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Friday Housekeeping

28/2/2025

 
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  • Library books are due for exchange on Monday. Don't forget their special bag!
  • BEST will serve a pancake breakfast on Tuesday Mar. 4. Let us know if your child needs a gluten free option.
  • ​Professor Wow will present a fun science showcase in the gym the afternoon of Wednesday Mar. 5. Please join us!
  • Move your clocks ahead on Sunday Mar. 9.
  • BEST library fundraiser Purdy's chocolate orders can be picked up on Tuesday, Mar. 11 from 2:00-3:00. Thanks for your support!
  • Second term progress reports come home Wednesday Mar. 13. Please keep the report and sign and return the envelope to be reused the last term. If you have questions about your child's report please contact us.
  • Friday Mar. 14 is a possible Fresh Air Friday. Please dress your child for the weather.
  • PAC lunch will be served Friday Mar. 14 if you have ordered one for your child.
  • Some of the children's hands are becoming chapped and sore. Please apply lotion at home often to help combat dryness. ​
  • Scholastic flyers are available here. All Scholastic orders can be done online whenever you like. Our class code is RC210022.​​​​
  • Please remember that items such as toys from home should not come to school. Thank you!
  • 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 in class: come, did, have, get, love, of, said, very, will, yes. Please feel free to practice together at home.
  • Newsletters are paperless and 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 Welcome March!

Upcoming Parent/Caregiver/Educator Info Session: Understanding and Guiding Youth in Online Gaming

28/2/2025

 
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March Calendar

26/2/2025

 
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A Map of Our Hearts

25/2/2025

 
​What is love? What are the things that you love the most? If we could see inside your heart, what would we find there? These are the questions we asked during the Map of My Heart activity. We began with an amazing book called My Map Book by Sara Finelli. In My Map Book, Finelli inspires us to think about maps in a whole new way with wonderful images of maps including: “A Map of My Dog,” “A Map of My Day,” “A Map of My Stomach,” and yes, “A Map of My Heart.” With Valentine’s Day approaching, we wanted to discuss the theme of love and friendship with the children. To get them thinking about love, we focused on Finelli’s heart map and talked about what we might find in our own hearts. The finished pieces so charmingly represented all of the things the children hold dear – and we learned even more about what kinds of things/ experiences are really important to them.

Purdy's Chocolate Fundraiser

24/2/2025

 
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Friday Housekeeping

21/2/2025

 
Don't you love a good happy dance?
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  • ​We have sent home the strips with your child's assessment results this week. If you have any questions, please email or come speak with us.
  • Please welcome our newest team member, Jackson!
  • Library books are due for exchange on Monday. Don't forget their special bag!
  • ​Please remember to send your child with a water bottle. 
  • Wednesday, Feb. 26 is Pink Shirt Day. Team Awesome is welcome to wear a pink shirt or not, as they like.
  • Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM SD 73 will present a 2 part Parent Engagement Session: Supporting Children and Youth with Autism via Zoom. Find more info here. 
  • ​Friday, Feb. 28 BEST will host a student Variety/ Talent show in the afternoon.
  • BEST library fundraiser Purdy's chocolate orders came home this week and are due by Sunday, Mar. 2 with pick up on Tuesday, Mar. 11 from 2:00-3:00. Thanks for your support!
  • Some of the children's hands are becoming chapped and sore. Please apply lotion at home often to help combat dryness. ​
  • Scholastic flyers are available here. All Scholastic orders can be done online whenever you like. Our class code is RC210022.​​​​
  • Please remember that items such as toys from home should not come to school. Thank you!
  • 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 in class: come, did, have, get, love, of, said, very, will, yes. Please feel free to practice together at home.
  • Newsletters are paperless and 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 Happy!

ABC Activities For Home Suggestions

20/2/2025

 
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Kindness Ninjas Strike Again!

19/2/2025

 
​January is often a long cold dreary month with not much to look forward to but short tempers and inside days. But Team Awesome was very excited to receive a secret mission from Sensei Tansa to bring some sunshine and smiles to others around the school when they were feeling like January was never going to end. Studies show that kindness makes children happier, reduces stress and improves self-esteem. Kind actions activate the joyful area of the brain, and boost well-being. The Team was certainly joyful as they snuck around the school taping loving messages randomly on walls and doors for others to read to boost their well-being. Thank you Kindness Ninjas!

Global Schools Play Day Review

17/2/2025

 
​​The time to begin preparing children for the challenges and demands of the future is when they are young. Children are curious and excited learners and it is our responsibility as parents and educators to create learning experiences that tap into that natural curiosity and excitement. This includes not only supporting emerging skills in reading, math, science and social studies, but also the 21st century skills of critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity, technology literacy, and social-emotional development. Children need to begin to develop the early foundational skills that will help them reason, think creatively, analyze data, and work collaboratively in the future. And Global Schools Play Day does just that. 
Every year we have such a great time on Global Schools Play Day and so do the children. Play is at the heart of how children learn. We see so many of the 21st century learning skills being practiced although the Team is unaware that they are doing more than play. All day long they negotiate, collaborate, problem solve, create, think and use so many more skills that help build foundations for learning and thriving in the real world. What a privilege it is to witness Team Awesome strengthening their skills to become our future leaders and citizens of our society!

Groundhog Day

16/2/2025

 
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Am I the only one that finds Groundhog Day bizarre? According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and the winter weather will continue for six more weeks. Really?! Not only that but a Canadian study for 13 cities in the past 30 to 40 years found that the weather patterns predicted on Groundhog Day were only 37% accurate over that time period—a value not significant compared to the 33% that could occur by chance. When I asked Team Awesome if a groundhog could really predict the coming (or not) of spring they all agreed that it could not- spring would come when it was ready. But it was fun learning about groundhogs and their 5 minutes in the spotlight every year on February 2​. 

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