October 28th, 2022
Hello families,
This week we finished up our Art Cards and they look amazing! Please read the end of the blog for information on ordering some cards.
In math we have been continuing to work with base tens, exploring the idea of regrouping 10 ones to make 1 ten. Next week we will be moving on to a math project that will allow students to independently demonstrate their understanding of place value and representing numbers.
Some students began printing practice as an additional opening task while others worked on word scrambles.
In writing we learned about "writing stamina" and why having good stamina is important in many areas of life including sports, extracurricular activities, or when learning anything! To practice our stamina students took part in a 5 minute free write. After five minutes students had the opportunity to read their writing to the class if they wished. I was so happy to see lot of students share!
We also began our first Writing Workshop this year. This program was created by Adrienne Gear and focuses on the quality of writing versus the quantity. It consists of the steps PLAN, SHARE, DRAFT, and REVISE. I was happy to hear many grade 2 students are familiar with this program from last year.
Our first workshop writing will be inspired by The Best Part of Me by Wendy Ewald, with the goal of ensuring our writing is clear and neat by including spaces!
In Science we explored the different weather, activities, time of year, and clothing we wear in Autumn. Students made connections between appropriate clothing for the season, and why it is important to dress for the weather.
As we finished up our last Artist in Residence session, we looked at colour and the different emotions that colours can make us feel. Students then finished the session by creating a line of their choice in the middle of their art. The art is now on display in the hallway, connecting students together with one continuous line. Thank you to the parents who came in to volunteer during these times. It was greatly appreciated!
Thank you for those who sent their child in with an artifact and the questionnaire about your family. It was a pleasure taking time to share and listen to all the beautiful backgrounds and traditions each child has. We have a wonderfully diverse classroom! If you have not sent your questionnaire/artifact in yet, we will take some time to share the rest next week.
Check out the responsible work choices that were made this week!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend,
Ms. Greenhall
Upcoming Dates
- October 31st: Photo orders due
- October 31st - Halloween - Parade at 1:00pm
- November 1st- Pajama Day and Library Time (every Tuesday afternoon)
- November 3 - Fun Lunch: McDonalds
- November 7 - Photo Retakes
- November 10 Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:00am
- November 11 Remembrance Day - No School
- November 17 - Fun Lunch: Booster Juice
- November 21-27 Book Fair
Halloween is Monday, October 31st. Students are invited to wear Halloween costumes if they would like. We remind all students that there is no gore, no masks and no weapons. Please have students come to school with their costumes on. Costumes must be comfortable enough to be worn throughout the day and will be safe and suitable for all daily activities such as gym, recess and learning time. Inflatable costumes can be challenging for students to work in throughout the day/distracting for others and will not be permitted. In keeping with nutrition and health protocols, we ask for no additional treats or snacks to be sent in.
The parade is BACK! We are so happy to welcome families back to the school for our Halloween parade. The gym will be set up for costume viewing. Our parade will start at 1:00 and students will wander through the gym to showcase their costumes. If you would like to join us, please come to the front door and join us in the gym for 1:00. Please connect with your child’s teacher if you do not want your child participating in Halloween activities, such as the parade, during the day. November 1st is a school spirit day, and the theme will be Pajama Day.
Remembrance Day Assembly
Room 8 and 7 are hosting this year's Remembrance Day assembly. It will take place on November 10th at 10:00am. Parents are invited to attend and we look forward to honouring the day with you.
Soft Entry
Our "soft entry" time is from 8:00-8:10am. Our instructional time begins at 8:10am when attendance is taken and our morning meeting time begins. It is really important for students to arrive at school on time so they understand what to do in the morning and can participate in our morning routine and morning work. Our Halloween activities will begin first thing on Monday morning!
Listen to Reading
The Daily LA Listen to Reading station can be quite distracting for other students if headphones aren't used. If you are able to send headphones for your child to keep in their cubby at school, that would be very helpful.
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Card Club Days for Grade 1/2
For students who returned signed forms.. Cards are only to be brought to school on card club days.
- Monday, November 7th
- Monday, November 21st
- Monday, December 5th
Move-ember
November is movement month at LBS! We are encouraging students to be active throughout the winter with a movement challenge for move-ember :). Students are encouraged to keep track of their movement minutes outside of school time from November 1-30. The class that earns the most movement minutes at the end of the month will earn a special reward! Please support your child in tracking their movement minutes - a form will be sent home on Monday. Let’s encourage each other to be active and healthy! See the video for more information about our at school and at home challenges for the month.
Fun Lunch
Fun Lunch is back! Starting Thursday, November 3rd 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! You may begin ordering today (October 24). The following Fun Lunches have been booked:
November 3 - McDonalds
November 17 - Booster Juice
December 1 - Coming Soon (check back this week!)
December 15 - Waffles and Chix
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 as little or many days as you like. You can place orders for multiple days and multiple children all at once and pay at the end. Or you can place orders weekly. Payment is done online through Healthy Hunger, no payments are made to school.
Deadline for ordering is 5 days in advance. So all orders must be placed by that time. So for Thursday meals, orders must be placed by 11:59pm on Saturday. In order to give the vendors time to order and prep.
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. However 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 class, so please make sure you are on our volunteer contact list if you would like to help.This is only for the lunch orders so please remember to pack a snack and water with them for the rest of the day. Or 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 to:
- Pick the lunch up by the end of the day.
- Send it home with a sibling.
- Donate it to the staff room.
Unfortunately due to allergies etc. we can’t give to another child without their guardian’s consent. Any lunches that aren’t claimed by the end of the day will be composted.
Questions
Please contact the funlunchlbs@gmail.com for any questions regarding Fun Lunch or lbsvolunteercoordinator@gmail.comregarding your volunteer status.