Extra Cards

Holiday Cards were made by students at Royal Oak School with the idea that they would be delivered in the community. Due to the cold weather we were unable to deliver the cards. Grade 3 students are coming home with a card today to Pay It Forward to a neighbor or a friend. Please pass these along to a neighbour on behalf of the school.

Thank you!

Happy Holidays!

I hope you all have a relaxing and happy holiday season and I look forward to seeing everyone in the new year!
Ms. Rutland

The Week that Twas!

We have been very busy in Grade 3 working on a few different projects and topics!  Here are the highlights!
Math
We have been learning and practicing the "stacking" strategy for math. (This is the traditional formula that we all learned as students).  Students have learned a poem to go with it:
     More on top, No need to stop
     More on the floor, Go next door and get ten more!

Students have been working on 2 and 3-digit subtraction with borrowing.  They have a sheet in their backpack today to show you what they learned.  We approach it with a bit of a story:

   Starting at the ones place value, if the number is bigger on the bottom, he has to borrow from his next door neighbour.  If the tens place value is bigger on top, all is good.  If the tens number is smaller on top, then they have to borrow from his neighbour (the hundreds place).  Students are working through the process, and we will be practicing this more and more and more!!!

Language Arts
Students have created comics and we are just finishing them up - we can't wait to share them with you!

Science
We have completed 10 different building challenges and experiments to help students with their home building after Christmas.  Students selected their 3 favourite and uploaded a photo along with a comment about what they learned during the task.  Check out their learning in Iris!

We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season!  Enjoy the break and we will see you all January 3rd!

From Administration

Parents- Please Save the Date:

Hello Grade 3 ROS Parents,

This is to let you know that Grade three students during the day of Monday, January 23 and Parents of Grade 3 students in the evening of Monday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m. will be invited to attend a session at Pratt with Paul Davis regarding cyberbullying, internet, Instagram, Facebook, games and email safety and privacy.  It is really a session about Digital Citizenship and the potential dangers of an online presence for your children. 

Please Google Paul Davis as the ROS School Council booked this session over a year ago.  We really hope that you can attend as it will make a difference to your children and online safety.

Judy Jackson
Administrative Assistant, Royal Oak School

The Slipper

We ran out of time to do write this with the students, but I thought I'd put up some information about the play today, as you may have questions following the notice that went home yesterday.

Most importantly, the play was fabulous: very funny and engaging with lots of audience participation.  Two of our students even got to carry the "slipper" onto the stage!

During the play, a man and his nephew travel forward in time to modern Calgary where Cinderella lives with her step mother and 2 step-sisters.  In the time-travel, one of the men ended up wearing a fancy dress - so he became the fairy godmother.  His costumes were hilarious and most kids in our class picked him as their favourite character.  Our students mostly found the kiss at the end to be the most offensive part - but as the actors explained during the question period afterwards, love is a common theme in fairy tales!

Overall, the students had a great time and really enjoyed the play - and I am hoping to take my own children sometime over the next 4 weeks it is running.  If you have the opportunity, I'd really recommend it!

Our Apologies

Dear Parents:

We apologize if you were outside in the frigid temperatures at the end of the day today. We were trying to get out the letter to you regarding new information about the ATP Play Slipper.  If your son or daughter did not receive a blue letter today about Slipper, a copy was emailed to everyone this afternoon.  Please return the letter tomorrow.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Sincerely,

Lynn Sparks

Play Information

All students brought home a new letter regarding the play tomorrow.  This permission form needs to be returned in order for students to attend.  Please ensure you check your child's backpack!
Thank you.

Geodesic Home Links

Here are the 2 links for the Geodesic Home Centre.  Fill in the sheet first from the first link, then explore the second link if you have time!

http://inhabitat.com/5-great-reasons-to-build-a-geodesic-dome-home/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/dome/index.html

Field Trip Fee

Hello all!
Just a reminder that the field trip cost $18 (it was easy to miss in the parent letter).
If you haven't already done so, you can pay online or with cheque or cash.

Thank you!

W.O.W.

