June 6, 2019 ECE DRAGON BULLETIN Inquiring minds that grow. Authentic hearts that care. Important Dates Principal’s Message June 14th: 3pm dismissal. Last day of school. Happy Summer break to everyone! June 17th: Summer Camp, week 1 begins. Important Contacts ECE Principal: mmcclure@scis- china.org Chinese Culture Day: Celebrating Dragon Boat Festival, ECE Vice Principal: hknight@scis- also known as Duanwu Festival, is a traditional and china.org important celebration in China. Dragon Boat Festival PYP Coordinator: jhaggith@scis- 2019 falls on June 7 (Friday). It is a festival full of china.org traditions and superstitions, maybe originating from dragon EY Coordinator: jeyrewalker@scis- worship; an event on the sporting calendar; and a day of china.org remembrance/worship for Qu Yuan, Wu Zixu, and Cao ECE Secretary: hq-ece-secretary@scis- E. Some of the most traditional customs include dragon china.org boat racing, eating sticky rice dumplings (zongzi), hanging ECE Nurse: hq-ece-nurse@scis- Chinese mugwort and calumus, drinking realgar wine, and china.org wearing perfume pouches. Warehouse: hq-ece-uniform@scis- china.org ECE PAFA Rep: Haley Van os & Milin [email protected] Field Day @ ECE: ECE transportation: hq-ece- Our ECE Motor Committee, [email protected] under the leadership of Brian Sternberg, organized a wonderful morning of fun, getting wet, team building and more. A very special thank you to our parent volunteers as well. It was wonderful to see them get just as wet and sweaty as the students!! ECE Dragon Bulletin #31 !1 June 6, 2019 New 2019-2020 School Calendar ECE Parent/Student Handbook 2018-2019 Updated 2nd Semester 8 day Schedule ECE monthly Lunch Menu TRANSPORTATION UPDATE: Per government regulations, we are required to finalize our bus routes for next year (student pick up/drop off locations) by Friday, June 14th. Please email any changes of address to ECE transportation at: hq-ece- transportation@scis- china.org. We will send you the details of your bus information in our August newsletter. Thank you for your cooperation. Message fom PAFA (Parent and Friends Association) PAFA wishes everyone a relaxing holiday weekend. PAFA has a vacant position - We need a Treasurer. So if numbers are your thing please join us on the PAFA Board. Please email [email protected] if you are interested or would like more information. That’s it. Have a nice holiday. ECE Dragon Bulletin #31 !2.