Feb 1st Update

Hi everyone, welcome back from the long weekend! 

Today in class we... 

Circle time:

- Shared the best part of our weekend with our peers 

Literacy: 

- Learned about adjectives (describing words), and practiced adding them to sentences

- These make our writing more engaging and interesting

Science:

- Began a new unit on liquids 

- Discussed the uses of water, and its importance as a class 

Math: 

- Filled in a calendar of the month of February, adding dates and important school days

- Students were also tasked with creating a repeating pattern within this calendar

We also tried a math challenge, here is the link if you'd like to visit from home:

https://stevewyborney.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Esti-Mystery-239-Many-Many-Magnets.pptx

Here are some pictures of today's work: 

Jan 26th Update

Today in class we:

Health and PE:

- Ms. Brown 

Math:

- Practiced double digit addition questions 

- Discussed how addition questions could be written horizontal or vertical

- Reminded that we should always start addition or subtraction from the ones column (the right) and work our way left 

- Extension was to represent triple digit addition (spicy question) 

Word Work: 

- Word work, looking at words that start with "bl"

- Come up with five words

- Create 2 alliteration sentences using those words 

Literacy:

- We are beginning to learn about complete and incomplete sentences

- Talked about naming and telling part of a sentence

- Identified and sorted sentences

Social: 

- Discussed the names of each ocean 

- Labelled these on a world map, and finished up coloring 

  

Daily Update

Today in class we:

Circle Time: 

- Discussed our "favorite moment" of the weekend

- Favorite ice cream flavor 

- Everyone participated, it was nice to hear that most spent time outside on the beautiful weekend! 

Health and PE:

- Ms. Brown 

Literacy: 

- On the weekend writing (tell me about your weekend) 

- Use three transition words to link your ideas

- Use 2 descriptive words to engage your audience 

- Edit your work with the "COPS" strategy (capitalization, organization, punctuation and spelling)

Social: 

- Discussed the seven continents of the world

- Labelled a world map and colored each a different color 

- Students are now familiar with direction (N,S,E,W) and with the terms equator, northern and southern hemisphere, and north and south pole. We have been relating these to each map that we look at. 

Have a good evening everyone. Looking forward to the week ahead! 

Daily Update

Today in class we:

Math: Representing Numbers 

- Reviewed how to use the "golden beads" math materials to represent ones, tens and hundreds visually

- Students were given double and triple digit addition questions (without regrouping) to represent by drawing ones, tens and hundreds in their math journals  

Literacy: "Qu" Word Work 

- We reviewed common "qu" words, and the class had many to share! 

- After reviewing the words, students were asked to include them in two alliteration sentences 

Social: Mapping Terms 

- We looked at a globe, and discussed its features 

- We then learned about poles, hemispheres, and the equator

Students also enjoyed library, gym, and music time today. 

Fun lunches from Booster Juice were also a success! Coming up we have Subway on February 3rd, and then Little Caesars on February 16th

Daily Update

Today in class we:

Math: Representing Numbers 

- Reviewed/ learned about using the "golden beads" to represent ones, tens and hundreds visually

- Students were given a number and tasked with coming up with a visual representation 

Literacy: Qualities of Friendship 

- Students discussed and wrote down qualities of friendship with direction from Mr. Shipley

Social: Mapping 

- We are filling in a map of Canada, labelling each province 

- We are learning a few facts about each province

 

Note:

The CBE has provided every student with a package containing some masks and a box of rapid tests containing 5 tests. Each student who was here today brought home the package - if your child was absent, please contact the office if you would like to pick up their masks and tests!

Happy Friday! January 14th Update

Today in class we:

Outdoor Gym with Mr. Shipley 

- Skipping rope 

Self Directed Work Period 

- To catch up on learning activities from the week 

Literacy: "Goal" Writing 

- Students transferred their goals, and the steps to achieve them onto a hockey stick template (which symbolizes a "goal") 

- It was a challenging task for many students to identify a skill or behavior to improve on in the new year 

Science: Temperature Review 

- We briefly revisited reading temperature on a thermometer

- Students were asked to read a thermometer and record the temperature

- It seems that they have retained some knowledge from before the holiday break!! 

Daily 5: Reading

- Students either read with the teacher, read on their own or read to each other

- Students worked independently and quietly today :) 

 

It has been a fantastic week back at school! Have a good weekend everybody. Stay safe and healthy, see you next week. 

