No School Tomorrow- PD Day
Extra Cookie Dough & Fruit For Sale:
Apple Juice: 5L Bag in a box $16
Apple Raspberry Juice: 5L Bag in a box $14
Cookie Dough $19
Rainbow
Oatmeal Raisin
Double Chocolate
Dark & White Chocolate Chunk
Chocolate Chip
Please come in to the school to pick up.
Devon Christmas Elves
We are collecting non-perishable food items, toys and gifts for the Devon Christmas Elves. This
year the Christmas Elves have asked that we attempt to gather board games and pajamas as
these are always in high need. For a list of the most needed food items, click here. Of course, any donation is always welcome! Donations will be accepted until Thursday, December 10.
Thank you to Mrs. Forchuk and Mrs. Tewitz for heading up the food drive and Mr. Henderson,
Christmas Concerts
Please mark your calendars for our Annual Christmas Concerts December 7-9.
Monday, December 7 - Grade 3 & 4 students
Tuesday, December 8 - Grade 1& 2 students
Wednesday, December 9 - Kindergarten students
Details are available on our website.
Head Lice Checks
We will once again be doing head lice checks. As a preventative measure we will have trained
volunteers at the school three or four times throughout the school year or on an as needed
basis to check the students for head lice. We have information on our website for what to
look for and what to do if you find something.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Friday, November 20, 2015
Weekly Update November 20, 2015
Twin Day
Friday was
Twin Day and we all had a chance to dress up as a twin. Some classes all
dressed the same.
Assembly Update
We are
continuing our theme of manners and kindness in our assemblies this month. We also had a special presentation by the Devon Legion who generously donated $4,100
to be used towards our technology initiative.
Pictured here are (left to right) Mrs. Galloway, RBES Parent Council
Chair, Mr. Larson, Pastor Larry Froese Charity Review and Nick Semeniuk First Vice President.
Our Student of the Week Winners:
Wristband Challenge Winner:
There is no
assembly next week, as there is No School
Friday, November 27.
Thank You from the Fundraising Committee
The
Fundraising Committee would like to say thank you for supporting our popcorn
sales, Christmas cards and Fundscrip orders!
As always, if you have any ideas
about fundraising or want to volunteer, please contact us at rbesfundraising@gmail.com
Cookie Dough & Fruit Fundraiser
If you
ordered fruit or cookie dough, you can pick
it up Monday after school until 7 pm.
Operation Christmas Child
Thank you to all of the Robina Baker Families that sent in shoeboxes. This year, we sent 35 boxes to children in need. Thank you.
Devon Christmas Elves
Thank you to all of the Robina Baker Families that sent in shoeboxes. This year, we sent 35 boxes to children in need. Thank you.
Devon Christmas Elves
Robina Baker is once again supporting the Devon Christmas
Elves. Our students are helping the
Christmas Elves by colouring their flyers that you will see when they are
delivered through the Devon Dispatch soon!
We are also collecting non-perishable food items, toys and
gifts. This year the Christmas Elves
have asked that we attempt to gather board games and pajamas as these are
always in high need. For a list of the
most needed food items, click here. Of course, –any donation is always welcome! Donations
will be accepted until Thursday, December 10.
Thank you to Mrs. Forchuk and Mrs. Tewitz for heading up the
food drive and Mr. Henderson, the gift drive.
Christmas
Concerts
Please mark your calendars for our Annual Christmas Concerts December 7-9. Please note
that we have switched the grade 1s and 2s to Tuesday and the Grade 3s and 4s to
Monday. Details are available on our website.
Bus Scan
Cards
If you child rides the bus, they need to scan on and off the
bus for safety. It is extremely helpful in an emergency situation. During the assembly this week we talked about
the importance of scanning to all students.
Travelling Art Program
Every year
we have the touring Art program come to our school. It is a great program to expose children to
Canadian artists. Every class has art one piece displayed
in the classroom. We also like to tell a story with one art piece that travels
from class to class. The first class
started the story with “The Adventures of Jack the Rabbit” and every class then
adds to and develops the story. We will
publish the story when it is complete!
"Coats
for Families" Program
Leduc & District
Emergency Shelter Association - the Hub is once again offering winter wear, at
no cost, to those who need it in the Leduc area.
Available: Children's Winter Coats
Adult
Winter Coats
Toques, gloves, mittens, scarves, warm socks, boots
Where: Leduc Legion building 5210 50 Ave
When: Tuesday through Fridays 1pm to 5pm
Emergency
Preparedness
Throughout
the year, we have been practicing our School Emergency Procedures.
We have
already practiced an Emergency Evacuation and will continue throughout the
year.
