Eccles Weekly News

Dear Eccles Community,

Our theme this year is Joyful Engagement in Learning and Community and our year has really lived up to it. I want to take a moment to emphasize the Learning in our theme as we enter this last week of school before winter break. Our students and teachers are doing important work all the way through December 16. We have worked hard to build community and routines throughout the fall and we want to capitalize on this as we close out 2022.

We’ve noticed an increase in students who are tardy each morning. We understand there are many reasons why a student might be late to school. However, we encourage you to make every effort to get your child to school at 7:45 so they can eat breakfast, get settled into their classroom, and be ready to begin their day at 8:00. We stop serving breakfast at 7:55 because students cannot eat breakfast and be ready to start school on time in such a short period of time.

I say all of this because our staff is committed to teaching your child each and every day. Class begins right at 8:00 with morning meetings, foundational skills, reading groups and more. Students miss these lessons and start their day feeling behind when they arrive late.

During the last week of December we will have fun community building activities, but we also continue to teach skills and provide time for students to practice those skills every day. Thank you for your continued support in getting your child to school on time. We know our students’ successes are a result of the partnership between home and school. We appreciate you!

Sincerely,

Kelly

December 12-16: Fun & Festive Spirit Week!

December 19-January 2: NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)

Tuesday, January 3: NO SCHOOL (Staff PD/Work Day)

Stay up-to-date with the Eccles calendar via our website or the Canby School District calendar page.

Each school year, the Canby School District leads a curriculum renewal process in a core content area. This school year we will be renewing our K-12 health curriculum and our 9-12 world languages curriculum. We are looking for 2-4 parents who represent different schools and levels to participate on one of our curriculum committees. Committee members will participate in professional learning, join committee meetings during the day or after school and observe the review process. If you are interested in participating or learning more about the committee, please contact your building principal. The Teaching and Learning team will then contact you with more information. Note that all parents, whether on a committee or not, will have the opportunity to view curriculum and provide input. We will hold information nights and input opportunities as part of our review process.

It’s that time of year, and the lost & found has started piling up. Please take the time to visit it over the next week and see if your student has anything left there. Our rack is currently located across from the office near the cafeteria, and we will be pulling it out into the front vestibule after school each day.

*Any items left over break will be donated. Thanks for your help!

As the temperatures get colder, it’s time to start preparing for winter weather! If the weather is severe enough to cancel school, the first day of inclement weather will be a snow day for all! Any inclement weather day thereafter will be an online learning day. Elementary school families, this means you may see iPads come home with your students if questionable weather is forecasted.

In the event of an online learning day, Canby High School will begin at 8:40 a.m. and all other schools will begin at 9:30 a.m. Students should watch for Zoom links from their teachers. If students have trouble connecting or need help, they should reach out to their teacher. Canby School District strives to make the most of this valuable educational time, but please know that students will not be penalized if they are unable to connect.

To make sure you’re set to receive information about school delays, or closures, and online learning days, please subscribe to Canby School District on FlashAlert. Now is also a good time to update your text preferences online by listing your phone number.

For more information, please see our inclement weather page.

The last week before Winter Break we are excited to bring back our School-Wide Craftivity Project—where students get the chance to join a different classroom around the school and participate with classmates from other grades doing a winter craft project!

If you'd like to help our PTA sponsor a classroom and support our teachers in buying supplies for their projects, please visit their givelively page for more details.

While this time of year is filled with excitement and wonder for children, it can be stressful for adults. More expenditures and higher costs can add to the strain. In the library we’ve been talking about how sometimes we are able to offer help to others and sometimes we are the ones to ask for help. If you find yourself needing food assistance, below are some resources available in Canby. Please view the organizations’ website or call for details.

The Canby Center

Location: 681 SW 2nd Avenue

Days of the week: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

Time: Tuesday 9:30-10:00 am

Thursday 3:30-4:00 pm

Saturday 9:30-10:00 am

Website: https://www.thecanbycenter.org/foodPhone: (503) 266-2920

St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank at St. Patrick’s Church

Location: 498 NW 9th AvenueDay of the week: Wednesdays

Time: 3:30-7:00 pm

Website: https://stpatcanby.org/st-vincent-de-paul-food-bank

Phone: (503) 701-9135

As we've fallen into grooves and the holiday crazies are upon us, we'd like to remind families to send students with water bottles and jackets each day. For health and sanitary reasons, the mouth spout of our drinking fountains have been turned off, but the water bottle filler is still on.

If your student is in need of assistance with these items, please don't hesitate to reach out to the office staff at (503) 263-7120 or eccles-office@canby.k12.or.us.

As school begins and we are starting to enter the cold and flu season, please remember to review our district and school health 'stay home guidelines'. If you have any questions about whether a student should stay home, please don't hesitate to contact the office and we can put you in touch with our Health Assistant or District Nurse. We appreciate your help in keeping not only your student, but all other students, staff and families healthy this school year.

Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced-price meals, and we now offer expanded income guidelines to qualify more families. If you plan to have your child eat school-provided breakfast or lunch, please fill out a Meal Application online at https://www.ode.state.or.us/apps/frlapp - Our district ensures that our nutrition programs are easily accessible to all families.

> Click here to put money on your child's lunch account <

Meals will always be provided to students, no matter their application status or meal plan balance.