Wow! Only 11 more days until Christmas Vacation! All make up work needs to be completed and given to your child’s teacher on or before Monday, December 18th.

Monday, December 11th Christmas Concerts

Parents and visiting family must enter the gym through the gym main lobby doors.

K4/K5 10:00

1st/2nd 11:45

3rd/4th 1:30

K4-4th grade may dress in their best Christmas attire. Boys: Dress pants, dress shirt, tie optional. Girls: dress, skirt, dress pants with blouse.

Tuesday, December 12th Christmas Concert

The 5th grade concert begins at 10:00. Parents and visiting family must enter the gym through the gym main lobby doors. 5th grade dress code Boys: black dress shirt (or polo style shirt like the ones worn with school uniform if you can not get the black dress shirt) with black pants. Girls: solid black dress clothing pants or skirts or dresses. Skirts/Dresses need to be long. Students will need to sit on the floor or on their knees for the bucket drumming performance. Please wear solid black dress shoes. Students are allowed to wear a “splash of red” for the Christmas concert… a red bow or a red tie for example! Don’t forget to bring your music stand with you to school on Monday. Make sure your name is on it.

Wednesday, December 13th Special 5th Grade Surprise

We will be taking our 5th graders ice skating at Hertz Arena. Make sure to return your permission slip to your homeroom teacher on Monday. Please bring money for lunch. Don’t forget to dress warmly as it will be very cold inside the arena.

Thursday, December 14th Schoo wide Christmas Chapel

Our K4-12th grade will have a combined Christmas chapel on Thursday. Parents may watch the service live online. https://www.youtube.com/@ecsfilms/streams

Thursday, December 14th Safety Patrol and Praise & Worship Party

Safety Patrol and Praise & Worship Christmas Party is on Thursday, December 14th at 12:00. Students will still eat lunch with their homeroom. Safety Patrol and Praise & Worship members may come to school dressed in a Christmas shirt and jeans today!

Friday, December 15th Competitive Cheer Walking the Halls

Friday morning our Competitive Cheer Team will be walking the halls as the entire school cheers them on. Our girls are traveling to their State Competition! Please pray for safe travels.

Divisional Chapels

With all of our growth, we completely fill the west side of the bleachers. We understand that some parents enjoy watching the Chapels live and some prefer to attend in person. We have been discussing options of how to make room for parents. Beginning on January 11th, we will set up some additional seating by the Sentinel Cafe where visitors may sit. This seating will be limited. We ask if at all possible that students continue to sit with their class as there will not be enough seating set up for the number of parents that once attended. Please keep in mind that we will continue to live stream all of our Chapels for families to watch at home as well.

https://www.youtube.com/@ecsfilms/streams

Upcoming After School Clubs and Activities

Please see the BELOW flyers for after school club opportunities.

•You are invited to join us for our 6th – 12th grade Christmas program on Monday, December 11th at 7:00 pm in the gym.
•Mid-term exams will be December 18th – 20th. These are full days of school and students are expected to be in attendance at that time.
•Our 8th grade students did an amazing job with the science fair. We will celebrate those students who placed in the top 3 for each division at our ceremony on January 11th. More information will be coming home soon.

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The Christmas program for grades 6-12 will be held in the gym on Monday December 11th at 7 pm. Our students have been working very hard to bring you a special night of Christmas music. It’s the best time of the year!!

Sentinels 4 Life

Our Sentinels for Life Club is holding a fundraiser on Monday, December 11th. With a $5 donation, students may wear school appropriate jeans (no rips, holes or tears) with a pink or blue shirt to represent the value of life. All proceeds go to Verity Pregnancy Resource Center. Money will be collected during homeroom.

Quarter 2 Ends with Midterm Exams

Midterm exams are quickly approaching. The date for these exams is December 18-20. As a reminder, any and all missing/makeup work must be completed by end-of-day on Wednesday December 20th, as this will be the last day of the 2nd quarter. The office will close promptly at 4 pm.

Attendance

Semester 1 is quickly coming to a close. According to the Parent/Student Handbook that was signed at the beginning of the year, If a student accrues 10 or more absences (excused or unexcused) in a semester in any class, extra work will be given for the student to complete in order for him/her to pass the class. The amount of work given will depend upon the number of absences. Failure to complete the additional work before the end of the semester will constitute a failure for the semester.

Students who are impacted by this attendance policy will be notified via email and teachers this coming week. All extra work assigned for excessive absences will be due before students leave for Christmas break on December 20th.

I encourage you to check Renweb if you are in need of exact and up-to-date attendance information for your student(s). If you believe there is an error in your student’s attendance record, please reach out to Mrs. Allen in Student Services (callen@goecs.org). Please note, if your student is benefiting from the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and is found to have excessive school absences, funding could be in jeopardy. ECS is required to submit attendance records for all scholarship recipients at the end of each semester.