| It has been quick turn from warm weather of autumn to the cold temperatures of winter! November will be a busy month as we hold a lockdown practice, enjoy a Kananaskis in the Classroom presentation, our Remembrance Day assembly and enjoy a quick November break. It has been wonderful experience to witness the growth and engagement of learning in each of our students since the start of the school year. We appreciated the opportunity to meet with families to discuss Individual Program Plans (IPPs) to determine goals and support their development. As we move into December, we look forward to treating students to a presentation by Three Hats Circus and hosting a Winter Concert for families to attend! Our students will be working hard on learning their parts for the concert and excited to perform for families on Thursday, December 21. In addition to the winter concert, we will be hosting a collection box for the Mayor's Annual Food Drive. We ask any attending families to bring a non-perishable food item for the food drive.
We hope everyone has an opportunity to celebrate the seasonal festivities of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Winter (Ipákssaisstoyi) Solstice and Omisoka with family and friends over winter break. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday, and look forward to welcoming everyone back in the new year!
Regards, Jennifer Hart, Principal
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| Welcome Back to School! We are so delighted to have school underway and to welcome all returning and new students and families to the 2023- 2024 school year at Emily Follensbee. Emily Follensbee is such a wonderful place for students to learn and grow. I know the year ahead will be an incredible learning journey for each of our students and am excited to see the great learning opportunities that students will engage in. Along with getting to know our new students and getting reacquainted with returning students in August and September we look forward to welcoming families into the school on September 21 in the evening and during the day on September 22 for school conferences. We encourage all parents/guardians to attend conferences as this is vital to learning more about your child and establishing learning priorities for Individual Program Plans (IPP's) for the upcoming school year. We also are looking forward to the many exciting events and activities that will take place in the first few months of school including scheduled fire drills, Orange Shirt Day, Terry Fox Run, Walk & Roll, school picture day, fall break, School Council Meetings and a Halloween Spooktacular Day. A reminder that many forms need to be completed on-line and others have been sent home for you to complete. These forms are important, and we ask that you complete and return them as soon as possible so that we have the most up-to-date information. If you need support or have questions, do not hesitate to contact your child's classroom teacher, or call the office. We are so excited for the year ahead and look forward to all the great learning that we get to engage in with your child. Regards, Jennifer Hart, Principal
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| It is so hard to believe that we are fast approaching the end of the 2022/2023 school year. It has been a year filled with amazing learning, laughter, and smiles. I want to extend a sincere thank you to all the staff at Follensbee as your professionalism, knowledge, support, and commitment to learning has been tremendous and has ensured that all students thrive and engage in meaningful learning opportunities each day at school. I also want to take this opportunity to personally thank all the parents and guardians who have supported us, and their children during this year. In addition, a big shout out to all members and attendees of the EFS School Council and the EFS Children’s Society meetings. We are so appreciative of the support and dedication! June was an incredible month as we saw great learning opportunities happen within the school and off campus with an array of field trips taking place. Along with amazing learning activities we saw staff, families and students take part in several fundraisers. Fundraisers saw us support the Make-A-Wish Foundation, bringing in $973.00 from our amazing Lemonade Stand. Staff, students, and families also supported Casa Connor which is a legacy created by family and friends of Connor Vanderveen who attended Emily Follensbee. Thank you to everyone for supporting these amazing fundraisers.
June also saw us celebrate each of our incredibly special graduates during an afternoon ceremony. Each one of our graduates holds such a special place in our hearts and we are sad for you to go but excited for all the new possibilities that await you. All 10 of this year's graduates will be attending Christine Meikle School and we know each of you will delight in the opportunity to make new friends, connect with past graduates, and engage in new learning. We also welcomed new students and families to the Follensbee community during intake meetings this month. We are so excited to welcome each of you to EFS and know that next year is going to be amazing.
To all the staff, students, and parents/guardians my wish is that you have a wonderful well deserved summer break. My hope is that each of you has time to relax, rejuvenate, laugh, and have lots of opportunity to connect with friends and family over the break. Take care and we look forward to seeing all students on August 15 for the first day of school.
