Orange Shirt Day Sharing Assembly

 

Orange Shirt Day Sharing Assembly Lake Bonavista School is proud to be honoring Orange Shirt Day and National Truth and Reconciliation Day. Rooms 10 and 12 will be hosting a sharing assembly on Thursday, September 29th at 9:00 a.m. Families from Rooms 10 & 12 are invited to join our assembly. If you choose to come, please sign in at the office and you will be met by students to be walked to the gymnasium. We encourage all students, staff, and families to wear orange in support of this important event. 

Please Practice at Home

• Students sharing MC responsibilities brought home a script. They do NOT have to memorize their lines as they will have a copy of their script on stage.
• All students will be singing O Siem until 1:40. Please listen at home! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMZTyuuP7VM
• All students will be reciting the Treaty 7 Land Acknowledgement. You can practice at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jqskc3man4 

Papa John's Fundraiser!

 

Open House

 

Hello Families, 

 

We are happy to host our Open House this Thursday from 4:00-6:00pm. You are welcome to come at a time within the 4:00-6:00 block that works best for your family. You are not expected to be here for the full two hours. The front doors and garden doors will be open during this time. We ask that families please travel in the school together.  Please start in your classroom and meet your child’s teacher. Mrs. Kawchuk will be in the music room and Mrs. Brady will be in the Learning Commons. The gym is CLOSED for after school care. 

 

School Council will have tables set up by the garden compound. Please stop by to get information about getting involved in Council, yearbook and some of the fundraising opportunities. School Council has a special treat to share and we ask that all treats are enjoyed outside and not brought into the school.

 

 

Tomorrow is our Terry Fox Run in the afternoon. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for this event! 

 

Please remember that this Friday is a PD day – there is no school for students! 

 

September 12-16

 

Upcoming Dates

• Monday, September 19th - Brown Envelopes Due 
• Wednesday, September 21st - Peace Day
• Wednesday, September 21st - Terry Fox Run 
• Thursday, September 22nd - Welcome Back Open House
• Friday, September 23rd - PD Day - No School
• Thursday, September 29th - Orange Shirt Day
• If you are able, please prepare your child to have an orange shirt in support of this day. 
• Friday, September 30th - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - No School
• Monday, October 3rrd - Picture Day 

Orange Shirt Day 

Our class and Ms. Green's class will be hosting the Orange Shirt Day Assembly for our school. This week, we started learning about the purpose of Orange Shirt Day and asked some big questions. We will continue our conversations and learning 

Dot Day 

 

On Thursday it was International Dot Day. This day is inspired by Peter H. Reynold's book "The Dot" which celebrates creativity. All. grade 1/2 classes participated in a collaborative dot art project which you can see on display in the hallway on Thursday evening during the Open House.We worked with our Grade 5/6 Buddies to complete our very own Dots! 

Patterns in Math 

We continued exploring patterns in math and are excited to share our pattern art with you at our Open House. Something special we began to notice is how the days, weeks and months of the year are a cycle/pattern! We also noticed how there are so many patterns in nature. We explored this during our work period with Nomenclature cards and sketching techniques. 

Terry Fox Run

 

Lake Bonavista School is proud to be participating in this year’s Terry Fox School Run. Our run will take place on Wednesday, September 21 at 12:40pm following Room 2’s sharing assembly. Let’s get our fundraising going and show everyone how we can “Try like Terry”! To donate: https://schools.terryfox.ca/LakeBonavista.

Together, we can all make a difference. 
#terryfoxschoolruns #tryliketerry @terryfoxfoundation 

Scholastic Book Orders

 

Scholastic Book Orders 

This afternoon your child brought home a scholastic book order flyer after attending the Calgary Public Library K-2 Book Blast! We got super excited about books and reading and couldn't wait to take a look at the flyers. 

If you wish to order through scholastic, please use our class code: RC107700 
as it helps us build our classroom library as well! 

Here is a link to the digital flyer if you wish to view it: Digital Flyer

September 6-9

Make sure to check your child's backpack for a brown envelope! Some paperwork is digital this year and the rest is in the envelope to be returned as soon as possible. 


Placemats
During snack time students will be using placemats in their space as part of our Montessori practical-life learning. Our laminated placemats don't hold out very well so we are asking for a placemat from home if possible. Something simple that can fit in your child's lunch kit is perfect - even a tea towel works! The placemat is meant to travel to and from school each day. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.

Absences
If your child is going to be absent, please make sure to contact the phone via phone or email. I would also appreciate being cc'd on the email so I am kept in the loop! Thanks in advance. 

Physical Education
This year, we will have a gym time every other day. On the days that we do not have time in the gym, we will be going outside for phys ed. Please make sure your child has appropriate shoes for both indoor and outdoor phys ed. At LBS, we love to go outside in all types of weather (unless it's colder than -20) so we will be going outside - rain or shine! 

Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, September 21st - Peace Day
• Wednesday, September 21st - Terry Fox Run 
• Thursday, September 22nd - Welcome Back Open House
• Friday, September 23rd - PD Day - No School
• Thursday, September 29th - Orange Shirt Day
• If you are able, please prepare your child to have an orange shirt in support of this day. 
• Friday, September 30th - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - No School

 Highlights from Our Week

Math 

We started learning about patterns! We used blocks, tiles, LEGO and coloured our own. 

We learned a card game called Make 10! Ask me how to play. 

Buddies

We met our Grade 5/5 Buddies! We were all so excited for the first activity that we did together - making nature name tags for our field journals! Ask me about my buddy :) we will get to see our buddies once every week or so. 

Fundraiser

 

Welcome to 2022-2023!

Hello families! We had a great start to the school year this week! Students enjoyed getting to know each other and slowly getting back into the routine of school. We learned a lot about classroom routines and materials and are easing into school work. Students enjoyed some reading time, playing games in the gym, building and free choice time on Friday.

Upcoming Dates

• Monday, September 5th - Labour Day - No School
• Thursday, September 22nd - Welcome Back BBQ and Open House
• Friday, September 21st - PD Day - No School
• Thursday, September 29th - Orange Shirt Day
• Friday, September 30th - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - No School

Soft Entry

On Tuesday, teachers will be outside to meet students in the morning from 8:00-8:10. Starting on Wednesday morning, we will begin our soft entry in the morning. When students arrive at school they will come in the doors near the garden and will make their way down to the classroom. Doors will be open from 8:00-8:10. Students will be engaged in a morning activity and instructional time will begin at 8:10am. If you are late, please go to the front doors instead. 


Placemats
During snack time students will be using placemats in their space as part of our Montessori practical-life learning. Our laminated placemats don't hold out very well so we are asking for a placemat from home if possible. Something simple that can fit in your child's lunch kit is perfect - even a tea towel works! The placemat is meant to travel to and from school each day. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.

Absences
If your child is going to be absent, please make sure to contact the phone via phone or email. I would also appreciate being cc'd on the email so I am kept in the loop! 

Shoes
Please make sure your child has clean indoor shoes that they can put on independently to keep at school. Indoor and outdoor shoes need to be appropriate for physical activity as some days we have phys ed outside! 

Montessori Birthday Walk Around the Sun
At LBS we like to celebrate students' birthdays with the Montessori Walk Around the Sun. A Google Slide template will be made and shared with you. You will be able to make a copy and add photos and information about your child to share with your classroom teacher. If it is your child's birthday month, you will receive more information from your child's teacher. Birthday treats cannot be shared with the whole class. 
https://www.montessoriprintshop.com/life-celebration.html

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