Thank You!

Dear Families,

 

As we come to the end of another remarkable school year, I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your unwavering support and dedication. It has been an incredible journey, and I am grateful to each of you for being an integral part of our Lake Bonavista School community.

 

First, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to parents who were able to attend our assemblies and school events throughout the year. Your support and enthusiasm created a vibrant atmosphere that fuelled students’ excitement for learning. I would also like to express my gratitude for your support with in-school experiences and field trips. These experiences have left a lasting impact on growth and development, enriching students’ educational journeys.

 

Second, I would like to thank you for the kind messages and thoughtful gifts you shared with me throughout the year. Your words of encouragement and appreciation were a consistent reminder of why I chose this profession. I shared with the students yesterday that I feel this was my favorite teaching year yet!

 

Last, As we approach the summer break, I want to wish each and every one of you a wonderful and rejuvenating time with your families. May this summer be filled with joy, laughter, exercise, and lots of time in nature. I am looking forward to reconnecting with most of you in the new school year, and sending best wishes to those of you who are moving on to new settings. 

 

With heartfelt gratitude,

Lindsay Brown

 

 

June 23, 2023

 Hello Families, 

Here are some student perspectives and learning highlights from the students perspective this week:

Skylar - I really liked the designing of a flower with clay

Sloane - I enjoyed making my own opening task and being able to mark the work of others

Bennett - I liked learning about plants and animals and the physical adaptations of animals

Artur - I liked learning about figures of speech, here's an example of a hyperbole, "I told you a million times"

Sophia D - I liked making the limericks

Sangeet - I like Song for a Whale (classroom read aloud). I learned a lot about whales and Blue 55

Jaxon - I really liked us doing the plastercine art

Viktor - I really liked creating limerick poems because you can actually make them really funny

Will - I enjoyed figures of speech, a hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration

Claire - I liked creating the art/science work, a behavioural adaptation is like migration because birds are moving to warmer places to survuve

Aiden - I liked doing the run data tracking, my fastest KM was 4:18

Brynna - I liked learning sign language in connection to Song for a Whale

Isaac - I liked learning about homophones - it's when a word sounds the same but is spelled differently and means different things, for example, mane and main

Georgia - I liked writing the limericks because they are unique and it can be about anything

Loic - I liked Song for a Whale - it takes places place in my favourite country, USA

Vida - I liked learning about the Indigenous people in the assembly, we also did a whole school sit spot

Ryan - I liked the limericks because they can be really funny and make it your own

Cole - I liked seeing our little buddies and playing math games with them

Sofia H - I really liked that we got to build our own plant sculptures, the roots are important because they carry the nutrients to the plant

Fenna - I really liked writing the limericks and finding the right rhymes and syllables

Here are some photos to support their comments:

We have decided to have some fun in the last week of school and planned theme/dress up days for the final week of school. We voted on them today, they are listed below.

Monday = Western Day

Tuesday = Twin/triplet etc./dress like a friend day

Wednesday = PJ day (no stuffed animals please)

Thursday = Dress up day/formal day & year end assembly!

Please note the grade 4's in Room 2 are going to be running the year end assembly and Room 2 and 3 will be performing our "Good Job" song and piano accompaniment. If you plan to attend please let me know via email if you haven't already - please note there may be standing room only.

Thanks so much, it has truly been an outstanding school year!

Take care, 

Ms. Brown

Rugby Alberta

This month we had the opportunity to participate in a Rugby residency supported by Rugby Alberta. It helped expose students to a new sport they might not ordinarily participate in. Here is information from Rugby Alberta if your child is interesting in participating further.

Help LBS Win $$$$$

 Hello Families, 

LBS has been nominated to win $10,000! You can vote every day until June 15th using this link: https://cont.st/cxgzHP_jbUjReQ?g=1

Please help us out by voting and feel free to share with your friends and family!

Thanks so much,

Lindsay Brown

Year End Assembly

Hello Families, 

Today room 2 and 3 played piano and sang the song "Good Job" by Alicia Keys during the Volunteer Tea. This is something we have been working hard on for several weeks and it turned out incredibly well. To celebrate the success of this work we are going to perform it again at the year end assembly. Please see the details below.

Date: June 29, 2023 at 9:00AM

Special Note to Room 2 and 3 Families: you are welcome to join for this assembly, please note there will likely be limited standing room only.

If you would like to come for this performance, please send an email to let me know and sign in through the office on June 29th when you arrive.

Thanks,

Ms. Brown 

librown@cbe.ab.ca

June 7, 2023

 Hello Families, 

We have been enjoying the exciting opportunity to learn rugby this week with Breanne from Rugby Alberta. We learned that scoring a point in rugby is called a tri, and each tri is worth 5 points. We have been playing various games to practice passing sideways and backwards to move the ball around the field. 

We have also been thinking and talking a lot about rhyme, rhythm, flow and fluency when creating and reciting poetry. We have been learning about limericks, which follow patterns for both syllables and rhymes. Ask your child about the rules of limericks to see what they can remember. We will have an opportunity to read these aloud within the classroom as well!

Within science and math we have been busy looking at our designs for the animal habitats and gardens we are creating to meet the needs of our species. Students have been given specific criteria to revise their designs and include various perimeters and areas of the polygons in their spaces. We are expecting this work to be completed sometime next week.

 

Tomorrow at the Volunteer Tea we are singing the song "good job" by Alicia Keys and two very talented classroom members will be playing the piano. The song is sounding amazing! We will likely be playing it again at the year end assembly, I will let you know if we open this event up to parents who want to come and see the song live. Please stay posted for more information. 

