December 16, 2019

Weekly Update

Monday

Tuesday
- South African Christmas Presentation

Wednesday
- Gingerbread Building 5:30 (pre-registration required)

Thursday
- Ukraine Christmas Presentation

Friday
- Word Sort Test
- Return Home Reading
- Christmas party (Thank you to our snack students: 
- PJ and Stuffie Day

December 2, 2019

Weekly Update

Monday

Tuesday
- Grade 3&4 Christmas Concert (1:10pm & 6:30pm)

Wednesday
- Grade 1&2 Christmas Concert (1:10pm & 6:30pm)

Thursday
- ECS Christmas Concert (6:30pm)
- Word sort test
- Return home reading
- Grade 1 Senses Day (PM)

Friday
- PD Day - No School

November 25, 2019

Weekly Reminders

Monday
- Christmas Elves donation collection begins

Wednesday
- Grade field trip to the TWOS
- Grade one social and science day

Thursday
- School Council meeting 6pm
- RBES Fundraising meeting 7pm

Friday
- 1/2D and 2C Nutrition performance at assembly (8:45am)
- Word sort test
- Return home reading

November 18, 2019

Weekly Reminders

Tuesday
- Jersey Day

Wednesday
- Christmas Card orders are due

Thursday
- Grade 1 in-school field trip

Friday
- Growing Smiles fundraiser orders due
- Word sort test
- Return home reading
- RBES Wellness afternoon

November 4, 2019

The Grade 2s boarded a plane today and embarked on their trip to Meteghan.  They landed in Halifax and are eager to get on their bus tomorrow to finish their trip to Meteghan.  This month-long exploration of the present and past of the community of Meteghan will be engaging and interactive.

The Grade 1s are several lessons into their Numeracy unit.  Today they learned "one less".  i.e.: What is one less than 10?  

Weekly Reminders

Wednesday 
- Early Dismissal (2:21)

Thursday
- Rainbow day (Grade 1s)
- Hand-washing Presentation
- Grade 1 Colour Afternoon
- Grade 2 Magnets Afternoon

Friday
- Remembrance Day Assembly 10:45am (formal dress)
- Return Home Reading
- Word Sort Test 
- Scholastic Orders Due

October 31, 2019

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

We began our day with the RBES Halloween Parade!  Thank you to all of the parents who attended!  Today Miss Graham engaged students in a day full of Halloween themed writing, math, and other fun activities!

Be sure to check out our party pics in the 1/2D Photo Gallery.

October 28, 2019

Exciting things happened today!!  Our 1/2D class shirts arrived!  

Today the Grade 2s had their final science rotation for their liquids unit.  Today they visited Ms. Coleman's classroom to learn about water and the environment.

All students began a Haunted House writing activity with Miss. Graham.  They used their knowledge of the senses smell, sight, hearing, and touch to brainstorm words related to haunted houses.

Weekly Reminders

Tuesday 
- Vision Screening (Grade 1s)

Wednesday
- Halloween Parade 9am
- Halloween Celebration in Class.  Thank you to the students who are signed up to provide snacks for this day: Kali, Drea, Ellie, Abriana

Friday 
- WTW test

- Return Home Reading

October 24, 2019

Thank you to all of the families who attend Parent-teacher meetings last night!  It was a pleasure to see each of you! 

Today, Miss Graham lead students through a Halloween themed art project where they made different shades/tints of paint for their background.  They then completed a guided drawing of a Haunted House to add to the foreground. 

In Science, the Grade 1s celebrated Green Day.  And learned to create green through the mixing of blue and yellow playdough.

The Grade 2s continued their Science Week exploration of liquids by visiting Mrs. Mullen, where they learned about absorption and waterproofing.  

October 23, 2019

HAPPY BLUE DAY!  Today the Grade 1 students blew bubbles and learned about colour tints (adding white)/shades (adding black).  

As part of our week-long exploration of liquids, the Grade 2s visited Mrs. Suter's classroom, where she taught them about the states of liquid.  They learned the terms: solid, liquid, gas, and evaporation.  

