December 11, 2017
We Can, & We Will Be Somebody Who Makes Everybody Feel Like Somebody at Eanes Elementary!
Dear Eanes Elementary Families,
Welcome back to school following our snowy adventures in Austin! We hope you stayed warm and enjoyed the winter weather this weekend!
Today, our 4th and 5th grade students will attend the Nutcracker Spectacular performance at Westlake High School. If you have not seen the Nutcracker Spectacular before, this is a unique collaboration of the WHS Symphony Orchestra, WHS Tech Crew and Alisa's Dance Academy. Many of our own Eanes Elementary students will be dancing in the ballet, and it's sure to be a great finale to this series of Nutcracker performances!
This Thursday and Friday, our 3rd grade students will showcase their entreprenurial skills at our annual "3rd Grade Market Day". All EE students are welcome to bring change to school, as well as a disposible shopping bag for their newly purchased goodies. Items range in cost from $0.25 to about $1.00. Check out the students' commercials on the third grade teachers' websites to see which goodies will be available for purchase!
Looking ahead, one of our favorite traditions in Eanes ISD is the annual performance by the Westlake Madrigals. These very talented choir students have auditioned to be part of this prestigious group. As educators, we always enjoy seeing our former students perform and try to recognize them from their elementary days! We look forward to this wonderful performance at assembly on Friday, December 15th at 7:35 am in the cafeteria. Please feel free to join us for this special treat.
We Can, and We Will Be Somebody Who Makes Everybody Feel Like Somebody at Eanes Elementary!
With gratitude,
Lesley Ryan
EE Principal
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Winter Class Parties
December 22, 2017 Schedule
Kindergarten - 8:30 - 9:30 (Classrooms) & 10:00 - 11:00 (Upper Playground)
1st Grade - 10:10 - 10:55 (Classrooms)
2nd Grade - 8:00 - 8:45 (Classrooms)
3rd Grade - 9:00 - 9:45 (Lower Playground)
4th Grade - 8:00 - 8:45 (Lower Playground Recess) & 9:20 - 10:20 (Classrooms)
5th Grade - 8:15 - 9:50 (Cafeteria)
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Click HERE for the EE Staff Shout Out Link
**We've had over NINETY special messages sent that we've been able to share with staff members so far! Thanks for making our staff members' days with your kind words!!**
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Hope for the Homeless Canned Food Drive
Girl Scout Troop 844 (4th Grade) will be holding a Mobile Loaves and Fishes canned food drive Monday, December 4 through Friday, December 8. There will be collection boxes at the front office and behind the cafeteria near bus drop off. The scouts will personally collect cans during morning car drop off (lower and upper) on Thursday, December 7th. Please help Troop 844 fill Mobile Loaves & Fishes pantry!!
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Eanes Education Foundation (EEF) Information
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School Calendar
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Healthy Mustangs
Check out the following link for great ideas for snacks for your young, EE Mustang!
https://snacksafely.com/snacklist-20170906.pdf
EISD has chosen to highlight self-awareness and self-management as our SEL focus for the second nine weeks.
SELF-AWARENESS: “There is an emerging body of research that indicates mindfulness can help children improve their abilities to calm down when they are upset and to make better decisions,” which is being self-aware.
“Establishing a gratitude practice … is a fundamental component of mindfulness.” Teaching kids to be thankful is one way to practice gratitude. “My family does this at dinner when we each share one thing we are thankful for.” The article “8 Ways to Teach Mindfulness to Kids” gives additional strategies on how to teach your child to be mindful.
Daniel Goleman introduces the strategy of using “Breathing Buddies” to help younger children learn how to be mindful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scqFHGI_nZE
SELF-MANAGEMENT: Self-control or self-management is an important skill for children to learn. “Studies have shown that impulsivity in childhood has been linked to substance abuse, risky sexual behavior, criminal activity and aggression in adolescence and adulthood.” One way to help children learn how to control their impulses is to teach the child how to “think through the problem.” Teach your child how to solve the problem rather than reacting “to a feeling”. “Teaching Kids Self-Control” gives specific strategies parents can use to teach their children how to “learn to be thoughtful and practice restraint.”
EISD Flyers
Get Your Lift Tickets for Winter Camp
Time to secure your lift tickets for fun as Kidventure Camp brings Winter Camp to Eanes Elementary January 2-5, 2018. Camp is being offered on a daily basis and registration is taking place now! To learn more and register, go to www.kidventure.com/winter-camp/
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EANES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4101 Bee Cave Road, Austin, Texas 78746
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