September is a time of new beginnings. Teachers are establishing classroom routines and expectations. One of the important foundations and values at LBS is that of grace and courtesy. We encourage an attitude and behaviors of courtesy. This can be as simple as a good morning greeting, or holding the door for one another and saying thank you. At LBS, students are also asked to take off their hats as they enter the school. We take care of our coathooks and walk in the halls. All of these routines show courtesy to one another and to our school and contribute to LBS being a welcoming space.
This week we had our first assembly. It was a welcome back assembly for staff and students. We were able to introduce all of our staff, sing together and begin sharing the story of our year. We will be sharing some of this for parents at our first school council meeting. We hope you join us.
Transportation – If your child is not taking the bus at the end of the day as per usual, please ensure the office has been notified by 2:30pm. This allows office staff time to update bus attendance and makes the end of the day much smoother. If we are unaware of a student not taking the bus, the bus will wait until we have reached a parent to confirm the child’s whereabouts.
Stay connected – You can follow us on instagram for highlights @montessori_lbs You can find each teacher’s instagram or blog on our website under “Classes”.
Upcoming Dates:
September 12: Healthy Hunger (see below for info)
September 12: School Council meeting 6:00pm
September 19: 4:00-5:30 Open House; 5:15 School council Welcome Back BBQ
September 27: Non-instructional Day
September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 7: Photo Day
From School Council
Mark your calendars because our first meeting is Thursday, September 12th 6:00pm. As a parent/guardian of a student at Lake Bonavista School you are welcome to attend the meeting and get involved. There will be an online link if you cannot attend in person. This will be sent out on the day of Council meeting through email.
We are urgently looking for a General Manager volunteer for the school casino on either Monday Oct 21st or Tuesday Oct 22nd at Deerfoot Inn and Casino. Either a day or night shift. If you are available please contact lbschair@gmail.com as soon as possible. There is a form we need signed and returned. More positions will be coming soon.
MAPSS, The Montessori Alternative Public School Society, would like to welcome you back to school. We have been working hard behind the scenes to find more ways to increase our impact and support your school.
If you want to learn more about MAPSS, head to www.mapss.ca
Lake Bonavista School will be participating in Fun Lunches through Healthy Hunger again this year! In order to get reminders and order lunches you will be required to add/re-add your child/children before the first Fun Lunch day. Please go to Healthy Hunger and login to set up your child/children or to create a new account. Fun Lunches will be on the following days:
September 12, 26
October 10, 24
November 7, 21
December 5, 19
January 9, 23
February 6, 20
March 6, 20
April 3, 17
May 1, 15, 29
June 12
Fun Lunches cannot happen without the support of volunteers to help deliver lunches! Please consider supporting this program by offering your time on fun lunch days to deliver meals to classes. This requires only 45 minutes of volunteering from 11:20 to 12:05 on fun lunch days. If you can help, please sign up and/or email Natalie at funlunchlbs@gmail.com