WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COVID-19 |
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It is important that all COVID-related situations continue to be reported to campus principals or campus health coordinators, even during virtual learning. Quarantine timelines can span anywhere from 7 to 24 days or more, so even when a family experiences COVID over a brief virtual school period or school break, student quarantines do not necessarily end when school resumes. Please contact campus principals or campus health coordinators to report any of the following: 1) Students experiencing COVID symptoms; 2) Household members experiencing COVID symptoms.
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COVID SCREENING GUIDE FOR PARENTS - Every morning, parents should utilize this daily screening tool from the Indiana State Department of Health to determine whether or not to send your child to school.
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COVID LINE FOR REPORTING - We have a dedicated phone line at ECS for reporting a positive COVID case in your family. If an ECS student or immediate family member receives a positive COVID test result, we're asking that you call the following number: 812-470-5423. That phone will be monitored by a rolling member of our administrative staff who will instruct you on next steps.
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REMINDERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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PS-8th GRADE YEARBOOK ORDERS DUE TODAY - Capture the 2020/21 school year by ordering your very own full color Evansville Christian School Yearbook! Notice that various grade levels have different yearbooks, so be sure to order the correct grade level. The options are:
- Evansville Christian School Preschool-5: Deadline is 2/26/21
- Evansville Christian Middle School (choose this option for grades 6-8): Deadline is 2/26/21
- Evansville Christian High School: Orders accepted through end of school year
If you are ordering more than one yearbook for children in your family (for example, you have a 3rd grader and a 9th grader), please submit separate order forms in order to avoid confusion so it is clear which yearbook you are ordering.
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TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR 2021-2022 - All applications for financial assistance from ECS will be accepted online through a third party (a $35 application fee will apply). The application link will be available on March 1st, from the Business Office. To be considered on a priority basis, complete an application and upload your 2020 Federal Tax return by March 26. We recommend you file your tax returns as soon as possible. Note - this assistance program is not the same as the SGO Grants and School Choice Voucher program. Please contact Nerissa Foor, Business Manager, with any questions.
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LEGISLATION INFORMATION ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1005 - The INPEA (Indiana Non-Public Education Association) has put together a brief document with a recent legislative update as well as how school communities and parents can continue to advocate for Christian education access. CLICK HERE to read!
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EMERGENCY WEATHER PROCEDURE - With Spring weather around the corner, we want to remind parents that if a campus is under a warning (storm or tornado), campuses will NOT release students. This is required by law enforcement. Parents will be allowed to enter the building and wait in a designated location until the warning has expired.
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HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH |
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Every grade level at Evansville Christian School has taken time this month to honor Black History Month by researching achievements by African Americans and their impact on history. The following summaries share the ways that ECS recognized our diversity and uniqueness in how God created us.
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Preschool & Pre-K: Students are learning that God calls us to love others, as love is part of the Fruit of the Spirit. Students are also discovering black authors and influential leaders through a variety of literature.
Kindergarten: Students are researching and writing about key figures in black history in a two-week unit, including an African American Heroes Chart, creating a facts sheet, directed drawings, read alouds and videos.
First grade: Social studies lessons study various black leaders throughout history, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and the Underground Railroad.
2nd and 4th grades: For Media Center research, students are studying famous Americans, focusing on more diversity and famous African American Hoosiers. They also discuss a display outside the library with information regarding numerous African Americans who paved the way for a more diverse and equal America.
3rd grade: Students are conducting a mini research project, where each student is assigned a different well-known African American to research. Students will also have access to picture books through the month featuring some of the people from our research.
4th grade: Students are reading The Watsons Go to Birmingham in class and having class discussion/writing assignments connected to the book. Classes also are using ReadWorks to assign different articles and comprehension questions about civil rights leaders.
5th grade: Instruction focuses on an African American individual who was pivotal in literature, civil rights, math, missions, science and sports, including names of individuals in each category who may be more obscure or less well-known. In Social Studies, students researched a notable African African and typed information about their life in an Instagram template. To finalize their study, they selected a different person and had a choice board. Their first option was to draw their person of study and select adjectives to describe the person and then write about why they chose their adjectives. Another option was to write a five paragraph essay about their life. A third option was to create a magazine cover from a template provided. And the final option was to create a Flipgrid newstory (video). Samples of the students' work is below.
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6th & 7th grades: Students are learning about the various contributions African Americans made to the world. This includes the amazing art of Jacob Lawrence, scientific advances by Benjamin Banneker, courage of Harriet Tubman, the thought-provoking quotes of Booker T. Washington, the out of this world travels of Mae Jemison, and many others who made a lasting impact on our world.
8th grade: Students collaborated to evaluate a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. They searched for figurative language in the speech, connected that language to the events of the time, and talked about its impact on the Civil Rights Movement. Students discussed the Biblical foundation for much of the figurative language and the stances of MLKJ.
High School: US History classes are discussing the Civil Rights Movement. ELA classes are focusing on Black History Month themes in the writer's notebook text and writing responses weekly during the month. They listened to a podcast centered on a Gospel -look at Black History Month and then did a reflection.
Music: During a unit on jazz music, African American musicians who made great contributions to jazz music will be studied. At the high school level, students are learning about characteristics and styles of music that come from the African Influence on American Music (work songs, spirituals, ragtime, blues, jazz, gospel).
Art: Students will learn about African American artists and how they inspire people of all backgrounds.
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Our Academic Team reflected on thought-provoking insight in this opinion article from Desiring God (from 2017) and why it is important for us as Christians to honor Black History Month. David Mathis, Executive Editor for Desiring God shared, "If you’re white — or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or all of the above — thank God for his brilliance and breadth in creating diverse peoples. And let’s cast the vision for our children again and again. It is a beautiful thing that God made so many types of divine-image-reflecting humans as the pinnacle of his creation. Black is beautiful, and particularly so with Spirit-opened eyes against the backdrop of horrors in this nation’s history. One month a year is not too long for reminding ourselves of it and celebrating it."
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SIGN UPS ARE OPEN FOR 5th-8th GRADE BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK & FIELD!
Detailed information regarding the upcoming Track & Field season has been emailed to parents of students in eligible grades. Most practices will be at Epworth Campus on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays and will start on Monday, March 1st from 3:45-5:15. Please contact Jennifer Thomas with questions.
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