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Principal’s Message Dear Bellevue Families, We wish everyone a restful and fun filled Spring Break! The kids really deserve it and I hope they are well rested and ready to finish up our school year. With Spring here, it’s a great time to put some extra clothes in your child’s backpack. It is still very chilly in the mornings and at morning recess, so thank you for continuing to send mittens and toques. Names and labels help us get lost items back to students quickly as well. We are looking forward to spending more time outside! Here are some opportunities to get involved in our school. Mrs. Awid will be hosting Family Math Night on April 12th for grades K-3 students and families. This is a great opportunity to learn some fun math games to promote numeracy skills. If you are interested in volunteering for Math Night please email, jennifer.awid@blackgold.ca. Bellevue School’s Fundraising Society will be hosting a Family Movie Night on March 21st. The doors open at 6pm and the movie starts at 6:30 pm. There is more information in the newsletter. For our staff’s April professional development day, we have a presentation from the Alberta Teacher’s Association happening here at the school. As part of our school’s 3-year plan, we are increasing awareness and knowledge about First Nations, Métis and Inuit people. We will be doing a Blanket Exercise where we will experience over 500 years of history by taking on the roles of Indigenous peoples of Canada. The other part of our day will be spent on collaboration and division level opportunities. I hope everyone has the chance to spend some good family time over Spring Break. Sincerely, Jennifer El-Khatib

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Early Dismissal is Wednesday, April 5

Just a reminder that

students are dismissed at 2:30 p.m. on

early dismissal days.

There are no kindergarten classes on this day.

5103-50 Ave. Beaumont, Alberta T4X 1K4

Phone 780-929-8663 Fax 780-929-2168

Web Page: ebs.blackgold.ca

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Semaine de la Francophonie The Bellevue school community once again

celebrated French culture during our Semaine de la Francophonie. All grades 1 -6 students participated in a Cabane a Sucre/Carnaval, and attended a bilingual concert by Franco-Alberta award winning musician Daniel Gervais. This was funded by the Official Languages in Education Program. Pi Day Update Our Pi Day Fundraiser was a great success. Bellevue students raised $1725.00 that was donated to the Leduc and District Food Bank which services our community also. Thanks to all who donated!

Positive Referrals Each morning, teachers send some students to the

principal’s office. Together we celebrate their good deeds as the students strive to “Be the Best They Can Be”. Each month the Beaumont Boston Pizza donates a pizza to be shared with the lucky students whose names are drawn from all the students who received a Positive Referral during the month. Congratulations to: Alexis R., Paige D., Nihal N., Reid S., Lauren A. and Selah R.

These students will be joining Mme El-Khatib & Mme Ivanc on Monday, April 11th. Thanks to Boston Pizza for supplying the pizza!

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Wristband Challenge We are grateful to the Aquafit Centre for their donation of family swim passes as prizes for the wristband challenge. The names that were selected this month are: Isabelle C., Aliyah S., Faith B., Boston M., and Ara B. We hope you enjoy your free swim!

Grade 1, 2 & 3 Swimming Lessons Students in grades 1, 2 and 3 will soon be participating in School swimming lessons at the Beaumont Aqua-Fit Centre. Depending on time schedules of your child’s school curriculum, your child will be attending either ½ hour or 1 hour lessons during their session. The dates and times of the lessons will be communicated to you once confirmed. The cost is $30 and payment will be due by April 18th. Trained staff will provide a safe and fun learning environment for your children and we welcome you to come and watch if you are able to. Along with the feedback you provide on the lesson registration form, our Instructors will evaluate your child to make sure he or she is placed in the appropriate level. This program is designed to accommodate all levels of swimmers from the non-swimmer to the very experienced swimmer. Instructors will focus on both swimming and water safety skills and will continuously monitor your child’s progress. This program completely ties in with the regular Red Cross Swim lesson program offered to the rest of the public through our general programs. Children will need to bring their bathing suits, towel, shampoo and if they wish, indoor flip flops as we do not allow outdoor foot wear into the change rooms or on the pool deck. This is for health and safety reason and we appreciate your understanding in regards to this. An information note as well as permission forms will be sent home with the students who are participating after spring break.

