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Job Shadow Day
Spelling Bee
The final Spelling Bees are coming up next week, May 14-15, for 1st - 8th graders! Congratulations to the
finalists from the classes that have already held their class spelling bees. The other class spelling bees, to
determine five finalists who will represent their classes in the final Spelling Bee, will be held next Monday and
Tuesday.
To help our 11th and 12th graders learn more about their career
of interest, we are planning a “Job Shadow” day next Fri, May
15. We are still looking for parents in different fields of study who
are willing to allow an ECA student to spend a half or full day with
them on the job. For more information, contact Johanna Reina at
[email protected] .
The schedule for the Final Spelling Bees is as follows:
Is Your Child Full of Energy?
Parents are invited to attend and cheer on the participants! The 1st and 2nd place winners for each level will
receive a special lunch at McDonald’s on Thursday, May 21, from 12:00-1:30.
Hope for Nepal
Thanks to everyone who participated, Tuesday’s 5th grade bake sale raised
over $500.000 for the ACSI school in Kathmandu, Nepal!
We will be sending the money electronically to the school, grateful that RCE
already set up a money transfer online – that makes it easy.
In chapel this week Aidyn Turk, who helped organize the event, was awarded
a mock check for the final amount the school raised to send to Nepal.
OBED is hosting a special all-day seminar (8am - 4pm) on Sat, May
23 at ECA for those who live with or teach children with ADHD (in
Spanish TDAH). The special speaker is Liana Moguel, an ECA
mom who is a nurse and certified to work as a consultant with those
with ADHD. She has worked for over 30 years with children, teens
and adults with ADHD, both here in Colombia and in the U.S., and
she herself as well as several close family members have ADHD.
Cost is only $40.000 and includes lunch. ECA points will be
given for those who attend. Register by contacting Inés Rodriguez
at [email protected] or 320-230-7480.
For more information in Spanish, click here.
“Absent Father” Workshop
All families are welcome to join our staff for a workshop directed
at helping children who don’t have positive father figures
regularly in their home due to death, separation, divorce, or
excessive travel/ministry. We will meet in the MPR on Fri,
May 15 at 7:00a with JUCUM missionary Steve Bartel, and
translation into Spanish will be available. ECA points will be
given for those who attend.
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¡Celebremos a Colombia!
This year’s event was focused on the diversity and richness of the Colombian
culture, and students clearly enjoyed participating in the various activities. They
had the opportunity to show their talents and knowledge about Colombian
idiosyncrasies. Parents and families witnessed cultural expressions and pride
in experiencing them.
Praise & Prayer
Praise
• For this past semester of help we have received
from Jason Stephens and Jeff Hubbard. The
two days each week where they so faithfully served
our students were a blessing. We pray that the
next chapter of their lives as they study at Biola
University in California will be full of learning. Our
ECA students were privileged to have their input.
• For Angela Barba (Art) as she’s back at school
after her iodine therapy 2 weeks ago. She is doing
very well and gaining strength daily.
• For Sol Pérez’s (ECA Nurse) release from Clínica
Palermo this week. Her diverticulitis seems to be
subsiding and she is feeling much better. It looks
like she will not need surgery.
• For the 3 years Adriana Aguilera
has served ECA as our school
psychologist. She has blessed many
students, parents and staff members,
and we pray that God will guide her
greatly in this next chapter of her life
as she finishes her commitment here.
• For the 2½ years Johanna Reina
has served ECA as our college
counselor. She has been instrumental
in helping many of our students find
a good match for future education as
well as helping scout out scholarship
opportunities. We pray that she and
her family will have 4 wonderful
years in Chile as her husband seeks his doctorate,
and we hope to have her back soon.
• For the expected arrival of
the Morales Diesel baby
boy end of August!
• For Joseph Hawkins, our
HS Principal in 2013-14,
who will be starting law
school at Northwestern
University in Chicago this fall.
Prayer
• We have several of our staff involved in
providing professional development for other
teachers this weekend. Sarah Trussell is at
an OBED convention in Cartagena giving 3
different workshops, and Glenn and Glenda
Moyer, Melody Vidal and Beth Afanador are
in Villavicencio giving workshops to teachers
and another set to parents. Pray for good
communication and loving challenges.
• For Sulgui Vanessa No (12th), as she had
emergency surgery to remove her appendix
Wednesday night. She’s doing well.
