters. Thank you for keeping families connected with your hard work and heart!
