Weekly Update: April 30, 2017

Hello Robina Families,

Can you believe that tomorrow is the first of May!  April was cold, but it went by very quickly! I would like to send a shout out to our Klondike Relay team who were presented with their certificates and a few ribbons at our Assembly on Friday. 

The following teams placed in the top 10:

Boys Long Jump - 3rd place
Boys Ball Throw - 5th place (no ribbon available yet)

Girls Ball Throw - 7th place

Girls Long Jump - 5th place

ASSEMBLY

The theme this month is truth, trust & honesty. This week we had a "surprise" drama performance from Evergreen Theatre called "Jurassic Bark". The students were so engaged in the performance and 12 lucky grade 4 students got to be a part of the performance.

Here is a summary of the story: Rex is a stray dog who has a hard time sharing his things. Polly is a paleontologist who spends her time digging in the dirt. When these two strangers come across a huge, mysterious bone deep in the ground, will they be able to work together to discover where it came from? Or will Rex bury the evidence before they can even begin? Set in Alberta’s world-famous Badlands, this dino-sized adventure explores our relationship to the creatures who came before us, and what we can learn from playing in the dirt.

Picture of the cast! For additional photos: click here

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WEEK'S STUDENTS OF THE WEEK!

For individual photos - Click Here

Congratulations to the following Lazer Tag Draw Winners

Congratulations to the following Pizza with the Principal

Draw Winners - We will have lunch together on:

Tuesday, May 2

*Kayden - 2C

*Anna - 4B

*Gracie - 1A

*Kayden - 4B

THANK YOU!!!! To all the parents who supervised and organised our staff appreciation lunch! Your kindness and thoughtfulness have warmed our hearts!

This week is Education Week.  Check our website for all of the fun activities we are going to celebrate! http://rbes.blackgold.ca/calendar/activities/  

On Wednesday we are having a special Wellness Day in the afternoon and also participating in the "Hats Off for Mental Health" day! So wear your favourite lid! Wednesday is also early dismissal at 2:21 pm!

The School Council is happy to be running a Wilhauk Beef Jerky Fundraiser!  Sales start now and run until May 8.  We are selling Wilhauk Beef Jerky for $20 and Ham Sausage Rings for $11.  We have a customer order form for you so you can record any sales you make to friends and family.  Then you can simply make one order on PowerSchool.   

The money raised will go towards repairing and upgrading AV equipment! 

Click Here for the Customer Record Sheet  (A copy will also be sent home tomorrow.)

You can pay online or at school, but the orders must be made in PowerSchool

ORDERS ARE DUE MAY 8!

All RBES students participate in Bike Safety May 15-18.

Permission Forms must be completed on PowerSchool by May 12, 2017

Beginning Monday, May 15 our yearly Bike Safety Week kicks off during regular daily physical education classes.  Students will be participating in activities designed to promote the learning of the rules of the road and developing safe riding habits.

As culminating event the school will be setting up a “Bike Rodeo” at the Dale Fisher Arena on May 18 to give the students a fun way of demonstrating their safe and effective riding skills.

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.

Safety First May 10 and May 12

Prior to the students getting on their bikes, we have help from Alberta Health and the Devon Bike Association:

Wednesday, May 10 – A Public Health Nurse will be here to do presentations about why we need to wear a helmet.

Friday, May 12 – The President of the Devon Bike Association (DBA)  is going to do a short presentation at the assembly focusing on bike safety. Mr. Hutchings is a retired RCMP officer and avid cyclist who has organized many large cycling events locally and provincially.    After the assembly, other members of the DBA are going check our student’s helmets for proper fit.  Please send your child’s helmet with them to school Friday, May 10.

More swimming details coming very soon. Due to fundraising initiatives, lessons will cost around $26. Students will be leveled according to their ability. As soon as final times and rates are confirmed, information and permission forms will be up on Power School later this week!

GREAT NEWS!! OUR PK PROGRAM WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE RBES BUILDING FOR THE FALL!

ALL 4 YEAR OLDS ARE WELCOME TO REGISTER FOR OUR PRE-K PROGRAM! If interested, click here to get more details or to register!

May 1 - Grade 1-4 sign up for BGRS Track Meet (am recess)

May 1-5 - Education Week - Check our Activities Page for more details

May 3 - Early Dismissal - 2:21 pm

May 3 - Wellness Day & Hats Off to Mental Health -- All staff and students are invited to wear their favorite hat!

