Ms. Kassam's blog

  LBS Winter Concert December 15 2022     6:00 Concert        7:30 Concert    16 - Scherer        7 - Burnham    17 - Adamson        3 - Kassam    4 - Link        5 - Bouchard    2 - Brown        6 - Cooper    12 - Gierl     10 - Green        13- Romanko        11 - Midgley        8 - Greenhall           Concert is for Grade 1-6.  Kindergarten will have their own event in the Spring   Dress Rehearsals 9:30 am (6:00 show) and 12:45pm (7:30 show) will be on Dec. 15      Each LBS family will receive 2 tickets to the concert.   We will also have a sign-up sheet in the office for up to 2 more tickets should they become available.     Guests are able to attend Dress Rehearsals for their designated show without a ticket.    Some families have a child in each concert.  These families will be contacted to ask which concert they would like all of their children to be in and they will receive 2 tickets to that concert.      Students in Grades 1-4 can wear what they like to the concert.     No hat

Mabel’s Label’s is offering Lake Bonavista School up to 50% off their products for Black Friday/Cyber Monday, and will donate proceeds on top of that to our school! This is one of the best promos available from Mabel’s Labels. Head over to  https://mabelslabels.ca/en_CA/fundraising/support/  and select the Lake Bonavista School Council fundraiser before shopping. The Holiday flower fundraiser ends tomorrow night at 11:59 pm. Unfortunately, there is not the option to extend this order past tomorrow night due to shipping requirements. Please place your orders today at  https://lakebonavistaschool.growingsmilesfundraising.com/home  and mark your calendars for pick up on Friday, December 2nd from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm in the staff parking lot!

  Our Book Fair has started. The link below is active.     We are pleased to be hosting a hybrid  ( In-School and Virtual)  Scholastic Book.     Each class will get an opportunity to visit the Book Fair on either Monday, November 21st or Tuesday, November 22 nd .      Attached is your child’s wish list. If you would like to purchase anything from your child’s wish list you can choose to do so using any of the three methods listed below.      Purchase Options:    ·            Cash   sent in with your child and initialed wish list    o       Initial next to the items you would like to purchase and send in exact cash    o       Please note, that in-school purchases already include GST   o       Cash orders need to be sent in by Thursday, November 24 th   ·            Online   using the link posted on your child’s teachers blog or below    o       Virtual Book Fair Link:  https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5184682 o       Link is active from Monday, November 21 st   till Sunday,

Reminder:  Students go outside 2 - 3 times a day (lunch recess, afternoon recess, gym on Monday and Friday) please ensure your child comes prepared for the weather. Unless it is a blue day (colder than -22).  Friendly Reminders:  Monday, November 21 - Sunday, November 27 - Hybrid Book Fair (more info to come)  Thursday, November 24 & Friday, November 25 - Conferences (online book system will open on Monday - book a 15 minute time slot online)  Friday, November 25 - No School - Conferences  Thursday, December 22 - Last Day of School  Friday, December 23 - January 8 - Winter Break  Monday, January 9 - Classes Resume 

Hello Families,  It has been a short week that flew by. We introduced many new concepts this week and will continue to work with them next week.  Opening Task  This weeks opening task consisted of the thinking routine,  Which One Doesn't Belong?   Challenge yourself to figure out why each box does not belong!  Math Vocabulary Wall  Each time we learn a new concept in math, we will be adding the concept and associated vocab to our word wall. This is to help students remember concepts as well as monitor their own spelling.  Ask your child what the terminology we have learned for addition and subtraction.  Buddies On Wednesday, we had time with our younger Kinder buddies. Students helped their buddy with the math concepts of subitizing, counting on, identifying numbers and writing numbers. It was great to see room 3 take on the leadership role.  Ask your child their buddies name.  Favourite Treat Writing Brainstorming We continue our work on our favourite treat writing, students wor

 Hello Families, Your child's art card will be coming home today. There is only one copy which has instructions on how to order inside. I have watched each child put it into their backpacks and zip them up, I hope they come home safely!  Let me know if you have any questions.  Ms. Kassam 

  Save The Date!   Dear families,     Mark your calendars! The fun and excitement of a Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! To adapt to our changing needs, Scholastic has developed a Hybrid Book Fair (in-school with a virtual link) to provide an opportunity for our students and families to experience the joy of reading together.     So, save the date! Our   Scholastic Virtual Book Fair   will take place on:      Monday, November 21 st   till Sunday, November 27 th     Virtual Book Fair Link:   https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5163641                           (link will go live on Monday, November 21 st )   When it’s time to shop, you can choose to visit the virtual link and purchase online or send in cash for your child to purchase books in person. We will be sending home a letter with more information soon!    Volunteers are needed! If you would like to volunteer for the book fair, please let me know and I will forward you the sign up website.     Happy reading!

Hello Families,  We had a fun filled week of hands on learning between our pumpkin exploration and our sensory snack time. Thanks again for everything you continue to do to support our school learning.  Through research and documentation, we continue to learn about celebrations and food in India (grade 3 Social Studies). We have also started some research on pumpkins, their uses, and stages of the lifecycle (grade 4 Science). Students are demonstrating increased confidence with recording key information in jot note form, and accessing various online sources to synthesize information and demonstrate comprehension.   We continue to work towards showing, and communicating our understanding of mental math strategies through opening tasks and math conferences. This week we also introduced Which One Doesn't Belong tasks in connection to our School Development Plan for increasing students mathematical vocabulary to build awareness of their metacognition.  Ms. Browns class participated in

 

  Remembrance Day:  How You Can Help Make a Positive Change in the Lives of Veterans     Poppy Fund Donations   Students will be given a poppy on November 10th while honoring Remembrance Day at school.  If you would like to send in a monetary donation to support the Poppy Fund that day, it would be greatly appreciated.  You can also show your support by donating online through following the link:   https://legion.ca/donations     MOMMS Pet Food Drive   To support Veterans and their dogs, our community pet store is collecting donations. These items will help support the pets that bring so much comfort and happiness to those who have served our country. Please send any donations to school with your child, on or before November 10th. They will be dropped off by Room 7 and 8. See the information below for donation details.

  Hello Families,   On Friday, November 4, we are going to be asking students to participate in a mindful eating session in connection to a writing task that will be shared at November conferences. Students will be taking time to eat their favourite snack, while gathering and recording information about this experience.     Please take some time to talk to your child about their snack choice and pack it for them on Friday. Also, please note there is no need to buy any snacks, feel free to use something you have on hand (ie. Granola bar, yogurt tube, Halloween candy, etc.)   Thank you in advance!    Ms. Kassam

Hello Families, I will be participating in the Scholastic Reading Club program this year. It's a great way to build your home library, while also supporting your child's classroom library! Instead of sending home paper flyers I will be adding in a link to the digital flyer each month. Don't forget to add in the classroom code to help build Room 3's classroom library!  Class Code:  RC139758 Link:  Digital Link Place orders at:  scholastic.ca/readingclub Our in school Book Fair will be taking place this month November 21st - November 27th.  Thanks for all your support!