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February Calendar

30/1/2023

 

Friday Housekeeping

27/1/2023

 
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  • Please send library books back for exchange by next Monday.​
  • February Family projects are due Tuesday, Feb. 6 or when finished. Enjoy!​
  • Thank you for all the help on our skating trips. The Team had a great time and we hope you did too. If you wish to accompany us on any of our other fieldtrips this year, don't forget to get a criminal record check. Info and link on the BEST website.
  • Registration for Kindergarten 2023/ 24 at BEST opened Monday, Jan. 23. 
  • Return the completed Unplug and Play Week brochure to be entered into the draw.​​
  • Wednesday, Feb. 1 is Global School Play Day and Team Awesome as well as some other classes at BEST will be participating. Check out previous post for more info.
  • Thursday, Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day and we will be learning all about it. 
  • ​Friday, Feb. 3 is an NI day so Team Awesome will be home.
  • PAC pizza orders are due by Monday, Feb. 6 with lunch delivered on Friday, Feb. 10.
  • Yearbooks are $20 and will be delivered at the end of the school year.
  • Please have Team Awesome read any little paper books that come home (approximately 1 per week) multiple times for practice/ fluency. Thank you.
  • Sight words we are learning right now: be, big, can, it, little, me, on, us, with, we. Please feel free to practice at home.​
  • Scholastic flyers are available here monthly. They are done online and sent directly to your home. Our class code is RC210022.
  • Newsletters can be found on the BEST website at best.sd73.bc.ca.​
  • If your child is exhibiting illness symptoms of any kind they must be kept home. Thank you. ​
Go forth and happy Lunar New Year!​ 

Global School Play Day. One Day. Nothing But Play.

26/1/2023

 
We know that many people believe that ​primary students often do nothing but play all day. Especially in Kindergarten. And while it is true that we have some time set aside every day to have unstructured play time- where the children decide which activities they will engage in and how that will look- sometimes we have to actively fight to keep that time unstructured as the demands and expectations of what we should be doing instead increases. On top of that, the time allotted to courses like art, music, and physical education is being whittled away to make more room for reading, math, and traditionally 'heavier' courses, so kids in general are spending less time moving, less time being creative, and more time preparing for tests. Play has been gradually taken away from children and replaced with structured activities, academic work, and digital experiences to the point where they hardly ever “play” at all. As this trend has continued, there has been a rise in childhood anxiety, childhood suicide, and a growing number of kids who simply don’t know how to play.
Three California educators—Eric Saibel, Scott Bedley, and Tim Bedley— along with a group of other educators, launched 
Global School Play Day, a full day in February set aside to just let students play. All day long. No screens, no structure, no adult interference. Now in its eighth year, Global School Play Day has spread across the world. Although one day out of the year isn’t nearly enough, they are hoping that the day will inspire schools to build more time for unstructured play into every school day. And so some of the BEST classes will be participating for some part, if not all, of the play day on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Our students need play and all the rich learning that comes from play in their lives, even if for just one day. ​

Skating Superstars

25/1/2023

 

FAF 13/1/23 (Very Few) Signs of Winter

24/1/2023

 

Common Lures

23/1/2023

 

Friday Housekeeping

20/1/2023

 
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Have you ever seen such a great display of grit, determination and perseverance?! Team Awesome was awesome at skating this week! If there was a gold medal given for perseverance and sheer grit, every member of Team Awesome would have received one. It made our hearts sing to see the sheer determination from those new skaters on the ice. It also made us a little ashamed of our own lack of similar joyful determination when learning something new and difficult. Many of the children had never been on skates (as evidenced from the spaghetti legs and slapstick falls) and spent more time getting up than they did actually staying up. And some of those falls were hard- there might be bruises. But not one single child asked to have their skates taken off early. Not one of them complained or cried or whined. And every face had a beaming smile despite the difficulties some of them were having staying on their feet, much less actually moving. And a big thank you to those parents and family members who were able to come with us. It makes activities like this so much easier when there are extra adults to help out. We are so proud of Team Awesome!

