| We are so happy to welcome students back to Lake Bonavista School. We are proud to be the CBE Montessori School, serving families in south Calgary. This school year, teachers began their first day back at Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area. We engaged in our own land based learning and renewed our commitment to continuing this work in the classroom. We also began our welcome back assembly with the big idea, "We Are!" We are LBS, we are Montessori...together we are celebrating our school identity. We are explorers, artists, community, scientists, mathematicians, writers, listeners, community, peacemakers...and the list goes on. We are proud to be LBS and look forward to the year ahead!
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| It is a beautiful honour to be principal at Lake Bonavista School. I am grateful for a most wonderful start up and for the warm and generous welcome from staff, students and parents. Teachers began the year with the beautiful book Peace Train. "Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come and I believe it could, something good has begun. I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one and I believe it could be someday it's going to come." (Cat Stevens)
These words resonate with me as I think about my start at Lake Bonavista School. I am thrilled to be part of this vibrant Montessori learning community that honours peace, respect, student voice, independence, creativity and growth. As I bring my values of connection, community and creativity; I know we are set for a great year ahead.
"The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence." Dr. Maria Montessori
With peace and gratitude, Jennifer Rooke
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| Happy 2021! We hope that the start to this new year is full of good health and happiness for your family. We are so proud of all our students, families and staff for their successful week of online learning. We know it was certainly not without its challenges, and we are grateful for all of the teamwork that went into supporting students and their learning. We are thrilled to be welcoming students back to in-school learning on Monday, January 11, 2021. Their happy voices and positive energy have been missed.
Take care, Carole Jones
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| Hello LBS Families, So much of what we read and hear points out the obvious: This has been a challenging year and the world is ready to move on from 2020. Luckily, the calendar complies, and January 2021 will be here in a measured number of days. We are very happy to be part of your children’s learning. The positivity they bring to our school is evident every day.
On December 21, 2020, Winter Solstice occurs at 3:02 am. Rather than thinking of this day as the ‘start of winter’, it may bring hope to remember that this is the shortest day of the year. December 22 has a few more moments of daylight than the day of the solstice. This lengthening of the day continues all the way until June 20, 2021, Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year.
Elders have shared with us that grandfather sun will be returning for longer periods of time each day following, bringing the promise of warmer weather, continued growth and new life. These are important teachings for us to hold onto, now more than ever. You are invited to share the Acknowledgment of the Land prepared by the CBE Indigenous team. Gratitude to Elder saa’kokoto for sharing his important message.
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| Hello Lake Bonavista School Families,
We are looking forward to welcoming your family to the 2020-21 school year!
As you know from the CBE and AHS messaging over the summer, we are doing everything possible to prepare for a safe and healthy return to school.
Our School Calendar with school hours is available here: LBS 2020 – 2021.
Our school-specific re-entry plan can be found on our Back to School page under 'Resources' on the right side bar. Here
Staggered Start to School Year We are beginning our school year by limiting the number of students entering the school over the first three days of September. The purpose of this plan is: - To ease the transition of students into school,
- To spend time with smaller groups familiarizing them with our health measures,
- To facilitate physical distancing while teaching the protocols of our health measures.
Due to bussing, staggered entry days are a full day of school. If you have not heard from a teacher by Friday August 28 please contact LakeBonavista@cbe.ab.ca and we will send you a room number to meet at on your staggered entry day.
Staggered Entry Schedule Kindergarten families received an email in June with staggered entry details. Please have your child attend at the times given on either September 1, 2 or 3. If you need to find out your time, please email LakeBonavista@cbe.ab.ca Tuesday September 1 - Students with last names A to G in Grades 1 to 6 attend
- CBE Transportation begins
Wednesday September 2 - Students with last names H to N in Grades 1 to 6 attend
Thursday September 3 - Students with last names O to Z in Grades 1 to 6 attend
Friday September 4 - All students attend: AM Kinder and Grades 1 to 6
- Early Dismissal at 12:15 pm
Staggered Entry Drop Off and Pick Up - Grade 1 to 6 All students will meet a teacher on the south field of our school when they arrive. Staff and signage will help students find their teacher and classmates, according to the room number provided. - Parents dropping off children for school are asked to stay at the edge of our school yard and to maintain physical distancing.
- Please agree on a safe pick up location for after school, prior to drop off.
- Students are asked to independently join their class line on the south field when they arrive.
- Everyone is asked to maintain physical distancing while on or near the school property.
- Non-staff adults are to remain outside our school building.
