Viking Cup Champions!

Congratulations to the boys grade 3-4 floor hockey team on their gold medal Viking Cup victory. They worked as a team and hustled like no one's business going undefeated in four straight games and allowing a tournament low two goals against!!  Defence wins championships apparently!!

Rabbit Hill Adventures - Part Deux!

As part of the school's PE program the students get to experience the thrill of downhill skiing and snowboarding.  St. Patrick's Day marked our school's second ski trip this month - and a giant pat on the back for a great day of skiing/snowboarding at Rabbit Hill Snow Resort goes out to both Mrs. Fleming's and Mrs. Spreen's grade four classes!

Both classes had an amazing day and the marked improvement in the students' abilities was fantastic with all sections of the hill being filled with energetic RBES students showing off their talents.  Super work everyone on testing your skills and remembering to stay in control and within your abilities!

Rabbit Hill Adventures - Part One!

So round one of the school's Rabbit Hill ski and snowboard education sessions is in the books (finally) and judging from the huge smiles and tired legs it was a great experience for all of our grade four students! From mastering the art of falling (way to hang in there TJ) to conquering the fear of heights and taking the chair lift (Good job Kathryn) it was a memorable day of firsts...cannot wait for the adventures of our next ski and snowboard trip!

Our next trip to Rabbit Hill is scheduled for Tuesday, March 17th so grade four parents be sure to submit your permission forms and payment well in advance if you haven't already done so yet via Powerschool.

Girls Floor Hockey - Volunteers Needed

The game schedule is set, the boards are up, and the concession food is ready...now we just need a few volunteers!  A tournament such as this takes the work of many and unfortunately we are short a few of the usual "suspects" who have helped in previous years so we have a few jobs that need filling as soon as possible.

The majority of the "jobs" are covered but we still need some more bodies to help run the score clock (instruction sheet will be readily available to help with button pushing)and help out with the reffing of games.

If anyone is able to help please send a note in to the school with your son or daughter as soon as possible and we will get you slotted into the volunteer schedule.  Thank you!

Girls Floor Hockey Update...

The girls have been practicing now for a little over a week and have been making solid progress!  There is no doubt our crew of ladies will represent the school well at the upcoming RBES Girls All Stars Tournament being held on March 7th here at Robina Baker Elementary.  There will be a total of twelve teams from throughout the Black Gold School division competing for floor hockey glory.

Players will be separated into their two respective teams this week (gold or blue) and will be bringing home their respective tournament game schedule shortly.  If when reviewing the game schedule your daughter is unable to participate in any or all of the games please let Mr. Henderson know as soon as possible so that player adjustments can be made.  Given that we have the luxury of having two teams entered it is possible for us to shift players between the squads if need be and if we have prior notice.

Here is the remaining February practice schedule.  The remaining week of March schedule will be out on Friday.

Thank you.

Skip to my Lou my Darlings...

No bad luck for us...Friday the 13th brought nothing but smiles and laughter as the students and staff (and even a few parents) of Robina Baker took part once again in the the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation's "Jump Rope for Heart" day!

With 16 different skipping centers the students were really able to test their jumping skills and see if they could make the "jump" from the basic moves to the "sophisticated skippers".

It was a great day and the students all managed to get some exercise while helping out a very worthwhile cause!

 

Rabbit Hill Ski Trip Rescheduled

Just a quick update on today's Rabbit Hill Ski/Snowboard field trip.  With today's grade four field trip it was temporarily postponed due to less than favorable weather conditions.  Given today's temperatures in combination with the wind chill the decision was made to reschedule the trip to a more favorable date when the students could more fully enjoy the experience rather than huddle inside the chalet.

The good news is that the trip has already been rescheduled!!  The new rescheduled date for the grade four Rabbit Hill field trip is MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9th  (temperatures that day are forecast at minus one - so greatly improved).  

** As we had to change the date of the field trip we are asking parents to go online and complete a new permission form for the alternate skiing date.  The new permission form is posted online in the Powerschool Parent portal and can be completed immediately.**  

Any and all payments made previously will not change and will simply rollover to the new date.

Thank you.