May 8 - Beef Jerky Orders are due!

May 12 – Helmet Checks by Devon Bike Association - please send your child's helmet

May 12 - Bike Safety permission forms due!

May 15 - 18 - Bike Safety- bring bikes and helmets

May 18 - Bike Rodeo

May 19 - PD Day - No school

May 22 - Victoria Day - No School

May 24 - Class Picture Day - bring your smile

May 25 - "Grad" Photos for grade 4s and Kinders 

SYLVAN SUMMER OF LEARNING

Enjoy the week,

Weekly Update: April 23, 2017

Hello Robina Families,

Well it was a short week, but we still seemed to pack a lot in. This weather is keeping us all on our toes and it is tough to pick out what to wear in the morning. However, that didn't affect how we ended the week with Super Hero and Earth Heroes Day. Here are a few pictures of the day - click here to see more photos. Just love our school spirit!!!!

ASSEMBLY

The theme this month is truth, trust & honesty. Check out this week's agenda. 

Next Friday, April 28 Assembly - Klondike Relay Awards will be handed out! All parents invited to attend!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WEEK'S STUDENTS OF THE WEEK!

For individual photos - Click Here

Swimming

The last two full weeks of June will be swimming lessons for Grades 1-4.  More information will be coming out soon.  There will also be free swim times for K-4s.

Biking will also be starting in May - more details will be coming out soon too.

School Council Information

Alberta School Councils’ Association in partnership with the Robina Baker School Council invite you to an interactive and informative workshop explaining the School council purpose and the Fundraising Association Partnership purpose.  

The Fundraising Committee Meeting will be at 5 pm on Monday April 24 followed at 6 pm by the workshop at the school.  If you are attending the workshop please RSVP, as we will order pizza for supper,  to  rbescouncil@gmail.com.  

Hot Lunch Update

The menu has been uploaded until the end of June and you can now order.  Deadline to order is still the last Friday of the previous month.  For May orders the deadline is April 28 and for June it is May 26.  

******** Complimentary cookie with Secret Kitchen Lunch orders, make sure you click on the free cookie if you would like it ***************************

Staff Appreciation Lunch

We are looking for volunteers to help cover supervision on April 26 so that the teachers can be at the teacher appreciation lunch.  If you can help out, please email rbescouncil@gmail.com so that we can organize the Staff Appreciation Luncheon.

PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN INFO NIGHT!!

We will be hosting a Kindergarten Information Night on Wednesday, April 26 at 7 pm! This event is a great opportunity for families and children to tour the school, meet the teachers, and learn more about the program! If you have a child registered in Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten next year, please join us.  If you know of a family with children ready to come to school and have not registered yet, please let them know we still have room and they are welcome to come to the parent night too. All parents will receive class preference and payment information. If you are unable to attend: please contact the office for missed information.

GREAT NEWS!! OUR PK PROGRAM WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE RBES BUILDING FOR THE FALL!

ALL 4 YEAR OLDS ARE WELCOME TO REGISTER FOR OUR PRE-K PROGRAM!

This week is Volunteer Appreciation Week in Canada.  I want to say thank you now to our many wonderful volunteers! We will be having a volunteer appreciation day at the school later this Spring - stay tuned for more details.

April 24 - School Council Meeting and Workshop - all parents are welcome to attend!

April 26 - Staff Appreciation Luncheon - volunteers required

April 26 - Pre-K and Kindergarten Parent Meeting 7 pm - RBES Gym

Friday, April 28 Assembly - Klondike Relay Awards will be presented

May 1-5 - Education Week - Check our Activities Page for more detail

May 3 -Early Dismissal - 2:21 pm

May 3 -Wellness Day & Hats Off to Mental Health -- All staff and students are invited to wear their favorite hat!

UNDERSTANDING YOUR TWEEN SUBSTANCE AWARENESS

SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP

SYLVAN SUMMER OF LEARNING

Enjoy the week,

Weekly Update: April 16, 2017

Hello Robina Families,

We hope you are enjoying your Easter Break.  We had a short but active week!  We were happy to have drum fit again for Phys Ed classes and the teachers did a fantastic job of leading their own lessons this year. Everyone seemed to have a lot of fun in the process.

