Hello E'tude Families:

This week we have a lot of interesting things planned.  This Monday, students will have a short ALICE drill lesson presented by Mrs. Griffiths.  She will cover what is expected of students should there be a school intruder.  This Wednesday, we will have an ALICE DRILL. Again, it will just be a drill.

Monday will be a school-wide fire drill, including E'tude and Pigeon River Elementary Schools.

In art class this week, students will begin painting their bee/wasp sculptures as well as refining their bee/wasp scientific drawings.

Reminder: please send students with appropriate weather gear as it is getting colder!  They are required to have weather -appropriate jackets, sweatshirts, hats, gloves, etc... and will be asked to sit inside if they are not prepared.

Halloween is this Thursday. We do not allow costumes of any kind at school.

Here are some fun pictures from our trip to Maywood, October 17th! (More pictures have been posted to the E'tude Group Facebook and Instagram pages)

Hello E'tude families!

This is a short week, as there is no school on Friday, October 25th for Fall break. 

We have started our final art projects for the bee and wasp unit.  Many students have chosen to make paper mache bees and wasps, and they are turning out so great!  Some of the students chose to make a really nice final scientific bee and wasp drawings with shading, color, and labels. 

We have also started our final project for PBL.  About 1/2 the students chose to make a bee hive, and the other 1/2 chose to create a new garden for the front of E'tude, with the motive of attracting and sustaining bee populations.  For those students that will be creating a garden, this Thursday we will have a gardening expert to come and talk with the kids about gardening for the benefit of bees and wasps. 

In addition to the garden expert, on Thursday, the students will be learning a little more about one of our students, Mason's, condition and how we can all understand and empathize with his needs.  I know many kids are curious and this will be a nice way to educate them, and celebrate their friend at the same time.  He is bringing in a special treat at 1:00 that day.  Please encourage your child to wear blue, in honor of POTS, that day. 

Again, if your student could bring in a wire hanger for their bee/wasp sculpture, that would be great. 

Our weekly commitment is to listen to the chime signal and follow through with chime expectations.  Our class tends to be very chatty, and the chime is a great way to call attention quickly and efficiently, if it expectations are followed. 

Good Morning E'tude families!

I apologize for not posting on my blog these past few weeks.  I will post each week, with updates, news, or any other important/exciting information.

Last Friday an envelope was placed in your child's mailbox, at school.  This envelope is addressed to the parent or guardian, and should only be opened by them.  It contains your student's Forward Exam scores from last year. 

I have been very pleased with the level of work for home learning so far.  I will have students write it in their student planners, each week, along with an example for what they should do. 

There are many of the students that are choosing to create a sculpture of a bee and wasp.  To make the legs of the critter, we will need some wire hangers.  I have about 30 hangers already, but it would help if each student, that is making a sculpture, could also bring in at least 1 wire hanger.  We hope to be making these this week!  The other choice of art project is to draw a scientific drawing of a bee and wasp. 

We are working on posters to present our bee and wasp research this week, and will present what we learned to the class on Wednesday and Thursday. 

Just a reminder, it is starting to get cold!  Send your student with warm clothes, and weather-appropriate outerwear.