École Champs Vallée School – School Council Establishment Meeting

Parents, staff, and community members are invited to the School Council establishment meeting for ÉCVS. School Councils are valuable partners in education and a great opportunity to become further involved in your child's school.

Below are details about the meeting. Please contact ÉCVS Principal, Patrick Gamache Hutchison if you have any questions. patrick.gamache@blackgold.ca

780-955-6061 Please visit the ASCA School Council Resource Guide to learn more about School Councils.

Details: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 School Council Introduction 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

& School Council Establishment 7:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Location: Staff Room, École Bellevue School, 5103 – 50 Avenue, Beaumont, AB

Catholic Religion Program LENT: We continue to pray, fast, and give to the poor as we observe the solemnity of Lent. Thank you for helping your children to develop into thoughtful and generous young people. Some dates to remember for Holy Week: April 9th: Palm Sunday April 13th: Holy Thursday April 14th: Good Friday (no school) April 16th: Easter Sunday April 17st: Easter Monday (no school) Please see the St. Vital Parish website for mass times if you wish to attend mass during Holy Week. www.saintvitalparish.com VISITS: We had a Lenten celebration at St. Vital Church on March 15th. Thank you to Father Arlan for helping us on our Lenten journey. REMINDER: Confirmation class: April 4th from 7:00 – 8:30PM.

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From the Library March has wrapped up with another fun book fair, raising over $3000 for new books for the library. Thank you to Mrs. Delwisch, Mrs. Reid, and Mrs. Farrell for helping with the fair and to Mrs. Mitchell, Madeline, and Elizabeth for helping with the preparations and decorations. Special thanks to student helpers Ryann, Cadenz, Carson, Tonika, and Selah for their help with set-up and clean-up. Heather Dyckerhoff Library Clerk

Grade 4, 5 & 6 Rabbit Hill Trip

Thank-you to all of the parents who came out to Rabbit Hill to help put on ski equipment, size boots, find lost mittens and help the students strengthen

their skiing and snowboarding skills! It is appreciated by both Rabbit Hill and the school! Special thanks to

Mr. Degagne, Mr. LeBlanc and Mr. Gordon for helping to transport equipment.

Music Notes The Grade 4’s and 5’s have completed their recorder unit for this year. They have enjoyed playing two part harmony on the recorders. We are amazed at how quickly they have progressed with the recorders. In April we will learn some spring songs, explore more composers and continue to build on the basic music skills. The Grade 5s will have an introduction to the ukuleles and the Grade 6s will revisit the ukuleles occasionally throughout the remainder of the year. It is impressive to hear the students applying skills such as rhythm patterns, dynamics, pitch, tempo and instrument exploration on a consistent basis.

We would like to extend an invitation to anyone who would like to share their musical abilities in class to contact us. The students love to have someone come in to perform and listen to. Music is a great gift to share!

Sarah Reves & Christine Ivanc sarah.reves@blackgold.ca christine.ivanc@blackgold.ca

School Fees There are still some families who have not yet paid their school fees. These fees provide students with craft and art supplies,

and additional materials that they use in the classroom throughout the entire school year. The fees are as follows: Grades 1 to 4 - $60.00

Kindergarten - $110.00

Please contact Rita in the office to arrange payment as soon as possible. Thank you.

Counsellor’s Corner

Have you ever heard of 211?

