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Eagle County Charter Academy

Summer Newsletter

2020
Please watch for PRINCIPAL MESSAGES about the start of the 20-21 school year . . . stay tuned.
Upcoming Events
  
August 10, 2020
Teachers return

August 12, 2020
Ice Cream Social and Parent Fair from 3:00-4:00 pm at ECCA.
 
August 12, 2020
Kindergarten at 3:30 pm at ECCA (Mandatory for first time ECCA Kinder families)

New Parents to ECCA Orientation at 4:00 pm (Mandatory for first time ECCA families)


August 13/14, 2020 
First Days of School

Kindergarten - 3rd: 45 minute assessment appointments. A signup will be sent home via email in early August. 

Grades 4 - 8: Full days   All students will come on both days from 8:00-3:20.  

August 17, 2020
Staggered entry for Kindergarten: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
8/17/20 Last names A - L
8/18/20 Last names M - Z 

August 19, 2020
First full day of school for Kindergarten 8:00 am - 3:15pm; class lists will be announced at the end of the day

August 27, 2020
7th - 8th Grades
Back to School Night 
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

September 3, 2020
K - 4th Grades
Back to School Night 
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

September 7, 2020
NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

September 10, 2020
5th - 6th Grades
Back to School Night 
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
  
Click here for the 2020-21 ECCA School Year Calendar
Summer Hours
The office will re-open August , 2020.
  
We are checking the school voice mail periodically and Kim and Molly are also available by email.
  
School Supplies 2020-2021
 Click here for Kindergarten
Click here for 1st Grade
Click here for 2nd Grade
Click here for 3rd Grade
Click here for 4th Grade
Click here for 5th/6th Grades
Click here for 7th/8th Grades
Immunization Requirements
*INCOMING 6th Graders :  ALL students entering 6th grade are required to receive a Tdap vaccine (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) after age 11 and prior to entering 6th grade.  Please provide updated Colorado Certificate of Immunization prior to the first day of school.

 
*Varicella Vaccine:   As of 2015, ALL students are required by ACIP and CDE to receive 2 doses of the varicella vaccine.  Most students have already met this requirement, but please be sure to check with your child's medical provider for updated proof of vaccination.
 
*Vaccine Exemptions:
  If you have previously signed a personal exemption for any vaccine, a proposal has been submitted to the Colorado Board of Health that will require annual re-signing of exemptions. 

Annual Update
Look for an email regarding the REQUIRED Annual Update from Lorri McGarvey via SchoolMessenger in July 2020. It will include your student(s) individual login code(s). Please take the time to complete this update before school resumes in August.
Thank you.
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Please join us in welcoming our new employees 
for the 2020-21 school year!

Teacher Additions and Changes:
 
* Jennifer Kim:  Jennifer will be a full time therapist at ECCA.  She will work closely with Alicia Pribramsky to provide social/emotional support to individuals and small groups.  Her position is brought to us by the Hope Center and Vail Valley Health - woohoo!

*Shelby Taber : Shelby will be teaching 2nd grade with Kelly Place, after teaching kindergarten for the past 11 years at ECCA.

*Erin Hasemann: Erin will be teaching kindergarten with Ryanne Arnot.  She has been a teaching assistant at ECCA for the past 3 years.  

*Elizabeth Dekanich: Elizabeth continues to be the Reading Interventionist and will also teach K/1 Spanish in the afternoon. 

*Sarah Bechard:  Sarah will continue as a half time teaching assistant and as the new half time SPED teacher for upper school. She will work closely with Bonnie Pottorff who will continue to work with lower school students.  

 S pring 2020 Report Cards
K -4 will be sent home with students in the Fall.  All 5-8 report card grades are available on Powerschool.


2019 2020 ECCA Yearbook
Yearbooks are available for purchase now using the link below.  They will be sent home with students in the Fall.

Go to:  mymjthomas.com  or   CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE     ORDER CODE: eccayb1920
 
ECCA 
Peaks League Sports
(Grades 6, 7, 8)



*V olleyball - 8/17 through 10/10

*Football offered through BCMS, EVMS, GCMS, and St. Clare - 8/17 through 10/7

*Cross Country offered through BCMS, EVMS, and HPS - 8/17 through 10/1

Boys Basketball - 10/12 through 12/12

*Updates will follow with the start of the year.
Summer Reading Assignments
Summer Reading
Hopefully you have all been reading like crazy this summer and experiencing the joys of a good book!  Visit the links below for assignments.

 Incoming 1st-4th Grade
 
Click here  for the rising 1st grade summer reading expectations.
      
Click here for the rising 2nd grade summer reading expectations.   
 
  Click here for the rising 3rd grade summer reading expectations.

Click here for the rising 4th grade summer reading expectations.
 

Incoming 5th & 6th Graders

Click here for an overview of Summer Literacy Expectations for 5/6.

Click here  for the 5th & 6th grade summer reading expectations.

Click here  for book suggestions for 5/6.

Incoming 7th & 8th Graders

for the 7th & 8th grade summer reading expectations.


Incoming Kindergarten students do not have a summer reading assignment but can choose to participate if they would like.