TUESDAY, APRIL 17^TH @ 5:30PM IN THE SANCTUARY

Pastor Bob will speaking on “Daniel”, Miss Lucy will be speaking on “The Heartbeat of the School”, Mr. Phillips will be speaking the curriculum and Mrs. Stevenson will be speaking on our new webpage.

We would like to get a head count of how many will be there on the 17^th. Please let us know by either signing up at the school office, calling the school office (684-4983) or emailing tbuckley@eaglesnestschool.org

We need donations.

All donations are tax deductible.

All proceeds will go to underwriting the expenses of Eagle’s Nest Christian Academy. This is in attempt to keep tuition low, and improve students’ experiences here at Eagle’s Nest.

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Items that will be accepted are any of the following that are in good shape:

Any and all housewares, clothing, shoes, bric-a-brac. Movies and video games that are rated pg13/teen and under, books, games, toys, other kids items, used furniture, linens, jewelry, accessories, etc.

We will be holding donation drives at Eagle’s Nest on the following days:

April 20 & April 27

We will be accepting donations from

1pm to 5:30pm

We will need volunteers.

Volunteers must be 15 and older.

Applications will be available during the donation drives.

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Performing Arts Camp June 25-29, registration is due -

Soccer Camp July 30th – August 3rd, registration is due before July 20th

Developing Minds Wednesdays, June 27 – August 14

Expanding Learning Tuesdays, June 26 – August 13

Summer Day Camp Information June1st – August 29th, register as soon as possible to reserve your spot

February 24^th – Professional Development Day – SCHOOL CLOSED (childcare is available – please sign up at school office)
February 28^th – Mid Terms go home for 5^th – 8^th Grades
March 20, 21 & 22 – SAT Testing for 3^rd, 5^th and 8^th graders
March 27^th – 3^rd Marking Period Ends
March 30^th – Parent Conferences – 12:00pm Dismissal (childcare is available)

Shorebird’s Hit The Books Bookmarks are Due Monday, February 27^th!

Kindergarten Registration – If your child is not going to be attending Eagle’s Nest for kindergarten, please see the flyer on the Community Bulletin Board in the school lobby for dates and times that the Cape Henlopen School District will be holding their kindergarten registration.  You can also pick up a flyer on the book shelf under the announcement t.v. in the school lobby.

2012/2013 ENCA Registration – Please be sure to get your registration forms, registration fee and Parent Acknowledgement form in to the school office by no later than Thursday, March 1^st.  We will be opening registration to the public as of March 1^st.  We did not realize when we sent out the registration forms that it still has the old registration fee amount on the back of the forms.  The correct registration fee is $100 for Pre-K, $125 for returning students K – 8^th and $200 for new students K – 8^th.

STAFF APPRECIATION – STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK IS MARCH 26^TH – MARCH 30^TH!  Jenn Humes and some other volunteers will have a sign up table in the school lobby the week of 2/27 – 3/2.  Please stop by and see what is going on and what you can volunteer to help with! 

Hot Dog Stand is back! – The 8^th graders are going to be in the lobby starting next Monday, February 27^th, with their hot dog/snack stand!  Don’t forget to send some extra dollars for the kiddies!  The money raised goes towards the 8^th grade class trip at the end of the school year.  Thank you in advance for your support.

Nurses Note – Reminder: Vacation / Attendance Policy – Please remember when planning your vacations that the school policy allows for five vacation days per student per school year.  Any vacation days taken in excess of this will be marked as unexcused.  Please see your student handbook for more information regarding this policy.  Thanks

Thank you! – A special thanks to all the parents who helped out to make this year’s homecoming a success!  Thank you Mr. A J for the jamming tunes; Jen Robino and Joanne Purnell for the festive decorations and the games in the gym – oh the marshmallows!!  And to Lisa Rohlfing for decorating the café – it looked great!  Thank you to all the parents that volunteered to help in the gym and the café serving food.  If it wasn’t for all of you, we wouldn’t have been as successful! J  Karen and Jeff

Creation Class – Cat Flaherty started her Art session on Wednesday, February 22nd after school.  Creation Class is where 2^nd – 8^th grade students can express themselves through different types of media such as painting, collage, pastels and more! The inspiration for this class is Genesis 1 when God “created”!  Classes will be held after school on Wednesdays.  Students must be picked up at 4:30pm.  Each class is $15.  Payment is due at the beginning of each class.  The schedule for lessons is as follows:  Watercolor Magic from February through March and Mixed Media from April through May.  Please sign up at the front desk if you are interested.  We need at least 5 signed up for the class.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION DUE!! – Parents, we want to thank you for everyone that has donated their Box Tops for Education to our school.  So far this year we have made a little over $300 turning in the box tops.  All box tops are due by February 24^th.

