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Weekly news from
Eagle County Charter Academy
Volume 10, Issue 3
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REMINDERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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We need YOU on the ECS Board of Education
Eagle County Schools is gathering applicants for the fall election for open Board of Education seats. Petitions must be completed and turned in by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 30.
The biennial school election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
At this election, five directors will be elected representing the director districts A, C, and D for a term of office of four years and E and F for a term of office of two years.
Please consider running as a parent in Eagle County Schools!
Click here
for more information.
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Harvest Party
The Harvest Party is back this year! Don't miss out on the fun.
Friday, 9/13/19 at the Eagle Vail Pavilion 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
$50 per person. Tickets on sale at Beaver Liquors.
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Test Scores
Parents of 4th - 8th Grade students, please look for CMAS scores to come home sometime next week.
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Computer Clubs
Sign up to join the first session of Mr. Crawford's Computer Club now. Space is limited. Grades K-3 meet on Thursdays 3:20-4:00 beginning 9/12/19. Grades 4-8 meet on Tuesdays 3:20-4:00 beginning on 9/10/19.
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Returning Families Mandatory ECS Update REQUIRED
Please make sure to complete the Eagle Schools online registration.
You received an email Tuesday, 8/20/19 from Lorri McGarvey from the district instructing you to update your child's information online. The emails are specific to each student, with unique login information for individual students. This is mandatory annually!! This is due by Sept. 9th.
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Driving Requirements
Please look for additional annual driving paperwork paperwork to come home next week - mandatory for all field trips & END OF THE YEAR TRIPS!! You must complete this now.
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Meal Train
One of our current Kindergarten students and the youngest child of a long-time ECCA family, Noah Mills, was recently diagnosed with bilateral kidney cancer, also known as Wilm's Tumor.
Noah has started school at ECCA and his indomitable spirit is undeniable. He will continue to attend as much as possible throughout the course of his treatments and surgeries in the coming months
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A Meal Train has been organized by friends of the Mills Family to help support them during this time. The Meal Train is a coordinated drive for both food and monetary donations as it is
highly probable the family will encounter unforeseen expenses throughout Noah's treatment.
T
he family is grateful for the love, support and continued well wishes.
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Lunch Duty
We are looking for volunteers to help set up, serve, assist the smaller children,
clean up, and maintain the calm during lunch.
Contact E
rin
Hasemann if interested at erin.hasemann@eagleschools.net
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Maker's Club
Registration for Session 1 of Maker's Club is now open to all 5th-8th grade students. Miss Bell is offering this afterschool club on Thursdays, 3:35 - 4:30 p.m.
Click here for more information.
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Charter Garb
The Charter Garb store will be open on Fridays at pick up. You can also order and pay for your Charter Garb through ecca.org. Orders will be delivered to your student's classroom the following week.
Don't miss out on the bargain bin with discounted items/colors starting at $5.00 each.
Current color options are as follows: red, black, royal blue, turquoise, hot pink, grey and white. Other colors may be available. Please go to the store to check what is available.
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Drop Off/Pick Up
Drop Off 7:45-7:55
Adult supervision is provided on the playground at 7:45 every morning.
Please pull all the way forward to either the stop sign or the car parked in front of you to drop off your child.
For their safety, please have children exit the vehicle from the right side only.
Pick Up 3:15 Lower School and 3:20 Middle School
Pick up is only in the far right lane. There are only 2 lanes of traffic, 1 for pick up and 1 to exit.
You may pull into the exit lane from the pick up lane once you have picked up your child.
If your child is not available at the time you are picking up we will ask you to pull around again.
Please make sure to use our crosswalks when moving to and from parked cars for your safety.
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New Fingerprint Procedures
This is for anyone who has not completed fingerprints before - if you are unsure as to whether or not you have fingerprints on file with the district please email Jenn Sassi at
jennifer.sassi@eagleschools.net
This is something you only need to do one time at ECCA or any district school.
This company Colorado Fingerprinting does not need a coupon code, yay!
Please make sure to fill out the online application.
**Before anyone
can participate in any field experience, practicum, internship, employment, or other placement, they must pass a background check. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have both contracted with two third-party vendor,
IdentoGO® and Colorado Fingerprinting
, to take fingerprints. This electronic process is far faster than the old fingerprint card method.
NO REIMBURSEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED.
Depending on what role the person is applying for, please follow the steps below to complete the background check requirement:
* The ECSD CBI unique code is 1417ETNI
* The Billing Code: 1417ECSDNonLic
* Locate an Enrollment Center convenient for you.
* You will be prompted to complete the pre-enrollment process by entering CBI and FBI information required for your specific background check.
* During your
10-minute appointment at the Colorado Fingerprinting Enrollment Center, a technician will quickly and accurately complete the process by performing ID verification, fingerprint capture, photo capture, and signature image capture in compliance with CBI and FBI requirements.
* Payment is collected from the applicant via credit/debit card, if you do not use the billing code provided the fee is $39.50 for the CBI/FBI check in addition to a $10 vendor fee.