Mr. Meeks 

Fun Lunch is Back!

FUN Lunch is back! 

First order deadline is January 15th www.healthyhunger.ca

Fun Lunch is back! Starting Thursday, January 20th Lake Bonavista School Council will be organizing a Fun Lunch every other week on Thursdays. Fun Lunch is run through a program called Healthy Hunger at www.healthyhunger.ca. Kids enjoy having a fun lunch to eat at school and parents enjoy a break from making lunch! Fun lunch is an optional event. You can begin ordering today. 

Booster Juice - January 20
Subway - February 3
Little Caesars - Wednesday February 16 (Due to Teachers convention)

Account Set up

For parents who have previously had a Healthy Hunger account your login will be the same, however you will need to log in and then add your student to the correct school and class from the drop-down menus.

For parents new to Healthy Hunger, you will need to create an account on the Healthy Hunger website and then add your student to the correct school and class from the drop-down menus.

Ordering Lunches

Once vendors are confirmed they will be added to the calendar for your selection. You can order for as few or many days as you like. You can place and pay for orders for multiple days and multiple children all at once. Payment is done online through Healthy Hunger. No payments are made to school.

Deadline for ordering is 5 days in advance.
For Thursday meals, orders must be placed by 11:59 pm on Saturday in order to give the vendors time to order and prep. You will receive confirmation of your order, if you do not get a confirmation email it is possible your order didn’t go through. Log back in to double check and avoid the confusion.

Cancelling an order

If you need to cancel a lunch you can do that until the cut-off period which is 5 days before each lunch and get a refund. With more absences due to symptoms cancelling in advance may not always be an option.

Lunch Delivery

On the specified day lunch is delivered to the school for the students. We will require a few volunteers to help distribute to the classes, so please ensure you are on our volunteer contact list if you are available to help.

Please remember to pack a snack and water in addition to the fun lunch order. Please pack a complete lunch if you did not order that day.

Missed Fun Lunches

For those times you miss the option to cancel, and your child won’t be there due to sickness or any other reason, we ask that you please contact the school by 11:30am on the day of Fun Lunch to choose an option.
Your options are:

• -  Pick the lunch up by the end of the day.

• -  Send it home with a sibling.

• -  Donate it to the staff room.

  We are unable to give these lunches to another child without their guardian’s consent. Any lunches that are not claimed by the end of the day will be composted.

  Online schooling

  In the event your class or the whole school is moved to online learning before the cut-off date, we can cancel the orders and receive refunds. If the move online occurs within the 5 days leading up to the lunch, the process is different. If the restaurant has not begun making the orders, the orders will be cancelled and a credit for that amount will be kept in your account for another order.

  Questions

  Please contact the funlunchlbs@gmail.com for any questions regarding Fun Lunch or lbsvolunteercoordinator@gmail.com regarding your volunteer status.

Daily Update - Jan 12th

Today in class we:

Math: Skip Counting Backwards 

- Rocket-ship problems, by 2's, 5's and 10's

- Once done they could complete their own skip counting rocket 

Literacy: Word Work "kn"

- Discussed "kn" words, and came up with examples 

- Students were tasked with creating 2 alliteration sentences using "kn" words

Social: Direction

- Continued working on our classroom directions from last class 

- Students that had finished were asked to edit their work using the COPS method (capitalization, organization, punctuation and spelling) 

Below is a few examples of student work:

Daily Update - January 11th

Today in class we:

Math: Skip counting mazes (Room 2 completed these quickly!) 

- Mild by 2's 

- Medium by 5's and 10's 

- Spicy by 7's and 9's

Literacy: Continued Goal Setting 

- Filled in the goal setting chart below. 

- Answered the questions: what is your goal? what 3 steps do you need to take to achieve it? and what is the outcome or result? 

Social: Direction

- Put up directions in our classroom (North, South, East, West) 

- Students were asked to write a set of instructions for a friend in the class. They would need to travel from one spot to another. 

