February 7-16

 

UPCOMING DATES: 

• February 16: FUN LUNCH (Little Caesars) 
• Please order five days in advance on healthyhunger.ca 
• February 17-18: NO SCHOOL (Teacher's Convention) 
• February 21: NO SCHOOL (Family Day) 
• February 23: PINK SHIRT DAY/BE BRAVE 
• February 24: BEACH DAY

MATH: MATHOGRAPHY ART & SHAPE TRANSFORMATION ART 

Check out our hands-on math activities below! 

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SOCIAL STUDIES/WRITING: INFLUENTIAL CANADIAN BIOGRAPHIES 

Students were working hard this week to research a historical/influential Albertan or Canadian figure. They explored people such as those in the Famous Five, Joseph Tyrrell, Sir John A Macdonald, Chief Crowfoot and Guy Weadick. Researching things such as birth, family, early life, adult life, and legacy/impact on Alberta/Canada. Ask your student who they researched and what they've learned! 

Next week students will be taking their research notes & transferring them into paragraphs for a formal biography report. We are excited to practice organization, sequencing and using text features to enhance our writing! 

FRENCH - LES SAISONS FLIPBOOKS 

Students are building their French vocabulary and testing their artistic abilities through this assignment. Ask your student what new words they have learned in French this week! 

   

Book Fair!

 

Save The Date! 

Dear families, 

 

Mark your calendars! The fun and excitement of a Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! To adapt to our changing needs, Scholastic has developed a Hybrid Book Fair (in-school with a virtual link) to provide an opportunity for our students and families to experience the joy of reading together. 

 

So, save the date! Our Scholastic Virtual Book Fair will take place on:  

Friday, March 4^th – Friday, March 11^th

 

When it’s time to shop, you can choose to visit the virtual link and purchase online or send in cash for your child to purchase books in person. We will be sending home a letter with more information soon!  

 

Happy reading! 

Fitness BINGO!

 

FITNESS BINGO AT LBS!

 

All of the classes at Lake Bonavista School are participating in a fitness bingo challenge from February 23-April 8! We wanted to share the bingo card with you so you can continue the fun at home! At school, each time a class completes a ‘blackout’ bingo card, they will be added to a draw and entered to win bonus recess time! If your family complete all of the exercises on a bingo card at your house, please notify your classroom teacher and your child’s class will receive an additional entry in the draw.

 

Each exercise on the bingo card is to be completed in an interval style - 20 seconds of the exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest. In order to cross the activity off of your bingo card you must complete a minimum of 4 interval sets. If some of the exercises are unfamiliar, please ask your child to teach you the movement.

 

Feel free to check out the video below for a further explanation of the bingo challenge.

https://youtu.be/ejIjfWUBwpY

 

Happy sweating!

 

Active Living Committee

January 10 - February 4

 IMPORTANT NOTES: 

• Healthy Hunger is back! Order at www.healthyhunger.ca at least 5 days in advance 
• Google Classroom has assignments for students to work on both IN CLASS and AT HOME in the event that they are required to isolate. Please do not feel pressured to complete At Home Learning. 
• Valentines Day: please do not send valentines to school this year - we will celebrate in class with a day of kindness and fun! 
• February 17-18: NO SCHOOL (Teacher's Convention) 
• February 21: NO SCHOOL (Family Day) 

Writing: New Years Resolutions & Biographies 

Welcome back & Happy New Year! Our class began this week setting intentions for 2022 with One Word Resolutions. We will be completing some art and writing to go alongside this project. Ask your child what word they've chosen to focus on in 2022 and WHY! 

Biography Writing: 

During Writer's Workshop, we have been exploring Autobiographies and Biography writing. We all wrote an autobiography on ourselves focusing on our family, school, hobbies, interests, and hopes/dreams for the future. We then got to interview each other in class and write a biography about that classmate! It was super fun to learn about each other and we can't wait to read about each other in the published copies (coming soon!!) 

Math: Shape & Space 

Students have been learning about the attributes of 2D and 3D shapes. Grade 4 and 5s have explored a variety of math concepts such as parallel lines, perpendicular lines, symmetry, Venn diagrams,  Carroll diagrams, protractor and angles. See some pictures below of different activities completed by both the 4s and 5s! 

Students have also been exploring Elapsed Time through new strategies. Ask your student about the different strategies we have practiced and give them some time problems to solve at home! 

French: Project Time! 

Our class is exploring different topics in French and completing projects that we will present to the class. Grade 4s: Ma Famille and Grade 5s: Le Zoo. Ask your child about what they've included in their project! If you want to check out IRIS - you could hear your Grade 4's Famille script! 

Science: Weather Watch + Light & Shadow 

To build our research skills, reading comprehension abilities and independence in work period - students are completing self-directed and paced research on grade level science topics. Grade 5s are learning about Weather phenomena and Grade 4s are exploring concepts involving Light & Shadow. We've watched some amazing videos during snack and inquiry time, created mind-maps and had some great discussions. 

LBS Learning Commons Donations

 

Loose Part Donations are ongoing, and meant for future use. All donations will be quarantined or cleaned in alignment with current CBE COVID protocols. We thank you for any donations you can contribute to our Montessori learning environment.