Hawk Talk weekly news from
Eagle County Charter Academy
12/14/16                               Vol 7, Issue 18
In This Issue
IMPORTANT DATES

12/15/16
K-4 Holiday Performance
6:00 p.m.

12/16/16
11:00 a.m.
K-4 Hawk Honors Assembly
1/2 Day
NOON Release

Happy Winter Break
12/19/16 - 12/30/16

holiday

MS SPORTS

basketball 1
Mark your calendars for their first home game:
1/9/16
BC @ ECCA
4:15 p.m.

Click here for the Girl's full 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 August 2016
Click here for September 2016
Click here for October 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
SCREENAGERS
Mark Your Calendars Now!
A special showing at ECCA of
 Screenagers
Thursday, January 12th @ 6:30 p.m.
MAKER'S CLUB 
Sign up for the 3rd session of Maker's Club. Open to all students in grades 5-8. Held on Thursdays 3:20 - 4:30 p.m. Click here to register. 
LOST AND FOUND
Parents, please come in to our LOST & FOUND. Only two days to claim your belongings before they are donated to the Thrifty Store on Friday, December 16th. Thank you.
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.

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. 

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:
 

VRD  will be hosting a kid's camp this Monday and Tuesday. 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. drop off at Imagination Station in Lionshead. Click here to find out more information.

Registration is now underway for  VRD youth volleyball and youth Futsal. To register click here

Save the Date for the Family Fireside Holiday Party at the Vail Public Library on Thursday 12/15. Click here for details. 

Bring a side or dessert to share around the fire at Mountain Valley Horse Rescue as we light luminaries with wishes for the horses. See the sign up below to RSVP and to check out the horses' wish list. At MVHR December 17th 4-6 p.m. Sign Up now.

Vail Rec District Holiday Camp is now registering! Early bird pricing through today. Click here for details. 

Looking for a fun camp for your kids over the holiday break? Preregistration is required for the Homestead Court Club Holiday Camp that is being offered 12/21/16 - 12/23/16 and 12/26/16 - 12/30/16. 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.

The Eagle Valley Library District would love to get feedback on our services for school-age children.  If you are the parent of a K-5 student, please click on the link below and fill out this online questionnaire:

Applications are now open for the Denver Parents Academy. The Parent Academy is designed to help parents use their voice to push for high-quality education opportunities for their children and all Colorado kids. Participants will develop an understanding of the education system and advocacy strategies during six bi-weekly four-hour sessions starting in January 2017. Expert speakers on advocacy techniques and the current state of education in Colorado will join participants as they learn the fundamentals of becoming an effective advocate in their local schools or at the State Capitol. The Parent Academy will be run in the Denver Metro area, but we also have a community partner facilitating an Greeley Family Engagement Academy in Weld County as well! The Application and more information can be found on the website. 
 

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.