Personally I was away for most of the week at the 2017 uLead Conference in Banff.  Presenters at the conference included Alberta’s Minister of Education, the Honourable David Eggen, New South Wales’ Minister of Education, the Honourable Adrian Picolli, Simon Breakspear (Sydney, Australia), Carol Campbell (OISE), Gillian Hamilton (Glasgow) and talented educational leaders from around the world.  Several other notable education leaders from around the world also attended and participated in many of the sessions. It was also the kickoff for the #WomenEdCanada movement in a very uplifting and empowering pre-conference. The information and learning was incredible and I am eager to share the knowledge in our community.

We have some staff changes to share with you. We are sad to let you know that Mr. Larson will be leaving our school. He will be moving to the new school in Beaumont, Champs Vallee, as the Assistant Principal. Although the school will not be ready for students until January 2018, the Admin team will be starting right away preparing and planning for the new school. We would like to wish Mr. Larson all the best in his new school and to let him know we will miss him terribly! However, as they say, the show must go on! We are excited to announce that we have hired Mr. Jared Coffin as our new Assistant Principal and we are looking forward to his start in a couple of weeks. Mr. Coffin hopes to come visit a couple of times before he officially starts to say hello and to meet everyone. He is coming to us from Beau Meadow School in Beaumont and is very excited to be joining the Raptors family!

As many of you know, Mrs. Kuntz will be going on maternity leave!  Her last day was this last Thursday. We can't wait to meet her new 'wee' one. In her classroom, we would like to welcome Miss Hunter. She is excited to be joining our team and has been volunteering in the classroom for awhile to help 1A have a smooth transition.

Swimming

The last two full weeks of June will be swimming lessons for Grades 1-4.  More information will be coming out soon.  There will also be free swim times for K-4s.

School Council Information

Alberta School Councils’ Association in partnership with the Robina Baker School Council invite you to an interactive and informative workshop explaining the School council purpose and the Fundraising Association Partnership purpose.  

The Fundraising Committee Meeting will be at 5 on Monday April 24 followed at 6:30 by the workshop at the school.  If you are attending the workshop please RSVP, as we will order pizza for supper,  to  rbescouncil@gmail.com.  

Hot Lunch Update

The menu has been uploaded until the end of June and you can now order.  Deadline to order is still the last Friday of the previous month.  For May orders the deadline is April 28 and for June it is May 26.  

******** Complimentary cookie with Secret Kitchen Lunch orders, make sure you click on the free cookie if you would like it ***************************

Staff Appreciation Lunch

We are looking for volunteers to help cover supervision on April 26 so that the teachers can be at the teacher appreciation lunch.  If you can help out, please email rbescouncil@gmail.com so that we can organize the Staff Appreciation Luncheon.

We will be hosting a Kindergarten Information Night on Wednesday, April 26 at 7 pm! This event is a great opportunity for families and children to tour the school, meet the teachers, and learn more about the program! If you have a child registered in Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten next year, please join us.  If you know of a family with children ready to come to school and have not registered yet, please let them know we still have room and they are welcome to come to the parent night too.   

GREAT NEWS!! OUR PK PROGRAM WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE RBES BUILDING FOR THE FALL!

April 14 - Good Friday -- NO SCHOOL

April 17 - Mid-Term Break - NO SCHOOL

April 18 - PD Day- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

April 21 - Super Hero Day

April 21 - Ms. Garlough's Kindergarten class trip to WEM Sea Life Caverns (Permission form required)

April 24 - School Council Meeting and Workshop - all parents are welcome to attend!

April 26 - Pre-K and Kindergarten  Parent Meeting 7 pm - RBES Gym

UNDERSTANDING YOUR TWEEN SUBSTANCE AWARENESS

SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP

SYLVAN SUMMER OF LEARNING

Have a great Easter,

Weekly Update: April 2, 2017

Hello Robina Families,

Spring break seem to go by in the blink of an eye! We are into the final stretch of the school year and this is an important time to demonstrate to our students what perseverance is. With warmer weather, many would rather be outside and it is tough to encourage some of our kiddos to continue to focus on learning. It is important that students still maintain proper sleep habits so that they are well rested for school. We would appreciate home support in this area!! If you need help encouraging your child(ren) to sleep and showing them why it is so important, check out this great website: http://www.sleepforkids.org/  It is a kid friendly interactive site that parents and children can work through together.