In art, students completed their Painted Paper Reindeer, which will be the project used for their RBES Christmas Card Fundraiser.  Watch for more information coming home soon.  

In Math, the Grade 1s had their second day of their new unit, which focuses on counting backwards from 10.  The Grade 2s launched their new unit on patterning.  Today we identified pattern cores and extended repeating patterns. 

I look forward to seeing many of you this evening! 

October 22, 2019

Weekly Reminders
Monday 
- No School!  PD Day

Tuesday 
- Orange Day (Grade 1)
- Words Their Way comes home.

Wednesday
- Blue Day (Grade 1)
- Parent-teacher meetings

Thursday 
- Green Day (Grade 1)
- Bus Safety

Friday 
- Purple Day (Grade 1) 
- WTW test
- Return Home Reading

October 18, 2019

Today was YELLOW DAY!  Thank you to all of the families who have been supporting our colour days by sending in coloured items and encouraging your child to dress in the colour of the day!  The students are enjoying the hands on exploration of colour.  

The Grade 2s explored surface tension in Science today and learned that molecules are very very very tiny!  

In writing, students are working hard to complete their Monster in a Jar stories.  We anticipate they will be ready to share with you at Parent Teacher Conferences!

Enjoy your long weekend!  

October 17, 2019

HAPPY RED DAY!
Today the Grade 1s celebrated Red day with a variety of red themed activities.  We began with a story about our favourite big red dog, Clifford!  I encourage you to challenge your child to a match of roll for red or apple/firetruck tic-tac-toe. 

The Grade 2s launched into their first science unit, Exploring Liquids.  They looked at the properties of water through an exploration of 8 centers.

In Language Arts, students completed their graphic organizers and began writing their Monster in a Jar stories.   

October 15, 2019

Today the Grade 2s were busy reading and solving subtraction word problems.  They learned to identify words that indicate subtraction less than, difference, left, etc.).  Ask your child to show you how to solve this problem at home:
There are ten apples in a tree.
Five apples fall to the ground
How many apples are left on the tree?  

The Grade 1s learned to turn their shape patterns into number patterns.
i.e.: circle, square, square, circle, square, square is the same as 1,2,2,1,2,2

In writing, Miss Graham launched a week-long lesson called Monster in a Jar.  Today, students heard a monster story and then created their monsters. I am excited to see the writing that they will created to support their illustrations!  

Weekly Reminders
Monday 
- No School!  Happy Thanksgiving

Tuesday 
- Words Their Way begins, please see note in your child's agenda

Thursday 
- Red Day (Grade 1)
- Parent Council Meeting

Friday 
- Yellow Day (Grade 2) 
- Cross Country awards at assembly
- WTW test
- Return Home Reading

October 14, 2019

October 10, 2019

October 7, 2019

Today we welcomed, Miss Graham to our class.  She is an AFX student from the University of Alberta Faculty of Education.  She will be with our class until December 11th.  

Today students began learning the Words Their Way format, this week, all students are working on the same sort.  Each morning, we will work through a different activity to reinforce the spelling pattern for the week.  Students were assessed and will begin differentiated Words Their Way words beginning next week.  Watch the home reading bag for more information next Monday!

Weekly Reminders
It is Read In Week!

Monday
- Grade 1 Fall Walk
- Our student teacher, Miss Graham, joins us.

Wednesday
- Photo retakes.

Friday
- Return home reading bags and books.
- Hot lunch orders due.
- Scholastic due.

October 3, 2019

Gracie and Brooklyn created maps and brought them in to share with the class.  They were fabulous!  We were able to use the compass rose and our knowledge of the cardinal directions to navigate around their maps.  

The Grade 1s focused on subitizing today in Math and they also used tens frames to play "who is greater".  

The Grade 2s are currently working using a 100s chart as a strategy for adding two numbers together.  Also, recognizing that the addends in a math equation can be presented in either order and the resulting sum will remain the same. 

October 2, 2019

This morning we had our first Fire Drill of the year.  1/2D students should be commended for the composure they demonstrated during this event.  

