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Ensemble nous brillons Together we shine
Happy New Year!!!
A warm welcome back to all our families at École Beau Meadow School and Happy
New Year! We hope that you have enjoyed the holiday season and are ready to continue
with our school year.
Our School Council and Home and School Association are looking forward to their
first meeting of 2015 on Tuesday, January 20th at 7:00 pm. We work closely together
with these associations to support and enhance student learning. Please come out to see
all the amazing work that is being done!
Jennifer O'Brien
Principal
École Beau Meadow
École Beau Meadow School J A N U A R Y , 2 0 1 5
DATES TO
REMEMBER:
Hot Lunch – 16 & 23
Skating – 9, 16, 22, 23
Boys B-ball Tourney —
16 & 17
School Council – 20
Girls B-Ball Tourney —
23 & 24
Skiing - 28
PD day (No Classes) –
30
Ecole Beau Meadow School
4322-44 Street, Beaumont, Alberta. T4X 1K3
Telephone :780-929–2175 Fax:780-929-6606
Web Page https://sites.google.com/a/gshare.blackgold.ca/ebms/
Principal: Jennifer O”Brien
Assistant Principal: Kerri-Lynn Hick-man
Counsellor: Heather Lewis
Welcome and Goodbye
We would like to welcome Mrs.
Blanchette, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs.
Henry and Mrs. Edgerly who
have joined our school as E.A.’s
in our ECS classes. We have
also welcomed Mrs. Osness to
our grade 5C class replacing
Mr. Coffin. We would like to
Thank Mr. Coffin for all the
work he has done for the
students and wish him all the
best in his leave for the
remainder of the school year!
ECS Registration is now open on our website
for the 2015/2016 School Year
Please visit our website @
https://sites.google.com/a/gshare.blackgold.ca/ebms/
The Leadership Team Bake Sale
totals in December were a whopping
$1248.50!!!! All the proceeds from
the bake sale are going towards our
Me to We project to build a school in
India. Our goal is to raise $10,000. A
big thank you to all the families for
their support!
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Inclement Weather
Busing When buses are cancelled throughout Black Gold, the following radio and TV stations will be notified: Radio: CFCW
(790 AM), CHED (630 AM), CFRN (1260 AM), INEWS (880 AM), JOE (92.5 FM), CISN (103.9 FM) and CBC (740 AM). TV: CityTV, Global, Weather Network.
Beaumont schools are usually open even when buses are not running. Parents should ensure that the school is open
before deciding to drive their children to school. Please also ensure the children are able to get into the building be-fore driving away.
Occasionally, parents decide to drive their children to school when the buses are not running. In such cases parents
need to be aware that they will have to return at 3:15 p.m. to collect their children. When buses do not run in the mornings due to weather, they do not run in the afternoons either.
Buses are sometimes required to leave before the end of the school day. Every effort will be made to contact parents,
but parents should listen to the radio if they think the weather is deteriorating, in order to be aware of closures. It is imperative that the school has accurate home and work phone numbers. If you are not sure that numbers are cur-rent, call the school and check.
Children should be aware of what to do if they arrive home and parents are not there to receive them.
Skating Grades 1-5
A reminder that the students in Grades
One to Five will be skating again in Jan-
uary. Students will be bused to the rink
and will skate with their class. There is
no cost associated with this activity as the
School Council Fundraising Commit-
tee is paying for the bus to transport
students. Students must wear a CSA ap-
proved hockey helmet, properly fitted skates
and gloves or mitts. Skates must be trans-
ported in a cloth bag for protection of
the child as well as his/her classmates.
This is also a rule for the safe
transportation of skates on Black Gold
buses.
Permission forms were sent home in Decembers. Parents are welcome to
join their child’s class.
Skiing/Snowboarding
Ski lessons are booked for January 28th and Feb. 19th as part of our Physical Education program for Grade Four and Five students. All students will be taking lessons,
regardless of their skiing or snowboarding ability.
Choir Performances
Congratulations to the choir, who have been busy singing in our community, both during Remembrance
Day and during the Christmas season. Well done, students!! A big thank you also goes out to Mme
Hendriks and Mme Mason for all their hard work in preparing the students.
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Accountability Pillar Survey
As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta
Education and school authorities to ensure that we’re equipping students for success.
