École Beau Meadow School
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Welcome back from Spring Break!
I am delighted to welcome you back after, what I hope, was a restful break. It’s hard
to believe April is here already! We would like to thank all of our school community for
their help with our school Spell-A-Thon in the month of March. Our School raised a
whopping $15,534.30!!! These funds will be used to purchase books and resources for our
library, purchase music instruments, help subsidize field trips and go towards some outdoor
beautification projects here at EBMS. Students were treated to a movie afternoon right
before break for all their hard work. Thank you again for all of your support!
The warmer weather has finally arrived and with that comes spring time puddles! We are reminding
students to stay away from these small bodies of water on the playground as they make for very wet and dirty
students. We would appreciate your help in reinforcing this message, however tempting those puddles may
be.
Yours in education,
Jennifer O'Brien
Principal
École Beau Meadow
Francophone Week was a Huge Success!
The kids enjoyed some cultural activities, some school spirit activities and some outdoor
fun. All of these events would not have been possible without the help of our awesome
parents and community!
Merci to everyone who dressed up and participated!
Merci to Stephen and Hannah Klar who ran our pancake
fundraiser!
Ecole Beau Meadow
School
4322-44 Street, Beaumont,
Alberta. T4X 1K3
Telephone :780-929–2175
Fax:780-929-6606
Web Page http //
[email protected]
Principal: Jennifer O”Brien
Assistant Principal: Kerri-Lynn
Hickman
Counsellor: Heather Lewis
[email protected]
Merci to our parent volunteers who came to help sort hot
lunch!
Merci to our parent volunteers who did La Tire!
Merci to Beau for coming out!
Merci to Sobeys, Extra Foods and Booster Juice in town for supplies for our activities!
Merci to our teachers for all the time they put in organizing the amazing events!
Merci to our students for getting so excited about the events of the week!
MERCI BEAUCOUP!
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ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION PROGRAM INFORMATION
VISITS
Happy Easter! The Lord is Risen!
May the blessing of the Lord be upon you!
The Religion teachers had an opportunity on March 6th to attend a session at Saint Andre School
on the “Theology of the Body”.
Father Len came in on March 18th to speak to the Grade 2’s & 3’s on the Sacrament of
Reconciliation. After the talk Father had time for some questions. The students had some very
good questions for Father!
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE SCHOOL
Father Len will be coming to our school on April 22nd to officiate at the “Liturgy of the Word”
held in our gym from 9:10-9:45 a.m. The children will participate through song, prayer and
worship. Parents and siblings are welcome! Please stop in to get a visitor tag if you are planning
to attend.
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE CHURCH THIS MONTH
For those of you who registered for either of these times, Class Two-First Communion
Catechism classes will continue in the St. Vital Church basement at 6:00-7:00 p.m. on May 5th.
First Communion Year End Retreat will be held on May 30th.
The Sacrament of First Communion will take place on the
Feast of Corpus Christi (the Body and Blood of our Lord)
Saturday, June 6th, 2015 at the 5 p.m. mass.
School Yearbook
Yearbooks will be sold this year in
colour for $28.00 (GST
included). Order forms have been sent
home and must be returned to school
by April 22. The yearbooks will be
delivered to the school
at the end of June for
distribution.
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We would like to thank all the parents
who joined us for our Student-Led
conferences before the break. Your
attendance shows your continued
commitment to your child’s success in
school and it was wonderful to see the
students so engaged in the demonstration
of their learning.
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Our next School Council Meeting is
April 21st, 2015 at 7:00 in the staff
room.
School Council News
April 13-17 is our annual Staff Appreciation Week.
This is a fun week where we show our wonderful
staff some love, through gifts of food and some of
our time. If you would like to help in any way, please
contact Eva at 780-929-6063. Thank you!
Our Leadership Team is standing proudly alongside Sophie as she shaves her head for a great
cause. On April 22nd, leadership students will have the opportunity to “pink” their hair, and
that afternoon, in front of a sea of pink, Sophie Leblanc will shave her head for the Kids
With Cancer Society. If you would like to support this cause, please visit:
http://kwc.akaraisin.com/beaumeadowheadshave
The Library Garden that students and staff planted in late January is growing more quickly
than anyone anticipated! We have carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, basil, cucumbers, spinach, beans
and even nasturiums growing! Students have been hands on throughout the process and are
learning all about caring for a garden and enjoying some 'fruits' of their labour! This project
was funded by our Black Gold Board of Trustees Innovation Fund. Check out the class blog
that details their green thumb journey!
http://jardinbeaumeadow.blogspot.ca/
Visitors to our School
Please remember that when entering our school, you must sign in at the office and have a
visitor tag. If you are dropping off your child at the front door, then no sign in is required;
however, if you plan to walk your child to their classroom, then we are asking for your
cooperation as you sign in at the office. This is to ensure the safety of all of our students.
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EBMS Mental Wellness Day
May 1st , 2015
On Friday, May 1st, all students in grades 1-5 will participate in a half day of activities to
promote mental wellness and Mental Health week. Students will discover through activity
based learning that mental wellness is critical to overall well-being. With mental wellness
comes an increase in one’s sense of belonging, confidence, and resiliency, while at the same
time reducing anxiety, social difficulties, and stress.
Below are the 7 sessions that your child will have the opportunity of selecting from:
Art Attack - Art is the perfect way to tap into creativity and relieve stress.
Basketball - Activity is a great way to take a break for mental wellness.
Drama - Bring your dramatic side and get ready for fun and games in this interactive station.
Imagination Station - Explore your imagination and learn to take mini-mind vacations.
Team Building - Finding ways to work together, problem solve, and be part of a team.
Yoga -Yoga is the union of body, mind, and breath. Learn to create a relaxed body and a
relaxed mind.
Drumming - Fun and interactive way to tap into your musical side and get your creative juices
flowing.
Students will be divided into cross graded teams to attend 3 sessions they have pre-selected.
The activities will be offered through the collaboration and partnership of FCSS Beaumont,
CAP (Community, Action, Purpose) Team - Black Gold, our Family School Liaison Worker Michelle Crosby, and the Beau Meadow SWAT (Student Wellness Action
Team).
It will be a great day of fun and learning!
If you have any questions regarding the event, please call Mrs. Heather
Lewis at the school 780-929-2175 or email at: [email protected]
PowerAnnouncer
We have upgraded our PowerSchool program with PowerAnnouncer. The system is set up to
communicate with parents via email, home phones and cell phones. However, you are able to
change those settings through PowerSchool on your parent preference page. (Please ensure you
do not completely "unsubscribe" to all messages. If this is done you will not even receive the
emergency messages.) The system will allow us to send out newsletters, general bulletins,
emergency messages and attendance messages. If you have not let the office know of an
absence, you will receive a message asking you to confirm your child's absence with the office.
Please contact the office if you have any questions.
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Beau’s Book Bag
Scholastic Book Fair Update:
A really big THANK-YOU goes to my volunteers - students, parents and staff
- for helping with set up, sales and take-down of the Book Fair. I couldn’t
have done this without your generous help.
And another really big THANK-YOU goes to you, for supporting this year’s Scholastic Book Fair. As
always, a percentage of your purchases at the Book Fair go towards raising money for École Beau
Meadow’s library. Because of your support, our library will have almost $2400 to spend on books
for our students!
Technology won’t leave our library behind…the Kindles are coming!!!!!
Thanks to a grant from the Black Gold Board of Trustee’s Innovation Fund, I am very excited to
introduce electronic readers (or eReaders) for our students in Grade 3 to 5 to sign-out. Please
watch for detailed information that will follow this month in a letter and permission form for
parents to sign.
Reading Tip:
For a variety of reasons, boys tend to lag behind girls when it comes to literacy, and as boys
become young adults that gap increases (http://www.ccl-cca.ca/pdfs/LessonsInLearning/02_18_09
-E.pdf). To learn more on how to encourage boys to be lifelong readers, there are a number of
really great online resources. Here are a few recommendations:

