The Galloping Gazette

We had a great turn-out at our Back to School Night, last Thursday. It was wonderful meeting (and re-meeting) many of you here. Thank you for partnering with us to make sure we start the year off right! Below you will find important information related to you and your child(ren).

I wanted to share some good news with you. Recently, the State of Idaho released statewide achievement data related to the ISAT tests taken by Idaho students this past Spring. It should come as no surprise to many of you that our students (and teachers) rocked it, scoring in the top 5 of all traditional Idaho public schools in both Math and Science. Eagle Hills students also scored in the top 12 in English Language Arts. In addition, our K-3 students had a 88.2% proficiency rate on the Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI). While test scores aren't everything, they are a good indicator of how seriously Eagle Hills teachers, students and families take our work in the classroom and the level of intentionality and hard work given to student learning. Here's a link to more information.

Great Job Eagle Hills!

Mr. Anderson

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.

Hello Eagle Hills Families!

It was so great to see so many familiar faces at Back to School Night, and meet some new families! We are so excited for a great school year!

We have several exciting events and opportunities coming up that we’re thrilled to share with you:

• Spirit Wear Sales: Show your Eagle HIlls pride by purchasing our awesome spirit wear! Visit our online store to get your gear and represent our school in style. Don't forget that Fridays are Spirit Days and students dressed in Eagle Hills spirit wear and/or school colors can potentially earn a Smencil! Store closes this Thursday, September 5th! Below is a link to our spirit wear store. Eagle Hills Spirit Wear Store

• Restaurant Night: Mark your calendars for our upcoming Restaurant Night at Smoky Mountain Pizzeria on September 19th! Enjoy a night out with your family while supporting our school. Just mention Eagle Hills and 10% of the proceeds will go directly back to our school!

• HoeDown: Get ready for some fun at our annual HoeDown - Thursday, September 26! Flyers will be coming home this week with information on how to purchase tickets and auction donations needed. Don’t miss out on this fantastic event!

• Popcorn Passes: Treat your kids with a popcorn pass! These passes allow your child to enjoy a delicious popcorn snack during 2nd recess on the 3rd Thursday each month. Please see the link to purchase below, the pass is $5 for the entire year. Payment is due by 9/13 in order for your child to have popcorn on 9/20. Also, there is a link below for Popcorn Volunteers. Flyers will come home this week with more information.

• STEAM Lead Announcement: We’re excited to announce that Laura Schwed has joined us as our new STEAM Lead! Thank you for supporting our community, Laura!

Free and Reduced Lunch Application

The applications for free/reduced meals are now open. Families can visit LINQ Connect - Making Schools Stronger to fill out an application to see if they qualify for free or reduced school breakfast and lunch. In addition, families may use the same link to add money to their student’s meal/nutrition account.

If you or any member of your family needs any help filling out an application, you are welcome to reach out to the Nutrition Team at 208-855-4575.

Meal Prices

If your child plans to eat school breakfast ($2.25, includes milk) and/or school lunch ($3.15, includes milk) or purchase an individual milk ($.75) and your family has not received notification that meals are free, please ensure that he or she has money in their LINQ Connect account OR send a check to school made out to School Nutrition.

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.

• September 18 - No School, Professional Development Day
• September 19 - PTO meeting at noon, portable 5
• September 19 - Eagle Hills Night at Smoky Mtn. Pizza (mention Eagle Hills & 10% goes to PTO)
• September 26 - PTO Hoe Down 5:30-8:00pm
• October 4 - Picture Day
• October 9 - Evening Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 10 - No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 11 - No School
• October 24 - PTO Skate Night @ Treasure Valley Skate