Eccles Weekly News

Dear Eccles Community,

As I write this message, we have just completed a fantastic Collaborative Time focused on students' math learning. Each week, Collaborative Time provides an important opportunity for our staff to work together to review student learning and plan engaging instruction.

As part of our look at math learning, teachers assessed and scored student work based on our report card standards. Teacher teams also made plans to create additional opportunities for students to demonstrate learning of standards they have not yet mastered. We have wonderful teachers who very much want your student to be successful and learn the expected material.

As we approach the end of the reporting period, there is a natural desire to want to know how your child is doing. We welcome your questions! It’s one of the things that makes our school strong. I also want to assure you that report cards will become available in early February. As a parent, I know it is helpful to know when you will receive formal feedback on your child’s progress.

Have a great holiday weekend!

Sincerely,

Kelly

Monday, January 16: NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)

Thursday, January 19: Art Lit Volunteer Meeting (1-2:30pm @ Eccles)

Monday, January 30: NO SCHOOL (Grading Day)

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

Monday-Wednesday, 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.

We are excited to welcome back this PTA sponsored family fun night! 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.

What: Bingo for Books

Where: Eccles Elementary School Cafeteria

Date: Wednesday, February 1st

Time: 5:00-7:30pm

Erin's Law Safety Lessons will begin at the end of the month. Letters with specific details will be coming home in your student's backpack on Friday. If you still have questions after reading the letter, please contact me at kelly.siewell@canby.k12.or.us.

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.

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.

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.