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Bonjour les familles!
We would like to thank all of our wonderful volunteers who came with us to Alice in Wonderland! We appreciate your generosity with your time and willingness to help out.
We will be launching our Jump Rope for Heart Fundraiser. See our parent letter for more information about fundraising and prizes. There are many fun prizes to be won while students build healthy habits!
Upcoming Field Trips:
We are still looking for more volunteers for Telus Spark - please let us know by email if you are available to attend!
May 30th - Telus Spark Science Centre where we will be doing a workshop on boats and buoyancy! We are looking for parent volunteers to come with us on this exciting outing. Field trip permission forms are due now and can be filled out and payment made via School Cash.
Updates and Reminders:
Updates and Reminders:
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities:
May 30 - Gr. 2 - Telus Spark field trip (All day)
June 7 - Gr. 2 - Bowling field trip
June 13 - Gr. 2 field trip - Granary Road (All day)
June 21 - Gr. 2 field trip - Heritage Park (All day)
Please email us directly if you would like to volunteer for any of the upcoming Field Trips! Thank you so much!
Makerspace: Mme Page is collecting old electronics (Hairdryers, VCRs, Printers, DVD Players, etc.). Students love to use the tools to take apart these electronics during makerspace. If you have any you would like to donate, please send them in with students. Thank you.
Administrative Reminders:
Powerschool:
Please check your student's powerschool to see how they are doing across all subject areas prior to report cards being released at the end of June. Power school is an important communication tool where teachers are able to share what students need to do to improve. Grades are updated in real time so you have an up-to-date picture of how your students is doing academically.
ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL
We ask all parents to please time their child's arrival at school as close to 8:00 as possible. This is when the first bell rings for student entry. Prior to this time, there is no supervision.
Also, a reminder that there is no supervision of school playgrounds and playfields after school. Children that wish to stay after school to play on school grounds must be actively supervised by an adult.
Thanks for helping to keep our kids' play safe!
2023-2024 School Year Attendance
It is that time of year again… Rocky View schools are preparing for next year’s students! Please inform our team as soon as possible at aebowers@rockyview.ab.ca if you:
· have moved or are moving,
· are considering switching from French Immersion to English program, or
· will not be attending AE Bowers Elementary School in September 2023.
Thank you very much for your kind attention!
Learning Commons (Library): Please send your students' library books back to school on their designated Learning Commons day.
Tuesday- Mme Cornell
Thursday- Mme McCaffrey
Helpful Clickable Links:
Je lis (home reading): https://jelis.rkpublishing.com/student
Mathletics (Math practice at home): https://login.mathletics.com/
Boom Cards (Phoneme practice) : https://wow.boomlearning.com/
myBlueprint (Student Portfolio): https://app.myblueprint.ca/
Video for practicing the alphabet letters (practice this out of order, for example: in reverse)
Video for practicing sound blends and alphabet sounds (Phonemes)
Wordreference (english-french dictionary)
The Absence Choice Board is available for students that are away and still able to complete work at home. Follow this link for the instructions: Absence Choice Board
Boom Cards: This literacy tool can be used at home. Here is the link to login: https://wow.boomlearning.com/
Please check if you are able to login to myBlueprint as well: https://app.myblueprint.ca/
Airdrie Community Links is offering several Parent supports for a variety of topics such as anxiety, ADHD, big feelings, and social thinking. If you would like further information on any of these supports, and others, here is a link: Community Links Ressources
This week in:
This week in:
Literacy:
The sound of the week is: ph & gn
The words of the week are: phare, éléphant, gagne, montagne, poignée
Sight words: We have also been reviewing sight words (common words/high frequency words) with students since the beginning of the year, as we approach the end of the year, students are expected to know at least 250 sight words. We have sent home some rings with words to practice at home. For some ideas on how to practice, please see this resource: Parents Guide to Sight Words
Here is the sight word list to practice with your child at home if you would like to print and cut more out:
Literacy Routine: Students have been organized into literacy small groups that will continue to receive targeted instruction on their individual literacy goals through targeted small group instruction, and specific literacy centers. Targeted skills include phonological awareness skills, phonemic awareness instruction, listening to French, speaking French, writing, and reading instruction.
Writer's Workshop: Students have been working on fiction stories on Storyjumper - we look forward to sharing these soon!
Home Literacy: Please visit this page for details about our Home Reading Challenge.
Numeracy: Students have started to to learn about geometry through exploring 2D shapes. We will be adding on to this knowledge as we begin to learn about 3D shapes as well.
Science: We have wrapped up our study of liquids and will now be moving on to exploring boats and buoyancy! We will be kicking off this unit with a special workshop at TELUS spark.
Art: We will be making art with geometric shapes this week. Look for photos in next week's newsletter!
Phys. Ed.: Students will continuing to learn a hip hop dance with our artist in residency, Sound Kreation. Students are picking up the choreography quickly and having so much fun while moving their bodies!
May Dates:
May Dates:
May 30 - Gr. 2 - Telus Spark field trip (All day)
May 23 to June 1 - Sound Kreation Residency (dance)
June Dates:
June Dates:
June 1- Theme Day: Dress backwards
June 7 - Gr. 2 - Bowling field trip
June 13 - Gr. 2 field trip - Granary Road (All day)
June 21 - Gr. 2 field trip - Heritage Park (All day)
Thank you,
Mme Cornell & Mme McCaffrey
Alice in Wonderland
Our students represented A.E. Bowers so well at the Bert Church Theatre as we watched a performance of Alice in Wonderland. Thank you to our volunteers for making this outing possible!
Sound Kreation Dance Residency
Students enjoyed their first two sessions learning a hip hop choreography from Sound Kreation. We look forward to continuing to learn next week!
Thinking Classroom
Students have been participating in open-ended questions to spark their collaborative problem-solving skills. This week they examined a series of "which one doesn't belong" photos involving geometric shapes to tie in with our geometry study in math.
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