Both classes spent time outside this morning.  The Grade 1s were identifying and recording signs of Fall, while the Grade 2s were creating maps of the school ground.

October 1, 2019

The first Grade 1 field trip of the year was a giant success.  The students returned with many stories of games, hay bales, animals, and corn maze adventures!  Thank you to Mrs. Marazzo & Mr. Wales who joined our students at the corn maze.  

The Grade 2s had a Social Studies day today where we focused on mapping.  They reviewed the cardinal directions and used written directions to locate and place things on a map.  The final activity of the day was to follow the RBES map and accurately locate all classrooms and washrooms.  Tomorrow we will continue this activity outside, where students will create an outdoor map of the school grounds.

September 30, 2019

Today was Orange Shirt Day  Many 1/2D students wore orange and at RBES, we engaged in open discussions about Residential Schools.  It was an honour to have Elder Sydney at our school today sharing his story.

Weekly reminders:

Monday

-Wear Orange

Tuesday

- Grade 1 trip to the Corn Maze - dress for the weather and bring a hearty lunch

Wednesday

- Early Dismissal (2:21pm)

Friday

- Return home reading bags/books

- AdMazing orders due

- School photo orders due

September 27, 2019

Today we honoured the legacy of Terry Fox.  The morning began with a school-wide assembly, where Mrs. Kloschinsky and Mr. Coffin shared videos and stories about Terry Fox.  Then we created a Terry Fox flip book where we summarized the morning's learning.  In the afternoon, we put on our walking shoes (and boots!) and hit the pavement to walk in memory of those who are fighting and those we have lost to cancer.

A special Thank You to the Devon's Lions Club for the healthy post-walk snack. 

Remember, Monday is Orange Shirt Day.

September 26, 2019

In Art, we did the first step of our two day art project titled, Fall Reflections.  Students used watercolours and crayons to create a fall background on watercolour paper.  

September 25, 2019

Good luck to our classmates, Gracie and Peyton who are off to the BGSD Cross Country Meet today!

Today was also school photo day.  We smiled big for the camera and can't wait to get the photos back later this week!

The Grade 2s worked on learning to write number words to 100 today.  While the Grade 1s learned to count using a number line.

In writing, we wrote about a fun experience that we had in the fall.  

September 24, 2019

The Grade 1s went outside today looking for signs of fall.  We identified the colours of fall, the textures of leaves, and we witnessed firsthand the effects of wind on the falling leaves. Be sure to check out the photos in our photo gallery. 

In both grades, we often use cards, dice, and dominoes to play games which reinforce our learning.  I encourage you to keep these materials handy at home and your child can teach you the games as we learn them.  Additionally, the math addition and subtraction strategy games are available on our blog.

In Math, the Grade 2s are continuing to explore the concept of adding zero.  Today we played a game using dominoes, ask your child to teach you at home! 

September 23, 2019

Today is the Fall Equinox!  Welcome to the beautiful season, fall!  Part of the Grade 1 curriculum is to explore the four seasons and we are jumping into fall head on.  Over the next three months, we will create art based on the season, read stories about fall, hibernation, and migration, and create pieces of writing that reflect our knowledge of the season.  

Weekly Reminders:
- Informed Consent, T-Shirt Payment, Corn Maxe Permission/Payments are all due 

Wednesday
-School photo day

Friday
-Return home reading bag
-Terry Fox walk dress for the weather and bring a toonie (if you are interested in volunteering, please email Mrs. M-T)

September 19, 2019

We have been hard at work each morning reviewing the letters and their sounds.  Thus far, we have reviewed p, u, o, m, x, a, d.  We look forward to continuing this learning over the next 20 days of school!  

In addition, students have been strengthening their fine motor through focused letter formation review.  It is important for students to have strong fine motor and accurately printed letter formation.  If your child is struggling with these tasks, I am able to send some extra practice home from the Occupational Therapist, please email if you wish to have these sheets to work on with your child.

Enjoy your long weekend!!  

September 18, 2019

For those of you who have inquired, this is the info for our Typing Club account (click on the image for the link).  Your child should know the three letter password, if they can not remember, you may email me directly.  

