A Picture of God
At ECA, our vision is that school families Love God, Value Learning, and Serve Others.
Beyond the Paint…
If you have been to an art museum, or watched media presentations on famous artists throughout time, many names will come to mind: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Rembrandt. For our students who visit Washington D.C. on our middle school educational tour to Washington D.C., they experience generations of paintings in the National Gallery of Art. All of the artists above painted images of Jesus. So what does God look like? The Bible is a little vague about what God looks like. His majesty and greatness are shared with us through our own understanding of what it means to human. For me, I am comforted knowing that the creator of the universe knows and recognizes me. More than that, he wants to spend eternity with his believers.
"Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." - John 17:3
Picture Day - Tomorrow, Monday, October 26
Three weeks ago, your child brought home a packet for ordering pictures. We will be having a studio come and visit our school on Monday, October 26. If you would like to order pictures, that can be done online by following the information in the picture packet. Even if you do not order pictures, we will still be taking pictures of all students for our yearbook. The photo studio will be arriving at 8:30.
Eat the Rainbow - AG Challenge Begins this Week
Here is a letter from our Ag co-coordinator, Connie Dunks, to explain this year’s healthy eating program.
Dear Parents,
During this 2027 school year, the Ag program is excited to share the concept of eating fruits and vegetables from all colors of the rainbow with our ECA students. Our goal is to teach them the different nutrients from each color and how these nutrients nourish their bodies. To build excitement around this rainbow concept, we are beginning the the “Rainbow Challenge”. Beginning October 26, the students will be given a chart to take home to track the days that they eat 5 colors of the rainbow over the next week. There will be prizes for eating the rainbow!
The 5 colors are:
YELLOW
ORANGE
RED
GREEN
BLUE/PURPLE
Yours,
Connie Dunks
ASB Game Night- This Thursday at ECA
Students in grades 5-8 are invited to spend the early evening this Thursday at ECA with Ms. Lidia and Mr. Gaylor for a games night. This event will be replacing our annual Fall Barn Party this year. Parents are able to have students stay after school ($6 family afterschool charge applies) or drop off students at 5:30. Pick up will be at school at 8:30.
End of the Quarter - P/T Conferences are Coming Up Nov. 5 & 6
Click Here to Sign Up
Every fall and spring, we schedule time for parents and teachers to get together for conferences. These fall meetings will be next week. Because we are needing to schedule time for all of our familes in two days, next Thursday, November 5 will be a 1/2 day. School will be let 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.
The best way to sign up for a time is to click on the link above. You will be taken to a shared Google document where you can put in your family last name for a desired time. Here are the times you can sign up for:
Thursday 2-5 (9 blocks), 6-7:40 (5 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
Upcoming Field Trip for Grades 1-4 - University of Oregon Art Museum
Students in grades 1-4 will be going to the Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus on November 19. Check with homeroom teachers for additional information.
Annual School Inspections
ECA is an accredited, private school. One of the many things that we do to maintain our accreditation is to complete annual inspections and maintain physical plant records. Every month, ECA inspects our water pH and alkalinity levels and reports to Lane County. Additionally, we maintain records on asbestos and campus physical plant inspections. If you would like to see these records, you are able to request them from our front office. This is one process of several involved in our current six-year accreditation period.
Hot Lunch Menu
Here is the menu for this month’s hot lunch. Meals for students in grades 1-2 are $5. For students in grades 3-8, meals are $6. Meals can be ordered and charged to your credit card that is on file. You can click on the hot lunch order link in the weekly newsletter, or can be ordered through the website in the student life tab.
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
Announcements & Upcoming Events
Monday, October 26 - Picture Day
Monday, October 26-November 1 - Eating the Rainbow AG Challenge
Thursday, October 29 - ASB Game Night at ECA
Thursday, Nov. 5-Friday, Nov. 6 - 1st Quarter P/T Conferences
Monday, Nov. 9 - Teacher Professional Growth Day - No School
Wednesday, Nov. 11 - ECA will be taking students to the Albany Veteran’s Day Parade for those that would like to attend
Friday, Nov. 13 - ECA “early Thanksgiving” Potluck & Meal for school families
