Sports Day

 

We are so excited to be able to host a Lake Bonavista School Sports Day in 2022! Sports Day will be taking place on Friday, June 24 from 8:30am-12:15pm. On this day, students will begin in the gymnasium for a pep rally and then travel with their class and their neighbouring class outside to participate in group activities and games. Parent Council has generously provided healthy snacks all students to enjoy for the end of the day!

 

Here are some things to keep in mind:

• Wear athletic clothing and shoes
• Pack a water bottle and snack (we will have two snacks this day)
• Bring sunscreen and bug spray
• Despite the forecasted rain, we will be moving forward with Sports Day unless there are thunderstorms, please dress accordingly

 

Thanks for your support!

Active Living

Last 10 Days Surprise Activities

 

View the surprise schedule by clicking the link below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pKzmI-UhpUhC3uDv4hdYooM6m9eHet0GOq88l6SFAM4/edit?usp=sharing

Garden Design Challenge

 

Happy Spring, everyone! Students have been hard at work brainstorming how we can improve our peace garden and include more features of an outdoor classroom that will allow our school community to use the space more. We were so lucky to have a Horticulturist come and help with removing invasive species and levelling out a garden bed for students to use as an experiential art garden (as part of our work with our artist in residence!) 

Students in Room 12 worked with our Grade 1 buddies to map out our current layout of the garden and spent lots of time in discussion about what we can ADD to the garden to make it more of a classroom space AND more sustainable for our community. 

Stay tuned for some amazing Minecraft Designs made by Room 12... 

Next Year Planning

 

Planning for Next Year

Please take a moment to fill out our next year planning form. This helps us prepare staffing and classroom organization for our actual numbers. You can find the form here.  If you haven’t completed the form, please do so as soon as possible.

Thank you so much!

Gymnastics!

 

Gymnastics 

We will begin gymnastics in our regularly scheduled gym classes on Monday, April 25th.  The gymnastics unit will last two weeks.  Safety routines, cooperation and sportsmanship are taught and reviewed in each class.   

This physical activity opportunity will help students acquire individual skills through a variety of developmentally appropriate movement activities. 

It is important for students to come to school prepared for being actively engaged. The following guidelines are very helpful… 

  

HEAD TO TOE - READY TO GO!!!  

Head ....................... long hair pulled back 

Ears/Throat/Wrist ............... jewellery off 

Shirt.................................. one layer shirt 

Waist ................................................tucked in 

Pants.........................sporty pants or shorts, no belts or zippers 

Ankles..........................pants rolled up if ankles are covered 

Toes...............running shoes, gymnastic slippers or bare feet (no footed tights) 

  

“Playing & moving safely is everyone’s responsibility” 

Rules for ALL students participating in Gymnastics!

Field Trip Monday!

 

Hello Families, 

We are so excited for our field trip to Telus Spark on Monday! 

Please try your best to have your child arrive on time on Monday morning as our class will be reviewing expectations and the schedule for the day. We will be departing Lake Bonavista School at 8:45 a.m. Please ensure your child has a litterless lunch, a water bottle and is dressed appropriately for the weather as we will spend a portion of the day outdoors. Students will only be bringing their lunch bag and water bottle on the field trip and will gather the rest of their belongings when we arrive back at school at the end of the day. Students will not have access to the cafeteria or gift shop and do not need any money. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding our field trip. 

April 4-8

 UPCOMING DATES:

• FIELD TRIP MONDAY - Telus Spark - All Day
• April 15 - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL 
• April 18 - PD Day - NO SCHOOL 
• April 20 - Guest Presentation (Inside Education) 

Yay for Spring! We had an exciting week at school - enjoying the beginning of our Artist in Residence and the beautiful Spring weather. 

Writing: 

We read the story The Day the Crayons Quit and chose our own colours to write from their perspective. We had to think about the way they were feeling and use the Show Don't Tell strategy to describe. Please see some pictures below! 

Science: 

We are beginning our work with Plant Life Cycles and Wetlands. Our Tower Garden will host mystery vegetable seeds and we will observe their growth over the next few weeks. Hopefully we will get to eat them (if they grow!) We also planted Alberta Wildflowers in pots on the compound with all of the Grade 4/5's to help us make colours for paints with our Artist in Residence. 

Art: 

We have an Artist in Residence named Sharon Fortwosky. She is teaching us about how we can use the natural world to create art. Like paper, paint or dye! After our class (and the other div II classes) make their paint out of different things - like mint, beets, onions, birch, purple cabbage - we will get to create paintings that will go on the front of our sketching booklets. Each class has a different item/colour! Our class is in charge of Mint leaves and stems. We tested the PH levels of the colours from the mint by using vinegar and baking soda. This changed the colour a little bit - it was cool! 

Buddies: 

We are partners with Ms. Midgley's Grade 1 class this year! We got to meet them last week for an introduction and this week we had a picnic snack and outdoor play time. They are so cute, small and energetic!