W.O.W. (Working on Work)

In Language Arts, we've begun editing our persuasive paragraphs, focusing mostly on sentences.  We looked at what a sentence is, what a run-on sentence is, and sentence fragments.  Students had a chance to edit and give feedback to a peer about their paragraph, and they are working on making revisions to the online document.  Go online and check them out!

Students were shown pictures of houses in other communities and have been working with a partner to answer the question, "Why is this house in (Peru, India, Ukraine, or Tunisia) designed like this?  They are making a google slide presentation and these will be shared with the class next week.  (Also available online to check out!!)

In Science, students have been traveling to other classes in order to test different structures and materials.  This will take until winter break and then we will begin building when we return.

Reminder there is no school on Friday and our class visits the play "The Slipper" on Tuesday.  The volunteer was drawn today and Lisa will be coming with us.  Thank you so much to everyone who wanted to come - I wish we could take everyone!

Math Update

Hello All!  Here is a boring old teacher update (instead of the interesting ones that the students contribute to!)

Today in math class we talked about "subitizing."  This is the ability to glance at a collection of objects and know how many there are - without needing to count.  As we played the math game "Pigs" students subitize the dots on the dice and should be able to add 2 dice in their heads.  If they are still counting on fingers then they should be practicing basic facts at home.  Play with your child and as you do, note the addition strategies they are using.  Have Fun!
The game goes like this:

1. First player rolls the dice.  They add up the totals on both dice to get their
score: 

2.  That player then decides whether to END THEIR TURN or ROLL
AGAIN.

3. If they roll again they can add their new total to the total of their turn.  

4. The player can continue to roll again until.... 

 * They choose to pass the dice and end their turn.  Their points are
 "banked" at this point. 

 * A # 1 turns up on the dice which automatically ends their turn and
 deletes all points gained that turn!

 *** If 2 Number 1's turn up in one roll (Snakes eyes) it erases that  player's banked total too (you go back to zero) and ends their turn!

The WINNER is the first person to reach 100 points.

Stephen's Backpack

Royal Oak School is collecting new items for Stephen’s Backpacks. Our goal is to fill 100 backpacks for children this Christmas. Donations of new items such as mittens, hats, socks, small toys, craft things, toothbrushes, books are being accepted. Donations can be sent to school with your child and they will be put under the Christmas tree in the gathering space. Thank you for your support.

Also here is the link to the Stephen’s Backpack Society website: 

http://www.stephensbackpacks.com

Stephen's Backpacks

Royal Oak School is collecting new items for Stephen’s Backpacks. Our goal is to fill 100 backpacks for children this Christmas. Donations of new items such as mittens, hats, socks, small toys, craft things, toothbrushes, books are being accepted. Donations can be sent to school with your child and they will be put under the Christmas tree in the gathering space. Thank you for your support.

Update

Tomorrow and Friday is Parent-Teacher Conferences.  Please return the blue sheet if you haven't already done so.  On Friday there is no school.
Sean

 We had a presentation from Chris Milne.  He spoke to us about 3 different words: pride, perseverance, and resilience.  He told us about when he became paralyzed on his right side with a very rare disease.  He couldn't even tie his shoes.  He showed us that you should never give up and keep working on things even if it tough.
Everyone

Today we watched a video about how to draw a one-point perspective house.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5x9a_-jtGU
Dimitri

We are working on persuasive paragraphs and are typing the first draft on google docs.  Feel free to check out my UNEDITED version.
Ms. Rutland

Wear Blue!

Hello All!
I didn't get a chance to talk to the students at the end of the day today - but tomorrow is "wear blue day" in support of a guest speaker.
Thanks!

Upcoming Field Trip

We are excited to offer all students at Royal Oak School the opportunity to visit the Martha Cohen Theatre to watch "Slipper: A Distinctly Calgarian Cinderella Story."  Each grade group will attend the production on different dates, outlined below:

December 6:   Grade Two and Three

December 7:   Kindergarten (both morning and afternoon students) 

December 8:   Grade One

Please complete the Consent and Acknowledgement of Risk form that was sent home today, and return it to your teacher by Tuesday November 29, 2016.

