Monday, December 18th, 2017

Good afternoon families,

Welcome to the last week of school for the year 2017. Students will be busy this week wrapping their work up so that they can start fresh in 2018. Please note that students return to school on Tuesday, January 9th, 2018.

Students are working on their individual culminating tasks related to our shared reading of "The Wild Robot". Some of the work includes creating digital book trailers, building an animal structure, creating an inspirational life lessons handbook, and writing a newspaper article on the author Peter Brown. 

To continue our study in Measurement, students are collecting data on a question that can be answered using measurement tools such as stop watches, measuring tape, meter sticks or weight scales. We are learning how to make sure that the data that we collect is accurate. Students were busy today collecting data from their classmates... enjoy the photographs that I was able to capture of true mathematicians at work. The next step will be to organize our data using a bar graph. 


A few reminders for this week:

Thursday, December 21st- Last Day of school for students. This is a full day. Wear your Holiday Sweaters! 

If your child will not be here for the entire week, please notify Mrs. Morden as soon as possible. 

Have a wonderful evening,
Mrs. Morden

Concert Information for Thursday, December 14

Concert Tickets will go home today, if you know that you will not be attending the concert on Thursday, December 14th at 7:30 please notify Mrs. Morden & return your tickets so that they can be given to another family. 

·   All families receive 2 tickets to the concert.  If you need more tickets there is a sign up list and it is possible we may be able to accommodate your requests.  Families are also able to attend our Dress Rehearsal on Thursday, December 14th at 1:00pm without a ticket.

Students are asked to arrive at the school on Thursday at 7:10 and meet their teacher in the classroom. Students do not have to wear anything special for the concert, but may choose to. Please do not wear hats.

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Are you ready to part with your child’s Halloween candy leftovers??? We’re looking for Halloween candy donations (chocolate bars and candy) that we will package as goodie bags for our upcoming Family Dance concession stand. 

There will be a box at the Winter Concert for your donations.

Thank you in advance.

Council

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Our school community is supporting this important community project again this year. You can choose to send non-perishable food to school during the month of December and families can bring a food donation to our Winter Concert on December 14.

In Alberta, one in ten individuals experience food insecurity, with 17% of Alberta's children living in food insecure households. In Calgary, 47% of Calgary Food Bank clients are families with children. The Calgary Food Bank is the first line of emergency food support for families and individuals facing crisis.

We can work together to fight hunger. If you, or someone you know needs support with access to food, please contact our school office.

Updates

Hello parents!

Our Winter Concert is only one week away!

Students performing in the 6:00 show (Mumford, Arnold, Loewen, Link, Green, Brown, Midgley,)  need to arrive at school at 5:40 pm on Thursday Dec. 14. 

Students performing in the 7:30 show (Burnham, Grant, Morden, Bouchard, Gray, Thomas, Ireland)   need to arrive  at school at 7:10 pm on Thursday Dec. 14.

Students in Grades 1-4 can wear what they like to the concert.  No hats please so we can see everyone’s smiling faces when they are on the stage! 

Thank you for your support, the student’s are very excited!

Julie Kawchuk

Jrhayneskawc@cbe.ab.ca

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School Council Message:

Are you ready to part with your child’s Halloween candy leftovers??? We’re looking for Halloween candy donations (chocolate bars and candy) that we will package as goodie bags for our upcoming Family Dance concession stand.

A few notes...

Spirit Day

Please wear Red or White this Friday, November 24th to support the Calgary Stampeders as they head to the Grey Cup this weekend in Toronto. Watch for more Spirits Day to come in December!

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Anyone who still wishes to place an order in the growing smiles fundraiser, please do so by Friday November 24th. If paying by cash/cheque please make sure it’s into the school by Friday. You can also pay online with your credit card.

To order visit www.lakebonavistaschool.growingsmilesfundraising.com

Order will be ready for pickup on December 4th.

Thank you to everyone who has already ordered!


School council

Monday, November 20th, 2017

Hello! 

Thank you to families that were able to make it out to our November conferences! The Book Fair was a huge success, and I am now able to purchase additional books to help support the learning in our classroom.

We are happy to share with you a link to our  Virtual Museum of Art: The Camouflaged Robot. Students have been working hard to create artistic representations in a variety of mediums. Please leave some feedback on the padlet wall as well! 
https://padlet.com/hlmorden/1bs1hb07vqs0

We began a new focus as mathematicians today, as we begin to look at polygons. Please ask your child how to describe and classify a polygon. Anytime you can make real life connections to math, the learning becomes more meaningful. Where in your world do you see polygons?

