The grade 1 students have been exploring more of the Montessori Second Great Lesson. We learned about fossils and actually became paleontologists as we used tools to find some shell fossils. Check out the photos below!

Next in our Great Lesson we explored the next part in the story of how life comes to earth. I'll give you a hint..."This animal had a long body, but no legs. Its skin was hard and scaly. It swam around the ocean easily because it had little flaps that helped it to steer and turn and stop. Now these flaps are called fins. The animal could breathe underwater through another set of flaps called gills..." What is it?

Well, this animal was the earth's first fish!

And guess what we now have as our new classroom pet? A male rose petal betta fish and we named him Marshmallow!

We created lists in our writing journal about what a fish needs to survive. We discussed the difference between wants and needs. Some of the things we came up with were:

- water

- habitat (or home or shelter)

- food

- care

- oxygen (or air)

Upcoming Dates:

• November 22 - November 28- Book Fair (order through the link below) https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5163640
• November 30 - Hand in your child's Move-ember movement minutes

• December 2 – Holiday Character Day 

• December 16 – Ugly Sweater Day 

• December 17 – PJ Day – Last day of classes before the break

 Time to Shop! 

Dear families,

It’s here! Our school’s Scholastic Virtual Book Fair has begun! Our very own shopping site will be open from Monday, November 22nd – Sunday, November 28th

Experience the joy of a Book Fair online by joining us at our Virtual Family Event! Make your favourite snacks, and come together as a family to view the fun, exciting and inspiring titles by clicking the link below:

https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5163640

Campaign page for Virtual Bookfair virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca

Share this link with Grandparents, too! Extended family can participate in the Virtual Book Fair from the comfort of home.

Remember, all purchases benefit our school and earn Rewards that can be redeemed for books and Education Resources for our school’s classrooms and library.

Thank you for participating in our

Scholastic Virtual Book Fair!

Happy reading! 

Hello Families! 

 

Wow!  The students In Action Club are blown away by your donations.  When we add up all of the items brought in, we ended up with a grand total of 1,152 food items!  Way to show care and generosity LBS!  By donating these items, you have helped make a huge positive change in the lives of Veterans that needed our help.   

 

The Students in Action Club would like to thank you for helping make this food drive such a success. Please check out the stop motion clip that we made to track our growing donations table.

The Students in Action Club  

https://youtu.be/yc00HiG6kQU 

Upcoming Dates:

November 19 - Freezer Feastival Pickup (Please pick up your order between 11:45 am –2:00 pm in the alley/staff parking lot)

November 22 – Virtual Book Fair Begins (link sent out on Monday)

November 25 - Parent-Teacher Conferences from 4:00pm - 7:30pm

November 26 - Parent-Teacher Conferences from 8:00am - 1:00pm

 Hello families,

What have we been up to in Room 8? Well...

We've been celebrating National Metis Week by learning about Symbols of Metis Culture. Ask your child about the moccasin and sash artifacts that were brought into our classroom. 

We continue to explore student's Cultural Heritage by learning how to say hello in Michif, Cree, and French!

We have started the Second Great Lesson in our Montessori classroom. The students in Room 8 explored early ocean life including jellyfish, seaweed, sea sponges, and sea worms. The most recent demonstration was trilobites.

The students in Room 8 continue to learn about representing numbers to twenty using pictures, numbers, and words. The Grade 1s have began a Writers Workshop where they are following five steps to become a good writer. This math work and writing work will be sent home next week before conferences for your child to share with you!

More information about conferences will be sent in a School Messenger on Friday afternoon. 

Take care,

Mrs. Melindy

Veteran Food Drive 

As of Wednesday, we have collected 809 food items, which is absolutely amazing!  Thanks for your continued generosity so far everyone!  Please keep bringing in food items until November 16^th and help build our donations.  We are going to have such a positive impact on the lives of Veterans.

