March 14, 2021

CROSS WALKS AND PARKING . . .

This is a reminder to all parents regarding parking and cross walk safety. We understand that parking is tricky for all with our limited amount of space. Please remember to park and drop your child off in a quick and timely fashion so that more parents can utilize our parking spaces. Our stalls are not meant for long time parking. Please leave sufficient space on either side of the cross walks to keep our students safe and even though our bus lane is empty at times PARKING OR A QUICK DROP OFF IS PROHIBITED IN THIS AREA BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL. Thank you for your continued support in helping to maintain a safe environment at RBES!

This week the Grade 4 students had the opportunity to work with Mr. Maltais from Black Gold again and complete a digital art project inspired by Jen Aranyi. Jen Aranyi is a nature-loving artist and designer who enjoys creating vibrant and colourful watercolor art. She particularly likes painting the sky and mountain landscapes of photos she has taken herself. The students created their very own Jen Aranyi inspired art using digital tools.

SAVE THE DATE!! During MARCH 22-24 plan to spend a few minutes with your child and see what they have been learning. This is a great opportunity for them to show you what they can do!

Did you know that we have safely packaged food available in our office for those in need? Sometimes students forget a lunch, work or play extra hard and are still hungry after eating what you send, or their family is struggling. No matter what the situation, students can access food in our office. We are planning to work with local grocery stores to provide a daily bagged lunch for those in need. All you have to do is email the office and let us know. You may also receive a call from the office or your child's teacher to see if you are interested in this program. Don't be shy! This is a government grant and we want to ensure that those who need it are supported.

We will also be having a school wide snack program every Friday and one grade will be featured each week. Each child in that grade will receive the Friday snack. All children will get one Friday snack per month. We are focusing on fresh stuff and are having "veggie" bags safely prepped and made up at IGA.

Check out this week's library post HERE! It is a continuation of last week's post featuring PK books.

THANK YOU!

WOW!! Our School Fundraising Committee and it’s playground “Fun”raiser raised $1 360 at the school level. Thank you to all who donated!! EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS!

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!

  • KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION - Now Open!

  • PK Registration coming soon! Call our office to add your child's name to our list!

  • PD Day - No School - Friday, March 12

  • School Council & Fundraising Meetings - Monday, March 15 - 6:00 pm

  • "At Home" Student-Led Conferences - March 22-24

  • Spring Break - March 29 - April 2

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.

Hello everyone! Please see the fun event below. This will support our local youth group plus they are donating part of the proceeds to the RBES playground. Click on the picture belwo to take you to their FaceBook page with more information and the place to register! THANK YOU to our Local Youth Experience Group for their GENEROSITY!!!

CYF Caregiver Education Newsletter - March 2021.pdf