We are very much looking forward to sharing this wonderful learning opportunity with your child(ren)!

Remember, if you would like to volunteer, please submit your name to Cindy and we will draw from a hat!

From ROS Fundraising Society

Dear Parents, we are excited by the response so far to the Spirit Wear fundraiser.  We would like to remind you that we will have samples available for trying during Student Conferences on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th.  Please allow time to visit us at the ROS Fundraising Society table!  If you need help with sizing and are not able to attend conferences, please email us to make alternate arrangements! Thank you and Happy Weekend! 

Cameo Delisle

Chair

ROSFundraisingSociety@gmail.com

Dance music

Here is a link to a dropbox for parents, teachers and students to access the music for the performances. Enjoy!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ahc9iq5ihnmkl2k/AABSdtisYLZljgHdCaT3txdga?dl=0

Soctober Update

Socktober - Thank you to all families who participated in our Socktober event at Pumpkinella this year. The Grade 2 students have completed their final count and we have collected 700 pairs of socks to help families in need at Inn from the Cold. Arrangements have been made to get the socks to Inn from the Cold on Friday. Thank you for this great act of generosity!

Presentation

Royal Oak School parent, Chris Milne, is coming to speak to the students about resiliency on Wednesday, November 23 at 10:30 a.m. Students are invited to wear their school T-shirt or Royal Blue on this day to celebrate school spirit.  Also, parents are welcome to attend.

Jordan's Great Idea!

Jordan decided we should update our blog while we are snacking! (We need to use every minute available to us!)

We are planning out our houses and getting ready to make them.  First we looked at blueprints and then we started drawing our own blueprints.  Mr. Colvin came back to help us with the designs of our houses.  We are still collecting materials in the class for building.
Everyone

This week we had a teamwork challenge to build the tallest tower out of noodles, tape, string and a marshmallow.  The tallest tower was 59 cm.  Afterward we reflected on our team work goals and how our team worked.
Everyone

We had a debate whether people should or shouldn't rebuild Fort McMurray.
Crismson

Today there is a dance in the afternoon.  Please be here by 6:30 (in our classroom).
Sean

Tonight's Performance

Tonight is our SoundKreations Dance Performance. All students will perform in the afternoon except for AM Kindergarten. If you do not have a ticket for the evening performance your child will not perform in the evening. Students are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please only bring your child if you have a ticket for the evening performance.

Sarah Power

Teacher, Royal Oak School

Calgary Board of Education | www.cbe.ab.ca/b402

t | 403 777 6279

Stephen's Backpacks

Royal Oak School is supporting Stephen’s Backpacks this holiday season.

The backpacks that we are filling are for children who range in age from infant to grade 4. We are looking for donations of new items that can go inside of a backpack (toques, mitts, puzzles, pyjamas, socks, baby items, ect). These items can be sent to school with your child and they will be placed under the tree in the gathering space. 

We will begin collecting items in the gathering space beginning on Monday November 14^th and will be accepting donations until Friday December 9th. 

SoundKreations Performance Tonight

If possible, we'd like our dancers to wear dark bottoms and blue or green shirts.
Thank you!

Calgary Reads Information

SoundKreations Tickets

From Administration:

The 6:00 pm SoundKreations performance is sold out.  Tickets are still available for the 2:00 pm and 6:50 performances.

Amazon Expert Required!

Our class needs an Amazon Expert.  Not the Rainforest Amazon - but the shopping "Amazon" expert.  Any time I've ordered from Amazon it has taken months to arrive - I must be doing something wrong!  Our class decided we would like to use the $75 we won from the ROS Fundraising challenge to buy some educational games for the classroom - and I'm wondering if someone would be able to help us do that.  If you're an Amazon-ian - please let me know!
Thanks!

For the week...

Picture retakes are tomorrow (Tuesday)!

SoundKreations performance is Thursday afternoon and evening.  There are extra tickets available - please watch for information about how to get those tomorrow!  If students aren't coming to the evening performance, please let Ms. Rutland know via email. (mlrutland@cbe.ab.ca)

Scholastic orders are due Friday!

