Congratulations to the following 8th graders who competed in the Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Regional Science and Engineering Fair this past weekend at FGCU: Sonali A., Mia C., Adam C., and Emma K. We are proud of their hard work.

NJHS Inductions will be March 4th at 10:45 am in the gym. Parents will be notified if their 8th grader met the requirements for induction.

Mark your calendars for middle school standardized testing 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/

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

Tuesday, February 20th. Students who bring $5.00 may dress down on Tuesday. Students may wear any ECS shirt with jeans and choice of sneakers. All funds collected will go directly to help the Villas Wesleyan Church located on Beacon Blvd. You can read about the details here. It would be a great opportunity for us as a school to show the love of Christ to our local community by helping this local church. I’d like to lovingly ask each student, teacher, or family to consider giving a $5.00 gift. Every dollar that comes in will go directly to this church’s recovery efforts.

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 the book to school with you. Costumes must be modest and school appropriate. No weapons, no witches, no sorcery, no magic, or scary costumes permitted. We will also have a classroom door decorating competition. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you would like to help them with their door decorating.

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 needs lots of parents 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, 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.

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#/

After School Clubs

TESTING, TESTING…1, 2, 3
On March 5th, we will be holding the SAT on a school day for juniors who registered for the exam. ALL other juniors are expected to be in regular school attendance this day.

March 12th is our ACT on a school day for juniors and seniors who registered. ALL juniors and seniors who are not testing are expected to be in regular school attendance.

Neither of these testing days are school sanctioned College Visit Days or early dismissal days.

THE COUNSELOR’S CORNER
March 4th is our annual National Honor Society induction ceremony, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Our ceremony will be held in the gym. Families are invited to attend. Please be sure to check in at the school’s main office.

Parent Service Hours
ECS Athletics is in need of parents to help with the gate entry tables for both baseball and softball home games this year. Please see the links below to sign up.

This opportunity is for parent service hours – we ask that students do not sign up. Thank you!

Baseball: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAAAB29A1FBCE9-47948861-baseball

Softball: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EAAAB29A1FBCE9-47949459-softball

QUESTIONS? Contact Mrs. Everhart at JEverhart@goecs.org