Eagle Crest Family Newsletter

Hello Eagle Crest Families!

One of the special things about Eagle Crest and our local community is the strength of the Silver Creek feeder system. This neighborhood is so fortunate to have a supportive pathway as students make their way from Eagle Crest, to Altona Middle School, and ultimately to Silver Creek High School. The threads of leadership, service, and community involvement are woven throughout the PK-12 experience, and we are proud to be an integrated feeder system within the St. Vrain School District.

We love opportunities to connect our students with the amazing student role models at both Altona and Silver Creek. Next week, on Wednesday, March 15th, our entire school will take a “field trip” to Altona to watch their drama department production of Shrek Jr. the Musical. This performance will be held in their acclaimed “rattlers den”, and will be from 1:40pm-3:00pm. If for any reason, you need to pick your students up early from school that day, please arrange to do so before or after the play, because it will be very hard to remove them during the performance.

In the future we are hoping to advertise and share more community participation opportunities that are available throughout our three schools. Be on the lookout for more information shared here in our newsletter!

I hope you have a great weekend!

Warmly,

Amanda

Amanda Holden

Principal

Eagle Crest Elementary School

holden_amanda@svvsd.org

Hello Eagle Crest Families!

We share a lot, here and on social media, about how we promote an understanding of robotics and computer science. In addition to the learning and exploring students do in the Garage with Katy Schwirtz, we also support formal robotics programming through VEX IQ. This programming is part of a larger system within St. Vrain Valley Schools. Robotics programming in St. Vrain has grown to over 200 competitive teams and 850 students system-wide.

Beginning next year, there will be VEX robotics offered at every level of the Silver Creek Feeder system. From VEX IQ programming at Eagle Crest, students advance to Altona's VEX VRC program. Altona has an award winning program and is sending four teams to the World Championship Tournament at the end of April. To support the continued growth and interest in robotics, Silver Creek will be founding a new program next year at the VEX VRC level for high school students. We believe that student experiences and programming at Eagle Crest are the foundation to support students interested in pursuing robotics and computer science at the next level. If you would like to learn more about robotics in St. Vrain, check out this article from the St. Vrain Magazine.

One of our Eaglebotics VEX IQ teams is headed to the State Championship Tournament this Saturday! Team 4440C, the Raging Robots, secured their place as one of the top 40 teams in the state by winning the Excellence Award at our tournament last month. They are hoping to be one of the 19 teams to qualify for the elementary World Championship Tournament. The State Championship will be live streamed. We will post the link on our social media site so that you can follow along!

All the best,

Lindsey Cheney

Dean of Students

Eagle Crest Elementary School

cheney_lindsey@svvsd.org

March 15th - All School visit to Altona for Shrek Jr. Musical Production

March 18th - 26th - Spring Break

May 12th - First Annual Eagle Crest Music Festival

Hello Eagle Crest Families!

I am so excited to let you know that we will be having our first ever outdoor Eagle Crest Music Festival on Friday, May 12th between 5-7pm. This will be a picnic type event with grade level performances happening outside during their scheduled time. There will be food trucks! Stay tuned for more information in the coming months.

Take care,

Katelyn Wojniak

Academic proficiency is an important district goal for elementary students. Research shows that extended school year learning opportunities positively impact student success.

Project Launch program includes:

• Targeted literacy practice daily

• Content literacy in science and social studies

• Focused math study and exploration

• Transportation provided for those who qualify from predetermined bus stops

• Breakfast, lunch and snack

• Exiting Kindergarten – 4th Grade Students

• Available at no cost to families

Date & Times:

Monday-Thursday, June 5 - June 29, 2022

8:30-3:30 PM

Attendance all 16 days is critical!

Registration Deadline March 31, 2023

Space is limited this year! You will be notified if your child is placed on a waitlist for this program.

Contact your school or teacher for a registration form, and return your completed form to either your child’s teacher or to the school office.

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La competencia académica es una meta importante del distrito para todos los estudiantes de primaria. Las investigaciones demuestran que las oportunidades de aprendizaje del año escolar extendido influyen positivamente en el éxito de los estudiantes.

El programa de Project Launch incluye:

• Práctica diaria de alfabetización dirigida.
• Alfabetización de contenido en ciencias y estudios sociales.
• Estudio enfocado y exploración de las matemáticas.
• Desayuno, almuerzo y bocadillos.
• Estudiantes que salen del Kínder al 4.° grado.
• Disponible sin costo para las familias.

Fecha y hora

Lunes a jueves, del 5 al 29 de junio de 2022.

8:30 a.m. a 3:30 p.m.

La asistencia es crítica los 16 días del curso.

El plazo de inscripción es el 31 de marzo de 2023.

¡El espacio es limitado este año! Se le notificará si su hijo(a) se coloca en una lista de espera para este programa.

Comuníquese con su escuela o maestro(a) para obtener un formulario de inscripción y devuelvalo completo al maestro(a) de su hijo o a la oficina de la escuela.

Dear Eagle Crest Families,

Thank you for attending our Coffee with the Principal & PTO Meeting on Tuesday in the cafeteria. If you missed our meeting, view the minutes here.

Funding Request - Third grade is requesting field trip funding. Please review the request and vote online by Sunday, March 12 - 5 PM. Vote here.

Upcoming PTO Dates:

• Coffee with the Principal & PTO Meeting: Tuesday, April 4th at 8:45 a.m.

• Kona Ice Fundraiser & Laps for Leadership Kick-off Event - Friday, April 7th after school

• Inta Juice Fundraiser - Monday, April 24th from 6-9 p.m.

• Laps for Leadership - Thursday, April 27th

• Coffee with the Principal & PTO Annual Meeting - Tuesday, May 2nd at 8:45 a.m.

Take care,

Jenn Pensy, PTO president

Visit us online at www.EagleCrestPTO.com--

Thank you all for supporting reading at home. We launched March Reading Madness last week. Each week in March, we will give away a FREE BOOK to one student in each classroom.

Here are this week's winners:

Preschoolers - Calvin in Clayton, Graham in Torres

Kindergarteners - Caroline in McDaniels, Amia in Woolaway

1st Graders - Miles in Doyle, Ainsley in Hammond, Lilah in Phillips

2nd Graders - Max M in Bauer, Hannah in Rickel, Anahi in Lucero

3rd Graders - Briggs in Gaccetta, Rylee in Drennan, Hadley in Whitt

4th Graders - Distefano in Cooper, Ehvin in Cooper, Brooke in Cooper

5th Graders - Javier in Butterfield, Alayana in McEvoy, Michelle in Eskridge

Click on March Reading Madness Flyer for more details. Be sure to track reading and log minutes on Tuesday mornings via this Weekly Reading Log. 19 students will win a FREE BOOK every week in March.

Keep on Reading Eagles!

Are you interested in running or walking the BOLDERBoulder on May 29th, 2023? Eagle Crest is excited to announce that we will be forming a BB Racers Team to help students and families prepare for the big day. When you register for the race with the BB Racers, the whole family can participate in a kid-friendly community of other racers. There is special registration pricing, a special race day t-shirt, and lots of fun for racers the day of the BOLDERBoulder.

Our BB Racers Team will provide training opportunities Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings from 7:45-8:15 on the track behind school during our regularly scheduled 100 Mile Club running times. We will also host longer runs on 3 Saturdays before race day. If you are interested in participating please complete this form. Katy Schwirtz will reach out to you with more details soon!

We are currently accepting applications for all new students to enroll for the 2023-2024 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

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