Enjoy your summer holiday, Jennifer Hart, Principal
Final Reminders:
- Register for 23-24 Specialized Transportation asap
- Pick up your student's medications, equipment & other items by June 29
- Return final IPP signature page
- Return signed 23-24 Consent for Enhanced Supports form
- Report Cards will be available on June 28 via your MyCBE account
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| We have had a great start to March at Emily Follensbee and we are looking forward to all that April will bring when we return from Spring Break! It has been amazing to see signs of spring starting to emerge and students engaged in so many wonderful learning opportunities both indoors and out as our weather has improved. Our February Valentine's Day dance was so much fun that we decided we needed another one! March brings the opportunity to display school spirit by wearing green on March 17 at our St. Patrick's Day dance. We also look forward to Cree-8 engaging with each of our classes with Indigenous drumming, singing and storytelling on Thursday, March 23. Parents/Guardians are invited to join us at 1:45 pm that day as we take the opportunity as a whole school community to celebrate our learning. It's hard to believe, but we have already begun planning for the 2023/2024 school year. I would like to encourage all parents to attend our monthly School Council meetings as this is a time where we share school perspectives and look to gather valuable feedback. We also launched the 2023-24 EFS School Planning Survey. We encourage all parents to complete the survey, before March 31, as we value your feedback. We are also looking forward to launching our online EFS Spirit Wear store in April! We hope that all of you have a wonderful Spring Break! Regards, Jennifer Hart, Principal
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| Welcome to 2023! I would like to extend best wishes to all for a happy and healthy new year. It has been wonderful to see all of the students and staff back at Emily Follensbee after a long, well deserved break. We are back in routine and classrooms are engaged with lots of learning activities to kick off the new year! We will be hosting our Student Learning Conferences on Friday, February 3 and teachers are looking forward to meeting with families. We encourage Parents/Guardians to attend as it is a wonderful time to share your student's successes and goals. Behind the scenes our staff have been planning their professional development goals for upcoming ATA & SA Conventions on February 16 & 17. Families will get to enjoy an extra-long weekend as we add on the Alberta Family Day holiday. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and allow for milder temperatures. As we continue to build our school community this year, I wish to encourage Parents/Guardians to attend our monthly School Council & EFS Children's Society Meetings. We have enjoyed many presentations by our teachers and your participation plays an integral role in supporting our students' success.
With 2022 behind us, we want to wish our EFS community all the very best for the new year ahead of us. We are looking forward to seeing what new and exciting learning adventures our students will have.
Regards, Jennifer Hart, Principal
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| It is hard to believe that November is upon us, and winter break will be right around the corner. As we look forward to December and winter break, I know it is a lovely time to rest and rejuvenate, spend time with loved ones, and to take time to recognize the many celebrations that take place such as Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Winter (Ipákssaisstoyi) Solstice, and Omisoka. It has been amazing to reflect and witness the growth in the students since August, and to see how well they have adjusted to the routines that support them to engage in meaningful learning each day. Staff appreciated the opportunity to meet with families to address IPP's (Individual Program Plans) goals and to learn more about our students in September. This year staff will continue to focus their attention on supporting students to develop their expressive communication skills, to enhance each student's ability to regulate to promote and support individual well-being, and to support the early exploration and development of mathematical reasoning and thinking as addressed through our School Development Plan. For more information, please reference our School Development Plan available on the Emily Follensbee School website or we encourage you to attend our upcoming School Council meetings to learn more. In addition, to all the great learning in the last few months Emily Follensbee has been busy as we have welcomed visitors and volunteers back into the school to support programming, hosted in-person Give-a-Cheer assemblies and celebrated Halloween with trick or treating and fun choice-making activities. We are also looking forward to our Remembrance Day assembly on November 10. I want to welcome all new members to the Emily Follensbee School Children's Society who were voted in during the Annual General Meeting held in October. Your contribution is appreciated and supports the entire school. We also wish to thank all outgoing members for their service and the contribution they made. We could not have done this work without you! We also want to remind and encourage all parents/guardians to attend School Council and Society meetings to learn what is happening within our school and to have input in decision-making. In closing, a special thank you to School Council & the EFS Children's Society for organizing our recent Sipology Fundraiser, and for each one of you that supported this initiative by placing an order. The funds raised will support all students within our school! I hope that everyone has a wonderful November and December, and I look forward to connecting with you. Regards, Jennifer Hart, Principal |
| I am so excited to welcome all returning and new students and families to the 2022-2023 school year at Emily Follensbee School. Emily Follensbee is such a wonderful place for students to learn and grow. I know the year ahead will be an incredible learning journey for each of our students and am excited to see the great learning opportunities that students will engage in. This summer was a busy one at EFS. Thanks to a generous contribution from the Emily Follensbee Children's Society and the Calgary Board of Education work commenced on having all our student bathrooms updated with new electrical and lift and tracks systems. This project is a substantial one, and will make a significant difference for students and staff at EFS. Installation will continue in after-school hours through the month of September. Once again, I want to thank the Society and the CBE for their generous support in making this project a reality. A reminder that many forms were sent home with your student in the first week of school. These forms are important, and we ask that they be completed and returned as soon as possible so that we have the most up-to-date student information. If you need any support or have questions, do not hesitate to reach out to your child's classroom teacher or call the office at 403-777-6980.
