Hawk Talk weekly news from
Eagle County Charter Academy
11/2/16                               Vol 7, Issue 13
In This Issue
IMPORTANT DATES
11/2/16
BAND I
3:30 p.m.

11/4/16
Original Works orders are DUE!

11/10/16
Hearing and Vision Screening
9:00 - 2:00
*Bring glasses if you wear them

10/4/16 - 11/10/16
Annual Salvation Army Food Drive
Click here for more information.
MS SPORTS
Basketball season is here!
basketball 1
Come cheer on our 6th, 7th and 8th grade teams!

11/03/16
4:00 p.m.
SMS @ ECCA

11/08/16
4:00 p.m.
ECCA @ VMS

11/14/16
4:15 p.m.
ECCA @ EV

Click here to view a complete game schedule. Please contact Tanya Dixon with any questions tanya.dixon@eagleschools.net
BOARD CORNER
 Please take a minute to look at our Board meeting minutes.

Click here for April 2016
Click here for May 2016
Click here for August 2016
Notes from the Business Office
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

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. 


Enroll Your City Market Card for ECCA to receive funds.
 
City Market Community RewardsŪ makes fund-raising easy... all you have to do is shop at City Market and swipe your Value Card (or enter your phone number)! ECCA received over $2000 last year!!
  • Go To: www.citymarket.com
  • Select: Community/Community Rewards
  • Sign in or Create an account
  • Enroll Now!   ECCA or #10095
2016-2017 School Year Calendar
 Click here for the 2016-2017 school year calendar
YEARBOOK
Any enrichment or other photos that parents would like to send for the yearbook can be sent to:   must be 300 pixels or more to use in the yearbook  - make sure the grade, class and where the photo was taken are included in the email. 
VETERANS DAY
Save the Date!  
ECCA's Veteran's Day Assembly 
Friday, Nov. 11th  1:00 p.m.

Submissions are due NO LATER THAN Friday, November 4th.

We extend a special invitation to veterans and their families as well so that we may recognized their service to our country.

Please forward electronic photos and information to: molly.brown@eagleschools.net  by Nov. 4th.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Please don't forget to log in for your volunteer hours in the office or at home.  Your log in in the office is the last 4 digits of your cell!!
Come on in!
OR
How to track your ECCA Volulnteer Hours
1.) Go to our website www.ecca.org
2.) Click on Parent Links
3.) Click on Volgistics
4.) Use your email to log in 
5.) If this is your first time logging in click "forgot my password"
Then you are ready to track your hours:)
Thanks for helping make ECCA great.

Hearing & Vision Screening Volunteers
We need volunteers to help anytime between 9:00-2:00 email jennifer.sassi@eagleschools.net
*Please remember to have your child wear/bring their glasses.

WE NEED LUNCH HELPERS:
We are looking for parents to help with lunches. 11:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Please contact Meggen Kirkham if interested
kirkham.meggen@gmail.com
Box Tops Count!
We appreciate your help in raising money for our school.

Also participating are:
AND
FOOD DRIVE
October 4 - November 4
ECCA's Annual Food Drive for the Salvation Army
 Earn a "Free Dress" day by bringing in 5 cans or more. 
Earn a pizza party for the grade with the most cans turned in.
Please bring the cans to your classroom.
Click here for more information.
ORGINAL WORKS
We are pleased to announce that the end of October we will be running the Original Works Program for Kindergarten - 6th grade at Eagle County Charter Academy.

Be looking for your child(ren)'s packets this week. If you would like to place an order, they are due back by November 4th

Proceeds from the program will be used to support the Art Program at ECCA.  For more information on Original Works please visit their website at www.originalworks.com.  You may also link to the Original Works site directly through the school website.

IMPORTANT HEALTH UPDATES
Please click here
for more information on immunization requirements and flu shots.
LUNCH NEWS


 If  your child brings a sack lunch from home, please make sure that any necessary plates and/or utensils are included.  
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
K-4 Families
Don't miss out on Hawk Honors Assemblies!

December 16, 2016 - 11:00 a.m.
March 17, 2017 - 11:00 a.m.
May 26, 2017 - 11:00 a.m.
  
Please note the times as they are different from years past.
CHARTER GARB
Throughout the year, the store will be open at pick-up on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

For additional styles, shop www.landsend.com using ECCA school code 900058751 in the "school" section.  Items ordered via Land's End are shipped directly to you.
If you have questions, please email cherieandrob@comcast.net.

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
 
All online orders will be delivered weekly to your student at school.
AMAZON SMILE
ECCA has joined Smile.Amazon.com as an organization for support.  If you have an Amazon account and would like a percentage of your purchases to go to Eagle County Charter Academy, please create a Smile.Amazon.com account and select Eagle County Charter Academy as your supporting organization.  After creating your account the only thing you have to do going forward is make your Amazon purchases on Smile.Amazon.com and a percentage of your purchases will come to the school.  If you do not use the Smile.Amazon.com site your purchases will not be included in a contribution to ECCA.

Thank you for your support and if you have any questions about this please contact our Business Manager, Linda Tierney.
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EVENTS:
 

SERA Schools will be offering music lessons again this year after school at ECCA. Please call 970-779-4943 or check their web site for more information at www.seraschools.com. Click here for more information.

Click here to view the Alpine Arts Center web site to view all current programs. 20% Off All October programs. 

Check out the Inyodo Martial Arts studio for classes at  www.inyodo.com or click here for more information.

Patterns of Joy Sewing is offering sewing lessons for beginner sewing on Mondays and Wednesdays at ECCA. Click Here for more information. 
  

OFFERS:
  
Gondola Pizza in Avon is offering all ECCA families 10% off their bill.  You must mention that you are from ECCA. 

Interested in affordable health care?  Click here for information on the services being offered by Mountain Family Health.