- Students arriving by bus will be met by a staff member and directed to their meeting place.
It has been many days since we have been together and some of our families are brand new to our school so it will take time for each of us to learn and practice all of the new protocols and processes. Please know that we will take care of each other and continue our focus on Montessori Grace and Gratitude. Lake Bonavista School community is generous and thoughtful. We appreciate all the ways you are working together with us and we look forward to our return to the vibrant and exciting world of face-to-face school.
Take care,
Carole Jones Principal, Lake Bonavista School Calgary Board of Education school.cbe.ab.ca/school/LakeBonavista
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| Hello LBS Families,
Thank you to everyone for your support during these months of Ongoing Learning by engaging with us, offering your appreciation and suggestions for improvement, and sharing your thoughts regarding this unusual time. Your feedback is valued!
We expect many of you are wondering what to expect when school resumes on September 1, 2020. We do not, yet, have any specific details related to whether classes will resume in a face-to-face format, continue online or start somewhere in between. We want to assure families that we are planning to welcome students back to learning, in some way! CBE will follow the guidelines and protocols set out by AHS with specific action plans for each division level school.
One of our hopes is that your children/our students are beginning to know that learning doesn’t happen only at school and that wondering, wandering, trying, struggling, questioning and trying again are all part of their learning journey. Everyone’s mindsets are shifting and children are experiencing these shifts, too. Children can build confidence through this experience. Even during times of uncertainty, they can continue to learn and do hard things which develops skills that can lead to perseverance in the coming months and years, as the whole world attempts to cope with the impacts of this pandemic - culturally, financially, physically and emotionally.
We look forward to when we can return to the vibrant and exciting world of face-to-face school. Until then, we hope you and your family are safe, healthy and coping as best as can be expected.
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| Thank you to everyone in our school community for your understanding now that we have moved from classes in school to providing ongoing learning. Alberta Education has mandated literacy and mathematics as priority areas for teaching and learning with K-6 students, so that is where we are putting our focus. We are committed to working together with students and families as we continue to build learning routines over the coming weeks.
We are all in this together; families, teachers and school staff, and we know that 'ongoing learning' doesn't resemble or replace 'regular school'. This is emergency response teaching and learning during a pandemic is far from normal. All families have unique contexts, experiences and needs. If you are struggling in any way to make sense of this new learning environment, please reach out for support from your child's teacher.
With school moving to online learning platforms, we appreciate that family members need to be our 'digital partners' to support students in this new environment and we will be relying on you to help children to connect digitally, to attend to 'school' and appropriately submit learning artifacts. We realize this shift in roles makes significant demands on families and appreciate everyone’s efforts to engage your children in meaningful, manageable learning experiences that work for your family. We greatly value your feedback related to how your children and your family are managing with these new expectations.
As a result of the City of Calgary banning all large group gatherings until June 30, CBE has given us direction to cancel the following scheduled events:
- Annual Volunteer Celebration
- Staff Appreciation Week
- Kindergarten Spring Concert
- Welcome to School events
- Talent Show
- Moving On Celebration (Grade 6 Farewell)
It is difficult to contemplate a school without students and a school year without these beloved and meaningful events. Please know we will do our best to recognize and show our gratitude to our staff, our volunteers, our School Council and our grade 6 students in other ways.
For the most up to date information about the CBE’s response to COVID-19, please continue to regularly visit the CBE website.
As we know, Lake Bonavista School community is generous and thoughtful. We appreciate all the ways you are working together with us, even though we are far apart. We look forward to when we can return to the vibrant and exciting world of face-to-face school. Until then, we hope you and your family are safe, healthy and coping as best as can be expected. |
| Thank you to everyone in our school community for your understanding as we move from classes in school to providing ongoing learning. Alberta Education has mandated literacy and mathematics as priority areas for teaching and learning with K-6 students at this time, so that is where we are putting our focus.
We are all in this together; families, teachers and school staff, and we know that 'ongoing learning' doesn't resemble or replace 'regular school'. This is emergency response teaching, and learning during a pandemic is far from normal. We recognize that all families have different contexts, experiences and needs. If you are struggling in any way to make sense of this new environment, please reach out for support from your child's teacher.
As we move to online learning platforms, we appreciate that parents and guardians need to be our 'digital partners' to support students in this new environment and that we will be relying on you to help children to connect digitally, to attend to 'school' and appropriately submit learning artifacts. We realize these make significant demands on families. We are committed to working together with students and families as we introduce new routines over the coming weeks. We greatly value your feedback related to how your children and your family are managing with these new expectations.
