Eagle Crest Family Newsletter

Hello Eagle Crest Families!

Now is the time to nominate your child’s teacher for The Tribute to Teachers awards program, sponsored by St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation. This award provides the opportunity for students, parents, volunteers, fellow educators, school staff and community members to recognize and honor individual teachers here at Eagle Crest.

Exemplary St. Vrain Valley Schools Teachers of the Year embody the following 5 characteristics:

• Innovator – Frequently and appropriately challenges “accepted but outdated” methodologies with new approaches

• Goal-Setter – Sets and maintains high standards for learning regardless of class/student knowledge

• Motivator – Demonstrates a real love of teaching in most every lesson

• Subject Matter Expert – Understands and conveys the material taught

• Life Connector – Utilizes real-world examples/current topics in the classroom to emphasize the lesson’s importance

Please visit St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation's website at https://stvrainfoundation.org/programs/tribute-to-teachers/ for the nomination form. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, February 23, 2023.

Warmly,

Amanda

Amanda Holden

Principal

Eagle Crest Elementary School

holden_amanda@svvsd.org

Hello Eagle Crest Families!

We had a fantastic VEX IQ Robotics tournament last weekend! We had 28 teams from local schools. These teams collaborated in over 90 matches throughout the day. This was the culminating event for most of our Eaglebotics teams. They have worked hard since September to design and redesign their robots for this year's game. Two of our teams won awards at Saturday's event. The Eaglebotics Wolf Pack won their second Design Award for the season, and the Eaglebotics Raging Robots won the Excellence Award. This is the top judged award at the tournament and qualifies them for the Colorado State Championships on March 11th. Overall, it was a successful season and every team learned to collaborate and persevere through challenges. We cannot wait to see how our team does at the state tournament!

All the best,

Lindsey Cheney

Dean of Students

Eagle Crest Elementary School

cheney_lindsey@svvsd.org

February 13th, & 15th - Family / Teacher Conferences

February 10th - PTO Family Movie Night, 6pm

February 17th-20th - No School, Presidents’ Day Weekend

March 1st - Late Start

March 3rd - Trimester 2 Report Cards available in Infinite Campus

We had a great first night of conferences this week! If you haven’t signed up for your conference slot yet or missed your appointment on Tuesday, you can head to eaglecrest.meettheteacher.com to make your appointment. *All names on the website sign-up must match what we have in Infinite Campus without special characters. Feel free to contact the office for support!

We have updated our Digital Lost and Found. The cart is OVERFLOWING and we are getting ready to donate items next week. Please come by Thursday, Friday, or Monday morning to claim any items that belong to your family.

Dear Eagle Crest Families,

Last call! ECES PTO is hosting our first FREE indoor family movie night this Friday at 6 p.m. in the Eagle Crest gym! Enjoy free popcorn and the animated movie Ratatouille. Please reserve one ticket for each person in your household. RSVP here.

Bad Daddy's Restaurant Fundraiser - Support our school Tuesday, Feb. 28th from 4-9 p.m. We receive 20% proceeds when you mention Eagle Crest.

We are seeking a Community Engagement Liaison to join our Executive Board next school year. If you are enthusiastic and understanding of parents' many time constraints, help us do even more great things for our school! This person connects families with volunteer opportunities and oversees staff gratitude efforts. Since we rely solely on volunteers, if roles are not filled some programs and services will be unavailable to students and teachers next school year. Contact Community Engagement Liaison Katie Lancaster at ecptovolcoor@gmail.com for more info or to shadow the position. View all of the open positions here.

Thanks to your generous donations to the September Staff Appreciation Fundraiser, we are able to provide catered dinners for all three nights of conferences! The Kindergarten field trip fundraising request was unanimously approved.

Take care,

Jenn Pensy, PTO president

Visit us online at www.EagleCrestPTO.com

PS- If you missed the Family Tech Talk, please check out this link to access a recording. Trend Micro Family Tech Talk - Watch the Recorded Session

We did it! We read 260,000 minutes from October to December last year! To celebrate this milestone, we are going to have a Flashlight Fun Read In during library classes over the next two weeks. Students can wear their PJs and bring a stuffie on their library day and we will read, read and read! Students can bring their favorite book or select one from the library to read or check out. Thanks for supporting reading!

Celebration Days:

Kinder - Monday, 2/13

1st Grade - Wednesday 2/15 (*Note not normal library day)

2nd Grade - Thursday 2/16

Reading Challenge By the Numbers:

• 260,000 minutes read by students

• 22,000 minutes read on average each week

• 396 students celebrating reading

• 218 free books to students

• 3 months of reading (October - December)

• 1 happy librarian

Donation Need:

Check out this new opportunity from our Community Schools Program:

Here are upcoming events in our community to celebrate Black History month:

We are currently accepting applications for all new students to enroll for the 2023-2034 school year! If you or someone you know is interested in joining our wonderful community at Eagle Crest, please share this information with them.

• Preschool: We are excited for the opportunities Universal Preschool will offer our community. Find additional registration information for preschool students on our website.

• Kindergarten: Students turning 5 on or before October 1st, 2023 are eligible to register for kindergarten. Register now to ensure you are included in all upcoming communication and community events about kindergarten at Eagle Crest. Find more information here on our website.

• 1st Grade through 5th Grade: We have open spots at all grade levels for the upcoming school year. New student registration can be completed here on our website.

If you have any questions about enrollment or need support completing the applications, please contact Dinah in our main office. sherwood_dinah@svvsd.org or 303-485-6073

The safety of our school environments has always been a top priority in St. Vrain Valley Schools. As the district continues to invest in security upgrades, mental health resources, counselors, and other supports to ensure the well-being and success of our students, we are excited to share that a new Campus Supervisor position will be provided to all elementary schools in the district.

Currently at all middle and high schools in St. Vrain, Campus Supervisors promote safe and secure learning environments for students by providing an additional layer of facility monitoring, oversight, and communication regarding any potential risks or safety concerns. These roles also play an important part in fostering a positive building environment by building relationships with students and serving as another trusted adult in the building.

If you or someone you know is interested in applying for one of these 26 new positions, a job description and application can be accessed here: https://www.applitrack.com/stvrain/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Security.

Our Music, PE, and Art classes are on a 3 day rotation. Every school day 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/Color Day Schedule

MySchoolBucks is the website you want to access in order to add funds to your child’s account for purchasing breakfast, lunch, or milk at school. This system will send you reminders and can manage the account of multiple students. Money can also be sent to school by check or cash. Please label any checks or cash with the students first name, last name, and teacher.

If you haven’t yet, you can apply for Free & Reduced meals to see if your family qualifies for free meals. Applying for Free & Reduced lunch will help manage fees (like iPad Insurance or sports) and also helps our school receive additional funds and services. We encourage all families to complete the application.

We send almost all of our messaging in Infinite Campus through SMS text messages and emails. You can change your Contact Preferences in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

Navigate to "Settings" and "Contact Preferences". In that section, you will have the opportunity to confirm the accuracy of your phone and email contacts, as well as your "Message Preferences".

Here are screenshots of our suggested Phone Settings and Email Settings.

Contact us if you need any assistance!

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

OR

Fiorella Martinez at: martinez_maria@svvsd.org , 303-702-7896