What's Heating Up at Holy Spirit
May 18-22
All classes are cancelled indefinitely- Please check EICS website for updates
General Information
Please email us pictures of fun activities you are doing for our newsletter and our yearbook. Please email them to hs@eics.ab.ca or to Mrs. Posavec at brigittep@eics.ab.ca
10 Way to Playfully connect to nature when you're stuck indoors
Connecting to nature can restore our sense of wellbeing. For children, this connection is best made through play – whether outdoors in nature or indoors with natural elements.
If the children in your care are stuck indoors due to the global coronavirus crisis, help them connect to nature through play with these lovely ideas from the Outdoor Classroom Day community!
- Write about or draw the nature you can see outside your window.
- Create a nature den – add plants, use nature colours and play nature sounds.
- Spot animals out of your window and imitate them.
- Share your favourite memories of playing in nature.
- Play a nature-based game of ‘I spy’ out of your window.
- Make a pinwheel, open the window and find out how windy it is.
- Open your window and listen to the sounds of nature.
- Spot clouds and keep a journal of all the things you see in them.
- Make a nature scrapbook – things you can hear, see, feel.
- Sing nature songs out of the window or on the balcony.
Faith Corner
Catholic Education week - May 17-22.
We would love to hear from you! Please send in a picture to share how you feel about Catholic Education. You can also use one of the following sentence starters: I love my Catholic school because ….
I am thankful for my Catholic school because ….
Your picture could be shared in our school Smore and on social media! Please send a photo of your artwork to Mrs. Haston at andrea.haston@eics.ab.ca by May 14.
Music - In the key of Mrs. Blanchard
"B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O
and BINGO was his name-o!" ( that's a song!!)
Calling all HS students!!!
Hello everyone!
Enjoy the following music activity; a little break away from technology.
We will do some of the activities and hear about your adventures when we meet over the next couple of weeks in our google meets.
Include your brothers/sisters/parents and have a lot of fun!
Yours in music,
Mrs. Blanchard
Mr. Spindler's corner
Well it was a pretty close competition to see which grade level could get the most students to the online workouts but in the end the strong push by the grade 4 teachers put their group over the top. The end tally was:
K-2 = 39 attendees
Grade 3 = 40 attendees
Grade 4 = 50 attendees
It was a ton of fun seeing you all and I look forward to more competitions in the future. Grade 4's can use this link to vote on what my outfit will be on Tuesday, May 19th. It could be a tough one to get through depending on what you choose;).
Also, if you missed our chair challenge this week, I'll link the video here and you can try it out for yourself. It's a good little workout that you can do with the whole family.
I look forward to our next two sessions on Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30PM as always on meet.google.com with the nickname: spindlerpe
There continue to be workouts on the Holy Spirit PE Channel that you can click to view.
All the best,
Mr. Spindler
Library Corner
Ahoy thar matey’s!! And Shiver me timbers! Here is the link to my new video!! I hope you all had a fabulous long weekend ! Miss you all!!
Take care my “ Bookaneers”
From captain Scoggins
Here is the links to my library google classrooms if you still want to join;
Grade 4 - 2i62nd2
Grade 3 - phymq3y
Grade 2 - trnnp4d
Grade 1- egjjobs
Family Wellness Corner
Elk Island Catholic Schools has created a one-stop page of Alberta Health Services, Government aid, and community resources that may assist you and your family during this unprecedented time. Please contact your Family Wellness Worker, Danielle Bussiere, at danielle.bussiere@eics.ab.ca, for further assistance in accessing any resources or for additional mental health support.
https://www.eics.ab.ca/coronavirus-information-in-eics/parent-resources