Some ideas for donations are:

• Canned Beans, Vegetables, and Meats (Fish or Chicken) 
• Cooking Oil 
• Crackers 
• Nuts 
• Spices 
• Granola Bars 
• Peanut Butter 
• Cereal 
• Soup, Chili and Stew 

Thank you! 

Hello Families,

Our Grade 1 class hosted the Remembrance Day today with the Grade 6s. We have been learning what peace is, why wearing a poppy is important, and why we acknowledge Remembrance Day. Check out the  watercolour poppies we created and our photography art about peace and gratitude. 

Have a wonderful Remembrance Day and I will see all students back at school on Monday, November 15th. 

 SAVE THE DATE!

Dear families,

Our school’s Scholastic Virtual Book Fair will begin next week! Our very own shopping site will be open from Monday, November 22nd – Sunday, November 28th.

Experience the joy of a Book Fair online by joining us at our Virtual Family Event! Make your favourite snacks, and come together as a family to view the fun, exciting and inspiring titles. A link will be sent out on Monday the 22^nd.

Share this link with Grandparents, too! Extended family can participate in the Virtual Book Fair from the comfort of home.

Remember, all purchases benefit our school and earn Rewards that can be redeemed for books and Education Resources for our school’s classrooms and library.

Thank you for participating in our Scholastic Virtual Book Fair!

Happy reading! 

 Poppy Fund Donations

Students will be given a poppy on November 10th while honoring Rememberance Day at school.  If you would like to send in a monotary donation to support the Poppy Fund that day, it would be greatly appreciated.  You can also show your support by donating online by following the link below: https://legion.ca/donations

Thank you kindly in advance!

We've been focusing on our cultural heritage in Room 8. It is amazing to learn about the different countries our families are from, the special foods from our culture, the special celebrations in our culture, and the languages we speak at home. Today we were taught how to say hello in many different languages from the students in our classroom! One student even taught us how to say "I love you" in Blackfoot! 

Check out some of cultural heritage below!

Important upcoming dates:

• November 5 - Blue and White Day
• November 10 – Room 7 & 8 Remembrance Day Assembly 
• November 11 – Fundraising Freezer Feastival Orders due 
• November 12 – Non-instructional Day 
• November 15 – National Metis Week 
• November 18 – Pattern Day 
• November 22 – Virtual Book Fair Begins 
• November 25 and 26 - Conferences 

Hello Families!  

So far, our food drive to support the Veterans Food Bank is off to a great start!  As of today we have collected 112 food items!  Our goal is to collect 500 items and we hope that you will continue to help us not only reach that goal, but make a positive difference in the lives of veterans.  Keep up the generosity LBS Community! 

 

Did you know that the food items that food banks are in need of are: 

• Canned Beans, Vegetables, and Meats (Fish or Chicken) 
• Cooking Oil 
• Crackers 
• Nuts 
• Spices 
• Granola Bars 
• Peanut Butter 
• Cereal 
• Soup, Chili and Stew 

Thank you! 

The Students in Action Club

Veterans Food Drive

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

The Grade 6 Students in Action Club have organized and will be running a food drive starting on November 1st and ending on November 16th. The collected food will be going to the Veterans Food Bank, as Remembrance Day is coming up and we would like to show our appreciation for our Veterans.  This also connects to our learning in preparing for the upcoming Remembrance Day assembly that Room 7 and Room 8 will be hosting. 

Please bring non-perishable food items such as: soup, pasta, baby food, cereal, peanut butter, protein or granola bars, trail mix and canned goods like fish or vegetables. Any other non-perishable items that you think of are welcomed to be donated. Don’t forget to try and bring some gluten free or nut free items in case of anyone with allergies.

Move-ember Challenge
November is movement month at LBS! We are encouraging students to be active throughout the winter with a movement challenge for move-ember!
 
Students are encouraged to keep track of their movement minutes outside of school time from November 1-30. The class that earns the most movement minutes at the end of the month will earn a special reward! Please support your child in tracking their movement minutes either on a hardcopy sent home with your child that looks like this...

Let’s encourage each other to be active and healthy! See this video here for more information about our at school and at home challenges for the month.