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. 

March 12, 2019

Students are hard at work in Math solving word problems.  They are very excited to share this skill with you tomorrow evening.

Student Led Conference Plan (Tomorrow 3:30-7:00)
- Polar bear presentation
- Create a story web together with your child
- Do 3 word problems
- Share the art portfolio
- Learn about our 4 social studies communities
- Shoe check (using two senses: smell and sight)

March 11, 2019

Reminders:
- Book Fair - Tuesday 9-4:30pm, Wednesday 9-8pm, Thursday 9-4:00pm 
- Student Led Conferences - Wednesday 3:30-7:00pm
- There is no Friday assembly this week

March 8, 2019

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


Today students completed their polar bear art projects.  Stop by the hallway to see them!

We also boarded the plane to Saskatoon this afternoon.  We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks when we return from this fun learning experience.  Don't have too much fun while we are away!  Unfortunately, I completely forgot to book accommodations for this holiday, so today once we landed, students got on the computer and chose their own hotels.  Thankfully, all of their chosen locations had space to accommodate us! 


Reminder: Student led conferences are next Wednesday from 3:30-7:00. There are no assigned appointments. Rotations will take roughly 30 minutes, so please arrive no later than 6:30, so your child will have ample time to share their learning with you.  

March 7, 2019

Our current Math basic fact strategy focus is making 10.  We have been using the Make 10 Rainbow to help students gain rote memorization of these facts.  Today students played a Power of Ten math game.


In Math, students used a variety of strategies to solve for missing numbers in addition and subtraction equations.  Then they used calculators to check their responses.  

We compared summer and winter on the prairies through the stories: A prairie boy's summer and a prairie boy's winter.  Parents, what is your favourite memory of growing up on the prairies?  Share it with your child. 

March 6, 2019

Mother Nature has not been on our side recently, the -30C temperature kept students indoors yet again.  

In Math, students used balance scales to create equal and not-equal math equations.  Ask your child to create two equal equations (i.e.: 9-2 = 7-0 or 4+3 = 6+1).


In Physical Education, Miss Coleman continued her basketball lesson.  2A and 2D are incredibly talented dribblers!  

In Art, students painted the backgrounds of their polar bear art. They used watercolours, salt, and plastic wrap to create the appearance of different textures.  Once they are dry, students will stencil on the polar bears.  

March 5, 2019

A GIANT THANK YOU to Mr. Coffin, who took the 2D students snowshoeing today.  What an amazing experience.  They all came in exhausted, but also smiling from ear-to-ear! 

March 4, 2019

We're back in full swing this week!  Students are bringing home new word sorts and their home reading bags. 

We launched our new Social Studies unit today, students are looking forward to learning all about the prairie community of Saskatoon.  

In Math, we also began our new unit, Number Sense: Equations and Word Problems.  Today our focus was on writing and representing addition and subtraction equations that are equal and not equal.  

Weekly Reminders:
- Wednesday - Early Dismissal (2:21pm)
- Friday - WTW test, return home reading

March 1, 2019

Happy Dr Seuss Day! (ok, maybe we're a day early)



Congratulations to all the Spell-a-Thon winners!  Thanks to the tremendous support of RBES families, this fundraiser raised over $14 000!  Wow, we can not thank you all enough!