ECC Weekly Newsletter - August 15th, 2025 – Our School

Important ECC Information

Doors open promptly at 7:40am (for Kindergarten and 1st grade students) and students are dismissed daily at 2:45pm.
ECC school day is 7:55am - 2:45pm.
AM Preschool - 8:00am-10:30am.
PM Preschool - 12:15pm-2:45pm.
Students are considered tardy after 7:55am
If your child will be absent, please report the absence to the office by calling (815) 634-5042 and then press 1.
Please see arrival and dismissal procedures below.
Please DO NOT use the circle drive or staff parking lot for drop off or pick up. Buses will be utilizing both spaces. For the safety of all students, using either space is prohibited.

Kindergarten Families!!

Welcome to Coal City Early Childhood Center!

Kindergarten is such an exciting time in school. To help make the transition to a full day of school, students will attend every other day for the first ten days of school. You should have received information regarding if your student(s) is an A group or a B group. I am sharing a calendar below to help with remembering what day your student(s) attends. I have also included the groups that attend on the calendar dates on the ECC webpage.

Beginning Wednesday, August 27th - ALL Kindergarten students will begin to attend school every day.

The doors open for students at 7:40am each day and students are dismissed at 2:45pm.

Please see the calendar below to help with remembering the first ten days.

Megan’s Mission 5k Run/Walk Scheduled for September 13

The annual “Megan’s Mission 5k Run/Walk” is scheduled for Saturday, September 13 at 6:00
p.m.. This family friendly event is part of the Village of Coal City’s Fall Festival. We welcome
competitive and recreational runners, walkers, strollers, and dog walkers as our goal is to bring
as many people together as possible in support of the childhood cancer community. We
especially encourage the participation of our youth to show “kids supporting other kids”. The
start and finish line will be in front of Babe’s Tap in Coal City. The first 400 registered are
guaranteed to receive a custom race shirt and a finisher medal. Last year’s event resulted in
426 runners and walkers coming out to show their support during Childhood Cancer Awareness
Month. The registration fee is $35 in advance and $40 on race day. Teams of 10 or more who
register under the same team name will receive a $10 discount per team member.
All proceeds from this event will help the Megan’s Mission Foundation continue to support some
of the most innovative and promising childhood cancer research in the country taking place in
the “Megan Bugg Global Rhabdomyosarcoma Research Laboratory” at the Children’s Cancer
Therapy Development Institute in Oregon. To date, the Megan’s Mission Foundation has
donated $2.5 million to support childhood cancer research in the pursuit of Megan Bugg’s dream
to end the nightmare of childhood cancer through advocacy and research.

Registration for this run/walk is available at
https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/IL/CoalCity/MegansMission

Register today to guarantee your custom race shirt and finisher medal, and be a part of a
powerful showing of support for all the brave childhood cancer warriors and their families.

Race sponsorship opportunities are available at
https://cfgrundycounty.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/event?event_date_id=1231

Did you know Coal City Unit District #1 has an app? Make sure you download to your phone or electronic device for easy access to all information regarding not just the ECC, but all Coal City schools. You can pick and choose which schools to follow and will be the primary source of sharing information to families!