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News From Ecker Hill
Traci Evans, Principal
John Hall, Assistant Principal
Earlier in February I had the great opportunity to travel with Dr. Conley to the ASCD (Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development) Leadership Forum at their headquarters in Washington DC.
ASCD is a global leader in developing and delivering innovative educational programs and services. Eight
other districts from around the country were invited to participate as well. This was a small group and we
spent one day with Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey discussing effective practices. Fisher and Frey are highly
acclaimed researchers and professors in San Diego, CA. The following day was spent networking with the
eight other districts. This forum reaffirmed that although there are always areas any school needs to
improve upon, we are on the right path in doing what is best for all our students. I feel fortunate to work
with your children everyday and to interact with you as well.
Traci Evans
Principal
CCR
Change in Spring
Conference Format
College and Career Readiness
Recently, 7th grade parents
received a postcard from the
EHMS Counseling
Department. Please take time
to review this information to
schedule your CCR meeting
soon. Contact the Counseling
Dept. with questions and/or to
schedule your appt., 6455611.
HONOR ROLL
Thank you PTO for
providing treats for our
honor roll students. To be
on honor roll a student
must have a GPA of 3.5 or
above.
Based in part on your feedback, we are adjusting our format for
spring conferences. A portion of each night will be by appointment
and the other portion will be open format, as we have done in the
past. Please keep in mind that conferences are a time to touch
base with your student’s teachers. Because of time constraints this
is not a time for detailed or long discussions. Appointments are
scheduled. Please visit the EHMS website for information about
scheduling, http://ehms.pcschools.us Appointment scheduling will
be available March 23 through 30. You will need your student’s
school ID number and birthday to access the site. Please contact
the front office with any questions. During scheduled appointments
teachers will be in their individual classrooms. During the ‘open
format’ time teachers will be in the following locations:
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6Blue/6Red/6Silver: forum (lunchroom)
6Green: hallway near Rms. 219/220
6White: hallway near Rm. 212
7Blue: commons area near team classrooms
7Silver: commons area near team classrooms
7White: forum (lunchroom)
All other teachers are located in their individual classroom.
THE LOREM IPSUMS
WINTER 2012
Math Help Now Available
Thanks to the generous support of a community member, we are able to offer
specific math help in our after school homework club. A number of community
members were organized to volunteer in homework club as math tutors. They are
here Monday-Thursday from 3:45pm-4:45pm in the library. This is a great time for
your student to receive help with math. If your student is bus eligible there is busing
available to take them home. Come take advantage of this great opportunity.
Battle of the Books
The next round of voting for Battle of the Books will happen on March 2. Round 2 matchups are as follows:
o The Giver by Lois Lowry vs. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
o When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead vs. Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by
Richard Paul Evans
We can’t wait to see who moves on to the finals.
Immunization Changes
6th Grade Parents Please Read
A new law has been put into place regarding immunizations. Beginning
next school year 2015-2016 there are new requirements for incoming 7th
graders. According to the Utah Department of Health:
“Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, in order to attend (7th) grade,
a student in addition to existing requirements must have proof of
receiving one dose of Meningococcal vaccine and two doses of Varicella
(chicken pox) or previous history of disease.”
The complete list of immunization requirements can be found on the
Ecker Hill webpage. Please see the School Nurse link under the Students
tab.
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THE LOREM IPSUMS
WINTER 2012
College Financial Planning by Morgan
Stanley
Wednesday, March 18th
7-8:30pm, PCHS Lecture Hall
This presentation, by Mike Walsh and Tim Tank of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, is a great starting point for parents and students who have unanswered questions about the costs and issues associated with planning for college. It dispels common myths about sources of funds, reviews unique education planning strategies, and discusses how college financial planning fits into your comprehensive financial planning strategy. It is intended for parents and grandparents who are interested in learning how the admission process and financial planning process are connected, which may lower the cost of attendance for your student.
Outstanding Effort
Each quarter teachers nominate a few students from their team who they believe have
shown extraordinary effort and displayed outstanding character throughout the quarter.
These students are honored with a lunch and recognition certificate. Parents are invited to
share in this celebration as well. Second quarter’s Outstanding Effort recipients were:
6 Red: Bennett Diamond, Madison Owen-Amundsen
6 Green: Sergio Atempa, Fallon Dewitt, Gabriel LaBrin
6 White: Max Eatchel, Karla Santos, Brooke Barbosa
6 Silver: Jesus Rodriguez, Charlie Morris, Rylie Rayner,Perla Garcia
6 Blue: Ethan Burton, Shelby Oraskovich, Kellen Denkers, Sheccid Villenueva
7 Silver: Evan Lawing, Derrick Davis, Christian Armendariz, Sydney LaPine,
Shaynie Roca, Isabelle Chevre
7 White: Carter Ward, Erin Case
7 Blue: Braden Horton, Ryan Jeffrey, Danny Morelos, Roxanna Rodas, Samantha
Manwaring, CoCo Berwald
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THE LOREM IPSUMS
WINTER 2012
Science Fair
Spelling Bee
Congratulations to this year’s Park
Record Spelling Bee finalists!
Congratulations to all those who
participated in the PCSD science
fair this year. The following Ecker
Hill students won awards:
Mary Eglinton-Manner
Julianna Foltynowicz
Erin Hardy
McKinley Hollison
Isabella Roach
Madeline Schiller
Jack Troxel
Ian VanLeuven
Emily Voss
Nicholai Wacht
First Place - Elementary Division
Caroline Waldmann, Maria Graf, Mia Cutler - (team
project)
Second Place - Junior High Division
Jack Troxel
Third Place - Junior High Division
Eleanor Ball
Honorable Mention - Elementary Division
Stryder Larsen, Max Eatchel - (Team Project)
Paige Hassel, Sophia Adrian - (Team Project)
Megan Ellis
Jake Stocker, Emmy Kanarowski (Team Project)
Ellie Anderson
Jack Poynton
Benjamin Hale, Drew Neff (Team Project)
Elle Hopkins
These students will go on to the Park
Record Bee, which will be March
30th, 2015 at the Egyptian
Theatre. The winner of that bee will
go to Scripps. Good luck Ecker
students. Thank Sandra Van Leuven
for sponsoring the Bee this year.
Honorable Mention - Junior High Division
Elise Kim
Bryce Kopish
Important Dates
PTO Meeting
SCC
The next PTO
meeting is
scheduled for March
19.
Our next School
Community Council
Meeting is
scheduled for March
19 from 1:00pm3:00pm.
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End of Quarter 3
Quarter 3 ends on
March 27.
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WINTER 2012
Registration time is upon us. Please note the following important dates:
Upcomi ng Dates fo r 2015-2016 7 th Graders
March 6 - All 6th gr. students receive registration forms (during Advisory).
Please carefully review form with your student; the form must be signed by both
parent and student.
April 13 & 20 - students will register, by computer, for 2015-2016 classes during
their PE class. (White day classes 3/13 & Blue day classes 3/20.)
**Don’t forget all 7th graders need the following immunizations:
Tdap booster, Meningococcal & 2nd Varicella.
Once all are received, bring proof of immunizations to office.**
Upcomi ng Dates fo r 2015-2016 8 th Graders
March 4 - Parent Orientation, 6:00pm in the TMJH Library. Students are
welcome to attend. Contact TMJH with questions/concerns.
March 10 & 11 - students will register, by computer, for TMJH classes during
CTE. Registration form must be complete and signed by parent.
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