Thank you!

As the school year draws to a close I just wanted to say thank you!  Thank you for welcoming me into your school community.  I have thoroughly enjoyed my first year at Royal Oak School.  Thank you for supporting your children and their learning through at home activities, reading, volunteering and supporting our classroom.  Thank you for entrusting your most precious, valuable children into my care.  I hope that they leave grade one with curiosity, a sense of wonder and pride in their amazing accomplishments.  It has been a joy to watch them grow over the course of the year.
Have a wonderful summer break filled with love, laughter, adventure and quiet family moments.
See you in September.  I look forward to hearing all about your travels and fun times together.


Mrs. Cook

Physical Education -Thursday and Friday

Physical Education

Students have been working very hard this week to master the obstacle courses in Mission Impossible. On Thursday and Friday we will be dimming the lights in the gym to add excitement and more of a challenge. Students will be allowed to use a flashlight or headlamp if they would like to. If you choose to bring in a light please ensure that it is clearly labelled with their name.

Helen Hennick

Physical Education Specialist, Royal Oak School

Calgary Board of Education

t 403-777-6279 ext 7237

hdhennick@cbe.ab.ca

June 20

June 20

Yesterday students had an opportunity to re-visit the kindergarten classrooms while the kindergarten students had a short introduction to Grade 1.  We are in the process of writing booklets to the kindergarten students to let them know what to expect in Grade 1.  

We are finishing up building animal habitats for the animal your child has been researching.  Look for these to come home at the end of the week.

We will be starting to send home student work.  As there is quite a volume of work that is also of various sizes we are asking students to bring in a reusable bag in which to carry the work that will not fit in their backpacks.  Please send in by Friday, June 22.  Students can keep these on their coat hooks until needed.  

Upcoming events

June 26th - School BQQ - this the the last fun lunch of the year.  Instructions were posted previously to pre-order.  If you have questions or concerns please email ROSfunlunch@gmail.com

June 27th - last day of school for students

Volunteer Request From Technology Committee

Dear Volunteers,

We are in need of some awesome volunteers to help with cleaning our technology before we put it away for the summer.  If you have anytime this Thursday afternoon or Friday morning please let your classroom teacher know so that we can have enough cloths to wipe everything down.

Thank you,

The Technology Committee

Week of June 11 - 15

On Tuesday, we had our last field trip of the year to the Calgary Zoo.  Students had the opportunity to learn more about bears in Canada.  They also viewed a variety of different animals in their zoo habitats.



If your family will be away the last day of school, please provide the school with a legal sized envelope with your home address and make sure it contains proper postage for your child’s report card to be mailed out. Report cards will not be able to go home early.

All books from the Royal Oak Learning Commons should now be returned.  If you still have books at home please send them back to the school.

I am still in need of a parent volunteer to assist with sanitizing our manipulative.  If you are available to help out one day next week please contact me.

Important Dates:

Tuesday, June 26 - Fun Lunch BBQ.  A note was sent home on how to order for this earlier this week.

Wednesday, June 27 - Last day of school for students.  

BOKS

Thanks to Ms. Hennick, Ms. Plaxin, Ms. Quesnel and all the parent volunteers.  The last day of BOKS will be on Thursday, June 14.

Zoo Field Trip - Tuesday June 12

We have our final field trip of the year planned for next Tuesday, June 12.  We will be travelling by chartered bus to the Calgary Zoo.  While at the zoo students will participate in a program called Bear Necessities.  They will also have the opportunity to view the panda exhibit as well as observing other animals that reside at the zoo.

We will be having a picnic lunch at the zoo.  Students are required to bring snacks, lunch and a water bottle.  They will be carrying these throughout the day in their backpacks.

Please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather on that day as this trip proceeds rain or shine.  They will need to wear good walking shoes as we will be spending the majority of the day walking through the zoo grounds.

We ask that students arrive at school by 9:00 on Tuesday.  We will be entering the school early that day so that we may take attendance and board the bus for a 9:15 departure.

As per CBE regulations:
As this is a school field trip, parents and/or siblings other than those who have officially volunteered are not permitted.

Volunteers and students are also not to buy food or drinks while at the zoo.

Thank you for assisting us in following the CBE regulations for field trips so that we can continue to provide educational opportunities outside of the school building.

Volunteer needed - June 20

On Wednesday, June 20 I am in need of one volunteer in the afternoon to assist us in washing the math manipulatives.  This would consist of running them through the dishwasher, drying on towels and resorting back into bins.  If you are available to help in this manner please sing up by following the link below.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/508044CAFAB28A2FA7-manipulative 

Bike to School Day Tomorrow - Tuesday, June 5

ROS students are encouraged to participate in Bike to School Day tomorrow! Please check your son or daughter's back pack for their Bike Tag and a letter filled with important information about the event. 

