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9/24... Everyone A Reader Volunteer Meeting, 8:15-10:15 9/26... Running Club Begins 9/28... Assembly, Last Chance to Claim Lost & Found Items, Mission 2 Save Deposits, Sharkeez Italian Icee After School 10/1-5... Walk, Ride or Roll Challenge, 6th Grade Camp 10/12... Reflections Submissions Due, Fall Box Top Contest Ends, Bike Rodeo 10/17... 6th Grade Science Night 10/15-19... Red Ribbon Week |
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Membership Has Its Benefits...
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Restaurant Night
Tonight!!!
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Don't forget tonight, Thursday, Spetember 13th, is an ECC PTA Restaurant Night FUNdraiser at Allen's New York Pizza! No flyer is needed! Just mention that you are from ECC for dine-in, take-out, or delivery orders and 20% of all proceeds will be donated back to ECC! Take a break from cooing and support ECC.
Allen's is located in the shopping center next to Dove library near the Cinepolis movie theater.
6943 El Camino Real
Carlsbad
(760) 918-9999
no coupons please
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Sept. 18 - 21
Before & After School
in the
ECC Auditorium
If you can volunteer to help with this event please contact Mamta Malhotra.
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Character Counts
at the Creek!
| The Character Trait for the Month of September is....
C I T I Z E N S H I P |
DO YOUR SHARE TO MAKE YOUR SCHOOL AND THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE:
-Take responsibility for what goes on around you
-Help take care of the environment
-Be a good neighbor
-Treat others with respect
-Follow the rules of your family, your school and your society
-Stand with pride when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag
-Play by the rules
(One winner from each grade will receive a $20 gift care to Target and four overall winners will get lunch with Principal Brown at Islands.)
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Help Wanted
Weekly Edition:
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The following programs need volunteers to help give all ECC students the best educational experience possible:
Book Fair: Contact Mamta Malhotra
Arts Attack Supply Room Helpers: Contact Melissa Van loan
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| Lost & Found
Check the Lost & Found near the office. All unclaimed items will be donated September 28.
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September 13, 2012
Welcome to ECC Explorer News (eNews). For more information, please visit the ECC website and the PTA website.
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The Week Ahead - Conference Week
*Please Note Early Dismissal Schedule All Week
Tonight, September 13
Allen's Pizza Restaurant Night
Tomorrow, September 14
Recycling Collection - AM Drop Off, All Gates
Early Dismissal 12:45PM
Monday, September 17
Conferences - Early Dismissal 12:45PM
Book Fair - Preview Day Only
Tuesday, September 18
Conferences - Early Dismissal 12:45PM
Book Fair Before & After School - Auditorium
Family Night 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Wednesday, September 19
Conferences - Early Dismissal 12:45PM
Book Fair Before & After School - Auditorium
Thursday, September 20
Dads & Donuts 7:00AM-9:00AM - Auditorium
Odyssey of the Mind Meeting 8:15-9:00AM - Room 406
Conferences - Early Dismissal 12:45PM
Book Fair Before & After School - Auditorium
Friday, September 21
Recycling Collection - AM Drop Off, All Gates
Early Dismissal 12:45PM
Book Fair Before & After School - Auditorium
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A Note From Mrs. Brown
9 - 11 -12
Dear ECC Families,
Next week starts parent conferences. In order to be prepared, you might try writing down your top three questions and your top three concerns. That way your twenty minutes will be focused and meaningful. Remember that the teacher never wishes to make you feel rushed, but from his or her perspective, there are 24 to 32 parents to serve in a limited amount of time. Thanks for your understanding.
Teachers will be ready to share your child's assessment data from this year and last, if they took the STAR test in May 2012. Also, they will have a goal-setting sheet to write together, based on your child's various abilities and your collective goals for academics and/or social emotional areas.
After the conference, you may wish to stop by our auditorium to see the Scholastic Book Fair. These books are priced well and make great surprises for your children.
Looking ahead, we officially start our K-3 Wheel on 9/25. If your child's usual reply (when asked how his day was) is, "Fine," ask him how his Wheel time went. That should be a lively discussion!
Thanks to all of our glorious volunteers who attended one of the orientations last week; Garden Science or Arts Attack. I hope that you will find your experience working with our students and teachers an excellent source of meaning and pleasure.
Looking forward to a great fall!
Carrie Brown
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PTA News & Events
Reflections Contest
Calling all artists! The ECC Reflections Arts Program is coming up soon and all students K-6 are encouraged to participate. Reflections is a national arts achievement and recognition program. This year's theme is "The Magic of a Moment." Students may submit works relating to the theme in six different categories: dance choreography, musical composition, visual arts, photography, literature, and video production. The submission deadline is set for Friday, Oct. 12. Student artwork will be displayed at a reception held at ECC on Nov. 14, 2012 in the evening. Please click here for more information or contact Angela DeLuca.
