Stop Drop and Pray: John 14:5a “I am the vine, you are the branches”. May our root in Him be deep so that we finish strong. Our prayer families this week are Joseph: Jacob (7), Elizabeth (4), Kay: Abby (SK)

7 Habits: Habit 6- Synergize Together is Better. We can all learn something from each other. Working in groups helps to create better ideas than what one person can do alone.

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May 28, 2018

Calendar of Events

May 28 Grade 3/4 Class TripMay 30 K-2 Trip to Westgate LodgeMay 31 BCS Field DayJune 1 Primary Track & FieldJune 2 Spirit RunJune 4 Talent ShowJune 8 Fun AfternoonJune 11 Grad AssemblyJune 13 Kindergarten CelebrationJune 13 5-6 Field TripJune 14 District Track and FieldJune 15 GradJune 19 Volunteer TeaJune 20 Field Trip K-2June 21 5-6 Pool PartyJune 22 Last Day of School

A Glimpse into Student Life

“Love perseveres” The grade 1/2 class did a wonderful job showing us how love always perseveres. They enacted the story of the paralyzed man and how his friends ‘synergized’ to bring him to Jesus so he could be healed. When we persevere, we never give up. We push through obstacles and keep our eyes on the ‘end in mind’. The paralyzed man’s friends could have given up and said there are too many people in the way, but they didn’t. Together, they took him to the roof and lowered him down. Imagine if they had given up... this friend would have missed out on the healing Jesus was willing to give. Sometimes we may want to give up on our friends when we see them doing things that we don’t agree with, but love tells us to keep loving them. Prayer is a powerful weapon that we can use on behalf of our friends when they are making foolish choices and it’s hard to keep loving them. Prayer is a great way to persevere in love.

Grade 8 GraduationIt’s an exciting time of year, Graduation! We have begun the initial preparations for it. One thing that is needed as soon as possible, are 8-10 photos of your child. These are used to put together the processional. I would ask that these pictures have a least one baby picture and then the rest are at various ages. You do not need to send a grad photo, as we have copies of them at school. Please send them directly to Mrs. Roeper in digital form.ingrid.roeper@gmail.com

Spirit RunWe are nearing half way to our goal. We still need to raise $12,000 by Saturday! We can do this if we work together!

We are looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday. We will be there, rain or shine! Registration/sign in is at 9 am. Kat Waller is going to lead us in a couple of warm up exercises to get us ready. It should be a lot of fun! The 2 km run begins at 10 am and the 5 km run begins at 10:30! Remember to bring lawn chairs a fun spirit and anyone you can grab along the way! Hope to see you all there!

Gift CardsFriday, June 1st I will be putting in the final gift card order for the year. It is time to stock up for the summer! Let me know what you would like to order before Friday. I have the following gift cards available in the office. Let me know if you would like to buy some.

6 x $10 Tim Hortons 2 x $100 Winners 1 x $50 M&M 3 x $50 Canadian Tire 2 x $50 Esso 1 x $25 Children’s Place

Thank you to all who support this fundraiser and thank you to Sam Kay for doing the ordering this year!

Tuition Agreement FormsPlease remember to get your tuition agreement forms into the office by this Thursday, May 31.

After School CareJune 14th will be the last day for After School Care for the 2017/2018 school year. If your child will be in after school care on Thursday the 14th please RSVP by June 13th so Miss McCann can plan accordingly. Please send a towel or change of clothes on the 14th because we will be playing games with water!

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee winners!

Kindergarten

A Note from Ms. Kuipers

This week, we will go bless the residents of Westgate Lodge! Please be praying for us on Wednesday as we live out Christ's love to our neighbors!

Track and Field is this Friday! Kindergarten students will run the 200m at 9:20. The other events will happen between 10 and 12, with a break for snack and recess at 10:30. Please make sure your child has running shoes, a water bottle, and sun protection (hat/sunscreen). You are welcome to attend!

