May 2, 2021

Enjoy the last couple of weeks of Rad Raptors!! Just a reminder that the numbers per class can vary as students can be nominated by other staff. In general, there will be two selected students per class, but sometimes there can be more. These celebrations are meant to be spontaneous recognition and can really vary in why students are selected, however, they are all proud when they come to see the office staff with their certificate. Click HERE or on the image below to start the slideshow automatically!

This past week saw the students at RBES moving and grooving during their physed classes as they learned how to dance. Special THANKS goes out to Ms. Starostecki for doing our school wide physed planning and always finding so many find ways to learn about movement! I really love the dance video that Ms. Starostecki's class put together. So fun!

3A Dances.mov

Our grade ones did some cool science learning this week that they loved! They learned about living and nonliving things this week with some super worms. They were comparing gummy worms and super worms to talk about the characteristics of living things vs non-living things. The students then had to research the needs of living things so we can have the worms stay alive in our classroom. Living things need food, water, shelter and air to survive. Super worms like to live in the soil, eat fruit for both food and water and we needed to find a container that would allow air to get in!

Dear Robina families,

It is my pleasure to announce that we’re teaming up with the Devon Public Library to provide your children with free library cards should you want them. All you need to do is fill out this short form from their website by May 14 and we’ll do the rest!

You will still be able to apply for a free library card for your child past the deadline, but if you want to ensure your child gets their card at the same time as their classmates, it would be best to do so by the deadline above. When the cards are ready, I will be teaching the children how to request material just like they do with “UberBooks” at school (see here for more information on UberBooks).

Why is getting a public library card a good idea?

Having access to more varied options of reading material over the summer also helps to encourage your child to keep their reading skills sharp and fresh over the summer so that they avoid a summer slide in reading ability.

You gain access to all kinds of library materials (puppets, board games, movies, music, you name it!) without having to spend a single penny, which means you’ll save money on things you would otherwise have to buy.

Ms. Flecha

Congratulations to Mrs. Milson's class for their awesome math skills and team work. Check out the video below to see some very cool recognition. If you are impatient, you can fast forward to around the 45 second mark! So proud of you all!

SplashLearn hosts a Springboard math competition each year for 10 weeks! 3B is entering their last week of the competition and were surprised to learn that they had earned a special Math Wizard Award for their hard work as a class!

The upcoming school week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Our MHCB (Mental Health Capacity Building) team has been working with our students all year. There are some special projects that will be featured this week and the following story is one of them. A number of our RBES students are special guest readers in the book. Well done RBES!

Our featured student readers are:

Grade KG: Ben Courtney. Pages: 22, 23

Grade 1A: Abbie Hiscock. Page: 30

Grade 1B: Grayden Rose. Pages: 16, 24

Grade 1C: Walker Reynolds. Pages: 20, 21

Grade 2A: Sophia Nagy. Pages 34, 35

Grade 2B: Hunter Clark. Pages: 18,19

Grade 3B: Qynn Wright. Pages: 26, 27, 28

Grade 4A: Maeyer Klaassen. Pages: 2, 3, 4

Grade 4B: Teegan Barrett. Page: 32

Mental Health Awareness Week Book Reading Video R2.mp4

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

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 - April 30
Education Week - May 3-7
Hats on for Mental Health - May 5
Early Dismissal - May 5