Weekly Update: October 30, 2015

HAPPY HALLOWEEN ROBINA FAMILIES!

I have to say the costumes this year were so amazing! Lots of creativity and such a happy and fun day for all of the students. We wanted to wish you all a safe and Happy Halloween! We hope you enjoy this little video from our office team.

HALLOWEEN PHOTOS:

Please Click Here for all the photos from Halloween.

MASCOT RESULTS:

It was a close race for awhile, but in the end the Raptors prevailed with the Rockets in second place followed by the Rhinos. We will now work with a graphic artist to create our official new look / logo. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote!
Gooooooo RAPTORS!

REMINDER:

Don't forget to turn your clocks back this weekend!! We don't want anyone dropped off at the wrong time!

We will be having parent meetings on Wednesday, November 4.  We are using School Interviews website to book parent meetings.  If you do not have access to a computer you can come use our parent computer in the office. To book your meeting please go to our events page; under calendar on our website and follow the simple instructions: http://rbes.blackgold.ca/calendar/events/ 

Our “Monster” Book Fair runs November 2-4.  It will be open during parent meetings, or you are welcome to come in anytime during the book fair hours.

PARENT FUNDRAISER UPDATE:

We will be selling popcorn bags on November 9/15. Please send $1 with your child if interested.
Your children have been working hard in creating a custom Christmas card which will be available for viewing and order at your parent/teacher interview. Deadline for ordering cards will be Nov 9/15.

If you have an outstanding SUTP book, it is now past due. Your $20 is due immediately.

If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions please contact us at rbesfundraising@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support!

School Council / Parent Fundraiser Meeting at 6:30 on Wednesday, November 4. Please join us in the staff room. All parents are welcome!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Weekly Update: October 23, 2015

Hello Robina Families,

I hope you all had an opportunity to take advantage of the beautiful weather this weekend. The fall days with the warm sunshine were absolutely gorgeous. This evening I was out finishing some errands and my husband and I ended up at Boston Pizza for supper. We ran into a Robina family and after a few great hugs -- "Thank you Jayla" -- I asked the family if they remembered to take their receipt to bring to school tomorrow. They hadn't and so it seemed to me that I needed to send out a reminder. If you eat at BOSTON PIZZA anywhere in the province of Alberta, save your receipt and bring it to school. We get back a cash donation from saved receipts. Thank you in advance for your support for this program. And yes I remembered to grab my receipt and the one off the table next to me that was left behind. :)

Below are the group photos and beneath them the links for individual photos for the last two assemblies.

Remaining photos for October 16th assembly can be found here.

Remaining photos for October 23 Assembly can be found here.

School Photos went home this week.  The order deadline is Friday, October 30.  If your child missed photo day, or just had a bad hair day, photo retakes will be on Tuesday, November 17 in the morning. 

Mrs. Becker farewell assembly. On Wednesday, October 28 we will be hosting a farewell assembly for Mrs. Becker at 2:30. All parents are welcome to attend!

We will be doing our annual Halloween parade on Friday, October 30 during our regular Friday morning assembly. So please have your child dressed for first thing in the morning.  We ask that no one brings weapons to school as part of their costume.  We would like you to consider the young ages of our student body and that some of the younger students still frighten very easily and become upset with the more gory choices in costumes.  Please refrain from overly scary and bloody costumes.   

We will be having parent meetings on Wednesday, November 4.  We are using School Interviews website to book parent meetings.  If you do not have access to a computer you can come use our parent computer in the office. To book your meeting please go to our events page; under calendar on our website and follow the simple instructions: http://rbes.blackgold.ca/calendar/events/ 

Our “Monster” Book Fair runs November 2-4.  Hours: Monday at noon - 3:30. Tuesday: 8:30 - 3:30 and Wednesday: 8:30 am - 7:00 pm. Students have a scheduled time and can shop at lunch. Parents are welcome to come in anytime during the book fair hours. 

Monday, November 2 is Twin Day!  Dress the same as two, three or as many friends as you can! Everyone showed amazing school spirit for our last dress up day - Time Warp! You can view those photos here. We absolutely loved everyone's creativity.

Remembrance Day Assembly will be on Tuesday, November 10 at 10:45. This is a formal dress up day. All students will be given a poppy on this day and we ask for a small silver donation if possible. Parents are invited to attend.

NO SCHOOL - November 11 (Remembrance Day), November 12 & 13: midterm break

Enjoy the week,

Weekly Update: October 9, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving Robina Families,

 As I walked around the school this week and watched the various Thanksgiving activities going on around the school, I was reminded how thankful I am every day to work with children. They are all truly a blessing and each one is so very special! My job as a principal takes away a lot of my own family time (as do many of your jobs), however, I am extremely thankful to get to do something that I absolutely love to do every day. Thank you all for sharing your children with me!

Assembly this week:

Our respect theme will continue until the end of the month. This week our focus was on respect out on the playground and what that looks like. We also read a wonderful story about respecting our elders.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our students of the week:

You can find the additional individual photos here.

This week's wrist band challenge winner is:

Fire Safety Week

Thank you to the Devon Fire Department for bringing by fire safety books to the Grade 4s for Fire Safety Week!

