Estimadas familias, Professional Learning Update
Outside of our organizational days at the start and end of the school year, we have allotted 9 non-instructional days to attend to staff professional learning. Our teachers and leadership team look forward to these days as they provide us with uninterrupted time to collaborate, examine our practice and improve our work together. Today, a key area of focus was to reflect on progress made towards our 2024-25 Commitment to Truth & Reconciliation.
On June 21, 2024 we committed to the following:
We will continue our journey through the Indigenous Education Holistic Lifelong Learning Framework and enter in The Body domain- To Do and The Mind domain- To Know. We will continue to learn in ways that embody indigenous ways of knowing (circle, sit spot, notice deeply, prioritize Indigenous voice in resources) by deepening our connection to and reciprocity with the land surrounding our school.
We will learn to see with “two-eyes” in order to broaden our understanding of science, nature and our relationship with it.
During our November 8th day of professional learning “Maatoomsii’Pookaiks | Children First”, we committed to intentional planning across each grade level that reflected our stated commitment. Here are some examples of learning across all classrooms that was shared today:
School Council and Enrichment Society Updates
School Council and EC Enrichment Society Meetings for 2024-2025 will continue to take place online through TEAMS.
Our next meeting will take place Thursday, February 20, 2025. School Council: 6:15pm – 7:30pm
EC Enrichment Society: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Future Meeting Dates
February 20, 2025
March 18, 2025
April 24, 2025
May 22, 2025
Acciones de Amistad School Dance
When: Thursday, February 6 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Escuela Eugene Coste Gym
Who: Current ECS students and one parent chaperone.
Hosted by ECS School Council. All proceeds will go to ECS Enrichment Society.
Eugene Coste School Council is thrilled to host a school dance "Acciones de Amistad" on Thursday, February 6 from 6:00pm-8:00pm in the school gym. For more information and to purchase tickets, check out Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/acciones-de-amistad- school-dance-tickets-1201777361439?aff=oddtdtcreator
We are also looking for volunteers to help with set up, take down, and activities during the dance. We'd love your support! You can sign up to volunteer
here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C084CA9AD2BA1FCC70-54423520- acciones
REMINDER- Volunteers are still needed!
We are specifically looking for volunteers for:
- Memory Book Committee Co-Chair: co-lead a team of volunteers to take photos and create the memory book for the 2024-2025 school year. We would like someone to be able to take over for future years and co-chair with another individual as our current lead has only a short time left with kids in the school.
- Casino Lead: preparing for the next casino in two years (our biggest fundraiser!) starts now. Our current lead is ready to mentor a new casino lead to fundraise so many of the enrichment opportunities and resources the student's enjoy.
Please don't hesitate to reach out as we continue to engage volunteers and contribute to positive experiences for the students and staff at Eugene Coste.
Kind regards, Melinda
ECS School Council Co-chair
Fun Lunches
Fun lunches are offered throughout the year to students who wish to participate. We receive our lunches through Healthy Hunger, an online platform that delivers pre-ordered lunches to the school in which a portion of the proceeds goes to the school.
On the day of the event, lunches are sorted and delivered to your child’s classroom by parent volunteers. If you would like to participate, please register your child at www.healthyhunger.ca . Lunches must be ordered prior to midnight, 5 days before the fun lunch event.
We kindly ask that if your child is absent the day of the fun lunch, please contact the school prior to 10:30am, if you wish to pick it up the same day, after 1:30pm. If not specified, your food will be donated to someone in need of lunch. No refunds will be issued if your child is absent on the day of a Fun Lunch.
If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to parent support at www.healthyhunger.ca or email ecsfunlunch@gmail.com .