Here is the example that we used in the classroom:

Directions from Mr. Meeks desk to the sink:

1. First, stand at Mr. Meeks desk and face west 

2. Next, take 20 small steps forward 

3. Turn to face north and take 5 normal steps 

4. Then turn west again and take 4 large steps 

5. Turn north and take 3 big steps 

6. Turn west and you are there!

Daily Update - Dec. 10

Today in class we:

Circle time: Discussed our holiday break, and things we enjoyed from it. It sounds like everyone enjoyed the long break!

Math: January Calendar

- Figuring out and numbering the days of the month

- Three birthdays on the 15th Isla, 19th Ronin and 21st Scarlet

- Draw or colour a pattern on your calendar

Literacy: Goal Setting 

- Kids were asked to come up with an academic goal for the new year. We are setting a goal for the first 2-3 months of the year, and will revisit

- Today we came up with our goal, and a few steps we would take to meet our goal

Social: Compass Rose 

- Before the break students were introduced to direction on a compass rose. We discussed the purpose of a compass rose on a map, and then followed a guided drawing to complete our own. 

Weekly Update

Room 2's Movement Minutes   

Thank you for sending in your child's movement minutes sheet. Room 3 completed 12,413 total movement minutes! Outstanding work. 

Temperature Tracking 

We began tracking the weather this week. We started to observe a few different trends throughout each day. Next week, students will get to go outside and estimate the temperature then track the actual temperature.  

Venn Diagrams 

This week we created a triple Venn Diagram as a class, comparing the bat, deer, and lynx ears we discussed previously. Students also added a few characteristics that were either similar or different between the three. 

Other Learning

On the Weekend - Using Both Transition & Descriptive Words

Journalling Technique - Arrows (for when we run out of room and need to present our work clearly)

Sharing Circle - We ended our day Friday by sharing our favourite part of the week. Everyone participated, and there were many happy moments shared. 

Reminders:

- Please send an extra mask with your child each day. 

- Students will be going outside each day! Please make sure they have appropriate clothing. 

Important Dates:

• Ugly Holiday Sweater Day - Thursday, December 16th

• PJ Day & Last Day of School (Winter Break)- Friday, December 17th 

• First Day of Winter - Tuesday, December 21st 

• Back to School - Tuesday, January 4th 

• No School - PD Day -  Monday, January 31st 

And the winner is.....

 Hello Families, 

 

Thank you so much to everyone who participated by tracking their movement minutes in Move-ember! The active living am happy to announce the winning class is ROOM 16!!!!

 

Way to go to all the students’ in Ms. Carroll’s class who earned 27, 729 minutes in November!

 

The list of honorable mentions includes:

uRoom 10 with 19, 321 minutes

Room 17 with 17, 751 minutes

Room 13 with 15 440 minutes

 

Lake Bonavista School earned a grand total of 153, 782 movement minutes in the month of November, this is equivalent to 2, 563 hours or 106.8 days spent moving. Outstanding work LBS! Do your best to keep the movement up all through December and stay tuned for new challenges in 2022!

 

Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season!

 

From the Active Living Committee

Dec. 3rd Update

Hello families,

This is Mr. Meeks. I had a great time this week getting to know all of the fantastic students in Room 2. L.B.S. has warmly welcomed me, and I appreciate the personal notes that I have gotten from my new students (they are so thoughtful!). Early in the week we focused on getting to know each other through games and writing tasks. As the week progressed we focused on the following: 

Room 2's Movement Minutes   

Thank you for sending in your child's movement minutes sheet. If you child has not submitted their tracking sheet please send it in by Monday, December 6th as the winning class will be determined on Tuesday, December 7th. 

Student Presentations 

Students shared their "mini books" with their classmates. They all did a great job! as I know how difficult public speaking can be. 

Venn Diagrams 

This week, we learned about Venn Diagrams. After learning about them as a whole class students picked their own two things to compare (making sure they followed the same theme). Next week students will apply their knowledge and compare three different animals (that we have discussed previously). 

                                               On the Weekend - Using Transition Words

Students were given the opportunity to reflect on their past weekend, using transition words to flow from idea to idea.

Reminders:

- Please send an extra mask with your child each day. 

- Students will be going outside each day! Please make sure they have appropriate clothing. 

Important Dates:

Ugly Holiday Sweater Day - Thursday, December 16th

PJ Day & Last Day of School (Winter Break)- Friday, December 17th 

First Day of Winter - Tuesday, December 21st 

Back to School - Tuesday, January 4th 

No School - PD Day -  Monday, January 31st