In Math we started subtraction.  Subtraction is when you take away numbers and we are learning different strategies to solve problems.
Noah and Sophia M.

We are working on a persuasive writing piece on rebuilding Fort McMurray.  Please read my persuasive paragraph in google docs!

In inquiry we are learning about blue prints and structures of buildings.  We defined the words "function" and "design." We learned about different types of forces ( torsion, tension, shear, and compression).  We saw abbreviations in blueprints.  Ask us what we noticed in the blueprints!
Everyone

Volunteer Update

Hello all!

For those of you who don't know me, my name is Cindy (Zach's mom) and I'll be helping Ms Rutland arrange parent volunteers for the classroom and field trips throughout the year.  I have set up a page on www.signupgenius.com in order to sign up parents for the various volunteer dates throughout the school year.  Ms Rutland has already posted some opportunities for November and will be adding more dates in the future, so be sure to check it out.  In order for you to view/sign up to volunteer, you first must have an up to date criminal record check and you must fill out/sign/return the form Ms Rutland previously sent home allowing me to have your email address (on the form, could you also include your email address pls).  Once we have this, I will add you to the signupgenius page.  You'll have to sign up to use signupgenius and then you're good to go!  Hope this makes sense and if anyone has any questions, please email me at cindy.l.frank@gmail.com.

Cindy

Remembrance Day Assembly

Royal Oak School’s Remembrance Day Assembly will be on Thursday, November 10^th at 10:45am. All families are welcome to join us. Students involved in Scouts, Girl Guides etc. are welcome to wear their uniforms during our assembly.

All students will be receiving poppies on Thursday. We welcome any donations for the Calgary Poppy Fund to help support local veterans.

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Volunteers Needed

Looking for Volunteers for the Wee Read Program:

Wee Read is about reading aloud and sharing the joy of reading with kindergarten and Grade 1 students. Reading volunteers would need to commit to 30 minutes per week for 8 weeks. In this 30 minutes, volunteers will have the opportunity to work with two students either in Kindergarten or Grade 1.

If you are interested in volunteering for this program, a valid police clearance through the CBE is required. Interested volunteers are asked to please attend a Wee Reads training session on November 8^th from 10:30am-11:30am or November 10^th from 2:30pm-3:30pm. Both training sessions will be offered at Royal Oak School. If you are interested in attending, please contact Sandi Harrower at slharrower@cbe.ab.ca and RSVP by Monday evening, November 7th.

Sandi

Sandi L. Harrower

Learning Leader/Resource Teacher

Royal Oak School

Calgary Board of Education 

t l 403-777-6279 ext. 2030

f l 403-777-6284

Items Requested

Our class will be undergoing a building project in the near future, so we are requesting the following items from home.  Please do not go out and purchase these, just keep an eye open for them in your recycle bin or on forgotten garage shelves!

• Tin foil
• Cardboard
• Cardboard rolls (toilet paper, gift wrap, paper towel)
• Masking tape
• String
• Clean plastic containers (yogurt)
• Popsicle sticks
• Skewers
• Wire
• Plasticine
• Clay
• Styrofoam cups/packing chips
• Bubble wrap
• Newspaper
• Tin plates
• Wool (no synthetics)
• Anything else you think would make valuable building material!

SoundKreations Ticket Info

The ticket order form went home with students on Friday.  Please look for it in your child's backpack if you haven't seen it yet.  Tickets are organized by first-come, first-served, so please return the ticket request form promptly.  Please note that families can access only 2 tickets, and ALL people (even babies) require a ticket due to fire code regulations.

Picture Order Reminder

PICTURE ORDER REMINDER

DEADLINE – Thursday, November 3rd

Lifetouch picture order deadline is tomorrow – Thursday, November 3^rd.  Please order online or send the orders with your child tomorrow! 

Thank you.

Royal Oak School

Time to Catch Up!!

