WEEKLY UPDATE: DECEMBER 2, 2018
ICE FUN!
Well how do you keep the students off the ice to keep them safe when almost the whole field is ice? Simple! You tell them . . . bums, knees or tummies only and invite them to play. We had whales, seals, penguins and fish being mimicked and they had a BLAST!! It was difficult to keep our feet under us this week in our icy field and so many kiddos fell despite all of our best efforts and reminders. But intentional play . . . low to the ground . . . now that was the answer! All of this new snow will create a much safer area to play and I am sure we will see many creative structures this week!
Christmas Concerts Are Coming This Week!
Look at how many students have made it to the Rehearsal Hall of Fame! All of our students are working hard getting ready for the Christmas Concerts this week.
ASSEMBLY - NOVEMBER THEME : NUTRITION
See this week's agenda below to find out everything we did in this week's assembly!
Elder "Kokom" Florence Visits
We are extremely lucky to have a connection with an Elder who is happy to come and share her wisdom with us a few times this year during assemblies. Kokum Florence spoke about generosity which kicks off December's theme of the month for our assemblies. The staff and students were able to witness the traditional protocol of sharing tobacco in exchange for the sharing of Kokum's gift of knowledge. Kokom Florence explained that tobacco is traditionally used for medicinal purposes and that it is very different than cigarettes, which is what many people think of when they hear the word tobacco. Her stories were filled with wisdom and kept some of us on the edge of our seats. She was very proud to share that she is Kokom "grandmother" to one of our students. We gave her a blanket as a Thank You for shaing her knowledge with us and we look forward to her upcoming visits. The dates of these visits are all in our calendar if you are interested in coming to one of our assemblies where she will be speaking.
Wristband Challenge Winner:
Congratulations to Parker Pickell on being this week's winner. Parker was away, but we will be forwarding his free pass on to him!
PIZZA WITH THE PRINCIPALS WINNERS
CONGRATS TO THIS MONTH'S WINNERS.
WE WILL BE HAVING OUR SPECIAL LUNCH TOGETHER ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5TH.
BOKS KID OF THE WEEK!
Each week our BOKS coaches will collaborate to choose our BOKS kid of the week. This is a student who perseveres, gives their best, is a good role model for others and never complains.
Congratulations to this week's winner!
Comfy Couch Winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the Comfy Couch Raffle. You can watch the videos below to see the office team witnessing the random draw done on an app called Flippity. In total we received 1515 items of food for the Devon Christmas Elves. Thank you to everyone who donated food!
comfy couch winner grade 1 2.mp4PK Kinder Comfy Couch.mp4comfy couch winner 3 4.mp4
More Comfy Couch Winners . . .
In addition to our draw for evening concert winners, we decided to do something new for the afternoon concerts this year. All student's names were entered into a draw to choose some friends to watch the afternoon concert with. This was a super exciting draw in our assembly. Congratulations to Autumn and Arwynn!
Devon Christmas Elves
The Grade 3 classes, as part of their Global Citizenship unit in Social Studies, will be organizing the Christmas Elves food drive - doing the collection, delivery, and sorting of the food that is donated. The food needs to be delivered to the Christmas Elves on December 8th so we are asking that all donations be brought to the school by December 5th. You still have time to donate if you haven't had a chance yet!
We have been in contact with the Christmas Elves and this is their food “wish list”. These are just some of the needed food items but any food donation is greatly appreciated.
We already received over 1500 items of food for the Comfy Couch Raffle!
Thank you so much for your support!
Christmas Concerts
December 3 & 4 - Afternoon concerts at 1:10 pm and Evening Concerts at 6:30 pm
PK & KINDER IS AN EVENING CONCERT ONLY AT 6:30 pm
Christmas Cash Raffle
You can purchase tickets at the Christmas Concerts on December 3-5 or online through rbes.hotlunches.net The code to start an account is RBES. The money is being raised to purchase a new playground for our school!
STUDENT SAFETY . . .
Safety of our students is most important to us at Robina Baker, and as such we want to be clear on the rules for parking and dropping off your children in the morning and picking up at the end of the day. The Devon Peace Officers and RCMP are working very closely with us to ensure that everyone follows the rules; and they will be monitoring our streets especially during our busy times. Peace Officers/RCMP will be contacted immediately if we see any infractions.
To ensure the safety of children and to avoid getting a ticket, please:
Observe the school zone speed limit of 30 km/hr
Keep school bus zones clear so children can step off the bus and onto a curb. Our bus zone is located in front of the school. From the cross walk all the way down to the old building. This is a no parking zone before and after school.
Avoid double parking.
Leave 5 metres between your car and any crosswalk markings. This will ensure children are visible when they enter the crosswalk.
Park a least 5 metres from stop signs, yield signs or intersections so that you can clearly see any children in the area.
Avoid blocking entrances to garages or driveways. Stay back at least 1.5 metres.
Please avoid jaywalking and please cross at designated crossings. Bus drivers are concerned with parents cutting across the street in front of them or between parked busses.
Lost & found!
Before and after the Christmas Concerts - please take a look through our Lost & Found. The lost and found is truly overflowing once again. Please send your child to have a look too. We have spread it out on the tables for this week. At the end of the week, we will be donating it as many items have been in the bin for many days. Thanks!
Have Any Outgrown Clothes?
We could use pants, socks and underwear of all sizes! If your kids have outgrown clothes and you are not saving for younger kiddos, we would love them in the office.
Boston Pizza Receipts
We all win because Boston Pizza pays the school 5% cash back on all receipts submitted through the school and their Operation Education Program. But if you put your child's name and class on the back they are entered into a draw for $25 at Boston Pizza!
Reminders . . .
- December 3 - Christmas Concert - Grade 3 & 4 - 1:10 pm and 6:30 pm
- December 4 - Christmas Concert - Grade 1 & 2 - 1:10 pm and 6:30 pm
- December 5 - Christmas Concert - Pre-K & Kindergarten- 6:30 pm
- December 5 - Pizza with the Principals Lunch
- December 5 - Early Dismissal - 2:21 pm
- December 5 - Last Day for Christmas Elves donations!
- December 7 - NO SCHOOL! PD DAY!
- December 11 - Grade 4s to Leduc No 1
- December 10-12 - Kid's Christmas Paint Days
- December 21 - Last day of school before Christmas Break
- January 7 - School resumes
