November 23, 2018

Miss Mullan was way today.  However, she is now teaching 80% of the day; under my supervision, she is responsible for planning, preparation, assessment, and management.  You will likely have have noticed that this week, she also took over the daily posts on our blog!  

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


Students began their day the WTW test.  Please be sure you review incorrect words with your child and return the signed test on Mondays.  

Our morning was spent learning about communities, specifically, our community, Devon.  Students were in awe, learning about the history of Devon.  Did you know that  Leduc No. 1 was a major crude oil discovery made near Leduc, Alberta, Canada on February 13, 1947? The discovery followed years of exploratory failures throughout the province. Imperial Oil had spent millions of dollars drilling 133 dry holes in the previous years as only minor discoveries were made. Leduc No. 1 discovered that oil was trapped in what became known as the Nisku Formation and resulted in numerous major discoveries across the prairies. The planned town of Devon owes its existence to one of the largest oil discoveries in the world; it was founded in 1949 by Imperial Oil with the assistance of the province to provide housing and services for workers of the Leduc-Woodbend oil field. The name was chosen for the Devonian Reef formation in which the oil at Leduc #1 was discovered. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leduc_No._1 & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon,_Alberta & http://www.devon.ca/Visitors/About-Devon/History-of-Devon)  Students transformed themselves into reporters and created a 1947 newspaper encouraging workers and their families to relocate to Devon.  

Wellness day was the highlight of the week!  All RBES students are placed into 12 cross-grade groups.  Each group rotate through four stations: food, body, mind and fun.  We will have two more wellness days later in the year.