Friday 9 June 2023

Hello Families


 Hello Families,

Students in Room 10 will have beach day on Monday June 12 to celebrate getting all the helping hearts at lunch time.  Please have your child bring a towel and dress in beach wear- sun hat, shorts, T-shirts, no bathing suits please.

It has been super busy and hot in classrooms. Thank you for sending a water bottle with your child everyday. 

Ask me about all the amazing work we have been doing....

Science - Research



We have been using classroom library books and pebble go as a resource to complete our research. 
Pebblego Username -evemere
Password - school

Guest Reading/Readers Theatre
We continue to present our Readers Theatre to our peers. Students have been working very hard as a team to present their story.
ABC's of Feelings Art/ Spring Art
We read the story and had a discussion on how color can be associated with feelings. We will be adding our words to our paintings next week.

Spring Art

Rugby
The students enjoyed learning new skills and games during our Rugby residence
HAWC Helicopter visit
We had an amazing opportunity to see the HAWCS helicopter land on our school field. 



Have a great weekend and see you all in beach wear on Monday.
Mrs. Green



















Sports Day

 Sports Day

We are so excited to be able to host a Lake Bonavista School Sports Day in 2023! Sports Day will be taking place on Friday, June 16th from 9:00am – 11:50am, the end of day dismissal time will stay the same (12:15pm). On this day, students will begin in the gymnasium for a pep rally and then travel with their class outside to participate in group activities and games. Parent Council has generously provided a small snack for all students to enjoy during their outdoor time. Please pack an additional snack for your child to eat prior to heading outside for 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) 

·         Please apply sunscreen and bug spray before arriving to school 

·         We will be moving forward with Sports Day unless there are thunderstorms, please dress accordingly 

Thanks for your support! 

Active Living 

 

Volunteers Needed Blog  

Hello Parents/Guardians,  

We are seeking volunteers for our LBS 2023 Sports Day! We are looking for parents who would be comfortable co-leading (with support from a teacher) a sports day activity. This year, sports day is happening on Friday, June 16th, 2023 from 9:00am – 11:50am. If you’re available to join us please email your child’s teacher or email Lindsay Brown at librown@cbe.ab.ca. Please note that a valid police clearance is required to volunteer. 

Thanks! 

Active Living Committee 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 2 June 2023

HAWCS Visit

 Dear Lake Bonavista School community,

HAWCS Visit

We are very excited for an opportunity that has been provided to us by Mr. Conlin, Chief Engineer for the Calgary Police Service, Air Support Unit. On the morning of  Monday, June 5 one of the HAWCS helicopters will be visiting our school and doing a 45 minute presentation in our field. This is a unique opportunity for all students, in particular grade 6, who study air and aerodynamics as part of their science curriculum. The helicopter will land in the school field as classes watch with their teachers, from a safe distance. Once the helicopter has landed and shut down, the students will be brought over to sit in a large semi-circle beside the helicopter with their teachers.  The Pilot, Flight Officer, and Mr. Conlin, will do a brief presentation on the team and what they do.  Grade 6 students will then ask a series of prepared questions, about the aircraft, the operation, or aviation in general.  Once the questions are answered, the younger grades will return back to their learning with their teacher.  Grade 5-6 students will then have a brief, closer look at the aircraft.  The Grade 5-6 students will then have the opportunity to watch the helicopter start up and depart from a safe location.  

If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher for more information. 

KiDoodlED

Thank you to the MacRaild family for nominating our school to win $10,000 in the KiDoodlED contest. We appreciate you creating a video to submit our entry! We could be one of 50 schools to win $10,000. We can vote every day! https://school-giveaway.kidoodle.tv/vote/. Voting is from now until June 15. We encourage you to share and vote daily to increase our chances. 

With thanks,
Lake Bonavista School

Hello Families

 Dear Families,

WOW! Where has the time gone? Room 10 students are enjoyed the 30 by 30 challenge for the month of May. 




Upcoming Important Dates: 

  • June 5: Hawks Helicopter & Rugby 
  • June 5,6,8: Rugby 
  • June 8: Volunteer Tea 
  • June 5-8: All Library Books Due to LBS
  • June 9: No School 
  • June 13: Fish Creek Field Trip 
  • June 15: Fun Lunch 
  • June 16: Sports Day! 
  • June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day 
  • June 29: Last of Day School 

Physical Education
Net Ball



Tai Chi Residency 

Thank you to Sifu Greenhall for leading the Grade 1/2 students in learning about the art of Tai Chi. We learned so much, had tons of fun, and realized how challenging this sport really is! 


Language Arts: Readers Theater

Students have been exploring reading fluency by practicing appropriate pace, volume, expression, and intonation. Throughout the last few weeks, students have practiced their script independently and in their groups to master their character/part. Ask your child about their character & their favourite part about Readers Theater! 





