How to View our Google Classroom

Hi Everyone,

One last quick note from me:

As per instructions, I have "Archived" our Google Classroom. You are still able to view material I posted over the school year and access your own files. Follow the steps below:

I will check my email periodically over the summer. If you have any questions, email me at: eeelder@cbe.ab.ca.

Have a healthy and enjoyable summer!

From, Ms Elder

Conference Booking

This is a reminder that the conference booking system opens at 8:00 am tomorrow morning.

Please book online. Here is the Parent Conference Guide if you have any trouble: https://portal.cbe.ab.ca/staffinsite/Forms%20%20Manuals/School-Conferences-Parent-Guide.pdf

If you need extra assistance, contact Ms Calhoun in the office.

Reminder: Mustard Seed School next week

It's finally here! We will be going to Mustard Seed School every day next week (Feb 24-28).

Please ensure your child arrives on time every day and has a lunch, backpack, water bottle, and outdoor clothing.

We can't wait to share our learning with you!

Reminder: Mandatory Outdoor School Meeting on Feb 25

Reminder: There is a mandatory parent meeting for Grade 5 parents regarding Outdoor School
Please see the message below sent home on January 15 and posted on our blog on Feb 3.

Dear Gr. 5/6 Parents and Guardians,

We are pleased to inform you that we are starting to prepare for our Grade 5 and 6 learning experience at Kamp Kiwanis. Students in Grade 5 and 6 will attend Kamp Kiwanis for the purpose of enhancing their learning around outdoor education and other curricular outcomes in Science. Outdoor School is also an opportunity for students to learn with, and from each other, as they complete leadership and team building activities.  

Ramsay students are scheduled to attend Kamp Kiwanis on March 31^st – April 2^nd (Tuesday – Thursday). Students will travel by bus and stay overnight in heated cabins. Teacher and Kamp Kiwanis staff supervision will be present for the duration of the trip. Kamp Kiwanis is located at the intersection of Highway 8 & 22, which is 23 Km west of Calgary.

Because this off-site learning is an overnight experience for students, a mandatory parent/guardian meeting is required. We would like to invite you to this meeting, led by the Kamp Kiwanis director, on February 25^th, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. inside our Learning Commons. The meeting will be 60 minutes and cover important information about the experience, as well as serve as an opportunity to answer your questions.

Due to our generous and supportive School Council & Parent Association, there is no cost for the Outdoor School experience for Ramsay students.

Thank you in advance for saving the date for this meeting. We look forward to it!

Sincerely, 

Jill Scarrow

Bake Sale Tomorrow and Wednesday; Field Trip Wednesday for Grade 5's

The Student Council has been hard at work to fundraise to Adopt-A-Koala to support Australia during their wildlife crisis. They will be hosting a Bake Sale Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Items sold will be $1.00 each. Students can spend a maximum of $3.00 on items.

Thanks for your support!

Also, this is a reminder that Grade 5 students will be on a field trip on Wednesday this week to Rideau Park School from 9 am-12 pm.

Reminder: Field Trip Forms

Mustard Seed School is approaching! Field Trip Forms were sent home today. They are due back by Wednesday, February 19. Mustard Seed School will be February 24-28.

Grade 5's are heading to Rideau Park School on Wednesday, Feb 12. Field Trip Forms are due Monday, February 10.

Thanks!

Field Trip Forms

Grade 5 students took home a field trip form yesterday to go to Rideau Park School on Wednesday, February 12. All Grade 5 and 6 students have been invited to participate in some events they are holding. Mrs McGrath will be taking all of the students.

Please return forms by Friday.

Grade 4 students will stay at the school with Ms Elder.

Information: Outdoor School for Grade 5's

Reminder: There is a mandatory parent meeting for Grade 5 parents regarding Outdoor School
Please see the message below sent home on January 15.

Dear Gr. 5/6 Parents and Guardians,

We are pleased to inform you that we are starting to prepare for our Grade 5 and 6 learning experience at Kamp Kiwanis. Students in Grade 5 and 6 will attend Kamp Kiwanis for the purpose of enhancing their learning around outdoor education and other curricular outcomes in Science. Outdoor School is also an opportunity for students to learn with, and from each other, as they complete leadership and team building activities.  

Ramsay students are scheduled to attend Kamp Kiwanis on March 31^st – April 2^nd (Tuesday – Thursday). Students will travel by bus and stay overnight in heated cabins. Teacher and Kamp Kiwanis staff supervision will be present for the duration of the trip. Kamp Kiwanis is located at the intersection of Highway 8 & 22, which is 23 Km west of Calgary.

Because this off-site learning is an overnight experience for students, a mandatory parent/guardian meeting is required. We would like to invite you to this meeting, led by the Kamp Kiwanis director, on February 25^th, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. inside our Learning Commons. The meeting will be 60 minutes and cover important information about the experience, as well as serve as an opportunity to answer your questions.

