Are You Feeling Taxed?
At ECA, our vision is that school families Love God, Value Learning, and Serve Others.
According to information released by the IRS and the US Census Bureau, families in the USA definitely pay their fair share in taxes.
We are familiar with the term “tax” but its important to remember Webster has a second definition:
v. make heavy demands on (someone's powers or resources).
"she knew that the ordeal to come would tax all her strength"
There may be no solution for paying our fair share of taxes, but there is a solution for the taxing demands that are put on us in our daily lives. The Bible reminds us that we can conquer all things with God, our source of unlimited strength. "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." - Joshua 1:9.
Make-up School Days Are Finalized and Scheduled
We are down to our last two makeup days. They will all be on Fridays and all will be 8:00 - 12:30 times. There will be no after-school program on these two Fridays. During these remaining two Friday makeup days, Home & School will provide an additional hot lunch.
Friday, April 19
Friday, May 3
Swimming Lessons for Grades K-4
This week, April 16-18, students in grades K-4 will continue swim lessons at the Willamalane Swim Center on Mohawk Boulevard in Springfield. The swim times T-Th will be from 9:30-10:30. Parents are welcome to come and watch children. There is NO SWIMMING On Friday, April 19.
P/T Conferences Next Thursday & Friday, April 25-26
Plan now for next week’s P/T conferences by calling our school office to set up appointment times for your child. Because we are needing to schedule times for all of our familes for P/T conferences, next Thursday, April 25, will be a 1/2 day. School will be let out at at 12:30. We will NOT be having an afterschool program on that day. P/T conferences will then begin at 2:00 and go into the evening. Conferences will resume the next day, Friday. If either of these days do not work for you, please contact your homeroom teacher to schedule a time.
If you still need to schedule a time, you can also call the office before 12:30 on Thursday, April 25 to sign up. Slots are first come, first served, so call sooner rather than later.
Again, here is a reminder about the times and conferences:
ECA has P/T conferences in the Fall & Spring of every year. This year, our Spring P/T conferences will be held on Thursday, April 25 & Friday, April 26. Students in grades K-2 will have a conference with both Ms. Ashley and Mrs. Hager. Students in 3-4 will have conferences with Mrs. Harness. Students in grades 5-8 will have combined conferences with Mr. Gaylor & Ms. Lidia. Here are the times:
Thursday 2-5 (9 blocks), 6-7:40 (6 blocks)
2:00 2:20 2:40 3:00 3:20 3:40 4:00 4:20 4:40 6:00 6:20 6:40 7:00 7:20 7:40
Friday 9-12 (9 blocks), 1-3 (6 blocks)
9:00 9:20 9:40 10:00 10:20 10:40 11:00 11:20 11:40 1:20 1:40 2:00 2:20 2:40 3:00
Spring Music Program Date Change
Originally, our Spring music program was scheduled for the last week of May. We are needing to change that day to Tuesday, June 4.
8th Grade Bottle Drive Fundraiser
AG Program - Monday’s Science Class
There is no Monday AG this week. The after-school AG program will run Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Next week, we will resume our Monday AG classes. Students will be outdoors doing a variety of things with Mr. Wyatt Johnson. Throughout the year, there may be a few rainy days. Boots and gloves are great things for working outdoors on Monday Science Days. Water bottles are great things to have outside too. Students in Kindergarten are in class with Mr. Wyatt from 1:15- 2:15 and students in grades 1-2 are with him from 2:15-3:15. Here is a schedule of the days and classes:
Monday, April 22 - Grades 7&8
Monday, April 29 - Grades K-2
Monday, May 6- Grades 3&4
Monday, May 13 - No AG Class / Program this week
Monday, May 20 - Grades 5&6
Monday, June 3 - Grades 7&8
Hot Lunch Program
The updated menu for each month is posted at the beginning of every month on the school website. Here is the menu for this month.
Please place all orders for each week before Monday morning at 8:45.
Simply type your child’s first & last name.
Select the option that fits the order for the week.
Choose your payment method.
Click Submit.
Prices for meals:
students in grades K-2 - $5,
students in grades 3-8 - $6.
Just a reminder… our hot lunch menu is posted on our website.
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Christian Counseling Available - Free Resources:
The NAD (North American Division of SDA) has recently shared new resources for children and teens that offer a safe and anonymous place to talk or text. Here is a news release from the NAD.
We’re excited to announce the launch of www.aruggedjourney.org our newest NAD site providing free online mentoring for guys. A Rugged Journey joins www.gorgeous2god.org (for young women) which has grown in its scope and ministry since its beginning in 2017.
These sites, along with their counterparts on social media, provide free help to our teens/young adults in a space they can ask questions without judgment or fear. The questions are answered by a team of dedicated Seventh-day Adventists at AIM on the campus of Andrews University.
In addition to the confidential Q & A, positive content is provided through videos, posts, etc.
www.gorgeous2god.org/ FB: gorgeous2god/ IG: @gorgeous2god
www.aruggedjourney.org/ FB: aruggedjourney/ IG: @aruggedjourney