Snow Removal Recommendations Needed

The Facilities Department is looking for snow removal company recommendations. If you have someone in mind to help clear snow from the elementary, middle, and high school parking lots when necessary, please contact Andy Hanson.

School Offices Closed During Christmas Break

All campus offices will be closed after Tuesday, December 20th and will reopen on Wednesday, January 3rd.

Lost & Found

Bins at the Elementary, Middle, and High School Campuses will be emptied out next Friday, December 16. Please remember to write your child's name inside jackets, sweatshirts, and coats! All items without names will be donated to local charities. Please check the school offices for valuable items.

STUDENT WELLNESS 

Check out this December Newsletter about health and wellness for your child! 

ECS Wellness Committee

Evansville Christian Elementary and Middle School participate in the National School Lunch Program. Any school within that program is required to implement a Wellness Policy. This policy is created as a guide for students, staff, and families to refer to for certain nutrition/wellness topics such as smart snacks, nutrition label guidance, and the goals set in place to keep our school on track! A committee is formed to help create and enforce the policy. The 2022-2023 Wellness Committee will be meeting January 10, 2023. If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas that you would like the committee to discuss please contact Abigail Parker, Wellness Coordinator. 

Offer Versus Serve

Under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), ECS must offer five food components to Elementary students. In order to reduce food waste, we allow students to choose which foods they want. This means we are an Offer Versus Serve (OVS) campus! Discuss with your student that they are not required to take every item that is offered, although they can if they would like. Students must take at least three of the five food components, including ½ cup of fruit and/or vegetable. Milk is optional. If your student knows he/she will not drink the milk or eat a certain item, please explain that they do not have to take it. Talk through how your student may like to build their lunch tray and remind them that reducing food waste is so important!

Enrolling New Siblings for 23/24

If you are enrolling a sibling as a new student at ECS, we strongly encourage you to submit an online application during a priority window for ECS families that is before we open enrollment to new families. As our school has grown significantly, we expect to have wait pools for many grade levels (especially Kindergarten), so it is in your best interest to enroll new siblings during the priority window.

• You may submit the online application at any time (no deadline), but your priority window is now through January 8th. After January 8th, spots will be open to new families as well.

• You can easily access the online application by logging into your FACTS Family Portal at the link below. Then in the blue menu on the left, click on “Apply/Enroll” and follow the "Application" steps for a new student application. You can also visit our website under the Admissions Menu to start an application.

• Be sure to select the 2023/24 school year when you begin the application.

• For currently enrolled ECS families, an online application fee of $25 per student will be due when you submit the application.

Financial Information for 2023/24



The 23/24 tuition rates & fees will be in the Friday Flyer and on the ECS website on Friday, December 16th after approval by the ECS School Board.

Families eligible for the Indiana Choice Scholarship (voucher) will be notified of 2023/24 rates as soon as we receive necessary information from the State by early February. Please contact Nerissa Foor, Business Manager, if you have financial questions specific to your family.  

2023/2024 School Calendar Released

The 2023/2024 ECS School Calendar has been completed and is available to download on the school website. Click on the button below to view the calendar.

Health Notice

Please review these two letters from the Indiana State Dept. of Health providing parent information on Meningitis/Meningococcal and Pertussis (whooping cough), including their symptoms and vaccines. They are being provided in accord with State law and are also posted on FACTS, under School Resources. The letters list websites for more information or talk with your health care provider.

Child flu vaccines are available through the county health departments. For more information, contact your health provider or visit the Vanderburgh Health Dept. website or the Warrick Health Dept. website. 

Freedom Prayer Training

Come learn how to minister to others through interactive prayer to effectively continue the work of sanctification purchased for us by Jesus Christ on the Cross. You will gain skills listening to the Holy Spirit and to others, and learn to recognize when and how to walk someone through forgiveness, repentance, surrendering a burden to Jesus, and more. Freedom Prayer is rooted in scripture, empowered by the Spirit, and bearing good fruit in our community. We hope you will join us in this powerful training! Attendees will have the opportunity to sign up for free prayer sessions after the training Saturday afternoon.

When:

January 12, 5:00-9:00pm (meal provided)

January 13, 5:00-9:00pm (meal provided)

January 14, 8:00am- 1:00pm

Where: Crossroads Christian Church Chapel 

Cost: $20 individual, $30 for a couple

Register at:  cccgo.com/men

If you have any questions, please contact Emily Linge at freedomprayer@cccgo.com