Dear Eccles Families,

At the start of every school year, our school and district sets goals that help focus our Collaborative Time, Professional Development, staff goal-setting process, and work together throughout the school year. Our goals are closely aligned with our Canby School District goals and fellow elementary schools across the district.

In the documents below you will see the three goals we’ve set for the year and the strategies we are using to reach them. You can also see the methods we are using to measure our progress toward these goals.

A theme within our goals is community partnership. We appreciate your partnership and the support of our PTA as we work to strengthen our community engagement. We look forward to seeing you at upcoming events and our continued work together.

Sincerely,

Kelly

Thursday, January 26: 6th Grade Outdoor School Parent Meeting, ZOOM (7:00-8:00pm)

Monday, January 30: NO SCHOOL (Grading Day)

Wednesday, February 1: Bingo For Books

Tuesday, February 7: EL Family Evening (5:00-6:00pm)

Monday, February 20: NO SCHOOL (Presidents’ Day)

Mon-Wed, March 13-15: 6th Grade Outdoor School (Camp Gray, Newport, OR)

Friday, March 17: NO SCHOOL (PD/Progress Day)

Thursday, March 23: NO SCHOOL (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

Friday, March 24: NO SCHOOL (Staff Comp Day)

Monday-Friday, March 27-31: NO SCHOOL - Spring Break

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

6th grade parents—Join us on Zoom for a chance to ask questions and learn more about the upcoming Outdoor School field trip at Camp Gray in Newport, Oregon. Sixth graders will attend outdoor school March 13-15.

Date: Thursday, January 26

Time: 7:00-8:00 pm

Where: Online Zoom Meeting (link sent to families in Remind communication)

Join us for an informational meeting Thursday, January 26 at 6pm in the BPMS Library to learn more.

This trip is for students currently in 6th and 7th grade.

*Available in English and Spanish.

Please RSVP: https://bit.ly/3Gu2S2h

We are excited to welcome back this PTA sponsored family fun night—Bingo for Books! Come have a family dinner, enjoy a fun night of Bingo and win a book and prizes to take home! Want to help? Sign up here.

Where: Eccles Elementary School Cafeteria

Date: Wednesday, February 1st

Time: 5:00-7:30pm

Check out important information below from our Library Assistant, Mrs. Adams...

Coming After Spring Break!!!

Do you like to run and jump and throw things? Maybe track is the sport for you!!! Join our district middle school track team after spring break to challenge yourself, set goals, and compete against other 6th graders on the track. You will need a physical and a permission slip prior to participation, so ask your parents now about getting an appointment. Return permission slips and pre-participation physicals to the Eccles office and we will deliver them to Mark Martens at Baker Prairie Middle School.

Each month, Canby School District and the Canby Kiwanis Club will highlight a different school in our district and will recognize a staff member from that school with the CARE Award. Eccles will be highlighted during the month of March. So, if you know of an Eccles staff member who has made a difference in your life, the life of a child you know, or in the community, please consider nominating them for the CARE Award.

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 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.

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.