Sports Day! Tomato giveaway.

Thank you to all the parent volunteers and student volunteers from William D Pratt for helping us to run a fantastic sports day.  Your children had a great time participating in a variety of sporting and fun movement activities.  Ask your child what their favourite part was and why.

We have submitted our tomato germination results and now have some lovely tomato plants that need a new home.  If you would like a tomato plant please  let me know at skcook@cbe.ab.ca and I will send one home with your child to plant in your garden.  Depending on the level of interest I may be able to send home one of each of the two tested plants so that you can continue the experiment at home to see what plant produces the best tomatoes.

AIWC presentation

Yesterday we had an amazing presentation from Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation. We learned all about owls and even dissected owl pellets! Ask me about what I learned or enjoyed the most.




Pre-registration for bussing transportation: is open until June 11th. If your child requires this form of transportation please  register your child before June 11th to ensure that he/she can take the bus at the beginning of September.



 Volunteer Tea: is this Friday at 10:00 am.

Sports Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Sports Day at Royal Oak School. This year our theme is CANADA! Please wear your Royal Oak blue, CANADA gear or red and white clothing  Students are asked to come prepared for the weather. Bring your hat, sunscreen, water bottle, proper footwear (no flip flops) and a light jacket. We're looking forward to a great afternoon filled with super fun activities and events!

Helen Hennick

Physical Education Specialist, Royal Oak School

Calgary Board of Education

t 403-777-6279 ext 7237

hdhennick@cbe.ab.ca

Tomato sphere results

The results of our tomato experiment are as follows:

We had and 84% germination success rate for our J seeds.  

We had a 78% gemination success rate for our K seeds.

Across Canada the germination rate for both J and K seeds was 75%.

After submitting our results we learned that the K seeds had spent six weeks aboard the International Space Station. 

May 24, 2018

2018-19 Transportation Pre-registration 

The transportation pre-registration period will begin on Tuesday, May 22 (today)and close on Monday, June 11. Transportation pre-registrations can be completed using My CBE Account. 

To be included in the yellow school bus route planning for September, parents must pre-register by June 11. Any registrations received after that date will not be considered until route changes are done after Thanksgiving. The more registrations we receive by the deadline, the more efficient route planning will be for September.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please contact Transportation Services at 403-817-7433 or transportation@cbe.ab.ca.

Sincerely,

Royal Oak School

Shoeboxes Needed

Students will be creating a diorama of the habitat of the animal they are currently researching.  They will need a shoebox or similar size box.  If you could please send one in by Monday.  IF you have any extra boxes you could also send in it would be very helpful.  Thank you.

****Home Reading****
Please return all home reading books promptly so our volunteers can do inventory for the end of the year. If you are unable to find your home reading books you will be responsible for payment. 

Important dates: 

Friday | May 25 - Stampede Pancake Breakfast - 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Wednesday | May 30 - Sports Day
Tuesday | May 29  AWIC presentations
Friday | June 1 - Volunteer Tea 10 am 
Tuesday | June 5- Bike to school 
Tuesday | June 12 - Zoo field trip!!!

May 23

Congratulations Royal Oak students and families, you are amazing! Our totals are in and you have raised $16,514 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation! Way to go! Prizes will arrive at our school by the end of the week. Thank you to everyone that contributed to this special cause.

1) Stampede Breakfast: is this Friday at 7:30 am. Pancakes will be served till around 8:30 but families are free to socialize till around 9:00. 

2) Shoe boxes needed: As part of our inquiry work students will be building habitats for the animal they are researching. If you could send a shoe box in with your child  to assist them in building their animal habitat that would be extremely helpful. We will also accept any extra shoe boxes you may have for students who do not have a shoe box. We will need the shoe boxes for Monday if possible.  Thank you for your continued support.

Upcoming School Events - Need Volunteers!

Hi, ROS parents - 

Over the next few weeks, we have a number of fun events planned for our students and families. To facilitate these events, we require a large number of parent volunteers to help. If you are available for any/all of the following opportunities, please email our ROS Volunteer Coordinators (Keri and Niki) at rosvolunteers@gmail.com. 

1. Lunch Supervision - Tuesday, May 22nd - 11:45a to 1p - We need 4 more volunteers to help with supervising the students while the staff is taking a group photo. 

