Today is Dot Day! Started by author and illustrator Peter Reynolds, Dot day is a way to boost courage so creative potential can be released. Ask your child how they saw dot day come alive in their classroom.

Forms

Please complete your online forms. These include Demographic verification forms and media forms. Paper forms also went home. These include Student health plan and volunteer forms. This information is important and we appreciate you taking the time to complete.

Montessori Tenets - Grace and Courtesy

Simply put, grace and courtesy is all about helping children to understand polite social norms. Grace and courtesy starts with intentional modeling. At LBS, we see students greeting one another with good morning and hello, holding the doors open for each other, thanking the person who is holding the door and taking their hats off when appropriate. Taking turns and sharing happens all throughout the day. Even the way we set up our placemat for lunch shows our grace and courtesy.

Traffic Safety – please use the crosswalk

This week we have had feedback from our bus drivers over the concern from jaywalking, crossing the street in front of busses. Please use the crosswalks to help keep everyone safe. Thank you for extending grace and courtesy to our busy roads and sidewalks.

LBS goes Instagram!

You can follow us @Montessori_LBS 

Terry Fox

Lake Bonavista School is proud to be participating in the Terry Fox School Run. Please join us and continue the legacy of one of our greatest Canadian heroes. Donate at: https://schools.terryfox.ca/LakeBonavista Thank you for joining us in the fight against cancer! #terryfoxschoolrun @theterryfoxfoundation.

Open House

Thursday, September 21 from 4:30-5:30 is our open house. This is the perfect time for families to meet their child’s teacher, tour the classroom and see how classes are set up. Teachers have been contacting each family individually over September and receiving the parent viewpoint forms sent out. If you have specific information about your child, please connect with your child’s teacher in a more private setting than our open house.

Please ensure you get your tickets for the Welcome BBQ, hosted by School Council, starting at 5:30. Ticket sales end Monday, September 18^th at 11:00pm.  https://www.showpass.com/welcome-back-bbq-2/

Toys and Personal Belongings

Items not requested by the teacher for educational purposes should not be brought to school. This includes toys, trading cards and precious items from home. The school does not assume responsibility for the loss of these items. All student technology is to be used at the request of and under a teacher's direct supervision. Technology is not to be used on school grounds before or after school or during recess times.

Upcoming dates

September 19: Terry Fox run 1:00-1:45pm (AM kinders will run separately)

September 21: Open house 4:30-5:30 and Welcome Back BBQ 5:30

September 22: Organizational day – no school for students

September 28: Healthy Hunger lunch

September 28: Orange Shirt Day

September 29: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (school is closed)

October 2: Photo Day

From School Council

October School Council Meeting - AGM

As a parent/guardian at Lake Bonavista School, you are automatically a part of School Council and invited to each meeting. Our Annual General meeting is Thursday, October 12^th at 6:00pm in the school Learning Commons.

Yearbooks

Thank you to our School Council volunteers who compile and produce the annual yearbooks. If you ordered a 2022-2023 yearbook they were distributed Friday or will come home early next week. Please contact lbsyearbooks@gmail.com with any inquiries on yearbooks, including purchasing if you did not order last year.

Healthy Hunger Lunches

School Council organizes Healthy Hunger lunches for grade 1-6 students. This is an optional program. Please visit the website  https://healthyhunger.ca/ to set up your child’s account and view the list of lunches being offered. If you have any questions or need support, please contact funlunchlbs@gmail.com Orders are due in 5 days before the lunch.

If you order lunch and your child is away, we will hold the lunch in the fridge until the end of the day only, for parents to pick up.

If you are interested in volunteering for Healthy Hunger lunches, please contact the funlunchlbs@gmail.com or our volunteer coordinator lbsvolunteercoordinator@gmail.com

Mabel’s Labels

Mabel’s Labels are the perfect way to label everything your child brings to school. Order your labels through campaigns.mabelslabels.com and search for “Lake Bonavista School Council”. This fundraiser will run continuously  throughout the year and all proceeds go directly back to the school.

Pizza Fundraiser

If you order pizza on September 21^st at Papa John’s you will receive 15% off any regular priced online order using the promo code: LBS15. Papa John’s will donate 15% of the net orders to the school. Valid only at Avenida, Copperfield, Bridlewood, Silverado and Seton locations. Order online at papajohns.ca