Today was the first day of our Reverse Lunch. Our school will be trying a new schedule over the lunch hour that will allow students to play and be active first, and then eat their lunch. This is called reverse lunch.

Reverse lunch is beneficial for students when they play first and then eat lunch. When students play outside before lunch, schools notice that students:

• behave better on the playground, in the lunchroom and in the classroom.

• take in more nutrients by wasting less and eating more of their lunch.

• focus on eating rather than rushing through lunch to get to outside.

• leave less litter on school grounds.

• return to the classroom calmer and ready to work after lunch.

Starting on November 20^th  the new schedule is:
                11:38 am         Outdoor recess
                12:05 pm         Bell to enter, go to classrooms and eat lunch
                12:28 pm         Classes resume

On cold days, the amount of time spent outside will be adjusted based on the temperature. For students who go home for lunch, their schedule will be the same. When they return to school they will come inside to be supervised.

Eating breakfast is an important way to be ready for the day. Schools that have reverse lunch find that students are often more hungry and thirsty while at school. Please send a water bottle and a healthy snack to school; teachers provide opportunities for children to eat their snacks during the morning.  

Change of schedules and routines can be difficult. We will be checking in with students to see what they think of the reverse lunch. Please let us know your thoughts.

Take care,
Mrs. Morden

Friday, November 10th, 2017

Good evening families,

It was a busy week in Room 5 with students' last two swimming lessons, our Heritage Park field trip today, and all the work being completed in the classroom. 

Students brought home their swim report cards today. 

At Heritage Park, our class participated in a multisensory program entitled “Simple Machines and Assembly Line”and “One Room School House”. We began our day by exploring how assembly lines revolutionized car manufacturing and the simple machines that operate within the vehicle industry. We then spent the afternoon living as students in the early 1900s in the One Room School House. We learned what daily and school life was like for kids in the past. Please ask your child for more details! 

We have been continuing our learning from the Newcomers MuseoKit from the Glenbow Museum. Students have been looking closely as archeologists to tell the story of several artifacts as they determine the function of the artifacts, how the artifacts were made, how the artifacts might have been used, and what the artifacts tell us about the people who used them. The Grade 3 /4 students and teachers would like to thank School Council for generously providing funds (raised from previous School Council Fundraising Campaigns) to be able to rent the Newcomers Glenbow Museum Museokit. 

In connection to our inquiry "Building Community", Grade 4 students have also been looking at historical Immigration Posters, which were used to advertise life in Canada and promote immigration and settlement.


A few students have brought their headphones to school and are using them to listen to digital books, oral media or text to speech when on the computer. If your child has a pair of headphones at home that isn't being used could you kindly remind them to bring them into class.

Take care,
Mrs. Morden

Important School-Wide Messages

Hello parents, 

Please note the following important school-wide messages.

Mrs. Morden

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Volunteers Needed for Book Fair

We are pleased to be offering a book fair again this year over Parent Teacher Conferences. We are looking for parent volunteers who would be able to help with set up and to help run the  fair during conferences. 

If you are able to volunteer during any of the time slots below we would greatly appreciate it! Please email Mrs. Green with the time and day you are available to help at pngreen@cbe.ab.ca. 

Tuesday, November 14^th – 9:00am (set up)

Wednesday, November 15^th – (previewing) 

8:25am - 11:30am (2 volunteers needed)

12:30pm - 2:25pm (2 volunteers needed)

Thursday, November 16^th (previewing)

8:25am-11:00am (2 volunteers needed)

Thursday, November 16^th (purchasing)

3:00pm - 7:00pm (3 volunteers needed)

Friday, November 17^th (purchasing)

8:00am-12:00 pm (3 volunteers needed)

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Gymnastics

We will begin gymnastics in our regularly scheduled gym classes on Monday, November 6th.  The gymnastics unit will last approximately four weeks.  Safety routines, cooperation and good 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

“Playing & moving safely is everyone’s responsibility”

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Volunteers Needed

M.A.P.S.S. has secured a casino on Nov  7^th and 8^th and is in urgent need of volunteers to help run the event. M.A.P.S.S. provides us with funding for Montessori materials as well as other support to all three public Montessori schools here in Calgary. 

