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