As you know, the city of Calgary has banned all large group gatherings until June 30. CBE has given us direction to cancel the following scheduled events:
Annual Volunteer Celebration
Staff Appreciation Week
Welcome to School events
Talent Show
Moving On Celebration (grade 6 farewell)
It is difficult to contemplate a school without students and a school year without these beloved and meaningful events. Please know we will do our best to recognize and show our gratitude to our staff, our volunteers, our School Council and our grade 6 students in other ways.
For the most up to date information about the CBE’s response to COVID-19, please visit the CBE website. |
| Hello LBS Families,
Please know that we are missing you and hoping you are doing well. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate this new situation.
We have made arrangements for student personal belongings to be picked up, if needed. If belongings in the school are needed before your scheduled time, please call the school: 403-777-6871 ex 0. Personal belongings include indoor shoes, water bottles, or items brought from home. Student supplies and materials such as workbooks, folders, pencils, scissors, etc. will remain at the school. Where possible, belongings have been gathered, bagged and labelled.
During these scheduled times, we would also like parents to return any library books, and a drop-off bin will be set up for you to do so. This opportunity is only in place if items are needed. If you do not feel the need to come into the school, please do not.
As per World Health and Alberta Health recommendation, we need to mitigate contact between one another as much as possible. For that reason, staff will not be available to meet with families for any reason. We understand how disconcerting this is for many families. Although unfortunate, it is not advisable or possible given the current pandemic.
We ask that parents come to the front door, during the time slots allotted to them.
Tuesday March 17 and Wednesday March 18
8:00 am - 2:45 pm Student Last names: A - L
Wednesday March 18 and Thursday March 19
8:00 am - 2:45 pm Student Last Names M – Z
Please do not come to school if you are ill with respiratory illness symptoms (fever, cough, fatigue, and/or muscle aches). Alternate times to pick up student personal belongings will be made at a later time if you are currently ill or self-isolating. Also, please limit the number of family members coming into the building.
The CBE is working with Alberta Education and school authorities across the province to develop consistent provincial programming. This information will be communicated to you, as soon as it is available.
Thank you for all the kind messages of support. Our teachers are overwhelmed with messages of gratitude. We are thinking of all our students and families and will be in touch with further details as they become available. Continue to monitor your email.
Continue to check the CBE main site and our school website for updates. AHS and 811 continue to be our best resources for health information and questions.
Our best next steps are to remember to be kind, compassionate and patient with ourselves and others.
In kindness and gratitude,
Carole |
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| I hope your family is enjoying the recent mild weather and taking lots of opportunities to get outside. Even though we have had lots of snow, it is not yet winter! At Lake Bonavista School, we love to learn outside so please be sure to send weather- appropriate clothes every day so children can be comfortable and ready to be outside in all kinds of weather.
Our Winter Concert is coming up next week (December 12 - daytime and evening concerts) and everyone is engaged in rehearsing, set building and decor. We look forward to welcoming your family to school on that day. Please see the Winter Concert news story on our front page and the recent School Messenger emails with all the details.
Did you know we share school results information, our fees report and our current School Development Plan with you? Go to the Our School page: http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/lakebonavista/about-us/school/pages/default.aspx to find links to these documents.
Thank you for being part of our Lake Bonavista School community. We are so glad to be on this learning journey together.
The last day of school for 2019 is Thursday December 19 at 2:45 (except AM Kinder). We hope your family has a wonderful Winter Break and that you find lots of time to read every day, get outside and spend time with family and friends.
See everyone back at school on Monday January 6, 2020!
Here are a few ideas for having fun with reading over the break and every day!
Read when children are in a good mood.
When everyone is feeling happy and relaxed is
a great time to transfer those good feelings into a love of reading. When they
may be feeling tired or grumpy, it can be a good time for them to flop onto the
couch and listen to you read aloud, especially something funny.
Read aloud even after they can read to themselves
People of all ages love to listen to books being
read aloud. Taking the opportunity to spend quality time together can
strengthen relationships. Even when children don’t need us to read aloud to
them, they really do need us to keep reading aloud. Reading
aloud adventure stories, familiar favourites or the latest trending chapter
book is a great way to explore stories.
Make it fun!
This is a big step in bringing up book lovers: make reading time FUN!
- Make sure they see you enjoying reading.
- Have them choose books they love.
- Read and re-read favourites.
- Ditch books that no one likes.
Make reading a fun, enjoyable time to connect, laugh, and chat together.(adapted from Everyday Reading Blog)
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