We've started writing a persuasive paragraph, which we write when we want to change someone's mind about an opinion.  We used a hamburger picture to plan our paragraph.

We started dance on Monday.  We are doing hip hop (from New York), Bollywood (from India), and Latin dance (from South America).  There are lots of moves with our feet.  There will be an afternoon and evening performance on November 17th.  Watch for ticket information coming home on Friday.
Noah, Taryn, Lyla

In Art, we worked on a creature in the style of Pablo Picasso.  Last week we practiced one-point perspective drawing using a railroad and road.  These drawings began with a horizon line and a vanishing point.  Ask me how to draw this!
Sean, Peter

In math, we had to count all the pumpkin seeds in the jar.  We put the seeds in little cups and with a partner we counted them by 2's, 5's, or 10's.  We are now working on how many there are altogether. A skill we could practice at home is skip counting by 10's starting at any number between 100-999.
Holly, Hudson

The Remembrance Day Assembly is on November 10th at 10:30 if you would like to join us.  The song for us to practice at home is on Ms. Mann's blog.
Noah

Our Geode!

Digital Citizenship Information

Information about Digital Citizenship is coming home today.  Please review the information with your child and sign and return the blue form.  (There was one copy left in the room so someone won't find it - please email me and I'll send it home tomorrow: mlrutland@cbe.ab.ca)

Class Updates!

Today we made a graph with what the class wanted to do with the $75 we won.  Ask me what received the most votes!
Lyla

In inquiry we learned about the history of Fort McMurray.  It began as a fur trading post where people traded with the First Nations groups that lived there.  The white men only wanted to trade with the men, not the women.  They thought the women were slaves but in fact the women were the ones who were in charge of the furs and trading with other First Nations Groups.
Everyone

Halloween Dance Forms and the Literacy Night Forms went home last Friday.

Pumpkinella and Socktober!

Pumpkinella & Socktober - Will take place on October 31, 2016. Reminder that you can drop off new socks of any size and your jack-o-lantern on Oct.30, 2016 from 2 - 4 pm or on Oct. 31, 2016 from 7am - 8:48am. Did you know that counting the seeds of your pumpkin is a great math activity for your child? Have them estimate how many seeds they think are inside first and then count by 2s, 5s, or 10s to see how many it really had. Talking about their counting strategy and which counting method was most effective in counting all the seeds is a great way to engage your child in mathematical conversation! Happy carving!

From ROSF

Happy Weekend everyone!  Your Fundraising Society really appreciates all the work, effort and orders that have come through so far!  Remember to take advantage of this extra weekend to reach out to friends and families to share our awesome fundraiser with them!  Parents are loving the chocolates, the wrapping paper and some of the fun kitchen gadgets!  There is still time to register your child for online sales, and easily share your shopping link through email, facebook, twitter and more!  You can also help friends and neighbours browse through the catalogues and fill out the order forms to pay by cash or cheque (payable to ROS Fundraising Society)!  

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to direct them to ROSFundraisingsociety@gmail.com, or visit our Facebook page!  Thank you again for all your support in making our great school even better!  

PS. Watch for upcoming news on sweet deals for Calgary Flames tickets!!!  

From ROSF

Good morning everyone, I hope you are having a great week.  I would just like to thank you for your efforts for our fundraising campaign.  I'd like to inform you that each class that has a minimum of 15 students ordering is eligible to order $50 worth of products for free for themselves.  You can see the products online by going to (and entering any student you wish if you would like to order) https://orderentry.fundtrackersql.com/shopdfscanada/Home/ShopNow?SellerId=53154

Orders can be taken online via credit card, or brought in to school if paying via cheque.  Please let me know if you have any questions! 

Also, we have decided due to some technical issues on the part of the fundraising company, and our committee to extend the deadline to Monday the 24th.

 Thanks again!  

