FRIDAY FLYER
March 5, 2021
SAVE THE DATE

3/8-3/10
IREAD for 3rd Grade

3/9
Seniors - Pick Up Day for Graduation Items

3/10
Chapel
Crossroads & East Campuses

3/11
Chapel
6th Grade

6:30 p.m. - National Honors Society Virtual Induction

3/12
Chapel
7th Grade

3/15
Chapel
Epworth Campus
(in Bible classes)

3/17
Epworth Campus
Club B Schedule

3/19
Last Day of Quarter 3

3/22-3/26
SPRING BREAK

4/2
NO SCHOOL
GOOD FRIDAY
PICS OF THE WEEK
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ECHS wins the State Championship for the Indiana Christian Schools Athletic Association!!!
Visit our Facebook page for more highlights and video of the games.
6th graders in Science class demonstrated with dominos the transfer of potential and kinetic energy.
1st grade celebrated Dr. Seuss' Birthday by having special literacy activities throughout the day!
WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COVID-19
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.
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.
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.
NEW ELEMENTARY CAMPUS
EXCITING PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON THE INTERIOR
OF OUR NEW K-6 CAMPUS!

The weather is still important to keep our project on schedule, so please pray for continued beautiful weather and safety for the construction teams.
Concrete is being poured inside and should be complete by Spring Break!
Walls are starting to be installed with the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing rough-ins.
2021/22 SCHOOL CHOICE VOUCHER & SGO GRANTS
2021-2022 SCHOOL CHOICE SCHOLARSHIP (VOUCHERS) FAMILIES - ECS will begin to submit School Choice Scholarship (voucher) applications in mid-May/early June. The delay is due to current pending legislative bills and waiting for final approval from IDOE for our new grade level configuration at all ECS buildings. The Business Department will notify eligible families when we are ready to begin the voucher application process. Please contact Nerissa Foor with any questions.
SGO FAMILIES FOR THE CURRENT 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR - If your student received an SGO Grant for this 20/21 school year, you may qualify for a School Choice Voucher in 21/22. Click here to check the income guidelines, and contact Nerissa Foor with any questions.
REMINDERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
IREAD-3 - IREAD-3 will be administered to all ECS 3rd grade students on Tuesday, March 9th and Wednesday March 10th with the practice test on Monday, March 8th. It is an online multiple choice test that will assess students' reading comprehension, word analysis, and vocabulary. Results of the test will be sent to schools in April. Students not passing the test will be required to participate in remediation and will have one opportunity in the summer to retake the test. Students who do not pass will be retained in 3rd grade. Click here for a short video from the Indiana Dept. of Education explaining why students take I-READ3. 
STUDENT WELLNESS - Check out these March newsletters about health and wellness for your child! NUTRITION NUGGETS - Food and Fitness for a Healthy Child (click here) and TEEN FOOD AND FITNESS - Healthy Ideas for Middle and High School Students (click here).
STUDENT BREAKFAST - This is a reminder that student breakfasts are available at the East and Crossroads Campus (Crossroads Campus only serves Crossroads students) cafeterias from 7:30-7:45 a.m. for students who are not enrolled in Before School Care (BSC). For students enrolled in BSC, student breakfast is available during BSC.  The normal cost for breakfast is $1.35. However, due to the pandemic, ECS is operating under a free meal program, all students are eligible, for the rest of the school year or until the USDA funds are depleted.
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. 
ECS ATHLETICS
SIGN UPS ARE OPEN FOR 6th-8th GRADE GIRLS' TENNIS!

Tryouts will be from 4:00 pm-5:30 pm on Monday 3/15 and Wednesday 3/17 at Wesselman Park Tennis Center. Everyone must attend at least one of the tryout days, but preferably both. There will be a short informational parent meeting at Wesselman's following the 3/17 tryout. Practices and matches start the week after Spring Break. There will be one practice and one match per week. Practices will likely be on Mondays and matches on Tuesdays, but the schedule has not yet been finalized. Please fill out the form below to sign-up your daughter! If you have any questions you can email Coach Bottorff.
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