Caught Being Good the past 2 weeks – Jeanae Clark (2x), Dylan Curran, Kolby Kabino (2X), Luke Ruppert, Myranda Beebe (3X), Brooke Jones (2X), Sean Metz, Sara Wilson, Adam Garbrick, Ethan Odegaard (2X),  Sean Justice, Tabitha Curry, Karina Forman,  Evan Hartnett, Dru Buehler, Emily Hutt, Breanna Blakeney, B J Hague, Mason Morris, Luke Maloney, Reed Thompson, Robbie Brown, Bill Stanton, Eric Reale (2X), Brynn Parker, Morgan Garyantes, Ajalon Ayres, Luke McCarthy, Jake Smith, Brady Smith, Gabe Gonzalez, Javier Gonzalez, Phoenix Batres and all of Mrs. Bivens’ class – Colin Anderson, Sutton Bennett, Samuel Burkett, Trevor Daisey, Trevor Davies, Rikira Dukes, Patrick Graham, Evan Hartnett, Quinn Humes, Henry Luther, Claire Marshall, Paul Moore, Colby Morris, Hannah Palmer, Hunter Smith, Mercedes Spray, Mikayla Taylor, Alexandra Vander Valk and Amaya Wright.

February 17^th – Oldies But Goodies Basketball Game (see below for more information)
February 20^th – President’s Day – School Closed (childcare is available – please sign up at school office)
February 24^th – Professional Development Day – School Closed (childcare is available – please sign up at school office)

The 2012/2013 school year registration packets for Kindergarten through 8^th grade were sent home today.  If your child did not get one, you can pick up a packet at the front desk.  I will also be attaching the information to the Parent Reminder this week.  Registration forms and fees are due by March 1^st. 

Creation Class – Cat Flaherty will be starting her next Art session on Wednesday, February 22nd after school.  Creation Class is where 2^nd – 8^th grade students can express themselves through different types of media such as painting, collage, pastels and more! The inspiration for this class is Genesis 1 when God “created”!  Classes will begin after school on Wednesday, February 22^nd.  Students must be picked up at 4:30pm.  Each class is $15.  Payment is due at the beginning of each class.  The schedule for lessons is as follows:  Watercolor Magic from February through March and Mixed Media from April through May.  The first class is free if you bring all necessary supplies (attached)!  Please sign up at the front desk if you are interested.  We need at least 5 signed up for the class.

Last Chance to order a yearbook! – If you didn’t order a yearbook at the beginning of the year and you still want to, now is your chance!  I am attaching a copy of the last yearbook order form.  The order and payment of $25 must be in to the school office by Friday, February 17^th.  No late orders will be taken!

Caught Being Good This Week: Isabelle Bekeshka, Elizabeth Biller (2X), Sophia Birl, Mason Brooks, Robbie Brown, Abby Bucklin, Gabriel Ceresini, Jordan Clark, Dylan Curran (2X), Abbey Hearn, Daniel Hearn, Ben Hobbs (2X), Anna Humes, Kolby Kabino, Chloe Mouzakitis, Hannah Palmer, Brynn Parker, Abby Reese, Jaxon Renshaw, Keavy Rhodes, Noah Rimmer, Sophia Robino, James Stratman, Emily Uffelman and Christopher Vonhof

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION DUE!! – Parents, we want to thank you for everyone that has donated their Box Tops for Education to our school.  So far this year we have made a little over $300 turning in the box tops.  We are a little behind where we were last year so we are trying to make it fun by attaching some collection sheets for the kids to fill in.  Each collection sheet has 10 spaces on it.  The kids can tape or glue their box tops on these sheets and then color them and turn them into the school office.  All box tops are due by February 25^th.

Staff appreciation meeting – Jenn Humes and a few others will be sitting in the school lobby after school a few days to get parents to sign up to help out with different things for the Staff Appreciation Week.  Please be sure to stop by and see Jenn and the others to see how you can help them out.

Oldies But Goodies Basketball Game

Our annual oldies but goodies basketball game will be held on Friday, February 17^th at 6:00pm.  The class with the most attendance to the game will win a free dress down day!  Stay tuned for more details.

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Non-Related School Items

Valentines Seafood Buffet with Entrees – Saturday, February 11^th and Tuesday, February 14^th from 5pm til ? at The Rookery.  Call 302-684-3103 for reservations.  The cost for the seafood buffet is $29.99/person.  If you are interested, stop in the school lobby and take a look at the menu on the Community Bulletin Board.

February 3^rd – Last Dress Down Day for those who purchased DDD’s.
February 10^th – HOMECOMING GAME 4:00PM (see below for more information)
February 17^th – Oldies But Goodies Basketball Game (see below for more information)
February 20^th – President’s Day – School Closed (childcare is available – please sign up at school office)
February 24^th – Professional Development Day – School Closed (childcare is available – please sign up at school office)

RACE FOR EDUCATION PACKETS WILL BE GOING HOME NEXT WEEK!

Creation Class – Cat Flaherty will be starting her next Art session on Wednesday, February 15^th after school.  Creation Class is where 2^nd – 8^th grade students can express themselves through different types of media such as painting, collage, pastels and more! The inspiration for this class is Genesis 1 when God “created”!  Classes will begin after school on Wednesday, February 15^th.  Students must be picked up at 4:30pm.  Each class is $15.  Payment is due at the beginning of each class.  The schedule for lessons is as follows:  Watercolor Magic from February through March and Mixed Media from April through May.  The first class is free if you bring all necessary supplies (to be announced soon)!

