Weekly Update: April 29, 2018

Hello Robina Families,

Whew! What a week filled with all kinds of EXTRA! This post is filled with lots of pictures and information. Enjoy the read! This upcoming week is Education Week (more information further below in the post) and there is lots planned to celebrate our journey in Education. Parents are always welcome to join us for any of the special events.

Our assembly this week was extra special as we had all of the grade two's presenting. 2A & 2B presented some very creative movie trailers on Cooperation and 2C & 2D did a great job presenting a truth and honesty song that had a really catchy beat. You can check out the agenda here and click on the links for the song and the movie trailers: https://goo.gl/E8fRXA

2C & 2D performing a song on HONESTY

CONGRATULATIONS!!! to OUR STUDENTS OF THE WEEK:

Click here for individual photos: https://goo.gl/eMZh9T

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BOKS KID of the Week!

CONGRATS TO OUR DRAW WINNERS!!

BOKS SPECIAL GUEST

Our BOKS kiddos were so lucky to have special guest and Edmonton Eskimo kicker Hugh O'Neill lead our BOKS workout on Thursday. The students were all super excited and wore their green and gold in support of our Edmonton Eskimos football team. They had a great workout, learned how to throw a football and even got to have an autograph in the end!

BIKERS AGAINST BULLYING

We were surprised by a visit this past week from the Bikers Against Bullying. It was quite the sight and a couple of our students got to go for a ride and promote taking a stand against bullying!

Education Week

We have so much planned for Education Week April 30 - May 4!

Please go to our website for more details!

Beef Jerky Sales
Support the RBES FUNDRAISING SOCIETY and purchase delicious Wilhuk Beef Jerky or Sausage!  You can order online through PowerSchool or if you need to order by cash or cheque, you can download a copy of the form or request one from the office. This year's fundraising is for a number of items including: Student Agendas, Mathletics, Cultural Events, Classroom Resources and more. For a more comprehensive list, visit our website at:  Orders must be in by Friday, May 4th.

STAFF APPRECIATION DAY

Our school council prepared this lovely video, a scrumptious lunch and presented the staff with handmade bracelets and a cheque for each classroom to receive $100 for extra supplies. Thank you so much for your extra efforts on our behalf on Friday. It was very much appreciated! A huge thank you to all who came out to help out in any way!

Staff vs. Boys Floor Hockey Team

The staff and students had so much fun playing floor hockey at lunch recess on Thursday and the gym was once again roaring with laughter, fun and cheers!

Next Year Planning

We do have a quick survey for all of our families that we want you to fill out as we want to know if you are planning on returning to Robina Baker or if you are moving out of town or to a different school in the Fall.   In order to assist us with our planning for next year, please click on this link and fill out the survey. Your timely response is critical for planning and staffing next year. If you already completed this survey - thank you so much!

If your child currently attends Robina Baker you do not have to register online for next year.  If you have a younger child that is old enough for Pre-School (4 years old by February) or Kindergarten (5 years old by February) then you can register now for school for next year!  If your child is moving on to Riverview Middle School their file will be transferred to that school at the end of June.

You Can Register For Pre-School or Kindergarten Now! 

EVENTS:

UPCOMING EVENTS: (Click here for a link to our RBES Calendar) - We have been made aware that our calendar on the RBES website is not always syncing with our Google calendar. If you use the link above or subscribe to the calendar using the link above you will not experience any problems. 

Education Week Activity Details: https://rbes.blackgold.ca/calendar/activities/ 

Monday, April 30 - Pancake & PJs to Kick Off Education Week 

Monday, April 30 - Lion's Club Reading

Tuesday, May 1 - Grade 4 Author Visit - Joan Galat

Wednesday, May 2 - Early Dismissal

Wednesday, May 2 -Hats Off to Mental Health - Wear your favorite hat!!

Wednesday, May 2 - Wellness Afternoon - check out more details on our website: https://rbes.blackgold.ca/calendar/activities/ (scroll to bottom of page for wellness activities)

Thursday, May 3 - Celtic Traditions Presentation @ 10:45 am

Thursday, May 3 - Grade 1 Author Visit - The Maddy Chronicles ** Permission Form Required

Friday, May 4 - Author - Tammy Sosnowski visiting assembly

Friday, May 4 - Grade 3 Author visit (Tammy Sosnowski)

Friday, May 4 - Beef Jerky Orders are due!

May 14 - 17 - Bike Safety Week

Friday, May 18 - PD DAY - NO SCHOOL!

Monday, May 21 - NO SCHOOL! Victoria Day



COMMUNITY EVENTS

Understanding Resistance in Children

If your grade 3 or 4 child is interested in Basketball, here is a summer opportunity for you.

