Greetings Columbia Crest Families,

I hope you had a rejuvenating break sharing special time with family and friends. Now it is time to settle into the routine of school and work hard.

Happy New Year! Just hearing those words creates many images for us. The first semester is close to over and there are resolutions to make. Reading more should be at the top of the list, applying our math skills to our daily life and thinking creatively as we write are right behind. And then there is learning more science and social studies while being kind, running fast and getting in shape. So much to do! Welcome 2020, we have a plan.

We're excited to introduce Apex Leadership Co. Apex is a student leadership training company that incorporates fitness and fundraising. We will be kicking off our Apex program on January 6th and it will run for 2 weeks. The students will participate in daily leadership lessons and a final fun event which is our Apex Remix! This is a glow in the dark fitness move event! Apex will transform our gym into a glowing venue with awesome music and lots of energy! More to come on January 6th.

With the New Year comes new staff announcements. We welcome Greg Burd to our staff. Mr. Burd is our new P.E. teacher. In addition, we are excited to announce, Mrs. Sotl, our counselor is now here full time, serving our building five days a week.

Winter sports - check out the Eatonville Middle School winter sports schedule on their website. Columbia Crest is well represented on both the basketball and wrestling teams.

When it is blustery cold or snowy please send gloves or mittens with your child. It may be a good idea to send your child to school with a tube of ChapStick. I’ve seen lots of chapped lips lately that turn bloody because they are so dry.

January is School Board Appreciation Month. The members of our School Board are outstanding supporters of our school and advocate for all students in the Eatonville School District. We appreciate the countless hours they volunteer on behalf of the community. Students and staff send their gratitude.

Thank you:

Paulette Gilliardi

Ronda Litzenberger

Matt Marshall

Jeff Lucas

Liza Klumpar

Respectfully,

Principal Shew

• Remember to dress your child appropriately for our weather. Indoor recess will only be when extreme conditions happen. Please have an extra set of clothes in your child’s backpack. We are in desperate need of donations of sweatpants and gym shoes.
  
• Keep our “Lost and Found” empty by writing your child’s name on all belongings. Items are donated after our monthly assembly.
  
• Students need to be on campus no later than 7:40 a.m. as class begins by 7:45 a.m.
  
• Students learn most when they are IN class. Do your best to eliminate vacations and time away from school to enhance your child’s learning this school year.
  
• Be sure to sign your child in if they are tardy and sign them out if you need to remove your child from school.
  
• Please email our secretary, Lindsay Fitzer at L.Fitzer@eatonville.wednet.edu if your child is absent or tardy. Also, email or call her to change your child’s transportation. Changes to transportation MUST be made by 1:00.
  
• Lunch money needs to be turned in before school begins each day. Students may not carry a negative balance.

• Do you want to volunteer? We are always looking for volunteers. Please fill out the paperwork https://www.eatonville.wednet.edu/resources/volunteer-information

Children with a growth mindset believe that intelligence can be developed. These students see school as a place to develop their abilities and think of challenges as opportunities to grow.

Teachers have been so touched by the generous amount of gift cards they've received from everyone who has made a purchase from the Caring for Classroom fundraiser that our PTO has sponsored.

As winter sets in please be sure to have the District Weather Line number saved in your

contacts: 360-879-1100.

Flash Alert will send an email or text to your device. Visit this link to create an account and subscribe: https://www.flashalert.net/id/EatonvilleSD

The Flash Alert app is free and sends push notifications directly to your Android and iOS devices. Search for Flash Alert Messenger on your device’s App Store and download.

Happy Holidays! I hope everyone is able to have a fun, relaxing and safe break! We look forward to seeing everyone back in January! As we wrap up our kindness trait for December we are looking towards our growth mindset trait we will be working on in January. This is something that students are already learning about in their classrooms, but we are going to spend a little more time together talking about it and practicing! Growth mindset is the ability for us to believe we can get better at something by practicing and getting help when needed. Fixed mindset is when we believe we are either good at something or not and we can’t change it. It is so important for our students to understand how the brain works and how we can learn new things all the time. Just because something is hard at first doesn’t mean we can’t better! Look for some tips to come home in January about how you can practice growth mindset with your students at home.

When your child's birthday approaches consider purchasing him or her one of three special items. Order form below.

Principal: Mrs. Allison Shew

Secretary: Ms. Lindsay Fitzer

CCA Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Student Hours: 7:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Attendance Message Line: 360-569-2567

Transportation: 360-879-1900

Email: a.shew@eatonville.wednet.edu
Website: www.eatonville.wednet.edu/CCA
Location: 24503 SR 706 E Ashford, WA 98304
Phone: (360)569-2567
Facebook: facebook.com/ColumbiaCrestASTEM
Twitter: @CC_STEM_School