September 17, 2019

Students are encouraged to read their books multiple times.  The first time is for fun, the second, and subsequent times are to increase fluency, expression, and comprehension. Today during Daily 5, we discussed the Retelling Rope.  This visual will facilitate comprehension and retell. 

We used the BeeBots today for various purposes.  The Grade 1s used them to identify colours and shapes.  The Grade 2s used them to navigate a map. 

September 16, 2019

The BeeBots have arrived!  For the next week, we will be learning to use code to move the BeeBots around on maps using these fun robots.  

Weekly Reminders:
Monday 
- Home reading begins today!
 - Go onto Powerschool and completed your verification form and Terry Fox Walk Permission form.

Wednesday
- School Council Meeting

Thursday 
- Return Home Reading (normally this occurs on Fridays, but it is a short week)

Friday 
- PD Day - No School

September 13, 2019

This morning began with our school-wide assembly.  During this time, the Grade 2 students wrote their HLAT exam; this is a division wide writing test that is done by all BRSD students in September.

Students continued to improve their Read to Self and Buddy Reading stamina during Daily 5.

In Art, we learned the colours of the rainbow - ROYGBIV.  There is a great song online that helps students to remember the order - click HERE to view.  

The weather is supposed to be amazing; have a great weekend!! 

September 12, 2019

In Art today, students learned that by adding white to a colour, they create a lighter shade of the colour.  Tomorrow we will continue our art projects.

Buddy Reading began today!  WOW, the students in 1/2D love books and reading!!  It is amazing to watch them engage with text!!

In Math, both Grades completed their MIPI assessment. This Math skills assessment is completed by all students in the division in September. 

September 11, 2019

Today student began their month-long keyboarding unit.  Each day, we will spend time learning proper keyboarding techniques.

The Terry Fox details have been posted on the RBES website and the permission form (Informed Consent - Leaving School Grounds) is available on PowerSchool. 

September 10, 2019

Today students had their first Grade 1/2 Assembly.  This small group format is an opportunity for Mrs. Kloschinsky and Mr. Coffin to spend time with the students focusing on Health related curriculum.

In the afternoon, students learned to use their Chromebooks.  Today's focus was on proper care and logging in.  It was a challenge for many, but they persevered and everyone was able to successfully log in and use the track-pad. 

September 9, 2019

Weekly Reminders:
- Scholastic orders are due Friday.
- If you have not yet done so, please return your child's Million Words or Less.  If you require another copy, it can be printed HERE. 

September 6, 2019

Today the Grade Ones began their Jump Math unit - Sorting and Attributes. In this unit, students will learn about attributes and apply their learning to data management, geometry, patterns, and measurement. They will sort objects into groups based on the objects’ attributes and learn how sorting can help them be organized in real-life situations. Students will apply attributes to geometry by recognizing that circles are curved the same everywhere and that circles can have different colours, sizes, and designs. They will also apply sorting skills to geometry when they sort circles by colour. Students will apply attributes to patterns by asking what is the same and what is different, and use attributes in measurement by comparing sizes.

We have talked about Good Fit Books and the Carpet Bell, so today we were prepared to launch into Daily 5 Stamina building.  The goal is 10 minutes of Daily 5 Read to Self, today we successfully achieved 5 minutes and 11 seconds.  A note will be coming home on Monday explaining Daily 5.  It is also available HERE. 

Reminders:
-Please send any missing school supplies on Monday.
-Please complete and send in your child's Million Words or Less. 
-Fundraising information came home today, all information is on the envelope.

September 5, 2019

Today the Grade 2s began their JUMP Math Unit Numbers to 10.  In this unit, students will review counting (this includes equating written numerals, quantities, spoken numbers, and numbers written as words). Students will also review the notion of one-to-one correspondence, or “pairing up”—for example, given a set of pencils and a set of erasers, there are the same number of pencils and erasers if you can pair the erasers with the pencils and are left with no unpaired pencils or erasers. This notion also leads naturally to the concepts of more, fewer, and less (in physical quantities as well as in number). Students will also review basic concepts of addition and subtraction, including adding and subtracting with zero. The focus of the unit is numbers from 0 to 10, although some questions involve numbers beyond 10.

