December 1, 2017
We Can, & We Will Be Somebody Who Makes Everybody Feel Like Somebody at Eanes Elementary!
Dear Eanes Elementary Families,
This has been an incredible week at Eanes Elementary! We were thrilled to welcome students and staff back on campus this Monday following our Thanksgiving break. We can hardly believe how fast the school year is going. How is it already December 1st? This semester has been incredible, and we're loving our time with each and every young Mustang this year.
Today marked a very special day for Eanes Elementary. We were incredibly fortunate to have Jesse Ruben on campus today to share his inspiring We Can approach to life with students and staff. Following our school wide assembly, each grade level had a block of time to meet with Mr. Ruben and to discuss how to make a positive impact on the world around us.
This day would not have happened without Mrs. Michelle Corbett, our EE School Counselor's, vision. After hearing about Mr. Ruben's We Can song and his We Can Project, she and Mrs. Hubbard led a special SEL lesson in each classroom, and every student composed an I Can message that best met his or her goal for making a powerful change in the world. Please take a moment to check out the photos of this unbelievable day, and if you see Mrs. Corbett around campus, be sure to thank her for making this dream come to reality for our entire Eanes Elementary community.
We Can, and We Will Be Somebody Who Makes Everybody Feel Like Somebody at Eanes Elementary!
With gratitude,
Lesley Ryan
EE Principal
Photos from Our Special Day with Jesse Ruben
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!!**
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!!
Eanes Education Foundation (EEF) Information
Way to go, EE 4th graders! 4th Grade won the EEF participation award! We are enjoying the Bee Movie as we remember to BEE Somebody at Eanes Elementary!
School Calendar
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/
EANES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4101 Bee Cave Road, Austin, Texas 78746
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