Hello
Robina Families,
We hope
your family enjoys the long weekend! When the kids come back to school on
Tuesday we will be starting our Bike Safety Program and following that they
will be starting swimming lessons.
BIKE SAFETY WEEK STARTS TUESDAY:
Beginning on
Tuesday, May 24th our yearly Bike
Safety Week (May 24-27) kicks off during regular daily physical
education classes. Throughout the week
students will be participating in activities designed to promote the learning
of the rules of the road and developing safe riding habits. Please mark your child’s name on their
helmet.
This year the school has coordinated our efforts with
the Devon Bike Association and will be offering proper helmet sizing and the
opportunity to safety check the kid's bikes. As culminating event the
school will be setting up a “Bike Rodeo” at the Dale Fisher Arena on Friday,
May 27th to give the students a fun way of demonstrating their safe
and effective riding skills. You will need to do a permission form
online before Friday, May 27!
There are extra bicycles and helmets available to
borrow from the school if needed.
Students who regularly commute to and from school using their bikes are
encouraged to continue using the outdoor bike racks; those bringing in their
bikes solely for the PE classes will be able to park their bikes within the
school gym in areas designated for their grade levels.
RED CROSS SWIMMING @ SCHOOL INFORMATION:
The registration process
has begun for our annual June school swimming program. This year the school is branching out and
trying something new which we feel will be of benefit to all our Grade 1-4 students. Students in Kindergarten will be swimming but
not having lessons.
This year the school will
be taking part in the Red Cross Swimming @ School program where the kids will
be instructed by trained lifeguards about water safety and swimming skills.
Within the program students
will be placed into levels, based on parent responses to the skill survey, and
then work on skills similar to what they would be working on in the regular
Swim Kid program. There have been some
questions as to whether students can earn swimming badges. With the Swimming @ School program the
students will not have the opportunity to earn badges BUT if the student is
able to present their "swimming report card" from their previous
lessons the swim instructors can check off completed skills on the Swim Kids report
cards.
In completing the student
swimming skill survey here is a programming comparison to aid in correctly
identifying your child's CURRENT swim level:
Swim@School Level Red Cross Swim Kids
Beginner = Swim Kids 1-3
Intermediate = Swim
Kids 4-6
Advanced = Swim Kids 7-10
With the Swimming @ School
program the school is subsidizing the program cost, so it is only $25.00 for
two weeks of lessons.
Permission forms and online
payment through PowerSchool are available now and must be completed before June
13.
2015-16 YEARBOOKS:
Yearbooks
must be ordered before Friday May 27! They are available to add to your Power
School cart online or alternatively you may send $20 cash or check in an
envelope with “Yearbook Order” and your child’s name and class on it. The
yearbooks are $20 for a 32 page color yearbook. They will be delivered in the
early fall.
SPRING PHOTO ORDERS DUE
JUNE 3:
You should have received your
child’s Spring Photo package. Orders can
be made up to June 3, 2016. If you do
not want to purchase your photos, please return them to the school before June
3.
DISTRICT TRACK AND FIELD LUNCH
ORDER DUE TUESDAY
This year all the students
who are participating in the district track and field event are being given the
option to order hot lunch from the RMS parent council in advance of the
meet. Come the day of the event everyone's
lunches will be ready in advance and delivered hot right to the team meeting
location, saving us time and effort. The
hot lunch ordering is completely optional and students are more than welcome to
bring their own lunches from home should they choose.
Unfortunately there is no
online payment option for the lunches as it's being arranged through the RMS
parent council. Payment for lunches can
be made direct to the school by cheque made payable to Robina Baker
Elementary. The order deadline for lunches is Tuesday, MAY 24TH AT NOON. Our school order for all students goes in
that afternoon and no late orders will be accepted.
UPCOMING DATES to NOTE:
May 20:
NO SCHOOL - PD day
May 23:
NO SCHOOL - Victoria day
May 24:
Biking Week Starts"
May 24:
BGRS Track Meet lunch order forms due
May 27:
Bike Rodeo – permission required
May 27:
Last day to order 2015-16 Yearbooks
June 2: BGRS Elementary Track Meet @ RMS
June 3:
Photo orders are due
June 9:
Grade 4 classes to Drumheller
June 10: Swimming permission required
June 13:
Swimming Starts
