Merry Christmas and best wishes to our RBES families from all of us. We hope that you all have a wonderful and safe holiday season. We look forward to seeing all of our students virtually on Monday, January 4, 2021 and back in person on Monday, January 11, 2021 as per provincial guidelines. If you missed our Christmas video that was sent out via email, you can check it out here:

Please see our agenda for this week's assembly in the section below. Today's contest was soooooo much fun! Check out this link for some extra pictures!

Oh what fun we had during our assembly Christmas Contest! Please click on the following link to see some of the excitement. CHRISTMAS CONTEST PICTURES

Your child can fill you in on how it worked. It truly was a collaborative effort and in the end every class got a gift . . . some were more glamourous than others and some may have even involved a small harmless prank; but all included some love and a little something for each student.

PJ day and movie afternoon were the perfect topper on a wonderful Christmas spirit filled day. Our office team prepared a treat bag for each of the students that sat in quarantine for over a week to ensure each student's safety and these individually wrapped packages brought a smile to many faces during our afternoon viewing of Polar Express. Our traditional movie in the gym looked a little different as the students sat in their classrooms to watch, but there were many happy faces everywhere! One student told Mrs. K that we should have PJs as a school uniform, because everyone is smiling today. The Christmas spirit was definitely reaching all corners of RBES on Friday! You can see more PJ DAY PHOTOS at this link.

At-Home Learning will happen from January 4-8, 2021. You will receive specific information from your child's teacher regarding the learning that students will be doing. We need to stress that this is different from the virtual learning this past spring. Students are expected to do a full day's worth of curriculum and will follow their in-school schedule of times.

Print packages were sent home and we ask that those be left unopened and kept in a special place until they are needed. We are going to be offering an online portion for each student in addition to the print package. For GRADE 4 students only, the online portion is MANDATORY. For students in PK-Grade 3 the sessions are OPTIONAL and are there as a support for both the parents and the student. The online portion will help get the day of activities set up and it will provide access to fairly expedient support should it be required.

An email with more details and a small handbook to answer all At-Home Learning questions will be sent out a few days prior to January 4th. We thought parents might like to know the online schedule in advance and that is outlined below for your convenience.

Do you require some support or ideas for At-Home Learning? You can view some wonderful tips from our Black Gold OTs and SLPsat this link: AT HOME TIPS

GREETINGS FROM BLACK GOLD

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!

• Christmas Break - Dec. 19 - Jan. 3

• At-Home Learning - NO STUDENTS AT SCHOOL - Jan. 4-8

• KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION - online - January 20, 2021

• Raptor Spirit Wear - coming soon