Eagle Crest Family Newsletter

Hello Eagle Crest Families! 🦅✨

We've soared past the midpoint of the school year, and it's time to celebrate some incredible achievements! 🎉 Together, we conquered our reading challenge, logging an impressive 250,000+ minutes of collective reading since September. 📚 Thanks to the PTO, every week a lucky student in each classroom earned a free book, fostering a love for reading and learning among our students. 📖

Our commitment to academic excellence shines through in our iReady assessments, conducted at the beginning, middle, and end of the year. 📊 I'm thrilled to announce that our students demonstrated remarkable growth, with median scores reflecting more than half a year's progress in both Reading and Writing—achieving this milestone in less than half the school year. 🌱 Notably, our focus on Math during teacher professional development has yielded commendable results, showcasing the dedication of our educators. ➕✨

I'm so proud of our students and very grateful for your ongoing support as we guide them to academic success and leadership in our community. 🙌

As Winter Break approaches, I hope you're gearing up for a time of joy, relaxation, and adventures with family and friends. Anticipating our return in 2024, let's continue to foster leadership and learning at Eagle Crest! 🚀✏️

Wishing you a safe and joyful holiday season! 🌟❄️

Warmly,

Amanda

Amanda Holden

Principal

Eagle Crest Elementary School

holden_amanda@svvsd.org

Hello Eagle Crest Families!

I hope you have a wonderful Winter Break that is happy, safe, and healthy! If you're searching for ways to encourage your children to continue reading and learning during the break, SVVSD offers a lot of great learning apps on student iPads.

Firstly, there's Sora, our digital library boasting almost 37,000 ebooks, audiobooks, and now magazines. Students can easily check out books from this extensive catalog, much like they would from a regular library.

The second option is myON, a digital on-demand catalog featuring over 7,000 books spanning various levels and interests. Every book in myON can be read aloud, and here's an exciting incentive: the top myON readers at Eagle Crest will earn a prize in the district-wide reading challenge! Access to both of these programs is available through ClassLink.

Moreover, there are numerous opportunities for additional learning, creating, and coding available to students on their iPads. Our STEM Teacher, Katy Schwirtz, has created a helpful guide detailing some great apps and how they can be used.

We're eagerly looking forward to welcoming everyone back to school in 2024!

Dean of Students

Eagle Crest Elementary School

cheney_lindsey@svvsd.org

Learn more about our myON Reading Challenge for Winter Break!

Upcoming Important Dates

December 22nd-January 8th - Winter Break - NO SCHOOL

January 8th - First Day Back from Winter Break

January 15th - MLK Jr. Day, NO SCHOOL

January 16th - AAA Session II Begins

Dear Eagle Crest Families,

We are full of gratitude for our teachers, staff, families, and students. Thank you for making 2023 a stellar year for Eagle Crest! We look forward to seeing you in January and sharing some fun events to come in 2024.

Earlier this month, PTO provided breakfast to staff on Late-Start Wednesday. Thanks to your donations to the Gratitude Fund, we served delicious breakfast burritos, fruit, juice, and more! Each classroom also received a book from their wishlist, thanks to your support! As always, staff is so happy to know that we see and appreciate all they do for our kids.

Wishing you a restful Winter break and a Happy New Year! See you in 2024!

Best,

Katie Lancaster

PTO President

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We Reached Our Reading Goal!

Congratulations to all the Reading Eagles out there. Students read 258,000 minutes and reached our reading goal! Mrs. Beckett has enjoyed giving away nearly 175 books this year! In the new year, we will celebrate with a fun School Wide Reading Celebration!

Here are our final FREE BOOK winners:

Preschoolers - Elijah in Torres, Penelope in Woolaway

Kindergarteners - Nicholas in Coffelt, Declan in Fink and Zephaniah in McDaniels

1st graders - Keleb in Doyle and Braydon in Phillips

2nd graders - William in Bauer, Lael in Dean and Bryson in Rickel

3rd graders - Aaron in Drennan and Tony in Whitt

4th graders - Rowan in Cooper, Zoey in Potter and Nathaniel in Sudbeck

5th graders - Jace in Luke, Ilan in Gaccetta and Gregory in McEvoy

Congratulations! And keep on reading!

To better serve families and to support a more timely student preschool placement, St. Vrain’s Department of Early Childhood Education is offering families the opportunity to complete the district’s online pre-registration process prior to the state’s Universal Preschool (UPK) application. Families who pre-register in December will receive a notification of their placement from St. Vrain Valley Schools by the end of January, 2024. Pre-registered families will receive ongoing support and communication from St. Vrain Valley Schools if they choose to navigate the UPK process.

Learn more about St. Vrain’s new preschool pre-registration process >>

St. Vrain Valley School District offers free full-day kindergarten at every elementary school. For the 2024-2025 school year, kindergarten applications will be accepted between December 1-15, 2023. Registration continues after December 15.

To enroll in kindergarten, students must turn 5 on or before Oct. 1 of that school year. Please submit kindergarten enrollment information (see below) to your school of choice. Any additional questions can also be answered by calling the school (school contact information) you are submitting your application to.

As your child enters Kindergarten, we want to make you aware of the Kindergarten programming options available for the upcoming school year.

Registration Information

While students will no longer be charged for lunch or breakfast, we encourage all families to complete the Free & Reduced Fees Application. This not only benefits your family but also supports our school in terms of funding, staffing, and reduced fees for activities. Remember to renew this application annually for access to various benefits.

Apply for free and reduced fees today to take advantage of these opportunities!

You can now find the monthly Lunch Menu at LINQCONNECT. This online system allows you to filter for allergens and see the Breakfast Menu. You change between Breakfast and Lunch in the upper left hand corner.

Eagle Crest's specials follow a three-day rotation: RED, YELLOW, PURPLE. Every month, a new calendar is provided, outlining the rotation. This helps your family plan and ensure the right shoes are ready for PE activities.

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Email: holden_amanda@svvsd.org
Website: eces.svvsd.org
Location: 4444 Clover Basin Drive, Longmont, CO, USA
Phone: 303-485-6073
Facebook: facebook.com/EagleCrestES
Twitter: @EagleCrestES

Have questions about anything covered in this newsletter? Reach out via email to holden_amanda@svvsd.org or cheney_lindsey@svvsd.org.

Need support in Spanish?

Contact Natalie Boggess at: boggess_natalie@svvsd.org , 303-702-7872