Important Education Propositions On The Ballot
Prop 38 and Prop 30 are the two initiatives on the Nov. 6, 2012 ballot that have the potential to greatly increase the revenue for our schools. Please take the time to educate yourself on these propositions. The Encinitas Union School District supports the passage of both Prop 38 and Prop 30.
*Prop 38: To learn more about Proposition 38 (Also known as "Our Children Our Future: Local Schools and Early Education Investment Act" or "The Molly Munger Initiative") go to www.prop38forlocalschools.org and be sure to visit the benefits calculator to find out how much our school would receive if Prop 38 passes.
*Prop 30: To learn more about Proposition 30 (Also known as "The School and Local Public Safety Protection Act" or "The Governor Gerry Brown Initiative" go to www.yesonprop30.com.
*Comparison Matrix: Please visit www.educateourstate.org for information on both initiatives. Click here to view a matrix they have created to compare/contrast the two propositions.
Prop 38 Event
A local family is hosting an informational meeting about Proposition 38 on Sept. 26 at 6:30PM. Click here for flyer. (Location is provided upon RSVP.) Anyone interested in learning more about this ballot measure is invited. Topics of discussion include projected revenues for individual schools, as well as how this initiative works and how it will affect your taxes. Please contact Elizabeth Shany with any questions and/or to RSVP to this event. You also may contact Katrina Young or Mary Durfee with any questions related to this event or other ways to learn more about Prop 38.
Quiet Room at ECC
For some kids, recess can be the most challenging time of the day. Starting this week, ECC is offering a Quiet Room to students wishing for a spot to relax and enjoy peaceful activities such as coloring, reading and quiet games. The Quiet Room will be open every Friday during lunch recess with the hope of extending it throughout the week if additional volunteers step forward. Please contact Erika Brucia for more information about this new program.
Book Fair
The book fair is coming next week. Starting Tuesday Sept. 18, the fair will be open before and after school Tuesday through Friday. Don't miss Family Night on Tuesday, Sept. 18 6:00PM to 8:00PM, as well as Dads and Donuts on Thursday, Sept. 20 from 7:00AM to 9:00AM. This is a great time to pick up fall reading books, holiday gifts, or even some books for your teacher's classroom library. Books can also be bought on-line at Scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs Sept. 12 through Oct. 2. and will be delivered to your child's classroom the second week in October.
Volunteers are also needed to make this event a success. Parents, 5th/6th grade students, as well as any of our group organizations (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc.) are invited to help out. Please contact Mamta Malhotra with any questions. See you at the Book Fair!
Book Drive
Please support ECC's second annual Book Drive. The ECC PTA will be collecting gently used or recently purchased books during the Book Fair. All books will be donated to Central Elementary School in Escondido which not only has been identified as a high-need school, their media center was flooded last year due to heavy rains. Read article here. Last year ECC donated over 800 books to Laurel Elementary in Oceanside; we hope to donate the same amount (if not more) to help the students at Central. Please contact Kristin Berry with any questions.
Lace Up Your Running Shoes
Looking for a great way to spend quality time with your kids AND exercise at the same time? ECC Running Club is for you! Join us every WEDNESDAY after school, starting Sept. 26th. Everyone must bring a signed permission slip to the first session to participate. Permission slips, along with detailed information about the program, will be available on the ECC PTA website starting next week.
Bike Rodeo is Back
GET IN GEAR FOR THE ECC BIKE RODEO! Immediately after school (1:00PM) on Friday, Oct. 12, ECC will offer a hands-on learning clinic to provide students with the skills they need to become better cyclists and avoid bicycling accidents and injuries. Professionals from El Camino Bike Shop and the Encinitas Sheriff's Station will be providing bike safety instruction and demonstrations. Participants will have the chance to learn and practice their skills in a fun, non-competitive environment.
Odyssey of The Mind
Odyssey of the Mind is an exciting international educational program that provides opportunities for students to creatively solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and world level. ECC hopes to offer this program to grade levels 2-6, depending on the availability of parent volunteers. We are looking for a few parents to coach students as they work on their selected tasks. Children of all parent volunteers are given a spot on the team. Interested parent volunteers are encouraged to attend an informational meeting Thursday, Sept. 20 from 8:15AM-9:00AM in room 406. Please click here for a Odyssey of the Mind flyer or contact Julie Thompson for more information.
