Hawk Talk weekly news from
Eagle County Charter Academy
10/7/15                               Vol 7, Issue 9
In This Issue
Hawk Trait of the Week
LEADERSHIP
Accept successes and failures gracefully. Display a Positive Mental Attitude.  Bring out the best in others. Be a positive role model and set a good example. Inspire others to do their best.
IMPORTANT DATES
10/7/15 - 11/13/15
STUCO Canned Food Drive
**Donate at least 5 cans and receive the privilege to a FREE DRESS DAY on Monday, 11/16/15

10/15/15
Hawk Honor Assembly
2:15 p.m.
*Due to the break beginning Oct 16

10/16/15 and 10/19/15
NO SCHOOL

10/19/15 - 10/23/15
Parent Teacher Conferences

10/28/15
Picture Retakes

10/29/15
Chess Club
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

11/11/15
Veteran's Day Assembly
1:00 p.m.
**We cordially invite our community to join us for this celebration and extend a special invitation to current and former military personnel to join us as our honored guests.   
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS
 MS Girls' Volleyball!!

Monday night's game scores against St. Clare's:
7B - ECCA wins 25/15
8B - ECCA wins 25/21
 
7A - St. Clare wins overall
25/22 - ECCA wins first game
25/20 - St. Clare
15/7 - St. Clare
 
8A - St. Clare's wins overall
25/10 - St. Clare
25/21 - St. Clare

10/7/15
ECCA @ GC
4:15 p.m.

10/10/15
League Championships
@ HPS
basketball 1
Click here to sign up for MS Boys' Basketball for 6th - 8th graders. Please sign up by Friday, October 9.
BOARD CORNER
Please take a minute to look at our Board meeting minutes.

Click here for March 2015
Click here for April 2015 
Click here for May 2015 
Notes from the Business Office
After School visits are now charged to Food Service accounts. 
For easier tracking, After School charges (along with Lunch charges) will be billed to each student's Food Services account.  This is great news because now you will have instant access to dates and charges, and balance remaining in each student account for After School and Lunches together - in the Food Service section of your Schoolpay.com account.
 
Please remember that payments for After School and Lunch are due in advance, or at the time of service.  Please make your payments in the Food Service section of your Schoolpay.com account. If you have any questions please contact Linda Tierney at linda.tierney@eagleschools.net.
Click here for a "How To" on After School payments. 

Need help paying for Hot Lunch, Enrichment fees and Kinder Tuition? 
CLICK HERE for an Economic Assistance Application ( click here para en Espanol).  Please forward completed applications to the ECCA Accounting Manager at linda.tierney@eagleschools.net. 
CHARTER GARB

Charter Garb store is open at drop-off and pick up 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.  

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

2015-2016 School Year Calendar
Click here for the 2015-2016 school year calendar
THANK YOU!
Thank you to our facility committee and the work that went into creating this unique student gathering area on the west side of the campus.  Come and check it out!
PICTURE INFORMATION
Pictures went home yesterday - if you have any problems call Lifetouch directly at 1-866-955-8342 or mylifetouch.com 
CHESS CLUB
Weekly chess club begins Thursday, October 29, in the library, from 3:30-4:30.  No previous chess experience needed!  If you would like to help on a Thursday, or multiple Thursdays, or just drop in and play chess, please contact Peyton Schlichting at  marypeyton.schlichting@eagleschools.net or Lynda Harding at lynda.harding@eagleschools.net.  We would love to have you!

Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed for vision and hearing screen, on Thursday, October 15th email jennifer.sassi@eagleschools.net 

A volunteer is needed to help monitor Recess Chess in the Library on Mondays, 11:30 - 12:40. Please contact Lynda Harding at lynda.harding@eagleschools.net if you are interested. 

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
ECCA BAND I & II
Band II with Tony Gulizia takes place on Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:20.
Band I is open to all 4th and 5th graders interested. Please leave your information with Mr. G at gulizia@vail.net and he will contact you.  Band I will tentatively begin in October on Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:20.
ORIGINAL WORKS
The Original Works Program is coming for Kindergarten-6th grades at ECCA in October.
Get your holiday shopping done early this year!  The products range from magnets, mugs and mouse pads, to ceramic tiles, t-shirts, note cards and nearly two dozen other products.
 
