Dear EES Families,
We have certainly had another busy week in the EES program!
The students have started to learn about the theme of 'Spring' in their Language Arts lessons. They have been matching identical and non-identical pictures, matching words and letters, sequencing words to make sentences, tracing sentences and phrases, and writing sentences about a picture. The students have also been listening to a lot of springtime songs and read alouds to help them with the seasonal vocabulary.
In Math, the students have continued to learn about measurement. Some students are focusing on measuring weight and using the terms 'heavy' and 'light' to identify the weight of given objects. Other students have started to learn about capacity and using the terms 'full' and 'empty' to describe given containers. We have used a variety of different materials and scales to help us practice using this vocabulary in our math lessons.
Since we are learning about measurement, we thought it would be fun to put our learning to good use and do some baking! The students measured and mixed ingredients to make Irish soda bread in honour of St. Patrick's Day. It was very fun (and messy) to measure and blend all of the ingredients, and it all came together to make a very delicious treat!
In Phys. Ed. this week, it is Mission Impossible! Mr. V. has set up loads of very fun and very challenging obstacles in the gym and it is our job to get through them all. It is awesome to see our students running, jumping, crawling, balancing and having fun in so many different ways!
We also had a visit from Hal Eagletail this week. He played traditional songs for us, and taught us about the sounds that different animals make. It was so great to enjoy the drumming and singing with our friends in the classroom!
As the snow is continuing to fall and melt, we are seeing a lot of muddy puddles around our school. Please ensure that your child has splash pants and boots as well as extra clothes at school in case they get wet when playing outside. Please label all of the items that are sent in - thank you!
Important Information:
The next Fun Lunch will be held on Wednesday April 29.
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. Orders must be placed by the Friday before the day.
Food Support
Did you know that the Breakfast Club of Canada has shared research demonstrating that 40% of Alberta’s children experience food insecurity? This means that 4 out of 10 children do not have access to food when they are hungry.
If your family is experiencing challenges with providing food for your children you can find help at Brown Bagging Calgary.
Complete this form for support and they can deliver lunches to McKenzie Towne School for your children. https://go.bb4ck.org/l/858913/2024-01-15/38fdbw You can also find out more information on their website https://bb4ck.org/
Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids
Year Book Pictures
If you have any pictures from any school events (ie, first day of school, Terry Fox Run, Halloween) that you would like to share with the Yearbook Committee, please click on the link below.
Once you log in, please enter this code. ADD-PICTURES-TO-YEARBOOK-26
More information will be shared on purchasing at a later date.
Upcoming Dates
March 23-27 Spring Break - NO SCHOOL
March 30 Pancake Breakfast
April 3 Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
April 24 Non-Instructional Day - NO SCHOOL
April 29 Fun Lunch - Coco Brooks
Thank you to all of the families that joined us for Parent/Teacher interviews this week. It is so valuable for us to be able to connect with all of you and share the learning and growth that we see in your children every day.
Have a wonderful Spring Break, we look foward to seeing all of our students back in the classroom on March 30!
Ms. Emma, Ms. Veronika & Ms. Swapna