Due to our generous and supportive School Council & Parent Association, there is no cost for the Outdoor School experience for Ramsay students.

Thank you in advance for saving the date for this meeting. We look forward to it!

Sincerely, 

Jill Scarrow

Reminder: Cross-Country Skiing

Reminder: We are Cross-Country skiing Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week (Jan 20-22). Please ensure your child comes prepared in appropriate outdoor clothing (snowpants, hat, mitts, scarf). We will be outside for 50 minutes for our lesson. Skis will be provided.

Reminder: We will also have our last Book Talk work time on Monday. Please help your child be successful during this time by ensuring they have materials and a plan of what they will use this time for.

Reminder: Cross Country Ski Forms Due Friday

This is a reminder that Cross-Country Ski permission slips are due Friday.

The Ski Residency has been postponed due to weather. Students need to come dressed to ski on Monday, January 20, Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22.

For more information on the ski residency, you can check with the office, or email Ms Elder to check to see if you have returned your form.

Community Walk Wednesday

We will be heading out for a Community Walk on Wednesday afternoon 1-3pm.

Please ensure your child is dressed to be outside for two hours. Snowpants are highly encouraged as we'll be sitting on the ground for part of the time.

Thanks!

No Community Walk tomorrow

Hi All,

There will be no Community Walk tomorrow.  I wasn't able to find volunteers. The weather looks great next week; if you're able to join, let me know. We're flexible about time.

~ Ms Elder

Reminders

Reminders:

Send hygiene items for the Drop-In Centre by Wednesday, December 11.

Winter Celebration Thursday, December 12.
6:00-7:25pm: Drop in to the Art Auction in the Library; Stuff a Care Envelope in our classroom
7:30-7:45pm: Our class performs our West African Dance in the gym.

Thursday, December 12 is "Belonging Day" at Ramsay. Wear your Ramsay t-shirt! :)

Friday, December 13 our class is going on a Community Walk along the Elbow River, 10:45-12:30.
Dress to be outside (snowpants are highly encouraged as we'll be sitting down in the snow to do some observations).

Thursday, December 19 is PJ & Literacy Day at Ramsay. Wear your pjs and bring a stuffy.

Friday, December 20 is a PD Day so there's no school.

Happy Holidays!

Book Talk Project

Yesterday, students took home the information sheet for the upcoming Book Talk project.

Key Dates:

Monday, December 16: Parent signature slip is due with the name of your child's book and their project idea written on it. Sign to show that this is a NEW book for your child and that it is a chapter book (not a graphic novel).

Monday, January 27: Book Talk projects due; Presentations begin


If you have any questions, or for an electronic copy of the information sheet, please email Ms Elder.

Raz-Kidz

For your information, student Raz-Kidz log in information was sent home today so that students can log in and read at home. We have reviewed how to log in in class. If you have any questions or problems logging on, please contact Ms Elder.

Drop-In Centre

In February, we will be attending Seed School (Feb 24-28) at the Mustard Seed. 

In preparation, we are learning about the different social agencies in Calgary. We are keeping track of the population each agency serves and what services they provide. This task fits well with our Data Management program in Math.

For the last week, we have been focused on the Drop-In Centre. We want to better understand how they help their clients because we are donating our Art Auction sales to them, and we are collecting hygiene items to give to them in care packages. (Reminder: Please have all donations in by December 11). 

Students were surprised by all of the ways the Drop-In Centre helps Calgarians. We watched their video and read their 2018 Community Report (click to view). 

To make sure we understand the numbers that are in the Community Report, students are creating info graphics to represent the different statistics. They are working in teams and trying to use a variety of forms of representing numbers (ex: Base Ten blocks, expanded form, words, place value charts, pictures, tallies, graphs). This fits with our Number work in Math and uses authentic numbers in a meaningful way. As we complete our representations, we will begin building a new documentation wall in the hallway outside our classroom where our "What is Art?" work used to be.

Our discussions about homelessness have brought up some deep ideas from the students. We created a list of the different things people need to survive (like, Food, Water, Oxygen, Clothing, and Shelter). But then students also wanted to list the things that every human deserves to have. This was the list we generated:

We believe, all people deserve to:

-       Have a bed to sleep on

-       Have a loving family

-       Be treated with kindness and respect

-       Be supported in the way they need

-       Not be judged

-       Eat healthy and diverse food

-     Have access to medicine, proper health care, mental health support, support with addictions, dental care, rest when you’re sick

-       Access to a bathroom and a shower

Today, we took up some intentional writing and created postcards to put inside the care packages for the Drop-In Centre. We want to make sure that every Calgarian feels thought of this year. No one should feel invisible.