This Friday, February 3^rd is the last dress down day for those who purchased Dress Down Day’s.  There will be a chance to get more DDD’s when Race for Education labels are sent home…more details to come.

Last Chance to order a yearbook! – If you didn’t order a yearbook at the beginning of the year and you still want to, now is your chance!  I am attaching a copy of the last yearbook order form.  The order and payment of $25 must be in to the school office by Friday, February 17^th.  No late orders will be taken!

Teens for Jeans – 1 in 3 homeless people in the U.S. is under the age of 18, and one of the first items they ask for when reaching a shelter is jeans. You can do something about teen homeless. From January 16 to February 12, we are collecting jeans for homeless teens.  There is a box in the school lobby for you to put your jeans.  There are also coupons for 25% off your next pair of jeans at Aeropostale when you donate a pair of jeans to the box.  The school that collects the most jeans wins $5,000, new Aeropostale jeans for EVERY student and a party!

Intramural Basketball Parents – We have been experiencing problems with unsupervised children playing in the halls, cafe’ and gym closet during Saturday games and weekday practices. This past week, during the intramural games on Saturday and during the intramural practices this week, we had student artwork pulled off the wall, children were observed jumping on the cafe’ furniture and throwing balls in the hallway and cafe and a child threw up in the gym closet. Please understand that children must be supervised at all times and are not to be left free to roam the halls or play in the cafe.  Thank you for your help with this matter.

Caught Being Good This Week: Salvador Alarcon, Olivia Austin, Myranda Beebe, Elizabeth Biller, Grace Bucklin, Mike Christopher, Zoe Coggle, Connor Coulbourne, Jeffrey Hertzog, Paige Horn, Sean Justice, Carrie Krause (2X), Julie Moore, Megan Moore, Paul Moore, Colby Morris, Ella Ruppert, Jake Smith, Emily Stark, Kevin Stewart, Emily Uffelman and Noah Windsor.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION DUE!! – Parents, we want to thank you for everyone that has donated their Box Tops for Education to our school.  So far this year we have made a little over $300 turning in the box tops.  We are a little behind where we were last year so we are trying to make it fun by attaching some collection sheets for the kids to fill in.  Each collection sheet has 10 spaces on it.  The kids can tape or glue their box tops on these sheets and then color them and turn them into the school office.  All box tops are due by February 25^th.

HOMECOMING GAME

Friday, February 10^th @ 4:00pm

Friday, February 10^th is Eagle’s Nest’s Homecoming Game at 4:00pm.  Eagle’s Nest will be playing Epworth Christian Academy.  Everyone is invited to the basketball game, including all ENCA graduates, HOWEVER, the after game activities are only for Epworth players and Eagle’s Nest’s 5^th through 8^th graders.    NO SIBLINGS PLEASE!  The Eagle’s Nest Alumni are invited to the party after the game as well, but they would just need to pay $1 per slice of pizza.  There will be people here to monitor the after game activities which will be over at 8:30pm, so parents can pick their children up then.  PLEASE RSVP by FEBRUARY 1^ST to the sports department so we can have a count for food.

Staff appreciation meeting – The next staff appreciation meeting will be Friday, February 10^th at 8:15am in the cafeteria.  Please be sure to attend the meeting if you are interested in helping out with the Staff Appreciation week which is held March 26 – March 30.  Jenn Humes and a few others will be sitting in the school lobby after school a few days to get parents to sign up to help out with different things for the Staff Appreciation Week.  Please be sure to stop by and see Jenn and the others to see how you can help them out.

 OLDIES BUT GOODIES

Our annual oldies but goodies basketball game will be held on Friday, February 17^th at 6:00pm.  The class with the most attendance to the game will win a free dress down day!  Stay tuned for more details.

BIBLE TIME

 A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while theywere drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child’s work.As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what thedrawing was.The girl replied, “I’m drawing God.” The teacher paused and said, “But no one knows what God looks like. “Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, “They will in a minute.”

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Non-Related School Items

Indoor Yard Sale – There will be an indoor yard sale at Wesley United Methodist Church on Saturday, February 4^th from 7:00am to 2:00pm sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 95.  Spaces are available for $10 (size is 10’ by 15’ with a table).  For more information, please see the flyer in the school community bulletin board in the school lobby.  You can also contact Nikki Hazel at 302-858-6947 or email her at nhazel@dtcc.edu or Louise Rathfon at 302-337-7668.  The proceeds from the yard sale will go towards cost of several Boy Scout activities.

Valentines Seafood Buffet with Entrees – Saturday, February 11^th and Tuesday, February 14^th from 5pm til ? at The Rookery.  Call 302-684-3103 for reservations.  The cost for the seafood buffet is $29.99/person.  If you are interested, stop in the school lobby and take a look at the menu on the Community Bulletin Board.