Room 17

 Hello Room 17 families, I hope you have been hearing lots about our amazing trip to outdoor school last week and the great time our students had learning outdoors. Here are a few school updates: If you have been a volunteer within any of the Lake Bonavista classrooms this year.... YOU'RE INVITED!  Phys Ed Infromation: Lake Bonavista School is participating in rugby from June 5 th until June 8 th in our school field. This sport involves foundational movement skills such as jumping, running, throwing, and catching. The goal of this experience is to learn the skills of rugby and will not involve any bodily contact.      Rugby Alberta has generously agreed to provide this residency free of charge.  Consent forms will be sent home with your child soon.  Please sign and return the forms so your child is able to participate in this fun LBS event! Forms are DUE WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2023.  Thanks,    Active Living   See everyone tomorrow!

Lake Bonavista School is participating in netball from May 8 th until May 16 th in our gymnasium. This sport involves foundational movement skills such as jumping, running, throwing, and catching. As described on the Netball Alberta website ( www. netball alberta.com ): “ Netball is an exciting, fast and skillful game of fair contest: It is a game in which two teams of seven players each strive to keep or gain possession of the ball. Players have specified areas in which they can move.”      Parent Council has graciously provided the funding to bring this event into our school.      Consent forms will be sent home with your child.  Please sign and return the forms so your child is able to participate in this fun LBS event! Forms are DUE WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023!     Thanks,      Active Living   Reminder as well that Outdoor School forms are due back on Friday May 5th, which is a PD day, so for your convenience, you like...

 Date April 28, 2023 Dear Parent/Guardian: RE: School Act | Section 58.1 | Course Components Notice and Exemption Health and Life Skills | Grade 4 to 6 On September 1st, 2019, Section 58.1 of the Education Act replaced Section 50.1 of the School Act. The Calgary Board of Education is still required to provide parents with notice "where courses of study, educational programs or instructional materials, or instruction or exercises…include subject matter that deals primarily and explicitly with religion and human sexuality." Your child is currently enrolled in the Alberta Education Health and Life Skills Program of Study in grades four to six. The program aims to enable students to make well informed, healthy choices and to develop behaviours that contribute to the wellbeing of self and others. Three General Outcomes serve as the foundation for Health skills. They include wellness choices, relationship choices and life-long learning choices. Human sexuality education is offered ...

 Hello room 17 families,  This week in math we have been learning about factors and multiples, and prime and composite numbers. Today we played the math game 'SALUTE' to practice our skills.  In writing, we have been creating non-fiction writing. Grade 5s did a mini research project on a chosen type of precipitation to connect with weather; Grade 6s did a mini research project on a chosen constellation to connect with sky science. They created plans to answer questions and then wrote out paragraphs. They also included non-fiction text features such as labelled diagrams, maps and glossaries to make their writing more interesting and easily understood.  In social studies, students have been learning about each person's biography subject. Grade 6s have also begun learning about the Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee peoples. 

We will begin gymnastics in our regularly scheduled gym classes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays.  The gymnastics unit will last five weeks.  Safety routines, cooperation and sportsmanship are taught and reviewed in each class.       This physical activity opportunity will help students acquire individual skills through a variety of developmentally appropriate movement activities.     It is important for students to come to school prepared to be actively engaged. The following guidelines are very helpful…     HEAD TO TOE - READY TO GO!!!       Head ....................... long hair pulled back     Ears/Throat/Wrist ............... jewellery off     Shirt.................................. one layer shirt     Waist ................................................tucked in     Pants.........................sporty pants or shorts, no belts or zippers     Ankles.................

Hello room 17,  This week in math we started working on coordinate graphing, we made double line and double bar graphs to represent weather data we had collected for science/social studies, and we have started doing algebra on Fridays for  a fun challenge.  In social studies, Grade 5s made a brochure advertising our regions that we learned about, their audience sketch-noted what they learned about each region. Grade 6s made an informational brochure to teach about ancient Athens. Grade 5s and 6s also presented in small groups about what they had been learning.  In science,  grade 5's used thermometers outside and inside, learning about how air moves in different spaces and what factors can affect the temperature of an area. We learned about cold fronts and warm fronts and how it affects the movement of cold and warm air. Grade 6s they learned about shadows and how the position of the sun affects both the length and angle of the shadow. Each grade graphed their d...

This week in math we have been working on Order of Operations; using BEDMAS to help us remember the order we need to complete each mathematical operation. Grade 5s have been learning how brackets affect the equations, grade 6s have been working with exponents, along with some grade 5s who wanted a challenge. In writing, we have been writing biographies of historical Canadian figures. Students have been completing research on their chosen individual, taking jot notes, and then drafting their biographies. Students have been self-editing, peer editing and receiving teacher feedback to support them in working through their writing.  In social studies, Grade 6s have been working on reading provided texts to answering questions on Ancient Athens; Grade 5s have been completing research and creating presentations on regions within Canada.  In science, Grade 6s have been learning about sky science, learning about reflecting vs emitting light. Grade 5s have been learning about weather, ...