Thank you Leaders of Learning for a fabulous year of learning! You have demonstrated courage, empathy, integrity, honesty, fairness, kindness, optimism, perseverance and responsibility with your hearts and in your learning.  We will miss each one of you dearly.  Remember that you are in charge of you!

Have a wonderful summer, and best wishes for your future studies!

Reminder:
Celebrate your report card coming home today.

Community Events over the summer

 

Vista Heights Youth Council Carnival June 27^th 3:30pm-5:30 pm at the Vista Heights Park

Community Garden visioning: July 8^th at 6pm in front of the Vista Heights School Please RSVP to Megan Dell who will be providing food 403-476-7119.

Community dinner and mobile library July 9^th at 6pm at the Crossroads Community Church

Summer Festival August 9^th 11:30am-4pm at the Vista Heights Park

Lawn Chair Theatre August 21st 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Crossroads Community Hall

Park and Play August 18^th-22^nd

 

For more information please call Megan Dell 403-476-7119

We have been busy preparing for the end of the year and to say farewell. Reflect on your learning over the past year. How have you changed as a learner? What was the most memorable part of the year? Share these ideas with a family member.

Reminder:
- Our farewell assembly is tomorrow afternoon at 2:00. Please invite your family members to join us and celebrate our year of learning!

Great job today working on our final music pieces for our farewell assembly. Tell a family member about the composition our class wrote, and how it will be used in the assembly.

Reminders:

Grade 5/6 Talent Show Criteria:

-       - Wednesday June 25 in the afternoon

-      -  1 to 5 minutes in length

-      -  well rehearsed

-      -  appropriate for school

-      -  let Mrs. Calvert or Ms. Makowski know your talent before Wednesday

-      -  on your own or with a group

-     -  be prepared with everything you need

**Stampede Breakfast Wednesday June 25th:

-breakfast starts @ 8:45 am

-students please come into the school and go to your classroom door for attendance (parents can save a spot in the line)

- dress western    

 -put  litter in the proper place  

-enjoy the music and dance

-there is NO breakfast program on Wed; enjoy the pancakes at 8:45 instead

Today our grade 6 students finished our last PAT in Social Studies. Thank you for your hard work and critical thinking on these provincial assessments. You raw score will be sent home with the report card on Thursday. Share with a family member how you felt writing the PATs. What went well for you? What would you change or do differently next time?

Reminders:
- Our grade 5/6 picnic lunch is tomorrow! Lunch will be provided to those who brought in the $2.00. Please bring your lunch if you chose not to have pizza.

- We will be spending time outside tomorrow afternoon playing the games you designed for the class. Please dress for the weather - hat, sunglasses, water bottle, etc.

Grade 5/6 Talent Show Criteria:

-       - Wednesday June 25 in the afternoon

-      -  1 to 5 minutes in length

-      -  well rehearsed

-      -  appropriate for school

-      -  let Mrs. Calvert or Ms. Makowski know your talent before Wednesday

-      -  on your own or with a group

-     -  be prepared with everything you need

**Stampede Breakfast Wednesday June 25th:

-breakfast starts @ 8:45 am

-students please come into the school and go to your classroom door for attendance (parents can save a spot in the line)

- dress western    

 -put  litter in the proper place  

-enjoy the music and dance

-there is NO breakfast program on Wed; enjoy the pancakes at 8:45 instead

Wow, LOL's what a week of rigour!  You should be very pleased with your perseverance and focusing during our PAT's. All Grade 6's will receive preliminary results in their report cards on June 26.

Reminder:
-Last PAT in Social Studies is on Monday morning at 9:00

-Bring your $2 for pizza lunch on Tuesday


“To say you have no choice is to relieve yourself of responsibility.” 
― Patrick Ness

We have been discussing the closure of our learning adventure this year. We have decided to have a Celebration Lunch at noon for all Grade 5/6's on Tuesday, June 24.  Please bring $2 for our pizza lunch. You may also bring in other food items to share or your own lunch.  If you have any special dietary concerns please let Ms. Makowski or Mrs. Calvert know.

Reminder:
Grade 6's write our Provincial Science Test tomorrow.

We have been reflecting about our learning on the virtues this year. Share with your family which virtue you believe you have demonstrated during this school year.  Be sure to give specific examples to support your thinking.

Reminder:

-Grade 6 Math PAT is tomorrow
-Grade 6's remember to bring a baby photo

Be proud of the fabulous performance in our music celebration today!  Please share with a family member all about your role.

We are having a Stampede Breakfast on Wednesday, June 25 at 8:45. Yeee-Haw!! All students and their families are welcome.  Please see the information paper coming home today.  

Reminder:

Tomorrow is our Provincial Achievement Test in Reading.  We start the test promptly at 9:00 a.m. 

LOL's, we are beginning our last full week of school! The last day of school is Thursday, June 26.  Our goodbye celebration assembly will be at 2:00 on June 26.

Reminder:
We will be having our music sharing assembly tomorrow at 10:45. Please join us to see the showcase of our music learning this year. All classes will be presenting stories based on literature.

