Dear Families,
It has been a very busy and very fun week in EES!
The students have taken part in school events to help celebrate Mental Health Week. We joined the school to run laps of the field to help move our bodies and get exercise, we drew and coloured healthy foods, we listened to stories read aloud by a visiting ‘mystery reader’ and we joined in with some surprise dance parties! It was really fun to learn about different ways to keep our bodies and minds healthy.
In Language Arts the students focused on Mother’s Day. We listened to songs and stories, and wrote about how wonderful our moms are! It was nice for the students to think about all of the ways that their moms take care of them, and also to think about how we can celebrate them. In Math we have continued to focus on counting, sequencing numbers, adding and counting on using a number line. Our students have gotten much more confident with using number lines to add two numbers, sometimes up to 100! In Science we have been taking advantage of the nice weather and getting outside. We have been exploring the plants and flowers that are starting to grow, and we also potted our beautiful plants that we grew for Mother’s Day.
The students also created some beautiful art for Mother’s Day, including a card and gift bag. We hope that all families have a lovely weekend celebrating this special day to honour the ladies that look after us! For cooking this week, we used materials that we found outside on these gorgeous sunny days to make ‘Nature Soup’ - we didn’t eat it, but it was very fun to make!
Important Information
Mental Health Week
May 5th to 11th is Mental Health Week. McKenzie Towne School, led by our excellent Resource Teacher Ms. Blake, will participate in an Alberta wide series of activities and challenges designed to Move Your Mood. In addition, we are inviting all students and staff to wear hats on Wednesday May 7th in order to raise awareness and promote the importance of mental health.
Grade 3 & 4 Spring Concert - "True Colours"
Grade 3 & 4 Spring Concert will be held on Thursday May 15.
Families are welcome to attend the Dress Rehearsal at 1:30pm.
The evening performance will start at 6:00pm, doors open at 5:45pm.
Parent Council will be hosting a Bake Sale after the performance.
Grade 1 Celebration of Learning
The grade 1 classes will be hosting their celebration of learning at the end of the month for parents.
On May 26 at 10:00am, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Janisse and Ms. Massey will be sharing.
On May 27 at 10:00am, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Burch and Mrs. Larmer will be sharing.
Hope to see you there!
MTS Yearbooks
To order go to: https://ybpay.lifetouch.ca/
Use Yearbook ID code: 10614125
Regular Pricing: $34 (NOW - 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.
Fun Lunch
The next Fun Lunch will be on Wednesday, May 28.
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
May 16 Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL
May 19 Victoria Day - NO SCHOOL
May 28 Fun Lunch - Subway
June 13 Volunteer Tea (More information to come)
June 24 Sports Day
June 25 Fun Lunch - Little Caesars
June 26 LAST DAY of SCHOOL - Dismiss at 12:00pm
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Emma, Ms. Veronika & Ms. Swapna
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