FAMILY DANCE:

It was wonderful to see so many of our families out for the Family Dance right before spring break! Here is a link of some of my favourite pictures from the event!
https://goo.gl/u6LWzh

There are so many thank you's to send out for our Family Dance and I am sure to miss someone if I start listing them individually, so other than thanking Becky Dupont (HUGE THANKS TO THIS AWESOME LADY) for chairing and organizing this event, I am going to leave my other thank you's to the following:

TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED OUT WITH MAKING OUR FAMILY DANCE A SUCCESS! WHETHER YOU HELPED OUT BY VOLUNTEERING OR BY MAKING A DONATION; WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU! YOUR SUPPORT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

April 3 - Back to School

April 4 - Klondike Relays (bus leaves at 3:45)

April 5 - Early Dismissal - 2:21 pm

April 7 - Zirka performance at assembly (9:00 after Student of the Week)

April 14 - Good Friday -- NO SCHOOL

Have a great week,

Weekly Update: March 20, 2017

Hello Robina Families,

Thank you to all of our families who came out for the Student Led Conferences. It was was wonderful to see so many students sharing what they are learning with all of you! If you are interested in checking out a few pictures from that day, you can click here: https://goo.gl/QUVsBL  A few of these pictures even made it into the paper! I just love seeing our school and all the awesome things we are doing being featured in the Dispatch. The students love it too and we often get to see their excitement when they bring in their featured pics the following Monday.

A BIG THANK YOU to all who supported our Book Fair as well. It was another rousing success and there will be many many new books in our library to read due to everyone's support and generosity. THANK YOU Mrs. Raugust and volunteers who put in many extra hours to make this happen!

KLONDIKE RELAYS

Klondike relay practices have started! All students in grade 3 and 4 who were interested have been practicing all week. They all brought home forms to fill out on Friday. If they some how forgot it or lost it, you can get a copy here: https://goo.gl/RnoYPf  Also, permission forms will be up on Power School on Monday. It will be an optional item that you need to add to your cart. We would like all permission forms and fees in before students head out for spring break as we have to have our numbers and entry in asap.

We often hear the question, "why didn't practices start sooner?" I thought I would answer that here. February and March is a tricky time with floor hockey, drama practices, students in regular hockey, our gym being used by other schools for basketball and we end up usually only have 2 weeks to pull things together. This is why we practice at lunch every day for two weeks. 

You will notice the bus fee is higher this year to go to the relays. Normally we share a bus with RMS, however, they are not attending this year and as a result our bus cost is up a little. The relay event is on Tuesday, April 4th and we will be leaving school at 3:45 to reach the Butterdome in time to find a spot to sit, warm up and get our registration package before the event begins at 5:00 pm. If any parents want to come and help out by supervising a group of students in the stands, we would appreciate the extra sets of hands!

A day filled with green . . . and pots of gold . . . and leprechauns . . . and . . . 

St. Patrick's Day filled our school to the rafters with green! There were leprechaun tracks and traps and all kinds of St. Paddy's day fun added to the curriculum for the day. What awesome school spirit RBES!! Here a just a few more pics: https://goo.gl/Dd5acs

ASSEMBLY

The theme this month is responsibility. Check out this week's agenda

THANK YOU TO KW, 4B AND 4C for their awesome poem this week on Responsibility! It was hard to get everyone in one photo, but you get the idea if you were not there!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WEEK'S STUDENTS OF THE WEEK!

For individual photos - Click Here

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PRIZE WINNERS BELOW! 

Random Acts of Kindness

We continue to catch our students being kind!

A huge thank you to George's Diner at the Anglican Church who donated $75 in gift cards which enables us to buy fresh fruit for students who do not have a snack or lunch!

HOT DOGS FOR HUMPTY UPDATE:

Thank You for Buying Hot-dogs for Humpty!
The 3C class would like to say thank you for buying hot-dogs!  They raised almost $800 for Humpty!

Alberta School Councils' Association in partnership with the Robina Baker School Council Invite you to an interactive & informative workshop explaining the School Council Purpose & Fundraising Association Partnership Purpose

NEW FAMILY DANCE INFO! 
March 23: 5:30 - 8:00 pm

Are you getting excited for the DANCE??  WE SURE ARE!!!  We have been planning like crazy!!! This is going to be a great night to help get us in the mood for SPRING BREAK!

