We realize how busy everyone is, so we really appreciate the responses we received from our first semester survey. The feedback we received was extremely helpful and informative. I want to share some of the highlights with you:

A few challenges that were shared with us that we will concentrate on were:

* Awareness of the amount of homework that students receive regularly especially students with multiple teachers
* Doing a better job enforcing our rules and making sure our handbooks are current
* Providing competitive salaries to retain and recruit quality teachers
* Consider including some of the extra fees into the tuition (ex. Safety fees)
* Addressing traffic congestion and parking especially with school events
Also, thank you for taking the time to share shoutouts. We have passed these on to our teachers and it has been a major encouragement to them.
During second semester, we will send another brief survey focusing on another specific topic along with a few repeat questions. Thank you again for your participation and helping to make ECS a better place!
Have a wonderful second semester!
John Hunte

Track Meet Awards will be given out on Friday, January 26th. 2nd-3rd will receive awards at 8:30 and 4th-5th will receive awards at 9:30. Parents are welcome to attend. Award Ceremony will be in the gym. Please enter through the gym lobby doors. 

Lower School Fun Run

K4-5th grade will be participating in our Lower School Fun Run. The Fun Run is on Tuesday, January 30th and parents are welcome to attend. Please see the attached flyers for more information. 

Chapel 

We have seating available for parent visitors. We encourage students to stay seated with their class for Chapel as visitor seating is limited. Families may also view Chapel by watching our live stream each week: https://www.youtube.com/@ecsfilms/streams

Upcoming After School Clubs

Please see the attached flyers for after school club opportunities. 

Starting Fresh

Second semester is off to a great start. During third quarter, we are deep into content. If a student needs some extra assistance in one of his/her classes, it’s wise to take advantage of our Help Classes. As a reminder, each teacher offers a free Help Class once a week. A Help Class Schedule was sent to all students/families at the beginning of the school year. If you need a copy of this schedule to be re-sent, please reach out to the High School Desk. Teachers also post the day and time for when their Help Class is held in their classrooms. Help Classes are great for students who may continually need extra help as they work through a course or just on an as-needed basis.

Staying Informed

Progress reports are emailed out each Sunday morning. Additionally, student progress can be checked at any time using FACTs. Parents are encouraged to review their student’s progress each week. This is one of the best ways to stay informed and up-to-date with student academics, attendance and behavior records.

Junior News

On January 23rd, we will be administering the ASVAB to all of our Juniors. Stay tuned for more information from our College Counselor, Mrs. Heredia.

Senior News

Seniors and their parents should monitor their emails as important information is continually being shared regarding senior trip, senior spreads (yearbook), and graduation, etc.