East Chambers Elementary students have been earning "Buc Bucks" for good behavior and various other positive results. Students can use their bucks in a variety of ways. One choice is to be profiled on the district web site. Below is an autobiography from Rylea Geisendorff. Read below and meet Rylea.

My name is Rylea Geisendorff, I am ten years old. I was born on October 23 and on that day, I will turn eleven! My family is loving and kind and so am I. My favorite sports are volleyball, softball, and basketball. Also, I like to dance. This year I was in the Variety Show and danced to Rock That Body with Ashley, Kennedy, and Daysa. I have eight pets. Three of them are dogs, one of them is a cat and three of them are pigs and one of them is cow. The dogs name are Zeck, Titun, Angel. The cats name is, Twight. The pigs name are Adlee, Salt, and Peper. The cow’s name is Sugar.

Second grade students in Ms. Tami Smith's class have been engaged in writing "How To" papers about making confetti eggs. In addition to actually making the eggs, students have been documenting the steps in order to write the step-by-step directions in a "How To" paper. Students will then have the steps to share with family and friends in case they want to make more at home.

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A fun run and health fair was held on Saturday, April 9, 2011, in order to raise money to add to the grant that was awarded to ECE for putting in a walking path.

Entry fees from the fun run will be used along with the $1200 grant to complete the project. 

There were over 20 booths at this year’s health fair, including the LaBelle smokehouse for families to learn  what  to do  in  the  event  of  a

house fire, the trauma helicopter, EMS and fire  trucks  for  emergency information, puppet shows, a tattoo booth, fingerprinting and DNA kits for child I.D., and lots more. Door prizes and TONS of health information were given out.  The new County Wellness Center was there and gave away a 3-month membership in addition to the information about the many programs they have. Our local hospital provided screenings for cholesterol, diabetes, and healthy BMIs.

Donations are still being taken for the walking path project (aka “Walk 4 Life”) so that we may put  work-out stations along the path. Please make checks payable to EAST CHAMBERS ELEMENTARY and tag the memo line "walking path."  

There were over 130 runners for the fun run and 300+ attendees to the health fair. Proceeds and donations for the day exceeded $2500. A huge thank you to our sponsor Wilcox Pharmacy for their generosity, the Junior High Honor Society students who helped set up and work the booths and concession stand, as well as all those who participated and made it happen. View slideshow.

The second grade held its Spring Musical - "Rock and Roll Forever" on February 25, 2011. Songs included in the performance were Rock and Roll is Here to Stay; Blue Suede Shoes: Surfin' USA; Tutti Frutti; I Want to Hold Your Hand; and Rock and Roll Forever.

Mrs. Lauren Millner-Sanchez is the director.

All of the 4th grade students, at East Chambers Elementary, who scored 80 or higher on their practice TAKS test had their name put in a drawing to be "Principal for the Day." Odalis Vargas was chosen, and you can read her autobiography and comments below:

My name is Odalis Vargas. I was born on September 24, 2000. My home consists of a family of four. It is myself, my mom, dad, and a brother named Jose Vargas. I am in the fourth grade, and I have six teachers.
 

My favorite subject is math, that’s why when I grow up I want to become a math teacher. My favorite activity at school is PE. I always love playing tag during PE class with my friends. My favorite food is pizza. I love pizza because it has lots of cheese on it.

I also had the best day ever at school because I got to be the “Principal for the Day.” I got to do the announcements, help Mrs. Otto. I helped a girl with her work; I also got to read to the first graders! For lunch, Mrs. Otto and I had Sonic!! At PE time, Ms. Wagner said that I could partner up with whoever I wanted. I also made a proclamation, that all students could have 30 extra minutes of recess for the day. The whole day was cool and awesome!!!

East Chambers ISD has been selected to receive an Award for Excellence in Texas School Health and $1200 to implement the "Walk 4 Life" walking path submitted by Leslie Nelson. The funds for the award were generously provided by the Texas Health Institute.

A walking path will be constructed across from the elementary school behind the baseball/softball diamonds to promote student exercise and good health.

The Winnie Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding its annual Awards Banquet on Monday, February 7, 2011, with social beginning at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Winnie-Stowell Community Building. The 2011 recipients for Outstanding Business, Community Service, Agricultural Award, Education Award, and Outstanding Citizen will be recognized.

Nurse Leslie Nelson of East Chambers ISD has been chosen Outstanding Citizen of the Year.

East Chambers Elementary students have been celebrating the Christmas season with various activities from the Kindergarten class's performance of the Polar Express to the Pre-kindergarten class's performance of  Twas the Night Before Christmas.

In addition, Santa came to visit the students at Fantastic Friday to help GP Tax Services who donated 10 bicycles for a drawing.

The East Chambers Kindergarten class performed the Polar Express musical on December 10, 2010. It is the story of a little boy who is unsure whether to believe in Santa, and the journey he takes when he  boards the Polar Express train. His journey is magical, and he learns many wondrous things.

Mr. Dennis DeMoss was the narrator. The program was directed by Mrs. Lauren Milner-Sanchez and assisted by Mr. Bert Sanchez. View slideshow.

Pre-kindergarten students prepare for the holidays in Mrs. Milner-Sanchez' music class by practicing a scarf dance to the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky. It may come as a surprise to many to learn that Pyotr (Peter) Tchaikovsky, one of the best-loved composers of all time, began his adult life in one of the least glamorous occupations known to man: government clerk.The young official had continued his youthful interest in music, but declared at the age of 21 that ``even if I actually had any talent, it can hardly be developed now.'' It is indeed fortunate for posterity that he turned out to be wrong.

Savanna Webb, an ECHS junior who participates in the TEACH program, is shown helping Pre-K Music class get into the Thanksgiving spirit by putting on her turkey hat and singing “Five Fat Turkeys Are We."

On Tuesday (Election Day) the students in Miss Smith’s Elementary ESL classes learned about voting. They talked about our American flag and why it has 13 stripes and 50 stars. They also learned what voting means and why it is an important freedom in our country.

In each class (grades K-4th) the students signed in on a voter’s registration sheet and then voted for their favorite pet animal (K-1st) or their favorite subject in school (2nd-4th).

As the children waited to take their turn voting, they colored or completed an Election Day word search puzzle, while listening to patriotic music.

Oh, by the way… “man’s best friend” seems to remain “man’s best friend." The dog came in first place as their favorite pet, with the horse coming in as a close second. And they liked their 1,2,3s more than their ABCs! Math beat out reading with a vote of 10-3. They all had a great time and hope that you remembered to vote, too!

It's "beesness" as usual for kindergartner Aubrey Andrews as she shares her special project for show and tell to the entire grade. Her special project included a guest appearance from her grandfather, Mr. Brian Coffey, who showed the kindergartners how he collects honey from his beehives. He brought his hive, a bee suit, and a honey spinning machine to show. The presentation also included a special visual about the lives of bees and an exciting bee dance performed by Mandy Andrews. Bee attire was modeled by Aubrey and her friend Jillian Gentile. The entire kindergarten would like to say thank you to Aubrey and her family for such a special presentation.

East Chambers Elementary was a busy place on Thursday, September 30. 2010. At Terrific Thursday, students, staff, and faculty celebrated Farmer’s Day by dressing up as farmers. Second Grader Quincy Wilcox’s father, Mr. Taylor Wilcox, furnished a combine for students to see up close and personal.

The Top Music Card sale winners were also announced. This year's winners were: Boy:Peyton Bertrand; Girl: Montana Smith. Top seller was Montana Smith selling $650 worth of cards - the most cards ever sold.