EDC Room 9

Hello Parents! The Early Learning Team has put together a survey to plan for the 2020-2021 school year. You should have received the survey link over email earlier today. The link is also posted below, in case you did not receive the email. http://bit.do/cbe_edc1   Please let me know if you have any questions!  Kind regards, Emily 

Dear Parents, From December 2 nd – 19 th , we are focusing on seasonal winter activities! We are reading the story “The Gingerbread Man” with our own interactive characters! Students can choose a character and match the character to the events of the story! Students will be able to continue to build their language and communication skills through visuals, songs, and stories! We have several fine motor, gross motor, and art activities that all connect to this story. Students will continue to apply their knowledge of parts of the body to making their own paper gingerbread person! We are continuing to build our understanding of and independence with entry and exit routines by learning more about winter clothing! Students will also be able to continue to develop their fine motor skills with colouring, painting, cutting, and gluing as we learn about sorting objects. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns by emailing ebcadman@cbe.ab.ca. Kind rega...

Hi Parents!  Generosity club will be hosting Pajama Day on Wednesday, November 27, 2019! Generosity club is made up of a group of students who meet once a week to promote generosity and belonging at our school. At times, Generosity club will fundraise to support local programs or charities, such as the Mayor’s Food Drive during the holidays. We show how generous our students and families can be by helping those who may need it. Generosity club also hosts ‘Spirit Days’ throughout the year to help promote belonging in our school. The first of these days will be Pajama Day on November 27, 2019. Students and teachers are encouraged to wear pajamas to school that day, but please, do not send stuffies with your child. If you do not want to wear pajamas that day, please feel free to wear your Keeler shirt! There will be two additional spirit days later this school year. Generosity club is also starting up collection for the Calgary Food Bank. We will be...

Students worked hard this week to finish their very own big green monsters! We have been reading "Go Away, Big Green Monster" with our interactive monster model and students have been learning about parts of our faces and bodies.

Dear Parents, The Oct. 24 provincial budget left the CBE with a $32 million shortfall. As this is a mid-year cut, the CBE must act quickly to present a balanced budget to the Board of Trustees before January 2020. Complex decisions are being made in a short time frame to balance our budget. One of the most difficult decisions is to end full-year temporary teaching contracts at CBE schools. Temporary staff were informed yesterday, and the cuts will be effective January 2, 2020. This budget decision impacts our school; some of our students are in classrooms with temporary contract teachers. While this decision may impact your child in January, please know we will continue to support positive transitions and effective teaching and learning. C ontinuity of learning is important, and we are working to minimize disruption to the greatest extent possible. We are in the midst of making several other decisions to cover our budget gap and will update you as soon as possible. Sincere...