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!
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.
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.
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!
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
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!
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!
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.
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!