Emergency Evacuations used to be called Fire Drills. Fire Drills are just one reason to evacuate the building
Over the
next few months will be practicing the following emergency procedures: “Hold
& Secure” and “Lockdown”.
These are
more serious in nature and we wanted you to be aware. Please
note that differences - information on our emergency procedures can be found on
our school website or by clicking this link.
In a real
event, each parent would receive notification via the Power School Alert email
and texting system.
We practice these drills throughout
the year to be prepared and create a
culture of preparedness, not a culture of being scared.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Weekly Update: November 10, 2015
Good Afternoon Robina Baker Families!
I would like to thank everyone who came out for our beautiful Remembrance Day ceremony. If you would like to see a clip of some of the wonderful singing or some pictures, please visit our FaceBook link here: https://www.facebook.com/Robina-Baker-Elementary-School-207898802567459/ .
I would like to thank everyone who came out for our beautiful Remembrance Day ceremony. If you would like to see a clip of some of the wonderful singing or some pictures, please visit our FaceBook link here: https://www.facebook.com/Robina-Baker-Elementary-School-207898802567459/ .
Many hands helped to make our Remembrance Day ceremony possible. I would like to send special thank you's out to:
Mrs. Stanksi - teaching the students to sing the songs so beautifully
Mr. Larson - hosting the assembly
Jeremy Wilson, Sue Faraschuk, Rod Chiesa, Dave Watt, Janice Morris, Michael Laveck- our distinguished guests who formed our color guard
Cheyenne Buryn - led us in O'Canada
Grade 4 students - reciting "In Flander's Fields"
Titus and Erin - Grade 1 students laying the wreath
The Physed classes who helped set up the gym
Riddick , Jaydin and Mrs. Rowland - clean up crew
And a BIG THANK YOU to anyone else I may have inadvertently missed who helped make today's ceremony happen.
UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:
Wednesday, Nov. 11: Remembrance Day - NO SCHOOL
Thursday & Friday, Nov. 12 & 13: Mid Term Break - NO SCHOOL
Monday, Nov. 16: Christmas Elves kick off (toy and food donations)
Tuesday, Nov. 17: Picture Retakes
Friday, Nov. 20: Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes are due!
Friday, Nov. 20: Twin Dress Up Day
Have a fantastic long weekend!
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Weekly Update: November 6, 2015
Hello Robina Families,
This update is a longer one, so sit back with your favourite morning beverage, put your feet up and have a good read.
You will notice that our school will be participating in both Operation Christmas Child and the Devon Christmas Elves Campaign. The support for Operation Christmas Child was outstanding last year and although we want to continue to help support those in 3rd world countries if we can, we don't want to ignore those in our own community who are in need. We are sharing the information for both now so that you can decide which charity initiative you would like to support in the event you are unable to support both.
Thank you to all the parents who came out for the teacher meetings this past week. It was wonderful to see so many of you attend as well as support our library with a Book Fair purchase. The library will receive roughly $3,000.00 in books thanks to support of the book fair. Delphine in 2C, Brody in 1D and Serenity in 3D were the golden ticket winners and Heaven and 3A each won $25 dollars in book fair prizes. Also Mrs. Webb sends out a huge thank you to Shantell Galloway and Kristina Rowland for volunteering as well as Mrs. Milson and the parent council for help packing up.
CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH YOUR CHILD'S ART ORDERS:
Orders for these Christmas cards will be accepted until Tuesday, November 10th. If you didn't come to the teacher meetings, you missed out on seeing your child's art for the cards. Please contact your child's teacher to make arrangements to see the art if you need to before ordering. CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR A COPY OF THE ORDER FORM.
ASSEMBLY UPADATE:
Our new theme of the month is good manners and kindness. BGRS School Trustee, Sandy Koroll came to present long service awards to several staff members. Congratulations to the following staff on reaching your milestones: Mrs. Courtemache, Mrs. Pennycook, Miss Betty, Mrs. Luciw, Mrs. Boida, Mrs. Mullen, Mrs. Murtha-Toles and Mrs. Horrocks.
This week we had a wonderful presentation from the Epilepsy Society in Edmonton. They presented two puppet shows to explain what epilepsy and seizures are and to explain what to do in an emergency.
We also had Pastor Gil in to talk about Operation Christmas Child. We will be starting our shoe box campaign shortly and details will be sent home on Monday or Tuesday.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WEEK'S STUDENT OF THE WEEK WINNERS!
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEVON CHRISTMAS ELVES:
We are asking RBES Families to consider supporting our Devon Christmas Elves Campaign, which assists Devon and area families in need. The school campaign kicks off on Nov. 16th and runs to Dec. 10th. Students in all grades will be asked to bring in non-perishable food items and/or gifts (new pyjamas, books or toys). Mrs. Forchuk and Mrs. Tewitz are heading up the food drive and Mr. Henderson, the gift drive. Please look forward to more detailed information about donating on November 16th.
