Hello EES Families!

It has certainly been a chilly first week back, but this has not stopped our EES students from doing some amazing work.

Students have been using the themes of 'winter' and 'winter animals' in their learning.  Winter is a very fun concept to incorporate into many things such as sensory play, science, stories and writing.  There have been some beautiful art pieces created this week using a variety of mediums and materials to make snowflakes, penguins, whales and more.  Winter-themed read-aloud, songs and literacy tasks have also helped the students to begin to learn about winter words and the animals that live in cold places.

We have been doing music in our classrooms this week while the music teacher is absent, and it has been a lot of fun!  The students have explored drums, guitar, bells and maracas while listening to and joining in with some of their favourite songs.   Students have also had the opportunity to make their own music using the GarageBand app on the iPads, which gives them a chance to show their creativity.

With it being so cold, we have not been able to get outside for the last few days, but the students have had fun playing in their classrooms and spending time in the sensory room.

Please continue to send extra clothes, gloves, snow pants and hats, as we expect to get back outside next week.

Important Dates:

January 15 - PD Day - NO SCHOOL

January 31 - FUN LUNCH - Little Caesars Pizza

February 15 & 16 - Teacher's Convention - NO SCHOOL

February 19 - Family Day - NO SCHOOL

February 21 - FUN LUNCH - Subway

Reminders:

Please see the link below about cold temperatures and winter reminders.

Weather Reminders for CBE Families

Our next Fun Lunch will be on Wednesday, January 31.

Fun Lunch is only for grades 1-4 and our EES students. Orders are accepted 1 week prior to the day.

• Go to healthyhunger.ca
• Log into your existing account or create a new one.
• Add your child’s information in the “add child” box – name, province, city, school, grade and class.
• All Fun Lunches will then populate – select the Order Now button!

Have a nice weekend,

Ms. Emma, Ms. Veronika & Ms. Swapna