A BIG THANK YOU!
The Junior Class would like to thank everyone who supported the candy gram fundraiser this past week! Juniors are now hard at work preparing the candy grams for delivery on Valentine’s Day. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

COURSE SELECTIONS FOR 2024-2025
It is hard to believe, but planning for the 2024-2025 school year is already underway. Course selection sheets will be coming out in the very near future for all rising freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. An email will be sent out to all students and families when course selection sheets are distributed. Please be on the lookout for this important notification.

FROM OUR FABULOUS FINE ARTS FOLKS….
We are honored to present the Spring Musical, ANASTASIA, to our school and local community, April 25th-27th, 2024! Historically, we have gained a tremendous amount of support from our parents and donors to make this special event happen. We are offering you a unique opportunity to partner with us to either recognize a student through an Accolade Ad (shout out to your student) and/or gain exposure for your business by advertising in our beautiful Playbill. Last year, we had over 1,000 people attend our show! This is a great opportunity to get your business “out there” while supporting the ECS Fine Arts Department.

We thank you for your continued support for our Fine Arts Department. If you have any questions, please email Mrs.Villalobos at nvillalobos@goecs.org.

All middle school students must be picked up by 3:40 pm each day or should be in our aftercare study hall program.

All middle school students have access to the ECS app on their iPad. This is a great tool for students and parents to use to keep track of all assignments as well as grades. As a reminder, homework is part of a student’s grade. Please encourage your child to check the app daily in order to track grades and missing work.

Students may wear a red or pink shirt with jeans or uniform bottoms for Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, 2/14.

NJHS Inductions will be on Monday, March 4th. You will be notified by Ms. Collum or Mrs. Heredia if your 8th grader will be inducted.

Stanford Testing for all middle school students will be April 8th – 10th.

We are hiring!
Lower School is in need of substitute teachers, teacher aide, and an in-house substitute teacher. Please complete the non-academic application if interested. We look forward to hearing from you!
https://goecs.org/about-ecs/employment/non-academic-application/

Spiritual Emphasis Week
Spiritual Emphasis was so much fun! We learned about the importance of looking to God in moments of fear and staying joyful through adversity.

Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, February 14th, students may wear red and pink with jeans and choice of sneakers on Valentine’s Day. Don’t forget to bring Valentine’s for your classmates.

President’s Day
Monday, February 19th, school is closed.

Read Across America Week
March 4th-8th we will be celebrating our love of Reading! On Wednesday, March 6th, students may dress as their favorite storybook character. Make sure to bring your book to school with you. Costumes must be modest and school appropriate. No weapons, no witches, no sorcery, no magic, or scary costumes permitted.

K5, 1st, and 5th Grade Grandparent’s Day
Thursday, March 7th is Grandparent’s Day for K5, 1st, and 5th grade. Grandparents will enter through the main gym lobby doors. Grandparents may park in the front or 3rd street parking lots. Students are permitted to leave with grandparents after the program. 5th grade 9:30, 1st Grade 11:30, and K5 1:30.

K4, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade Grandparent’s Day
Friday, March 8th is Grandparent’s Day for K4, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. Grandparents will enter through the main gym lobby doors. Grandparents may park in the front or 3rd street parking lots. Students are permitted to leave with grandparents after the program. 3rd grade 8:45, K4 10:45, 2nd grade 12:00, and 4th grade 1:30.

Book Fair Week
March 11th-15th is Book Fair Week. We need lots of parent helpers. Please click the link to sign up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EADAC2BA4FEC34-ecsbook#/

Parent-Teacher Social
Wednesday, March 13th is our Parent-Teacher Social. Please join us for food trucks, a classroom visit, and book fair fun! We look forward to seeing everyone 3:30-4:00 for classroom visits and 4:00-5:00 for book fair and food trucks.

Upcoming After School Clubs
Please see the below flyers for after school club opportunities.

Parent Service Hours Sign Up Genius Links

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BACAD28A1F4C16-47335054-wednesday

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094BACAD28A1F4C16-47338267-thursday

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EADAC2BA4FEC34-47317865-ecsfirst#/

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EADAC2BA4FEC34-ecsbook#/