Guys Read - founded by author, Jon Scieszka, who wrote
http://www.guysread.com/

Goodreads - has a page on popular books for boys http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/booksfor-boys

Canadian Children’s Book Centre - scroll down this article to the section on how to choose books
for boys http://www.bookcentre.ca/resources_parents
Library hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 2:45pm
Contact: Nikki Mulholland, Library Technician @ [email protected]
“Show kids what you like to read, what you don’t like to read, how to choose what
you read. Let them see you reading” - Jon Scieszka
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Beaumont Hockey Academy has
wrapped up their 2014-2015 season.
Thank you to the coaches for an
amazing year!
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April 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
Spring Break
5
6
Saturday
2
Spring Break
7
Spring Break
Friday
8
3
4
10
11
Spring Break
9
Early Dismissal
2:30
Pre-K Open House
AM
No Kindergarten
12
13
Staff Appreciation
Week
Speech Arts
Performances
Milk Monday
19
20
26
14
Speech Arts
Performances
15
Choir to the Music
Festival
21
School Council
Meeting @ 7:00
27
16
Recorder Club to the
Music Festival
22
23
Hair Pinking and
Sophie’s head shave
28
17
18
24
25
Hot Lunch
McDonald’s
PD Day
No Classes
29
30
8:45 Duffelbag
Theatre
Presentation
May 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
Hot Lunch Maina’s
Hands on Wellness
Day
Family Dance
3
Celebration of the
Arts
4
Milk Monday
5
Highland Dance
Performances
6
7
Early Dismissal
2:30
8
9
15
16
22
23
29
30
Drum Fit
No Kindergarten
10
11
12
13
14
Father Len’s Visit
Grade 1
17
18
Victoria Day
No School
24
19
ECS Grad Photos
Jump Rope for
Heart Kick Off
Assembly
25
Milk Monday
26
20
No School
21
ECS Grad Photos
27
28
Hot Lunch
Tim Horton’s
Jump Rope for
Heart
31
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