Have a fantastic week,

Weekly Update: April 21, 2018

Hello Robina Families,

Staff Appreciation Volunteers Needed

The School Council is looking for volunteers to help with the Staff Appreciation Lunch (and we are so thankful)!  If you can volunteer on Friday, April 27 over the lunch hour, please let the School Council know by completing this quick survey

Next Year Planning

We do have a quick survey for all of our families that we want you to fill out as we want to know if you are planning on returning to Robina Baker or if you are moving out of town or to a different school in the Fall.   In order to assist us with our planning for next year, please click on this link and fill out the survey. Your timely response is critical for planning and staffing next year. If you already completed this survey - thank you so much!

If your child currently attends Robina Baker you do not have to register online for next year.  If you have a younger child that is old enough for Pre-School (4 years old by February) or Kindergarten (5 years old by February) then you can register now for school for next year!  If your child is moving on to Riverview Middle School their file will be transferred to that school at the end of June.

Education Week

We have so much planned for Education Week April 30 - May 4!

You Can Register For Pre-School or Kindergarten Now! 

EVENTS:

UPCOMING EVENTS: (Click here for a link to our RBES Calendar) - We have been made aware that our calendar on the RBES website is not always syncing with our Google calendar. If you use the link above or subscribe to the calendar using the link above you will not experience any problems. 

Friday, April 13 & Saturday, April 14th - Boys Floor Hockey Tournament in Leduc at Caledonia!

Friday, April 20th - NO SCHOOL - PD DAY

Monday, April 23rd - Beef Jerky fundraiser Kick-off


COMMUNITY EVENTS

Understanding Resistance in Children

If your grade 3 or 4 child is interested in Basketball, here is a summer opportunity for you.

Have a fantastic week,

Weekly Update: April 14, 2018

Hello Robina Families,

Wow, what a week! We were immersed in the Arts and there were so many opportunities to enhance our culture. The staff and students outdid themselves with all the beautiful art and displays that were placed around our school. It was like teaching in a culture rich art gallery. Our kinders went to WEM sea life caverns for some hands on learning and our track students headed to the Butterdome for Klondike Relays. What was truly amazing was the focused learning that was happening everywhere in between all of the events. One of our boys floor hockey teams was at a tournament in Leduc this past weekend and the other team plays in Beaumont this

Assembly Update:

We are continuing our theme trust, honesty and integrity. Students listened to stories and participated in some interesting scenario questions in the small assemblies during the week. Friday's assembly was dedicated to the RBES Arts performance which was just beautiful. All of the grades presented something and we heard songs, watched dances, listened to hand bells and saw a teaser for the grade 4 drama production.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! to OUR STUDENTS OF THE WEEK:

INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS - CLICK HERE: https://goo.gl/sLTvBa

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BOKS KID of the Week!

RBES ART GALA AND CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS

Our Art Gala and Celebration of the Arts was a huge success. We had many fantastic presentations every morning of the week as well as an absolutely BEAUTIFUL Art Gala evening that was attended by over 300 members of our RBES community. There are many many pictures to share from the week as well as from the Art Gala event and the Photo Booth. Feel free to click on any of the links below to see those pictures and/or download any pictures that are of interest to you. Many of the family photos are quite excellent and we are happy to share those with you.

ART GALA PHOTOS CLICK HERE

PHOTO BOOTH PICTURES: CLICK ON THIS LINK TO CHECK THESE OUT AND DOWNLOAD ANY YOU WANT TO HAVE A COPY OF! https://goo.gl/hkGBdk

CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS -- All photos click here

Humbolt Strong Jersey Day

During all of the fun and excitement of the Celebration of the Arts, we took some time on Thursday to join the rest of Canada to remember the Humbolt Broncos.

Next Year Planning

We do have a quick survey for all of our families that we want you to fill out as we want to know if you are planning on returning to Robina Baker or if you are moving out of town or to a different school in the Fall.   In order to assist us with our planning for next year, please click on this link and fill out the survey. Your timely response is critical for planning and staffing next year. If you already completed this survey - thank you so much!

If your child currently attends Robina Baker you do not have to register online for next year.  If you have a younger child that is old enough for Pre-School (4 years old by February) or Kindergarten (5 years old by February) then you can register now for school for next year!  If your child is moving on to Riverview Middle School their file will be transferred to that school at the end of June.

You Can Register For Pre-School or Kindergarten Now! 

EVENTS:

UPCOMING EVENTS: (Click here for a link to our RBES Calendar) - We have been made aware that our calendar on the RBES website is not always syncing with our Google calendar. If you use the link above or subscribe to the calendar using the link above you will not experience any problems. 

Friday, April 13 & Saturday, April 14th - Boys Floor Hockey Tournament in Leduc at Caledonia!

Monday, April 16 - Ian Porteous (First Nations, Metis, Inuit Cultural Performance) - 1:00 pm 

Tuesday, April 17 - Evacuation Drill (am)

Wednesday, April 18 - Evacuation Drill (pm)

Thursday, April 19 - Boys Floor Hockey Tournament in Beaumont!