* Results are returned to ECSD within 3/5 business days
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* In the rare event that your prints are rejected for print quality (less than 1%), you will automatically be notified via your preferred method of contact (email or phone) with automated links to reschedule an appointment at no charge.
* ECSD is unable to provide fingerprint results.
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Lunch Reminders
Pizza Mondays are back again! Gondola Pizza will provide cheese and pepperoni pizza.
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY
Catered hot lunch including a salad bar. (No sack lunches will be offered for purchase.) During daily roll call, students are asked to sign up for lunch that day so ECCA knows how many lunches to order. Please review the monthly menus in advance with your child so that your student knows what days to sign up for to ensure enough lunches are available.
FRIDAYS
Smiling Moose will provide a choice of macaroni and cheese, bagel w/cream cheese, ham sandwich, cheese quesadilla, chicken noodle soup or a Caesar salad.
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Notes from the Business Office
Need help paying for Hot Lunch and Enrichment fees?
Please go to ECCA.org and under Parent Link >Office Forms fill out the Family Economic Survey Application for assistance with Hot Lunch and Enrichments (para en Espanol). Please forward completed applications to the ECCA Accounting Manager at
linda.tierney@eagleschools.net
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Mark Your Calendars:
Hawk Awards Assembly Dates for Grades K-4
Friday, 10/11/19 @ 2:00 p.m.
Friday, 12/20/19 @ 11:00 a.m. (we release at noon)
Friday, 2/28/20 @ 2:00 p.m. (please note the corrected date)
Friday, 5/22/20 @ 11:00 a.m. (we release at noon)
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Thursday, 8/29/19: Back to School Night Middle School 5:00-6:30 p.m.
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Monday, 9/2/19: Labor Day. NO SCHOOL
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Thursday, 9/5/19: Back to School Night Lower School 5:00-6:30 p.m.
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Friday, 9/13/19: Middle School Parents Coffee Talk with the Principal 8:15 a.m.
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Tuesday, 9/17/19: Picture Day
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Friday, 9/20/19: Lower School Coffee Talk with the Principal 8:15 a.m.
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Friday, 9/20/19: Bingo Night 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Middle School Girls Volleyball
Wednesday, 9/11/19: VMS @ ECCA 3:45 p.m.
Monday, 9/16/19: ECCA @ HPS 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 9/18/19: ECCA @ St. C 3:30 p.m.
MS Cross Country
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Middle School Boys Football
The information for the St. Clare football team can be found
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Girls on the Run-
Calling all 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Girls
Offered to girls in grades 3 -5. Practices are on Mondays and Thursdays (3:15-4:45). If interested in this amazing activity offered at ECCA to young girls, please contact Julie Beecher at julie.beecher@eagleschools.net
To register,
click here
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ECCA provides this information as a public service only. It does not necessarily endorse any organization or activity listed.
Events
Youth
Pom/Cheer clinic is happening on Saturday 9/7.
Click here for details.
Registration OPEN NOW for
Vail Rec District Fall and Winter skating classes at Dobson Ice Arena. Open to youth ages 4 -14.
Click here for more information.
Eat, Chat Parent returns
with Positive Parenting-Change Your Language, Change Their Life offered 9/10 at EVHS and 9/11 at BMHS. Click here for the details.
Grief Recovery Support Group begins 9/4/19 at the Edwards Interfaith Chapel.
Click here for more information.
Interested in joining a men's group?
Click here for more information on the men's networking group,
Eagle County Men's Group.
Call Kathy Morrow if interested in Piano and/or vocal lessons. She can be reached at (970) 376-3477 or via email
katsjazz@msn.com
Looking for an after school Enrichment? Try sewing. A life long skill! Learn more about Patterns of Joy sewing lessons contact Marie at 390.3460 or email
patternsofjoysewing@gmail.com. More information
here.
Offers
Inyodo Martial Arts Academy happily welcomes ECCA students (and parents of students) to experience the life balance and discipline offered through martial arts practice. Take advantage of our children's "back to school" starter kit which includes 2 months of classes and your child's uniform ($199). Click
here to learn more about our adult and children's classes.
Cool Kids Caps, owned and run by an ECCA parent is currently offering a discount to any ECCA families wanting to purchase sun protection products. Visit
www.coolkidscaps.com for more information. To receive the 15% off dicount, enter
ECCA ROCKS at checkout.
Click here for information on class offerings at
Alpine Arts.
Gondola Pizza in Avon has great offers for you! 1.They will donate 15% from your entire bill to ECCA; or 2. You can get 10% off your entire bill if you mention that you are an ECCA family. You decide.
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Your input is important to us. Please email us at
hawk
talk
@ecca.org with any comments or suggestions. Deadline for approved submissions to
Hawk
Talk
is Thursday at noon.
As well, we have old and new members in our email list. Please unsubscribe below if your child is not attending ECCA and you do not want to receive emails from us. Thank you.
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