Walk To School Challenge
Get ready to join in SANDAG iCommunte's Walk Ride and Roll to school challenge happening the week of Oct. 1 - 5, 2012. The school with the largest percentage of parents logging their child's carpool, transit, walk, and/or bike to school trips in the online iCommute system wins! Schools will receive one point for every alternative commute trip logged using TripTracker throughout the challenge. Scooters and skateboards count too. First place wins $1,000 in school supplies; second place gets $750; third place receives $500. All trips must be logged by Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Along with cash prizes for the winning schools, parents that log their child's/children's trips also have a chance to win prizes from iCommute! To log in go to http://www.icommutesd.com/Events/WalkRideRollToSchoolCampaign.aspx. ECC's school password is: ECC2013.
Back to School Box Top Contest
Earn Cash for ECC! One winner per grade who collects the most Box Tops in their grade will win a $10 gift card to Target. Simply collect and affix Box Tops to a collection sheet (click here to choose one) or place them in a baggie and turn them in to the collection can located next to the Lost and Found cabinet by Friday, Oct. 12. Don't forget to include your name, teacher's name and grade with number of box tops collected on the collection sheet or baggie. Winners will be announced in the Oct. 18 eNews. Contact Audrey McLaurin with questions.
Give with Target REDcard:
 Target gives back to ECC every time you shop. Simply register your Target REDcard here and 1% of all your Target purchases will go toward supporting ECC PTA programs.
Give with Labels for Education
Did you know that most of our playground equipment last year was obtained through the Labels for Education program?Please support your children's physical education and register your Albertsons, Vons, and Ralphs frequent shopper cards. Every time you purchase a participating product (Pepperidge Farm, Cambells, Prego, Pop Secret, Post, Dannon, etc.), our school earns points. It's that easy! To register, go to www.eLabelsForEducation.com. Any questions contact Anne-Katherine Pingree.
Give With Office Depot:
When checking out at Office Depot, simply mention you are from ECC and they will automatically give back 5% to ECC! No flyers. No coupons. No sign-up. It's that easy.
Give With eScrip:
Planning October travel? USE eScrip! There are hundreds of travel companies that are willing to contribute to ECC. Just use eScrip to enter their online sties. To make your reservations, go to eScrip.com and click on the online mall link. There are so many travel companies that you already use that will donate a portion of your purchase to ECC. Just a small sampling includes Expedia (1.5% to ECC), Travelocity (1.8%), Hotwire (2.4%), Priceline.com (3%), Hotels.com (3.9%), Avis (1.8%), Dollar Rent-a-Car (0.6%) and so many more. To sign up for eScrip go to www.escrip.com.com and use our school id: 4654601. Questions? Ask Lisa Hyndman.
Give With Vons:
Just link your Vons Club card to ECC at checkout and Vons will automatically give back to ECC every time you present your Vons Club card.
President's Letter
Log onto the ECC PTA website (www.eccpta.com) for the semi-monthly president's letter summarizing recent and upcoming PTA events.
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ECC FUND
Did You Know....
....that the ECC Fund is the SOLE source of funding for our school's Science, Music and Technology Consultants? We still have a long way to go to reach our annual goal of raising $100,000 for ECC's Music, Science and Technology programs. No donation is too small, and every pledge goes a long way toward giving our students the tools they need for an extraordinary education experience.
MANY THANKS to the 102 ECC Families who have already made donations totaling over $22,000! SHOW YOUR ECC PRIDE ON YOUR CAR: Every ECC Family who donates $50 or more will receive an AWESOME El Camino Creek License plate frame!
$500 Visa Gift Card GIVEAWAY! For each $200 your family donates, you will receive a chance to win a $500 Visa Gift card which can be used virtually anywhere! Each $200 contribution counts as an entry (e.g., a $600 donation receives 3 chances to win) and matching fund gifts & donations paid in installments count toward your entries. Drawing will take place during the September 28 Spirit Assembly.
GIRLS' NIGHT OUT at the Belly Up!
Bring your friends and join us for Happy Hour with ATOMIC GROOVE at the Belly Up in Solana Beach on Friday, Sept. 28 from 5:00-8:00PM. Tickets are $25 per person and include limo bus transportation from La Costa Valley, admission to the Belly Up, one drink ticket, appetizers, and a Shwag Bag filled with lots of cool stuff. You can purchase tickets online at https://ecces.ejoinme.org/2012GirlsNightOut.
GHOULISH Fun for ECC Parents!
The La Costa Valley Club invites all ECC Parents to its Annual Halloween Party at the Valley Club on Saturday, Oct 27 beginning at 6:00PM. This year's event will include all of the customary great food, music, dancing and famous costume contest, and it will also be a fundraiser for the ECC Fund with an awesome raffle. For more information go to the Valley Club's website at
If you would like to find out more about the ECC Fund or have questions or comments, please contact ECC Fund Co-Chair Lynda Wennerstrom at ldwenn2000@yahoo.com. To stay informed with what's happening at ECC this year, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ECCFund. "Friend" The ECC Fund by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 28 and you'll be entered into a drawing for a $50 Target gift card.
Thank you for your support!
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