September 30, 2019 excelsior-academy.org Issue 7

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Calendar Items September 30 4:30 pm Girls volleyball vs. Channing

October 1 4:00 pm Girls volleyball vs. Summit 4:30 pm Boys soccer @ Monticello 4:30 pm XC race @ Dow James Park

October 2 8:15 am 5th grade show what you know 4:30 Girls volleyball @ICS

October 3 AM kinder/A day MS 12:55/1:00 pm early out 1:30-7 pm Parent-teacher conferences

October 4 PM kinder/B day MS 12:55/1:00 pm early out 1:30-4:00 pm Parent-teacher conferences

October 10 Vision screenings (some grades)

October 11 AM kinder/A day MS 12:55/1:00 pm early out

October 16 PM kinder/B day MS 12: MS assembly 12:55/1:00 pm early out Late work due Lion’s pride day

October 17-18 Fall break- NO SCHOOL

From the desk of Mr. Marsden

Dear Excelsior Academy Families, This week begins our first parent-teacher conferences of the new year. We are excited to invite all of our families to participate in these conferences. In preparation for conferences, I want to share some information that will help provide an understanding of the value, the process, and preparations that can be done for these conferences. Parent-teacher conferences are an integral part of a student's schooling experience. They provide parents and teachers an opportunity to meet and discuss a student’s progress and areas for their growth. At Excelsior Academy, we value this time and encourage all families to participate. Elementary parent-teacher conferences are done individually with each teacher, in their classroom. Parents, if you have not already, please sign up for conferences on Compass. The middle school follows a first come, first served model that allows for families to meet with teachers that they feel they need to meet with. In middle school, all teachers will be found seated at tables inside the middle school gym. A waiting area is provided in the gym for families to wait to speak with individual teachers. The following are ideas that may help prepare for parent-teacher conferences:

• It is important to review grades prior to attending parent-teacher conferences. This review provides an understanding of your student’s current progress in their learning. Grades can be reviewed through the Compass system.

• Before coming to parent-teacher conferences, have a discussion with your student regarding their progress and areas for growth. This discussion will help you understand what is happening with your student’s learning.

• As you review grades and have a discussion with your student about their class or classes, begin identifying questions that you may have for the teacher. This preparation will help with your conferences because teachers will be able to stay focused and use the time wisely.

During your conferences remember that many other parents are waiting to speak with teachers. Also, remember that this can be a time to celebrate student successes as well as encourage areas of growth. The more positive the conference is, the greater desire a student will have to improve.

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We have partnered with a company named Les Mills. We use some of their fun fitness programs with our dance and P.E. classes.

Something else very exciting is that we can offer their ON DEMAND service for a discount to friends, family, and neighbors of Excelsior Academy.

If you are ready to shake your tail feathers, pump iron, or HIIT it, check out what they offer!

Click this link for the awesome discount: FriendsofEA

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Remember our red backpack campaign from last year?

WE’RE BACK!

We only need 20 more backpacks to reach our goal of placing one in each classroom and the high traffic office areas!

If you weren’t here last year, or need a reminder, this is what we are doing… As a school, we want to be as prepared as we can be - for little emergencies all the way up to major disasters. Placing a filled backpack in each classroom and high traffic office area is part of our master plan. Our first goal toward accomplishing this plan is getting the backpacks to keep emergency items in.

We need 65 20 red backpacks to achieve this goal. We’re asking for this particular backpack

Read on if you want to know why:

Why this particular backpack and color? If the school community needed to evacuate campus, a backpack is the best way to carry supplies. We chose this particular backpack for several reasons: It is sturdy but comes at an affordable price (around $15!), it is small enough for a student to wear if needed, roomy enough to hold the supplies, red in color to easily associate with first-aid, and keeping the color unified helps with organization during a potentially chaotic time. What are in these emergency backpacks? If you want to go the extra mile and help fill the backpacks, this is what is needed for now: Red Backpack Wish List With these backpacks we can be prepared to save a life with Stop the Bleed techniques, or evacuating campus in an emergency. Please consider helping us be prepared for a myriad of situations. If you would like to make a monetary donation, please do so in the front office or online. Tell the office it is for a red backpack!

RED BACKPACK

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Greenthumbs is asking you to donate your grass clippings and fall leaves for their compost project.

Please drop them off by the greenhouse doors, and Mr. Hendershot will collect them each morning.

Thanks a million!

Mrs. Farr in the middle school is collecting kid-friendly magazines, especially decorating magazines, for her interior design TAC class!

Donations can be dropped off in room 102 or the middle school front office. :)

Thank you!

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Do you dream of working at Excelsior Academy

but full time is too much?

Subs wanted! Now you can! Click here to apply.