211 is a single access point to health, human services, community resources and government assistance programs.

can help you find:

Family support after a divorce

Help battling addiction

Basic needs support (food, clothing, shelter, financial support)

Counselling and support groups

Language training for recent immigrants You can call 211 and information and referral specialists are trained to seek out necessary information, assess

the situation and find the organization and service that is best suited to provide help.

http://edmonton.cmha.ca/211-resource-lists/#.WNKqqG8rKCg

The program is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Feel free to contact me with questions or concerns - Mrs. Karen Gifford (780)929 - 8663

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GYMNASIUM NEWS In basketball our students acquired skills: shooting, dribbling, passing and modified games. In badminton we learned the following skills: Grip, wrist movement (flick), ready position, clear, and modified games. BASKETBALL For the first time the Grade 3-4 Bellevue students had the chance to be part of the Basketball Club. An incredible number of athletes participated and enjoyed sharpening their skills. Thanks to Ms. MacKay and M. Pelletier for organizing. BADMINTON: The grade 6 school team represented our school really well at our first District meet. The players were very excited to represent EBS. They also showed great skills improvement. Thanks to Mrs. McCallion for organizing. The Grade 5 badminton club players had a great time learning new skills and having a mini-tournament at last session. TRACK NEWS: Running Room Indoor Games: Our school team did really well this year, finishing in the top 10% of all the teams (Over 300 teams). A special mention goes to Julianna C., who was competing in the 800 m. She ran an excellent race and got a well-deserved third place in the Final. This is the first medal ever won by a Bellevue student at these games - Congratulations. Great performance by all! Well done! Thanks to Mrs. McCallion for organizing. Klondike Relays The École Bellevue School Klondike Relay Team will be competing on Tuesday, April 4th at the Butterdome, U of A. Athletes from Grade 4 through 6 will represent Bellevue in five different events (4 x 200, Shuttle 8 x 60, Medley (200 100 100 400), Standing Long Jump, and Ball Throw). Our KR Team will compete in the “A” school group. Good luck to all our athletes! Go Bellevue Go! Go Lions! TENNIS CLUB Beginning Wednesday, April 3rd, staff will be supervising and instructing any Grade 4-6 students interested in learning and/or improving their tennis skills. Practices will be held from 3:15pm – 4:15pm on Monday April 3rd, Tuesday April 11th, Wednesday April 19th, Tuesday April 25th, May 2nd. The lessons will be in the gymnasium. Parents will be responsible for transportation of their child after each lesson. Everyone is welcome to register. Click here to register for the tennis club. FOR APRIL We will have various Skipping activities, Floor Hockey, and a Tennis unit. We hope you will find the nicer weather motivates you to be ‘ACTIVE’ as a family as well! REMINDER Please remember to check shoes for fit, size, and wear and tear is a good thing to do at this time of year. THANKS FOR SENDING THE CANADIAN TIRE MONEY IN!!! We use it to buy equipment for the students to use in the gymnasium and for outdoor fun at recess. Serge Pelletier, Physical Education Teacher serge.pelletier@blackgold.ca

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Dear Bellevue Families, Staffing has been completed regarding the reconfiguration of Beaumont with the opening of École Champs Vallée School (ÉCVS). Placements were based on staff requests and by following Black Gold’s Administrative Procedures. As you all know, Bellevue School will be hosting ÉCVS until the building is ready for them to move. We are sad to see some of our staff members go, however I can assure you both schools are in good hands and we will all be together for the start of the next school year. Here is the preliminary lineup of teachers for both schools:

We wish everyone the best moving forward, and luckily we are all neighbours in this great town! Respectfully, Jennifer El-Khatib Principal/Directrice École Bellevue School

École Bellevue School

Kathy Bérubé Amy Brodersen

Natasha Cayenne Kirsten Chiesa Carlene Duke

Jennifer El-Khatib Lorraine Friesen

Karen Gifford Lisa Greenough Christine Ivanc

Kyla Mackay Louise McCart (on leave)