SK students are assessed at the end of their year to provide information on their mastery of literacy concepts, so that the school is best able to support them as they move to Grade 1. This week, Mrs. Roeper will continue pulling students in groups to work with her on the Gates-McGuinty Test of skills. Prior notice if your child will be absent or late would be especially helpful this week.

LiteracyWe finished our class WIG of learning a cumulative 60 new sight words! In fact, we well surpassed it! We will celebrate with a movie and popcorn party this Friday after Track and Field! We are editing our fiction stories this week, and also getting ready for our Celebration of Learning! Look for an invite coming home this week!

MathOur next math application will be exploring the clock! We have learned to count by tens - now we will add counting by 5's into our skills to prepare us for reading the minute hand.

BibleThis week, we will learn about Jesus' teaching of the Lord's Prayer. We will learn that we can praise Him, we can ask God questions, we can ask Him for our needs, and we can come to Him with anything. We will also learn the story Jesus told of the banquet, in which all sorts of people are invited to come and join in the kingdom of God.

Memory Verse: Galatians 5:22-23a "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."

Upcoming Dates May 30 Class Trip to Westgate Lodge

(attempt number 3!) June 1 Primary Track and Field June 2 Spirit Run June 13 Kindergarten Celebration of

Learning @ 2:10. June 15 BCS Grade 8 Grad June 20 End of Year Class Trip to

Presquile June 22 Last Day of School and Class

Party

A Note from Miss RussellThis week is going to be very busy! Grade 1/2 started off the week leading chapel. Their leadership skills were on display as they took ownership of every aspect of the assembly. This Wednesday, May 30th, our class will be going on our long awaited trip to Westgate Lodge, with Kindergarten. The students have prepared songs to sing, and books and games to share with the residents. Our end in mind is to share the love of God with the residents through song and time spent with them. This Thursday we will have Show and Tell. Students are encouraged to bring an item that is special to them and share it with the class. Finally, Friday is our primary track and field day! The first event will start at 9:00am and will end around 12:00pm. Parents are welcome to come and cheer on their child. 

Grade 1 & Grade 2

Spelling: This week in phonics, students will learn two new special sounds, “ie" in pie and "igh" in night. Their spelling words will contain these two special sounds. Please practice the spelling list, that was sent home on the Friday before the long weekend, with your child. They will be tested on Friday, May 25th. 

Bible: In our Bible unit, "The Peaceful Reign of Solomon," students will learn how God kept his promise to David to make his son, Solomon, king. They will also see how David's dream of building a temple for the the Lord was fulfilled through Solomon. Memory verse: Proverbs 3:3-6 New International Version (NIV) 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart 4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Creation Studies: In creation studies, students have been studying Gods’ creation and his word to understand how God wants us to move through creation. In this unit, students have learned that we are God's image bearers and that God has equipped us to create just like Him. Students have learned three main ways God has shown his children to travel through his creation. We have been created to move, compelled to explore, and commanded to move with care. This week we will finish this unit. Students will study how cars move and create their own models. Then, they will have the opportunity to use their creativity to design their own inventions that move. Finally, students will have a test on material they learned throughout this unit. A review sheet will go home today. 

Math: In our 2D geometry unit students will explore sorting, patterning, and symmetry.Grade 2- Learning Goals: I can describe and sort 2D figures based on their attributes. (Ex. 4 sides) I can tell what symmetry is.Grade 1- Learning Goals: I can sort 2D figures into groups that have the same attributes (ex. Curved side) 

Physical Education: In physical education, students are training for Field Day. They will work on their running endurance for the 800m. They are also practicing for the 50m, skipping, ball throw, shuttle run, standing broad jump and running long jump.

A Note from Mrs. MackayWe are in the last 4 weeks of school! Amazing! Please continue to check planners for homework etc. Keep in mind some special events that are coming up:

May 31 - BCS Field Day for Gr. 3-8 (send sunscreen, hat, water)June 2 - Spirit Run June 4 - Talent ShowJune 6 - SG Track and FieldJune 8 - Fun Afternoon

Grade 3 & Grade 4

Math: We will continue our money unit. We will go through our class store one more time. We will focus on counting and representing money to 100 as well as making payments and earning money.

