Eagle Crest Family Newsletter

January 6th, 2022

Principal's Message

Hello Eagle Crest Families-

Well this has certainly been an exciting first week back at school for our Eagle Crest students and staff! It was so nice to see everyone yesterday, and I know we are all looking forward to getting back to school tomorrow.

Thank you for continuing to be thoughtful about COVID and best practices for keeping our children healthy and safe. At school we have been consistent and diligent about our multilayered approach to ensuring a safer school environment, and I am proud of our students for continuing to wear masks, wash hands, and distance when appropriate. Thank you for your support as we do our best to stay in school!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Warmly,

Amanda

Amanda Holden

Principal

holden_amanda@svvsd.org

Dean of Students Message

Hello Eagle Crest Families!

I hope you had a happy and healthy Winter Break! I got to spend a wonderful week in Carbondale, CO with my family. While it was nice to rest and catch-up with family, it also felt great to have all of your children back in school this week!

Now that the weather has finally decided to be winter-like and snowy, we wanted to remind everyone of some of our cold weather and snow policies at school.

Students should be bringing home their iPads with them each night in case there are more Remote Learning Days for inclement weather, like today.
Unless the wind-chill falls below 21 degrees, students will be outside for arrival and recess. Coats (and often hats and gloves) can be very helpful on chilly winter days.
Students are allowed to play in the snow at school as long as they are wearing boots. We have this rule because we do not have extra shoes, socks, or many extra clothes to give students who get wet. In addition to boots, students may bring snow pants, gloves, and tennis shoes to change into for PE.
Students are not allowed to throw snow or play on ice patches. Please help your child follow these rules before and after school, as well. We appreciate your help to keep all students safe!

I hope you were all able to stay warm and safe today!

All the best,

Lindsey Cheney

Dean of Students

cheney_lindsey@svvsd.org

Upcoming Dates

January 17th, 2022 - No School, MLK Jr. Holiday

January 20th, 2022 - Culver’s Restaurant Night

January 20th, 2022 - PTO Virtual Meeting

January 29th, 2022 - VEX IQ Robotics Tournament at Eagle Crest

February 2nd, 2022 - Late Start

February 10th, 15th, 16th - Virtual Family / Teacher Conferences

PTO Update

Dear Eagle Crest Families,

I hope everyone enjoyed winter break and the bonus snow day! We have our first restaurant fundraiser night of the new year on Thursday, January 20th at Culver's from 5-8pm, followed by a virtual PTO meeting at 6:30 p.m. During the meeting, our guidance counselor Angie Kerbel will be speaking to parents about mental health issues kids are facing right now. We will also be voting on some important expenditures for this semester. As a reminder, all parents, teachers and staff at Eagle Crest have a vote. Lastly, we are in communication with a few schools that had students impacted by the Marshall fire to find out how we can provide assistance. Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks!

Have a good week,

Jenn Pensy, PTO president

READING CHALLENGE UPDATE

Hey Reading Eagles!

Since you all read so much this past semester and we reached our reading goal of 250,000 minutes, we will celebrate as a school with Pajama Day next Friday, January 14th! Way to Read Eagles!

-Ms. Beckett

Joan Beckett

K-5 Media Tech & Library Specialist

Eagle Crest Elementary School

Longmont, Colorado

Eagle Crest Library At Home

January Lunch and Specials Schedule

Our Music, PE, and Art classes are on a 3 day rotation. Each day we have school is either a Red, Gold, or Purple day. These colors are shared on our school lunch menu to help families plan ahead for necessary supplies like sneakers for PE.

Lunch/Specials Schedule Linked Here