2. Pancake Breakfast - Friday, May 25th - 7a to 9:15a - We need 6 more volunteers to help serve pancakes, sausages and pour syrup! 

3. Sports Day - Wednesday, May 30th - 12p until the end of the school day - This is a fun afternoon at ROS! All students will participate in various events in and around the school. We require 25+ volunteers to help manage a station. Volunteers will also be cutting watermelon before the event begins. 

4. Bike to School Day - Tuesday, June 5th - *Two Shifts - 8:20a and 3:30p - Students and parents are encourage to ride their bikes to school this day. We need a minimum of 10 volunteers for a morning shift and another 10 for the afternoon shift to tag, sort and store bikes. Volunteers will also be cutting oranges as a treat for the students.

5. Year End BBQ - Tuesday, June 26th - 10:30a to 1:30p - To wrap up the school year, we are having a BBQ on the second last day of school. If you have a child in Grade 1 or 2, we need 20 volunteers to help with this event. (Participating Kindergarten parents will be eating with their children and Grade 3 parents will be attending the Farewell this day.)

Thanks in advance for your willingness to help with these events! If you have any questions, please email ROSvolunteers@gmail.com. 

Keri & Niki 

Volunteer Coordinators

ROS School Council 

Zoo Field Trip - Volunteers Needed

We will be travelling to the Calgary Zoo on June 12 for a field trip opportunity that supports our ongoing inquiry into the needs of plants and animals.  Students will be participating in a program called "Bear Necessities", touring the panda exhibit and visiting other areas of the zoo with their parent volunteer to closely look at animal habitats and how the zoo works to create habitats that meet the animals individual needs for food, water, shelter, companionship and intellectual stimulation.  I will need 5 volunteers on this day to actively supervise small groups of students throughout the zoo grounds as they explore the different animals and habitats.

If you are able to join us in a volunteer capacity on this day please follow the link below to sign up.  As always, volunteers with the CBE require current volunteer clearance.

Thank you in advance for supporting this exciting educational opportunity.


https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044cafab28a2fa7-zootrip

Royal Oak School Pancake Breakfast

Royal Oak School Pancake Breakfast!

We are excited that the Calgary Stampede Downtown Attractions Breakfast Committee will be hosting a FREE Stampede Pancake Breakfast for our entire school community on Friday May 25^th. This event will begin at 7:30am and pancakes will be served until approximately 8:30 am. Families are encouraged to come early to enjoy this free event and stay to socialize till approximately 9:00 am.

Families are invited to bring a blanket or camping chair to sit on as they enjoy a breakfast picnic on the compound and/or hill area. In the event of rain families will be invited inside the gym. 

All families are encouraged to wear their best western attire to show their Stampede spirit!

Home Reading

Next week will be the last week that home reading books will be sent home.  Please make sure that you return all home reading books and folders to the school by May 22.  This will give our volunteers time to sort through all the books and make repairs as needed.  Thank you for your understanding.

Upcoming Dates!!

Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to assist with Alien In-line.  It certainly makes getting geared up so much faster.  We couldn't do this without you!!

We have some upcoming activities that I would like to share with you.

1) Alien In-line Skating - Monday, May 7 and Monday, May 14.

2)  Children's Author visit. - Friday, May 11.  Lauren Himmelreich will be visiting to present to our students.  Grade 1 will be at 9:20 - 10:00

3) Dress up as your favourite storybook character - Friday May 11.  This is a part of Canadian Children's Book Week.

4)  Neighbourhood Walk to William D. Pratt to see their drama production, Willy Wonka.
As this is classed as a neighbourhood walk, field trip forms will not be sent home.  A letter was sent home last week explaining this trip.  I will need two volunteers to accompany us.
Please sign up using the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044cafab28a2fa7-willy

5) Book Truck - We will be accessing the CPL book truck on Wednesday, May, 16.  Please note that public library books are loaned for three weeks.  They can be returned at any CPL branch, including the new one at the YMCA.

6) PD Day - There will be no classes for students on Friday, May 18 due to a system wide professional development day.

7) Victoria Day, Monday May 21 - No school

8) Stampede Breakfast - Friday, May 25.

9) AIWC presentation - Tuesday, May 29.  Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation will be visiting to present World of Owls.  I will need one volunteer to join us for this presentation at 2:20.
Please sign up at the following link:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/508044CAFAB28A2FA7-aiwc

10) Circle of Sports Day - May 30 - more details to come....

11) Bike to School Day - June 5 - More details to come...

12) Tuesday, June 12 - Field trip to Calgary Zoo - More details to come...