Mrs. Bearden's Weekly Update

I hope your Thanksgiving Break was filled with love, laughter, and rest. We have 13 exciting days left in 2024. I am announcing some exciting news during our Monday Morning Rally on Monday. Be sure to ask your children about it.

WELCOME TO EAGLE CANYON, MR. CHOI!

Mr. Choi is officially a Golden Eagle! We are excited to welcome him to our team. He will be at Eagle Canyon on Wednesdays, the last two Thursdays of each month, and Fridays.

YEARBOOKS

Yearbooks are on sale now. Be sure to buy them before prices increase in January.

FOOD FOR LIFE FOOD DRIVE

We received the following message from Carol Cole, Food for Life Ministry, for your generous donations:

On Saturday, November 23, Food for Life Ministry provided turkeys and bags of food to more than 650 families. This would not have been possible without Eagle Canyon Elementary School's generous donation of canned goods.

On behalf of the Food for Life Ministry, please accept my thanks for the efforts of your staff and students to help feed the hungry in our community.

MRS. GIRE'S CHOIR

Mrs. Gire's Choir students were amazing at the Shoppe's Christmas Tree Lighting. I was one proud principal as our students were performing. Because I was next to the stage, I didn't get pictures or video. If you have any pictures or videos, I would love it if you shared them with me.

ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE

As mentioned before, we will track perfect attendance for November. Families with perfect attendance will be entered into a drawing for a preferred parking place for December. The family who will get preferred parking will be announced at the Monday Morning Rally.

Thank you for your continued support,

Mrs. Bearden

Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another. ~Alfred Ather~

You may remember the Dog Haus Battle of the Schools if you were an Eagle Canyon family during the 2019-20 school year. Eagle Canyon won and had a hot dog named after our school for a month.

Yogurtland is currently hosting a Battle of the Schools. If you are able, we would love your support in showing the community how Eagle Canyon rallies together and loves to compete. I see Yogurtland in my future! 😋

When you visit Yogurtland, be sure to ask for a sticker so you can support Eagle Canyon in the Battle of the Schools.

Eagle Canyon's student attendance will be a focus this year. Attendance in school leads to better performance for children when they are adults.

Please make illness the only reason for an absence. When your child misses school, they miss out on necessary instruction, and it takes a while for them to get caught up. Parents of students at risk of Chronic Absenteeism will have to meet with Mrs. Bearden or Mr. Choi to sign an agreement to improve overall attendance.

We did not meet the 96.5% goal once the week before break, averaging 95.15%, a decrease from the week before. In the Ayala Feeder, we ended Trimester One in third place out of five elementary schools. Let's continue to make attendance a priority. If your child was absent, take advantage of the Saturday School on December 14 to remove one absence.

Each week, the stars of the school with impeccable attendance and zero fashionably late entrances will bask in the glory of donut holes courtesy of the Eagle Canyon PTA! Brace yourselves, as two mystery days each week will be the golden ticket for this sugary delight.

Congratulations to the following classrooms for earning donut holes last week:

Szuh

Martinez

Irvine

Chun

When I cannot be out on Eagle Canyon Drive due to being off campus or in a meeting, please follow these common courtesies:

1. Avoid blocking the Eagle Canyon driveway when Ms. Diana crosses students in the crosswalk. This is a great opportunity to allow cars to exit the parking lot.

2. Avoid blocking the intersection of Winchester Way and Eagle Canyon Drive. Some people need to make a left from Eagle Canyon Drive to get home.

3. Please stay in your car in the loading and unloading zones (cabanas and the yellow zone on Eagle Canyon Drive). The faster you drop off or pick up your child, the faster our traffic moves.

Thank you 😊

Another way you can support our PTA and celebrate your child's birthday is to purchase a birthday greeting for $25 that will be displayed on your child's birthday and run for one week. If interested, please stop by the office, complete the request, and submit the payment. Please be sure to plan in advance. We need two weeks' notice before the birthday to ensure everything is timed correctly.

The kids get so excited seeing their birthday highlighted on the marquee. Out of safety, we will never publish your child's last name, only the initial.

Email: barbara_bearden@chino.k12.ca.us
Website: https://www.chino.k12.ca.us/Page/23
Location: 13435 Eagle Canyon Drive, Chino Hills, CA, USA
Phone: (909) 590-2707
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EagleCanyonElementaryCVUSD
Twitter: @ECCvusd