Friday, April 20th - NO SCHOOL - PD DAY

Monday, April 23rd - Beef Jerky fundraiser kick off


COMMUNITY EVENTS

If your grade 3 or 4 child is interested in Basketball, here is a summer opportunity for you.

Have a fantastic week,

Weekly Update: April 6th, 2018

Hello Robina Families,

We welcomed back a group of well-rested students this week from Spring Break. We hope that everyone enjoyed some much deserved time with their families. We are now in the home stretch until the end of the school year. There is still lots of learning to come, but we will also begin our planning for next year.
In order to assist us with our planning for next year, please click on this link and fill out the survey. Your timely response is critical for planning and staffing next year.

Assembly Update:

This month, our theme is trust, honesty and integrity. During our assembly this week we had some excellent"what would you do?" discussions. Students were engaged and contributed excellent answers that really showed what great students we have at RBES! Check out the assembly agenda for the links to some of our discussions, songs, and stories.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! to OUR STUDENTS OF THE WEEK:

INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS - CLICK HERE: https://goo.gl/V5prH8

CONGRATS TO OUR DRAW WINNERS!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BOKS KID of the Week!

RBES ART GALA AND CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS

There are a variety of events planned for the week of April 9th - 13th to celebrate the Fine Arts including musical performances and the week's main event will be an Art Gala on Thursday, April 12th. Please save that date!!!! All families are welcome to attend any of the daily performances at 8:45 am as well.

Art Gala
Thursday, April 12th
This will be our big fancy wrap up for the week to celebrate all the talented artists we have in this school! This will be a formal event, where students and parents are encouraged to dress up. Families will be able to walk the halls to see all of our beautiful art.

Head Lice in the School

We have had head lice confirmed in the school.  We will be doing another school-wide check very soon.  In the meantime, we strongly encourage parents to check their child's head for lice.  We have great information on our website on how to check and what to do if you find some - please check it out! 

COMMUNITY EVENTS

If your grade 3 or 4 child is interested in Basketball, here is a summer opportunity for you.

EVENTS:

UPCOMING EVENTS: (Click here for a link to our RBES Calendar) - We have been made aware that our calendar on the RBES website is not always syncing with our Google calendar. If you use the link above or subscribe to the calendar using the link above you will not experience any problems. 

Monday, April 9 - Celebration of the Arts Musical Performance - Kym Simons - 8:45 am
- Kinders (Mrs. Waters) to Sea Life Caverns at WEM

Tuesday, April 10 - Celebration of the Arts Musical Performance - Mark Kuntz - Drummer - 8:45 am
- Track team gone to Klondike Relays

Wednesday, April 11 - Celebration of the Arts Musical Performance - Rhythmic Gymnastics/Dance Performance - 8:45 am

Thursday, April 12 - Celebration of the Arts Musical Performance - Improv and High School Drama Club - 8:45
- RBES Art Gala - 5:00 - 7:00

Friday, April 13 - Celebration of the Arts Musical Performance - RBES Performers - After student of the week at Assembly

Friday, April 13 & Saturday, April 14th - Boys Floor Hockey Tournament in Leduc at Caledonia!

Monday, April 16 - Ian Porteous (First Nations, Metis, Inuit Cultural Performance) - 1:00 pm 

Tuesday, April 17 - Evacuation Drill (am)

Wednesday, April 18 - Evacuation Drill (pm)

Thursday, April 19 - Boys Floor Hockey Tournament in Beaumont!

Friday, April 20th - NO SCHOOL - PD DAY

Have a fantastic week,

Weekly Update: March 31, 2018

Hello Robina Families,

Spring Break is upon us! From all of us at RBES, we would like to wish you and your families a fabulous spring break and Easter holiday. When we come back we will be well into the final weeks of our school year.


RBES ART GALA AND CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS

There are a variety of events planned for the week of April 9th - 13th to celebrate the Fine Arts. More details will be coming very shortly. The week's main event will be an Art Gala on Thursday, April 12th. Please save that date!!!!

Art Gala
Thursday, April 12th
This will be our big fancy wrap up for the week to celebrate all the talented artists we have in this
school! This will be a formal event, where students and parents are encouraged to dress up. Families will be able to walk the halls to see all of our beautiful art.


SPELL-A-THON UPDATE!

We would like to send out a big thank you to everyone who participated in the RBES Annual Spell-a-thon. As you might have seen in the paper, it was a huge success. Thank you to Dairy Queen, IGA and Tim Horton's for your sponsorship this year -- it was very much appreciated. There were also a number of local business who provided prizes or gift cards and we would like to thank you for your support as well. Our students were very excited to spell their words to win prizes. Congratulations to Mrs. Waters pm class and Mrs. Forchuk/Mrs. Tewitz's class for tying in getting the most 100% in the school. 1A (Mrs. Dupont's class) wins the top fundraiser prize again and they got to celebrate with a pizza party. Our RBES community raised just over $14,000 with this event and that will go a long way to supporting health and wellness programs at RBES.