Creation Studies: We praise God for creating LIGHT! In our new unit, we will be investigating the amazing properties of light. Send along a working flashlight (labeled with family name) for flashlight tag on Wednesday. On Thursday, students will need a clean, empty tin can (no sharp edges) to construct a pinhole camera!

Bible: We will continue to see how Israel had to trust God as their leader and left them for an extended period and they fell back in to old habits. We will see the consequences God gave the people for worshiping idols. Bible Memory on the Ten Commandments will be this Friday.

P.E.: We will continue with our Track and Field unit. We will be focusing on high jump as well as the other events trying to get personal bests.

Spelling: Spelling Lesson 22 will be tested this week on Friday, June 1. Sentences will be due on Mon. June 4. We are focusing on knowing when to 'double the guard!" (when to protect a short vowel by doubling consonants as in "running" or "trapping").

Your children are amazing poets! They will be selecting 3-5 poems from their collection to revise and publish into a poetry anthology. In Art, they will create beautiful title pages for their anthologies.

Music: Gr. 3/4 musicians will complete a playing test this week and finish Recorder Karate.

Math: We will be ending decimals with a small quiz. We will then proceed into our next geometry unit where we will look at coordinate systems and slides.

Health: Our Health Lessons, with boys and girls divided into separate groups, will continue this week as we discuss the reproductive system, fetal development, and sexual abuse prevention. Parents are encouraged to have follow-up discussions with their children.

Poetry: Poetry Anthologies, which include 3 of the students' best poems and 3 poetry analyses, are due Thursday, May 31st. See Google Classroom for models and instructions. 

Creation Studies: We have begun the Governing Canadians unit and the students will be researching the party platforms for the upcoming provincial election on June 7. The students will decide which of the four parties they want to represent in a student vote election on June 7. They are preparing for the presentation of a few relevant party platforms to grades 3&4 and grade 7&8 on Wednesday, May 30 in the afternoon at 2:30 p.m.

Grade 5 & 6

Word Work: List 19 test and sentences will be due this Friday, June 1st. For sentences, choose 10 words, plus the word wall and challenge words. 

Art: Students have chosen an animal on which to do an end-of-the-year research project slideshow. They worked on creating their chosen animal in a mosaic pattern for Art class. 

A Note from Mrs. Visser:

Students are encouraged to keep tracking their WIGs. Parents, your support as accountability partners is appreciated.

Class Trip: I need at least one driver for our Class Trip visit to Tyendinaga Caves on June 13th. We would depart from BCS at 10:30 am. We are booked for 11 am. It takes about an hour to go through the caves. Please let me know if you would like to come along or if you would be able to drive.

Music: Gr. 5/6 musicians will complete a playing test and complete any belts they may wish to earn from Recorder Karate.

Grade 7 & 8

Math: We are finalizing Algebra concepts this week. The test will include worksheets 11.1 to 11.9. The additional pages will be bonus questions for the class. The learners have been working hard to use the variety of skills they been learning over this school year. The test date will be determined this week.

Science: Learners have handed in the question they asked for their experiment, along with their research sites and the hypothesis they came up with PRIOR to the experiment. The experiment presentations will begin this Tuesday and we will finish them by Friday June 1.

Literature: Literature Circle grey duotangs need to be returned to school this week. I hope parents had a chance to look at the work students are doing for these World War 2 novel studies. The meeting schedule continues with a meeting for the Number the Stars groups on Wednesday, May 30th and on Friday, June 1st . Continue to check email and Google Classroom for updates on homework.

Geography:

We will be working on our debate topics. Our topics are:

1. Is climate change real?2. Is the road to Tuktoyaktuk good

for all?3. Is drilling in the Arctic National

Wildlife Reserve the best option for oil for the U.S.?

Music: Gr. 7/8 music work will be completing a written culmination of scales and chords.

French: Students will work on the final project for this unit.