They would love to have you help out and meet other Montessori parents while working a casino.  There are a multitude of positions available and no experience is necessary. A meal is also provided as a thank you. 

Please click the link below and help MAPSS support your school.

Follow this link to sign up now: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080e48aea623a2f85-deerfoot

A few reminders...

Hello families! 

Just a few reminders...

I am still looking for a volunteer to help support our Buddy Spooktacular, an afternoon full of science themed exploration with our little buddies. Please let me know if you are able to join us from 12:30-2:43 on Monday afternoon. 

On Tuesday, October 31st all grade 5 and 6 Students will be participating in the costume parade at 9:00 a.m. with the AM Kindergarten students.  The remaining classes, including ours, will be changing into their costumes after lunch and the parade will start at 2:00 p.m. Students will be outside for recess before the parade, therefore please take this into consideration when planning your costume. Parents are welcome to join in the gym to view the parade at 2:00pm! 

Room 5 will be having a Pajama Day on Wednesday, November 1st! 

Scholastic Book orders are due back end of next week, just a reminder that you may use Scholastic Parent Pay as an option to pay for your Scholastic Books.  https://parentpay.scholastic.ca/pay 

Enjoy your weekend,

Mrs. Morden

Thursday, October 26th, 2017

Good evening families, 

As part of the Global Read Aloud, students have been looking closely at clues from other classes from around the world that are also reading "The Wild Robot" in order to Guess Where they are From. We are using our understanding of geography as well as the symbols, landscapes, structures, celebrations and more that make areas around our world unique. Please visit https://padlet.com/colleen_malley/wt8p0rdq26l8 to view the clues that Ms. Bouchard & Mrs. Morden's class created together about Calgary as well as other clues posted by Global Read Aloud participants! 


On the afternoon of Monday, October 30th, we are getting together with our buddy class for a Buddy Spooktacular! Students will work together with their buddies to explore a variety of themed stations. I am looking for 1-2 volunteers to join us from 12:30-2:43 to help run stations. Stations will include Mystery Touch & Feel, Spooky Smells, What’s that sound? and Slippery Slime.

This afternoon we had a conversation as a class about Halloween at LBS. Our next swimming lesson is the morning of Tuesday, October 31st and all LBS students will be changing into their costumes after lunch hour. 

We ask that costumes demonstrate the fun part of dressing up; costumes should be positive in nature. Costumes that promote violence are not appropriate for school. Fake blood, weapons and so on may not be sent as a part of your child’s costume. Costumes need to be easy to pull over clothes and simple to put on after lunch.

If this attention to Halloween is contrary to your family values, please contact the teacher so alternative learning activities for your child can be provided.

If you would like to provide a snack for Room 5 on Halloween we would love to have a balance of healthy snacks, preference to fruit and veggies. 

Have an enjoyable evening,
Mrs. Morden

Thursday, October 19th, 2017

Good afternoon parents, 

This afternoon we worked with our buddies outside and explored what is magnetic and non magnetic! 

We will be going to Heritage Park on November 10th, and will be riding the bus with our little buddies. Field trip forms will come home in the next few days! 

This week we have been learning about historical people including John Ware, James Macleod, Patrick Burns, Thomas Edworthy, Louise Riley, Sam Livingston, A.E. Cross. We are learning how they helped build Calgary, because Calgary wouldn't be the way it is if it wasn't for them. We have learned how to write biographies about these important people. 

As mathematicians, we have been using our addition and subtractions skills to solve unfinished number patterns (both increasing and decreasing). We have been using the Montessori Golden Beads as well as the Stamp Game as materials to help us with our calculations. 

As part of our Global Read Aloud, we have started working on creating clues for other students from all over the world to "Guess Where We are From". We will share our clues, and also learn more about different communities around the world by reading other clues! 

Please note that Parent Council has graciously paid for the $20.00 cost of our Reader Rock Garden Field Trip that took place on September 19th, 2017. We thank Parent Council for their generosity in using fundraising dollars to help make these enriching experiences possible for our students. 




Good bye parents! 

Room 5 & Mrs. Morden 

Wednesday, October 11th, 2017

Hi parents! 

To celebrate the season of Fall and our Thanksgiving Day celebrations we have been working on an "inchie" art piece. For one of our inchies, we went outside to collect leaves, painted the veins on the leaf, and then stamped the leaf! 

