The Galloping Gazette

Eagle Hills Friends and Families,

And just like that it's December! I trust you all had a good and (somewhat) restful Thanksgiving with your families. Speaking of Thanksgiving, I wanted to take a moment to thank our amazing Eagle Hills community for all you do to make this such a special place for teaching and learning. Our incredible teachers and staff consistently go above and beyond to serve our students. And the generosity and involvement of our parent community provides support to our students and staff. Eagle Hills is a special place because of each of you!

We are looking forward to our Breakfast with Santa event this Saturday. AND we are in desperate need of volunteers to make it happen. Please see the information below find out how you can be involved!

Let's make December a great month at Eagle Hills!

Mr. Anderson

Hello, Mustang Families!

🎅🎄 Breakfast with Santa 🎄🎅

The Eagle Hills Elementary PTO is excited to invite you to our annual Breakfast with Santa! Bring the whole family for a magical morning filled with holiday cheer.

Event Details:

• Date: Saturday, December 7th
• Time: 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
• Location: Eagle Hills Elementary School (Gym)
• Admission: $8 per person (required for ages 3 & up)

What’s Included:

• Pancake Breakfast: Enjoy a warm and delicious pancake breakfast (gluten free option available), sausage links, fruit, coffee and juice.
• Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus: Bring your own camera to capture photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus!
• Choir Performance: The school choir will perform holiday favorites at 9:45 AM.

Note: If you do not have a student in the choir, you may want to avoid the 9:30-10:30 hour due to limited space.

Volunteers Needed: Please see the link below to sign up to volunteer! We cannot hold these events without the support of our amazing community!

Eagle Hills Elementary: Breakfast with Santa Volunteers

All proceeds from this event go directly to the Eagle Hills Elementary Community Outreach Program, supporting families and students within our school community.

Ticket Information: Tickets must be purchased in advance through our CheddarUp online portal. EHE Breakfast with Santa - Cheddar Up

Don’t miss out on this festive event—get your tickets early! 🎅

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🍕Papa Murphy's Online Fundraiser🍕

Join Papa Murphy's in supporting Eagle Hills Elementary PTO!

Event Details:

• How: Order online at PapaMurphys.com, enter this code at checkout: GIVE30
• When: Friday, December 13th
• Where: Papa Murphy's Pizza, 228 E. Plaza Dr., Ste. L, Eagle

Papa Murphy's will donate 30% of your online purchases when using code GIVE 30 at checkout.

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❄️🎿Tubing Night🎿❄️

SLIDE WHERE YOU RESIDE! GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY YOUR LOCAL WINTER WONDERLAND!

Event Details:

• Date: Tuesday, January 14
• Time: TBD
• Location: Gateway Parks at Eagle Island Location, 4000 W Hatchery Rd, Eagle ID
• Admission: $ per person

Amenities at a Glance:

Each park has moving carpets to take tubers up the slope (no uphill hiking is required to tube), fire pit warming zones, places for bystanders to watch tubers, heated bathrooms, and a Gateway Goodies station typically stocked with hot cocoa, cider, coffee, soft drinks, chips, candy, nachos, pretzels and more!

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Guests who are not tubing are free to sit by the fire and watch the tubers at no cost!

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Upcoming PTO Events and Opportunities:

Breakfast with Santa - December 7, 8:30 am - 11:00 am, EHE Gym

Papa Murphy's Online Fundraiser - December 13, Eagle Location

PTO Meeting - December 19, 12:00 pm, Portable 5

Tubing Night (NEW DATE) - January 14, Gateway Parks at Eagle Island State Park

PTO Meeting - January 16, 12:00 pm, Portable 5

QUESTIONS? eaglehillspto1@gmail.com

🌟 Empower Futures: Give Today, Change a Life Tomorrow! 🌟

📅 Giving Tuesday is December 3

Over 24% of West Ada School District students face significant hardships. This Giving Tuesday, your donation can make a life-changing difference by supporting critical programs like Bridging the Gap and Homeless + Housing = Success.

Your gift helps provide:
🍎 Food
🚍 Transportation
💡 Utilities
🏠 Housing assistance
👕 Clothing
💬 Counseling

Together, we can ensure that our most vulnerable students have the essential resources they need to thrive - https://www.westada.org/page/giving-tuesday

💛 Every contribution counts. Donate now and be the change!

Eagle Hills Special Education will be holding their annual Candy Cane Fundraiser this December. This fundraiser helps support the needs of the SPED students by providing funds for program supplies. Such needed supplies include sensory items for child development, flexible seating, reinforcers, books, and learning materials for each students' unique needs. Your support in this fundraiser is greatly appreciated and makes an extreme impact for those students in the program.

