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.
Dr. Jacquelyn Koenig is honored to serve as the new Principal of Elliott Elementary School, bringing a heartfelt commitment to academic excellence, collaboration, and student achievement. With over 20 years of experience in education, she is dedicated to fostering a thriving educational atmosphere built on kindness, fairness, care, and consistency.
Dr. Koenig's career began in a remote Alaskan village, where she taught grades 7-12 across all subjects and led adult literacy programs in a single classroom. She later served as an innovation specialist and educator in Texas and Missouri, focusing on developing and implementing strategies to enhance education from Prekindergarten (PK) through 12th grade. Her journey with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) started in a PSCD classroom, where she cultivated a deep passion for supporting diverse learners. She then transitioned to teaching science and math to middle and high school students before advancing into educational leadership and administration. As she joins the Elliot Elementary School community, Dr. Koenig is excited to collaborate with students, staff, and families to ensure a world-class educational experience. She believes in the power of partnership and shares a commitment to empowering students to embrace challenges, achieve their goals, and succeed in the future. She welcomes the opportunity to build meaningful connections and encourages all stakeholders to share their thoughts, ideas, and aspirations as they embark on this journey together.
Outside of her professional life, Dr. Koenig is married to a retired U.S. Air Force bioenvironmental engineer, whose career instilled in her a strong appreciation for service and resilience. Together, they have two children: one is pursuing a degree in exotic veterinary medicine and another who recently graduated from welding school and is beginning his career.
Our Elliott Egrets have been working on projects that are truly out of this world for this year's STEMposium, and you're invited to witness their incredible journey!
This year's theme, "Mission to Mars," has ignited the imaginations of our young innovators. Egrets were tasked with designing cutting-edge tools, constructing futuristic habitats, and exploring groundbreaking solutions to help astronauts thrive on Mars.
Whether in the Innovation Lab, Star Lab, their classrooms, or around the school, Egrets have harnessed the power of the engineering design process to research, invent, and test solutions to the challenges they would face as the first student astronauts on the red planet. Their creativity and ingenuity have led to astonishing discoveries and inventions that you won't want to miss!
Parents, join us at Elliott Elementary on Friday, April 4th from 8:30-9:00 am to hear all about our students' creations and discoveries.
We can't wait to see you there!
Throughout the school year we set specific learning targets and goals which help us to understand what we are aiming for and also to help us gauge the progress that students are making towards the academic skills that will allow them to thrive in first grade.
By the end of the school year, here is what kindergarten students are expected to know and be able to do:
· Count to 100 by 1s and count to 100 by 10s
· Counting on from a number other than 1
· Counting in an array, circle, and lines
· Solve addition/subtraction problems within 10 using manipulatives and drawing pictures
· Find the missing addend to make 10
· Fluently add and subtract within 5
· Subtracting and adding within 10
· Identifying 3D shapes- cube, cone, cylinder, sphere
· Describing the difference between 2D shapes and 3D shapes- flat, solid, faces, edges
· Compare and contrast 3D shapes
· Build 3D shapes
· Compare and contrast 2D shapes
· Build and draw 2D shapes
· Describe attributes of objects and compare objects- using length, height, weight
· Compare capacities of objects
· Identify story elements- character, setting, main idea, key details
· Name all uppercase letters and lowercase letters in random order
· Identify all sounds for letters
· Read 40 high frequency words
· Identify medial and ending sounds
· Segment and blend sounds
· Read CVC words (ex: cap, pig, mop)
· Writing- use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose thoughts (using pictures, labels, lists, phonetic spelling)
· Participate in small reading groups- read at an independent level C text on DoDEA assessment
· Stay on task and work independently during learning stations
Are you wondering how you can support your child in reaching these goals? Have conversations about the letters, numbers, and comparing things that you do or see while shopping, cooking, driving, etc. Or, check out academic resources such as those that we have on our Classlink landing page. If you are unsure how to logon to Classlink at home, reach out to your child's classroom teacher so they can send home a scannable login card.
How do you know if your child needs speech/language therapy? Here are some “red flags” to look out for:
Your child does not produce age-appropriate sounds. For guidance, see the above visual which depicts what age your child should be mastering each sound (text on photo reads: age 3- m, p, h, w, b, n. age 4-f, t, k, g, y, d. age 5-j, ch, sh. age 6-l, v, s, ng. age 7-th, z, r.)
Your child is difficult to understand or deletes parts of his or her words.
Your child is having difficulty learning and retaining basic skills such as colors, shapes, letters, numbers (even after repetition).
Your child has difficulty following simple directions.
Your child does not use correct pronouns (he, she, it, they) even after repeated correction.
Your child repeats a sound or word multiple times or gets “stuck” on a word (stuttering).
Your child’s voice seems breathy, hoarse, or has a nasal quality.
Please remember: These are only general guidelines! Every child is different. Reach out to our Speech-Language Pathologist, Jodi Clavier if you have further questions or concerns.
Jodi Clavier, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
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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!
