January 2025
Happy Friday ESQE Families!
What a treat to have all that sunshine! Be prepared for rainy days ahead but we sure did enjoy the sunny days! A big thank you to our PAC for our noodle bowl treat to honour Chinese New Year this week. Click here for more info on the Year of the Snake.
Please keep up to date with school news and class learning as we are well on our way with great learning happening throughout the school.
A reminder that it is an early dismissal day next Wednesday, Feb 5th at 12:05 pm for students as the staff have a collaboration afternoon.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ms. Hain
ESQE Principal
Important Dates!
- Feb 5th Collaboration Day 12:05 Dismissal
- Feb 7th PAC Soup Day
- Feb 11th PAC Meeting 6:30pm SQE Library
- Feb 12th Seaquam Secondary Band performance!
- Feb 14th Implementation Day - School closed to students
- Feb 17th Family Day - School closed to students
- Feb 21st Hot Lunch - volunteers needed
- Feb 21st 2:00pm Fire Drill
- Feb 26th Pink Shirt Day & Assembly
Sickness
We know that bugs are going around, with many students AND staff away on a daily basis. Unfortunately we are seeing an increasing number of students being sent to school sick. We are asking our parent community to please keep their children home when they are sick, we need to work together to prevent the spread and keep everyone healthy.
Lice
We encourage families to make a point of doing regular lice checks - lice knows know boundaries, and anyone can get it. Their presences is not a sign of poor hygiene, poor housekeeping, or low socioeconomic status. Although a nuisance, lice is not a medical concern. Please click HERE to access more information on ways to prevent, check, and treat lice.
Celebrating SQE
We have an amazing SQE drum group. They practice once a week with Jaime, and Ms. Busalacchi. During this time they learn traditional songs, dances, and also respectful drum practices.
This year, our Library Mrs. Antonios organized an author reading! Barbara Reed live streamed with a couple of our classes! How cool is that!
Mme. Regnier's class is learning about the life cycle of a salmon! They even have salmon eggs in their class. They also spent time making art with modelling clay with their little buddies, in Mme. Eades' kindergarten class!
This month we also had literacy week! Students participated in a literacy bingo, did D.E.A.R school wide, dress as your favourite character day and we hosted a K/1 Read Aloud evening in the beautiful SQE Library!!
Mr Georgy-Embree's class went on a snow adventure to the Callaghan to try out cross country skiing! They also celebrated Robbie Burns day with Mr. Hackett, listening to the bag pipes and trying haggis!
This month we had Stephanie and Jessica come to visit us from the Squamish CAN Farm. The farm is collaborating with the students, staff, and greater SQE Community on plans for future landscaping! If you have thoughts you'd like to share, please check out the Squamish Garden Survey Here!
Mme. Lazar's class had a busy month, venturing to the smoke bluffs and making art with plasticine.
Ms. Duncan had k-6 students busy this month, creating post-it art, and collaborative mobiles!
Community information & Update!
- Feb 4th & 26th Safer Schools Together Online Workshop : "Establishing Safe, Caring, and Respectful Digital Communities" Click Here to Register
- Feb 5th, 12, 19, & 26th from 12-1pm Squamish Child & Youth mental health will be offering four-session Emotion Coaching Caregiver Workshops at no cost. This workshop, based on Emotion Focused Family Therapy, aims to help caregivers better understand and support their child or youth's emotions, de-escalate intense situations, and foster emotional regulation skills. To learn more watch this introductory video here. To register, contact Vicky Probert, CYMH Integrated Practice Clinician, at [email protected] or 604-341-7294
PAC Updates
Upcoming Dates:
- Feb 11th PAC Meeting 6:30pm SQE Library
- Feb 7th Soup Day. Volunteers needed and welcome!
This year our PAC has been working hard to share cultural eating experiences with our students. First they shared samosas to celebrate Diwali, and this month they shared noodles, in celebration of Lunar New Year. Lunar New year marks the start of spring according to the Lunar New Year, and noodles represent longevity, and according to tradition it is bad luck to break the noodles.
The PAC also hosted a Welcome Back Pancake breakfast! Yummy!