**More photos next week!


CRAZY SOCK DAY in Support of World Down Syndrome Day:

Students displayed awesome school spirit and there were many crazy socks everywhere. Teachers showed videos in the classroom and some read a book explaining what Down Syndrome was and how it affects children/people who have it.

Family Dance - pictures and update to come next Friday -- but it was a wonderful event with lots of families in attendance and everyone appeared to have a wonderful time!

EVENTS:

UPCOMING EVENTS: (Click here for a link to our RBES Calendar) - We have been made aware that our calendar on the RBES website is not always syncing with our Google calendar. If you use the link above or subscribe to the calendar using the link above you will not experience any problems. 

March 26 - 30 - SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL!!

March 30 - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL

April 1 - HAPPY EASTER!!

April 2 - Easter Monday - NO SCHOOL

April 3 - School Resumes -- See you all there! Don't forget to set those alarm clocks!

April 4 - Early Dismissal reminder - 2:21 pm

April 5 - School Council and RBES Fundraiser Meeting

April 12 - SAVE THE DATE - RBES ART WALK and Celebration of the Arts! All RBES families are welcome to join us.

Have a wonderful spring break and Easter,

Weekly Update: March 18, 2018

Hello Robina Families,

I would like to send out a big Thank You to everyone who attended our Student Led Conferences! The students sure do love showing off what they are learning to their parents and we appreciate your support in coming out!

I hope you all enjoyed St. Patrick's Day! Our students sure did. The activities and projects were varied throughout the school. Some mischievous leprechaun's turned some classrooms upside down, students wrote leprechaun stories, read St. Patrick's day books, hunted for gold, built leprechaun traps and dressed in green.

ASSEMBLY UPDATE:

The students are continuing the theme of cooperation for the month of March. Our grade 3s and 4s are working on a digital project -- they need to create a rap, song or a poem on cooperation. We had a special outdoor assembly where we had a choice of practicing cooperation on the playground or in cross grade soccer games. 

Our grade 1s and 2s also got to listen to Mr. Coffin read a highly entertaining book called "47 Beavers on the Big Blue Sea".

Due to some scheduling conflicts we had to move around our assembly times this week and therefore did not have a student of the week or any draws.

SPELL-A-THON REMINDER!
Pledge sheets and money are due by Tuesday, March 20th at the end of the day. Celebration and prizes will be handed out on Thursday, March 22 at a 2:00 pm assembly.

PREKINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION:

You can register today online: http://www.blackgold.ca/parents/registration/ 

You can view additional information on both programs on our website at this link: http://rbes.blackgold.ca/programs/pre-kindergarten/ or this link: http://rbes.blackgold.ca/programs/kindergarten/

Don't forget to buy your tickets and come to our RBES Family Dance!! Put the date on your calendar! The grade 4s will be holding their annual cake walk and fundraiser for their year end trip. The cake walk will be held during the day at lunch hour and throughout the evening during the dance. For those new to the cake walk, it is kind of like musical chairs - but you win a cake by sitting in the lucky chair. It is a loonie per turn. Come join the fun!!

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR THE DANCE!

We still need some volunteers to help out at the dance with set up, silent auction and concession!  If you can help volunteer at the dance - please sign up here: http://signup.com/go/oFGTcFN 

COMMUNITY INFO:

Leduc Softball

EVENTS:

UPCOMING EVENTS: (Click here for a link to our RBES Calendar) - We have been made aware that our calendar on the RBES website is not always syncing with our Google calendar. If you use the link above or subscribe to the calendar using the link above you will not experience any problems. 

Tuesday, March 20 - Spell-a-thon pledge forms and money deadline

Tuesday, March 20 - Klondike Relay practice at lunch

Wednesday, March 21 - Crazy Sock Day in Recognition of Down's Syndrome

Wednesday, March 21 - Active Parenting Workshop - 6:00 - 7:30

Thursday, March 22 - Klondike Relay practice at lunch

Thursday, March 22 - 2:00 pm - Spell-a-thon Celebration Assembly

Thursday, March 22 - Family Dance

Thursday, March 22 - KLONDIKE RELAY PERMISSIONS FORMS AND FEES ARE DUE BACK BEFORE FRIDAY, MARCH 23

Friday, March 23 - NO SCHOOL PD DAY - Last Day to order Hot Lunch!

March 26 - 30 - SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL!!

March 30 - Good Friday - NO SCHOOL

April 2 - Easter Monday - NO SCHOOL

April 3 - School Resumes -- See you all there! Don't forget to set those alarm clocks!

Have a wonderful week,