As the end of the school year draws nearer, the days seem to get busier and busier. This update is loaded with lots of pictures and is a long one! You might want to get comfy and grab your favourite morning beverage while you give this a read! This past week was filled with Bike Safety activities every day. A big thank you to all of the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbours who helped out by dropping off bikes. There were still about 40 bikes left in the gym at the end of the day on Friday, so please ensure those get picked up as we will have to move them to the outside bike racks. Thank You Mr. Henderson for doing a fabulous job with our Bike Safety program this week!
A FEW BIKE SAFETY PICTURES:
BGRS TRACK MEET - Thursday, June 4
We have 85 students attending the track meet on Thursday, June 4. Parent volunteers are needed to help supervise on track meet day. If you are able to help out, please fill out the form at this link: http://goo.gl/forms/nCVpG72Lii Thank you in advance! Your help is much appreciated. **AS WELL, a quick reminder to get online permission forms and the $3 fee paid.
GRADE 4 DRAMA - Serenade to Swine
Our Grade 4s did a fabulous job on their drama presentation. Their months of hard work with Mrs. Stanski and Mrs. Fleming really paid off.
ASSEMBLY Update
We finished off our theme of self-discipline this month and will be moving on to the theme of PERSEVERANCE for the month of June.
Our last Golden Garbage Can winners of the year were both grade 4 classes. CONGRATULATIONS! Thank you Miss Betty for offering the Golden Garbage Can award and all of your hard work!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WEEK'S STUDENT OF THE WEEK WINNERS!
Wrist Band Challenge Winners: Hunter in 3R and Kaylee in 3R
Pizza with the Principal Winners: Sophie - 1L; Savannah - 3R; Rohan - 3R and Gage - 2MT
** 3R students were super LUCKY this week!
SPORTS DAY
The students and staff all showed their school spirit and got their GAME ON by celebrating sports day! Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy! Special thanks to Mrs. Suter for organizing a staff uniform!
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES & INFORMATION
June 1-5: all week - Dental Flouride for K-2 students
June 2: Pizza with the Principal
June 3: EARLY DISMISSAL & Yoga
June 4: BGRS Track Meet at Riverview - Events start at 9:45
June 8 - 19: Swimming for RBES students (every morning - both weeks)
HUGE Congratulations are being sent out to Mrs. Down who has announced her Retirement this week. Mrs. Down has a Music and an Education degree as well as a Graduate diploma in Music from New England Conservatory (Boston) and Liszt Academy (Budapest). She has taught for a total of 41 years. She is planning to spend her retirement traveling as well as pursuing her interest in art, music and yarn crafts. She also plans to volunteer in schools and offer her services as a substitute! We wish you nothing but the BEST Mrs. Down as you enter this new chapter in your life!
Three things every parent and teacher should know about children’s vision
By: Dr. Kevin Hesterman
As parents and teachers, you want to ensure you are setting up your children and students for success in every possible way. You make sure they brush their teeth, learn their ABCs and do their homework. It’s just as important that you ensure they have healthy eyes and can see clearly.
Here are three important things that you should know about children’s vision:
1. 20/20 isn’t everything. Sight tests and school screenings can determine if children have 20/20 vision, but they do not check eye health or measure any other vision skills needed for learning such as eye coordination, peripheral awareness and eye/hand coordination. While these screenings are useful tools, they should not be used as a substitute for an annual comprehensive eye exam by a Doctor of Optometry.
2. Learning is connected to vision. A school-age child’s eyes are constantly in use in the classroom and at play. If their visual skills are lacking or impaired, your child will need to work harder which may result in learning challenges, headaches or fatigue. Many children who are diagnosed with learning or behavioural disabilities actually suffer from vision problems.
3. You may not know something is wrong. Many parents and teachers think that they would know if their children or students are having vision challenges, but that isn’t always the case. Children often don’t realize anything is wrong – they assume everyone sees the way they do. Also, many eye diseases go undetected by parents and teachers because they have no symptoms. An eye exam is often the only way to catch those conditions before it’s too late.
Alberta Health Care covers the cost of annual eye exams for children until they turn 19. Kindergarten students can also get a free pair of eyeglasses through the Eye See…Eye Learn® program. Click here to learn how Eye See…Eye Learn® works for parents, teachers and students.
Whew! If you made it all the way to the end of this post . . . thank you for staying with me!
Until next week,
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