A Message From Mrs. Tourigny and Ms. Lambrinoudis

A Message From Mrs. Tourigny and Ms. Lambrinoudis

Good morning Students, Parents and Guardians,

We hope you are well and have had a restful spring break.  We are indeed living in unprecedented times, and filled with wonder in terms of what the future will bring us with ongoing learning.  For the foreseeable future, together we will delve into the world of online learning.  The CBE has spent the past two weeks creating programming opportunities that will be distributed online for our students.  Our teachers are taking up this work on a very steep learning curve to provide learning opportunities & activities that will begin in the next couple of days. The following tentative timeline will assist families in your planning to take up this work at home:

Monday, March 30 your child’s homeroom teacher will connect with you to discuss your child’s access to technology at home, including access to a computer and the internet. Teachers will email students/parents or by phone call.  We are also making a plan to address the needs of students without these resources and to determine how to support students with paper packages. The school is preparing to produce print copies for pickup for those students who do not have access to a computer and the internet. Teachers will also ask you how you and your family are doing and encourage you to connect with wellness supports and resources available within and beyond the CBE.

For much of Tuesday, March 31, teachers will be involved in virtual meetings planning together in grade  teams to plan first few days of lessons and tasks which will be rolled out to our students. 

Wednesday, April 1 your child’s teacher will let you know how they will provide lessons and tasks and the best way to reach them if you or your child has questions. Students will access learning through a variety of platforms, which may include teacher blogs, Google tools, and for Grade 6 students, through Brightspace by D2L. Your child's teachers will confirm the platform that they have chosen on Wednesday. Consistency in platform choice by all of your child's teachers is something we are striving for.Your child’s teachers will also provide you with more information about what you can expect from them in terms of tasks, and resources and supports you and your child can use to support their learning at home. Ongoing learning with students begins today. Teachers will also provide a schedule that families should follow so that there aren't any overlaps in expectations for work completion.  We would also strongly recommend that parents schedule at least 20-30 minutes of reading per day beyond this schedule.

As a system, we are expected to align with the guidelines shared by Alberta Education for continuity of learning and content delivery by division.  Specifically, that content delivery for each grade is broken down as follows:

K –Grade 3

-Language/literacy and mathematics/numeracy outcomes

-An average of five (5) hours of work per student per week

Grade 4 – 6

-Language/literacy and mathematics/numeracy outcomes, with opportunity to incorporate science and social studies outcomes through cross-curricular learning

-An average of five (5) hours of work per student per week

Parents may want to supplement student learning by providing their children with additional resources. The following provincial resources are available to parents:

• LearnAlberta.ca – more than 4,000 digital resources aligned with Alberta’s K-12 curriculum.
• My Child’s Learning: A Parent Resource - provides parents with information specific to each grade level

We are very excited with the prospect of providing these ongoing learning opportunities for our students.  Missing our students in the building has been very difficult, but we look forward to reconnecting with each student.  Please look forward to receiving ongoing messages from teachers and administration in the days to come.

Thank you for continuing to work with us. Stay well and stay active.

Happy Spring Grade Ones!

Not a day has passed that we haven’t thought about each and every one of you. 

Do you remember all of our season songs and the actions? Here are a few you can sing with your family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZjpI6fgYSY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv1UTnSsRPM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iisj2kTZIFs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw8FddccIkQ

Here is a new one to try!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DobrRgD5aOU

If you are looking for some fun ideas to do with your family over Spring Break try:

·     board games

·      read aloud books

·      go for a nature walk

·      play card or dice games

·      family movie night

·      bake something

·      have a dance party

·      sing some songs

Just know that we are thinking of you all and if you would like to share pictures or things you have done with your family during the Spring Break please feel free to email your teacher. 

If your parents email permission to do so, we can post them on the blog so we can all stay in touch.  We look forward to hearing from you. 

We wish you all a fun and safe break!

Mrs. Aebli

lyforanaebli@cbe.ab.ca

Miss. Rinaldi

jarinaldi@cbe.ab.ca

Mrs. Swanson

joswanson@cbe.ab.ca

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Dear Grade One Families of Bridlewood,

What a strange week this has been. We are writing today to connect with you one more time before Spring Break. We are thinking of all of you and hope that you are keeping well.

We recognize that the loss of routine that has occurred this week may be challenging for your children and families. We also know that many of you have had to alter your plans for the upcoming week and that adds to the stress and uncertainty of what has become our new reality. The grade one teachers worked together for the first three days this week. We talked a lot about what has been covered and accomplished so far this year and how our students make us proud. Every single student has learned a great deal; not just about the academic subjects, but also about kindness, mental wellness and the importance of fresh air and exercise. We hope that these later qualities help to carry you through these uncertain times.

We will connect with you again after Spring Break. In the meantime, if you are looking for resources for your child, please refer to the programming suggestions that were sent out by the CBE. The link is https://cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-home/Pages/default.aspx Also, don’t forget the value of RazKids, Starfall and other online reading resources. We have explored many word families (-an, -at, -ing, -ind, -ink, -ill, -ell) and your child could demonstrate how they can read and write words from these families and also use them to print sentences. A useful link for sight word lists and activities is https://sightwords.com/sight-words/. If you have a deck of cards or a few dice, your child will be able to teach you multiple math games to review skills while connecting as a family. As Spring is nearly upon us, enjoy the wonders of the world and see what seasonal changes you can observe outside. Using sentence starters such as “I can see…”, “I can feel…”, “I can hear…”, “I like…”, “I wonder…”, “I hope…” etc. will allow your child to translate their observations into written thoughts. This might also be a good opportunity to review the classroom blog and discuss your child’s learning with them.

If you are looking for some fun ideas of ways to keep active outside, check out www.playoutsideguide.com

Take care and look after yourselves.

