Hawk Talk weekly news from
Eagle County Charter Academy
8/26/15                               Vol 6, Issue 3
In This Issue
Hawk Trait of the Week
Integrity
Be honest. Do what's best for the group. Have the courage to do the right thing -all the time- even if it is hard to do!  
IMPORTANT DATES
 
8/24/15 
After School Program starts
  

8/31/15 
Hot Lunch begins

9/1/15 
Back to School Night
Lower School: 5:00-6:30
 
9/3/15 
Back to School Night 
Middle School: 5:00 - 6:30

9/7/15 
Labor Day 
NO SCHOOL

9/15/15
Picture Day
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS
MS Girls' Volleyball
9/9/15
BCMS @ ECCA
4:15 p.m.

9/16/15
ECCA @ SMS
4:00 p.m.
BOARD CORNER
Please take a minute to look at our Board meeting minutes.

Click here for  February 2015 
Click here for March 2015
Click here for April 2015 
Click here for May 2015 
Volunteers Needed
We are in need of volunteers to help during lunch duty, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. This is a great way to log some volunteer hours!
Contact Meggen Kirkham directly if interested
Kirkham.meggen@gmail.com .

The Charter Garb store is looking for a volunteer to man the store on Wednesdays at pick up (3:10-3:30). Please contact Cherie Rollins if interested cherieandrob@comcast.net .
KUDOS TO YOU
Way to go ECCA students! The American Heart Association commends you for raising over $5000 with your Jump Rope for Heart last year.
NEW LUNCH NEWS!!!!!

 

ECCA welcomes Forrest Knapp to run our lunch program this year!   

Our food service will now run Monday through Friday.  Plus, in addition to scratch cooking each meal, Chef Forrest will also offer a sandwich sack lunch option every day.  Milk and salad bar will continue to be included in the $5 cost.  Lunch purchases will continue to be run through our online Schoolpay system.  

 

We look forward to having Chef Forrest join our ECCA family and begin our new dining menu starting on Monday, August 31st!

 
CHARTER GARB

Charter Garb store to be open at drop-off and on Wednesdays. For additional styles shop at  

 Land's End. Items ordered via Land's End are shipped directly to you. By clicking on the DIRECT LINK below, you will help our school earn cash back.

Click here for Land's End direct link.
 

 

Charter Garb bought from the store at school, taken from the "free bin" in the office and/or ordered through Land's End are the ONLY approved dress code items.  

 

Start Shopping Today! 

Go to www.ecca.org  and click on Charter Garb link. 

  

All online orders will be delivered weekly to your student at school.
DROP OFF/PICK UP
Just to review our procedures...

Drop Off 
7:45-8:00 
Please do not drop your child off prior to 7:45 as there is no supervision in the parking lot or on the playground until 7:45.  Please pull all the way forward to either the stop sign or the car parked in front of you to drop off your child.

Pick Up 
3:15 Lower School 
3:20 Upper School 
Pick up is only in the far right lane.  There are only 2 lanes of traffic, 1 for pick up and 1 to exit. Please remember that Upper School is released from class at 3:20 so they will probably not be outside right at 3:20. If your child is not available at the time you are picking up we will ask you to go around.  You may pull into the exit lane from the pick up lane once you have picked up your child.

Crosswalk 
Please make sure to use the crosswalk that is on the east side of our parking lot. 


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EVENTS:

We are excited to offer the SERA Schools after school music at ECCA this year. Private and semi-private classes being offered. Click here for more information or contact yulia.gigashvili@seraschools.com or call (970) 779-4943.   

Middle school cross country program returns this fall for grades 5-8. Practices are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday4:15-5:15. Students may choose to participate at either Berry Creek Middle School or Homestake Peak. Click here to see attached flyer or contact Jared Biniecki at 970-479-2271 at the Vail Rec District for more information.
 
Attention Kindergarten girls and their parents!  Come to the Avon Library on Sunday, August 23 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. is you are interested in learning about becoming a Daisy Girl Scout. Space is limited. Please contact Cricket Hawkins at cricket.hawkins@gscolorado.org for more information or click here to see the flyer. 

Recreational Swim Team Program- "Development Team"
This is a very flexible program that helps swimmers of all ages & abilities. This program includes training sessions for swimmers as young as 6 years old on up in all four strokes through to competitive swimmers (of all ages) looking to enhance their training but are unable to commit to Swim Team programs. This program emphasizes sportsmanship, the four swim strokes, skill progressions, swim training technology & terminology, strength training,  starts, turns, finishes, goal setting, and racing strategies as well as leadership. Click Here for more information. 


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Did you know that Lands' End gives a percentage of our sales back to our school?
Be sure to shop on our direct URL to earn cash back rewards and use the promotional codes to save on your uniform purchases. It's a win-win!
The promotion good through August 28th