Information Kwanzaa is coming soon Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 to January 1. It is a festival created by AfricanAmerican activist, Maulana Karenga, in 1966. Kwanzaa celebrations are drawn from harvest festival traditions from parts of West and Southeast Africa. It celebrates the seven principle of Kwanzaa: unity, self-determination,...

Information Hanukkah Tonight is the fourth night of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of light. This festival lasts 8 days and nights, and marks the recovery of Jerusalem by the Jewish people in the second century BCE. Families will participate in a number of rituals including the lighting of candles and...

Information Please drive slowly There has been a frightening (sometimes literally) increase in the speed with which many drivers are going through our driveway at drop-off and pick-up times. Sometimes, Mr. Oliver isn't sure whether he should be diving out of the way or waving his SLOW sign frantically (he...

Can you believe this is the last TWARBE of November? It feels like the first day of school was last week! Information Welcome to our newest Bulldog! Congratulations to Ms. & Mr. Bechtel who welcomed their new son Caden to the world on Saturday. We are so excited for them...

Information Dogs on RBE grounds We love dogs here at RBE. Especially Bulldogs! But we also want all of our community members to feel and be safe. If you bring a dog to school at pick-up or drop-off, please make sure that dog is leashed and under the control of...

Information Happy Diwali This weekend marked the beginning of Diwali! This Festival of Lights marks the triumph of good over evil, and of light over darkness. It reminds celebrants the importance of knowledge, significance of understanding self and knowing and seeking the good and right pathway. (source DivineBlissInternational.org). We wish...

Information In case you missed it Just in case you didn't see the letter Mr. Oliver sent out last week about the expansion that is coming to RBE, here it is again. We're excited to be first at this interesting and exciting new way of creating space for kids to...

Information Happy Hallowe'en We hope you all have a wonderful, fun, and 'scary as you can manage' Hallowe'en. If your fun tends towards fireworks, though, please take care of our place this Hallowe'en! It's one of the three simple rules we work on with the kids. It can be very...

Information Congratulations! Congratulations to Ms. and Mr. Sidhu who welcomed their baby, Kaisan, last week. We are so excited for them, and can't wait to meet the newest Bulldog in person. Estimystery How big is the Great Pumpkin? Well, so far we've established that it is much bigger than the...

Information Congratulations, Cross Country Runners! Congratulations to all the Bulldogs who braved wasps, wind, rain, and sun (all on the same day sometimes) to represent our school in Cross Country. Good luck to SJ and Jacob, both from grade 5, who will be representing our school at the Championship meet...