• For Flavio Uribe’s (HS Math) knee surgery
today, and for a good recovery
• For Alejandro Valbuena’s (PE) family after
the death of his father-in-law on Wednesday
• For Giomar Mendez’s (Operations) sister,
who is fighting cancer and is at home where
they are trying to keep her comfortable; for
support for all her family during this difficult
time.
• For Zayde Lopez’s (4th Aide) father that
had surgery this Wednesday for colon cancer.
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Parent Workshops
Spring Festival Statistics
Praise the Lord we had a beautiful spring day last April 24.
We had
82% of our ECA families attend
21 game booths for fun!!
13 stands from families offering products or services
Money raised by grades:
Money Raised by the PTF:
in May
Mark your calendars for two simultaneous workshops on Tue/Wed,
May 19/20 7:45 – 9:15a. ECA points will be given for those who attend.
Translation will be available.
1. Learn about the College Process on Different Continents:
My son or daughter wants to study in Europe or perhaps Asia, how could I
help and when do we start?
By Johanna Reina (Career Counselor)
2. Teaching your Child Social Skills: Do your children have trouble
getting along with others or with you? Do you tell them to stop doing
something, but they keep on doing it? Learn to understand and teach your
children the skills we wish to see.
By Geneva Gooch (Special Education)
Employment Opportunities
ECA is seeking a multi-media technician. Qualified applicants
can send a résumé to [email protected] .
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Summer Vacation
Bible School--VBS
Teacher Day Celebration / Half Day
Friday, May 15 ECA will be celebrating Teacher Day, and students will have a half day of classes in their
honor so that the Board can treat the teachers to a special lunch and tour at Nemocón Salt Mine. All students
must be picked up by 12:15 since teachers and teacher aides will be leaving ECA and supervision will not be
available. Take advantage of this opportunity to bless your children’s teacher with a note of thanks!
Library
Year-end information from the library:
• All books and materials must be returned by
Thu, May 28.
• Patrons whose accounts are cleared may begin
borrowing books again on Mon, June 1.
• The library will not be lending books May 18-29.
• In order to receive report cards on Sat, June
6, all fines and debts owed the library must be
taken care of. This includes Lost & Found fines.
PTF Class Rep Breakfast
The PTF Steering Committee invites all the class representatives to a breakfast on Thu, May 21 at 7:45 am to:
• Give input to the PTF Steering Committee
• Help plan activities for the Opening Day Picnic
• Get updated on ECA news.
Mark your calendars, and confirm your attendance by writing [email protected] .
ECA is offering two special summer programs for students in PK - 6th grade.
Program #1 - June
WHEN:
COST:
8:00a - 12:30, Tue - Fri, June 16 - 19 (4 days)
$40.000 for ECA families/$60.000 for non-ECA
families; transportation is an additional $64.000
A special team led by teens from Annapolis Christian
TEAM:
School in Maryland, where our former academic
director, Bob McCollum, is currently the HS principal
These 4 days will be full of fun activities that encourage
FOCUS:
everyone to walk closer to God. Though it will be in
English, this is not an English class – but it will be an
excellent time of practicing English with native speakers!
Program #2 - July/August
8:00a - 12:30, Wed, July 29 - Wed, Aug 5 (6 days)
WHEN:
$60.000 – only for ECA families; transportation is an
COST:
additional $96.000
A special team led by missionaries and selected ECA
TEAM:
alumni/students
These 6 days will be perfect for getting ready to speak
FOCUS:
English at ECA again.
Spots are limited so pay at the cashier’s to save your spot!
Schedule for Last Week of School
The last 2 weeks of school will have the following start and end times:
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Registration for 2015-16: ECA Spaces
If you are not planning to be here next year, it would help us plan better if you would inform the ECA office.
At this time, according to our records, there are still spaces available for the following grades: 2nd, 5th, 7th,
8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th. Missionary families and native English speaking students will be considered for spaces
in other classes.
On-Campus Registration Dates
June 10: Families with New Students - 7:00 to 12:00 noon
June 11: Returning Families A-N - 7:00 to 12:00 noon
June 12: Returning Families O-Z - 7:00 to 12:00 noon
After-School Activities
Family Points
Congratulations to the 126 families who have completed their family points – that’s 65% of our families.