Both classes learned a Math game called roll and draw, where they rolled a dice and drew the number of objects that was represented on the dice.

In the afternoon, students created their Stick Man Portrait.  They are available for viewing outside our classroom.  

September 4, 2019

Today we had our first four All About Me Bag shares.  It was great to see some of the students' favorite things!  Once the student presents, he/she will bring her bag of items home.

The Grade 2s began their PE block today and the Grade 1s will begin tomorrow.  For this subject, the students will join another class, allowing the opposite grade a daily small group learning opportunity!  We are so fortunate for this opportunity! 

In art, students drew self-portraits for their class shirt.  A note came home in the agenda explaining the shirt; we ask that all parents please make their Powerschool payment by Monday. 

September 3, 2019

Today was a great first day of Grade One/Two!  We took first day photos, which have been emailed to each family and also are available to view HERE.

In the morning, we talked about emotions and how we felt on the first day of school.  Students chose emojis that represented their feelings this morning and then wrote about their morning.  

In the afternoon, Garth Prince came and shared his love of African music with the school.  His vocal and percussion talent was amazing!  

Reminders:
- Please read and initial your child's agenda nightly.  It is appreciate if you leave it open to the date and store it in the Ziploc bag.  This makes agenda time much smoother.
- Get to know me bags came home today, please ensure they are returned so your child can share his/her special items with the class this week.
- There was a newsletter that came home explaining most routines for our class.
- Students line up at the front of the school in the morning, but are dismissed from the back doors.  The closest parking is the pool.  Please ensure your child is aware of where you will meet them.  Bus students will walk together to the front of the school.

Grade 1 note: I will be going through the supplies this evening, so watch the backpack tomorrow for notes and extra supplies.

Grade 2 note: I went through all student supplies today and sent home anything that was extra.  Anything that is missing is noted on the paper that came home also.

What's Happening in 1/2D

1/2D student are constantly engaged in learning and exploration! Click on the 'photo gallery' tab to see the students in action! 

Welcome to 1/2D

It was a pleasure meeting many of you yesterday evening at the Meet the Teacher BBQ!  I am excited for all the fun, adventures and learning we will have in 1/2D over the next 10 months. 

The first day of classes will be September 3, 2019.  The doors open at 8:20, come on down to the classroom with your child. 

1/2D September Newsletter is available HERE.  

Have a Great Summer!

June 10, 2019

We have a very busy week coming up!  Below are some reminders.  Also, please be sure to watch the RBES school calendar and weekly update for additional school-wide event information. 

Monday
- Bringing home a "top secret special something" for Dad.
- Library books due.  Please return any outstanding books.
- Please complete forms and fees in PowerSchool for Bike Rodeo and Miquelon Lake.  

Tuesday
-Bike Rodeo. Please drop off bikes and helmets at the rear of the school at 8am and pick up at 3:06pm

Wednesday
-Track and Field. Please ensure students are dressed for the weather and have on quality running shoes.  Also, please pack the following in your child's backpack: lunch, snacks, a full water bottle sunscreen, hat, and actives (cards, lego, games, books, etc.).

Thursday
-Miquelon Lake Field Trip. Please ensure students are dressed for the weather and has a bagged lunch.

Friday
-Word Sort Test
-Ripple Effect

June 6, 2019

The division track meet has been cancelled for tomorrow.  The new track and Field day will be Wednesday, June 12th.  

May 31, 2019

Congratulations to Grey, who was the 2D Student of the Week!

Way to go, 2C and 2D!  You rocked your Patience Rap!!! Click HERE to watch the full length video of the performance.  

May 30, 2019

Wow, the smoke from the fires in Northern Alberta was thick today, because of this, students were indoors for the majority of the day.  Our thoughts are with all those affected by the fires.

After working diligently over the past several weeks to become addition with regrouping experts, today we launched into subtraction with regrouping. 