Cameo Delisle, Chair  ROSFundraisingsociety@gmail.com

We are decorating a pumpkin to be displayed at the Royal Oak Sobeys on Friday.  Each student made a pumpkin plan and today we voted which pumpkin design we wanted.  The most votes went to Ms. Rutland's plan, which was a geode.
Alana

The Wetland Club is starting today.  Creed and Charlotte will be going from our class.
Sophie

From the ROS Fundraising Society

The ROS Fundraising society would like to thank all families who have already submitted orders for the DFS Fundraiser currently in progress.  Please note, due to a number of issues we have extended the fundraiser due date to MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH at 9:00AM (1PM for afternoon kindergarten students).  Any late orders may incur extra shipping fees, and will therefore not be accepted without prior arrangements directly with the Fundraising Society. 

Please remember to share with friends and family who can order online once you have registered your child, and they can choose to have orders delivered to their home or the school.  The link you will share with them will look like this...  https://orderentry.fundtrackersql.com/shopdfscanada/Home/ShopNow?SellerId=XXXXX with your child's seller ID in place of the XXXXX.  When you register your child for online orders according to the instructions in your fundraising package, please note that the Student ID requested is the 7 digit ID Number on their Order form, NOT their CBE number!

There are lots of great prize incentives with DFS, so be sure to choose the prizes you are eligible for when you order!  If you have any questions or concerns, please email me us at ROSFundraisingSociety@gmail.com. 

Fundraising Package

Sorry for the delay in getting the fundraising package home to you all.  We are not sure what happened with the first round - it seems to have vanished in-between the deliver and deliveree!
The new packages came home today and they can be returned Monday, October 24th.

Also, any Scholastic orders can be returned Monday, October 17th.  

Websites

Rock Cycle:
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/rock_cycle/

Fossil Information:
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/science/lesson/exploring-fossils-and-fossil-records

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/207/deploy/interface.swf

LearnAlberta - Online Reference Centre

What's New and Exciting

In Inquiry, we learned about the fire in Fort McMurray.  We watched videos and saw how scary it was for the people who had to escape.  The fire was over 750 hectares big (a hectare is approximately the size of a football field).  105 people were evacuated from the hospital - but nobody died in the fire.
Everyone

In Math, we learned a new game called "Place Value Yahtzee."  There was a few columns and you roll 3 dice.  If you can match your number in the column you can write it on the sheet.
Noah

We began our Literacy groups this week.  Each day, students will go to a different class and work on quiet reading, buddy reading, writing, and spelling.
Lyla

Yesterday we had a presentation about Rocks and Minerals from Mr. Vogan, a Geologist.  We are learning about the rock cycle (we acted it out too - ask for me to show you my metaphoric rock!!)
Reid

Lots of students have been sharing their research about rocks and minerals from home.  Jackson and Peter and Noah have shared this week.

Today was picture day.

Scholastic orders are extended to Monday, Oct. 17th.

Pumpkinella Information sheet home today.

Wetland Club application forms went home with interested students today.  Please return Monday if interested.

Smile!

Picture day is Thursday, Oct 13th.

Scholastic ordering deadline is extended to Monday, Oct. 17th as I didn't send them home until today.

The End of Week 5!

There is no school Friday or Monday.  Happy Thanksgiving!
Sean

This week we were testing rocks and minerals like a geologist.  We did a float test, hardness test, scratch test, streak test, magnetic test, and vinegar test.  We looked at the physical properties of the different rocks and minerals.  We are also learning if the rock or mineral is a sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic rock.
Everyone!

Our homework this week is to learn about halite (if we have time!)
Noah

We explored the Online Reference Centre on the website www.LearnAlberta.ca
The username is LA06 (zero) and the password is 4105 (all numbers).
Crimson

Today we had an assembly for the ADventure Books Fundraising.  Our class won a $75 gift card to Amazon for selling the most books!!!  Thank you so much for supporting the school!
Reid

Today I am bringing home a October calendar and a letter for volunteering.

Terry Fox Article

http://www.canadianhistoryforkids.com/canadian-history-for-kids-terry-fox/

The link above is to an article about Terry Fox that the students wanted to access at home.  Enjoy!

The end of our first month!