Lynwyn Aebli

Julie Rinaldi

Joanie Swanson

Hello Grade One Students and Families of Bridlewood School. 

Please know that we care for you and are thinking of you during this historic time with school being cancelled. We need to think about community and how we can take care of each other. Throughout grade 1 we have learned that kindness is powerful and can go a long way. Please remember at this time to take care of each other, love one another, have hope, keep positive, show kindness, be compassionate, spend time with your family, have peace, remember to laugh, have conversations, read, get outside and be active.  

Though many families may be unable to physically get together, let’s try to think of ways that we can continue to spread kindness and cheer at this difficult time. For example, you could draw and colour some pictures of something that brings happiness to you and your family to post in your front window. We hope this kindness and joy will spread and give strength when it is most needed.

As we are unsure at this time what is next, please stay tuned for updates that will be sent as more information becomes available.

Mrs. Swanson

Miss Rinaldi

Mrs. Aebli

Miss Lana

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY:

BWS IMPORTANT PARENT INFORMATION

Dear Parents & Guardians Based on the changing provincial and local response to COVID-19, the CBE has given us direction to postpone: Evergreen Theater Performance:  Friday, March 13 @ 10:15 am. CANCELLED Student-Led Conferences:  Thursday, March 19th & Friday, March 20th CANCELLED, booking system will not open. We will still be having the Scholastic book Fair, due to the directive parents will NOTable to attend, as conferences are cancelled. All CBE schools have been given direction to postpone or cancel events that include populations from other schools and/or parents or other community members, such as Parent-Teacher Interviews, celebrations of learning, drama/musical performances, dances, athletic competitions, etc. This decision is effective from Mar. 12 until the end of March break. This decision will be revisited during March break to determine whether events should be rescheduled. Events outside of school hours that include the regular student and staff population of the school (school clubs, practices, etc) and scheduled field trips may continue at this time.   I know this may be disappointing news. Students and staff have spent a significant amount of time preparing for these events, but the health of our community is our priority. For the most up to date information about the CBE’s approach to COVID-19 and the actions we are taking, please visit our website. Answers to frequently asked questions will continue to be posted as information becomes available. Thank you, Erin Erin Tourigny Principal, Bridlewood School Calgary Board of Education | www.cbe.ab.ca The contents of this email & any attachment(s) are confidential & intended for the named recipient only. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete this email & do not copy, use or disclose.

Our Evergreen Theatre Performance is on Friday at 10:15am!

Please follow the link below to read more about it.

http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/bridlewood/about-us/news-centre/_layouts/ci/post.aspx?oaid=706ec9a9-3378-4206-82be-621b6494bf93&oact=20001

Have a great night!

We are working with the artists from Evergreen Theatre this week!

Highlights of Our Learning:
-It's our turn to work with the artists from Evergreen Theatre this week. We will be engaging in activities each day and working towards our final sharing assembly that will take place on Friday morning at 10:15am. Parents are invited to this event, so please join us if you can.
-We learned a new math game called "Subtraction Go Fish". Please have your child tell you how this game is played and maybe even try it out at home if you'd like. All you need is deck of regular playing cards.
-We are working on the __ell family this week. How many words can your child create, spell and print with this pattern. (ie. bell, well, swell, shell, tell, sell, dell, cell, dwell etc.)
-Students had music with Mrs. Fatica and gym with Mrs. O today.
-We finished the day by using our self-created story maps to tell the story "Little Beaver and the Echo".

F.Y.I.
WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO CARRY ON WITH OUR PLANS TO HAVE AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE FOR FELTING IN APRIL AND SWIMMING LESSONS IN MAY. Please let me know if you have a current CBE police clearance and would like to volunteer. If your clearance is not current,  we strongly recommend that you complete the paperwork for this A.S.A.P. Please drop by the school office with picture ID to complete this application. 

Please note the following dates. Times have yet to be confirmed.

Wet Felting (In-school activity) – April 8^th and 9^th.

Morning Swimming Lessons (Bus to Canyon Meadows Pool) – May 4^th-8^th.

Have a good evening!

Highlights of Our Learning:
-This week we are focusing of the "__ill" word family. We will be creating, reading spelling and writing words from this family.
-We are continuing to use winter pictures (scenes with animals) as prompts for our descriptive writing. Children have been referring to a rubric that clearly outlines what moves their work from a "2" to a "3" to a "4", as writing is assessed.
-In math, we are working on placing numbers from 0-20 in their approximate location on a number line. We are also practicing printing subtraction equations from 20 back to 0.
-We are becoming proficient storytellers as we have created a story map for the book "Little Beaver and the Echo". We will use this as we create our own unique versions of the story.
-Please ask your child what they learned from our presentation on "Self Regulation" that Miss Erin and Miss Kim shared with us today.

F.Y.I.
-Evergreen Theatre is working with students in Bridlewood this week and next week. Please read the update in the link below for important information on this residency.
http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/Bridlewood/about-us/news-centre/_layouts/ci/post.aspx?oaid=16b6dbe3-6041-49f6-a7a9-f1b9adb324dd&oact=20001
-We are still in need of volunteers for our two upcoming activities...felting and swimming. Please refer to the dates and requirements that were posted on the blog last week.
-Would you like to order a YEARBOOK? If so, the order deadline has now been extended to March 31^st.

You can order and pay online with your MYCBE/PowerSchool account, you will find the fee under School Based Optional Fees. Click on the yearbook icon and you will asked to add to your cart, this will automatically add the $25 fee to your account. You can call the school office ask for the fee to be attached the fee to your account. Please email me directly at catunney@cbe.ab.ca or call 403 777 6259 with your request.

Have a great evening!