Sept. 27, 2019

Hello Families,


Important upcoming dates:
- Orange Shirt Day: Monday, September 30th.
- Picture Day: Tuesday, October 1st.
- PD Day: Friday, October 11th.
- Thanksgiving (No School): Monday, October 14th.

• Monday, September 30th is Orange Shirt Day. Within our school community, we come together to learn about our collective history through conversations on the history and impact of Residential Schools in Canada. Our classrooms discussions will be focused on belonging, and what happens when you are made to feel like you don't belong, connecting to our ongoing Circle of Courage. We will also be exploring the story of Phyllis Webstad. We encourage children to wear orange on Monday to acknowledge the day of education and remembrance.

• Monday - return Library books
• Grade one/two - watch out for a personal list of spelling words coming home for students to practice all week
• Tuesday Oct. 1 is photo day

Have a great weekend. 

Room 10

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW

Just a reminder that tomorrow is a PD day and there is no school. Have a great weekend.

Demographic Verification reports

Dear Families,
You will notice your child has a Demographic Verification report in their communication folder. Please review and edit if needed, then return to the school. 
Thank you,
Mrs. Green

Terry Fox Run

Terry Fox Run 2019

We will be having our Annual Terry Fox Run on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at 2:00pm. Teachers will be discussing with students the life of Terry Fox and the contributions he has made to cancer research. We would like to extend the invitation to all parents and families to join us for the Terry Fox Run! Also, a reminder that our school Open House and BBQ are the same day, so you’re welcome to join all of the events!

Students can dedicate their run to someone who they know that has been affected by cancer. Please speak to your child prior to our run and if they choose to, they can write who they are running for on a sticker that they will wear during the run. These will be available in the classroom on Thursday.

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

Please join me in supporting the Terry Fox School Run! Coming in September to a school near you! www.terryfox.ca

or

Feel free to send in cash donations with your child which will be collected by the teachers (Donations will be accepted until next Thursday, September 26th).

Let’s keep Terry’s dream to find a cure for cancer alive.

Thank you!

Sept. 18, 2019

Dear Families,

Our classroom has been full of excitement, concentrated learning, exploring, collaboration and building routines.
We have been busy with...

- review of handling materials

- classroom jobs

-sound study/alliteration/sentence structure

-number sense/math games/interactive hundreds board/more than/less than 50

- we visited the Library yesterday for the first time

-we  started to talk about the idea of belonging. Students were asked: What does it feel like when you belong? and How does it feel when you do not feel like you belong? Their answers were pretty insightful! 

-We read a story called "Pebble: A Story About Belonging" - it is such a beautiful story! We began talking about the different groups and communities that we belong to. 

-we read the story the Leaf Man and went outside to use loose nature pieces to create a picture on a canvas

Name letter art

Dot day art

Ask me about the story we read about missing numbers.

Alliteration 

sound of the day

Buddy game - ask me who my buddy is...

This story is from the perspective of the school and all it's experiences of it's first day.

Ask me how old Lake Bonavista is this Sept.

Many students have used the Montessori bead cabinet as a tool for support with skip counting.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES...

* NO SCHOOL SEPT. 20

*OPEN HOUSE (3PM-4PM)AND BACK TO SCHOOL BBQUE AFTER OPEN HOUSE - SEPT. 26 

*TERRY FOX RUN -SEPT 26.

ADMAZING SAVINGS

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 $10.50 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 10th, 2019 or earlier.

This year there is a free app included in each coupon book. 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 visable. 

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.

Michelle Romanko
Teacher
Lake Bonavista School
403-777-6871

Wear Blue or white

Dear Parents,
Tomorrow is  - Wear Lake Bonavista School colors day. If your child would like to they can wear blue or white!
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT TOMORROW IS EARLY DISMISSAL - 12:15.
See you tomorrow.
Room 10

Welcome Back to School and to Room 10.  

Your child has some notices in their new communication folder. Please send this folder to school everyday! Please fill out the Guess Who Card and return to school by the end of this week. 
These are examples of the communication and what to look out for. 

We reflected on feelings that we were having the night before school, illustrated and wrote some words to go with our drawings.

 We read the Maria Montessori book today.
It gave us some insite into why the program
began and who started the program.

Guess Who Card

Fill in these 10 facts about yourself:

Favourite food: __________________________             

Favourite colour: _________________________

Favourite place: _________________________

Favourite animal: ________________________

Favourite season: ________________________

Favourite thing to do on the weekend: ____

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

Hobbies/interests: ________________________

_________________________________________
Number of siblings: _______________________

What I want to be when I grow up: _______

_________________________________________

My dream adventure is: __________________

_________________________________________

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In Physical Education we played Get to know you tag with Ms. Ireland's class.

Have a great night. I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

Love,

Mrs. Green