Upcoming Dates:

June 9 - No school for students

June 16 - Sports day!

June 29 - Year end assembly/last day of school

Sports Day Blog

 Blog 

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 16^th 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 

 

May 25, 2023

 Hello Families, 

We are so happy the smoke has cleared and we are back to our usual outdoor routines. The students voted this week to continue our outdoor gym series of kickball tournament with new teams: Vegas vs. Florida in honour of the Stanley Cup Finals. 

Descriptive Writing:

"I liked doing descriptive writing about campfires, I've added more punctuation in the right spots." - Cole

"We revised and edited our topic sentences within our descriptive paragraphs, they need to include what the writing is about and juicy details to get the reader hooked." - Artur

"I enjoyed learning how to write paragraphs about things we enjoy. We learned that paragraphs shouldn't just involve writing, they should include lots of planning first." - Georgia

"I really enjoyed the writing because it made me feel like I want to write even more." Dani

Song for a Whale:

"We have been reading Song for a Whale, it makes me feel calm when we read it and I like doing the reflections after it because I have a lot of ideas. I like learning the sign language too." - Sangeet

Math:

"I liked learning about polygons. Polygons are 2D, made from straight lines, and is a closed shape." - Will

We are working towards creating gardens/habitats for native plants (grade 4) and wild animals (grade 3) using polygons, area, perimeter, and measurement conversions. We took this learning outside yesterday to calculate the real world implications of planning to scale where 1cm in our math journals was equal to 1m outdoors. From this we needed to revise designs to enhance the accuracy of our blueprints.

Upcoming Events

 RUGBY:

Lake Bonavista School is participating in rugby from June 5^th until June 8^th in our school field. This sport involves foundational movement skills such as jumping, running, throwing, and catching. The goal of this experience is to learn the skills of rugby and will not involve any bodily contact.    

  

Rugby Alberta has generously agreed to provide this residency free of charge. 

  

Consent forms will be sent home with your child soon.  Please sign and return the forms so your child is able to participate in this fun LBS event! Forms are DUE WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2023. 

 

Thanks,   

  

Active Living  

VOLUNTEER TEA:

Hello families, 

 

We are excited to be celebrating our volunteers this year with the return of the annual LBS Volunteer Tea. Please see the invitation below and RSVP to your classroom teacher before June 1^st. 

 

We hope to see you there!

Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Trip Photos

 

May 9, 2023

Hello Families, 

The Marker Mystery 

We continued our learning in connection to the markers being recycled at LBS.  This week we learned about line graphs and dot plots. Ask your child to identify a difference between the two and which they find easier to read. We also finally got to count out the markers that were initially collected by LBS. Groups were given large amounts of markers and were asked to create a plan on how they would most efficiently and accurately count their amounts. 

Poetry 

This week we reviewed what a free verse poem is and reread the poems from last week. Students have started to plan out their own free verse poem using success criteria which was created by the whole class. 

Plants

Each student was given a mini pot and had the choice to pick the seed of a bean, pea, marigold and zinnia. We will be caring for and learning about these plants in the next coming weeks. Ask your child what plant they chose to grow. 

We have started our unit on area (grade 4) and perimeter (grade 3).  We started by reviewing what area and perimeter were and then worked on finding the area and perimeter of our names (grade 3 - perimeter only, grade 4 - area and perimeter). 

Friendly Reminders:  

May 8th - 16th - Netball 

Wednesday, May 10 - Ann & Sandy Cross Field Trip

Monday, May 22 - Victoria Day - No School 

Monday, May 29 - Non-Instruction Day - No School 

June 5th - 8th - Rugby 

more info to come 

Friday, June 9 - Non-Instruction Day - No School 

Thursday, June 29 - Last Day of School

Friday, June 30 - Non-Instruction Day

April 28, 2023

Hello Families, 

Artist in Residence

We had our final session with Ms. Sharon on Wednesday for Artist in Residence. Students worked on creating small images of the life cycle of a Robin to signify spring. These will be cut out and collaged together for our final picture of patterns in nature connected to animal life cycle. We will share a picture of the final product when it is completed!

The Marker Mystery 

We continued our learning in connection to the markers being recycled at LBS. Students categorized by benchmark numbers, using that data they created bar graphs and line graphs to represent the sets of data. 

Pysanky Eggs

Outdoor Learning 

We love this beautiful weather so we have returned to our weekly outdoor learning time. We practiced the Montessori pillar of mentorship by having students in room 3 teach students in room 2 the outdoor learning task this week. Students were asked to find a sit spot, they took time to be in nature to find and document nouns and connected verbs. 

Gymnastics 

We wrapped up our gymnastics unit this week, the last three days of the unit were Mission Impossible. Students worked through each station working around all the obstacles using controlled and calculated movements and had a lot of fun!

Poetry 

We reintroduced poetry this week and will continue to work within the unit in the coming weeks. Students have been highly engaged in lessons where we took time to read and listen to a free verse poem, complete step by step reflections, and develop comprehension skills for more abstract concepts.

Friendly Reminders:  

• May 5 - PD day, no school for students
• May 8th - 16th - Netball 
• in school experience
• form to come home next week 
• Wednesday, May 10 - Ann & Sandy Cross Field Trip
• 4 volunteers needed 
• Monday, May 22 - Victoria Day - No School 
• Monday, May 29 - Non-Instruction Day - No School 

**Optional: Please note, a few students have said they might be interested in running in the Calgary Marathon 5km as our daily runs are back and we've been setting some big goals! Here's the link if anyone wants to sign up: https://calgarymarathon.com/races/5k/

Take care, 

Ms. Brown