

Eccles Summer Update
August 11, 2023
Below are highlights and school updates for you to know…
Dates to Remember
Thursday, August 24: Kindergarten Kickstart (3:00-4:30pm)
Thursday, August 31: Meet & Greet (all grades, 4:00-5:30pm)
Monday, September 4: NO SCHOOL - Labor Day (holiday)
Tuesday, September 5: First Day of School (grades 1st-6th) & Kindergarten Screenings (scheduling coming soon)
Wednesday, September 6: Kindergarten first day (students w/last name A-M attend)
Thursday, September 7: Kindergarten first day (students w/last name N-Z attend)
Friday, September 8: All Kindergarteners attend class
- Expect more details about Kindergarten back-to-school in a separate newsletter being sent next week.
Stay up-to-date with the Eccles calendar via our website or the Canby School District calendar page.
Student Enrollment & Verification
We need your help! To start out each new year, families need to verify their student’s re-enrollment for the coming school year, which includes making sure your information is up to date. Keeping your family's information up to date is crucial to receiving timely communication from Eccles and the Canby School District, and ensures that you can be contacted in case of an emergency.
This is done by logging into ParentVUE. Click the ‘Family Updates and New Student Enrollment’ link in the right hand corner of the page, and it will help guide you through the necessary steps. Please make sure you are seeing the current ‘2023-2024’ school year listed.
These are some of the important items to make sure you update:
- Home address
- Phone numbers
- Emergency contacts
- Medication or any new illness
- Transportation plans
If you have any questions, need your ParentVUE activation key, or need assistance resetting your password, please contact our Registrar, Denise Sanchez Dominguez, by calling the office or email denise.sanchez@canby.k12.or.us.
Class Placements
Student class placements for grades 1-6* will be available in mid-August. Once their teacher assignments are finalized, we will send a message to all families, and you will be able to see them by logging into ParentVue. You can prepare yourself for this by making sure that you have set up your ParentVue account and that you know how to log in. For more information, see the district's ParentVue Link or email our office at eccles-office@canby.k12.or.us.
*Kindergarten placements will be finalized by the end of the first week of school. More details to come.
Summer Construction
Great news! More improvements are coming to our school this summer, many of which will provide additional safety for our students and staff. Some of the most significant work will not be the most noticeable. For example, we are receiving upgrades to the fire alarm system, new HVAC units for every classroom, paging and clocks, security cameras, security system, and access control for the front entrance to the school. Classrooms will see new technology including a mounted projector system, voice amplification, and more. Perhaps more noticeable will be the painting of the exterior of the building! Continued thanks to the voters who passed the 2020 construction bond for making this work possible!
We will hopefully get to start moving back into the office sometime in the middle of August, and teachers will be working hard to get their classrooms set back up at the end of the month. We are excited to see the changes!
2023-24 School Supplies
For the 2023-2024 school year, we ask families to partner with us to ensure we have school supplies for students in the Canby School District. This is an adjustment from the previous few school years. Attached, you’ll find a list of supplies by grade level, which is the same for all Canby elementary schools. We encourage families to prioritize a full-sized backpack, water bottle, and earbuds for your student. If you need assistance purchasing supplies, please contact the school.