In Science, we learned the names of the parts of an insect.  Then researched the bee.  Did you know that bees can live nearly anywhere in the world that there are flowers, but not in Antarctica! 

We hope to see you all at assembly tomorrow for our P-A-T-I-E-N-C-E performance!  

May 29, 2019

We had a great time outside today hunting for bugs.  Students found caterpillars, ants, bees, beetles and a few other creepy crawlers.

Also the RBES track team has been hard at work over the past two weeks preparing for the Black Gold Track Meet.  I wish to commend all dedicated athletes on their efforts; I know it is hard work! 

May 27, 2019

Today student created colour poems, based on the book My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss.  

In PE, Miss Coleman, lead an outstanding class of DrumFit!  Thanks, Miss Coleman!

Reminders:
Tuesday - Multiples Day
Thursday - Last day to purchase 2018-2019 yearbooks
Friday - 2C and 2D perform at assembly, return home reading, word sort test.  All PowerSchool fees must be paid, ensure $0 owing. Hot lunch orders for June are due, this includes DQ Blizzard Day.

May 24, 2019

Congratulations to Teagen, who was the 2D Student of the Week!

May 23, 2019

Soapstone day was a huge success!  Thank you to Mrs. Howatt, who came and helped with the activity.  

2D Students also enjoyed participating in Bike Day.  Thank you to all of the parents who went above and beyond to ensure your child's bike and helmet were here today.  

In Math, students are working on addition with regrouping.  They are practicing using both the algorithm method and also manipulatives.  Ask your child to solve this equation for you this evening: 36+28=___

Reminder: 
Tomorrow is the RBES Thank You Drive Thru!  I hope to see you all there!  Without you amazing 2D volunteers, we could not do all of the fun Grade 2 trips and activities!  YOU ROCK!!

May 22, 2019

Today in Science, we launched our final unit of the year.  We talked about vertebrates and invertebrates.  Students were amazed to leaern that a snake has bones!  See if you can brainstorm unique and surprising animals which belong in each category.

Reminder:
All students need to bring their bikes and helmets tomorrow for bike day!!  This is an on-school event, so no permission forms were required.

Please drop all bikes and helmets off on the south asphalt pad, at the rear of the school, at 8:20am. This is a one-day event, so all bikes must be picked up at 3:06pm tomorrow.

May 21, 2019

Welcome back!  I enjoyed reading all about your weekend adventures!  That was the final long weekend of the year and we are now nearing the end, with only 6 weeks of school left!  We will be hard at work in Grade Two finishing off our curriculum and wrapping up our year.  

Student enjoyed a delicious summer themed Tasty Tuesday today.  Thank you to Ms. Taylor, who provided the ingredients for today's Beachy Bear Cookies. 

In Math, students continued looking at increasing and decreasing patterns and learned how to create pattern rules. 

May 17, 2019

It's official, our classroom repair/renovation is complete!!  I can't wait to see the excited eyes on Tuesday when the students return after the long weekend!

May 7, 2019

Today we put on our best smiles for class photos!

Students created their first every cinquain poem today.  Challenge your child to create one with you this evening.   

In Science, our 2D fishermen were hard at work doing independent research about boats in preparation for their boat day on Friday.  They want to ensure their boat can float, propel, and carry a load so it was essential that they learn about boat shapes, boat types, oat parts, and propulsion.  

May 6, 2019

OH NO!  2D Fishermen have been devastated by the horrible spring storm that passed through our community of Meteghan.  All of our boats have been destroyed and the livelihood of our families are on the line, as our income all comes from fishing!  We have only one week to gain knowledge about boats and create a replacement vessel, so that we can get back on the water and earning a living.  Today we discussed our community, Meteghan, the bodies of water, and the marine wildlife in the area. 

Reminders:
- Tuesday - Class Photo Day
- Wednesday - Bringing Home a SPECIAL SECRET GIFT
- Friday - Bike Safety and Helmet Check
- Friday - Boat Day (12:00-3:06)!!!  Thank you in advance to the volunteers

May 3, 2019

Congratulations to Gavin, who was the 2D Student of the Week! 