We have been busy listening to our teachers read the Wild Robot book, we even listened to the audio book this week! So far, the Wild Robot has taught us how animals adapt to their environment and brought up the debate/argument: Does a robot who is manmade/unnatural belong in the wild/ in nature?

Please remember that swimming forms are due now. Mrs. Morden is still looking for volunteers for swimming, especially male volunteers. Please send a note or email if you can come any of the days!!!! 

This is the last week for the Ad-Mazing Savings Coupon Books. Please try to sell at least one book by Friday! 

Don't forget it is Mrs. Morden's birthday tomorrow! She likes smiley and hard working students!!!! 

Good bye parents! 
Room5 & Mrs. Morden

Casino Fundraiser

"Don't miss out on the opportunity to help earn ~$70,000+ for our Lake Bonavista School Improvement Society (LBIS) to use for the benefit of the whole school!  We need your help to fill the remaining positions for our Casino Fundraiser on October 26th andOctober 27th at Deerfoot Casino. 

Each volunteer position adds approximately $1,800+ to the total amount earned.  There are pretty great benefits too:

• spending time visiting with other parents from the school, 
• enjoying a free meal at the Mohave Grill, and 
• having your babysitter reimbursed by us!  

Volunteers can be anyone over the age of 18, with no criminal record, - so invite your friends and family to help out! 

Please go to:

 https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080e4fafac28abfa7-deerfoot for more information, or email Selena Candrlic at lbsccasino@gmail.com. "

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017

Hi Families,

This morning we joined Ms. Bouchard's students as we began reading the first few chapters of "The Wild Robot" written by Peter Brown as part of the Global Read Aloud. The Global Read Aloud was created in 2010 with a simple goal in mind; one book to connect the world. This is meant to make the world a little smaller, to open our eyes to the rest of the world and look at all of our shared experiences.  How phenomenal for a child to know that the same book they are reading is being read in classrooms across the globe. As a class, we watched a kick-off video which helped capture the key features of the Global Read Aloud... 

ONE BOOK

OVER 1 MILLION STUDENTS

IN 60 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

ALL READING THE SAME BOOK AT THE SAME TIME.

CONNECTING WITH EACH OTHER

SHARING QUESTIONS

SHARING IDEAS

SHARING OPINIONS

ONE BOOK CONNECTING THE WORLD

GET READY TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING GLOBAL!

As students listened to the story, they focused on the visual images that were being created in their minds and sketched these in their sketchbooks. This provided to be a useful listening tool which we will continue to use as a way to make meaning of the our shared listening experiences.

Part of our discussion about the Global Read Aloud was wondering if some of our own families living in other parts of the world could also be reading the same book. If your child has family in another county that is of similar age perhaps you could reach out and encourage them to ask their teacher to join reading The Wild Robot and join us in the Global Read Aloud. If so please let me know so that we can connect and communicate our thoughts and predictions about the book. (https://theglobalreadaloud.com/)

We look forward to continuing the book tomorrow.

Yesterday was International Day of Peace, also known as Gandhi Day, a national holiday in India where people celebrate peace. To better understand how this day came to be we viewed a short video biography and engaged in a discussion of Gandhi and his contributions that led to celebrating peace. Exploring culture and community allows students to examine shared values and their own sense of belonging, beliefs, traditions and languages. 

Have a nice evening,

Mrs. Morden

Wednesday, September 27th, 2017

Hello parents! 

Today we participated in Orange Shirt Day. We attended an assembly, where we spoke about making every child feel like they matter. 

In the past few weeks, we have been learning more and more about Reader Rock Garden and who William Roland Reader is. We talked about how William helped people in his community using his garden and plants that he grew. We also looked at the people that we spoke about in Union Cemetery, and learned more about how they contributed to growing Calgary's community. We used pictures that were taken or found to help us answer some questions around building Calgary's community. 

We have been working on our goal setting... we thought hard about setting a learning goal, work period goal, and a social or personal goal. We can't wait to share these with you at conferences! 

See you at conferences! 

Mrs. Morden & Room 5


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Terry Fox donation celebration!!!

The Active Living committee is thrilled to report that we have raised a grand total of $461.10, all of which will go to the Terry Fox Foundation.  Great job Lake Bonavista School! 

If you would like to make a donation, we are still accepting donations until October 6, either in the office or online at https://secure.terryfox.ca/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?Referrer=%26Referrer%3dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww.terryfox.org%252fschoolrun%252fstudents%252f&TeamID=741424#&panel1-1

Thank you for your support!