Picture Day Tomorrow!

 

It's Picture Day!

Say Cheese!!!

Friday, September 24, 2021

 Hello Room 10 families,

We had another great week! We celebrated the first day of fall on Wednesday, September 22nd. We spent sometime outside listening to the story Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. We then collected a bunch of leaves, berries, twigs, pine cones, and grass to make our very own creations.  Can you guess what we made by looking at the photos below?

Library/Learning Commons

Yesterday our class visited the Library for the first time. The students were able to explore the many books that the Library has to offer. Each student was able to check out two books that will stay at school in their cubbies. Our Library day will be on Thursdays. Hopefully later this year students will have the opportunity to bring books home. Ask your child what books they checked out?

Literacy

This week we talked about the letter 'Oo' with the Animated Literacy character Dr. Ollie Ostrich. Next week we will be focusing on 'Mm' and 'Xx'. Our Daily 5 has also been in full swing. Students complete each activity once throughout the week.

Upcoming Dates

• Tuesday, September 28th - Picture day
• Wednesday, September 29th - Orange Shirt Day
• Thursday, September 30th - No School Truth and Reconciliation Day
• Thursday, October 7th - ADmazing Savings Fundraiser due
• Friday, October 8th - PD Day - No School

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021

 

Hello Room 10 families,

International Peace Day

Yesterday we discussed what peace means to us in our classroom. We used our five senses to brainstorm many great ideas of what peace feels like (a warm blanket), sounds like (music), tastes like (yummy cake), smells like (flowers) and looks like (nature). Check out the photo above and ask your child what peace means to them.

Terry Fox Run 

Today we had our annual Terry Fox Run! Days leading up to the run our class discussed the life of Terry Fox and the contributions he has made to cancer research. Many of our students dedicated the run to someone who they knew had been affected by cancer.

Conferences

What an amazing school year start-up we have been having at LBS! Typically, at this time of year, we host Parent Teacher Conferences in an Open House format. With restrictions due to Covid-19, our format has been adjusted. This year, each class has created a video to introduce families to our school, answer commonly asked questions and show details of how our class works. These videos will be released on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 4:00 pm. If you have questions after viewing the video, please reach out. We are certainly missing seeing families in our school building and look forward to future opportunities where this may be possible. There will be no school on Friday, September 24th.  

Friday, September 17th, 2021

 Happy Friday! What a Busy Month!

We are trying our best to deliver information in a timely manner. If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. 

At LBS, we use several channels for communication with families. Within our classroom, we use:

-Email (usually when we have a message or information specific to you/your child)

-School Messenger (whole class, time sensitive, needs immediate attention information)

-Blog (weekly updates, upcoming events and reminders)

Room 10 learning so far! 

- We have been identifying, building, and drawing patterns.

- We have using many of the Montessori materials to learn our letters and sounds. Our focus during Animated Literacy has been on the letter Pp and Uu and will be moving on to the letter Oo next week.

- We did colouring mixing with both paint and play dough using primary colours (blue, yellow, red) to make secondary colours (orange, green, purple).

- We learned sketching techniques and applied our new learnt skill by drawing our school garden in our sketch book journals.

On Wednesday, September 15th we celebrated International Day. We painted two pieces each making a class collage using warm and cool colours. 

Reminders:

Student Information Packages and Demographic Packages (both brown envelopes are due back on Monday.

- Tuesday, September 21st - International Day of Peace

-Wednesday, September 22nd - Terry Fox Run

-Tuesday, September 28th - Picture Day

-Wednesday, September 29th - Orange Shirt Day

-Thursday, September 30th - National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, School Closed

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Amanda Proctor

Birthdays - Walk Around the Sun

Everyone wants to be remembered and cherished on the special day that they were born. The Montessori Birthday Walk Around the Sun is a lovely way to celebrate a child's birthday in a school setting.

Children love to hear about the journey from their birth to the present day. They want to hear stories, look at photos, and remember wonderful memories. They want to know how cherished they are, and how our life and world is better because they were born into our family or now belong to our class. The Montessori Celebration of Life is the perfect way to do this.

 

In preparation for the Birthday Walk Around the Sun, the parents of the birthday child are asked to bring in a picture or send a picture digitally for each year of the child's life, and write a short life story to accompany the pictures. I have attached a sample of a life story and a paper copy will be sent home during your child's birthday month. We will celebrate our July and August birthdays in June. 

 

The Montessori Birthday Walk around the Sun is more than just a birthday celebration; it's a lesson in science, astronomy, and grace, and a community building experience for the entire class.

 

As we are still respecting health protocols, we ask that no items come from home (edible or non-edible treats). Thank you for your understanding.

ADmazing Savings Coupon Books

 

ADmazing Savings Fundraiser has begun! The proceeds from this fundraising activity will be used directly in your child’s classroom. Books are available for $25.00 each, of which Lake Bonavista will use $11.50 for the benefit of our students.

 

If you wish to take advantage of these discounts, please complete the order form printed on the back on the ADmazing envelope, and enclose the correct amount of money - $25.00 per book ordered. - directly to your child’s classroom teacher by Thursday, October 7^th, 2021 or earlier.

 

Please ensure if you are returning the book that you have not scratched off the code area for the app, as the book will not be returnable if the code is visible. 

 

Additional books for Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer or Southern Alberta may be ordered at $25.00 each for family, friends and relatives.  If you wish to order additional books, please send your order as soon as possible to your child’s teacher so that the order can be filled.  As a school, we discourage door-to-door solicitation.

LBS School Council

Calling All Families - School Council Members Needed! 

We have many open positions for our School Council, including Chair. 

If you are interested in learning more about these volunteer opportunities, please contact Jennifer Rooke, jlrooke@cbe.ab.ca. 

We will be having our first meeting on Tuesday, September 21st at 6:30pm.  Council will share updates as well as describe some of the opportunities to get involved.  

Terry Fox Run 2021

We will be having our Annual Terry Fox Run on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Teachers will be discussing with students the life of Terry Fox and the contributions he has made to cancer research as well as coming together in the afternoon for a virtual wrap up assembly.  Students are encouraged to wear blue/white/ or their school t-shirt on this day. 

Students can dedicate their run to someone who they know has been affected by cancer. Please speak to your child prior to our run and if they choose to dedicate their run to someone, they can share this in their class sharing circle prior to or after their run. 

Should you wish to make a donation online, please use the following link to donate through the Terry Fox website: 

http://www.terryfox.ca/LakeBonavista 

Let’s keep Terry’s dream to find a cure !

A Peek at Our Classroom

 We hope that we will be able to invite families into our classroom at some point this year, but in the meantime, here is a photo for you to see where your child spends most of their day.