May 1, 2019

It was Hats on For Mental Health today!

This morning we had the pleasure of having Mr. John read to us.  Thank you to the Devon Lions Club for coming to read to our students and also for your generous donations of books!

In Math, students determined the closest ten by using distance on a number line.  

April 30, 2019

I was away today at a professional development session on Concept Based Curriculum.  It was a fabulous day of learning alongside Grade 2 and 3 teachers from around the division. 

Today students created their part of the school-wide collaborative art project.  I can't wait to share the finished product!  

Reminder: 
 

April 29, 2019

RBES kicked off Education Week with a delicious pancake breakfast!  A special thank you to our Education Week Committee: Mrs. Mullen, Mrs. Nuttall, and Mrs. Stanski.  

In Math, we began a unit on skip counting and estimating.  Oral skip counting is a strategy we work on daily as part of our morning math activities.  This base knowledge will be extremely useful as we dive more deeply into this concept.  

Education Week Activities

We are excited to have many amazing things happening at RBES during Education Week.  

April 26 2019

Congratulations to Jace, who was the 2D student of the week!

Today was Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Book Launch Day!!  Student authors visited kindergarten and shared their published masterpieces with our neighbours in Mrs. Garlough's class.  In the afternoon, we celebrated our book launch by having a movie afternoon!  What an amazing culmination to our writing project. 

April 25, 2019

Today we culminated our month long study of Saskatoon with Saskatoon Day!  Students rotated through three stations: dream catchers, clay art, and Ukrainian food.  Thank you to all of the parents who joined us today and helped make our afternoon a success!  

April 24, 2019

We have been working on fitness stations during Phys. Ed.  These are an excellent way to strengthen the core!

Students created their CWACOMB cover pages today.  Only 2 days until the official book launch!!!

April 23, 2019

Today was Tasty Tuesday!  We created a delicious and healthy Frog-wich.  This is a tasty and fun lunch item that students could independently pack for their school lunch.  Thank you to Mrs. St. Louis for the donation of the ingredients.

April 21, 2019

April 18, 2019

Students received their first draft of their CWACOMB stories back from the publisher today.  They diligently combed through the documents in search of errors and places where they could add juicy details to the writing.  

We had a special visitor today!  Right in the middle of yoga, in hopped the Easter bunny!  Following his visit, students enjoyed creating Easter colouring using Quiver.

Many students had a blast this afternoon at the cake walk.  Sadly, no 2D students were cake winners, but oodles of giggles and screams were had!  The cake walk will continue this evening at the Family dance!!  

April 17, 2019

All good things must come to an end, after a fun month visiting Saskatoon, we have completed our study of this community.  Today, students began reviewing the content that they have learned.  Tomorrow, they will be bringing home their Travel Journals and spinners to share their learning with you.  

Students also wrapped up a brief review unit on measurement (length and mass).  

In Phys. Ed., students culminated their Week of TriSchool by completing a Triathlon.  

April 16, 2019

In our measurement review unit, student calculated mass and ordered the objects measured from lightest to heaviest.  They also compared weights of objects using nonstandard units of measurement.   

April 15, 2019

It's Tri School Week!!!  RBES welcomes Coach Luis, who will be leading the students through three days of triathlon learning.  For more information on this amazing program, click HERE. 

Today in Math, students demonstrated their knowledge of the concept of measuring length by using paper clips and unifix cubes to measure 4 different objects.  They then ordered these objects from shortest to longest.  

Students are hard at work today writing the final paragraph for their CWACOMB stories!  The engagement and excitement that surrounds this project is amazing!  The 2D authors are working hard to meet all of their deadlines in preparation for their Book Launch Celebration on April 26th.  

April 11, 2019

This month is full of short weeks!  I hope your families enjoy the long weekend.  Tomorrow all BGRS teachers will be focused on developing our teaching practice at a variety of professional development sessions being offered around the division.  