Math

2D and 3D shapes - As a challenge find these shapes in your home.Can you see 2D shapes in a 3D shape?




Science: Honey Merchants 

As a hook to our inquiry of the needs of animals, students enjoyed a presentation from Honey Merchants. We learned about their needs (habitat, food, shelter), their life cycle, how they produce honey, their physical adaptations, and their anatomy. Miss. Katie even brought LIVE BEES for us to observe - it was amazing! Students will be applying this learned knowledge and vocabulary to their personal research projects. Ask your child what animal/species they've chosen to research! 



Boats
Ask me if my boat was successful in the mission of holding a brand new glue stick without sinking.




Animal Investigation is underway....








Tower Garden
We continue to check in and make observations on plant changes.


Upcoming Art based on feelings...




A few extra notes...


-Please remember to email Mrs. Green if you plan on attending the volunteer tea

-We are in need of a few more volunteers for Fish creek



Have a great weekend. 

Kind regards,

Mrs. Green





Tuesday 2 May 2023

Boat materials - May 2 ,2023

 

Hello Families,

I can't believe we're in the single digit-countdown for weeks of school left - only 9 and we have a lot to learn still! 

This week in math, students were really excited to start learning about fractions. Fractions are a new concept for grade 1 and 2 students as it was not taught until grade 3 in the old curriculum. If students in grade 1 are showing a strong understanding of halves, they will have the opportunity to explore fractions further alongside the grade 2s!  We started with a pre-assessment and learned about equal and unequal parts. Students then began learning about numerators and denominators. We continue to work on addition and subtraction as well.



During our morning task, students continue to work on identifying nouns, verbs and adjectives. 

In literacy this week we have been talking about r-controlled vowels. We reviewed the "ar" sound with our Animated Literacy character Arnie Ardvark and will be talking about the "or" sound with Orty Orsen. Next week we will continue learning about er, ir, and ur which are a bit trickier because they all sound the same! 

In science we investigated objects that float and sink. We This week we will begin learning about buoyancy. tested these items: oil, shell, rock, popsicle stick, cork, pipe cleaner, paper clip, crayon, Lego and a plastic spoon. 

Upcoming Building Project

Next week, students will be designing and building a boat. Start collecting items that you think would work well for boat building - we will be designing on Monday May 8 and building on Tuesday May 9! 





Important Dates

Upcoming Dates
  • Every Monday - Card Club & Drama Club (for those who have signed up)
  • Wednesday, May 3rd - Hats On for Mental Health
  • Friday, May 5th - PD Day - No School 
  • Thursday, May 18th - Subway Fun Lunch
  • Wednesday, May 17th - Honey Merchant In-Class Field Trip (8:15-9:45am) 1 or 2 volunteers needed - please email!
  • Monday, May 22nd - Victoria Day - No School
  • Monday, May 29th - PD Day - No School 
  • Thursday, June 1st - Mary Browns Fun Lunch
  • Friday, June 9th - PD Day - No School
  • Thursday, June 15th - Papa Johns Fun Lunch
  • Tuesday, June 13th - Fish Creek Field Trip (room 10 & 12) - Save the date! More info to come

Grade 1/2 Singing Club

 

Grade 1/2 students have the opportunity to join singing club. This club will run on Wednesdays during lunch recess. If your child is interested in joining, they are committing to attend every Wednesday from May 3rd – June 7th. Students will be preparing a song to sing for our LBS Volunteer Tea. 

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kawchuk or Ms. Midgley.

 

Thank you!

Thursday 6 April 2023

April has arrived

Hello families,


HELLO SPRING

In our poetry duotang you will see...

My Sit Spot is a quiet space in nature that I chose. It is a space where I quietly observe and reflect on the mother earth and make observations. I return to my Sit Spot many times throughout the school year, noticing the changes over time.


My sit spot is..

-calm

-quiet

-free

-freedom

-nature

-sunny

-love

it makes me feel...

-happy

-connected

-important

-curious

-kind


In math we are learning subtraction strategies. 


What is Subtraction? What are some subtraction words that you already know? Are subtraction and addition alike?

Liliana - 100 minus 1 equals 99 it can make any numbers….

Alysa - they are alike because 18 minus 9 equal 9 and 9 plus 9 equal 18.

Brantley -minus, if you didn’t have minus your numbers would not be lower

Coleton -14 add 14 equals 18 equals 12

Rohan - numbers are smaller

Wynne- Taking numbers away

Quinn - numbers get smaller

Kade -  less than

Ewa -numbers become smaller


Click or copy, paste the links below to play some number operation card games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCapeGhjcec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI5ag0rIx2I


April Calendar


Spring favourites







GYMNASTICS








Have a wonderful long weekend. See you Tuesday April 11.
Mrs. Green





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