February 3-7, 2025

 Dear EES Families,

We have had another busy week in our EES classes. 

The students focused a lot their learning on the Chinese Lunar New Year, the traditions behind it, and what  can be experienced during this celebration. In Language Arts, the students learned about the Year of the Snake through stories, reading, writing, matching words and songs. We made wishes for the new year, and wrote about the things that you might see, hear, taste, smell and touch during the new year celebrations. In Science, the students learned about slippery and slithery snakes! We made snakes from different materials including chain links, play dough, cubes and bubbles! In Math, students have begun to explore the concept of measurement. We are learning about what tools are used for different types of measurement, and have started to practice comparing items that are long and short. 

In Cooking the students got to practice their functional skills through making tasty toast, and worked on their measuring skills by making no-cook play dough.  The play dough was then used to make long and short snakes as part of a math and art task.  The students honed their art skills through cutting with scissors, gluing and colouring to make Chinese New Year creations.

Important Information:

Visit from AHS

Next Wednesday February 12, AHS will be coming to McKenzie Towne School to complete immunization for required students.

If you have not returned your child's AHS form to the school, please do so before Monday February 10.

McKenzie Towne School 2024/25 Yearbook ordering is now live!

To order go to: https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/
Use Yearbook ID code: 10614125
Early Bird Pricing: $29 (Now until Feb 28, 2025)
Regular Pricing: $34 (March 1 - May 24, 2025)

Last day to order:  May 24, 2025

We would like to invite parents to submit photos of their child for the yearbook by emailing them to yearbook@mtsparents.com. Submissions can include pictures from the first day of school, Terry Fox Run, Halloween Dance, Tropical Beach Day etc.

Wear Red for Kindness

February is Kindness month.

On Wednesday, February 12, students are invited to wear RED for Valentine’s Day, to celebrate the messages of kindness, caring and friendship that are associated with the special day.

There is no school on February 13 & 14 due to the city-wide Teachers Convention which all staff will be attending. Therefore, on February 12, students may choose to bring valentines to school for their class.

We ask that if students bring valentines, that they ensure that they have a valentine for everyone in their class. Students can sign their own name on the card for their classmate. The school will not be distributing class lists with names to students. Please do not send any treats to school for the class as the school is not able to distribute to students due to food allergies and other medical considerations.

Fun Lunch

The next Fun Lunch will be on Wednesday, February 19.

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.

**The cut off date to place an order is the Friday before the Fun Lunch.

Upcoming Dates

February 12                         Red Day - To Celebrate Valentine's Day

February 13 & 14                Teacher Convention - NO SCHOOL

February 17                         Family Day - NO SCHOOL

February 19                         Fun Lunch - Little Caesars

February 26                         Pink Shirt Day

February 28                         Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Emma, Ms. Swapna & Ms. Veronika