Hello Robina Families:
Whew! What an amazingly busy week we had at RBES! On top of all of our great learning, we had students going to Cross Country, student photos, talked about Orange Shirt Day and it's significance at our Friday assembly and then participated in the Terry Fox Run!
ASSEMBLY UPDATE:
You can check out our assembly agenda here: https://goo.gl/NFfcT2 . The story that we shared was very powerful and would be a great one to revisit as a family.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! to OUR STUDENTS OF THE WEEK:
You can find individual student of the week photos at this link: https://goo.gl/kFE9aM
PARENT CONCERNS / FEEDBACK:
Please remember if you ever have a concern or have feedback for us, we want to hear it! We would prefer if you spoke directly to your child's teacher first or to the office for more global concerns, so that we can address small issues before they become bigger ones. All of our staff work very long hours and as human beings we do occasionally make mistakes. We are happy to correct these when made aware of them and would prefer to do so directly with those whom we have inadvertently created angst. We have a very loving and caring staff who truly have children's best interests at heart. Sometimes things are seen and heard out of context and we are judged for a snapshot in time. This is something that I normally encourage staff to take with a grain of salt and let it roll off their shoulders, as almost always, these unfortunate perceptions can be cleared up with a simple conversation. However, I must admit that I am bothered lately when social media is used to vent about things that our staff is unaware of and yet no one has come in to speak with us. That is not only unfair, but hurtful, especially when I have a bird's eye view of how hard each person in this building works and how deeply we all care for your children. It is understandable that we all get emotional from time to time when it is felt that something is unjust or unfair, but we respectfully request that you bring it to our attention directly, so we can continue to work together to make this school and this community the best it can be for you and your children. Thank you in advance for your attention to our concern.
VERIFICATION FORMS: VERY IMPORTANT!!
This is a quick reminder to get those online verification forms done. Our school still has many that are not done. There were both email and text reminders sent out to you from Black Gold. This replaces that paperwork package that we used to send home every fall. The faster you get this done, the quicker we can have our information updated. Already we have had to make some calls home and phone numbers and email addresses have changed and it makes communication very difficult -- this is worrisome to us, especially in an emergency. Thank you in advance for getting to this quickly!
Here is a copy of what the email looks like in case you are unable to find it in your inbox:
CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE:
Our cross country team travelled to Peace Hills Park in Wetaskiwin this past Tuesday to participate in the LDAA district meet. Our students did an amazing job on challenging themselves to complete this tough hilly course. The team members will be recognized at assembly when the season is done. We will let parents know in advance when that celebration will be. Thank you to the parents that came out to watch and cheer our kiddos on! You can see some pictures from that day at this link: https://goo.gl/u7MynT
They have their next event on Tuesday, October 3 after school at Ecole Coloniale Estates School! Here is the race schedule for those who are interested:
After that some of our kiddos are headed to Leduc Estates school on October 7th to wrap up the Cross Country season.
SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM:
The Government of Alberta has allocated funds for School Nutrition. We are looking to our wonderful community for some ideas as to how we could go about increasing positive nutrition for our children.
Please click on this link to submit your ideas!
TERRY FOX RUN: CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES!
Thank you to all the parents who came out to walk with our students and for the families who donated to the Terry Fox Foundation. We will let you know next week for much money we raised. If you missed it you can still donate online at: http://www.terryfox.ca/RobinaBakerElementary
We would also like to send a huge thank you to the JMHS students who volunteered to walk with our classes this year! It was wonderful to have your participation in this event and we really appreciated the extra sets of hands. YOU ROCK!!!
The DEVON LIONS CLUB also gets a huge shout out from our school, and all of the other Devon schools that participated in the run, for providing apples and granola bars to snack on. Thank you for sending some extra hands to help with passing out the food as well. Your continued support over the years is much appreciated!
THANK YOU!
A big thank you to St. Georges Anglican Church in Devon who donated grocery cards for our "Pantry". We like to have fresh fruit for our kiddos who forget a snack or lunch. The Leduc Food Bank also supplies us with cheese and crackers, granola bars, fruit cups and juice boxes.
FCSS AND OTHER AGENCIES:
A number of community agencies provide support through parenting and informational workshops. Check out the numerous opportunities below!
PARENT WORKSHOP:
TWO FREE WORKSHOPS FOR YOU:
FAMILY WORKSHOP SERIES:
Some Great Caregiver Sessions:
UPCOMING EVENTS: (Click here for a link to our RBES Calendar)
Monday, Oct. 2: Custodial Appreciation Day! THANK YOU Miss Betty & Miss Pam for all you do!
Tuesday, Oct. 3: Coloniale Cross Country Run - after school
Tuesday, Oct. 3: School Council and RBES Fundraiser Meetings -- Start time 6:00 pm
Wednesday, Oct. 4: Early Dismissal @ 2:21 pm
Thursday, Oct. 5: National Teacher Day!
Friday, Oct. 6: Kinder Safety City field trip for both of Ms. Garlough's classes
Saturday, Oct. 7: John Bole Classic Cross Country Run in Leduc
FUTURE EVENTS:
Monday, Oct. 9: NO SCHOOL! Happy Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, Oct. 10: Fruit Fundraiser going home (for Grade 4 year end field trip)
Thursday, Oct. 12: School Wide LockDown Drill
Monday, Oct. 16: Kinder Safety City field trip for Mrs. Water's Kinder classes
Thursday, Oct. 19: Fruit Orders Due!
Friday, Oct. 20th: NO SCHOOL! PD Day!
Have a wonderful week,
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