The cost will be $.50 for 1 candy cane or $1.00 for 3 candy canes. Several flavor options will be available. Cost and detailed information will be included on the Candy Cane Order Form. The order forms will be available and sent home with students on Monday, December 9th. Completed forms are due back on Friday, December 13th. Forms can be turned into the front office or to the student's classroom teacher. Candy Canes will be distributed to the students on Wednesday, December 18th.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

To ensure that you stay informed about any potential school closures, delays, or other weather-related updates, we kindly request you to review and update your contact information in our student information system, PowerSchool.

Steps to Update Contact Information

1. Review and update your contact details in PowerSchool:

• Ensure the family member is listed in PowerSchool.
• Update the cell phone number and email address for parents/guardians (Contact 1 and Contact 2 only).
• Please note: School sites and personnel cannot update family information in PowerSchool.

2. Check for updates to take effect:

• Changes will be reflected in our system within 24-48 hours.

3. Opt-In to Text Notifications:

• If you are not receiving text messages, text "START" to 98900 to resume notifications.

4. Resolve carrier issues if needed:

• If messages are being marked as spam, check your spam/junk folder and unmark the messages.
• Contact your carrier if mass text messages are blocked on your plan.

Inclement Weather and School Closures

West Ada’s “snow patrol” begins monitoring conditions as early as 3:00 A.M. to assess road safety and determine if closures are necessary. Decisions are communicated district-wide by 5:30 A.M. via the channels listed above.

If hazardous conditions arise, parents who feel travel is unsafe are encouraged to keep their child home and notify the school.

We will communicate any changes through our automated phone messages and official channels, including:

• Our district website: https://www.westada.org/

• Facebook: West Ada School District - https://www.facebook.com/JointSchoolDistrictNo2/

• Instagram: @westadaschools - https://www.instagram.com/westadaschools/

• Twitter: @westadaschools

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our communication channels effective and up to date. We appreciate your partnership as we navigate winter together.

Our Lost and Found is located in the front of the school each day. If you think you are missing something, please come by and look through our growing selection. If your student's name is located on a Lost and Found item, we will return the item to the student.

Current items will remain in the Lost and Found through Winter Break. After that, uncollected items will be donated to local charities.

Timely school attendance is one of the greatest factors in determining student academic success. With this in mind, please make every effort to have your student(s) here on time when school is in session. Eagle Hills teachers are very intentional with their lesson planning and delivery. Every absence impacts your child's learning and the learning of others in his/her class.

We realize that there are times when students need to be absent for a variety of reasons. If your child will be absent from school, please communicate with your child's teacher AND the office. The office may be reached at eaglehillses@westada.org or 208.350.4090.

All parents and family members who wish to volunteer at Eagle Hills for any reason must submit a volunteer application form and corresponding documents to our school office. If you are interested in volunteering this year, please take time to read, print, sign and return the documents listed below to the school office. You may also find hard copies of these documents here at Eagle Hills.

Volunteer Application

Volunteer Disclosure

Volunteer Acknowledgement

For more information regarding volunteer policies in the West Ada School District access the WASD Volunteer Handbook here.

We have limited computers to loan out to students who leave their devices at home. Often students who forget their computers have to go a day without access to important lesson materials. Please make checking backpacks for computers and chargers a part of your morning and/or evening routine each day.

You all are doing a great job with student pick-up after school. Please see below of an updated map of our parking lot and the "flow" for parent parking.

• December 3 - Honors Choir Practice, 4:00 pm - 4:55pm
• December 7 - Breakfast with Santa at Eagle Hills 8:30 am - 11:00 am
• December 9 - Candy Cane Order Forms to Go Home with Students
• December 13 - Candy Cane Order Forms Due
• December 13 - Papa Murphy's Online Fundraiser, Code GIVE30 (Eagle Location)
• December 18 - Candy Cane Orders Delivered to Classrooms
• December 19 - PTO Meeting, 12:00 pm, Portable 5
• December 19 - Popcorn Day
• December 20 - End of 1st Semester
• December 23-January 3 - No School All Grades, Winter Break
• January 6 - No School All Grades, Teacher Prep Day
• January 7 - School Resumes
  
• January 14 - Tubing Night at Gateway Parks, Eagle Island State Park
• January 16 - PTO Meeting, 12:00 pm, Portable 5
• January 16 - Popcorn Day
• January 20 - No School All Grades, Martin Luther King Jr. Day/Human Rights Day
• January 29 - No School All Grades, Professional Learning/Collaboration Day

https://www.westada.org/page/all-district-calendar

https://www.westada.org/page/school-nutrition

https://www.westada.org/page/podcast

Front Office: (208) 350-4085

Attendance Line: (208) 350-4090

Fax: (208) 350-4094