PIZZA WITH THE PRINCIPAL WINNERS!
Congratulations to October's Pizza with the Principal Winners. We will be enjoying our pizza lunch on Tuesday, November 10 at noon.
This update is a longer one, so sit back with your favourite morning beverage, put your feet up and have a good read.
You will notice that our school will be participating in both Operation Christmas Child and the Devon Christmas Elves Campaign. The support for Operation Christmas Child was outstanding last year and although we want to continue to help support those in 3rd world countries if we can, we don't want to ignore those in our own community who are in need. We are sharing the information for both now so that you can decide which charity initiative you would like to support in the event you are unable to support both.
Thank you to all the parents who came out for the teacher meetings this past week. It was wonderful to see so many of you attend as well as support our library with a Book Fair purchase. The library will receive roughly $3,000.00 in books thanks to support of the book fair. Delphine in 2C, Brody in 1D and Serenity in 3D were the golden ticket winners and Heaven and 3A each won $25 dollars in book fair prizes. Also Mrs. Webb sends out a huge thank you to Shantell Galloway and Kristina Rowland for volunteering as well as Mrs. Milson and the parent council for help packing up.
CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH YOUR CHILD'S ART ORDERS:
Orders for these Christmas cards will be accepted until Tuesday, November 10th. If you didn't come to the teacher meetings, you missed out on seeing your child's art for the cards. Please contact your child's teacher to make arrangements to see the art if you need to before ordering. CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR A COPY OF THE ORDER FORM.
ASSEMBLY UPADATE:
Our new theme of the month is good manners and kindness. BGRS School Trustee, Sandy Koroll came to present long service awards to several staff members. Congratulations to the following staff on reaching your milestones: Mrs. Courtemache, Mrs. Pennycook, Miss Betty, Mrs. Luciw, Mrs. Boida, Mrs. Mullen, Mrs. Murtha-Toles and Mrs. Horrocks.
This week we had a wonderful presentation from the Epilepsy Society in Edmonton. They presented two puppet shows to explain what epilepsy and seizures are and to explain what to do in an emergency.
We also had Pastor Gil in to talk about Operation Christmas Child. We will be starting our shoe box campaign shortly and details will be sent home on Monday or Tuesday.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WEEK'S STUDENT OF THE WEEK WINNERS!
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEVON CHRISTMAS ELVES:
We are asking RBES Families to consider supporting our Devon Christmas Elves Campaign, which assists Devon and area families in need. The school campaign kicks off on Nov. 16th and runs to Dec. 10th. Students in all grades will be asked to bring in non-perishable food items and/or gifts (new pyjamas, books or toys). Mrs. Forchuk and Mrs. Tewitz are heading up the food drive and Mr. Henderson, the gift drive. Please look forward to more detailed information about donating on November 16th.
PIZZA WITH THE PRINCIPAL WINNERS!
Congratulations to October's Pizza with the Principal Winners. We will be enjoying our pizza lunch on Tuesday, November 10 at noon.
MESSAGE FROM FUNDRAISING COUNCIL:
BIG NEWS! POPCORN DAY, Monday - November 9th. If interested please bring $1 on Monday.
Custom Christmas card orders will be accepted till Tuesday, November 10th. $10 for 10 Custom Cards, a great way to support your school.
Fundscrip a fantastic way to kick off your Christmas shopping and support your school. Paperwork/order forms went home Friday November 6/ 15 and must be returned to the school by November 20/ 15.
We are always looking for volunteers. We are currently setting up our Dance committee so if you think that is something your might enjoy email us at rbesfundraising@gmail.com.
As always THANK YOU for supporting our school.
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:
Monday, Nov. 9: Poppcorn Day - bring a loonie
Tuesday, Nov. 10: Remembrance Day Assembly @ 10:45 - All parents invited to attend and students are provided with a poppy to wear. We are taking a silver collection for the poppies.
Tuesday, Nov. 10: Formal Dress Up Day
Tuesday, Nov. 10: Christmas Card Art orders are Due!
Wednesday, Nov. 11: Remembrance Day - NO SCHOOL
Thursday & Friday, Nov. 12 & 13: Mid Term Break - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, Nov. 17: Picture Retakes
Friday, Nov. 20: Twin Dress Up Day
Have a wonderful weekend,
Friday, October 30, 2015
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:
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 Wedn
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,
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,
Monday, October 26, 2015
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. :)
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!
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 Wedn
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,
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Weekly Update: October 9, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving Robina Families,
This week's wrist band challenge winner is:
Fire Safety Week
Fall Picture Days
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:
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/
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)!
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