Dear Emmanuel Family,
We have 20 school days left in the school year! We are excited to be planning our awards ceremonies, graduations, field days and all the end of year activities that we missed out on last year. Please take a moment to read several updates:
UPCOMING OPEN HOUSES
Sunday, June 13 from 3:00PM - 5:00PM. Please spread the word to your friends and community! For more information, please contact Lynne Willis at lwillis@ecaoh.com.
2022 INTERNATIONAL TRIP (next year for 9th - 12th graders)
If you are interested in learning more about the 2022 trip to England, France and Amsterdam, a virtual meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 27 at 6:30PM via Zoom. Mrs. Miller will cover all the details of the trip as well as answer your questions. The Zoom meeting link will only be sent to families that RSVP for privacy reason, so please be sure to do so as soon as possible.
RSVP HERE
Please email Mrs. Miller at emiller@ecaoh.com with any questions.
*International Trips are normally offered every other year in conjunction with our ESM opportunities.
SUMMER TUTORING, CAMP AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Emmanuel will be releasing a “Resource Guide” for camps, tutoring and enrichment in the next week or so. If you are interested in tutoring for your child at any grade level, please contact Dan Moore at dmoore@ecaoh.com
NEXT YEAR’S SCHOOL CALENDAR
The 2021/22 school year calendar will be released by the end of this month. The first day of school next year is Tuesday, August 24. The “Open House” will be Thursday, August 19.
ELEMENTARY TESTING ADJUSTMENTS
Currently, our 3rd - 6th graders are scheduled to take state tests and MAP testing. State testing is required, but we don’t receive usable data about a student’s progress like we do with MAP testing.
However, as we look at the amount of testing that is taking place with our students during this season, it is simply too much. Therefore, the following modifications have been made to ease the load for our students.
State testing will still be required for all students, but we have adjusted the amount of MAP testing for each grade level. 4th - 6th graders will only take the Math MAP assessment this spring. 3rd graders will take the Math and Reading assessment.
SECONDARY EXAMS AND TESTING
We are so proud of the accomplishments our students have made this year. Despite the pandemic, they have made great gains in their learning. However, we also understand that this year has had its difficulties, and we have had to make adjustments and modifications accordingly.
One adjustment we made for the first semester was to cancel the first semester exams. With this decision in mind, and after much discussion and collaboration with teachers and administrators, we have decided that we will not follow the typical exam schedule for the second semester.
The last two days of the school, May 13th and 14th, will operate as normal school days
Teachers may choose to give a cumulative assessment of second semester learning, but it will count as a 4th quarter grade, not an exam grade.
Students in grades 7 - 10 will take the MAP assessment in Math only, and this will take place during their regularly scheduled class.
COVID0-19 PROTOCOLS AND UPDATES
As we continue to move forward and make adjustments to our COVID-19 protocols, we want to continue to be careful and mindful of all our students and employees. At this moment, the only change we will be making is in regard to temperature checks.
Temperature checks have been a part of our morning routine since the beginning of the school year. Daily temperature checks on every student will no longer be conducted as part of our schedule. CDC recommendations are as follows:
Based on the best available evidence at this time:
CDC does not currently recommend school conduct symptom screening for all students in grade K-12 on a routine (e.g., daily) basis.
Parents, caregivers, or guardians should be strongly encouraged to monitor their children for symptoms of infectious illness every day through home-based symptom screening.
Students who are sick should not attend school in-person.
Click here to see the CDC statement
Parents are expected to screen their child(ren) every morning prior to school. Please see the Daily Health Assessment linked HERE (this was sent home towards the beginning of the school year) and following the requirements and recommendations for when to stay home.
We ask that you remain diligent in your efforts as this school year is coming to an end. No other changes have been made in regards to our COVID-19 protocols at the present time.
PFIZER VACCINATION COMING TO ECA
The Clark County Combined Health District will be coming to ECA for anyone interested (16 years and older). The first dose clinic will be held Friday, April 23, 2021 from 7:30AM - 11:00AM. The second dose clinic will be held Friday, May 14, 2021 from 7:30AM - 11:00AM.
Please click HERE for the registration and parental consent forms. Return the completed forms to the front office or email them to our nurse, Keri Faust (kfaust@ecaoh.com). Once received, she will call beginning Monday, April 19, 2021 to schedule your time slot. Please return the forms as soon as possible.
Please let us know if you have any questions, Thank you and have a great weekend!
Blessings,
Dan Moore, Building Principal
John Essig, Superintendent