April 10, 2019

Learning to measure is fun!  Students worked collaboratively to measure different objects around RBES.  In Grade 2, students use nonstandard units of measure to develop an understanding of the concept of measurement and also to develop solid techniques in which to measure objects.  This is a review unit, in which we will extend prior learning by adding in the concepts of estimation and ordering.  

Students wrote another CWACOMB paragraph today.  These stories are shaping up to be extremely entertaining pieces of writing.  There is a lot of buzz surrounding the release of these published works and the authors are becoming very excited to share their stories with the public.  

April 9, 2019

The Ukrainians of Saskatoon are known for their incredibly beautiful and intricate art, including: pottery, paintings, woodwork, and pysanky.  Mrs. Kloschinsky stopped by today during this lesson and shared photos of several pysanky created by a family member.  They were breathtaking!  Students played roll a pysanky and also created pysanky online.  

Everyday, we are finding new ways to embrace our temporary environment.  Definitely our favourite time of day is Daily 5, where students have tremendous space to spread out and engage with literature!  

April 8, 2019

Today we discussed Ukrainian dance and dress.  Ainsley volunteered and looked beautiful dressed in Mrs. Suter's Ukrainain dance costume.  

April 5, 2019

Congratulations to Creston, who was the 2D Student of the Week!

April 4, 2019

In morning Math, students have been developing their knowledge of fact families and the communicative property.  

April 3, 2019

Throwing, striking, and catching are the focus skills in Physical Education this week.  Students will develop these skills through the use of scoops, badminton rackets, and cricket bats. 

One of the new activities we have implemented since relocating has been the Author Chair.  Students choose any book from the library, rehearse, audition, and then perform for their classmates.  It has been an amazing opportunity to enjoy the many children's books we are surrounded by.  

In Math, the focus is adding/subtracting 10 to/from two digit numbers between 10 and 99.  Students use multiple strategies, including counting on by 10, rods/cubes, and the 100s chart to solve both addition and subtraction equations. 

April 1, 2019

Welcome back!!  I hope everyone had an amazing spring break!  

We are still in our temporary location and will be here for at least another month.  We're excited to be working alongside Mrs. Caudron and are extremely grateful that she is sharing her space with us!!!  We are also grateful for the construction and restoration crews, who worked hard over the break to complete the demolition; now it's time to dry out the space and then construction can begin!  

March 21, 2019

Have an amazing spring break! 

Classes resume April 1. 

March 20, 2019

Today we bid farewell to Leo by celebrating with a giant dance off following the afternoon performance.  Thank you to all parents who came out to watch the students perform the Raggaeton. 
 

Raga Revolution Performance

March 18, 2019

As you all know, today was our first day of classes in the library.  Due to a flood in the lower level of our school, our class has a new temporary home.  We made the very best of it and took advantage of being surrounded by quality literature!  

 

 

March 15, 2019

Today we wore GREEN!  I hope the leprechaun does not cause too much trouble at your home on Sunday!  

March 14, 2019

Today we began our week-long Rage Revolution dance residency with Leo from SondKreations.  Leo is Cuban born professional dancer who has been dancing for over 25 years.  Today students learned two dances, the Reggaeton - a Puerto Rican dance and also the Bachata - a dance which originated in the Dominican Republic.  Leo taught students how to count beats of 8 in Spanish and also a few new Spanish words.  We can't wait for tomorrow!
 

In Social Studies, we created our first Sketchnote based on the Daily Lives of people who live in Saskatoon.  

March 13, 2019

Today students had an amazing experience.  Eric, a professional lacrosse player from British Columbia, came to RBES to share the sport with the students.  He explained that lacrosse is Canada's national sport and that the sport itself is older than our country.  He taught students the three parts of their lacrosse stick and then they had the opportunity to practice several skills.  What a fun PE class!! 
 
 

In Social Studies, we talked about the Cree, Blackfoot and Metis people of the Saskatoon area.  We also discussed how the railway brought the European settlers, the Ukrainians, British, and Germans, who settled in the area.  They chose the area because of the rich soil, which was perfect for farming.  

See you all this evening.  Student Led Conference open house 3:30-7:00.  Please arrive no later than 6:30, so you will have time to work through the stations with your child.