Happy Holidays!

This would have been a great week for me to post pics of all the wonderful festivities at EES, but I am unable to do so as I have been down with the flu.  I was so disappointed to miss the holiday concert and so many other festive happenings around the school.

Before we sign off for the break, I wanted to take the opportunity to wish all of the EES families and staff a joyous holiday!  Enjoy this time with your loved ones!

To a happy and healthy 2014!  

W.I.N Movement Groups are underway! Thank you to all our wonderful parent volunteers!

Thank you to Linda Collins for putting these 2 carts together for parents to use for Movement groups.  The children (and parents) are having so much fun!  Ask Mrs. Corrao to "skip it" for you!  She has some serious skip it skills!  

Friday Fun!

Friday afternoon was action packed at EES!  Students were able to shop at the Book Fair sponsored by the PTO, participate in the Cake Walk, and make their own gingerbread houses.  Enjoy the pictures from these wonderful events!

We are so happy to have partnered with Gloucester Maritime!

These 4th grade students are studying formation of sedimentary rocks and making trace fossils with Gloucester Maritime.  Gloucester Maritime received a federal grant that is funding this amazing experience for our students!

The girls were classifying organisms based on shared characteristics.  Fifth graders are excited about their next classroom visit on December 13.

Third Grade Colonial Day!

This third grade tradition is so popular with the students.  Thank you to the parent volunteers who make this possible!  It was a GREAT day!    

WIN Movement Groups.....Volunteer Trainings!

    

The first training session for parent volunteers planning to run WIN movement groups went great! We are very excited to get this program up and running, but really need all volunteers to participate in one of the trainings. We are very aware of parents' time constraints, especially during the holidays, so we have added two additional sessions. We will hold trainings this Monday and Tuesday afternoon at 3:05 and Wednesday at 10:10. All of these sessions will be in Mr. Sforza’s 4^th grade classroom and will last about 20 – 25 minutes.

                Thank you again for your time and effort in helping to get this going!                                                                   

One Hen Performance!

Thank you to Sarah Wolf, the PTO, and Spaulding Trust for bringing this wonderful assembly to EES! This assembly was in conjunction with the One Hen project where all elementary students across the district are provided with the amazing book, One Hen.  This ensemble played a musical score that was written by the presenter to portray the story.  The children enjoyed learning about each of the instruments and how the sounds were connected to each character.  All of the musicians commented on the thoughtful questions that students asked after the performance.  They were amazed at the level of understanding even from your youngest kindergarten students.  

Crazy Hat Day! Thanks to Student Council for organizing this!