April 25, 2021
Our hearts are filled with love and appreciation for so many! Our RBES community is truly the BEST!
THANK YOU to the kind person who left a special delivery at our door this past Friday! Your kindness and generosity was appreciated by our staff!
THANK YOU to our School Council and all participating local businesses/parents that contributed to a special goodie bag for our staff. These lovely treats have been in quarantine for the past week and will be handed out for our staff to enjoy on Monday. Your thoughtfulness is truly appreciated!
THANK YOU to all of our RBES community for continuing to work together through the Pandemic and all of the related protocls. We know that it is tiresome, but we truly appreciate your efforts to keep us informed as it has allowed us to keep our environment at school a safe and healthy one. We know that it is not always convenient and it can be frustrating, but by working together we are keeping your children safe.
THANK YOU to Mrs. Horrocks and Mrs. Culp for your tireless efforts in: student care, hundreds of parent emails & phone calls per week, tracking student illness, and providing support on top of all of their other duties. You are both AMAZING and we APPRECIATE YOU so much!
THANK YOU to Miss Pam, Mac, and Miss Betty for keeping our school so clean and safe for all of us! You are AWESOME!
THANK YOU to our TEACHERS and our EAs for their OUTSTANDING effort every single day! This year is a test of perseverance and stamina and you are all ROCKIN' IT! So proud of each and every one of you!
THANK YOU to our BUS DRIVERS - Vera, Kathy, and Teresa! Your patience and kindness towards our students is truly wonderful and we appreciate you!!
THANK YOU to ASPEN LEAF ENERGY for a very generous $1000 donation towards the Health and Wellness of students at RBES. This money has been used to purchase classroom kits called "Brain Smoothies" for all of our students to enjoy. Brain Smoothies are art-based exercises that provide a mental break, foster focus, and energize the mind.
THANK YOU to IGA for donating packets of sanitizing wipes to our staf. So KIND and thoughtful of you!
THANK YOU to CIRCLE K for a tremendous large donation of masks, wipes, and sanitizers! Wow! So unbelievably generous of you!
We have been continuing our CARING theme for the month of April!
This past week's Rad Raptors will be combined with the upcoming week and showcased in the following Weekly Update.
Check out the latest library blog post by clicking HERE! This week features some fun moments in Grade 2.
It is not too late to register! If you want to make sure your child is on the list - please give us a call at 780-987-3705.
PK Spring 2021.mp4
Exciting news for families with Pre-K aged children. We are once again able to open up our program to all 4 year olds. We welcome both typical or atypcial developing children into our program. If you are interested in having your child attend our program, please call our office at 780-987-3705 to have your child put on a list. This will give us an indication of how many students to plan for. We will have details regarding registration, fees, and a parent handbook coming very soon! If you have some concerns regarding your 3 or 4 year old, please see the ad below as we may be able to accept your child into the funded portion of our Pre-K program. Please don't hestitate to call if you have any questions or to head to our Pre-Kindergarten page on our website that we will keep updated with the latest information.
It is not too late to register your child for kindergarten! CLICK HERE for more information!
Children may begin Kindergarten in a school within the Division in September if they are at least 5 years old as of December 31 of the respective school year. If your child will only be 4 years of age, you may be interested in our Pre-Kindergarten Program.
Kinder Spring 2021.mp4
Please read the message below from our RBES School Council. Beneath that you can read the latest from the Black Gold School Division and their decision to NOT pilot the draft curriculum. Your voice matters and we hope that you will help us all be heard!
Hello Robina Parents!
If you have not already done so, we urge you to review the draft K-6 curriculum that the UCP has created: https://www.alberta.ca/curriculum.aspx. As you scroll down on this link, there will be sub menus at the top entitled: Overview, Key Themes, Subject Areas, Have Your Say & How We Got Here. Please review all of the tabs but make sure that you go to the Have Your Say tab to complete the survey and provide your feedback on the changes to the curriculum as well as the timing of the rollout. You can submit the survey several different times, on each subject matter or on the curriculum as a whole The UCP government plans to roll out this curriculum to a test group of schools for the 2021-22 school year. Given the additional protocols currently in place due to COVID-19 and existing strains on budgets and staff resources we do not believe that this is a reasonable ask of any of the school districts or K-6 schools over the next year. Further, this is not the right time to be using our children as test subjects given all of the changes they have already been asked to adapt to during the pandemic. Parents, we need to use our voices to let this be known.
Please read the important update from our Black Gold School Division regarding the new draft curriculum. Here is a LINK to the special board meeting that was called to discuss the pilot.
MEDIA RELEASE_ BGSD not piloting Draft AB Curriculum (1).pdf
There are lots of events/items coming soon to RBES and we wanted you to have an idea of what to expect in the next couple of months. You can subscribe to our RBES Calendar to have live updates on your phone through the Gmail app or you can find our calendar on this blog under the Calendar tab or on the RBES website at this link: rbes.blackgold.ca/calendar/rbes-calendar/
There are instructions on that page on how to easily add the calendar to your device!
- PK Registration coming soon! Call our office to add your child's name to our list!
- PD Day - No School - April 30
- Education Week - May 3-7
- Hats on for Mental Health - May 5
- Early Dismissal - May 5
CYF Caregiver Education Newsletter - April 2021.pdf