69 families are still short on points and there are not many opportunities left to earn points this late
in the year. Take advantage of upcoming workshops and prayer meetings. For any points still missing at
the end of the year, you will need to pay a proportionate amount of the Complementary Parent Activities
Fee ($300.000) by the Year-End Celebration on Sat, June 6. Report cards will also be held until these
points are earned or this fee is paid.
The last week for all after-school activities is May 18-22,
which means that most activities will have met 14 times this
semester. The commitment was for 12 classes, but 14 were
scheduled, knowing that some classes would be canceled for
various reasons.
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Elementary Chapel
“Do what is right, because it is right,
even when no one is looking.”
Upper Elementary
Members of the ECA Amazon Team shared their
experience on their Easter week mission trip during
chapel last week. Students got to see pictures of
Guanabara III and hear touching stories of how our
school served the Tikunas. It was also fun to see action
pictures of the two members of the medical brigade
who are elementary parents! Most importantly, our
students got a taste of what missions can be like in
Colombia, not in faraway China or Africa, and how
they can participate in sharing God’s love.
In chapel this week we asked, “Why do we do what
is right? Is it for selfish reasons or because we love
Jesus?” 3rd grade shared the parable of the Prodigal
Son, focusing on the attitude of the older brother. He
did what was right, but he didn’t have a good attitude.
3rd grade students shared original stories about times
they have or have not done what is right and what
lessons they learned from these situations, and ended
with a song some students wrote to remind us to always
do what is right by applying the “stop, think, decide,
and do” process.
Lower Elementary
Students continue learning about the story of Queen
Esther. Last week’s focus was on how Esther didn’t
really want to be queen but she was obedient to God,
without even knowing what He was asking her to do.
Students discovered that God had a plan for Queen
Esther all along and was preparing her for a special
purpose.
We are focusing this week on what that purpose is!
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Viviane Morales
This Thu, May 14, our high school students are going to Colegio Cristiano Semilla de
Vida. Senator Viviane Morales will be giving a challenge to a large group of secondary
students from around the city to be academically excellent if they are going to have an
impact on society.
HS Lock-In
The HS lock-in was a great start to the 3-day weekend! Students had fun and some even
got a little bit of sleep. Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make it possible!
HS Library Contest
Make a memory with your friends! Win a professional 40-minute photo
shoot!
To win, choose 21 titles from the library shelves and weave those titles into
a short story of 250 words or less. Read one of the 21 books. Further details
available in the library.
Your story will be judged as to how meaningfully the book titles are
incorporated into what you write. It will also be expected to show correct use
of grammar and spelling.
Entries must be submitted by Fri, May 22. Contestants must be high school
students. Both individuals and groups may participate. Five entries required
for the contest to take place.
Photo shoot winner/s will be sent to OpusStudio, where they will be
photographed in a variety of settings, in both color and black and white. At the
end of the session, they will choose their five favorite shots for professional
enhancement.
Library Contest for Parents!
Parents, YOU can encourage your students during finals week! To enter this contest,
borrow, read, and return one ECA Library book by Tue, May 19. Freshly baked Deep
Chocolate Crunch cookies will be delivered to all 7th - 12th grade classes in which 15 or
more parents have read an ECA Library book by May 19. Contest is open to all parents of
students in 7th - 12th grades. Go, parents!
HS Lost and Found
A pair of glasses has been reported as missing since the last list was published. If you have
any information about it, contact the ECA office. Remember to fill out the appropriate
form when you discover something missing.
Soccer Tournament
Congratulations to 11th grade, champions of the high school guys’ soccer
tournament! They defeated Staff 2-1 in the finals to earn the title and a
Papa John’s pizza party!
Congratulations to all the teams for a great tournament!
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Euler Math Competition
The Euler Competition is a competition among Colombian schools that involves two
rounds of math/physics tests in Spanish. These students took the first round of the test
and we are waiting for results.
Julián Herrera
Alessandro Uribe
María Alejandra Yepes Camila Moreno
Gabriel Castro
Juan Bernate
Franco Uribe
Last Service Days of the Year
New Costs
9th graders will serve Sat and Mon – May 30 and June 1-3 during the day at Corporation
Formando Vidas here in Bogotá. Cost per person is $50.000.
10th graders will serve at Gimnasio Campestre Beth Sharon in Mariquita. Students will
leave Sun, May 31 and come back on Wed, June 3. Cost per person is $210.000.
11th graders will serve in Villavicencio and Cumaral, in several OBED schools. Students
leave Sat, May 30 and come back on Wed, June 3. The cost of the trip is $250.000 per
person.
