Ms. Midgley's Blog

Mrs. Kawchuk has a message for you on her blog. Please go take a look. Here is a link:  https://d2l.cbe.ab.ca/d2l/lms/blog/view_user.d2l?ou=6605&ownerId=22024

Don't forget to take care of your mental health at this time! Here are some suggestions from AHS on how to talk to your children about COVID-19. There are also some resources on the right hand side such as a "COVID-19 Social Story" and some information about "How to Help Children Cope with Stress." https://www.cbe.ab.ca/about-us/school-culture-and-environment/health-and-wellness-in-school/Pages/Positive-Mental-Health.aspx

Hi families! I wanted to share this link to some resources suggested by the CBE for learning at home -  https://cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-home/Pages/k-6.aspx These are just for you to use if you'd like, but there is no expectation for home learning at this time. Take care!

This web page:  http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/lakebonavista/teaching-learning/learning-commons-library/resource-list/pages/default.aspx  will be updated regularly and is a good resource for commonly used web-based resources. Plans have not been created around longer-term planning for student learning, again please check your emails frequently for more information.  Take care! UPDATE If this link is not working for you, try the following steps:  Visit the  school’s website: http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/LakeBonavista/Pages/default.aspx   Click: Teaching and Learning –> Learning Commons/Library –> Resource Lists & Advice This should take you to the same place!

Hello families! I hope everyone is doing well during this time. Please make sure check the blog and your emails frequently for updates in the near future. We are working hard to figure out what school will look like for the next little while. LBS will let you know updates when we have them. Thinking of you all! Lauren

Hi everyone! Today in music, our class sang a Beatles song for Mrs. Parkinson since she is retiring in a few weeks! They did such a great job and made all of the adults in the room cry! Today we also worked on a little book for her to give her suggestions of what she could do after retiring. In the afternoon we had Daily 5 and we started playing our community trading game, now known as "Settlers of Kanata." The kids had a lot of fun! Today, students brought up the topic of hand-washing, germs, and the Coronavirus. I let students know that they did not need to be afraid of it and the best thing for them to do is to take care of themselves by washing their hands, staying out of others' personal space, and covering their mouths when coughing or sneezing. We talked about how to properly wash our hands and when we should be washing our hands. As always, if you have concerns, please call Health Link at 8-1-1. Emotions are high this week! We have had quite a few pr...

Hello everyone! This morning we continued celebrating Math Week by reading the story, "The Girl with the Mind for Math." We also tied up some loose ends with our Community Project. All of our groups are now named, and students discussed which natural resources they would find and where they would begin developing a community. This project has kind of evolved into more of a game similar to Settlers of Catan (Yes, I probably play too many board games.) But, I think the students will really enjoy learning about resources, economics, communities in Canada, trade, and working together. Students were also shown a self-assessment that they will be using to assess how they work in their group (this will be shared at Student-Led Conferences - I don't want to give everything away!!) This morning we played a math "I have, who has?" game as a class and students practiced their "-ing" words. We had a lot of decks of cards donated from the Deerfoot Inn and Ca...