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It was wonderful to connect with many of you on the phone yesterday. We enjoyed seeing many of the student videos and they probably enjoyed seeing each other’s faces.  Going forward, we have learned that we will be using Google Classroom as our online learning program. We will be spending most of this week learning how to use the program so that we can set up our classes, add content, as well as plan tasks and assignments. Please have your students check their Google email for an invitation to join their Google classroom. By accepting the invitation they will be able to access all information and future assignments. Please make sure that this done by Friday, April 3rd. Today’s task - March 31st Now that you had the chance to share your video with us about your break, we want you to write about it. Write a 3 paragraph journal entry about what you have been doing. This is due Friday April 3rd. The must haves for this assignment are: Paragraph 1: How has your household adjusted to
We hope you and your family are safe and healthy and were able to enjoy Spring break. We are working on contacting each family in our classes by phone. If you do not receive a call by tomorrow please reach out to me by email - sgboulanger@cbe.ab.ca You will be notified this week when you can pick up school materials and belongings.  We understand there has been plenty of uncertainty about what learning is going to look like moving forward. Thank you for your patience as we work through some necessary planning in preparation for resuming structured learning opportunities for your child. We can assure you that we are going to work on key learning outcomes at-home within the parameters established by the province and the CBE. This week our school will choose an online learning platform and will be learning how to use the platform and plan tasks for the following week.  I have sent a video link for students below. Please have your child click on the following link to access the
Dear Parents, We hope everyone is safe and healthy at this time. We miss seeing our students!! While we realize that the upcoming Spring Break will look different than what we are used to, we hope that you will be able to relax and spend quality time with your loved ones. The link below is a way you can discuss the current situation with your child.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_JrUmjyp5c-FecweUuVGbbRHxU-hS8Bl/view?usp=sharing Please note that all learning materials and non critical items like shoes etc. will be held at the school until after March break. Watch for an email on the school website for the plan which will be posted after the break. Here are some follow up activities or things to keep you busy during these quiet days: Reading: Reading is a great activity for kids and your whole family. In addition to reading books of their choice they can access Tumblebooks https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/auto_login.aspx?u=calgarypl&p=sd19 Username: calgarypl Passw
Highlights: -The Heritage Fair projects were amazing! Thank you for offering your children so much support during this project. They were so excited to share their work with our school community. The students were very disappointed that the evening portion of the Heritage Fair had to be canceled but they understood that safety had to come first. We sent all projects home with students yesterday if they were here at the end of the day. Reminders: -Schools have received information from Calgary Board of Education Communications in regards to gatherings from now until Spring Break. Please note: -Events including the school and regular staff population of the school MAY continue. This includes events such as after school clubs, practices etc. Schools with scheduled field trips may still continue at this time. -Events that expand to include populations from other schools and/or parents or other community members should be postponed and further information will be provided after Mar
Highlights: -Our student teacher Ms. Parent has started a unit on Fairytales. Students have enjoyed reading different versions of the classics and are working on writing a letter to the Big Bad Wolf. -In math we have finished our Fractions unit and have moved on to Decimals. -We hope everyone is well on their way with their Heritage projects. We look forward to our Celebration of Learning on Thursday, March 12th where all our wonderful projects will be on display. Reminders: -There will be a Winter Sports Day on Friday, March 13th from 12:00 to 1:15. Volunteers are needed for this event, please contact Mrs. Latham if you can help at ajlatham@cbe.ab.ca -The Heritage project that is due on Wednesday March 11th and will be presented/shared on Thursday March 12th. Here are some important details regarding the project: -Students need a visual presentation, if your family requires support to buy some supplies please contact your students teacher. They can create a poster, trifold, po