There are a few new things happening this year with the dance.  We have the Town of Devon BBQ trailer coming to feed us all supper.  $5.00 buys you a Combo!  (hot dog, two treats and a drink)   Treats include applesauce, veggie bags, chips and granola bars.

We are also doing a pre-order on PowerSchool. Hate standing in line?  Order your tickets by Tuesday at midnight and we will pack up your tickets and send them home in your child’s Kanga Pouch.  That way when Thursday rolls around, you can walk right into the dance, pick up your food, and enjoy the night.

Other than your $5.00 admission ticket, all other tickets are interchangeable!  All worth $1.  If you buy a hot dog combo, or the $20 ticket pack you will receive the same types of tickets for both.  That way if you get to the dance, and you only end up needing one hot dog combo instead of two, you can use the extra tickets at the cakewalk, or inside the dance.

We also have a Silent Auction this year and the auction items that are coming in are surpassing our expectations.  We have two signed Hockey Pictures (Gordie Howe), a pair of Snowshoes, Dinner for 6 at Taste of China, massages, pedicures, a pair of sunglasses, kids toys, board games, a Classic Race Car Track, and more.  If you would like to bid on an item please bring cash or cheques to the dance. 

The last surprise we have is that if we get 100 tickets donated, the Robina Baker Staff have a Special Dance planned for the end of the night!  We will definitely need our phones out for that one!

Hope to see everyone there!

If you have any questions please contact Becky Dupont at rbescouncil@gmail.com

***you can purchase additional tickets at the dance if need be.

PowerSchool Link To Buy Tickets

GRADE 4 CAKE WALK INFORMATION:

It is hoped that every student in Grade 4 donates a baked cake (homemade or store bought) to our fundraiser, as all proceeds are going towards our year end Camp Warwa Adventure! Please bring your cakes first thing in the morning on Thursday, March 23. Parent Volunteers will be collecting them and setting them up in the Meeting Place (Music room). Please don't forget to indicate if your cake is nut free or not! Thank You!!!!

HOT LUNCH FOR APRIL

We have added Boston Pizza to Hot lunch on the last Friday of the month!  Bugs and Cheese, Individual Cheese or Pepperoni pizzas and Spaghetti are available. 

We have been listening to your feedback!  Larger portions are now an option for The Secret Kitchen.  There is also an option for a complimentary cookie.  Some of the items available to order for April are; Hamburger Soup, Mac and Cheese and Cauliflower, Spaghetti and Ham and cheese sandwiches.  Please log onto your account to see a complete menu. 

There will be a survey close to the end of the year.  We would appreciate all feedback to help the parent Volunteers running the program make it even better next year. 

rbes.hotlunches.net 

** IMPORTANT, ALL PARENTS ARE INVITED:

School fees are past due please pay online in PowerSchool or in person in the office as soon as you can.  If you are having financial hardship and are unable to pay your fees, please call the office at 780-987-3705.

Next Year Classes!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL FAMILIES WHO HAVE ALREADY FILLED THIS OUT! MUCH APPRECIATED! However, we have a number who have not filled out our survey yet, please do so asap. The secretaries will be calling you personally if this form is not filled out by Wednesday, March 22. Thank you!

Please fill out the following survey link to indicate if your children will be returning next year: https://goo.gl/forms/sEUnwNHyTW8LxP4x2

ALBERTA BUDGET: 2017 BGRS MEDIA RELEASE

How does the new Alberta Budget impact Black Gold? If you are interested please click here: https://goo.gl/G7bswH for a media release with some information for you!

Important Community Information

Please check out our Community Page on our website! http://rbes.blackgold.ca/parents/community-info/

Parents Links is a new page we have with links to articles of interest for parents: http://rbes.blackgold.ca/parents/parent-links/

March 21 - Crazy Sock Day! - wear crazy socks

March 23 - Family Dance! Buy your tickets on PowerSchool - 5:30 - 8:00 pm!

March 24 - March 31 - Spring Break

March 28 - Open House - 6-9 pm at Devon Community Centre - Future planning and Growth in Devon - Parents have a key opportunity for input at this meeting

April 3 - Back to School

April 4 - Klondike Relays (bus leaves at 3:45)

April 5 - Early Dismissal

April 7 - Zirka performance at assembly

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!