May 16, 2021

With Pre-K students being the only ones in the building this week, it seems obvious that we feature their learning. Pre-k took advantage of having the schoolyard to themselves this past week. The beautiful weather combined with the open field was the perfect invitation to get outside and play chalk, go to the park, and hunt for bugs!

We hope the At-Home Learning is going well for you all. We understand that there are many challenges associated with a move to At-Home Learning, especially with the short notice for all, however, please keep in touch with your child's teacher to let them know if there is anything we can do to support your child through this tough time. Also, as a reminder, please fill out the attendance form using the convenient link below if your child is unable to attend the Google Meets. This gives us a quick way to keep track of mandated attendance. Thank You!

A few words from Ms. Flecha on this week's library blog post: CLICK HERE TO READ!

All parents are invited and welcome to attend our upcoming Annual General Meetings (AGM) for both our School Council and Fundraising Committee. Both will be held virtually on the evening of June 7th. We encourage all parents to come have a voice in our school!

Details will be coming out this upcoming week in a parent email. We have until May 30 to get these ordered! This is a heads up that these will appear on your PowerSchool account next week if you are interested in ordering one. Please watch your email for more information!

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!

COMING SOON . . . A short learning week, followed by a 5 day weekend for students! No SCHOOL on May 20, 21, or 24th!

Virtual Space Camp for Grade 4-6 students:

The Basics:

Dates for Virtual Camp English and French: ( Grades 4, 5, & 6)

Week 1: July 5-9th, 2021 (Theme: Universe)

Week 2: July 12-16, 2021 (Theme: Mars)

Week 3: July 19-23, 2021 (Theme: Universe)

Week 4: Aug 2-6th, 2021 (Theme: Mars)

Week 5: Aug 9-13th, 2021 (Theme: Universe)

Times:

Morning Sessions 9:00am - 12:00pm ( EST)

Afternoon Session 1pm-4pm ( EST)

Cost: 75$ per week of Half day sessions

Exciting New Content!

Partnering with Bit-by-Bit camp, the kids will get one specialized session with Westerns famous Computer camp team!

The Launch of our custom built Mooncraft!

New and fun " take with you" activities kids can do after camp is over

Virtually meet new friends from all over Canada and beyond!

Where:

We will be hosting our camps on Gather.town- a virtual meeting space where kids can build their own avatar, walk around our custom gamified environment and participate in our exciting activities!

CYF Caregiver Education Newsletter - May 2021.pdf