Friday, November 26th, 2021

Thank you to all families who met with me during Parent Teacher Conferences this week, there is lots to celebrate in Room 6! 

Our Zoo School week was a success, and the learning that developed over the course of the week does not just end there- it serves as a catalyst for many other learning opportunities. Here are some work samples from our Zoo School experience:

Event Map

Classroom Map of the Calgary Zoo with all the animals we encountered

Penguin Observation

Canadian Wilds Artifacts courtesy of the Calgary Zoo

Now time to reveal how many cherries were in the bowl...

Please return your Movement Minutes to school by Tues. November 30! Other upcoming dates at LBS:

• December 2 Holiday Character Day

• December 16 Ugly Sweater Day 

• December 17 PJ Day 

• December 20-Jan 3- Winter Break 

Updates

 Time to Shop! 
Dear families,
It’s here! Our school’s Scholastic Virtual Book Fair has begun! Our very own shopping site will be open from Monday, November 22nd – Sunday, November 28th
Experience the joy of a Book Fair online by joining us at our Virtual Family Event! Make your favourite snacks, and come together as a family to view the fun, exciting and inspiring titles by clicking the link below:
https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5163640
Share this link with Grandparents, too! Extended family can participate in the Virtual Book Fair from the comfort of home.
Remember, all purchases benefit our school and earn Rewards that can be redeemed for books and Education Resources for our school’s classrooms and library.
Thank you for participating in our
Scholastic Virtual Book Fair!
Happy reading! 

Other important dates:
November 28- Book Fair closes  
December 2 – Holiday Character Day 
December 16 – Ugly Sweater Day 
December 17 – PJ Day – Last day of classes before the break 

School Messages

 SAVE THE DATE!

Dear families,

Our school’s Scholastic Virtual Book Fair will begin next week! Our very own shopping site will be open from Monday, November 22nd – Sunday, November 28th

Experience the joy of a Book Fair online by joining us at our Virtual Family Event! Make your favourite snacks, and come together as a family to view the fun, exciting and inspiring titles. A link will be sent out on Monday the 22^nd.

Share this link with Grandparents, too! Extended family can participate in the Virtual Book Fair from the comfort of home.

Remember, all purchases benefit our school and earn Rewards that can be redeemed for books and Education Resources for our school’s classrooms and library.

Thank you for participating in our

Scholastic Virtual Book Fair!

Happy reading! 

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Hello Families! 

 

Wow!  The students In Action Club are blown away by your donations.  When we add up all of the items brought in, we ended up with a grand total of 1,152 food items!  Way to show care and generosity LBS!  By donating these items, you have helped make a huge positive change in the lives of Veterans that needed our help.   

 

The Students in Action Club would like to thank you for helping make this food drive such a success. Please check out the stop motion clip that we made to track our growing donations table.

The Students in Action Club  

https://youtu.be/yc00HiG6kQU 

Thursday, November 11th, 2021

Zoo School 

Earlier this week a field trip form for Virtual Zoo School was sent home. Please be advised that the fees department has not processed the $40 fee for Open Minds Zoo School yet. When it is set up, I will send a school messenger advising families and field trip forms can be returned after payment has been made. 

Next week is our Zoo School week. In preparation, two Zoo School Ambassadors came to our classroom yesterday to prepare us and get students excited for the week ahead. They also left four suitcases of Calgary Zoo biofacts that we get to keep in the classroom and explore for the next three weeks! Here is our weekly schedule for Zoo School:

 

Veteran Food Drive 

As of today we have collected 809 food items, which is absolutely amazing!  Thanks for your continued generosity so far everyone!  Please keep bringing in food items until November 16^th and help build our donations.  We are going to have such a positive impact on the lives of Veterans.

Some ideas for donations are:

• Canned Beans, Vegetables, and Meats (Fish or Chicken) 
• Cooking Oil 
• Crackers 
• Nuts 
• Spices 
• Granola Bars 
• Peanut Butter 
• Cereal 
• Soup, Chili and Stew 

Thank you! 

Yearbooks

Lake Bonavista School Council is pleased to announce the production of the 12th annual school yearbook! Purchase your yearbook today to take part of the early bird pricing of $22 a yearbook. 

The yearbook is put together by parent volunteers and captures all the events that take place throughout the school year.  Each student is also featured on their home room page. 

Go to: ybpay.lifetouch.ca    Enter school code: 11352722 

Please remember to check out our Fill Your Freezer Feastival Fundraiser as this is the last week to make your purchases. Shop now to make sure you don’t miss out on these awesome deals! https://lbs.myteamfund.ca/ 

Friday, November 5, 2021

Happy FriYAY families,

A productive week of learning for room 6 students. Students were introduced to some new language and math lessons that will become part of our daily soft entry routine. Firstly, word work- each week students will explore a different word family/spelling pattern. They will work together to generate a variety of words that follow that same pattern, we will organize these words into mild, medium and spicy lists. Throughout the week, students will choose a word work activity from our tic-tac-toe sheet to practice these words. On Friday, they will test one another & this test will be sent home. This is a great opportunity for students to practice words at their readiness level, with the freedom of choice while exploring a variety of materials found in our classroom. Ask your child how to complete these word work activities:

Secondly, we have began working on daily math warm ups to strengthen our basic math facts, use of strategy, and ability to show our mathematical thinking. Students also have a choice of working on a mild, medium or spicy problem based on self reflection and readiness. 

Through the use of natural artifacts from the City of Calgary, students have been working towards building scientific observational skills as they build on their understanding of Wildlife and Wild Places. Our next steps are to write descriptive paragraphs in order to teach new information to others. 

Have a nice weekend! 

Food Drive

 Hello Families! 

 

So far, our food drive to support the Veterans Food Bank is off to a great start!  As of today we have collected 112 food items!  Our goal is to collect 500 items and we hope that you will continue to help us not only reach that goal, but make a positive difference in the lives of veterans.  Keep up the generosity LBS Community! 

 

Did you know that the food items that food banks are in need of are: 

 

• Canned Beans, Vegetables, and Meats (Fish or Chicken) 
• Cooking Oil 
• Crackers 
• Nuts 
• Spices 
• Granola Bars 
• Peanut Butter 
• Cereal 
• Soup, Chili and Stew 

Thank you! 

The Students in Action Club