One important part of our EES program is our focus on daily outdoor learning. Outdoor learning started on day one! As well as learning about playground safety, students had the opportunity to explore painting with a variety of tools, including their hands, on the picnic tables outside. Our first day school paintings have been transformed into beautiful name plates that will help to highlight our classroom environment. Students spend time outdoors almost every day. Please you send your child with the necessities to handle the unpredictable Calgary weather.
After students arrive in the morning, they begin to work on different tasks. These tasks will work on developing functional living skills, fine motor skills, communication skills and academic skills such as literacy and numeracy. Tasks are specifically designed to develop goals set in students Individual Program Plans (IPP's). More information will be coming regarding student IPP's.
In the afternoon students engage in Inquiry based learning. Our learning is focused around a specific topic, that changes every few weeks. This week we started on an Apple inquiry. Learning outcomes are tied to stories, songs, movement, art, interactive and hands on explorations. This week our activities were centered around the famous Dr. Seuss book 10 Apples On Top! Students listened to the story, learned a song, and worked their fine motor skills to create a torn paper art apple. After reading the story we also created our own how many apples on top using our interactive SmartBoard and our the students photos. This activity also focused on developing an understanding of self and others by having students identify the picture of themselves from pictures of their friends.
Next week we look forward to continuing to build on all the successes we achieved this week in relation to our school routines, class schedules and transitions. We will also be starting daily hygiene. During this time students are supported to brush their teeth, comb their hair and wash their faces. On Tuesday we will have our first visit to our school library, with Mrs. B our librarian! We cant wait to share our experience in our next blog.
Your child came home with an Acknowledgment of Risk form for our sensory room rebounder/mini trampoline. Please sign and return to the school as soon as possible. The trampoline is one of our students favorite tools for regulation in our breakout space. Thanks to all our families that have logged onto their MyCbe account to update important contact information. If you have not yet had the opportunity to do so, information on how to access MyCbe can be found on the CBE home page.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me. My email is rlmyroniuk@cbe.ab.ca
Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming Dates
-September 13 - School Council & Parent Society Meeting (in person) 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
-September 15 - Picture Day
-September 20 - Terry Fox Run
-September 22 - Meet the Teacher (details to come)
-September 23 - CBE Non-Instructional Day (no classes)
-September 26-30 - Truth and Reconciliation Week
-September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day (no classes)
