Can you believe that the start of school is right around the corner? I hope you and your family have enjoyed the summer months and are starting to look forward to our upcoming year. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome each new family to Eisenhower and welcome our returning families back for another year!

We have some wonderful new additions to our Eisenhower staff. Please join me in welcoming the newest EIS staff members:

• Josephine Carreño – Spanish 4th Grade Teacher

• Maria Covington – Counselor

• Aaron Gates – French 1st Teacher

• Virginie Gill – French 1st Teacher Assistant

• Martha Hernandez – Teacher Assistant

• Joan Whitney – French 4th Teacher Assistant

Monday, August 20th is the first day of school for all students in grades 1-5. Once again, we are setting a goal of “100% membership”. Please help us attain this goal and make sure your child is in attendance on the 20th.

For our Pre K and Kindergarten students we will host a mandatory orientation meeting on Monday, August 20th at 8:45 in the school gym. Every Pre K and Kindergarten student and parent must attend this mandatory meeting. All Pre K and Kindergarten students will have a 15 minute screening scheduled either on the 20th or the 21st of August. The classroom teacher should contact you by phone or email to schedule your child’s screening. All Pre K and Kindergarten students will begin “full day” on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007.

Please note Eisenhower has new start time this year. Our new school hours are
8:15 – 3:05.

Be sure to mark you calendars for the following upcoming events:

• Thursday, August 16th from 6:00-8:00 P.M. “Back to School Skate Night” sponsored by the EIS PTA. This event will be at Skateland at 11th and Sheridan.

• Friday, August 17th from 12:00 – 2:00 “Open House” at Eisenhower. Come meet the teachers, drop off supplies and join the EIS PTA and EIS Foundation.

• Monday, August 20th at 8:45 “Mandatory Orientation Meeting” for all Pre K and Kindergarten students in the Eisenhower gym.
  
  
  
  

Last but not least, I am proud to announce that we met our Phase II playground goal this summer. We raised approximately $54,000.00 which will enable us to purchase a new playground system for our “older children area”. Our hope is this system will be installed and ready to play on by the end of September. A HUGE THANK YOU to all the EIS students, the EIS PTA, the EIS Foundation and of course the remarkable EIS parents. We simply could not have done this without each of you! THANK YOU!