MS students will serve their local ministries.
If you are a 9th – 11th grade parent, you should have at least half the money paid by May 16.
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College
Counselor’s Corner
Johanna Reina
College Reps Visited
New York University and Johns Hopkins
University visited ECA on Tue, May 5 and met with our students
to provide them more options. We had a lot of participation from
our students.
Martinez Scholarship
The Martinez Scholarship deadline is fast approaching: this Sunday, May 10. Students are highly
encouraged to ask teachers to review their essays, one of the most important parts of the application.
Recipients will be announced at the senior awards banquet.
Model United Nations at UniSabana
A big congratulations to our three high school students that
participated in the Model United Nations at Universidad La
Sabana this last weekend. Alessandro Uribe, Franco Uribe,
and Mateo Navarro worked VERY hard to be prepared, and
represented El Camino excellently. Extra congratulations to
Mateo Navarro and Franco Uribe for winning Best Delegate in
their committees!
Special thanks to the 8 middle school students that gave up their
3-day weekend to be floor secretaries and help the event run
smoothly: Elisa Trujillo, Mariana Navarro, Brianna Torres, María
López, Salomé Tovar, Juan David García, Samuel Alvira, and
Santiago Castellanos.
Summer Academic Programs
There are no new programs in this document, but here’s the list we
compiled of summer academic programs: http://goo.gl/M8groP
And here’s the list with additional programs: http://goo.gl/R6TlLN
Universidad de Los Andes Visit
20 ECA students participated in a private guided tour of UniAndes and they had the opportunity to meet
and ask questions of the dean from the school of their interest. Praise the Lord for a wonderful opportunity
and time!
Colleges that Change Lives
ECA hosted a college fair this morning with the following
universities represented:
Lynchburg College
Birmingham-Southern
Marlboro College
College
McDaniel College
Centre College
Rhodes College
Cornell College
St. Mary’s California
Evergreen State College
University of Puget Sound
Eckerd College
Willamette University
Hope College
11th grade families are
highly encouraged to
set up an appointment
with Mrs. Reina to
discuss college plans.
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Needed: Glass Jars!
In preparation for my daughter’s wedding on June 27, I am collecting glass jars of all sizes
without lids. If you have extras at home, or don’t mind saving them between now and then, I
would love to collect as many as possible before the end of the school year. You can bring them
in any time, leaving them in the front office.
Perfil Profesional
Moving Sale!
Dear ECA family - we are selling all our personal belongings before moving back
to the States. You may view the list by clicking on this link. All instructions and
contact information are available on the list. Thanks for your support!
—Kelly and Heidi Boyle
— Rose Mary Díaz
Looking for English Tutors
Give me Five English & life coaching Academy is looking for Tutors that
enjoy helping Kids develop English communication skills. Looking forward to your
La enfermera Luz Adriana Bello Ortiz , está buscando oportunidad laboral, en actividades de
résumé at [email protected]
Enfermería tales como: administración de medicamentos, control y registro de signos vitales,
curaciones, cuidados básicos para el paciente, así como canalización venosa e inyectología en general
y demás procedimientos, con experiencia clínica en los servicios de hospitalización, urgencias,
cuidados intermedios, recuperación en salas de cirugía, unidad de cuidados intensivos, pediatría,
consulta externa y manejo de historias clínicas. Excelente capacidad para fomentar el trabajo en
equipo y orientada a resultados. E-mail [email protected]
Recomendada por: Giomar Méndez (Asistente de Operaciones ECA)
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AP: Chemistry
PK Field Trip: Fire Station
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AP: Biology
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Hope for Nepal Bake Sale
AP: English Lit
NYU & Johns Hopkins at
ECA for 11th Graders
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Parent Workshops
Parent Library
Contest Deadline
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Secondary Review Day
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AP: U.S. History
12th Grade Bake Sale
Harvard, Univ. of PA,
Stanford, Duke, and
Georgetown at CNG
ECA College Fair
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1st to San Rafael
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3rd-8th Spelling Bee
Teacher’s Day
1st/2nd Spelling Bee
Teacher Jeans Day
PTF Class Rep Breakfast
Spelling Bee Winners’ Lunch
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Secondary Exams
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Job Shadow Day
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Workshop for HS
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SATURDAY
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AP: Spanish
AP: World History
Briar Cliff U.Visit
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Ascencion Day
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Senior Trip
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