Provincial tests for Grade 6's are this week.  The tests are from 9:00 - 11:00 beginning on Wednesday - Reading, Thursday - Math, Friday - Science and Monday-Social Studies

Grade 6's have agreed to bring in baby pictures (that will be returned) for the goodbye celebration. Please bring in the picture by Friday, June 20.

We had a special presentation today from an optometrist. What does an optometrist do? Please share with a family member what you learned about your eyes.  What did you learn about how the eyes are connected to learning?  What are some exercises that you can do to keep your eyes healthy?

Reminder:
- Our Music Sharing Assembly is Tuesday June 17 at 10:45! Please invite your parents and family members to attend and see the showcase of our music learning this year. All classes will be presenting stories based on literature!



"The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up."

John C. Maxwell

We are very busy reviewing for our PAT's.  Share with a family member what are good strategies to keep in mind when writing a multiple choice test.  Please visit one of the following websites and try one of the practice provincials in a subject of your choice.

https://questaplus.alberta.ca/

http://www.education.alberta.ca/admin/testing/achievement/answerkeys.aspx

Please share with a family member about the Public Library presentation that we had today. Give them instructions about how to get a library card and be sure to share some of the 'new reads' that you found interesting.

Reminder:
- Tomorrow is Sports Club
- The Alex Dental Bus is here tomorrow for those who have brought back their permission slips
- We have a snack sale on Friday - buy a snack for 50 cents!

We are designing book advertisements about the Best Novel Ever!  Please share with your family what  your choice is as the best novel you heard or read this year.  Have a discussion around why you believe it is the best novel. Share your slogan about your novel.

Reminder:

- All library books need to be returned to the Learning Commons by Friday June 13

We are entering the final weeks of our learning adventure!  Please share with your parents your learning in our health centres today on Tobacco.

This week will be spent focusing on reviewing for Provincial Achievement Tests which are coming up in the next two weeks, beginning on Wednesday, June 18 - Reading, Thursday, June19 - Math, Friday, June 20 - Science and Monday, June 23 - Social Studies.  Please take some time to try out some practice tests on these two hyperlinks, which we are also using in class:

https://questaplus.alberta.ca/
http://www.education.alberta.ca/admin/testing/achievement/answerkeys.aspx


Reminder:
The Alex Bus is here on Wednesday, June 11 for those who have returned their dental permissions

Another busy week of learning has come and gone! Thank you for your focus and motivation this week. Reflect on the Science test you wrote this morning. What questions do you still have about this topic? How can you find answers to these questions?

Have a wonderful weekend!

Reminder:
- We will be having a Tobacco Reduction Presentation on Monday June 9! The parent information notice is being sent home today. Please contact Ms. Makowski if you or your parents have any questions or concerns.

Thank you to the Olympic Heros,  Ivanie Blondin & Philippe Marquis, for their excellent presentations today! Share with a family member what you learned from this presentation. What was your favorite part? What questions do you still have for these amazing Canadian athletes?

Reminder:
- We have a Science test on Trees and Forests tomorrow! See Mrs. Calvert or Ms. Makowski for how you can prepare and study.

We have been continuing to use Google in the classroom! Share with a family member how we used Google Docs to collaborate with your peers and gather your ideas for some exciting events in June. How could we continue to use Google Docs in the classroom? Send an email with your ideas from your cbeedu gmail account to Ms. Makowski or Mrs. Calvert. We look forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions!

Reminders:

Our school has been selected to participate in Olympic  School visits as part of the 2014 Celebration of Excellence. 

The Canadian Olympic Committee will be bringing Olympians, Paralympians and Coaches fresh off the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to the Calgary area to celebrate the Olympic Movement.

Our school visit will be on Thursday, June 5^th.  The Olympians will arrive about11:10 am and share in the gym for an hour.  This presentation will go into our regular lunch time.  If your child(ren) goes home for lunch they are welcome to bring a lunch and stay on June 5^th.

If you would prefer to have your child go home for lunch or day care, please let your teacher know and we will dismiss them at 12:00 pm and they can return at 12:45 pm.

- Sports Club is tomorrow! Our last Sport Club will meet June 19!

- We will have a Trees and Forests Science test on Friday! Please see Mrs. Calvert and Ms. Makowski for how you can prepare for this test!

Thank you for all your hard work and determination working on your Science projects. You have been given meaningful feedback on your project from your classmates, and how you can improve your final project. Show a family member the rubric for this project (you can find this on D2L). What feedback did you get from your peers? What is your plan to improve your project?

Reminder:
The June newsletter is posted on our school website! Share with a family member the newsletter, and important and exciting dates and events during our final month of school!

We are entering our final month of our learning year! Today we presented our science projects and had a peer assess our work using the project criteria posted in D2L. Share with a family member what your goal is to achieve excellence with this project.  What is your plan to achieve your goal?

Reminder:
- June Newsletter coming home today.

- YMCA Summer Program information meeting is tomorrow at lunch. If you are interested in attending please remember to bring your lunch tomorrow!