Hawk Talk weekly news from
Eagle County Charter Academy
11/16/16                               Vol 7, Issue 15
In This Issue
IMPORTANT DATES
11/17/16
NO CHESS CLUB TODAY


11/17/16
Lemonade Stand
during 1st and 2nd grade lunch period

11/18/16
HALF Day
NOON RELEASE

11/21/16 - 11/25/16
Thanksgiving Break
NO SCHOOL

12/15/16
K-4 Holiday Performance
6:00 p.m.
MS SPORTS
Basketball season is here!
basketball 1
Come cheer on our 6th, 7th and 8th grade teams!

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

11/17/16
2:00 p.m. 
HPS @ ECCA
ASSEMBLY GAME

11/29/16
4:45 p.m.
GC @ ECCA

11/30
4:00 p.m.
ECCA @ St. Clare

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
YOUR HELP PLEASE
The Eagle County Sheriff's office has asked that ECCA parents abide by the RIGHT TURN ONLY sign at the bottom of the hill for the duration of the times listed as well as SLOWING it down as we all rush to and from school. 

For the safety of our children, please use a cross walk to get to and from your cars. Jay walkers will be duly noted.
FOOD DRIVE
  
ECCA collected 2782 lbs for the food drive this year!! Amazing. Thank's for all your hard work.
LOST AND FOUND
Parents, please come in to our LOST & FOUND soon to claim any missing items. It is overflowing. All items left before Christmas break will be donated to the Thrifty Store. Thank you.
lost and found
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. 
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.

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

Art Room Help Wanted:
Please contact Holly Delonay if interested in helping her with a few projects in the art room.
Box Tops Count!
We appreciate your help in raising money for our school.

Also participating are:
AND
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 MONDAYS.

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
Smile with holiday shopping
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. 

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: 

Registration now open for November Kids' Camps through VRD. KidZone School's Out Camp and Tumblin' Turkey Gymnastics Camps are being offered over the Thanksgiving break. 

Registration is now underway for  VRD youth volleyball 11/28 - 1/30 at Homestake Peak School on Mondays 4-5:30. To register visit vailrec.com/register.

Come learn tips on keeping teen drivers safe and aware behind the wheel on Thursday, November 17 at Battle Mountain High School at 5:30, hosted by Eat Chat Parent. Click here for more information.

32nd Annual Nordic Ski Swap Saturday, December 3rd at Homestake Peak School. No admittance fee, no listing fee. Click here for more information.

Come see Peter Pan at the Vilar Center. Showtimes are Friday, December 9th at 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 10th at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $35 through the Vilar. Click here for more information.

The Salvation Army is looking for bell ringers this holiday season. Please visit www.salvationarmyvail.org and click on "bell ringing" or contact Anne Barnett for more information at annieb.vail@gmail.com. Thank you.

Calling all poets! Beaver Creek Resort is having a poetry contest for kids. "Kids' Holiday Wish for a Better World." Open to kids ages 5-12. Click here for more information. 

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. 

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 to create holiday gifts. 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.