Today we did the Terry Fox Run and we used tally marks to add our number of laps.  Our class ran 97.5 laps and we raised $127!!  Thank you so much to all the students who brought in money - and thanks to the awesome volunteers on the run!  This year we ran a new route around William D. Pratt and Royal Oak fields.  It was hard and tiring to run.  Terry Fox ran about 42 Km every day and in 143 days he ran 5373 Km total!  We realize how hard Terry must have worked every day.  We wrote about Terry Fox and what he was trying to do.
From Room 79

Our Week So Far...

Today we finished exploring the rocks and minerals centres.  Ask me what I learned there!
Charlotte
We are collecting Twoonies for Terry for the run on Friday.  The last day to bring it is Friday!
Taryn
School picture forms came home today.  Picture day is Oct. 13
Reid
We wrote the Literacy part of the SLA.  Ask me what I wrote about.
Hudson

Terry Fox Day

On Friday, September 30^th, Royal Oak School and William D. Pratt School will be participating in the Terry Fox Run.  Students will gather on the field between the two schools to take part in the annual 30-minute run, which is scheduled to begin at 10:00am. On this day please ensure that your child is appropriately dressed for the weather (including running shoes).  If the weather is poor, students will walk inside the school during their PE class time.

We are asking that each child donate a “Toonie for Terry” for the Terry Fox Foundation during the week of September 27-30^th.  All parents/guardians who are interested in joining their child in this event are more than welcome.

We do require a fair number of volunteers for this event to ensure its success.  If you have security clearance and if you are able to volunteer during the run time, kindly contact our school Volunteer Coordinator at rosvolunteers@gmail.com.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Terry Fox Run Committee

Family Fun Fair

Royal Oak School Council

You are invited to Royal Oak School’s 1^st Annual Family Fun Fair!!

Thursday, September 29^th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm

5 food trucks – Spud Mobile, Sugar Cube, Family Freezed Lemonade and Popsicles, Tailgate Grill (items priced between $5 - $10, please bring cash)

Games and prizes!

Meet other ROS families!

Email roscommunityspirit@gmail.com

Volunteer Reminder

Volunteer Orientation Evening - Tonight

This invitation is for all parents of students who attend Royal Oak School who are interested in volunteering. The volunteer orientation will be on Monday, September 26 at 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  The purpose of this evening to familiarize you with practices at Royal Oak School and to let you know about all the wonderful opportunities for volunteering within the school. The students’ experiences have been enriched at Royal Oak School because of all the volunteers who have dedicated time in some way to our school. As Mahatma Ghandi said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the services of others.”  We look forward to seeing you.

Parent Pay for Scholastic Orders Online

Using Parent Pay is as Easy as1-2-3! When your child brings home their Reading Club order forms, review them together and pick what you want to order just as you usually do. Then, when you’re ready to pay, go online to: parentpay.scholastic.ca
1. Fill out the form to select your child’s teacher and provide your payment details, including the Parent Pay code found on your order form(s).
2. Provide your billing and credit card information and submit your payment. You can submit a single payment for ALL flyers that have the same Parent Pay code.
3. Record your payment Reference Number on your child’s order form(s) and send them in to school so that your child’s teacher can place your order.

The online Parent Pay site is for making payments only. Your order is not complete until you send in the order form(s) to your child’s teacher and they submit the order to Scholastic. Your order will be delivered to the classroom just like usual.

Week 3

We have been learning about rocks and minerals for Science.  In the Project Space, there are different stations set up and we are visiting these with a group each day.
Lyla
We have enjoyed working together as a team and a group in Science.
Dimitri
We have finished safety week.  We practiced a fire drill, evacuation, and lock down.  We are ready to deal with emergencies safely, calmly and quietly.
Reid
We did a fall painting of leaves using pastels and watercolour paints.  We saw the oil pastels RESIST the watercolour paint.
Peter
We had our first fun lunch.  We had pizza and a drink.
Taryn
We have been working on Base-10 problem solving.  Some students uploaded a picture to IRIS, others will finish Monday.
Noah
We wrote poems about our rocks.  Check out our poems outside our classroom.
Charlotte
We finished designing our rocks.
Dimitri