ES Notes: August 23, 2016

Message from the Principal:
Dear Parents,
What a wonderful start to the day for our students in Grades 1-5. Students have already settled in with their teachers and found friends. We thank you for entrusting us with your children and look forward to partnering with you this year.
Some items to note:

1. This weekly communication from me will come out each Monday afternoon via email from our office. Please ensure we have your updated contact details including emails and phone numbers.
2. These ENotes together with other important information from our Literacy and Math Coaches, our PYP Coordinator and our Counselors will live on our ES Office Site. Please subscribe to the RSS feed so you don’t miss any news!

​Important Upcoming Dates to Note:


August 25th

• First day of school of Early Childhood students in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten -
• Planned- first day of After School Activities. (See more information below.)

September 1-

• Back to School Night (Parent Attendance encouraged!) for Grades 1-5 (6:00PM- Theatre)
• Kindergarten Orientation for Parents- (9:00 AM- MPR)

September 2-

• ES Activities Fair- more information to follow

September 3-

• PTO Mixer- 8:00 PM (More information below)

September 6-

• Parent Led Conferences (more information provided at BTS Night) NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (Grades 1-5)

September 10-

• PTO Fall BBQ

Information and Events in the ES:

After School Activities-
We have a robust After School Activity program, with sessions across the year. Students participation in ASAs is a highlight for many. Neil Riley is our ES ASA Coordinator this year. He has already sent out a link for the first-term selection- planned to begin on August 29. Please feel free to contact Neil directly at [email protected]. If you didn’t receive the link- please view it HERE.

Parent Partnership:

We need your help parents! Please remember: Students must be actively supervised by an adult before 8:00 AM and after school.

From the LIBRARY:
Summer Book Return:
Parents and students checked out over 5,000 library books for the summer! It's now time to return them and get some new ones. Please help your children find and return their books as soon as possible so they can check out new ones when they come to the library with their classes. Thank you!

Where did you read this summer?
We'll be posting photos of our enthusiastic summer readers on the TV monitor outside the library and on the ES Library Blog. If you would like to share photos of you or your children reading somewhere in the world, please send them to [email protected].

Community News:
The PTO has several early events to help connect our parents and families:
September 3: Welcome Mixer- a Parent Event
September 10: PTO Fall BBQ

Important News From the Nurse:

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