Friday, February 10th, 2023

 Hello Families,

A few of the exciting things that we did this week were:

- making our weekly trip to the learning commons to observe the aquarium that's been there over the past month.  The students first looked into the tank and made observations and predictions on what they thought were in there.  Students used the journalling techniques that we learned at City Hall School called, " I See, I Think, I Wonder" to record their findings.  Over the course of the month they have watched the living things in the tank change drastically and soon they will find out what they are!  Having this opportunity allows students to practice their skills related to critical thinking, predicting, posing thick questions and organizing ideas.  Below are some pictures of what they have looked like during our visits so far.

- beginning our leaning around the order of operations, which the students are very excited about.  Some commented that they like having the steps to follow to solve complicated problems and some others think that it is like solving a puzzle.

- engaging in some low-stakes writing prompts to help students expand on the types of topics that they write about, as well as connecting their work to their personal experiences.  This week's prompts were, "Make a Change Monday: What can you do to make the world more awesome?" and "What's Good Wednesday?!: Tell me something good about your week so far!" Following their writing they have time to self-edit, share with their peers, and apply peer feedback.

- spending time with our 1/2 buddies playing math and literacy games.

UPDATES:

- OUTDOOR SCHOOL!!!  Tuesday, May 23rd - Friday, May 26th, 2023!  We will be having a parent information night at the school on March 2 at 5:30.  They'll be sharing packing lists, activities, meals, etc.

- February 15th: Family Dance!  Families, get ready to dance to infinity and beyond!  Tickets are available https://www.showpass.com/lbsdance/. Lake Bonavista School Council invites you to our family dance event on February 15 from 6:30-8:00pm.  The event features family-friendly pricing ($10/family for advance tickets), a cake walk, raffle prizes, craft, and more.  DJ Big Deez will spin some tunes and we'll dance the night away.   Funds raised at this event will support Lake Bonavista School Parent Council, with 50% of proceeds being donated to a charity of our LBS students' choosing.  Questions regarding raffle prize donations, and cake walk donations can be directed to Christine at ccampbell@alus.ca or 587-894-0666. 

- February 16th and 17th: Teacher's Convention - No school for students

- February 20th: Family Day - No school for students

- February 22nd:  Upcoming Field Trip! - Students from grade 3 - 6 will have the opportunity to participate in the Calgary Hitmen TELUS Be Brave Game #endbullying game. 

- Yearbook: Pre-order your 2022/2023 yearbook!

Yearbooks feature portrait pages of all grades, photos of classroom highlights and memories as well as images from the special events and spirit days throughout the year! The yearbook is created by parent volunteers for your children to enjoy, and proceeds from sales support school council in offering great opportunities for our students. Pre-order yearbooks will be distributed in September of 2023.

For a limited time, pricing is only $22!

PAY ONLINE: Go to ybpay.lifetouch.ca and enter our school code: 11352723.  

If you are looking for a copy of last year's yearbook (2021/2022), you're in luck! A few were mildly damaged in shipment, and are available for sale in the office for only $15. If you have any questions, please email Holly Gray, our yearbook coordinator at lbsyearbooks@gmail.com