Elizabeth Ballantyne School

November 1, 2016

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Sapere Aude | November Newsletter | Dare to Know

EBS FACEBOOK
PAGE
A Facebook page has been
started. This page will be
used to share pictures with
parents to show events
that are going on in the
school. It will also be a
great tool for showing
prospective
parents
everything that goes on at
EBS.

SCHOLASTIC
BOOK FAIR
THURSDAY Nov 24th
from 9 a.m.- 6 pm
Lots of great choices of
books..come stock up for
your holiday gifts.

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SHAVE TO SAVE
On Wednesday
October 25th,
Virgin Radio and
CTV visited EBS
to celebrate the
eorts made by
students and sta
to raise $3,200.
for the Quebec
Breast Cancer
Foundation.
Three
brave
young
ladies
shaved their heads so that their hair can be donated for wigs. Thank you
to Miss Daniela for her leadership in this great cause.

OCTOBER STARS OF THE MONTH

On October 27, we had our first
Stars of the Month assembly. Each
month teachers will choose one
student from their class. Students
may be chosen for a number of
reasons such as their academic
excellence, interactions with their
peers,
or
meeting
an
individualized goal.

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November 1, 2016

TERRY FOX RUN

Term 1 Report
Cards
Report cards will be sent
home on November 16
with students.

Winter is Coming
We enjoyed an incredible
September but the warm
weather cant last forever.
As the temperature drops,
please be sure to send your
child to school with
appropriate clothing.

This year EBS was able to raise $3,628. This amount is nearly
double the Canadian average donated by elementary schools and
this was $1,000 more than last year. Thank you to all the parents
who helped make sure the event ran safely on a beautiful fall day.
Thank you to M. Fortin for your dedication to this truly
Canadian event!

PUMPKIN DECORATING
Cycle 2 was very busy decorating their pumpkins at school to
enter a pumpkin contest at the Botanical Gardens. On October
21st, we went to the Botanical Gardens and Insectarium to meet
Esmeralda the witch, and to see a French play called PepoCitrouille. We were all super EXCITED!!!!!!

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OPEN HOUSE
Open House will be on
No v e m b e r 2 f r o m
9:00am-3:00 pm. An
evening time has been
added which will take
place from 6:00-8:00pm.

November 1, 2016

FRIENDSHIP BENCHES
The grade six classes have come together to help develop
friendships. Introducing.... the Friendship Benches! Mrs.
DePetrillo discovered these simple, yet delightful benches on
Facebook. When she shared the picture with Mrs. Robinson,
the two teachers hatched a plan! Even Mr. Robinson got in on the
excitement! In a few days, Mr. Robinson designed and built two
benches. Mrs. Robinson then brought them to school and had the
students put the finishing touches on them... drilling the boards
together in the school yard! The students are presently designing
a meaningful decoration for each bench. Soon the benches will be
in the school yard, hallway, or classrooms... a colourful and cozy
way to encourage budding friendships.

ADOPT -ASCHOOL
Our adopt-a-school
efforts
were
outstanding. We
passed our second goal
of 400 books and
finished with a total of
433 books!

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Parent-Teacher
Interviews
Pa r e n t - Te a c h e r
interviews will be held
on November 17 from
9:00:am -9:00 pm.
Letters will be coming
home soon from your
teachers to help you
schedule your meeting.
Please be certain to
meet with your teacher.
This is a very important
meeting particularly for
struggling students.
Early intervention is
crucial to help support a
students.

November 1, 2016

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Science and Tech classes continue to be
busy working on science experiments.
Harley Nadler, a McGil l University
student, visited room 12 and 16 a few weeks
ago to teach the students about reversible
changes. Students partook in hands on
science experiments
where they made
butter, glue and
cheese ( the cheese
t h a t o n e m a ke s
poutine with!)
With these simple
ingredients: milk,
vinegar, baking soda. They also learned
that Elmer's glue is made from milk. If
you don't believe us look at the glue label!

ROOM 7 HALLOWEEN OUTING

ARRIVING LATE
If you are dropping your
child off late in the
morning, please
accompany him/her to
the office to pick up a
late pass. It is very
important that late
arrivals are recorded at
the office.

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In r o o m 7 w e h a v e b e e n
learning and having so much
fun. With Halloween being
such a popular holiday for the
students, we had to do
something. We went for a walk
down Westminster to pick
pumpkins. A huge shout-out
and thank you goes to Emma
from
Emma
Boutique
Gourmande on Westminster
who opened her doors early for
us and served us hot chocolate.
Thank you Emma!

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STOPPING IN
FRONT OF THE
SCHOOL
Please remember that
we cannot stop our cars
in front of the school
where the yellow lines
are on the sidewalk.
Please stop before or
after the yellow line.
This is a no stop zone
and as you know, the
Montreal-West Public
Security officers are
very vigilant.

November 1, 2016

Pumpkin Picking in Kindergarten!!!

We had planned a walk to Marche Henri on Westminster to pick
a pumpkin each. However we got seriously rained out!!! We could
not let the kids be so disappointedso Miss Sharon drove to
Marche Henri, and chose an assortment of over 40 pumpkins!!!
We spread them out and made our won little pumpkin patch.
Each child brought their 1$, chose their pumpkin and paid for it.
They were thrilledespecially when we decorated those little
pumpkins in a magical way!!! Happy Halloween!!

FRONT OF
SCHOOL
DISPLAY
T h a n k y o u to M i s s
Heathers inspiration
and Miss Lucys savour
faire for the new
Reading Alert display.
We w o u l d l i ke t o
complete the display
with pictures of our
students reading with
their parents. If you
have a picture of
yourself reading with
your child, please send
the picture in a 4x6
format to school with
your child.

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EBS vs Royal West Academy

In early October, EBS sta challenged RWA to a softball game.
Fun was had by all!!