Data Management!

The mission: Build five towers as tall as possible and record how many blocks were in each before they toppled over.

Use the "first hand data" and calculate the Mean, Mode, Median and Range.

Mission Accomplished!!

September Conferences/Open House

Hi Parents!

What an amazing school year start-up we have been having at LBS! Typically, at this time of year, we host Parent Teacher Conferences in an Open House format. With restrictions due to Covid-19, our format has been adjusted. This year, each class has created a video to introduce families to our school, answer commonly asked questions and show details of how our class works. These videos will be released on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 4:00 pm. If you have questions after viewing the video, please reach out. We are certainly missing seeing families in our school building and look forward to future opportunities where this may be possible.

 

Walking Field Trip

A beautiful morning at Lake Wapta Park with our classes. We examined our surroundings and did some brainstorming about how appreciate the area as well as how we could design a new park to be more interesting, fun and creative.

 

Admazing Savings

 ADmazing Savings Coupon Books

ADmazing Savings Fundraiser has begun! The proceeds from this fundraising activity will be used directly in your child’s classroom. Books are available for $25.00 each, of which Lake Bonavista will use $11.50 for the benefit of our students.

 

If you wish to take advantage of these discounts, please complete the order form printed on the back on the ADmazing envelope, and enclose the correct amount of money - $25.00 per book ordered. - directly to your child’s classroom teacher by Thursday, October 7^th, 2021 or earlier.

 

Please ensure if you are returning the book that you have not scratched off the code area for the app, as the book will not be returnable if the code is visible. 

 

Additional books for Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer or Southern Alberta may be ordered at $25.00 each for family, friends and relatives.  If you wish to order additional books, please send your order as soon as possible to your child’s teacher so that the order can be filled.  As a school, we discourage door-to-door solicitation.

Dates to note:

Friday Sept. 17 - Walking field trip

Tuesday Sept 21 - International Peace Day

Wednesday Sept 22nd - Terry Fox Run

Thursday Sept. 23 - Walking Field Trip - tentative date. Will send a message home to confirm.

Wednesday Sept 29th - Orange Shirt Day

 Terry Fox Run 2021 

We will be having our Annual Terry Fox Run on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Teachers will be discussing with students the life of Terry Fox and the contributions he has made to cancer research as well as coming together in the afternoon for a virtual wrap up assembly.  Students are encouraged to wear blue/white/ or their school t-shirt on this day. 

Students can dedicate their run to someone who they know has been affected by cancer. Please speak to your child prior to our run and if they choose to dedicate their run to someone, they can share this in their class sharing circle prior to or after their run. 

Should you wish to make a donation online, please use the following link to donate through the Terry Fox website: 

http://www.terryfox.ca/LakeBonavista 

Let’s keep Terry’s dream to find a cure for cancer alive! 

 

Our class kicked off some classroom chemistry for Science, by brainstorming what we already know and what we'd like to learn. We then discussed mixtures and finished our lesson by making play doh for the grade one students! 

The recipe is below for anyone who would like to make it at home...

 Mix: 1 1/2 cups of flour, 1/2  cup of salt, 2 Tbsp cream of tartar and 1 tbsp of oil. Then stir in 1 cup of boiling water with 10 drops of food colouring. Knead for a couple of minutes when it has cooled enough to do so.

Hello Parents! 

Thank you for your continued support for the health and safety of our learning community. As part of our entry plan, please remember to complete the Alberta Health checklist for children under 18 at the start of each day. We recommend parents call 8-1-1 if you have further questions so health professionals can provide the most accurate advice. 

To maintain safety protocols, please include utensils in your child's lunch if they need them, avoid sending personal classroom supplies and remember that treats (edible or otherwise) for birthdays or holidays are not permitted at this time.

Thank you for your understanding and support!

Ms. Mumford

New Challenges!

Hello! Our class continues to build community with new small group challenges, including the one from today. Using only index cards, students were asked to work together to build a tower as high as they could. The towers reached unexpected heights with two groups tied for the tallest at 42" !!!

 

Please note: If possible, I am asking students to bring in a pair of head phones for use with the classroom computers.

First Day Group Challenge

Our first day was full of fun, activities and listening to Ms. Mumford talk! We finished with a great game of Teacher Dodgeball. It was a wonderful day and I am excited to work with all your children!

A priority for the first weeks of school is to build community and an understanding of the many personalities that will come together to create an exceptional learning environment.

Our first small group challenge was to work as a team using string and an elastic to lift and maneuver the paper cups into a specific configuration. It was amazing to see the students working together and adapting to communicate effectively. It is not as easy as it looks!!