Sarah Rehill Monica Sawatzky

Cheryl Strap Nicole Audet

Rym Basly Melanie Gourley Collette Jarbeau

Danielle McCallion Arafo Nour

Sybille Simard Véronique Tremblay

École Champs Vallée School

Alaina Cole André-Anne Lacroix

Annie Savard Elise Gregor Erik Larson

Janelle Marchand Jennifer Awid

Jessica Cronkhite Jessica Hinse

Kayley Danderfer Kirstyn Baptiste Laurel Osness

Leanne McLeod Melissa Lloyd

Patrick Gamache Hutchison Sarah Reves

April 2017 avril ÉCOLE BELLEVUE SCHOOL CALENDAR

May 2017 mai ÉCOLE BELLEVUE SCHOOL CALENDAR

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 Early Dismissal 2:30

pm

No kindergarten

4

5 Boston Pizza

Hot Lunch

6

7 8 9 10

11

12 Tim Horton’s

Hot Lunch 13

14 15 16 17

18

19 Staff Planning

& Development

No School for

Students

20

21 22 Victoria Day

No School for

Students

23 24

25 School Council

7pm &

Fundraising

Society 8pm

Mtgs.

26 Booster

Juice Hot Lunch

(Drink Only) “All things

Canada” theme

day! Happy 150th!

27

28 29 30 31 Grade 1,2 & 3 Swimming lessons start this month.

A look ahead to June: 28 - Family Picnic / last day of

school

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Upcoming activities to keep in mind as you plan ahead…

- Swimming lessons for grades 1,2,3 – May 2017 – approximate cost $35

1

2 3 Welcome Back!

School Resumes

4 Check lost &

found 5 Check lost &

found Early Dismissal 2:30

pm

No kindergarten

6 Check lost &

found

7 Maina’s Hot

Lunch

Check lost &

found

8

9 10 Kindergarten Grad

Photos

11 Kindergarten

Grad Photos

12 Family Math Night

13 Nitza’s Pizza Hot

Lunch

14

Good Friday

No School

15

16 17 Easter Monday

No School 18 Staff Planning

and

Development

(PD) Day

No School

19

20 1:00 Hoop

Dance Performance

School Council 7pm

& Fundraising

Society 8pm

21 Booster Juice

Hot Lunch (Drink

Only)

Family Movie

Night

22

23

24

25 26

27

28 Subway Hot

Lunch

29

30

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Students, visitors and

staff are invited to

dress casually on

Fridays. This gives

everyone an opportunity

to wear school t-

shirts (if they have them),

or other favourite

casual outfits.

Students, staff, and

parents are also

encouraged to participate

in our monthly

theme dress-up days.

Spirit days are usually

the 3rd Friday of

every month.

“All Things Canada” theme day ideas: wear a souvenir t-shirt from somewhere in Canada, throw on a plaid shirt, a ceinture fléchée, shorts and a parka, historical clothing, red & white…use your imagination!

Click here to reserve your spot!

Doors open at 6:00 pm - Show starts at 6:30 Bring the family and your own seating!

Rated PG – 101 minutes Free Admission – Please RSVP

*Cash Concession – Hot Dogs & Treats

Parents/Guardians must attend this FAMILY event with

their children.

2016-2017 Online order link ID Code 13114817

Did you miss out on last year’s yearbook? There’s still time!!! We have a few extra copies of the 2015-2016 Bellevue Yearbook available for immediate purchase in the office. Log on to Powerschool https://powerschool.blackgold.ca/public/home.html and place your order or send cash or cheque for $25 to the office. They are available immediately!

Doors will open at 6:00pm for donuts, Tim Bits, coffee and hot chocolate! Tim Hortons has donated some yummy treats and McDonalds has donated coupons for our families participating. You will receive a handout of all the games presented and will be making one take home game. **THE FIRST 100 FAMILIES WHO RSVP WILL RECEIVE A FREE TAKE HOME PACKAGE** Supplied by Bellevue School Council, RBC, Scotiabank & the Beaumont Credit Union If you have any questions please direct them to jennifer.awid@blackgold.ca. Looking forward to supporting numeracy in a fun way. Let's work together to make math exciting! Please RSVP by April 5th to ensure we have appropriate resources for our night. https://goo.gl/forms/qEa2i9Dz9PcTb6WZ2

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Lost and Found Items will be set out in the Main Street area from April 4 – 7.

Remind your children to take a look and inform them if there are specific items

they may be missing. Unclaimed items will be donated to charity.