And the winner is...

With 36 amazingly artistic pumpkin masterpieces submitted to the first ever EPS pumpkin decorating contest, having received over 31% of the 255 unique virtual votes cast, the winner is...

“Funky Animal Work” by Marie Lobo.  Self-described by the artist as “a unique painting of my pets, Hopsicle D’Bunny and Toozy the Cat.”  Honorable mention to our runners-up, certainly deserving of their place on the podium.

Ryllie, Ryan, and the Dulay Family!

Kara, Elli, and the Sung family!

 

Thank you to all who participated in the inauguration of this new fall EPS tradition!  Congratulations to Marie and family!

Pumpkin Voting

 Thank you for the many amazingly artistic entries into the first ever EPS Pumpkin Decorating Contest!  Here is a link to all of our entries - welcome to the Pumpkin Patch!  

 

Here is a link to our digital ballot.  Please use this ballot to vote for your favorite pumpkin by Thursday at noon.  We will announce our winner on Friday!

EPS 1st annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest

What better way to carve out a bit of time together and brighten spirits than a seasonal pumpkin decorating contest?  That being said, we are thrilled to kick off East Prairie’s first annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

It couldn’t be simpler...

Step 1: find a pumpkin

Step 2: carve, paint, and decorate that very pumpkin

Step 3: upload a picture of your pumpkin with your family’s name to our Padlet Wall by next Tuesday, 10/27

Step 4: vote for your favorite pumpkin - ballot form highlighting each entry will be sent via email on Wednesday, 10/28

 

In addition to the instant celebrity and glory that comes with being voted “best in show,” the winning family will also win a prize pack of EPS spirit wear - apparel that is good for all seasons!  Carve out some fun this week! 

BPAC back at it

 Thank you to our Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee for coming together to discuss our instructional practices and programming in support of our ELs during this most unusual year.  We are fortunate to have such a thoughtful and insightful parental perspective.

Essential Learning

What is it we want our students to learn?

This question is foundational to our collaborative work as educators and a school community.  Our fundamental purpose as a school is to ensure that all students learn at high levels.  At East Prairie we strive to achieve this within an environment that is nurturing, caring, and inclusive.  

Ensuring clarity on what ALL students will learn (not just what we will teach) is critical for ensuring the growth and achievement of every child.  As such, essential standards are the standards we as a school community are ensuring ALL students will know and be able to do at the end of the year.

Here is a link to East Prairie’s essential standards for math and reading, preschool through eighth grade.  In this document you will find the most important learning at each grade level highlighted and broken down into family friendly language - “I Can” statements.  Please note this is an ongoing work in progress and will continue to be updated with time.  Additional content areas and courses will be mapped out over time as well.  

We recognize, appreciate, and value your incredible partnership on this shared journey of educating your child - we want to make sure that you have every resource and piece of information available to help support you along the way.  Please reach out to your child’s teacher or any member of our team with any questions at any point in time. 

Our return to in-person learning!

Welcoming our youngest panthers back to school for in-person learning was the perfect way to kick off the week.  

"I forgot how beautiful our school is" quoted one of our returning first graders.

It was uplifting and inspiring to see students in class engaged in learning with their outstanding teachers and classmates. #pantherpride