Look for order packets mid-October that will be due back by October 30th.  Proceeds from the program will be used for the art curriculum.  For more information on Original Works please visit their website at www.originalworks.com.  Contact Holly Delonay at holly.delonay@eagleschools.net with any questions.
NEWS FROM THE HEALTH ROOM
The following is a list of signs and symptoms for you to use as a guide to decide whether you should send your child to school. Children who exhibit these symptoms at school will be sent home. 
  • Children who have temperatures of 100° F or above should stay home until their temperature has been normal (usually 98.6° F) for a full 24 hours (without medication).
  • Children who exhibit the following cold symptoms should stay home:a constant runny nose with abnormal color (green, yellow, white-not clear), thick nasal discharge, constant coughing, or lung congestion (unless these conditions have been diagnosed as allergy related).
  • Children who have been diagnosed with an infection and have been placed on medication should stay at home until they have taken the medication for a full 24 hours after the first dose.
  • Children who have had vomiting and/or diarrhea in the last 24 hours should stay home until there has been no vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours.
  • Children who have an undiagnosed skin rash or open skin lesion should stay home until the condition has been treated.
  • Children who have red, inflamed eyes with a thick, white or yellow discharge should stay home until treated.
Thank you for helping keep ECCA a healthy environment for children and staff.
PARENT GUILD
The ECCA Parent Guild invites you to join them in showing our teachers how much we value and appreciate them by signing up to help with the times listed during conference week in the Sign Up below.
SignUp for Conference Week Help

Click here to view the minutes from last month's meeting.
FAMILY SOCIAL NIGHT
ECCA Families! Do not miss out on these fun opportunities!

Wednesday, October 21st 4:00pm -close
Kirby Cosmos

  10% of your dining room order will be donated back to the Eagle County Charter Academy (applies to food purchases only; orders placed at the bar do not qualify). Come fill your bellies and enjoy your fellow ECCA families.
VOTE NOW...
And vote often!
Click here to nominate your excellent educator TODAY.

An easy way to honor our wonderful teachers is by simply voting for them. The nominations are cumulative (through the entire school year).

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Don't miss out on Hawk Honors Assemblies!
8:20 a.m. start

Please join us prior to the assembly for some coffee and company 7:45 - 8:15.

**10/15/15
**This Hawk Honor assembly will begin at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, October 15 due to the break that begins October 16.

12/18/15  
03/11/16   
05/27/16  
    
NEW LUNCH NEWS!!!!!
Our food service runs Monday through Friday.  Hot lunch or a sandwich sack lunch option is offered every day.  Milk and salad bar will continue to be included in the $5 cost.
 
New Lunch Policy:
Please know that while sack lunches are always an option, children who are served hot lunch and then decide afterwards that they really want a sack lunch will be charged twice.  Please discuss this with your children and be sure that they are aware of the menu each day and make their choice upfront.  We don't want any child to be hungry.
 
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"the establishment"
 
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EVENTS:

Uncork the Cure for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Friday October 9th at the Castle Peak Grille. Click here for details.

Come get your spirit on with the BMHS Cheer Squad on October 10th 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the BMHS dance studio  in the gymnasium wing. Kids 4 - 11 are welcome.
 
Interested in District Accountability?  Click here for a full schedule of meetings.  
 
Do you have children interested in Children's Global Alliance?  Do you want to know more? Click here for details about upcoming information sessions.  
 
Calling all kids ages 8-18 to enter for the chance to be the next TV8 Weather Whiz Kid. One name will be drawn each month. Click here for the entry rules.

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. Classes starting this week!   
  
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. Click Here for more information.

Do you have a 7-13 year old son who is interested in playing tackle football? Or a 7-13 year old daughter that's interested in a cheer/dance league? Pop Warner Little Scholars Youth Tackle Football and Cheer is expanding to Eagle and Summit counties for the Fall 2016 season. Sign up by November to secure teams. Contact Shaun and Christen Brooks at (970) 456-6424 or WesternSlopePopWarner@gmail.com with any questions. 

Interested in volunteering at Mountain Valley Horse Rescue? Email info@mvhr.net to learn more about volunteer opportunities, news and events at the ranch.  
 
 
OFFERS:
 
Gondola Pizza in Avon is offering all ECCA families 10% off their bill.  You must mention that you are from ECCA.