The Accountability Pillar uses a set of 16 indicators consisting of surveys of students, parents and teachers on
various aspects of quality; student outcomes such as dropout and high school completion rates; and provincial
assessments of student learning.
From January to the end of February, Alberta Education will be conducting the annual Accountability Pillar
Survey. In January, parents of students in grades 4, 7 & 10 will receive a survey from Alberta Education. In
February, students in grades 4, 7 & 10 and all teachers will be completing their surveys online at school.
All surveys are anonymous and ask questions about experiences with the school. In addition to English and
French, the parent survey is available in Chinese, Punjabi, Arabic, Blackfoot, Cree, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog
and Urdu.
Your participation in the survey helps provide important information on the quality of education your child is
receiving, so we encourage you to return your survey promptly.
Survey results will be available to school authorities in May 2015, and will be reported publicly as part of their
3-Year Education Plans and Annual Education Results Reports.
Join us for…
Coffee Talk – For Parents
When – January 21st, 2015
Time – 8:45 to 9:15 am
Where – Ecole Bellevue Staff Room
Who – Parents, grandparents, caregivers, aunts,
uncles
Presenters - Michelle Crosby, Black Gold FSLW
and Karen Gifford Bellevue School Counselor
This month’s topic: Is this the
Hill I Die On? Natural and Logical Consequences
When parents want their children to learn from
their mistakes, they have the choice of allow-ing the child to deal with the natural conse-
quences or set up logical conse-quences. But how do you
choose between the two types
of consequences? When is one more effective than the other?
Child minding is available.
Small Item Garage Sale
Fundraiser
As part of our fundraising efforts to build a school in Rajasthan, India, we will be having a “yard” sale at Beau Meadow
School. The sale will be open to students during the day on January 20th, 21st and 22nd. Please check with your child’s teacher for the day your child will
be attending. No item will cost more than $2 and all proceeds will be going
towards building a school through our Me to We project. We need your help and
support to make this happen!
Be on the look out for a letter in your child’s agenda for more information!
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Skating Schedule
Date Bus Leaves
School
Time Bus Classes Rink
Fri. Jan. 9th
8:35 8:45 – 9:50 am 10:00 5D/5C 1
8:45 8:50 – 10:05 am 10:15 5DI 2
10:25 10:35 – 11:30am 11:40 3BI 1
10:35 10:45 – 11:40 am 11:50 4AJ/4M 2
1:00 1:10 – 2:15 pm 2:30 3/4B & 4L 1
1:15 1:30 – 2:30 pm 2:45 2M/2G 2
Fri. Jan. 16th
8:35 8:45 – 9:50 am 10:00 5D/5C 1
8:45 8:50 – 10:05 am 10:15 5DI 2
10:25 10:35 – 11:30am 11:40 3BI 1
10:35 10:45 – 11:40 am 11:50 4AJ/4M 2
1:00 1:10 – 2:15 pm 2:30 3/4B & 4L 1
1:15 1:30 – 2:30 pm 2:45 3A/3W 2
Thurs. Jan. 22nd
8:35 8:45 – 9:50 am 10:00 2H/2LO 1
8:45 8:50 – 10:05 am 10:15 1H/1J 2
10:25 10:35 – 11:30am 11:40 3A/3W 1
10:35 10:45 – 11:40 am 11:50 1S/1CE 2
1:00 1:10 – 2:15 pm 2:30 2M/2G 1
Fri. Jan. 23rd
8:35 8:45 – 9:50 am 10:00 5D/5C 1
8:45 8:50 – 10:05 am 10:15 5DI 2
10:25 10:35 – 11:30am 11:40 3BI 1
10:35 10:45 – 11:40 am 11:50 4AJ/4M 2
1:00 1:10 – 2:15 pm 2:30 3/4B & 4L 1
1:15 1:30 – 2:30 pm 2:45 2M/2LO 2
Fri. Feb. 13th
8:35 8:45 – 9:50 am 10:00 5D/5C 1
8:45 8:50 – 10:05 am 10:15 2H/2LO 2
10:25 10:35 – 11:30am 11:40 3A/3W 1
10:35 10:45 – 11:40 am 11:50 1J/1H 2
1:00 1:10 – 2:15 pm 2:30 1S/1CE 1
1:15 1:30 – 2:30 pm 2:45 2M/2G 2
Fri. Feb. 20th
8:35 8:45 – 9:50 am 10:00 5DI 1
8:45 8:50 – 10:05 am 10:15 4AJ/4M 2
10:25 10:35 – 11:30am 11:40 3BI 1
10:35 10:45 – 11:40 am 11:50 3/4B & 4L 2
1:00 1:10 – 2:15 pm 2:30 1S/1CE 1
1:15 1:30 – 2:30 pm 2:45 1H/1J 2
Fri. Feb. 27th
8:35 8:45 – 9:50 am 10:00 2M/2G 1
8:45 8:50 – 10:05 am 10:15 2H/2LO 2
