Dear EES Families,
The holiday preparations are well underway in EES!
The students have been focusing on holiday stories and songs in their Language Arts lessons, and they have used these stories to inspire their writing. Some students have been thinking and writing about what animals pull the sleigh on Christmas Eve, and others have been writing about how they could trap Santa Clause to ask him for more presents! Students have been writing words and sentences, with a focus on writing clearly and with appropriate punctuation. Others have been copying, tracing or matching Christmas words.
In Math, the students have been learning about shapes. They are practicing naming them, matching, counting the corners and sides, and using them to make pictures and patterns. Shapes are a fun way to make math lessons festive and fun!
Science lessons have helped the students learn about ‘hot’ and ‘cold’. They have practiced using this vocabulary to identify and compare different temperatures. We have also done some Christmas experiments! The students saw static electricity at work as they picked up tinsel with a balloon, and they make jingle bells dance by putting them in a carbonated drink!
The students had the opportunity to create some beautiful winter and Christmas art, and they got to see the dress rehearsal of the school choir singing Christmas songs!
Important Information:
Light Up Someone’s Life
Every Christmas Eve, The Magic of Christmas loads up Calgary Transit buses that are magically transformed into “reindeer buses”, with hundreds of gifts and volunteers dressed as Santa and his elves. Then they deliver Christmas spirit into the homes and hearts of those who need it most.
From now to December 18, please bring in a new, unwrapped donation items (not food) and place them in the boxes located in the front foyer.
Please see the attached wish list for ideas of items to donate.
For more information or to make a monetary donation, please visit: www.themagicofchristmas.org/donate
Thanks for your support!
Fun Lunch
Wednesday was the last Fun Lunch for 2024. If you are interested in purchasing a special lunch for the rest of the school year, please follow the steps below.
Fun Lunch is only for grades 1-4 and our EES students.
- Go to healthyhunger.ca
- Log into you 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!
Please make sure to send a morning snack with your child on Fun Lunch Days.
Lost & Found
The lost and found will be donated on December 20. If your student is missing an article of clothing, make sure to ask them to come to the office and take a look.
FESTIVE WEEK at MTS
During the last week of December (16-20), students and staff are encouraged to wear their favorite holiday sweaters, outfits and accessories each day to celebrate the upcoming holidays.
On Thursday, December 19, wear your favorite pair of pajamas to school for the day. Dr. Slater will be reading her favorite book in the morning and Parent Council will be providing each student with a snack.
Upcoming Dates
December 16-20 Festive Week
December 16 Caroling 9:30-10
December 18. Caroling 1:15-1:45
December 19 Pajama Day
December 23-January 3 Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
January 6 Classes resume after Winter Break
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Emma, Ms. Veronika & Ms. Swapna