Those carpool tag numbers are starting to fade in the sun. Will you take a moment to darken up

those lines to make it possible for our instructors to read? Thanks a million!

KINDERGARTEN PARENTS:

We want to let you know about a change in the Friday schedule starting February 21, 2020.

Friday, February 21, 2020 NO KINDERGARTEN CLASSES

(parent-teacher conferences)

February 27: changed to AM kindergarten March 6: changed to PM kindergarten

March 12: changed to AM kinder March 20: changed to PM kinder

and so on through May

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Did you know?

If you received free/reduced lunch last school year, your benefits expire on September 25. Don’t let your benefits lapse, fill out a new application today. It's not too late for anyone to apply for free/reduced lunch benefits. Complete an application and turn it in to the front office. Click for application

QUIDDITCH

In PE, one of the most exciting things is to introduce a new game or activity to the students. One of those games this year is Quidditch. If you are unfamiliar with Quidditch it

is a game from the Harry Potter series in which students from Hogwarts fly around on brooms and try to either score by throwing a ball through hoops of differing heights, or by catching the Golden Snitch. Now, we won't be flying around on brooms but students will be running around with "brooms" while trying to score points. However, this is where we need your help. If you’re interested in either donating some time or materials or both, we need help with our goals "hoops". If you are interested in helping in some way, please let

me know. I have included several pictures and specifications of what we need. jsoto@eautah.org

Thank you for your continued support of Excelsior Academy and the Physical

Education program.

SEE BELOW

We are looking for

Elementary Instructors Click here to apply!

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Hoop Specifications The quidditch hoop is the upright and self-supporting structure through which the quaffle must pass to score a goal. Hoop Composition and Construction A. Each hoop must be made up of a post and a circular loop attached to the top. These parts of the hoops may be made of any material other than metal or concrete and must not be dangerous to players. B. A hoop may include a base to keep the hoop upright. 1. This base should not affect the hoop height. 2. Other than metal fasteners, the base must not be made of hard metal or concrete. C. Hoops must be freestanding and able to withstand play. 1. Referees must disallow any hoops that they believe are dangerous to the players. Hoop Shape A. Each set of hoops must have posts of three different heights. 1. These heights must be 3 feet (.91 m), 4.5 feet (1.37 m), and 6 feet (1.83 m). B. A loop must be fastened to the top of each goal post. 1. The inner diameter of each loop must be between 32 inches and 34 inches (81cm and 86cm) 2. The attachment of the loop must not make the height of the post exceed the measurements listed above.

Middle School Sports

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BOYS SOCCER SEASON Tuesday, August 27 @ Dual Immersion 4:30 pm Thursday, August 29 @ Spectrum 4:30 pm

Tuesday, September 3 vs. West Valley 4:30 pm Thursday, September 5 @ Draper APA 4:30 pm Tuesday, September 10 vs. Monticello 4:30 pm Thursday, September 12 vs. Dual Immersion 4:30 pm Tuesday, September 17 vs. Spectrum 4:30 pm Thursday, September 19 @ West Valley 4:30 pm

Tuesday, October 1 @ Monticello 4:30 pm

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SEASON Wednesday, August 28 @ Summit Draper 4:00 pm

Wednesday, September 4 @ Providence Hall 4:00 pm Monday, September 9 vs. ICS 4:30 pm

Wednesday, September 11 @ Monticello 4:00 pm Monday, September 16 vs. Dual Immersion 4:00 pm

Wednesday, September 18 @ West Valley 4:00 pm Monday, September 23 vs. Spectrum 4:00 pm

Tuesday, October 1 (changed) vs. Summit Draper 4:00 pm Monday, September 30 vs. Channing Hall 4:30 pm Wednesday, October 2 @ ICS 4:30 pm

CROSS COUNTRY SEASON Tuesday, August 27 Clarke N Johnson 4:30 pm

Tuesday, September 3 Grantsville Jr High 4:30 pm Tuesday, September 10 Stansbury High School 4:30 pm Tuesday, September 17 England Acres

(Behind Macey’s) 4:30 pm

Tuesday, October 1 Dow James Park 438 W 400 N Tooele

4:30 pm

TBD Cottonwood Complex 4325 S 1300 E Millcreek

4:30 pm

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If you want to buy school uniforms from French Toast, we have an online store! Go to frenchtoastschoolbox.com and shop under

Excelsior. Basic uniform items are in the store, as well as the debate sweaters for our middle school debaters! They also offer embroidery of our logo. One of the best things about it is that we get cash back

from French Toast through our store. Happy shopping!

If you would like to learn more about the Book It! program, here is a link to get started:

https://www.bookitprogram.com/programs/book-it