Let's have some Principal Appreciation Month fun!
Kyle Poenitzsch, Assistant Principal, ECHS
📚Years in education: 24
⭐Fun facts: he leads praise and worship songs at First Baptist Church, loves the movie Gladiator, and Panda Express is his favorite fast food!
#ThankAPrincipal👏
Go Birds!
Parents - did you know that if your child rides a bus to and from school, you have the ability to track the bus and to see when your child boards and exits the bus?
Install the NFT Parent View app on your mobile device to get access to student and vehicle tracking as well as notifications when there are unexpected changes to your child’s bus route.
Contact the ECISD Transportation Department at 979-543-5252 or email mfreeman@ricebirds.net to get account setup information.
At the School Board meeting last night, the Board rolled out the red carpet to honor our Remarkable Ricebirds and gave a huge shoutout to Moises Rodriguez, the TASSP Region 3 Assistant Principal of the Year!
They also received information regarding the district's 2023 FIRST rating and were updated on the progress of the facility committee.
See the meeting here: https://youtu.be/jnY0pexAM4w. Click "See more" below the video to see the chapters.
Who could resist hopping out of the car when the Dolls are in sight? These adorable Ricebirds are sending a big shoutout to the Derby Dolls for their help during drop-off at Myatt last week!
Mrs. Hopper's Clinical class learned about the care of geriatric residents. Students learned how to perform nail care and oral care on their ”patient”.
Hey ECMS! Get your yearbook before they run out!
Hutchins students participated in assemblies where they reviewed the character trait of TRUSTWORTHINESS and introduced the character trait of RESPECT. Each homeroom class voted on two students who demonstrated the trait of trustworthiness and those students were recognized! Each month students and staff focus on a character value that focuses on building students’ character, social-emotional, and academic skills, while shaping a positive school culture.
Let's have some Principal Appreciation Month fun!
Jeff Orsak, Assistant Principal, ECHS
📚Years in education: 18
⭐Fun facts: he is a US Navy Veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Storm, is the youngest of 7, was the varsity quarterback, can play guitar and sing, and loves all pizza, Metallica, and any Chris Farley movie!
#ThankAPrincipal👏
Mrs. Kacer’s Medical Terminology class participated in a muscle fatigue lab. Students had to do arm extensions for eight minutes, wall sits, and calf raises to see the effects of exercise on their muscles.
The PreK and ECSE students at Myatt are reading the book "Pumpkin Jack" so they took a quick field trip over to Walmart to look at and pick out a few pumpkins for their classrooms. They want to thank Walmart for donating a large pumpkin to each classroom and a huge thank you to both Walmart and First Convenience Bank for the goody bags! 🎃 See the fun here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGUZQb-K6E/zT9r82-47lzrKGMpPwbHwA/watch?utm_content=DAGUZQb-K6E&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
Mrs. Hopper's Anatomy & Physiology for Health Care Careers class was involved in a crime scene! Students performed autopsies and learned about directional terms and dissection tools.
In recognition of Unity Day October 16, 2024, the ECMS Art Club and Art classes created this beautiful piece of artwork.
Let's have some Principal Appreciation Month fun!
Dana Jung, Assistant Principal, Hutchins
📚Years in education: 27
⭐Fun fact: she was in 4-H growing up and raised chickens for the county fair from 3rd - 12th grade!
#ThankAPrincipal👏
El Campo High School recognized the CNA program donors at Friday night's Football game.
El Campo Hospital is in its 6th year of support this year sponsoring 8 students for $7,320.
S.P.J.S.T sponsored three students for $2700 and El Campo Rotary heard of the increased need and costs and gave a $10,000 donation!
Mrs. Kacer and the CNA students are incredibly grateful to these remarkable organizations that recognized a need in their community and took action to address it. A heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you!
The ECMS cheerleaders teamed up with the ECHS cheer squad at the pink-out pep rally on Friday morning to cheer on the Ricebirds!
The PreK classes of Reeve, Janik, Tompkins, and Ramirez dove into a pumpkin-tastic experiment after getting their fill of the story "Pumpkin Jack"! 🎃📚
Students in the Education and Training program created a museum of educational theorists. They had to first research a specific educational theorist and then create a model of them.
STATE BOUND! Congratulations to Corbin Garcia on his performance at the Regional Cross Country meet! He will run in Round Rock on November 1st at the STATE meet! 🎉
Congratulations also to Ava Simpler for placing 57th out of 181 runners at Regionals! 🎉
Mrs. Fernández’s 2nd graders embarked on a wild adventure to Lake Texana! They enjoyed a nature talk about insects, crafting alligators, learning about the importance of recycling, swinging on the playground, and trekking the hiking trail. And check out the star of the show: the Whipping Scorpion! What a field trip! See the fun here https://www.canva.com/design/DAGUPEc-Ckc/sz294poR0Rna1TPunzLuUQ/watch?utm_content=DAGUPEc-Ckc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor
