May 25-29, 2026

 Hello EES families!

What a gift it was to finally enjoy a full week of sunshine and beautiful weather! We made the most of it by spending lots of time outside, exploring nature, and bringing our learning outdoors. It was wonderful to combine Language Arts, Math, Physical Education, and Science with hands-on activities in the fresh air.

This week in Language Arts, we began learning about farm animals. The children loved listening to songs and stories, guessing animal sounds, and learning the names and habitats of different farm animals. They also practiced recognizing animals in pictures and writing and tracing their names.

In Math, we worked on counting, addition, and subtraction through playful activities. One of our favorite challenges was building fences for our farm animals using blocks. The children guessed how many blocks would be needed to keep the animals safely inside their fences so they would not “run away.” We practiced these skills both indoors and outside, making math active and exciting!

During UFLI, we learned about the “ph” digraph and the sound it makes. The children practiced finding “ph” in words and worked on reading those words correctly.

In Science, we had so much fun experimenting with eggs and creating bouncing eggs! There was lots of excitement and curiosity as we explored how something ordinary could turn into something so fun. Learning through experiments always brings smiles and wonder to our classroom.

In Life Skills, we focused on practicing cutting skills. We reviewed important safety rules for using scissors and knives and practiced cutting different materials carefully and confidently.

Music class was full of energy and joy this week! We sang songs about farm animals, learned movements to go along with the music, and practiced rhythm and listening skills using shaker eggs and other instruments.

Important updates:

Fun Lunch

The last Fun Lunch for the school year will be held on Wednesday June 17.

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.

June 5                                                                Volunteer Tea (More Information to Come)

June 8-15                                                           Alien In-Line Skating

June 17                                                               Fun Lunch - Coco Brooks

June 19                                                               Grade 4 and EES Grade 6 Farewell Assembly  11:00am

June 25                                                               Sports Day - Wear your Red & White for Canada Day!!

June 26                                                               Last Day of School

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms.Veronika, Ms.Emma and Ms. Renee

May 18-22, 2026

 Dear EES Families,

Although it was a short school week, it was still certainly a busy one! 

We have extended our learning around the theme of 'Insects' to focus specifically on bees.  In Language Arts, the students have been learning about the body of a bee, where they live, what they do, and what they look like.  The students have been demonstrating their understanding through writing sentences, tracing sentences, building words using individual letters, matching words and matching pictures.  Each day our topic is introduced with read alouds, songs, and games.

Math lessons have continued to focus on number sense and simple computations.  Some of our students are focusing on identifying the numbers 1-5, 1-10 or 1-20, while others are practicing matching and sequencing these numbers, as well as matching each numeral to an array of items.  We also have some students that are working on recognizing when a '-' or '+' should be used in an addition or subtraction problem, and knowing what that symbol means to solve the problem.  Number lines, manipulatives, songs and games are being used to practice all of these skills.

In Life Skills the students have extended their 'Kitchen' unit from identifying and sorting kitchen items, to using them to practice basic cooking skills.  Everyone has been working on their mixing skills by trying to blend shaving foam and food colouring.  The bright colours help us to know when the ingredients are properly mixed and it allows the students to notice when the are moving the spoon effectively.   Ms. Veronika has also been continuing to teach a modified UFLI program to some of our friends to help them work on their phonics and foundational reading and spelling skills. 

To help us finish our learning about bees, we made some beautiful bee art.  The students used sponges to paint yellow bodies, then decided where the black stripes and other features would go.  They turned out so cute!

We were also very lucky this week to meet our new friend, Marshmallow!  He is a very sweet gosling that the Kindergarten class has been taking care of, and they were so kind to let us have a visit.  It allowed us to practice gentle hands, and to learn a bit about what baby geese should be eating (hint: not goldfish crackers!)

Important Information:

Bus Registration for 2026-27 School Year

Transportation Registration is now available through your CBE Account.

Families must register each year if they require busing for their student.

Families must register by Sunday, June 14, 2026 for students to be added to routes for the start of the next school year.

CBE will accept registrations after the deadline; however, students are added to the closest existing bus stop with available space. Processing times for registrations submitted after the June 14 deadline will be delayed.

Confirmed routes are posted in August. For those who register after the June 14 deadline, it may take until mid-October before your child is able to ride the bus.

Transportation can be cancelled with no financial impact by submitting the cancellation form by Sept. 30, 2026. Fees will be added to accounts in October 2026.

Fun Lunch

The next Fun Lunch will be held on Wednesday May 27.

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

Upcoming Dates

May 27                                     Fun Lunch - Subway

June 5                                      Volunteer Tea (More Information to Come)

June 17                                    Fun Lunch - Coco Brooks

June 19                                    Farewell Assembly - 11:00am

June 25                                    Sports Day - Wear your Red & White for Canada Day!!

June 26                                    Last Day of School

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Emma, Ms Veronika & Ms. Renee