I am so excited about the year ahead and look forward to welcoming all of you! Regards,
Jennifer Hart, Principal
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As always, it is so hard to believe that we are already at the end of our 2021-2022 school year. It has been an amazing year filled with incredible learning, laughter, smiles and opportunities for students to make strong connections to their peers, classroom teams, and all the other professionals who make learning a reality at Follensbee. I want to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who works at Emily Follensbee as each day your professionalism, knowledge, support, and commitment to well-being has been tremendous and ensured that all students continue to thrive, be safe and engage in meaningful learning at school. I also want to take this opportunity to personally thank all the parents and guardians who continue to support us and their children every day. We applaud all of you! June is also the time when we have to say goodbye to each of our amazing graduates. Each graduate holds such a special place in our hearts, and we are sad for you to go but excited for all the new possibilities that await. This year we have 12 graduates that will be attending Christine Meikle School and we know each of you will delight in the opportunity to make new friends, connect with past graduates, and engage in new learning. In addition, we have two graduates that will be attending alternate programs and are so excited for them to meet new friends and engage in great learning in an exciting new environment. June has also been an exciting time as we have had the opportunity to welcome new students and families to the Follensbee community during intake meetings. We are so excited to welcome each of you to EFS and know that next year is going to be amazing. To all the staff and students have a wonderful well deserved summer break. My hope is that each of you has time to relax, rejuvenate, laugh and have lots of opportunity to connect with friends and family over the break. Take care and we look forward to seeing all students on the Monday, August 15 for the first day of classes. Have a wonderful summer everyone! |
| It is hard to believe that we will welcome spring this month, and that families, students, and staff will be looking ahead to spring break. Spring is always an exciting time to explore our outdoor environment and witness firsthand through each of our senses the many changes that will take place. To support exploration of the outdoors at this time of year there is an abundance of great literature that delves into the concept of spring. Two great reads you may want to explore with your child are When Spring Comes and Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring. When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes and painter Laura Dronzek looks at the ways in which the world transforms when spring comes while Kenard Pak's Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring is a cheerful conversation that a young boy has with nature as he observes how the season changes from winter to spring. January and February saw us engage in many great learning opportunities and continue the work of our school development plan. January highlights included the opportunity to meet with families during our parent teacher conferences. Teachers always look forward to having the opportunity to share and celebrate the progress that each of the students has made and to engage in conversation about the next steps in learning progressions for each of the students. While one of the many highlights of February included many classes learning about the Olympics and a culminating activity that saw us partake in a friendly competitive biathlon event organized by Colleen's class. This fun event saw us cheering one another on in a socially distanced outdoor event. We currently have two surveys for families to participate in and we encourage you to share your feedback. Please submit your thoughts to the School Planning Survey | Unique/Special Settings and the 2021-22 Assurance Survey. I also want to say thank you to everyone who placed an order for Emily Follensbee branded t-shirts, sweatshirts and masks. These orders not only contribute to fundraising at Emily Follensbee but also promote school spirit and pride. It was great to see so many people wearing Emily Follensbee branded clothing. We hope students and their families have a wonderful Spring Break!
Jennifer Hart, Principal |
| “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love." ~ Hamilton Wright Mabie ~ It is hard to believe that December is upon us, and winter break is right around the corner. December is always a lovely time to rest and rejuvenate, spend time with loved ones, and to take time to recognize the many celebrations that take place such as Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Winter (Ipákssaisstoyi) Solstice, and Omisoka.
It has been amazing to reflect and witness the growth in the students since August, and to see how well they have adjusted to routines that support them to engage in meaningful learning each day. Staff have been focused on supporting students to develop their expressive communication skills, to enhance each students' ability to self or co-regulate which promotes well-being, and to support the early exploration and development of number and spatial sense as highlighted in our School Development Plan. For more information, please reference our School Development Plan that is available on the Emily Follensbee School website. In addition, to all the great learning the last two months has seen us celebrate Halloween, partake in a moving virtual Remembrance Day assembly, as well as a virtual retirement celebration for our caretaker, Terry, who spent over 20 years taking care of Emily Follensbee School. I also want to take this opportunity to thank the School Council for organizing our Purdy's Fall Fundraiser and for each one of you that supported this initiative by placing an order. The support we received far exceeded our expectations! At this time, we are also excited to announce that are next fundraiser will start in January. We will be posting an online store that will offer for sale Emily Follensbee branded t-shirts, sweatshirts and masks in an array of colors.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful December and a winter break full of amazing family moments.
Jennifer Hart, Principal
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