10:25 10:35 – 11:30am 11:40 3A/3W 1
1:00 1:10 – 2:15 pm 2:30 1S/1CE 1
1:15 1:30 – 2:30 pm 2:45 1H/1J 2
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 Early Dismissal
@ 2:30
No Kindergarten
5 Teacher’s Convention (No School)
6 Teacher’s Convention (No School)
7
8 9 Milk Monday
10 11 12 13 Skating Hot Lunch
14
15 16 No School
17 18 19 Gr. 4 & 5 Skiing
20 Skating
21
22 23 Milk Monday
24 25 26 27 Skating Hot Lunch
28
February 2014
January 2014
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 No School
2 No School
3
4 5 Classes Resume
6 7 Early Dismissal
@ 2:30
No Kindergarten
8 9 Skating
10
11 12 13 14 15 16 Skating Hot Lunch
17
18 19 Milk Monday
20 21 22 Skating
23 Skating Hot Lunch
24
25 26 Brass Band performance Milk Monday
27 28 Gr. 4 & 5 Skiing
29 30 PD Day (No Classes)
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ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION PROGRAM INFORMATION
FIRST COMMUNION FOR GRADE TWO STUDENTS
First Communion now happens in grade two! Do you want your child to receive First Communion? Here’s how! Preparing children for a Catholic sacrament involves parents, St. Vital Catholic Parish and your child's school. Everyone has a role! As a parent, you are the primary teacher of the faith for your child. As you know, the sacraments are celebrated and lived in the parish. Because of this, the preparation for the celebration of the sacraments takes place in the parish. Sacramental preparation registration also takes place at the parish. The schools support what takes place in the home and parish and are places for children to learn about Jesus Christ and develop a relationship with him. As a parish community we are eager to journey with your family during this very special time.
Registration will begin at the Parent Information Night on January 20th 2015 (6-7pm) in the parish basement.
Please bring the registration fee of $30 and a photo copy of your child's baptismal certificate if they were not baptized at St. Vital Parish.
Feel free to contact Theresa Robinson (Pastoral Associate) with any questions: 780-929-8541
or [email protected] **** If your child is in an older grade and has missed receiving either the Sacrament of Reconciliation or the Sacrament of
Communion and you wish your child to receive either or both sacraments please contact Theresa at 780-929-8541 or [email protected] if you are interested in having your child participate in the preparation of these
sacraments.
January 21st Father Len will be visiting the Grade 4 Religion class here at EBMS.
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Thank you to the Beaumont
Aqua Fit Centre
for supplying us with free
passes to reward students
for being active!
We are participating in
the Boston Pizza rebate program this
year. The program will run from now
until May 30, 2015. All you need to do is
collect receipts (including delivery
receipts) and submit them to the
school. The school will then get 5%
back from any money spent (including
beverages). Have friends and family
collect their receipts as well! We can
submit receipts from all Alberta
Locations except Calgary.
Boston Pizza receipts can be
submitted to the school office.
Beaumont Library News
Once again Book Clubs for children are
starting up this Wednesday at the
Beaumont Library. Jr. Girls, grades 4 & 5
from 2:45-3:45 pm and Sr. Girls, grades
6&7 from 4:00-5:00 pm. Join us for crafts
and book chatter. The Beaumont Hobbits
League for Boys runs from 5:30-7:30 pm as
they battle for Middle Earth on an
Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle
Game. Drop in for all things Tolkien.
Also in celebration of Family Literacy Day,
the Library is hosting storyteller, Mary
Ann Lippiatt on Sunday, January 25 from
2:30-3:30 pm. Come for hot chocolate and
sledding before the story hour.
There is no charge for any of these
activities.
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