  • Please send library books back for exchange by next Monday.​
  • February Family projects went home this week and are due Tuesday, Feb. 6 or when finished. Enjoy!​
  • Thank you for all the help on our skating trip this week. We will go again next Wednesday and will need parent helpers to put on and tie up skates. Adults are also welcome to skate. Please don't forget a helmet for yourself and your child.
  • February hot lunch order forms are due to be returned by Monday, Jan. 23.
  • Registration for Kindergarten 2023/ 24 at BEST opens Monday, Jan. 23. It is not first come, first served. For parents who have children entering Kindergarten, join SD 73 in January and February to learn more about schools of choice and registration in Kindergarten. Read more here.
  • The week of Jan. 22-28 is Unplug and Play Week in Kamloops and a brochure with a chance to be entered into a draw and a list of free activities has gone home. Return the completed brochure the following week to be entered into the draw.
  • ​BEST will have special theme activities each day next week to participate in Literacy Week. Check out the previous ​post for more information.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 1 is Global School Play Day and Team Awesome as well as some other classes at BEST will be participating. A post with more info will be coming shortly.
  • Thursday, Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day and we will be learning about why its a 'thing'.
  • PAC pizza orders are due by Monday, Feb. 6 with lunch delivered on Friday, Feb. 10.
  • Yearbooks are $20 and will be delivered at the end of the school year.
  • Please have Team Awesome read any little paper books that come home (approximately 1 per week) multiple times for practice/ fluency. Thank you.
  • Sight words we are learning right now: be, big, can, it, little, me, on, us, with, we. Please feel free to practice at home.​
  • Scholastic flyers are available here monthly. They are done online and sent directly to your home. Our class code is RC210022.
  • Newsletters can be found on the BEST website at best.sd73.bc.ca.​
  • If your child is exhibiting illness symptoms of any kind they must be kept home. Thank you. ​
Go forth and Be Determined!​ 

Unplug & Play/ Literacy Week at BEST

19/1/2023

 
Unplug & Play and Family Literacy Week encourages children and families to unplug from their screens and explore different ways of spending time together. Interior Savings’ Unplug & Play and Family Literacy Week provides families with free, community supported activities so they can increase their time spent participating in healthy, interactive fun!
The list and description of free family events in Kamloops will be posted as they are confirmed. Keep checking back for an updated list of activities, times, and locations.

Events scheduled for BEST:

Monday, Jan. 23rd - Drop Everything And Read 
Tuesday, Jan. 24th - Wear a Word

Wednesday, Jan. 25th - Score with books! Wear a jersey. Sports bookmark activity.
Thursday, Jan. 26th - Reading Rocks! Wear funky socks!
Friday, Jan. 27th - Hats off to Reading! Wear a hat!

As always, the children are welcome to participate or not.

Practice With Games

17/1/2023

 

Friday Housekeeping

13/1/2023

 
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  • No zipper bags today due to Fresh Air Friday.
  • ​Please send library books back for exchange by next Monday.​
  • January Family projects are due when finished. Enjoy!
  • ​Skating permission forms were due Jan. 13. If you have not, please send them in ASAP.
  • We have scheduled two skating sessions- Wednesday, Jan. 18 & 25. Let us know if your child will need to borrow some skates. A helmet is mandatory for your child to skate and we do not have extras at the school.​
  • We will need parent helpers for our skating trips to put on and tie up skates. Adults are also welcome to skate. Please don't forget a helmet for yourself and your child..
  • February hot lunch order forms came home and are due to be returned by Monday, Jan. 23.
  • Registration for Kindergarten 2023/ 24 at BEST opens Monday, Jan. 23. It is not first come, first served. For parents who have children entering Kindergarten, join SD 73 in January and February to learn more about schools of choice and registration in Kindergarten. Read more here.
  • The week of Jan. 22-28 is Unplug and Play Week in Kamloops and many activities will be offered throughout the city. A brochure with a chance to be entered into a draw will come home closer to the date.​
  • PAC pizza orders are due by Monday, Feb. 6 with lunch delivered on Friday, Feb. 10.
  • A BEST yearbook order form came home last week. Yearbooks are $20 and will be delivered at the end of the school year.
  • Please have Team Awesome read any little paper books that come home (approximately 1 per week) multiple times for practice/ fluency. Thank you.
  • Sight words we are learning right now: be, big, can, it, little, me, on, us, with, we. Please feel free to practice at home.​
  • Scholastic flyers are available here monthly. They are done online and sent directly to your home. Our class code is RC210022.
  • Newsletters can be found on the BEST website at best.sd73.bc.ca.​
  • If your child is exhibiting illness symptoms of any kind they must be kept home. Thank you. ​
Go forth and eat plain Pasta!​ 
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