Hawk Talk - Weekly Updates from ECCA

ECCA Hawk Talk
Weekly news from
Eagle County Charter Academy
Volume 10, Issue 1
REMINDERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to this year's first issue of 
Hawk Talk , ECCA's weekly newsletter. This is our 
primary mode of communication to our families  so if there is someone you would like to add to this weekly newsletter, please click the  Join  tab at the bottom of the email. In keeping with our 'green initiative', this weekly email will reduce the amount of paper sent home. Please email us with any comments you may have. If you have a submission for Hawk Talk, please send it to hawktalk@ecca.org
Returning Families Mandatory Update REQUIRED
Please make sure to complete the online registration when it becomes available.  This is a necessary step annually. The district is currently working towards troubleshooting the issues in order to roll this out to all families. This email is specific to each student and assigns an individualized login and password per student. Keep checking your email inbox.
*Returning students only*
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Weeding Needed
Do you have a few hours to beautify the front of our school? If you and the kids have any time before school starts, it is a fun way to fulfill some of your volunteer hours. Come by anytime that works for you. Please see Kim Walter with questions.
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

 
Ice Cream Social:
Please join us for our Ice Cream Social and Parent Fair at ECCA 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 14

charter garb
Charter Garb
Order and pay for your Charter Garb through ecca.org. Orders will be delivered to your student's classroom no later than Tuesday, 8/20.  
The Charter Garb store will also be open for business during the Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, 8/14 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. 
Drop Off/Pick Up
Just to review a few procedures...

Drop Off 7:45-7:55
Please know that if you drop your child off prior to 7:45 there is no supervision in the parking lot or on the playground. Adult supervision is provided starting 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. Please remember that Middle School is released from class at 3:20 so they will probably not be outside right at 3:20. 

If your child is not available at the time you are picking up we will ask you to go around. You may pull into the exit lane from the pick up lane once you have picked up your child.

Please make sure to use our crosswalks when moving to and from parked cars for your safety.
Lunch Reminders
MONDAYS
Pizza Mondays are back again! Gondola Pizza will provide cheese and pepperoni pizza. A count will be taken Monday morning in the student's classrooms.

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.
2019-20 Calendar
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
AUGUST 2019
ice cream
Wednesday, 8/14: Ice Cream Social 
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 8/14: MANDATORY Kindergarten Parent Meeting 4:30-6:00 p.m.
MANDATORY New Parent Meeting 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Thursday, 8/15/19 and Friday, 8/16/19:
FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL 4th-8th grades
8:00 a.m.-3:20 p.m.
***Students should wear Charter Garb
Monday, 8/19: Kindergarten Stagger start.
Student last names A-K
8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Monday, 8/19: After School Program and Hot Lunch begins
Tuesday, 8/20: Kindergarten Stagger start. 
Student last names L-Z 
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, 8/21/19:  MANDATORY 5th Grade Parents Meeting @ ECCA 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Thursday, 8/29/19: Back to School Night Lower School 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Monday, 9/2/19: Labor Day. NO SCHOOL

Thursday, 9/5/19: Back to School Night Middle School 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, 9/17/19: Picture Day
SCORE BOARD
Middle School Girls Volleyball

6th Grade Coach : Kim Shikverg   
7th Grade Coach : Jessica Halminski   
8th Grade Coach : John Grimaldi 

6th Grade Practice Times: M/W 6:30 - 7:45am & T/Th 5 - 6:30pm
7th Grade Practice Times: M/T/W/Th 3:30pm - 5pm
8th Grade Practice Times: M/W 5 - 6:30pm and T/Th 6:30 - 7:45 AM

Students who have practices at 5pm are able to use Homework Club until then, but are expected to be productive and respectful while waiting for practice to begin.

Practices are able to begin on Wednesday August 14th! 

MS Cross Country
Cross Country opportunity through Berry Creek Middle School. Contact is Nanci Almonte: nanci.almonte@eagleschools.net
Middle School Boys Football
Football Mini-Camps for St. Clare start this Friday, and Berry Creek's start on Tuesday!

The information for the Berry Creek Middle School team can be found at  https://toddhuck.wixsite.com/berrycreekwildcats and the contact is Todd Huck who can be reached at  todd.huck@eagleschools.net.

The information for the St. Clare football team can be found
 at  http://www.stclarecatholicschool.com/event/football-information/ and the contact is Gina Demarest, who can be reached at  admin@stclareparish.com.
Girls on the Run- Calling all 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Girls

Offered to girls in grades 3 -5. We NEED coaches! Please consider volunteering your Mondays and Thursdays (3:15-4:45). There is a training for those interested in coaching on August 25 from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Frisco. If interested in this amazing activity offered at ECCA to young girls, please contact Kelly Place at kelly.place@eagleschools.net
To register, click here .
 
ECCA provides this information as a public service only. It does not necessarily endorse any organization or activity listed.
BULLETIN BOARD
Events
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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