They also have information for all of our families to help you and your family with a better understanding of fire safety.  Go to http://firefacts.org and you will find free printable activities, games, and a Parent Homework section, used to help educate parents on what you can do to make your homes safer. (I attached a photo if you want)

To help keep our school safe, we had a fire drill this week.  Our students and staff did a great job following our emergency protocols from Hour-Zero.  If you have any questions about our school emergency program you can check out our website at http://rbes.blackgold.ca/parents/emergency-procedures/.

SUTP Books

Just a reminder that the SUTP books are due back on Thursday!  If you have ordered books they will go home with your child as soon as we get books returned from those who are not purchasing their books. 

WIN, WIN, WIN!!!

ALL STUDENTS THAT HAVE THEIR SUTP BOOKS AND / OR SUTP ORDERS RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL BY OCTOBER 16, 2015 WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A SNACK PACK SET!  IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN SUTP ORDER, YOUR SIBLING DID – AND ALL SIBLINGS WILL ALSO BE ENTERED IN THE DRAW.

Please remember, if you choose not to purchase the book, that is your option, but please return the book itself to the school asap.

The draw will take place at the assembly on Friday, October 17, 2015.

RBES Fundraising committee is holding a meeting this Wednesday, October 14 at 5:30 pm.  Please join us and see what we are working on, as well as bring us your ideas!

Fall Picture Days

Wednesday, October 14 is our Fall Picture Day! Thursday, October 15 the KT/TH Kindergarten class will have their pictures taken in the morning.  If your child is absent on the Wednesday, they are also welcome to have their picture taken Thursday morning. 

Time Warp Day

Our next School Spirit Day is Time Warp Day!  So on Friday, October 16 your child can dress in their favorite time zone – it can be any time period - the 70s, 80s, Victorian, Western or even the future.

Hot Lunch and Milk Tickets

The November hot lunch order deadline is Wednesday, October 21.  Milk tickets can be purchased anytime throughout the year and will be sent home with your child. 

Operation  Education is back at Robina Baker!  Hosted and provided by Boston Pizza.

Please have your child drop your receipts from ANY Boston Pizza location in the designated drop box located in the school office.  All receipts received enter the students name in a draw for a $25 Boston Pizza gift card in December and June! Please write the students first and last name as well as classroom on the back of all receipts.  A huge Thanks to Boston Pizza for supporting our tools for Education at Robina Baker!

Have a great long weekend!

Good luck to the Cross Country Team at the Turkey Chase!  Have a Happy Thanksgiving and remember: Tuesday is a PD day for the staff, so students return to school on Wednesday, October 14 (ready for Picture Day)!

Weekly Update: October 2, 2015

Hello Robina Families,

This week the update will be fairly short. It was a week loaded with activities and with some of the changes in weather resulted in a number of students and staff being out sick for a few days. All of our students attended bus safety this week and our Cross Country team had its annual district meet. Congratulations to all of our RBES runners who did a fantastic job! The Cross Country team will be celebrated at an assembly when their season is finished. Mr. Henderson posts updates on FB after each meet.

ASSEMBLY

We continued to work on the character trait of RESPECT this week and on Friday we had a special presentation from the Bears club. Thank you to all the parents and special guests who came out to celebrate with the Students of the Week.

Student of the Week Photo Album - Oct 2, 2015  (click album name for the link)

NEW LIBRARIAN!

We would like to send out a big warm RBES WELCOME to Mrs. Webb who will be starting as our new librarian on Monday, October 5. 

PERMISSION FORMS

We need your help! Please get those permission forms and fees in for all field trips and extracurricular events in a timely manner. By leaving it to the morning of the trip it creates disappointment for students whose parents we can't get a hold of and chaos for the office staff. Thank you in advance for your help with this.

SCHOOL COUNCIL / RBES FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE UPDATE

Thank you to all that came out for the AGM on September 30.

Please help us in welcoming our new Parent Council executive:

Chair - Shantell Galloway
Vice Chair - Morgen Hawkins
Secretary - Kendra Stewart

As well as our new Fundraising Council:

Chair - Michelle Dewar
Vice Chair - Natasha Kuchirka
Treasurer - Morgen Hawkins
Secretary - Kendra Stewart

Please feel free to contact our email addresses if you have any questions or concerns.

Parent Council - rbescouncil@gmail.com
Fundraising Council - rbesfundraising@gmail.com

We are always looking for parent volunteers to help out, and new members to join us at any time!  Come on out to a meeting and be a part of the fun!  Meeting dates are always posted in the weekly update, as well as on the RBES School Council facebook page.

If you have SUTP book orders that are completed, please send them back to the school as soon as possible.  If you are still working on selling, all SUTP orders are due back at the school by October 15, 2015.

Snack packs are still available, for $15 per set of two.  Please email the fundraising council (rbesfundraising@gmail.com).  We will have snack packs available during lunch hours on Friday afternoons for purchase.
Thank you so much for your support!!

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

Wed. Oct 7: early dismissal, school ends at 2:21
Mon, Tues (Oct 12 & 13): NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving and PD day)
Wed, Thurs (Oct 14 & 15): PICTURE DAY *Reminder notices will be sent home

Have a great weekend,